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GREENSBORO, N.C. - Virginia Tech’s Jesse Dong, who was named the Outstanding Wrestler for the National College Division at last weekend’s Virginia Duals, has also been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Week.

Dong, ranked seventh in the 157-pound division, went 5-0 in his head-to-head matches, leading the 24th-ranked Hokies to a sixth-place finish – the highest by a Virginia school in the event, which included a number of nationally ranked teams. It was also Virginia Tech’s highest ever finish in the 30th annual tournament.

Dong opened the competition on Friday with perhaps his biggest win of so far this season, a 5-4 decision over second-ranked Cyler Sanderon on Penn State. The Westerville, Ohio, sophomore followed with a pin of Drexel’s Charles Aungst in 1:21 and a 16-0 technical fall over John Gresheimer of Buffalo.

Saturday saw Dong post a 7-1 decision over 18th-ranked Danny Gonsor of Virginia and pin Kent State’s Mallie Shuster in 6:34. The five victories improved Dong’s record for the season to 20-2.

ACC action resumes tonight, as Duke travels to North Carolina in conference action. Thursday night finds Virginia at Appalachian State in make-up of a match that was originally scheduled for Dec. 19 and postponed by snow.

The second ACC match of the week is set for Saturday, when North Carolina travels to Virginia Tech.

Duke is slated to be home on Sunday for a non-league match against VMI. Two ACC teams head to Ohio on Sunday, with NC State set to wrestle at Ohio University and Maryland wrestling three matches vs. host Ashland, Kent State and Purdue. Virginia Tech is home for a pair of non-conference matches against Gardner-Webb and UNC Greensboro. Virginia will wrestle at Pennsylvania on Sunday in a match that was originally scheduled for Saturday and pushed back a day.

For updates on Virginia Tech wrestling, follow the Hokies on Twitter (@VT_Wrestling).