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OMAHA, Neb. - Virginia Tech junior Chris Diaz lost his lone match Saturday to place eighth in the 141-pound bracket at the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Diaz lost his first match on Thursday and then reeled off four straight wins to earn All-America honors.

Jarrod Garnett (125 pounds) and Jesse Dong (157 pounds) both placed in the top 12 of their weight class.

Below are the results for all six Hokies who competed at the event.

125: Jarrod Garnett (2-2)
First Round: def. #6 seed Zach Sanders (Minnesota), MD 17-6
Second Round: def. #11 seed Michael Martinez (Wyoming), 5-2
Quarterfinals: lost to #3 seed Matt McDonough (Iowa), MD 9-0
Consolations: lost to Nikko Triggas (Ohio State), 7-6

141: #11 seed Chris Diaz (4-3 - EIGHTH PLACE - ALL-AMERICAN)
First Round: lost to Connor Beebe (Central Michigan), 5-0
Consolations: def. Kenneth Hashimoto (Northern Colorado), MD 13-1
Consolations: def. Elijah Nacita (CSU Bakersfield), 6-2
Consolations: def. #8 seed Alex Krom (Maryland), 4-1
Consolations: def. #2 seed Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State), 7-3
Consolations: lost to Germane Lindsey (Ohio), 4-3
Seventh Place Match: lost to #3 seed Michael Thorn (Minnesota), Fall (0:56)
Details: An action-packed match that lasted just a minute, Diaz got two takedowns and two back points to take a 6-1 lead. Thorn reversed him and ended up pinning him to end Diaz’s season.

149: Brian Stephens (0-2)
First Round: lost to #8 seed Jason Chamberlain (Boise State), MD 14-2
Consolations: lost to Andrew Nadhir (Northwestern), 8-5

157: #3 seed Jesse Dong (2-2)
First Round: def. Joseph Booth (Drexel), Fall (2:53)
Second Round: def. Anthony Jones (Michigan State), 5-4
Quarterfinals: lost to Justin Lister (Binghamton), Fall (1:18)
Consolations: lost to #12 seed Steven Brown (Central Michigan), 5-1

165: Matt Epperly (0-2)
First Round: vs. #6 seed Dan Vallimont (Penn State), 8-3
Consolations: lost to Paul Gillespie (Hofstra), 9-2

184: Tommy Spellman (1-2)
First Round: def. Nick Purdue (Ohio), 3-2
Second Round: lost to #4 seed Michael Cannon (American), 9-2
Consolations: lost to Josh Ihnen (Nebraska), 4-0

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