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BOONE, N.C. - Three Virginia Tech wrestlers capped off successful days by winning titles at the Appalachian State Open Saturday in their respective weight class. Two others took runner-up honors and four placed in the top four, including three finishing third. Cameron Hurd and Chris Moon both won their weight class representing the Hokies while Erik Spjut won his class wrestling unattached.

At 133 pounds, Spjut went 3-0 to claim his title, picking up one major decision. Hurd won the 149-pound crown, picking up a pin and a major decision along the way to a 4-0 mark. Moon went 3-0 to win the 165-pound crown, prevailing in the finals 5-1. Ty Mitch and Taylor Knapp (both unattached) took second place at 125 and 157 pounds, respectively.

Nick Vetterlein took third place at 174 pounds after going 4-1 with two falls and two major decisions along the way. Harrison Hightower (157) and Angelo Malvestuto (184) both placed third at their weight class while wrestling unattached and Bobby Lavelle finished fourth at 197 pounds.

Below are the results for all of the Tech wrestlers who competed, both attached and unattached.

125: Ty Mitch (unattached) - 2-0; SECOND PLACE
First Round: def. Weston Harvey (ASU), 8-1
Second Round: def. Brett Kostern (G-W), MD 12-4
Semifinals: def. Jacob Corrill (UNC), 10-4
Finals: lost to Dominic Parisi (ASU), Fall 2:25

133: Tom Reynolds - 3-2
First Round: dec. Nathan Nelson (Liberty), 4-1
Second Round: lost to T.J. Mitchell (UTC), Fall 1:02
Consolations: def. Patrick Mestrez (Belmont Abbey), 4-3
Consolations: def. Alex Hamm (G-W), 3-0
Consolations: lost to Brandon Gambucci (Duke), MD 11-2

133: Erik Spjut (unattached) - 3-0; CHAMPION
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. William Hayes (UTC), MD 12-4
Semifinals: def. Brandon Gambucci (Duke), 5-3
Finals: def. T.J. Mitchell (UTC), 5-0

149: Cameron Hurd - 4-0; CHAMPION
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Michael Lock (unaffiliated), Fall 4:21
Third Round: def. Chris Mullen (Duke), MD 11-2
Semifinals: def. Morgan McDaniel (G-W), 5-1
Finals: def. Nick Heilmann (UNC), 5-4

157: Taylor Knapp (unattached) - 3-1; SECOND PLACE
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Travis Puckett (ASU), 7-0
Third Round: def. Ryan Harding (Belmont Abbey), Fall 1:53
Semifinals: def. Daniel Helena (UNC), 11-5
Finals: lost to William Powell (ASU), 5-2

157: Matt Tusick (unattached) - 1-2
First Round: def. Justin Rice (UNCG), 6-3
Second Round: lost to Daniel Helena (UNC), 6-0
Consolations: lost to Eric Reger (Liberty), Fall 1:57

157: Harrison Hightower (unattached) - 4-1; THIRD PLACE
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Kaleb Forrest (ASU), Fall 6:00
Third Round: def. Joseph Baird (Newberry), Fall 6:51
Semifinals: lost to William Powell (ASU), 8-4
Consolations: def. Eric Reger (Liberty), Fall 2:15
Third-Place Match: def. Daniel Helena (UNC), MD 9-1

165: Chris Moon - 3-0; CHAMPION
First Round: def. Marc Bryan (UNCG), Inj. Def.
Semifinals: def. Justin Guthrie (G-W), 9-2
Finals: dec. Nick Rex (Campbell), 5-1

174: Nick Vetterlein - 4-1; THIRD PLACE
First Round: def. William Coggins (VA), MD 13-4
Second Round: lost to Bret Klopp (Duke), 4-2
Consolations: def. Kwame Seymour (Belmont Abbey), Fall 2:10
Consolations: def. Erin O’Dell (G-W), MD 14-6
Third-Place Match: def. Keith Brown (UNCG), Fall 4:16

174: Robbie Wannenburg - 0-2
First Round: lost to Levi Clemons (UTC), 12-6
Consolations: lost to William Coggins (VA), 7-3

184: Angelo Malvestuto (unattached) - 4-1; THIRD PLACE
First Round: def. Sam Kuntz (UTC), Fall :52
Second Round: def. Maisson Davis (UNC), MD 17-7
Third Round: lost to Diego Bencomo (Duke), 8-5
Consolations: def. Sam Kuntz (UTC), Fall 1:02
Third-Place Match: def. Josh Esparza (Campbell), MD 11-3

197: Bobby Lavelle - 2-2; FOURTH PLACE
First Round: def. Andrew Phillips (UNC), 8-2
Second Round: lost to Beau Wenger (Ohio), 10-4
Consolations: def. Joe Grisko (Newberry), 7-0
Third-Place Match: lost to Brian Self (Duke), 3-1

The dual meet squad, ranked sixth in the country with a 15-4 record, will host a big dual meet next weekend. The Hokies will take on defending ACC champion Virginia (15-5) Saturday night at 7 o’clock inside Cassell Coliseum as they try to set a new Coliseum wrestling record with over 5,000 fans. The Hokies have won the last four dual matches against their in-state rivals and carry an 12-match conference dual meet winning streak.

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