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EVANSTON, Ill. - Members of the Virginia Tech wrestling team wrapped up action at the Midlands Championships on Friday at Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University with five placing at the tough event, including sophomore 133-pounder Devin Carter who won a title at his weight class. With the strong performance, the Hokies finished in fourth place with 76.5 points.

Jarrod Garnett, wrestling unattached, and Pete Yates also made the championship match of their respective weight class, but both fell in the finals. Zach Neibert took fourth place and JohnDickson finished eighth at his weight class.

Carter, who beat the Nos. 7, 3 and 1 seeds en route to the crown, fell behind early to top-seeded and No. 3-ranked Tony Ramos of Iowa in the finals. But after getting his own takedown, the two were tied at 4-4, forcing sudden victory. There, Carter finished off a takedown with 18 seconds left to secure the big win. He is now 19-1 on the season and 55-8 for his young career.

Garnett, who was seeded eighth, won his first four matches of the tournament, but was pinned in the championship by No. 2 seed and No. 2-ranked Matt McDonough of Iowa. His biggest win of the tournament was a pin over top-seeded and sixth-ranked Jesse Delgado of Illinois in the quarterfinals. Yates beat the Nos. 3 and 10 seed to reach the title match, but got a tough draw in the finals against postgrad Steve Fittery, who placed third at the NCAAs last year as a senior at American. Yates was downed 12-4, but the loss doesn’t count against him because Fittery is not an NCAA competitor.

Below are the full results from the tournament for the Tech competitors. Matches marked with a * indicate it was against a non-college opponent and doesn’t count toward one’s record.

125: #8 seed Jarrod Garnett (unattached) - 4-1; SECOND PLACE
First Round: def. Colby Christensen (Utah Valley), Fall 2:38
Second Round: def. Kory Mines (Edinboro), 6-4 (SV)
Quarterfinals: def. #1 seed Jesse Delgado (Illinois), Fall 6:35
Semifinals: def. #4 seed Levi Mele (NW), 4-3
Championship: lost to #2 seed Matt McDonough (Iowa), Fall 4:02

125: Erik Spjut - 1-2
First Round: Bye
Second Round: lost to #2 seed Matt McDonough (Iowa), 11-5
Consolations: def. Cruse Aarhus (Northern Iowa), 4-1
Consolations: lost to #9 seed Garret Frey (Princeton), 14-7

133: #2 seed Devin Carter - 5-0; CHAMPION
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Ryan Jauch (Northern Iowa), Fall 5:41
Third Round: def. Mason Beckman (Lehigh), MD 17-7
Quarterfinals: def. #7 seed Ryan Mango (Stanford), 11-5
Semifinals: def. #3 seed AJ Schopp (Edinboro), MD 17-7
Championship: def. #1 seed Tony Ramos (Iowa), 6-4 (SV)

141: #6 seed Zach Neibert - 6-2; FOURTH PLACE
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Justin Durham (Cal State Bakersfield), Fall 4:42
Third Round: lost to #11 seed Bebeto Yewah (Wisc.-Lacrosse), 9-6
Consolations: def. Corey Phillips (Eastern Michigan), 10-7
Consolations: def. Mark Ballweg (Iowa), 6-4
Consolations: def. Brandon Nelson (PU), 7-3
Consolations: def. #2 seed Zack Kemmerer (Penn), 12-5
Consolations: def. Luke Goettl (Iowa State), 9-8
Third-Place Match: lost to #12 seed Adam Kropp (Princeton), 5-4

149: Nick Murray - 1-2
First Round: lost to #4 seed Nick Lester (Oklahoma), Fall 4:25
Consolations: def. Colby Kloetzer (South Dakota State), MD 15-7
Consolations: lost to Mark Erikson (North Dakota State), MD 12-4

157: Cameron Hurd - 1-2
First Round: lost to Joby Bodi (NC), 3-1
Consolations: def. Jim Layton (Chicago), 4-2
Consolations: lost to Pat Smith (Minnesota), 5-3

165: #6 seed Pete Yates - 4-1; SECOND PLACE
First Round: def. Tyler Johnson (North Dakota State), MD 10-0
Second Round: def. Chris Lear (Bucknell), Fall 0:46
Quarterfinals: def. #3 seed Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh), Default
Semifinals: def. #10 seed Bubby Graham (Oklahoma), 4-2
Championship: lost to #1 seed Steve Fittery (DCAC), MD 12-4*

174: Chris Moon - 3-2
First Round: Bye
Second Round: lost to Dan Stelter (Illinois), 4-1
Consolations: def. Corey Peltier (Maryland), 7-2
Consolations: def. #11 seed Bryce Hammond (Cal State Bakersfield), 8-2
Consolations: def. Nolan McBryde (Oklahoma), 9-3
Consolations: lost to Tanner Weatherman (Iowa State), 6-1

184: #7 seed John Dickson - 3-3; EIGHTH PLACE
First Round: def. John Rizqallah (MSU), 3-1
Second Round: def. Vic Avery (Edinboro), 7-6 (TB1)
Third Round: lost to #2 seed Ryan Loder (Northern Iowa), MD 14-2
Consolations: def. Jeremy Fahler (Iowa), 4-1
Consolations: lost to Joe Rau (Elmhurst), MD 18-4
Seventh-Place Match: lost to #8 seed Vinnie Wagner (Iowa), 6-2

197: #10 seed Nick Vetterlein - 2-2
First Round: def. AC Brown (Cal State Bakersfield), MD 12-4
Second Round: def. Trent Flegel (Lutheran), 9-6
Third Round: lost to #7 seed Grant Hambrall (Iowa), 6-4
Consolations: lost to Cole Shafer (Iowa State), 8-2

285: Chris Penny - 1-2
First Round: Bye
Second Round: lost to Joe Rizqallah (MSU), 6-1
Consolations: def. Patrick Walter (Illinois), 5-2
Consolations: lost to #6 seed Ernest James (Edinboro), 3-2

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