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RICHMOND, Va. - Redshirting senior Jarrod Garnett took a title at 133 pounds and freshman Chade Strube won at 157 pounds to lead the way for the Virginia Tech wrestling team at the National Collegiate Open, held Sunday at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond. Lex Ozias placed second at 149 pounds while Matt Stephens placed sixth at 157 pounds.

**EDIT** - The live results page and the brackets sent out at the end of the event listed Strube as the runner-up after falling 2-1 in the finals. That was an error as Strube was the winner by 2-1 decision. The event organizers have apolgized for the error and it has been corrected below.

The event is for competitors who will not be competing at their school’s conference championship, meaning it was filled with mostly those redshirting and backups.

The Tech team will compete at the ACC Championships next Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Below are the results for all Tech wrestlers, attached and unattached.

125: Matt Peters - 1-2
First Round: lost to Paul O’Neill (Maryland), 3-2
Consolations: def. Efrain Aguilar (unrostered), 9-5 *
Consolations: def. Josh Polacek (Maryland), 4-2
Consolations: lost to Buddy Rodriguez (ODU), fall 1:08

133: Jarrod Garnett (unattached) - 4-0; CHAMPION
First Round: def. Cameron Throckmorton (UNC), 10-5
Second Round: def. Matt Fields (Purdue), 9-2
Semifinals: def. Jesse Schiffbauer (WVU), MD 13-4
Finals: def. Thane Antczak (Minnesota), 11-7

133: Jordan O’Donnell (unattached) - 0-2
First Round: lost to Danny Sabatello (Purdue), MD 12-2
Consolations: lost to Michael Carlone (Cleveland State), 9-6

149: Lex Ozias (unattached) - 3-1; SECOND PLACE
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Pete Baldwin (ODU), 9-3
Quarterfinals: def. Mike Mencini (Cleveland State), 10-5
Semifinals: def. Thomas Gantt (NCSU), 7-4
Finals: lost to Matt Mincey (Minnesota), 5-4

157: Matt Stephens 3-2; SIXTH PLACE
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Joey Gaccione (NCSU), 6-2
Quarterfinals: lost to Pat Robinson (Purdue), 10-8
Consolations: def. Roman Perryman (WVU), 9-5
Consolations: def. Nick Lobue (Maryland), 8-1
Consolations: lost to Kyle Roddy (Princeton), inj. def. (withdrew)

157: Chad Strube - 4-0; CHAMPION
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Sean O’Malley (Maryland), fall 5:53
Quarterfinals: def. Doug Welch (Purdue), 3-0
Semifinals: def. Rodney Kyle (Princeton), fall 6:00
Finals: def. Andrew DeHart (Duke), 2-1

165: Issah Meade - 0-2
First Round: lost to Tanner Shaffer (American), 3-2
Consolations: lost to David Heitman (Hofstra), 13-7

174: Austin Gabel (unattached) - 2-2
First Round: def. Andy Wiseman (Purdue), MD 15-3
Second Round: def. Zack Bennett (Citadel), MD 14-4
Quarterfinals: lost to Steve Fittery (unrostered), MD 15-4 *
Consolations: lost to Andre Petroski (UNC), 3-2 (SV)

197: Darren Hankins - 2-1
First Round: def. Drew Meulman (Cal Poly), 6-5
Second Round: lost to Scott Schiller (Minnesota), MD 11-2
Consolations: def. John Hyzak (NCSU), fall 1:25
Consolations: lost to John Hamlet (unrostered), fall 0:58 *

285: Dan Garwood - 1-2
First Round: def. Jack Delia (Lehigh), 3-2
Second Round: lost to Blake Herrin (American), 2-1
Consolations: lost to Bobby Lavelle (VT), 3-1 (SV)

285: Bobby Lavelle (unattached) - 2-2
First Round: lost to Stryker Lane (Cornell), 6-2
Consolations: def. Jory Hamilton (Washington), fall 0:44
Consolations: def. Dan Garwood (VT), 3-1 (SV)
Consolations: lost to Christopher Lopez (Illinois), 5-0

* - non NCAA competitor (does not count toward official stats)

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