Old Dominion (1-5, 1-1 MAC) at Virginia Duals
Tournament Info – Friday & Saturday, Jan. 10 & 11
Location – Hampton Coliseum (Hampton, Va.)
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NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion wrestling team (1-5, 1-1 MAC) will be competing in the 40th Annual Virginia Duals on January 10 and 11 at the Hampton Coliseum. The event starts on Friday morning at 11 a.m. when the Monarchs take on the University of Pennsylvania (0-1, 0-0 EIWA).
If ODU wins its match on Friday morning, they will take on the winner of the No. 22 Virginia vs. Kent State matchup on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. If the Monarchs fall to Penn, they will face the loser of the Virginia/Kent State match later on in the day on Friday at 3 p.m. To see the full bracket click the link at the top-right of the article.
The Monarchs are coming off of an 0-4 showing at the South Beach Duals, an event where they faced three of Intermat's top-20 teams, Missouri, Minnesota and Wyoming, along with South Dakota State, in two days. ODU is led by No. 11 Sa'Derian Perry, No. 13 Larry Early and No. 15 Killian Cardinale. Perry was named the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Wrestler of the Week on December 31 after going 3-1 in the South Beach Duals, including taking down No. 8 Grant Leeth of Missouri. Early also went 3-1 in Florida, defeating No. 33 Dewey Krueger of Wyoming, while Cardinale leads the team with three wins over ranked opponents.
This year marks the 28th time the Monarchs will participate in the in-state tournament. Last season, ODU finished in fifth place behind Virginia Tech, Virginia, Oklahoma State and Arizona State. The Monarchs went 2-2 in the event, beating Kent State and Chattanooga.
About Penn
The Quakers' only dual of the season so far came on December 8, when they fell to reigning national champion and then-No. 2 Penn State, 33-7. Penn has three ranked wrestlers on its roster, No. 9 Michael Colaiocco (125 lbs.), No. 22 Doug Zapf (141 lbs.) and No. 13 Anthony Artalona (157 lbs.).
Colaiocco has accumulated a 13-4 record so far this season and is coming off of a third-place showing at the Midlands Championship. Artalona, who comes into the Virginia Duals with a 14-5 record, also placed at Midlands, finishing in sixth place in the 157-pound bracket.
About the Virginia Duals
This year marks the 40th year of the Virginia Duals. While the first Virginia Duals hosted eight colleges and four high school teams on two mats, over the past 40 years it has grown to host 16-24 colleges and 48 high schools competing in five different divisions. The Virginia Duals is the most prestigious combined high school and college wrestling event in the country.
To visit the Virginia Duals website, click here.
Probable Lineups
125: No. 15 Killian Cardinale OR No. 17 Michael McGee
133: Shannon Hanna II OR Steven Simpson
141: No. 11 Sa'Derian Perry OR Yarhoski Aldiva
149: Kenan Carter OR Kevin Budock
157: No. 13 Larry Early OR Cole Smith
165: Shane Jones OR Kellen Ekern OR Jacob Curling
174: Alex Cramer OR Luke Drugac
184: Antonio Agee OR Noah Bushman OR Dean Drugac
197: Tim Young OR Santino Morina
285: Will Hilliard OR Jacob Bullock
Teams Competing (Seed)
Duke
Fresno State (3)
Kent State
Maryland
Old Dominion (4)
Penn
Rider (2)
No. 22 Virginia (1)
Ticket Information
Tickets to the 40thAnnual Virginia Duals are available at the door and online at Ticketmaster.
All Session Ticket
Adult: $40.00
Student: $30.00
Military: $25.00
Friday Only
Adult: $20.00
Student: $15.00
Military: $12.50
Saturday (8am-4pm)
Adult: $25.00
Student: $18.00
Military: $15.00
Saturday (4pm – Finals)
Adult: $16.00
Student: $12.00
Military: $10.00
Wrestling Set to Compete in 40th Virginia Duals
