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Virginia Tech Wrestlers After NCAA Rounds of 32, 16, Qtr, Semi, & Finals 2026
125 - Ventresca (2)....W31, W18, L10, L12...................................................Eliminated
133 - Seidel (4).............W29, W20, W5, L1, W6, W3...............................3rd Place (AA)
141 - Crook (25)............L8, L9............................................................................Eliminated
149 - Gaj (4) ..................W29, L20, W19, W5, W2, W3, L20, W15.....5th Place (AA)
157 - Miller (14).............W19, L3, W29, L6 ...................................................Eliminated
165 - Church (25)........L8, L24.........................................................................Eliminated
174 - Desiante (25).....L8, W24, W10, L2....................................................Eliminated
184 - Bullock (14)........W19, L3, W29, L22..................................................Eliminated
197 - Sasso (4)..............L29, W20, L19...........................................................Eliminated
285 - Mullen (16).........W17, L1, L18.................................................................Eliminated

Virginia Tech Team Points 41.5, 11th NCAA, 3rd ACC

When tech is having a good year, we should hope for a podium finish but be ok in just missing out.

Despite putting a wrestler in all 10 classes, this was not supposed to be a good year.

Top 10 was a perfectly reasonable goal for this year's squad

Im fine too- I Had UNC losing next game to Illinois, and i Had Whisky only winning 1 more before losing to Arizona in the sweet 16.

I'm here for it. Steph Blurry is an all time nickname and I want that to instill itself into the books of NCAA Tournament lore.

Everyone looking at their brackets....

That's me in the middle, who has VCU to the Elite Eight.

Bumping this up since Dell's jersey was retired last night.

I thought this was a pretty cool tweet from Steph:

Thank you all very much for keeping those of us who are unable to watch up to date!

I'm not sure where we were expected to finish, but I was hoping for a top 10 team finish.

Several of the teams have been in White Mountain way longer than 8 hours. Did not see any official news, but in the Insider chat, people have noted that there was bad weather and it was suggested that they wait until today. That would make sense:

"barbs94: Bad weather @MSKYBAY it was reccomended they stay until today
They didnt have to stay. The mushers all agreed that it was a good idea."

And I did see on Iditarod Facebook mention of the storm. This was before the latest scratch. 9 teams left now:

"As we wait for the storm to pass and the final 10 mushers make their push to Nome, it's the perfect moment to recognize a partner who stands with them every mileโ€”Lynden. โ„๏ธ๐Ÿพ
For five years, Lynden has proudly supported The Last Great Race and is the proud presenter of the Lynden "Committed to the Last Mile" Red Lantern Awardโ€”honoring the grit, perseverance, and determination it takes to reach the finish line, no matter the conditions. ๐Ÿฎ
This year's Red Lantern recipient will receive a $1,000 prize and the honor of extinguishing the widow's lamp beneath the Burled Archโ€”marking the official end of the race.
Thank you, Lynden, for your continued partnership and for celebrating the true spirit of every musher who refuses to quit. ๐Ÿ’ช"

Friday morning, March 20 at ~7:55 AM east coast/3:55 AM Alaska.

Rookie Adam Lindenmuth, who had held the red lantern position, scratched last night in White Mountain. All remaining teams are resting in White Mountain and there have been no new finishes. From the Iditarod website:

"Rookie Iditarod musher Adam Lindenmuth (bib #2) of Willow, Alaska, scratched from Iditarod 54 today after activating his help button at 4:49 p.m., just miles outside of the White Mountain checkpoint. Race officials on snowmachine helped guide Lindenmuth and his team to the White Mountain checkpoint where he officially scratched at 6:50 p.m. today in the best interest of his team. Lindenmuth had 12 in harness when he arrived at the checkpoint, all in good health.

The Iditarod Trail Committee recognizes Lindemuth's remarkable resilience and grit, carrying him nearly 900 miles across the 975-mile trail. His unwavering commitment to putting his dog team firstโ€”even so close to the finishโ€”embodies the true spirit of the Iditarod, and we look forward to welcoming him back to the trail in the future."

Rookie Sam Paperman, resting with 12 dogs in White Mountain, is now the red lantern position holder.

One of my tarheel neighbors started a group chat to trash talk Duke after nearly losing, right before UNC tipped off...swift karma

Hokies end the first night in a 3 way tie for 9th with 14 points.

PSU 40.5
Nebraska 27
Iowa 25.5
Oklahoma State 25
Ohio State 23
Iowa St 21.5
Arizona 17
Stanford 15
Cornell/Michigan/Virginia Tech 14

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