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Former Pac-12 Champ Nathan Traxler Transfers to Virginia Tech Wrestling

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While the focus is on football and men's basketball on the recruiting trail, Virginia Tech Wrestling made a splash in the transfer portal landing former Pac-12 champion Nathan Traxler from Stanford.

Traxler was the 2019 Pac-12 champion at 197 before moving up to heavyweight this past season. He was also a four-time NCAA qualifier and the 2021 Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year. He will have one season of eligibility remaining for this upcoming fall.

197 was a weak spot for the Hokies this past season which is where Traxler certainly projects to join the lineup in especially with freshman Hunter Catka growing a lot at heavyweight this past season and John Borst being a proven veteran there.

Traxler not only should boost the Hokies' lineup for dual meets but is a valuable addition to gain points at the ACC and NCAA Championships next year with Tech targeting an ACC Tournament title and at minimum, a top 3-5 spot at NCAAs while making a run at a national title.

We will have more as this story develops.

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