Virginia Tech Wrestling Wins Second Consecutive ACC Championship

For the first time since 2017-18, No. 6 Virginia Tech on Sunday was victorious in the ACC wrestling tournament for the second straight year, this time at home in Cassell Coliseum. The feat comes just weeks after the Hokies locked up the regular-season dual meet title after downing Duke at home.

The Hokies sent nine wrestlers to the semifinal round, eight to the finals, and crowned five champions. The team's performance sent all 10 grapplers to the NCAA tournament in Cleveland later this month, just the the fourth time in program history and the third time in four seasons that Tech's full lineup earned a spot at NCAAs.

Finals Results:

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Eddie Ventresca continued his hot streak, running the table en route to his 2-1 (TB-1) title defense in the finals over Stanford's No. 9 Nico Provo that clinched the team title for the Hokies. He's now won 14 consecutive matches dating back November. After punching his ticket to NCAAs for the third time in his career, the two-time All-American will likely receive a top-5 seed.

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Aaron Seidel capped off his phenomenal freshman conference campaign by defeating Stanford's No. 8 Tyler Knox 18-3 (6:06). It was his second technical fall of the day, after he dominated Pitt's No. 25 Evan Tallmadge 17-2 in the semifinals. Seidel was named the ACC's Most Outstanding Wrestler after amassing a season record of 15-1, with all but two matches coming way of bonus point wins.

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Fellow freshman Collin Gaj's workmanlike effort paid off with a title of his own over NC State's No. 8 Koy Buesgens, 2-1 (TB-1). He also dropped Stanford's No. 11 Aden Valencia 5-4 in the semifinals, and defeated Duke's Dylan Ross 5-0 to open his tournament. Gaj has been superb for the Hokies all season and heads to NCAAs with plenty of wind in his sails.

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Ethen Miller wrestled well against Stanford's No. 10 Daniel Cardenas, to whom he lost by major decision earlier in the year, but couldn't break through and dropped the bout 5-2. He defeated Pitt's No. 18 Dylan Evans in the semifinals after picking up a major decision over Duke's Mickey Boulanger. His runner-up finish clinched his fourth NCAA qualification, after he competed at NCAAs three times as a Maryland Terrapin before transferring to Blacksburg.

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Redshirt sophomore Mac Church wrestled as well as he has all season throughout Sunday, picking up an electric takedown in sudden victory over Stanford's EJ Parco to to punch his ticket to the finals. He ultimately couldn't keep pace with North Carolina's No. 19 Bryce Hepner, who earned the 2-0 decision to take the title.

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After upsetting the No. 1 seed in his division in Pitt's No. 14 Luca Augustine in the semifinals, Sergio Desiante couldn't get out from under NC State's No. 6 Matty Singleton, who defended his title from 2025. Desiante looked strong all day, earning a 9-1 major decision over UVA's Nick Hamilton in the first round. he punched his ticket to nationals for the second straight year.

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Jaden Bullock went 3-0 on the day, with wins coming against UVA's Griffin Gammell (2-1) and Stanford's No. 28 Abraham Wojcikiewicz (11-2) in the first two rounds. In the finals, he defeated North Carolina's No. 15 Jake Dailey after tallying a sudden victory takedown to take the match 4-1. The Michigan transfer picked up his second NCAA bid after going 2-2 at the national tournament last year.

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In one of the biggest highlights of the day, Sonny Sasso dominated the top seed in his division in Stanford's No. 8 Angelo Posada 12-2 in the final round to win his first ACC title. He became the first Hokie to win the division since Jared Haught did it in 2018. Earlier in the day, Sasso pinned Virginia's Steven Burrell (4:16) in his first match, and overcame Pitt's No. 9 Mac Stout in sudden victory during the semifinals. Peaking at the right time, Sasso is in good shape to lock up a top-10 seed in Cleveland.

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After a smooth day, Jimmy Mullen couldn't close the deal against Pitt's No. 17 Dayton Pitzer in the semifinal round, who advanced with a 9-0 major decision. Mullen started his day with a pin over North Carolina's Jacob Levy, and ended with a third place finish after he wrestled back in the consolation rounds via 14-2 major decision over Duke's Connor Barket and an 18-3 technical fall (4:43) against UVA's Brenan Morgan. Mullen heads to NCAAs for the second time.

Tom Crook finished in fifth place after dropping his opening match by fall to Pitt's Briar Priest and his first consolation match to NC State's No. 10 Ryan Jack 10-2. He later downed Priest to earn a spot on the podium and clinch his third NCAA bid.

Final team standings:

1. Virginia Tech – 106.0
2. Stanford – 84.0
3. NC State – 57.0
4. North Carolina – 53.0
5. Pitt – 37.0
6. Virginia – 21.5
7. Duke – 2.0