Virginia Tech Wrestling
Virginia Tech (0-5) at #8 Iowa State (4-2)
Virginia Tech (0-5) at #14 Nebraska (5-2)
Thursday’s Probables
ISU
125
Ben Hanisch (9-8)
133
Jesse Sundell (9-8)
141
#2 Nate Gallick (16-0)
149
Jason Knipp (13-4) OR
Aron Scott (8-4)
157
#4 Trent Paulson (14-1)
165
#8 Travis Paulson (20-1)
174
184
197
285
David Bertolino (9-7) OR
Grant Turner (6-4)
#6 Kurt Backes (9-2)
Joe Curran (9-7)
Richard Schopf (2-9)
Saturday’s Probables
NU
125
#13 Paul Donahoe (15-3)
133
Patrick Aleksanyan (10-7)
141
Dominick Moyer (10-5)
149
Ryan Davis (5-1)
Justin Swafford (10-8)
157
Chris Oliver (10-2)
165
#18 Marc Harwood (9-2)
174
184
197
285
#5 Jacob Klein (11-1)
Brandon Browne (13-6)
#4 BJ Padden (12-1) OR
Casey Roberts (6-9)
#18 Jon May (13-5)
VT
Justin Staylor (14-7)
Sheridan Moran (6-8)
#8 David Hoffman (17-3)
Joe Thompson (0-5)
Dave Kiley (0-6)
Mark Czarny (0-8) OR
Tucker Michels (0-0)
Steve Ratley (0-0)
OPEN
Matt Woods (0-0)
#15 Mike Faust (18-6)
VT
Justin Staylor (14-7)
Sheridan Moran (6-8)
#8 David Hoffman (17-3)
Joe Thompson (0-5)
Dave Kiley (0-6)
Mark Czarny (0-8) OR
Tucker Michels (0-0)
Steve Ratley (0-0)
OPEN
Matt Woods (0-0)
#15 Mike Faust (18-6)
HOFFMAN REACHES A MILESTONE
Senior David Hoffman picked up his 100th career victory at the
Southern Scuffle when he defeated Jason Gribschaw of Maryland, 74, in the first round. The eighth-ranked 141-pounder is a three-time
NCAA qualifier and became just the fourth 100-match winner in
school history. Hoffman, who has a career dual meet record of 47-6,
will have his hands full on Thursday when he takes on secondranked Nate Gallick.
GETTING IT DONE ON AND OFF THE MAT
Senior Mike Faust is succeeding both on and off the mats.
The heavyweight is ranked 15th in the country by Intermat/NWCA
and is 18-6 on the year. The 2005 ACC champ also earned NWCA
2005 All-Academic Team honors, and was also named to ESPN The
Magazine’s Academic All-District III Men’s At-Large Team.
PULLING THE ‘SHIRT OFF
Head coach Tom Brands has decided to take the redshirt off
of freshman Matt Woods this weekend to fill a spot at 197 pounds.
Woods went 3-6 as an unattached wrestler, picking up two pins.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ...
The Series vs. ISU: ISU leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: ISU def. VT, 30-12 at Chattanooga, TN
Site: Hilton Coliseum (14,092)
The Series vs. NU: first meeting
Site: NU Coliseum (4,030)
Of Note: Two transfers — Tucker Michels (Iowa Central
C.C.) and Steve Ratley (Air Force) — should make their
debuts this weekend, filling holes at both 165 and 174
pounds; Tech will also pull the redshirt off of true freshman
Matt Woods at 197 pounds after starter John Laboranti was
dismissed from the team.
LAST MATCH vs. ISU
#6 Iowa State
Virginia Tech
30
12
125 #8 G.Nakamura (ISU) fall J. Thompson, 2:14
133 #8 D. Hoffman (VT) by forfeit
141 #8 N. Gallick (ISU) dec. D. Ooton, 3-1
149 #5 Trent Paulson (ISU) dec. R. Carpenter, 6-1
157 #5 Travis Paulson (ISU) maj. dec. A. Donofrio, 8-0
165 #8 Nick Passolano (ISU) dec. C. Stith, 7-5
174 S. Borja (VT) fall G. Turner, 6:20
184 #6 K. Backes (ISU) maj. dec. S. Guttridge, 16-5
197 #17 T. Smith (ISU) maj. dec. C. Prater, 11-4
285 R. Schopf (ISU) fall K. Wiedegreen, 5:44
Individual Rankings
David Hoffman (141)
Steve Borja (184)
Mike Faust (285)
AWN
6th
13th
11th
W.I.N.
12th
10th
NWCA
8th
15th
REV
6th
12th
Key: AWN - Amateur Wrestling News; W.I.N. - W.I.N. Magazine;
NWCA - Intermat/NWCA; REV - Rev Wrestling
vs.
Tracking the Redshirts
125
None
133
Joe Slaton: 19-6; 5 falls
Won Carolina Open;
Placed second Kaufman-Brand Open, 20&U Division;
Placed third at West Virginia Open
Anton Prater: 4-5; 1 fall
141
149
Dan LeClere: 18-7; 2 falls
Won Kaufman-Brand Open, 20&U Division;
Placed third at West Virginia Open
Brent Metcalf: 21-3; 4 falls
Won Carolina Open;
Won Nittany Lion Open;
Placed third at West Virginia Open;
Placed third at Kaufman-Brand Open, Open Division
157
None
165
T. H. Leet: 7-5
Placed third at Carolina Open
Eddie Baughan: 0-2
174
Jay Borschel: 23-4; 10 falls
Won Kaufman-Brand Open, 20&U Division;
Won Carolina Open;
Placed second at Nittany Lion Open;
Placed third at West Virginia Open
Placed fifth at Southern Scuffle
184
Steve Borja: 22-3
Won Carolina Open;
Won West Virginia Open;
Placed second at Nittany Lion Open;
Placed third at Kaufman-Brand Open, Open Division
Placed second at Southern Scuffle
197
Matt Woods: 3-6; 2 falls
285
Mark Logan: 4-6: 1 fall
2005-06 Scoreboard
(0-5, 0-0 ACC)
November
12 at West Virginia Open #
19 at Kaufman-Brand Open †
26 vs. #4 Minnesota ^
vs. #13 Central Michigan ^
vs. American ^
vs. Pitt-Johnstown ^
No Scoring
No Scoring
L, 41-7
L, 44-(-1)
L, 28-18
L, 33-12
December
3 at Nittany Lion Open Ò
18 #21 NORTHERN IOWA
29-30 at Southern Scuffle ¥
No Scoring
L, 37-7
17th
January
5 at #8 Iowa State
7 at #14 Nebraska
13-14 at Virginia Duals
22 OHIO STATE
27 at Maryland *
28 at Virginia *
8 PM
8 PM
TBA
5 PM
7 PM
7 PM
February
2 vs. North Carolina * ÷
4 OHIO
9 at Duke *
19 NC STATE *
7 PM
2 PM
7 PM
2 PM
March
4 ACC Championships °
16-18 NCAA Championships §
HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS
* Atlantic Coast Conference match
# at Morgantown, W.Va.
† at Omaha, Neb.
^ at Guilderland Center, N.Y.
Ò at State College, Pa.
¥ at Greensboro, N.C.
÷ at Richmond, Va.
° at Lexington, Va.
§ at Oklahoma City, Okla.
All Day
All Day
The Records
Overall
Eddie Baughan
0-2
Jon Bonilla-Bowman
0-0
Steve Borja
0-0
Jay Borschel
0-0
Mark Czarny
0-11
Mike Faust
18-6
David Hoffman
17-3
Dave Kiley
0-6
John Laboranti
8-8
Dan LeClere
0-0
T.H. Leet
0-0
Mark Logan
0-0
Brent Metcalf
0-0
Tucker Michels
0-0
Sheridan Moran
6-8
Anton Prater
0-0
Tyde Prater
0-0
Steve Ratley
0-0
Joe Slaton
0-0
Christian Smith
5-7
Justin Staylor
14-7
Joe Thompson
0-5
Matt Woods
0-0
Team Totals
Opponent
68-63
63-68
Records
Dual
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-5
3-2
4-1
0-4
1-4
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-4
1-3
0-4
0-0
ACC
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Major
Dec.
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
Tech
Fall
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fall
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
6
0
0
Fastest
Time
—
—
—
—
—
—
3:04
—
1:50
—
—
—
—
—
1:34
—
—
—
—
1:33
:30
—
—
Points
own/opp.
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/23
9/6
13/3
0/15
4/18
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
6/11
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/15
12/6
0/26
0/0
ACC Pts
own/opp.
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
9-28
28-9
0-0
0-0
12
11
0
7
13
11
:30
:55
44/120
120/44
0/0
0/0
Records by Weight
125 133 141
Eddie Baughan
—
—
—
Jon Bonilla-Bowman —
—
—
Steve Borja
—
—
—
Jay Borschel
—
—
—
Mark Czarny
—
—
—
Mike Faust
—
—
—
David Hoffman
—
— 16-3
Dave Kiley
—
—
—
John Laboranti
—
—
—
Dan LeClere
—
—
—
T.H. Leet
—
—
—
Mark Logan
—
—
—
Brent Metcalf
—
—
—
Tucker Michels
—
—
—
Sheridan Moran
— 5-8
—
Anton Prater
—
—
—
Tyde Prater
—
—
—
Steve Ratley
—
—
—
Joe Slaton
—
—
—
Christian Smith
5-4 0-3
—
Justin Staylor
14-7
—
—
Joe Thompson
—
—
—
Matt Woods
—
—
—
149
—
—
—
—
—
—
1-0
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0-4
—
157
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0-8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
165
0-2
—
—
—
0-8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0-1
—
174
—
—
—
—
0-1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
184
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
197
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8-8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Hwt.
—
—
—
—
—
18-6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Team Totals
Opponent
1-4
4-1
0-8
8-0
0-11
11-0
0-1
1-0
0-0
0-0
8-8
8-8
18-6
6-18
19-11 5-11 16-3
11-19 11-5 3-16
Career
Overall
0-2
0-0
59-38
0-0
0-11
81-42
102-25
0-6
8-8
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
6-8
0-0
27-23
15-8
0-0
45-23
40-18
3-10
0-0
Career
Duals
0-0
0-0
30-19
0-0
0-5
35-18
47-6
0-4
1-4
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-2
0-0
7-11
1-0
0-0
13-7
16-8
1-8
0-0
2005-06
Tournament Results
WVU Open
Nov. 12 • Morgantown, W.Va.
Mike Faust • 1st at HWT
David Hoffman • 1st at 141 pounds
Christian Smith • 3rd at 125 pounds
Justin Staylor • 1st at 125 pounds
Kaufman-Brand Open
Nov. 19 • Omaha, Neb.
Mike Faust • 6th at HWT
David Hoffman • 1st at 141 pounds
Nittany Lion Open
Dec. 3 • State College, Pa.
Mike Faust • 3rd at HWT
Justin Staylor • 3rd at 125 pounds
Southern Scuffle
Dec. 29-30 • Greensboro, N.C.
Mike Faust • 3rd at HWT
David Hoffman • 8th at 141
Justin Staylor • 7th at 125
ACC Championships
March 4 • Lexington, Va.
NCAA Championships
March 16-18 • Oklahoma City, Okla.
The 2005-06 Hokies
Name
Eddie Baughan
Jon Bonilla-Bowman
Steve Borja
Jay Borschel
Mark Czarny
Mike Faust
David Hoffman
Dave Kiley
Dan LeClere
T.H. Leet
Mark Logan
Brent Metcalf
Tucker Michels
Sheridan Moran
Anton Prater
Tyde Prater
Steve Ratley
Joe Slaton
Christian Smith
Justin Staylor
Joe Thompson
Matt Woods
Wt.
174
157
184
174
165
285
133/141
157
141
165/174
285
149/157
165
133
125
149
174
133
125
125
125
184/197
Year
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
r-Sr.-TR
r-Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.-TR
Fr.
Fr.
r-Jr.
So.-TR
Fr.
r-So.-TR
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Hometown
Potomac, Md.
Pomona, N.Y.
Bowmansville, Pa.
Marion, Iowa
Springfield, N.J.
Baltimore, Md.
Spring City, Pa.
Howell, N.J.
Coggin, Iowa
Atlanta, Ga.
Woodbridge, Va.
Davison, Mich.
Rapid City, S.D.
Lafayette, La.
Marietta, Ga.
Grundy, Va.
Arlington, Va.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Chesapeake, Va.
Chesapeake, Va.
Roanoke, Va.
Blacksburg, Va.
High School
Quince Orchard
Ramapo
Garden Spot
Linn-Mar
Seton Hall Prep
Gillman Prep
Hill School
Brick Memorial
North-Linn
The Westminster Schools
Gar-Field
Davison
Rapid City Stevens
Lafayette
McEachern
Grundy
Bishop O’Connell
Kennedy
Western Branch
Great Bridge
Northside
Blacksburg
Other
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Iowa Central C.C.
U.S. Air Force Academy
Duke University
Head Coach: Tom Brands (2nd season) • University of Iowa, 1992 • 16-9 Overall, 5-0 ACC
Assistant Coach: Wes Hand (4th season) • University of Iowa, 2001
Assistant Coach: Doug Schwab (2nd season) • University of Iowa, 2001
Volunteer Assistant: Lee Fullhart (2nd season) • University of Iowa
Location ..............................................................Blacksburg, Va.
Trainer: Jesse Donnenwerth (4th season) • University of Iowa, 2002
Founded ............................................................................1872
President ..........................................................Dr. Charles Steger
Director
of
Athletics
....................................................
Jim Weaver (Penn State, 1967)
Hokies by States
28,000
Enrollment
..................................................................................................
Virginia ..................................................7
Conference.........................................................................Atlantic Coast Conference
Iowa ......................................................3
Nickname.....................................................................................................Hokies
Pennsylvania ...........................................2
Colors ...................................................................... Chicago maroon & burnt orange
Georgia ..................................................2
2004-05 Record .............................................................................................. 16-4
Maryland ................................................2
2004-05 Conference Record .......................................................................5-0 (First)
New Jersey .............................................2
2004-05 ACC Tournament Finish ..................................................................... Second
Louisiana ................................................1
20004-05 NCAA Finish .................................................................................. T-42nd
Michigan ................................................1
Head Coach/Years ....................................................................... Tom Brands/Second
New York ................................................1
Alma Mater/Year .....................................................................................Iowa/1992
South Dakota ..........................................1
Record at Tech and Overall Record ..................................................................... 16-9
Assistant Coach/Years ..................................................................... Wes Hand/Fourth
Hokies by Class
Alma Mater/Year .....................................................................................Iowa/2000
Seniors ...................................................3
Assistant Coach/Years ............................................................... Doug Schwab/Second
Juniors ...................................................2
Alma Mater/Year .....................................................................................Iowa/2001
Sophomores ............................................4
Wrestling Office Phone ...........................................(540) 231-1135 OR (540) 231-3185
Freshmen .............................................. 13
Wrestling Via Email ................................................tbrands@vt.edu OR whand@vt.edu
Home Facility .....................................................................Cassell Coliseum (10,052)
Pronunciation Guide
Starters Returning/Lost .....................................................................................5/5
Eddie BAUGHAN ................................. Bawn
Newcomers ....................................................................................................... 16
Jon BONILLA-Bowman ................. Bo-NEE-uh
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: ................................................. Steve Borja (184 — 2005)
David Hoffman (133 — 2002, 04, 05)
Steve BORJA ................................. BOR-juh
Tyde Prater (149 — 2005)
Jay BORSCHEL .............................. BOR-shul
Mike Faust (285 — 2005)
Mark CZARNY ............................... CHAR-nee
Quick Facts
Mike FAUST ......................................FOWST
Daniel LeCLERE ........................... Luh-CLARE
Tucker MICHELS ..............rhymes with nickles
Sheridan MORAN ............................more-AN
Anton PRATER ...............................PRAY-tur
TYDE PRATER .......................... Tide PRAY-tur
Virginia Tech Sports Information Office
Contact: Bryan Johnston
460 Jamerson Athletic Center; Blacksburg, VA 24061
Office Phone: (540) 231-3387
Home Phone: (540) 392-1994
E-Mail Address: blj@vt.edu
Web Site: www.hokiesports.com/wrestling
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