Henrich Selected to Compete in NWCA All-Star Classic
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia wrestler Chris Henrich (Jr., Lansdale, Pa.) has been selected to participate in the 44th annual National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic, set for Nov. 22 in Titan Gym on the campus of Cal State Fullerton. One of the most prestigious events in college wrestling, the NWCA All-Star Classic features two of the nation’s premier wrestlers competing in one match at each weight class.
Henrich, ranked between No. 2 and No. 4 nationally in the preseason rankings, will wrestle No. 7 Stephen Dwyer of Nebraska in the 174-pound class. Henrich earned All-America honors last season with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships. He went 40-3 last year in becoming UVa’s first All-American since 2004 and is ranked as high as No. 2 in the preseason polls.
Henrich is the third Virginia wrestler to participate in the NWCA All-Star Classic. The other two are both currently on the UVa coaching staff – head coach Steve Garland (2000) and associate head coach Scott Moore (2004).
The 20th-ranked Cavaliers open the 2009-10 campaign on Nov. 7 when they play host to Anderson and Campbell in a double dual at Memorial Gymnasium.
2009 NWCA All-Star Classic Competitors
125: #2 Anthony Robles (Arizona State) vs. #4 Zach Sanders (Minnesota)
133: #4 Steve Bell (Maryland) vs. #5 Daniel Dennis (Iowa)
141: #2 Nick Gallick (Iowa State) vs. #3 Alex Krom (Maryland)
149: #2 Lance Palmer (Ohio State) vs. #5 Kyle Borshoff (American)
157: #1 Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) vs. #2 Matt Moley (Bloomsburg)
165 :#4 Jonathan Reader (Iowa State) vs. #6 Andrew Rendos (Bucknell)
174: #4 Chris Henrich (Virginia) vs. #7 Stephen Dwyer (Nebraska)
184: #4 Max Askren (Missouri) vs. #5 Josh Patterson (Binghamton)
197: #1 Jake Varner (Iowa State) vs. #2 Craig Brester (Nebraska)
285: #1 Mark Ellis (Missouri) vs. #5 David Zabriskie (Iowa State)