Virginia opens 2025-26 Season At Navy Classic Sunday
Wrestling is set to begin at 10 a.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
There is no live stream of the tournament, but fans can get updated brackets at FloWrestling.com. Updates will also be provided periodically throughout the tournament on Virginia’s official account on X (@UVAWrestling).
NOTING THE HOOS
• The Cavaliers return a bulk of the roster from last season, including NCAA qualifiers Nick Hamilton and Keyveon Roller
• Hamilton earned his second NCAA Championships berth last season after taking a runner-up finish at the ACC Championships at 165 pounds to become a two-time All-ACC honoree
• The Cavaliers also added a trio of NCAA qualifiers to the roster with the addition of transfers Dom Baker and Wynton Denkins from Campbell and Colton Washleski from Rider
• Five wrestlers were featured in the initial rankings from InterMat: Keyveon Roller (No. 23 at 125), Marlon Yarbrough (No. 25 at 133), Wynton Denkins (No. 25 at 149), Nick Hamilton (No. 10 at 165) and Ryan Catka (No. 30 at 285)
• Virginia also welcomed the No. 21 ranked recruiting class to Grounds for the upcoming season and seven of the recruits were ranked in the top 250 nationally
HOOS IN THE FIELD
125: No. 23 Keyveon Roller, Anthony Rossi
133: Kyle Montaperto
141: Gable Porter
149: No. 25 Wynton Denkins
157: Colton Washleski
165: Mason Stefanelli
174: Nick Hamilton, Emmitt Sherlock
184: Griffin Gammell, Jack Lesher
197: Steven Burrell Jr., Max Shulaw
HWT: Cooper Rudolph