PINCHESTER, Va. - The Washington and Lee University wrestling team captured the first ODAC Wrestling Tournament team title with 135.5 mat points on Saturday since the league renewed the sport sponsorship. 

Out of the 70 wrestlers competing for the 10 titles at each of the NCAA weight classes, the Generals had seven wrestlers work their way into the championship session, two into the third place matches and one in a fifth place bout at the tournament. 

W&L, Roanoke College, and Averett University finished the regular season with an ODAC dual record of 5-1 to be named tri-champions of the first ODAC Wrestling Championships since 1980. However, the Blue and White dominated the mats at Shenandoah University to claim three individual titles and the team tournament bragging rights. 

The Generals won the ODAC title in 1977, 1978 and 1979 before the league suspended sponsorship of the sport due to low institution participation numbers. The 2023 title is the program's fourth ODAC Conference Team Championship, 14th team championship overall and third consecutive title for W&L after winning in back-to-back Centennial Conference trophies in 2020 and 2022 (the 2021 season was cancelled due to the pandemic). 

Riley Parker (125), Ryan Luth (157) and Matt Majoy (285) all claimed their respective weight classes and Luth was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler after he tallied up 18.5 team points from a technical fall, pin and major decision win. 

David Rubin (133), Evan Lindner (141),  Mark Troni (174) and John Ryan Sedovy (197) were the ODAC runner-ups in their respective weight classes.

Colin Bridges (149) and Harrison Kelly (165) won their third place matches and Jak Krouse finished fifth in the 184 bout with a 10-2 major decision win to cap off his night. 

All-ODAC awards are derived from placements at the ODAC Championship Tournament. Each weight class winner is considered All-ODAC First Team, while each runner-up earns All-ODAC Second Team recognition. Third place finishers receive All-ODAC Third Team distinction. 

W&L had a conference-best nine individuals be named with All-ODAC honors. Averett matched W&L's champions with three individual titles and was second among the institutions with seven top-three finishes. Averett's Alex Turley posted the highest team points in the tournament, Turley scored 20 points in the 174 class.

Team Scores

1 Washington & Lee  135.5
2 Averett  122.0
3 Roanoke College  117.0
4 Ferrum  105.5
5 Shenandoah University  60.0
6 Southern Virginia  56.5
7 Greensboro  50.5

125 Championships

Regionally-ranked No. 3 Riley Parker (Virginia Beach, Va. / First Colonial) finished the regular season with a 21-2 record and captured the first ODAC Individual 125 Class Title with a sudden victory win over Averett's No. 2 Mason Barrett (21-4). Parker added 16.5 team points to the scoreboard for W&L and was named First Team All-ODAC with the first ODAC individual title. In the opening match of the tournament, Parker posted the fastest tech fall of Saturday's events. The Senior wrapped up Shenandoah's Elliot Rivera in just 2:23 with a score of 16-1.

• Quarterfinal - Riley Parker won by tech fall over Elliot Rivera (Shenandoah University) TF-1.5 2:23, 16-1
• Semifinal - Riley Parker won by major decision over Adrian Samano (Ferrum) MD 11-3
• Championship - Riley Parker  won in sudden victory - 1 over Mason Barrett (Averett) SV-1 3-1

133 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sophomore David Rubin (Matawan, N.J. / Matawan Regional) finished with a Second Team All-ODAC honor and completed the regular season slate with a 23-7 individual record. Rubin scored 14.0 team points for the Generals and put himself into the championship bout with a thrilling win by fall over Ferrum's Rubyn Semedo at the 6:15 mark in the semifinal round. Roanoke's Corey Messick barely edged out Rubin in the championship bout, an 8-7 decision win.

• Quarterfinal - David Rubin received a bye
• Semifinal - David Rubin won by fall over Rubyn Semedo (Ferrum) Fall 6:15
• Championship - Corey Messick (Roanoke College) won by decision over David Rubin Dec 8-7

141 CHAMPIONSHIPS

First-Year Evan Lindner (New Milford, Conn. / New Milford) scored 13 team points for the Generals with his second place finish in the 141 weight class. Lindner fell to regionally ranked No. 2 Josh Wilson by decision (6-0) in the championship bout. The rookie rounded out the regular season with an 18-3 campaign record and a Second Team All-ODAC laurel. 

• Quarterfinal - Evan Lindner won by decision over Wyatt Parker (Averett) Dec 10-4
• Semifinal - Evan Lindner 18-2 won by major decision over Dustin Smith (Roanoke College) MD 8-0
• Championship - Josh Wilson (Greensboro) won by decision over Evan Lindner Dec 6-0

149 CHAMPIONSHIPS

First-Year Colin Bridges (Virginia Beach, Va. / Frank W. Cox) claimed third place in the 149 bracket. The rookie posted a 10-10 individual record this season but pinned Roanoke's Nick Young with one second remaining in the first period of the third place match. Bridges tallied 13.5 team points for the Generals. Bridges had a team-high two falls (3:55 total time) in the tournament including the third-fastest time in the tournament with the 0:56 pin in the consolation semifinals and was named Third Team All-ODAC with his third place finish. 

• Quarterfinal - Colin Bridges received a bye
• Semifinal - No. 2 Hai Siu (Averett) won by decision over Colin Bridges Dec 15-9
• Cons. Semi - Colin Bridges won by fall over Jonathan Ward (Ferrum) Fall 0:56
• Cons. Final - Colin Bridges won by fall over Nick Young (Roanoke College) Fall 2:59

157 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Senior Ryan Luth (New Milford, Conn. / Joseph A. Foran) has a perfect 12-0 record thus far and is ranked No. 1 in the region for the 157 weight. He was crowned the ODAC's Most Outstanding Wrestler after scoring 18.5 team points, the most of any General at the tournament and second-most of the 70-wrestler field. Luth posted a tech fall in the opening round, a 3:42 pin in the semifinal bout and a posted a major decision win over Averett's No. 2 Jesse Alvarado (12-0) to take the 157 weight class title and a First Team All-ODAC honor. 

• Quarterfinal - Ryan Luth 11-0 won by tech fall over David Miller (Greensboro) TF 4:22 18-1
• Semifinal - Ryan Luth won by fall over Christian Hite (Ferrum) Fall 3:42
• Championship - Ryan Luth won by major decision over No. 2 Jesse Alvarado (Averett) MD 12-0

165 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Junior Harrison Kelly (Berkeley Heights, N.J. / Governor Livingston) took third place in the 165 class and completed the regular season with a 21-9 record. In his bracket draw, Kelly scored 9.5 team points for the Generals after an 8-6 decision in the consolation finals. Kelly's first match in the semifinal round after he received a bye in the quarters, was a tension-filled sudden victory match. Jacob Cherry, the eventual 165 class runner-up, recorded a take down in the first OT period. Kelly responded with back-to-back decision wins to claim a Third Team All-ODAC nod. 

• Quarterfinal - Harrison Kelly received a bye
• Semifinal - Jacob Cherry (Roanoke College) won in sudden victory - 1 over Harrison Kelly SV-1 5-3
• Cons. Semi - Harrison Kelly won by decision over Jalen Cornelius (Shenandoah University) Dec 6-2
• Cons. Final - Harrison Kelly won by decision over Elijah Martin (Ferrum) Dec 8-6

174 CHAMPIONSHIPS

First-Year Mark Troni (Denver, Colo. / Mullen) tallied up 13.5 team points for the Generals. The first-year found himself in the championship bout after a tech fall win in the opening round at 6:25 and a semifinal decision (8-3). Averett's regionally ranked Alex Turley claimed first place with a 3:55 fall over Troni. Troni, the Second Team All-ODAC 174 wrestler, is currently ranked No. 5 in the region's 165 class. 

• Quarterfinal - Mark Troni won by tech fall over Tyson Hoopes (Southern Virginia) TF 6:25 16-1
• Semifinal - Mark Troni won by decision over Dylan Weaver (Shenandoah University) Dec 8-3
• Championship - No. 4 Alex Turley (Averett) won by fall over Mark Troni Fall 3:55

184 CHAMPIONSHIPS

First-Year Jak Krouse (Valparaiso, Ind. / Valparaiso) took fifth place in the consolation bracket after falling in the quarterfinals and consolation semifinal bouts. Krouse then posted a major decision victory over Shenandoah's Hunter Thompson for a 21-15 overall individual record. Krouse scored seven points towards W&L's team score. 

• Quarterfinal - No. 4 Khalil Belk (Greensboro) won by decision over Jak Krouse Dec 3-1
• Cons. Round 1 - Jak Krouse received a bye
• Cons. Semi - Ethan Fragoso (Ferrum) won by fall over Jak Krouse Fall 4:39
• 5th place match - Jak Krouse won by major decision over Hunter Thompson (Shenandoah University) (MD 10-2)

197 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sixth-ranked junior, John Ryan Sedovy (Lexington, Va. / Rockbridge), finished second in the 197 bracket and was named Second Team All-ODAC on Saturday. Sedovy opened the day with a sudden victory win in the quarterfinals and pinned Shenandoah's Dylan Wiegert (5:57) in the semifinal bout. Ferrum's Braden Homsey then defeated Sedovy (18-6 overall) in a 3-1 decision in the championship match. The Lexington native recorded 14.0 team points for the Blue and White. 

• Quarterfinal - John Ryan Sedovy won in sudden victory over Sheldon Davis (Averett) SV-1 3-1
• Semifinal - John Ryan Sedovy won by fall over Dylan Wiegert (Shenandoah University) Fall 5:57
• Championship - Braden Homsey (Ferrum) won by decision over John Ryan Sedovy Dec 3-1

285 CHAMPIONSHIPS

The senior Matt Majoy (Syosset, N.Y. / Syosset) scored 16 team points for W&L in the final match and weight class of the championship draws. Majoy won by decision, 3-1, over Ferrum's No. 2 Regionally ranked Rayshawn Dixon in the waning moments of the final period. Majoy posted a fall (2:12) in the first match of the day and then won by decision (3-2) in the semifinals to make his way into the first place bout. Majoy now owns a 16-7 individual record. In the semifinal and chanmpionship matches, Majoy upset the pair of regionally ranked top-5 opponents and took First Team All-ODAC laurels with the win.

• Quarterfinal - Matt Majoy 15-7 won by fall over Porter Trapp (Southern Virginia) Fall 2:12
• Semifinal - Matt Majoy won by decision over No. 5 Brandon Williams (Greensboro) Dec 3-2
• Championship - Matt Majoy won by decision over No. 2. Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) Dec 3-1

TEAM STATISTICS 

• W&L combined with six pins in a time of 22:01 which matched Roanoke (21:50) for the most falls recorded on Saturday. 
• The Generals recorded three tech falls in a time of 13:10, the most falls in the least amount of time. The Blue and White also posted the most pins and tech falls in the least amount of time (nine falls/35:11)
• The 10 wrestlers recorded 190 match points in the combined draws. Averett posted the most match points with 207 followed by Roanoke (199) and Ferrum (197).