BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State's wrestling team will host its final Southern Conference home dual meet of the 2017-18 season when VMI visits Varsity Gym on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Members of the University's ROTC program will be in attendance. They will present the colors before a live national anthem is performed, and some members will participate in a "Survival of the Fittest" competition during the halfway-point break that will also include recognition of youth wrestlers.
Overall, the Mountaineers have two home dual meets left on their schedule, as they face Duke in Boone on Feb. 8.
App State remained in contention for a third straight SoCon regular season championship when it won 18-12 at Campbell last week to improve to 6-3 overall and 4-0 in the league. Victories by
Angel Najar,
Forrest Przybysz,
Alan Clothier and
Randall Diabe pushed Appalachian ahead 12-3,
Codi Russell defeated a 25th-ranked opponent with a sudden-victory takedown for a 15-9 lead and
Gavin Londoff used a 5-4 decision to clinch the win.
The Mountaineers are currently in a first-place tie with Chattanooga, which returns to action Sunday with a home matchup against App State. VMI improved to 2-7 overall and 2-2 against SoCon competition thanks to a 24-21 victory against The Citadel, which hadn't lost to the Keydets since 2007.
VMI's individual wins leader this season is 165-pound junior Blake Hohman, who is 12-11 overall and 4-4 in dual meets. At 133 pounds, Hunter Starner is 9-7 overall and 4-2 in dual meets.
Londoff, Przybysz, Diabe and Clothier are 4-0 in SoCon dual meets this season. Miller, Enriquez and Russell are 3-1.
Wrestling tickets can be purchased by calling the Appalachian State ticket office at
828-262-2079 or by going online to the
App State Ticket Central link.
