Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling

On Episode 9 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser takes a look back at the very first wrestling dual held at the Moss Arts Center. That dual was an 18-16 win over rival Virginia. The Hokies now prepare for two duals over the weekend as they welcome nationally-ranked Pittsburgh on Friday, February 6 at 7 p.m. and then on Sunday, February 8 at 2 p.m. against N.C. State.

Coach Dresser points to some of the promising performances against Virginia and some of the not-so-promising ones. We'll get a timetable on when we could see Devin Carter back in the lineup and he also comments on Nick Brascetta's return.

Brascetta will join the show in the second half to talk about his matriculation to Virginia Tech, when he got started wrestling, what it's been like to sit out this year with an injury and some of the special moments wrestling brings, like winning a Midlands title and earning All-American status.

He'll also throw a teammate under the bus, not literally, of course!

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Episode 8 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling catches up with head coach Kevin Dresser and 149-pounder Sal Mastriani in Ames, Iowa.

The Hokies wrapped up an Iowa swing where they would defeat Northern Iowa but fall to No. 13 Iowa State at the Hilton Coliseum as part of a Beauty and the Beast production along with a women's gymnastics meet.

Coach Dresser will discuss the ups and downs of the dual, address the Devin Carter "tweak," while Mastriani will talk about his season, his move to 149 pounds and how he feels the team needs to respond after the loss.

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Joey Dance captured the championship at 125 pounds at the 52nd annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Evanston, Illinois on December 30. The Hokies finished fifth as a team and now will ride back to the Commonwealth for the Virginia Duals on January 9-10 at the Hampton Coliseum.

 Dance and head coach Kevin Dresser will talk about all things Midlands and look towards the Duals on Episode 7 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling.

 Dance talks about what he did to bounce back after his loss to Penn State's Jordan Conaway and coach Dresser gives a quick assessment of the performances at the Midlands where 141-pounder Devin Carter also reached the finals.

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It's time for the holidays, but for Virginia Tech wrestling coach Kevin Dresser, that means only a few days before action kicks back up.

On Episode 6 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, Dresser recaps the wild 20-15 loss to No. 4 Penn State and goes down the individual performances. He'll also talk about the newest addition to the coaching staff, two-time heavyweight All-American Jeremy Johnson.

Coach Dresser will also look forward to the 52nd annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, set for Dec. 29-30 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

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A third-place performance and three second-place individual performances highlighted Virginia Tech's trip to the 33rd annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. / / On Episode 5 of Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling, we talk with Hokie head wrestling coach Kevin Dresser about the individual performances in Vegas and we also visit with sophomore heavyweight Ty Walz, who was one of the surprise runners-up. / / Coach Dresser also looks ahead towards Penn State on December 19 and talks about the latter part of the schedule with the three February duals at the Moss Arts Center. / / The visit with Walz was an engaging one, as he told the story about how he started wrestling in the eighth grade, the keys to beating Michigan's Adam Coon and Ohio State's Nick Tavanello and some of the reasons why he chose to wrestle at Virginia Tech. / / A reminder, you can always go back and listen to the show at www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and they can subscribe using iTunes on your computer or Apple device by going to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com/itunes. There are also links on the show page about how you can listen via other apps like Stitcher and Spreaker. / / We?re also happy to let you know the Android and iOS apps are available. Go to www.insidevirginiatechwrestling.com and check the HOW TO LISTEN menu and you'll see links right to the specific apps. It's also available on the sidebar of the homepage. / / Follow @mattalkonline on Twitter for updates and nuggets of information about Inside Virginia Tech Wrestling and all the other shows that are part of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. You can also check out our network home page at www.mattalkonline.com.