HUNTER MOORE | ROANOKE | 197 LBS
Moore, a junior from Boulder City, Colo, posted a 5-0 week at 197 pounds overall that included a win in an ODAC dual with Randolph College and the weight class title at the 92nd Wilkes Open Championship. Moore opened his week with a tech fall (21-6 - 4:31) over Gabriel Wade in the nationally sixth-ranked Maroons 57-0 dual win over Randolph. Moore then went 4-0 to claim the 197-pound crown at Wilkes. He opened with a win by fall (1:54) over Nicholas Morey from Eastern University. He then posted a win by technical fall (15-0 - 7:00) over Patrick Gordon, who was wrestling unattached from Wilkes. In the semifinal bout, Moore posted a 6-4 decision over Gabriel Smith from the Hill School. In the final, Moore defeated teammate Lorenzo Pellot-Vazquez by 4-1 decision. Moore is currently the third-ranked wrestler in Region 4 at 149 pounds.

TAYLOR SMITH | ROANOKE | 149 LBS.
Smith, a junior from Mifflintown, Pa., went 4-1 on the way to a second place finish at 149 pounds at the 92nd Wilkes Open Championship over the weekend. Smith opened with a win by technical fall (18-3 - 2:26) over Brady Quinn from Misericordia University. He then earned a 12-9 decision over Sean O'Donnell, who was competing unattached out of Duke University. In the quarterfinals, Smith registered a win by technical fall (21-5 - 6:54) over Adonis Iparraguirre from Marymount University, who is the fourth-ranked competitor in Region 3. In the semifinals, Moore registered a 4-1 decision by sudden victory over teammate Jackson Rowling. In the final, Smith dropped a 6-0 decision to Easton Broxterman from the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School. Smith is currently ranked fifth in Division III and first in Region 4 at 149 pounds.

• Tournament Rankings (as of 12/12/25)
  • Roanoke: 6th (33 pts.)
  • Washington and Lee: T-22nd (13.5 pts.)
• Dual Rankings (as of 12/12/25)
  • Roanoke: 6th (3-0)
  • Washington and Lee: 12th (3-0)

• 125 LBS
  • None
• 133 LBS
  • 14th: Vincent Ziccardi | Washington and Lee
  • 15th: Jude Robson | Roanoke
• 141 LBS
  • 1st: Mark Samuel | Roanoke
  • 15th: Skyler Hickman | Washington and Lee
• 149 LBS
  • 5th: Taylor Smith | Roanoke
• 157 LBS
  • 11th: Liam Flanagan | Washington and Lee
  • 12th: Casey Smith | Roanoke
• 165 LBS
  • None
• 174 LBS
  • 4th: Xavier Preston | Roanoke
• 184 LBS
  • 10th: Khalil Mitchell | Averett
• 197 LBS
  • 3rd: John Santowski | Washington and Lee
• 285 LBS
  • 9th: Carter Stack | Washington and Lee

• 125 LBS
  • 1st: Adrian Samano | Averett
  • 5th: Jaton Wellington | Southern Virginia
  • 7th: Ben Rubin | Washington and Lee
  • 8th: Anakin Burks | Shenandoah
• 133 LBS
  • 1st: Vincent Ziccardi | Washington and Lee
  • 2nd: Jude Robson | Roanoke
  • 3rd: AJ Orlando III | Averett
• 141 LBS
  • 1st: Mark Samuel | Roanoke
  • 2nd: Skyler Hickman | Washington and Lee
  • 4th: Sean Rinebolt | Shenandoah
  • 6th: Aidan Overstreet | Randolph
  • 8th: Wyatt Parker | Averett
• 149 LBS
  • 1st: Taylor Smith | Roanoke
  • 3rd: Evan Lindner | Washington and Lee
• 157 LBS
  • 1st: Liam Flanagan | Washington and Lee
  • 2nd: Casey Smith | Roanoke
  • 7th: Carter Shupert | Averett
  • 8th: Hunter Ballantine | Shenandoah
• 165 LBS
  • 2nd: Mark Troni | Washington and Lee
  • 3rd: Xavier Swanson | Averett
  • 6th: Kyle Lee | Roanoke
• 174 LBS
  • 1st: Xavier Preston | Roanoke
  • 4th: Jacob Wright | Washington and Lee
  • 7th: Michael Gabbard | Averett
• 184 LBS
  • 2nd: Khalil Mitchell | Averett
  • 7th: Brock Sullivan | Roanoke
  • 8th: Harrison Hoopes | Southern Virginia
• 197 LBS
  • 1st: John Santowski | Washington and Lee
  • 3rd: Hunter Moore | Roanoke
  • 5th: Jacob Jimenez | Averett
  • 8th: Isaiah Manning | Greensboro
• 285 LBS
  • 1st: Carter Stack | Washington and Lee
  • 4th: Nicholas Cook | Roanoke