For the seventh time in eight seasons, Virginia Tech Hokies Wrestling finished among the top 11 teams nationally, continuing a period of sustained success. The program sent nine wrestlers to the NCAA Championships for the fifth time in eight years and maintained its streak of producing at least three All-Americans at nationals for the twelfth consecutive season. Only Penn State, Cornell, and Iowa share this ongoing achievement.
Caleb Henson secured his place as a three-time All-American with a runner-up finish at 149 pounds. Graduate transfer Connor McGonagle reached the podium for the first time after transferring from Lehigh. Eddie Ventresca, who returned from an injury that ended his previous season early, earned his second All-America honor. Henson and Ventresca are expected to lead the team into the 2025-2026 season.
Virginia Tech claimed both a share of the ACC regular season title and won the conference championship in 2025—their first double crown since 2018. The Hokies recorded a 5-1 dual meet record against ACC opponents and set an attendance record during their home win over NC State. At the ACC Championships in Durham, North Carolina, six Hokies reached finals matches and four—Ventresca, McGonagle, Henson, and Rafael Hipolito Jr.—won individual titles.
Caleb Henson became Virginia Tech’s first back-to-back national finalist in wrestling history by advancing to his second straight NCAA final. He joined Mekhi Lewis as only the second Hokie to make two finals appearances. Henson completed an undefeated regular season (16-0), extended it to 18-0 before finishing with a single loss in the national final against Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett. His season win percentage set a new program record.
During regular-season competition, Virginia Tech posted a 9-2 dual meet record and went undefeated at home (5-0), defeating three top-15 ranked teams in Blacksburg. The team also ranked ninth nationally in home attendance and defeated five nationally ranked programs overall.
The Hokies continued their dominance over rival Virginia Cavaliers with a decisive victory (36-3) during their thirteenth consecutive meeting win against them. At the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas—considered one of college wrestling’s most competitive tournaments—Henson won an individual title at 149 pounds while Ventresca finished as runner-up.
At season’s end, Caleb Henson was named ACC Wrestler of the Year for a second time after going undefeated through conference competition before his only loss came in the NCAA finals. Head coach Tony Robie was voted ACC Coach of the Year for a fourth consecutive year—his sixth such honor in eight seasons—and has led Virginia Tech to seven top-11 NCAA finishes over that span.
Thirteen seniors graduated from this year’s team—a group that included Sam Latona, who completed his career as one of Virginia Tech’s most decorated wrestlers: two-time All-American, ACC champion, five-time NCAA qualifier, former Rookie of the Year and Academic All-American with nearly 100 career wins across five seasons.
Recruiting efforts remained strong under Robie; Virginia Tech secured what is considered one of its best classes ever—the No. 4 recruiting class nationally—with six highly-ranked incoming freshmen for next season along with transfers Ethen Miller (Maryland), Jaden Bullock (Michigan), and Sergio Desiante (UT-Chattanooga).
Devin Carter will be inducted into Virginia Tech’s Sports Hall of Fame following an accomplished collegiate career from 2011–2015 where he became both its first NCAA finalist and first four-time ACC champion while winning more than 120 matches.