Future UTC Wrestlers Have Successful Weekend

  • Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Three future members of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team posted impressive wins at high-level tournaments over the weekend. 

Franco Valdes (Miami, Fla.) won the 132-pound bracket, while Sammy Evans (Alcoa, Tenn.) finished second at heavyweight, at the 2017 National High School Coaches Association Senior Nationals.  Fellow signee Davion Fairley (McDonough, Ga.)  also had a signature win a the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic. 

"Winning at the highest level is what we are after and all three of these guys are doing it," stated UTC head coach Heath Eslinger

Billed as the most prestigious high school event, in any sport, throughout the country, the NHSCA National Championship is modeled after the NCAA Division I Championship.  Competition took place on March 24-26 in Virginia Beach, Va.

Valdes upset the No.
11 wrestler in the nation in the semifinals, before scoring a one-point win in the finals.  Evans came into the weekend with a No. 11 national ranking at heavyweight and advanced to the finals. 


The Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic pitted all-stars from Pennsylvania against teams comprised from other parts of the country.  Fairley represented the Georgia All-Stars at 132 and scored a 5-3 decision in his match against the WPIAL team. 
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