Three Mocs Named To Pre-Season Wrestling Rankings

  • Monday, July 20, 2020

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team has three individuals listed on TheOpenMat.com’s NCAA DI College Wrestling Early-Preseason Ranking.  Senior Fabian Gutierrez and juniors Tanner Smith and Matthew Waddell can all be found in the recently released listing.

Gutierrez checks in at No. 25 at 125 pounds.  He is coming off a 17-9 season that included an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships.  He was 6-0 in Southern Conference action, earning a spot on the All-SoCon team.  He has a 40-23 career mark and is entering his second season as the full-time starter at 125. 

Smith is No.
19 at 149, following a strong sophomore season.  The 2019 SoCon Freshman of the Year led the Mocs with a 25-9 record in 2019-20.  Like Gutierrez, he also earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships, but did not compete due to the COVID-19 shutdown of the tournament. 

Waddell is the highest ranked of the three, listed at No. 18 at 184 pounds.  He was an automatic qualifier for the NCAAs after finishing second at the SoCon Tournament.  He was 22-9 overall and 11-5 in dual action in his first year with the Mocs. 
Sports
Chattanooga FC Women Travels To WPSL South Region Semifinals Saturday
  • 7/7/2025

Chattanooga FC announced Sunday that CFC Women will face Arlington Soccer Blue (VA) in the WPSL South Region semifinals on Saturday, July 12th at Revolution Sports Park in Leesburg, Virginia, ... more

Red Wolves Win Tennessee Derby Over One Knoxville
  • 7/7/2025

The Chattanooga Red Wolves blank visiting side One Knoxville, 1-0 to win the Tennessee Derby match Saturday night. The home side tallied the only goal in the match in minute 29’.Chattanooga ... more

Renewed Sense Of Purpose Has Brock Excited For This Week’s Women’s State Amateur
Renewed Sense Of Purpose Has Brock Excited For This Week’s Women’s State Amateur
  • 7/6/2025

This week’s 93 rd Tennessee Women’s Amateur Championship will take on added significance for Chattanooga’s Blakesly Brock. With the event being staged at her home course, Chattanooga Golf and ... more