(Salem, Va.) - MAC Conference and Ohio college rivals Ohio University and Kent State traveled to Virginia last weekend to compete in the 2009 Hokie Open in Salem, Virginia. Over 325 wrestlers representing over twenty-five schools were entered in the competition. Ran by the Hokie Mat Club, the tournament was contested on ten mats in the Salem Civic Center.
We were in Virginia to cover the tournament and taped several matches; Brendan Barlow (KSU) vs. Konrad Dudziak (Duke); Jesse Dong (Virginia Tech) vs. Thomas Scotten (North Carolina); and Seth Morton (Ohio) vs. Brian Stephens (Virginia Tech).