Saturday, March 18
Tulsa, Okla.
All Day
West Virginia University
vs
NCAA Championships
Cardinale Finishes Eighth to Close Out Final Season at WVU
March 18, 2023 01:56 PM | Wrestling
TULSA, Oklahoma – Fifth-year senior Killian Cardinale of the West Virginia University wrestling team capped off his college career with an eighth-place showing in the 125-pound field of the 2023 NCAA Championships on Saturday afternoon.
No. 28-seed Cardinale battled No. 27-seed Eddie Ventresca of Virginia Tech in the seventh-place match after dropping a 8-3 decision to No. 8-seed Anthony Noto of Lock Haven last night.
The Bristow, Virginia, native held a 6-4 lead with a minute left in the second period, before Ventresca secured a takedown in the final 14 seconds to force a 6-6 tie heading into the third period. Ventresca escaped early in the third to take a 7-6 lead and proceeded to hang on for the win.
Cardinale leaves WVU as a three-time NCAA qualifier, two-time All-American, and the third Big 12 champion in program history.
In addition, the fifth-year senior's finish marked the sixth time a WVU grappler placed eighth and first since teammate Peyton Hall earned the placement to conclude his All-America campaign last season in Detroit, Michigan.
Of note, West Virginia has qualified 19 wrestlers for the NCAA Championships since the Flynn era began in 2019.
*Team scores and brackets will be finalized later on tonight*
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
No. 28-seed Cardinale battled No. 27-seed Eddie Ventresca of Virginia Tech in the seventh-place match after dropping a 8-3 decision to No. 8-seed Anthony Noto of Lock Haven last night.
The Bristow, Virginia, native held a 6-4 lead with a minute left in the second period, before Ventresca secured a takedown in the final 14 seconds to force a 6-6 tie heading into the third period. Ventresca escaped early in the third to take a 7-6 lead and proceeded to hang on for the win.
Cardinale leaves WVU as a three-time NCAA qualifier, two-time All-American, and the third Big 12 champion in program history.
In addition, the fifth-year senior's finish marked the sixth time a WVU grappler placed eighth and first since teammate Peyton Hall earned the placement to conclude his All-America campaign last season in Detroit, Michigan.
Of note, West Virginia has qualified 19 wrestlers for the NCAA Championships since the Flynn era began in 2019.
*Team scores and brackets will be finalized later on tonight*
For more information on the Mountaineers, visit WVUsports.com and follow WVUWrestling on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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