The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team travels to The Citadel for its final road dual of the season this weekend.  The Mocs take on the Bulldogs on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in Charleston, S.C.
 
Chattanooga brings a 5-9 record and 3-2 tally in league action.  The Mocs are currently in third in the SoCon race, trailing Campbell (9-2, 5-0 SoCon) and Appalachian State (8-3, 5-1 SoCon).
 
The Citadel is 4-4 overall and 2-3 in league duals.  Sunday's match broadcasts live on ESPN+.  A link is available on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com
 
CHATTANOOGA PROBABLE LINEUP
125: No. 22 Fabian Gutierrez (Jr. – 15-7, 5-0 SoCon)
133: Wade Cummings (Jr. – 6-8, 1-1 SoCon)
      Colton Landers (So. - 10-6, 1-1 SoCon)
141: Mason Wallace (So. – 6-8, 1-2 SoCon)
        Aiden Murphy (So. – 4-12, 1-1 SoCon)
149: No. 23 Tanner Smith (So. – 21-7, 4-1 SoCon)
157: Tyler Shilson (So. – 8-12, 2-3 SoCon)
      George Carpenter (Sr. - 4-7, 0-0 SoCon)
165: Drew Nicholson (So. – 13-14, 2-3 SoCon)
174: Hunter Fortner (So. – 8-15, 2-3 SoCon)
184: No. 24 Matthew Waddell (So. – 19-7, 4-1 SoCon)
197: Rodney Jones (Sr. – 15-9, 5-0 SoCon)
285: Grayson Walthall (So. – 6-18, 2-3 SoCon)
 
SCOUTING THE MOCS
• UTC is led by its three ranked wrestlers in No. 22 Fabian Gutierrez (Jr. - 125 - 15-7), No. 24 Matthew Waddell (So. - 184 - 19-7) and No. 23 Tanner Smith (So. - 149 - 21-7).  Rankings are from the Feb. 13 coaches poll. 
• Six of Waddell's seven losses have come against ranked opponents. 
• Waddell leads the team with eight pins.  
• Senior Rodney Jones is 15-9 at 197 and looking to make a return to the NCAA Championships. 
• Mason Wallace dropped down to 141 where he went 2-2 at the Scuffle and is 6-8 overall.
• Sophomore Colton Landers is No. 27 in the Feb. 13 NCAA RPI listings at 133 pounds.  
 
THE CITADEL PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Jordie White (Fr. - 9-14, 1-4 SoCon)
133: Nathan Orosco (Fr. - 3-14, 1-4 SoCon)
141: Jacob Dado (Fr. - 14-14, 2-1 SoCon)
      Ethan Willis (Fr. - 4-15, 0-2 SoCon)
149: Selwyn Porter (So. - 15-16, 3-2 SoCon)
157: Douglas Gudenburr (Sr. - 9-19, 2-3 SoCon)
165: Dazjon Casto (So. - 21-10, 3-2 SoCon)
      Burke (So. - 3-9, 0-0 SoCon)
174: Kyle Kretzer (So. - 8-15, 1-3 SoCon)
      Zenie (So. - 1-8, 0-0 SoCon)
184: Cooper Youngblood (So. - 1-10, 1-4 SoCon)
      Tywater (Jr. - 0-3, 0-0 SoCon)
197: Martin Duane (Sr. - 4-13, 2-1 SoCon)
285: Michael McAleavey (Sr. - 17-16, 3-2 SoCon)
 
SCOUTING THE CITADEL
• The Citadel is 4-4 overall and 2-3 in SoCon action.
• SoCon wins include Gardner-Webb (31-14) and Presbyterian (31-13).
• Non-conference wins include LIU Brooklyn (34-9) and Presbyterian (37-8). 
• Sophomore Dazjon Casto is ranked No. 26 in the latest NCAA Division I Wrestling RPI Rankings released on Thursday. He is 21-10, including 6-2 in dual matches.
 
ALL-TIME VS. THE CITADEL
The Mocs are 39-3 all-time against The Citadel, 18-1 on the road.  Chattanooga has won 15 in a row in the series with the last loss coming on Feb. 14, 1999, (27-13) at Charleston.
 
LAST FIVE MATCHES VS. THE CITADEL
All-Time: 39-3, Home: 16-2, Away: 18-1, Neutral 4-0
1-23-15 - Chattanooga - W - 33-3
2-12-16 - Charleston, S.C. - W - 34-3
2-12-17 - Chattanooga - W - 36-11
1-21-18 - Charleston, S.C. - W - 38-7
2-8-19 - Chattanooga - W - 31-10
 
LAST TIME VS. THE CITADEL
Chattanooga 31 - Campbell 10
Friday – Feb. 8, 2019 – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chattanooga 18 – No. 25 Campbell 12
Sunday – Feb. 10, 2019 – Maclellan Gym – Chattanooga, Tenn.
141: Chris Debien (UTC) over Keegan Connolly (CIT) (TF 15-0 6:02)
149: Tanner Smith (UTC) over Selwyn Porter (CIT) (TF 18-3 7:00)
157: Rian Burris (CIT) over Ryan Resnick (UTC) (Dec 12-10)
165: Drew Nicholson (UTC) over Dazjon Casto (CIT) (Dec 8-6)
174: Hunter Fortner (UTC) over Kyle Kretzer (CIT) (Fall 6:30)
184: Martin Duane (CIT) over Ben Stacey (UTC) (MD 11-3)
197: Sawyer Root (CIT) over Rod Jones (UTC) (Dec 2-0)
285: Connor Tolley (UTC) over Michael McAleavey (CIT) (Dec 6-1)
125: Alonzo Allen (UTC) over Anthony New (CIT) (TF 17-2 4:58)
133: Jake Huffine (UTC) over Charles Kearney (CIT) (MD 14-4)
 
HEAD TO HEAD VS. THE CITADEL
149: Tanner Smith scored an 18-3 (7:00) tech fall over Selwyn Porter in last year's dual. 
165: Drew Nicholson and Dazjon Casto have split their two previous meetings.  Nicholson won in last year's dual (8-6), while Casto took a 9-3 decision in the SoCon Tournament.
174: Hunter Fortner pinned Kyle Kretzer in last year's dual. 
 
MOCS GETTING THE JOB DONE IN THE CLASSROOM
UTC topped the 3.0 mark as a team sixth time in the fall of 2019 with a 3.01 GPA.  The Mocs put 14 on the Dean's List and 17 on the A.D. Honor Roll.  Sophomore Tanner Smith and freshman Weston Wichman both had 4.0 GPAs.
 
ATTENTION ALL WRESTLING ALUMNI
We need all UTC wrestling alumni to take the C Club Challenge for $100.  Joining the C Club directly benefits Mocs wrestling, and the program with the highest percentage of alumni who join get an extra $5,000 added to their budget.  Visit www.gomocs.com/cclub to join.
MOCS HAVE A BRUTAL NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
UTC has definitely scheduled up in non-conference action this season. The Mocs hosted Army (L, 18-12) and Illinois (L, 22-10) earlier in the season.  UTC also traveled to No. 2 Iowa (L, 39-0), No. 19 North Carolina (L, 22-15), No. 11 Iowa State (L, 7-26), No. 5 Virginia Tech (L, 28-3), Virginia (L, 9-29).  UTC still has the regular season finale with its third Big 10 opponent Indiana on Feb. 21 in McKenzie Arena.
 
HEAD COACH KYLE RUSCHELL
Kyle Ruschell was named head coach of the Mocs on Aug. 10, 2018, and is in his second season guiding the UTC program. He has an 12-16 dual record overall that includes sharing the SoCon Regular Season Title last season with a 7-7 mark and a 5-1 league tally.  He spent the previous eight seasons as an assistant coach at Wisconsin. A former member of the U.S. National Team (2014-15), he was a two-time All-American for the Badgers (2007-10).
 
LAST MATCH IN MCKENZIE ARENA
UTC final home match is in McKenzie Arena when the Mocs host Indiana on Friday, Feb. 21, at 7:00 p.m. (E.S.T.).
 
IT'S ALL IN THE NAME
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