First Look
The Chattanooga Mocs wrestling team has an exciting Saturday planned but got a good bit of news on Thursday as well. The Blue-Gold Scrimmage looms in the fabulous new wrestling room on Saturday with true challenge matches and lineup implications. But Thursday is the announcement that the Mocs are picked to win the Southern Conference with two tabbed to the preseason all-league team.
 
First Take
"It's a preseason poll so all it means is we did a lot right this summer. We're excited about this group and believe in it. The time is coming fast and starts this weekend (with Blue-Gold)." – Coach Kyle Ruschell
 
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The Breakdown

• The Mocs are picked to win the league just ahead of The Citadel. Both schools picked up three first-place votes with App State getting two and Gardner-Webb one. The full list (1st-place votes):
  1. Chattanooga (3): 58 pts
  2. The Citadel (3): 56
  3. App State (2): 53
  4. Bellarmine: 42
  5. Gardner-Webb (1): 37
  6. Campbell: 32
  7. VMI: 20
  8. Davidson: 18
  9. Presbyterian: 8
• Two Mocs are predicted to claim All-SoCon honors at 157 (Cody Chittum) and 174 (Kamdyn Munro).
• 2025 league champions return at 125 (Gylon Sims-Citadel), 133 (TK Davis-G-W), 149 (Carson DesRosier-Citadel), 165 (Thomas Snipes-Citadel) & 285 (Stephan Monchery-App St.).
• The Mocs added an NCAA qualifier at 125 in Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) as well as impact potential transfers at 141 (Hunter Mason-Va Tech), 149 (Billy Meiszner-Kent St.), 157 (Chittum-Iowa St.) & 165 (Mason Reiniche-Oregon St.) to go with one of the most exciting freshman classes in recent memory so competition is high in the newly-built wrestling room.

 
First Chance
The first opportunity to see the Mocs in action is in the annual Blue-Gold Matches. This year's event is Saturday, Oct. 25, in the wrestling room at Maclellan Gym. There's a slight change to the day as it is now a tournament format building a depth chart to go by in the early going. It should provide an exciting day for fans and competitors alike.
 
Prelims are at 10 a.m., with the main card taking center ring at 2 p.m. Admission is FREE.
 
Final Thoughts
"We have a lot of new guys on the team that we don't really know what to expect in match situations. We wanted to put them in those scenarios that makes it feel a little bit more like a tournament. Two hours, you wrestle. You take some time off, just like a tournament, and then you wrestle the finals later. We need to prepare for all scenarios and the guy that comes out on top at this point in the year. This is not the final decision. It just provides a starting depth chart. It will show who's our starters at this moment, and how we can grow throughout the year." – Coach Ruschell
 
BLUE-GOLD SCHEDULE
Prelims | 10 am | Maclellan Gym Wrestling Room
125: Cooper Flynn vs Easton Cooper | Brody Gobbell vs Ty Tice
133: Ethan Lipsey (bye) | Elijah Lowe vs Ethan Uhorchuk
141: Hunter Mason vs Cole Krutzfeldt | Will Anderson vs Yuta Otero
149: Billy Meiszner (bye) | Pierce Pennington vs Hayden Hughes
157: Cody Chittum (bye) | Alex Hutchcrft vs Cavarius Liddie
165: Mason Reiniche (bye) | Tavian Camper (bye)
174: Kamdyn Munro (bye) | Landon Jones (bye)
184: Tre McTorry III (bye)
197: Logan Webster vs Brock Rios | Kade Rule vs Kendrick Curtis
285: Ethan Vergara (bye)
 
Finals | 2 pm | Maclellan Gym Wrestling Room
174: Munro vs Jones
125: Prelim Winners
133: Lipsey vs Prelim Winner
141: Prelim Winners
149: Meiszner vs Prelim Winner
157: Chittum vs Prelim Winner
165: Reiniche vs Camper
197: Prelim Winners
285: Vergara vs 197 prelim loser
184: McTorry vs 174 loser
 
Fans are welcome (and encouraged) to view prelims and finals as well as getting a behind the scenes look at the impact the new facility has on the program.
 
Tickets
Season ticket renewals are available now for our 2024-25 supporters. New purchases are on sale now on GoMocs.com here. The season plan includes every match in Maclellan Gym as well as the Ohio State dual and priority to purchase All-Session Passes for the Southern Scuffle.
 
Ticket representatives will contact renewals beginning next week to discuss seating options followed by reaching out to new ticket purchases to arrange seating options for the Ohio State and Southern Scuffle dates. The premier option is chairback reserved in Maclellan Gym, mat-side for the Buckeyes battle and padded reserved for the Southern Scuffle. That package is $150 per ticket including fees.
 
For more information on wrestling season tickets, please email MocsTicketing@utc.edu or call the ticket office at 423-266-6627. Hours of operation are 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
 
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