Two Keydets Place Fourth in SoCon Championship

VMI wrestling ended the 2024–25 campaign with two Keydets placing fourth in the Southern Conference Wrestling Championship at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, March 8, 2025.

Braxton Lewis ’26 qualified for the consolation finals but had to medically forfeit before the match. Josh Evans ’25, heavyweight, went toe-to-toe with Bellarmine’s Daulton Mayer but was defeated by a 4-0 decision. As a team, the Keydets earned a seventh-place mark with 10.5 points.

Day One Recap

Lewis picked up a first-round decision to move onto the semifinal round but would be on the wrong end of a major decision and be placed in the consolation bracket. It came down to an exact 1 minute of riding time for Lewis to secure the 15-14 decision.

In the heavyweight bracket, Evans tallied a decision that put him into the semifinals, where he lost a tight 4-2 decision. In the consolation semifinals, Evans got the sudden overtime victory, recording a takedown early in the period.

Also making it to the consolation semifinals was Toby Schoffstall ’27 at 197 pounds. Despite dropping the first matchup, Schoffstall posted a major decision in the consolation bracket to advance to the semifinal where he was taken down by fall.

Full Individual Results

125: Waylon Rogers (VMI) over Brayden Adams (Presbyterian) (Dec 2-1) (Prelim)

125: Anthony Molton (Campbell) over Waylon Rogers (VMI) (Fall 4:04) (QF)

125: Bryson Terrell (App State) over Waylon Rogers (VMI) (Fall 4:47) (Consolation First Round)

133: Kyle Gibson (VMI) over Hale Robinson (Davidson) (Fall 4:31) (Prelim)

133: Takeo Davis (Gardner-Webb) over Kyle Gibson (VMI) (TF 1:57, 17-2) (QF)

133: Chad Bellis (App State) over Kyle Gibson (VMI) (Fall 2:53) (Consolation First Round)

141: Shannon Hanna (Campbell) over Wayne Rold (VMI) (TF 6:57, 22-6) (QF)

141: A.J. Rallo (Bellarmine) over Wayne Rold (VMI) (Fall 2:23) (Consolation First Round)

149: Tyler-Xavier McKnight (Davidson) over Patrick Jordon (VMI) (MD 17-5) (QF)

149: Elijah Holiday (Presbyterian) over Patrick Jordon (VMI) (MFFL) (Consolation First Round)

157: Ray Cmil (VMI) over Jamison Colongione (Presbyterian) (Dec 4-1) (Prelim)

157: Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) over Ray Cmil (VMI) 1-2 (TF 4:13, 17-1) (QF)

157: Tyler Badgett (The Citadel) over Ray Cmil (VMI) 1-2 (Fall 4:03) (Consolation First Round)

165: Thomas Snipes (The Citadel) over Logan Chambers (VMI) (MD 15-3) (QF)

165: Joshua Roe (Presbyterian) over Logan Chambers (VMI) (Dec 6-3) (Consolation First Round)

174: Luke Hart (VMI) over Nathan Furman (Presbyterian) (Dec 9-3) (Prelim)

174: Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) over Luke Hart (VMI) (Fall 2:22) (QF)

174: Riley Augustine (Campbell) over Luke Hart (VMI) (Dec 2-0) (Consolation First Round)

184: Braxton Lewis (VMI) over Jackson Potts (Gardner-Webb) (Dec 9-2) (QF)

184: Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) over Braxton Lewis (VMI) (MD 14-5) (Semifinal)

184: Braxton Lewis (VMI) over Brant Cracraft (Campbell) (Dec 15-14) (Consolation Semifinal)

184: Logan Eller (App State) over Braxton Lewis (VMI) (MFFL) (Consolation Final)

197: Andrew Liber (Bellarmine) over Toby Schoffstall (VMI) (Dec 8-5) (QF)

197: Toby Schoffstall (VMI) over Savoy New (Davidson) (MD 17-3) (Consolation First Round)

197: Carson Floyd (App State) over Toby Schoffstall (VMI) (Fall 3:33) (Consolation Semifinal)

285: Josh Evans (VMI) over Ethan Vergara (Chattanooga) (Dec 8-4) (QF)

285: Stephan Monchery (App State) over Josh Evans (VMI) (Dec 4-2) (Semifinal)

285: Josh Evans (VMI) over Landon Sargent (Campbell) (SV-1 4-1) (Consolation Semifinal)

285: Daulton Mayer (Bellarmine) over Josh Evans (VMI) (Dec 4-0) (Consolation Final)

Editor’s Note: This article was first published on vmikeydets.com.