Video Interview with Chris Mecate
NEW YORK -- Chris Mecate put an exclamation point on his decorated wrestling career Saturday morning, downing Solomon Chishko from cross-state rival Virginia Tech, 5-3, to finish fifth at the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships before 19,147 fans at Madison Square Garden. Mecate became ODU's seventh two-time All-American and finished with a career record of 115-37, which moves him into a tie for eighth place on the school's all-time wins list.
"We are extremely proud of Chris Mecate for once again earning All-American status," head coach Steve Martin said.