Meet the Hokies
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Personal: Matthew Scott Epperly was born June 25, 1987, in Christiansburg, VA … The son of Jeff and Elise Epperly … Has two brothers, Brady and Zack … Majoring in history.
Jarrod Garnett
Epperly’s Career Stats
125 • Freshman Newark, Del. Caravel Academy
Year 2006-07 2006-07 Totals
Overall Dual Leag. M.Dec. T.Fall Falls Time Pts. 3-1 3-1 0-0 2 0 1 :46 14 23-12 7-6 1-2 7 1 7 :23 26 26-13 10-7 1-2 9 1 8 :23 40
Matt Epperly
W R E S T L I N G
High School: Lettered four times for Coach Joe Archangelo at Caravel Academy … Ranked the No. 20 130-pounder in the final InterMat rankings … A Junior National champion who was also a Fargo All-American … Defeated the National No. 1 ranked wrestler in 2007 … A four-time conference champion who won two state titles … Also took second place twice … Finished his career with a 124-14 record … Captain of his team for two seasons … Wrestled for Raw 241 club team for three years … Second-team academic all-state. Personal: Jarrod Vincent Garnett was born June 27, 1990, in Newark, DE … The son of Carl and Michelle Garnett … Has one sister, Jasmyn … … Enrolled in university studies.
Andre Johnson 157 • Junior West Palm Beach, Fla. Jupiter Christian H.S.
Erik Fowlie 125 • Freshman Concord, N.C. Concord H.S. High School: Lettered four times for coaches Erik Hopkins, Michael Carty and Jason Hessberg at Concord High … A four-time all-conference wrestler who qualified for the state tournament three times … Placed at the state meet once … Was also named all-county twice and was MVP of his squad two times … Also played ice hockey for 11 years, playing for the Charlotte Jr. Checkers for six years. Personal: Erik Benjamin Fowlie was born September 28, 1990, in Coolum Beach, Australia … The son of Catherine and David Fowlie … Father wrestled at Clemson … Has two siblings, Kristen and Neil … Majoring in marketing management.
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2007-08: Bounced around at three different weight classes throughout the season, seeing action at 149, 157 and 174 pounds … Went 2-18 on the year … Went 0-13 in dual matches and 0-5 in the ACC … Picked up a win at the East Stroudsburg Open. 2006-07: Wrestled at two weight classes as a true freshman … Went 6-14 overall … Posted a 5-10 mark at 141 pounds and a 1-4 record at 149 pounds … Went 4-9 in dual meets and 0-1 in ACC action … Had one major decision and one fall, which came at the 2:39 mark … Finished third at the Davidson Open. High School: Lettered a combined four times for coaches Jeff Resscott and Shawn Seldon … A two-time state champion … Was named the Palm Beach Post Wrestler of the Year after going 53-0 his senior year … Sunshine Open champion … Named to both the Palm Beach Post and the Sun-Sentinel’s first-team … Transferred to Jupiter Christian School for his final season and entered college having wrestled for just four years … Originally signed with Fresno State but was released from that NLI when FSU dropped its wrestling program … Graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was in the top 5 percent of his graduating class. Personal: Andre Jessie Johnson was born August 15, 1988, in Hollywood, FL … The son of Kirk and Vivienne Howell … Has three siblings, Victoria, Max and Haley … Majoring in the science of food, nutrition and exercise.
Year 2006-07 2007-08 Totals
Johnson’s Career Stats
Overall Dual Leag. M.Dec. T.Fall Falls Time Pts. 6-14 4-9 0-1 1 0 1 2:39 16 2-18 0-13 0-5 0 0 0 - 0 8-32 4-22 0-6 1 0 1 2:39 16