CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Headlined by an early pin from Teegan Vasquez (133 lbs) followed by a key tech falls via Kyrel Leavell (157 lbs) and Brodie Porter (184 lbs), The Citadel (11-7, 7-1 SoCon) managed to engineer a near-perfect victory over league rival VMI (5-9, 1-6 SoCon) en route to clinching the program's first Southern Conference regular-season championship since the 2003-04 campaign, surrendering just three bouts to the visitors as the Bulldogs dispatched the Keydets behind a decisive 34-11 margin Sunday afternoon at McAlister Field House.

With the win, The Citadel earns a guaranteed share of the regular-season SoCon championship via a 7-1 record; Chattanooga and Appalachian State also closed out their campaigns at 7-1 for a share of the title as well, the former claiming a road win at Bellarmine and the latter topping Gardner-Webb at home, both on Sunday afternoon. Previously, the Bulldogs took down the Mocs in a tightly-contested 19-18 criteria victory before falling to App State just a week later; meanwhile, UTC managed to pick up a home win over the previously unbeaten Mountaineers on Sunday, Feb. 15, forcing a three-way tie for the regular-season crown.

Next up, The Citadel advances to the 2026 Southern Conference Championship with an opportunity to defend a trio of individual titles, battling wrestlers from the league's eight fellow programs across a two-day double-elimination tournament at the Kimmel Arena in Asheville, N.C.


FINAL RESULTS
The Citadel def. VMI, 34-11
Sunday, Feb. 22 | McAlister Field House | Charleston, S.C.

125 -- Gylon Sims (CIT) over Tony Burke (VMI), MD (9-1)
133 -- Teegan Vasquez (CIT) over Kyle Gibson (VMI), FALL (2:50)
141 -- Dyson Dunham (VMI) over Marcus Wright (CIT), TF (19-4, 7:00)
149 -- Patrick Jordon (VMI) over Carson DesRosier (CIT), DEC (7-5)
157 -- Kyrel Leavell (CIT) over Eric Doran (VMI), TF (25-9, 6:12)
165 -- Thomas Snipes (CIT) over Ryan Vigil (VMI), MD (11-2)
174 -- Jacob Silka (CIT) over Beau Lewis (VMI), MD (8-0)
184 -- Brodie Porter (CIT) over Andrew Barford (VMI), TF (19-4, 4:23)
197 -- Toby Schoffstall (VMI) over Adam Ortega (CIT), DEC (4-2)
285 -- Roy Price III (CIT) over (VMI), FOR
* -- Dual began at 125 lbs