The Citadel
NCAA Wrestling Championships
Snipes Concludes Two-Day Run at 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships
3/20/2026 2:17:00 PM | Wrestling
The Simpsonville, S.C., product dropped his initial Championship First Round bout against Caliendo via fall before registering a pair of 'survive & advance' wins on Thursday evening, topping Vigil courtesy of a 15-4 major decision in the Consolation Prelims before edging Barbosa behind a 3-1 tiebreaker decision to close out the Consolation First Round. In a rematch of an early November gold-medal clash at the Southeast Open, Snipes faltered against Sparks via a 7-2 decision, officially bowing out of the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Friday afternoon.
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𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐀𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓-𝟐𝟔 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 🗣️⬆️
— The Citadel Wrestling (@CitadelWrestle) March 20, 2026
Thank you Bulldog nation for following along with us all season and for your great… pic.twitter.com/VSzJIV4eVi
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𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🤩
— The Citadel Wrestling (@CitadelWrestle) March 19, 2026
Thomas Snipes w/ a 15-4 major decision over the 165 lb SoCon champ to advance ‼️💪#NextDogUp pic.twitter.com/dhxo3gXpy5
𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐔𝐁 😤
— The Citadel Wrestling (@CitadelWrestle) March 20, 2026
Thomas Snipes defeats #14 Andrew Barbosa from Rutgers to advance to tomorrow ‼️🤩#NextDogUp pic.twitter.com/aorUZ38qmO
🎥 ICYMI: We chatted with Coach Welch following day one of the NCAA championships and looks ahead to the next round 🗣️⬇️#NextDogUp pic.twitter.com/3GvLkid2Hb
— The Citadel Wrestling (@CitadelWrestle) March 20, 2026
𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 🎤
— The Citadel Wrestling (@CitadelWrestle) March 20, 2026
We caught up with our guy (on the bike 🚲) following a strong day one performance at the NCAAs 🗣️⬆️#NextDogUp pic.twitter.com/W3kCfvufbV
CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND | Thursday Afternoon
165 -- No. 3 Mikey Caliendo (IOWA) over No. 30 Thomas Snipes (CIT), FALL (2:44)
CONSOLATION PRELIMS | Thursday Evening
165 -- No. 30 Thomas Snipes (CIT) over No. 33 Ryan Vigil (VMI), MD (15-4)
CONSOLATION FIRST ROUND | Thursday Evening
165 -- No. 30 Thomas Snipes (CIT) over No. 14 Andrew Barbosa (RUT), DEC (3-1 TB-1)
CONSOLATION SECOND ROUND | Friday Afternoon
165 -- No. 13 Andrew Sparks (MINN) over No. 30 Thomas Snipes (CIT), DEC (7-2)
