2025-26 The Citadel Wrestling Roster
Thomas Snipes
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Weight Class:
- 165
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Simpsonville, S.C.
- High School:
- Hillcrest HS
AWARDS
2025 SoCon Championship -- Most Outstanding Wrestler
2025-26 All-SoCon -- First Team
2025-26: Appeared in 16 matches and two tournaments…key member of program’s first Southern Conference regular-season title since 2004…All-Southern Conference selection for the 165 lbs division…competed in the Southeast Open four times and won all four, good for the top position at 165 lbs…competed in the Southern Scuffle seven times and won five bouts, good for fourth place…won matches against Maryland, Appalachian State, Campbell, Buffalo, Bloomsburg, Presbyterian, Rider, Michigan State, Gardner-Webb, Chattanooga, Bellarmine, VMI, and Air Force…represented The Citadel within the 165 lbs bracket at the SoCon Championship twice…earned the lone non-automatic qualifying bid from the Southern Conference into the NCAA DI Wrestling Championships…scored two wins over No. 33 Ryan Vigil (MD, 15-4) of VMI and No. 14 Andrew Barbosa (DEC, 3-1 TB-1) of Rutgers…eventually edged by 13th-seeded Andrew Sparks (DEC, 7-2) of Minnesota.
2024-25: Won match via decision against George Mason at the Battle at The Citadel…took home victories against Hofstra and Sacred Heart at the Hofstra Quad…placed third at the Navy Classic after four match victories, three via decision…placed fifth at the Southern Scuffle after posting seven individual wins, three coming via major decision…won dual matchups in last seven conference meets following a loss against Appalachian State in conference opener…won three matches at the SoCon Championships, earning an individual title and a bid to the NCAA Championships…won a consolation match at the NCAA Championships via decision.
2023-24:Â Picked up a major decision win against Montreat...registered a pin fall against Allen...registered a fourth-place finish at the Battle at The Citadel...had a major decision victory over Millersville...competed at the Navy Classic, winning three matches, earning sixth place...won a match via tech fall at the Las Vegas Invitational...Notched a win against Duke...tech fall victory over Queens...recorded two wins at the Southern Scuffle.
2022-23: Appeared in 13 matches, posting a 9-4 record…picked up a pair of wins in first two matches at the Southeast Open…earned five victories at The Citadel Open, including a tech fall in final match…had dual conference victories over Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for Hillcrest High School under head coach Anthony Esposito...three-time South Carolina state champion...NHSCA All-American...Journeyman All-American.
PERSONAL: Son of Regina and Trey Snipes.
2025 SoCon Championship -- Most Outstanding Wrestler
2025-26 All-SoCon -- First Team
2025-26: Appeared in 16 matches and two tournaments…key member of program’s first Southern Conference regular-season title since 2004…All-Southern Conference selection for the 165 lbs division…competed in the Southeast Open four times and won all four, good for the top position at 165 lbs…competed in the Southern Scuffle seven times and won five bouts, good for fourth place…won matches against Maryland, Appalachian State, Campbell, Buffalo, Bloomsburg, Presbyterian, Rider, Michigan State, Gardner-Webb, Chattanooga, Bellarmine, VMI, and Air Force…represented The Citadel within the 165 lbs bracket at the SoCon Championship twice…earned the lone non-automatic qualifying bid from the Southern Conference into the NCAA DI Wrestling Championships…scored two wins over No. 33 Ryan Vigil (MD, 15-4) of VMI and No. 14 Andrew Barbosa (DEC, 3-1 TB-1) of Rutgers…eventually edged by 13th-seeded Andrew Sparks (DEC, 7-2) of Minnesota.
2024-25: Won match via decision against George Mason at the Battle at The Citadel…took home victories against Hofstra and Sacred Heart at the Hofstra Quad…placed third at the Navy Classic after four match victories, three via decision…placed fifth at the Southern Scuffle after posting seven individual wins, three coming via major decision…won dual matchups in last seven conference meets following a loss against Appalachian State in conference opener…won three matches at the SoCon Championships, earning an individual title and a bid to the NCAA Championships…won a consolation match at the NCAA Championships via decision.
2023-24:Â Picked up a major decision win against Montreat...registered a pin fall against Allen...registered a fourth-place finish at the Battle at The Citadel...had a major decision victory over Millersville...competed at the Navy Classic, winning three matches, earning sixth place...won a match via tech fall at the Las Vegas Invitational...Notched a win against Duke...tech fall victory over Queens...recorded two wins at the Southern Scuffle.
2022-23: Appeared in 13 matches, posting a 9-4 record…picked up a pair of wins in first two matches at the Southeast Open…earned five victories at The Citadel Open, including a tech fall in final match…had dual conference victories over Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed for Hillcrest High School under head coach Anthony Esposito...three-time South Carolina state champion...NHSCA All-American...Journeyman All-American.
PERSONAL: Son of Regina and Trey Snipes.
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