PREVIEW: Wrestling Holds Blue-Gold Matches

Saturday, October 17

Maclellan Gym

6 PM

Chattanooga

Blue-Gold Match

Ethan Uhorchuk

Photo by: Derek Daniel

10/15/2026 2:35:00 PM | Wrestling

Ethan Uhorchuk and the Chattanooga Mocs compete Saturday in Maclellan Gym in the annual Blue-Gold matches.

The Chattanooga Mocs wrestling squad is on display for the first time Saturday. The squad holds its annual Blue-Gold matches in Maclellan Gym. Preliminary matches are in the wrestling room starting at 1 p.m. Those bouts set up the finals starting at 6 p.m. In the middle, the Mocs volleyball team takes on Western Carolina at 3 p.m.

One Moc is not competing. Ethan Vergara, senior 285, is in Las Vegas for the Worlds U23. He is representing Puerto Rico at 125kg. Follow along by clicking the link here.

Quotable
"I think we're going to see a lot of growth out of our young guys that were in our lineup last year. They have a lot of experience, but there's going to be a lot of weight classes contested. We don't know exactly who's going to be our starters at this point, and that's a good problem to have, because that means we have some depth." – Coach Kyle Ruschell on the competition ahead

"I think. 125. Whoever comes out of that one, there's going to be a good matchup. 149, with Hunter Mason coming up and Cody Chittum coming down. They have to win to get there with five guys at that weight class, and Will Anderson was a freshman last year that wrestles hard. Everyone has to be ready to go, but I think everybody's looking forward to those two potentially matching up. And then 157, we got four guys. They're going to go out there and scrap pretty hard." – Ruschell on highlighted bouts

"Ethan has been training hard for the u23 World Championships.
It's just a great experience for somebody him to wrestle for a country. We're looking forward to just seeing him get out there, compete hard and then getting back here to wrestle." – Ruschell on Vergara at worlds event

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PRELIMS | 1 pm
125
Travis Clawson vs Tanner Tran
Ty Tice has a bye

141
Ethan Uhorchuk vs Cole Krutzfeldt
John Stewart vs Pierce Pennington

149
Opening Prelim: George Emendorfer vs Hayden Hughes
Hunter Mason vs. Emendorfer/Hughes
Will Anderson vs Cody Chittum

157
Cavarius Liddie vs Michael Kilic
Brayden Leach vs Alex Hutchcraft

165
Tavian Camper has a bye
Mason Reiniche has a bye

174
Tre McTorry vs. Wyatt Gibbs
Charlie Foster has a bye

184
Landon Jones has a bye

197
Brock Rios vs Kendrick Curtis
Kade Rule has a bye

Not Competing
Brody Gobbell (133)
Ethan Lipsey (133)
Kamdyn Munro (174)
Brody Murray (174)
Jackson Schwab (285)
Ethan Vergara (285)

FINALS | 6 pm
125: Prelim Winners
141: Prelim Losers
141: Prelim Winners
149: Prelim Losers
149: Prelim Winners
157: Prelim Losers
157: Prelim Winners
165: Camper vs Reiniche
174: Foster vs Prelim Winner
184: Jones vs 197 Prelim Loser
197: Rule vs 197 Prelim Winner

Season Tickets On Sale
Season tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com here. The season plan includes every match in Maclellan Gym as well as all-session passes for the Southern Scuffle. For more information on wrestling season tickets, please email MocsTicketing@utc.edu or call the ticket office at 423-266-MOCS (6627). Hours of operation are 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The ticket office will also contact individuals who purchased season tickets in 2025-26.

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