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BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech wrestling program will hold an intrasquad scrimmage Friday night inside Cassell Coliseum as a final prep before the regular season and to give fans a glimpse of the 2012-13 Hokie squad. The event, which is free to the public, begins at 6:30 p.m.

The event will also mark the debut of Tech’s new competition mat, fresh with a new color and design.

Thirteen matches, listed below, are scheduled to take place.

125: Jarrod Garnett vs. Matt Peters
133: Erik Spjut vs. Jordan O'Donnell
133/141: Zach Neibert vs. Michael Gowen
141/149: Devin Carter vs. Taylor Black
149: Nick Brascetta vs. Chad Strube
157: Lex Ozias vs. Matt Stephens
157: David Bergida vs. Jesse Dong
165: Chris Moon vs. Issah Meade
165/174: Pete Yates vs. Huston Evans OR Brooks Morrison
174: John Dickson vs. Austin Gabel
184/197: Nick Vetterlein vs. Bobby Lavelle
197: Derrick Borlie vs. Darren Hankins
285: David Marone vs. Ty Walz
285: Chris Penny vs. Dan Garwood

Tech will host the Hokie Open on Sunday, Nov. 4 at the Salem Civic Center to open the season before traveling to Raleigh, N.C. the following weekend for the Wolfpack Open. The Hokies will then open the dual meet portion of their schedule on Friday, Nov. 16 against nationally ranked Ohio State before hosting the Hokie Duals on Sunday, Nov. 18 where Wisconsin, Manchester and Campbell will be compete.

For updates on Virginia Tech wrestling, follow the Hokies on Twitter (@VT_Wrestling).