VMI Keydets wrestling

VMI Keydets
University	Virginia Military Institute
Head Coach	Jim Gibson (2 seasons season)
Conference	SoCon
Location	Lexington, VA
Arena	Cocke Hall (Capacity: 1,200)
Nickname	Keydets
Colors	Red, white, and yellow[1]
All-Americans
2
Conference championships
105 (individual)
Conference Tournament championships
1930, 1935, 1938, 1943, 1951, 1957, 1985, 1995, 1997

The VMI Keydets wrestling team began in 1921 and represents the Virginia Military Institute of Lexington, Virginia (VMI) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) of NCAA Division I wrestling. The squad is coached by Jim Gibson.^[2]

The VMI wrestling team has had two wrestlers earn All-American honors. Charlie Branch finished in fourth place at 142-lbs at the 1994 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, becoming the school's first wrestling All-American. Branch later served as the head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles wrestling team. At the 1999 NCAA Championships, Leslie Apedoe, a native of Ghana, became an All-American by placing sixth at heavyweight. VMI wrestling has won nine conference tournament championships in their team's history.

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