FOREST, Va. – The Roanoke College wrestling team captured three of the top four major awards Tuesday as the Old Dominion Athletic Conference released the All-ODAC team Tuesday, voted on by the league's coaches. Roanoke had eight student-athletes earn spots on the all-conference team.

Junior 141-pounder Mark Samuel was voted the league's Wrestler of the Year, Maroon head mentor Nate Yetzer was tabbed as the Coach of the Year and freshman Jonah Paulino earned Rookie of the Year accolades.

Samuel won the National Championship at 141 pounds, the Maroons' first wrestling national champion and the school's first national champion in any sport since 2010. He finished the year 33-4 with five pins, 10 technical falls and three major decisions. 

Yetzer was named the Region IV Coach of the Year (regular season) for the second-straight year. Roanoke finished the year 15-2 and 7-0 in the ODAC to win RC's third-straight league title. The Maroons placed second in the region and were seventh in the nation in the final NWCA dual meet rankings. Yetzer coached five NCAA qualifiers.

Paulino finished the year 26-6 with six pins, five technical falls and seven major decisions. He won the ODAC Title at 133 pounds and placed second at regionals to advance to the NCAA Championships. He also was an All-ODAC first-team honoree.

Roanoke also had six other wrestlers earn All-ODAC honors: Xavier Preston (first team, 174 pounds), Vincenzo Corvetto (first team, 184 pounds), Isiac Paulino (second team, 125 pounds), Jarrod Pominville (second team, 157 pounds), Dustin Smith (third team, 149 pounds) and Andru Boyd (third team, 165 pounds).
 
ODAC WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
Mark Samuel, Jr., 141 lbs., Roanoke

ODAC COACH OF THE YEAR
Nathan Yetzer, Roanoke

ODAC ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Jonah Paulino, Fy., 133 lbs., Roanoke

ODAC/VA FARM BUREAU INSURANCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
John Santowski, Jr., 197 lbs., Washington and Lee
 
2024-25 ALL-ODAC WRESTLING TEAMS
 
125 LBS
All-ODAC 1st Team                  Mason Barrett, AU
All-ODAC 2nd Team                Isiac Paulino, RC
All-ODAC 3rd Team                 Tony Urso, WLU
                                       
133 LBS
All-ODAC 1st Team                  Jonah Paulino, RC
All-ODAC 2nd Team                Vincent Ziccardi, WLU
All-ODAC 3rd Team                 AJ Orlando III, AU
                                       
141 LBS
All-ODAC 1st Team                  Josh Wilson, GBRO
All-ODAC 2nd Team                Mark Samuel, RC
All-ODAC 3rd Team                 Skyler Hickman, WLU
149 LBS
All-ODAC 1st Team                  Evan Lindner, WLU
All-ODAC 2nd Team                Andre Cortes, AU
All-ODAC 3rd Team     Dustin Smith, RC
                                    
157 LBS
All-ODAC 1st Team                  Anthony Taylor, AU
All-ODAC 2nd Team                Jarrod Pominville, RC
All-ODAC 3rd Team                 Joseph Olalde, FC
                                       
165 LBS
All-ODAC 1st Team                  Mark Troni, WLU
All-ODAC 2nd Team                Xavier Swanson, AU
All-ODAC 3rd Team                 Andru Boyd, RC
                                       
174 LBS
All-ODAC 1st Team                  Xavier Preston, RC
All-ODAC 2nd Team                Jacob Wright, WLU
All-ODAC 3rd Team                 Adrian Soto-Perez, GBRO
                                       
184 LBS
All-ODAC 1st Team                  Vincenzo Corvetto, RC
All-ODAC 2nd Team                Jack McCusker, WLU
All-ODAC 3rd Team                 Nolan Gerwitz, AU
                                       
197 LBS
All-ODAC 1st Team                  John Santowski, WLU
All-ODAC 2nd Team                Jacob Jimenez, AU
All-ODAC 3rd Team                 Isaiah Manning, GBRO
                                       
285 LBS
All-ODAC 1st Team                  Carter Stack, WLU
All-ODAC 2nd Team                Braeden Fluke, AU
All-ODAC 3rd Team                 Jacob Barlow, GBRO