CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Virginia Tech junior Caleb Henson was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Week for matches held from December 5-8.
 
Henson proved why he is the No. 1 nationally ranked wrestler at 149 pounds, going 5-0 to take home the 149-pound championship at the 2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. He is the first Hokie to win a title at the prestigious Las Vegas event since 2018.
 
At the CLKV Invitational, Henson was a perfect 5-0 with three bonus point victories and three wins over ranked opponents.
 
He started the tournament with back-to-back technical fall wins over Noah Tapia of Hofstra (17-2; 3:33) and Jagger French of Cal Poly (19-3; 5:38) before securing a 6-3 decision over No. 20 Carter Young of Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals.
 
Henson then went on to defeat All-American Jaden Abas of Stanford, ranked No. 14, in the semifinals via fall with a time of 6:53, advancing to his second consecutive CKLV finals appearance.
 
In the finals, Henson faced off with No. 5 Ridge Lovett of Nebraska, to whom he lost the Vegas finals last year but would go on to defeat in the 2024 NCAA Championship semifinals last March. The two grapplers went to-to-toe for all three periods and then into sudden victory where Henson scored a three-point takedown to pick up the 6-3 win.
 
With his five wins last week, Henson improved his season record to 11-0.

2024-25 ACC Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 6 – Spencer Moore, North Carolina
Nov. 12 – Vince Robinson, NC State
Nov. 19 – Isaac Trumble, NC State
Nov. 26 – Connor Barket, Duke
Dec. 10 – Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech