SALEM, Va. – After facing off against some of the top competition in the country at the 2023 Pete Wilson Invitational, a pair of Roanoke wrestlers have been named the ODAC Wrestlers of the Week. Mac Cafurello (125 lbs.) was named the ODAC Light Wrestler of the Week with teammate Mahlic Sallah (184 lbs.) being selected the ODAC Heavy Wrestler of the Week. It is Sallah's second ODAC Wrestler of the Week honor this season.

Cafurello went 7-1 at 125 lbs. over the weekend, reaching the podium and finishing third. He opened with a win over Jase Van Pelt of Cornell College by decision 7-3 before dropping his lone match of the tournament to Kie Anderson of Concordia-Moorhead. Cafurello then won six in a row with a win by tech. fall over Julian Long of Nebraska Wesleyan (17-0, 4:08), Adrian Samano of Ferrum by 9-4 decision, Tyler Klein (#2 Upper Midwest Region) by 10-4 decision, Cody Merwin of Cortland State with a 9-7 decision, and a 3-1 decision over Jack Stanley of Mount Union who is ranked #12 nationally and #3 in the Central region.

Sallah went a perfect 5-0 to claim the title at 184 lbs. He opened action with a pair of falls over Isaac Sell (Muskingum) and Stephen Watson (Wheaton). In the quarterfinals he won by major decision over the #4 in the Mid East region Brian Torres of Cortland State, 11-3 while winning by a 6-1 decision in the semifinals over #5 in the Central region, Gavin Layman of Ohio Northern. In the title match, he won over Niall Schoenfelder of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a 5-2 decision. Layman is ranked #6 nationally and #3 in the Upper Midwest region.

The Maroons travel to Ferrum on Thursday, February 2 for an ODAC dual with the Panthers at 7 p.m.