On Friday evening, the University of Virginia’s wrestling team took on Virginia Tech in a Commonwealth Clash on the mat.
Though the rivalry is old, the venue was novel. The meet marked the wrestling team’s first regular season meet since 2014 in John Paul Jones Arena, better known as the home of UVA’s basketball teams, and a crowd of 1,798 – including UVA President Jim Ryan – loudly cheered on the Cavaliers. University photographer Sanjay Suchak, tucked in the shadowy recesses of the arena’s catwalks, was on hand to capture the moment from above.
