Wrestling Southern Conference

Campbell Wrestlers Drop Citadel

Charleston, SC - The Campbell Camels defeated The Citadel Bulldogs, 26-10, in non-conference wrestling action Feb. 16 in Deas Hall. The Camels won eight of ten matches to easily dispatch the Bulldogs.

The Camels received a strong effort from the 197 pound John Christian, who defeated The Citadel's Jordan Everett by a score of 15-6. Campbell had a second wrestle reach 15 points as Adam Doherty out-lasted Bulldog Andrew Norris, 15-9, in the 133-pound weight class. The Camels most convincing win of the night was heavyweight John Black's major decision over The Citadel's John Bohern, 9-1.

The Citadel received a strong effort from 174-pound junior Mike Regner, who pinned Josh McConnell 2:25 into the match. The only other Bulldog victory of the night was a commanding decision in the 149-pound match. Their, Justin Bellman defeated the Camels' Mike Wrinkle, 17-4.

"I'm a little disappointed with tonight's effort," coach Rob Hjerling stated. "Hopefully we can regroup tonight and find a little extra momentum so we can have a quality effort tomorrow against VMI."

The Bulldogs will face Southern Conference and military rival VMI tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 in 1st Battalion, weather permitting. The alternate site for tomorrow's match will be McAlister Field House at the scheduled time. Tomorrow's match versus VMI is The Citadel's last regular season match before heading into the Southern Conference Championships scheduled for March 3 in Chapel Hill, NC.

Campbell defeated The Citadel 26-10
Bricker def. Gates (CIT) 9-5
133 Doherty def. Norris (CIT) 15-9
141 Bricker def. Byzeck (CIT) 7-4
149 Bellman (CIT) def. Wrinkle 17-4
157 Cox def. Bell (CIT) 6-1
165 Nixon def. Clifton (CIT) 4-2
174 Regner (CIT) def. McConnel pin 2:25
184 Pfeffer def. Gross (CIT) 4-2
*197 Christian def. Everett (CIT) 15-6
Hwt Black def. Bohren (CIT) 9-1
*The match began at 197 due to a random weight class draw.