Wrestling Southern Conference

Chattanooga's Peck Named Wrestler of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga heavyweight Dawson Peck has been named the Southern Conference wrestler of the week for all competition from Feb. 12-18. The selection is made by the league office.

Peck went 2-0 and pinned a top-25 opponent on the week as the Mocs fell to a pair of ranked teams at the NWCA National Duals in Columbus, Ohio.

Against Evan Knutson of No. 20 North Dakota State on Sunday, Peck earned an 8-2 decision in 19th-ranked Chattanooga’s 28-10 loss. The following day, the Virginia Tech transfer pinned former teammate Ty Walz, ranked 16th nationally, in just 2:10. Chattanooga dropped the narrow 22-17 decision to the 16th-ranked Hokies in its second top-20 showdown in as many days.

Knutson is ranked 26th in the NCAA RPI at heavyweight, while Walz checks in at No. 22.

Peck, a freshman from Chambersburg, Pa., is 11-1 for the Mocs since transferring from Virginia Tech in January.

Chattanooga (15-7, 6-0 SoCon), which has already secured at least a share of the SoCon regular-season title, can claim it outright when it takes on VMI in Lexington, Va., on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Also nominated: Dylan Cottrell (Appalachian State), Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (The Citadel), Anthony Elias (Davidson) and Dakota Leach (SIUE).

2013-14 SoCon wrestlers of the week
Nov. 13    Corey Mock, Chattanooga
Nov. 20    Dylan Cottrell, Appalachian State
Nov. 27    Corey Mock, Chattanooga
Dec. 11    Jake Residori, SIUE
Dec. 18    Dylan Cottrell, Appalachian State
Jan. 1    Nick Soto, Chattanooga
Jan. 8    Nick Soto, Chattanooga
Jan. 15    Kevin Birmingham, Davidson
Jan. 22    Austin Trott, Gardner-Webb
Jan. 29    Turtogtokh Luvsandorj, The Citadel
Feb. 5    Aaron Walker, The Citadel
Feb. 12    Turtogtokh Luvsandorj, The Citadel
Feb. 19    Dawson Peck, Chattanooga

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