Wrestling Southern Conference

The Citadel's Walker Named Wrestler of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Citadel’s Aaron Walker has been named the Southern Conference wrestler of the week for all competition from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4. The selection is made by the league office.

Walker went 3-0 on the week, taking the 157-pound title and being named the most outstanding wrestler at the All-Academy Championships in New London, Conn., on Saturday.

Walker, a redshirt freshman, opened his tournament with a pin of Michael Palomba of Coast Guard in 4:36. The Judson, Texas, native followed that up with an 11-5 win over Air Force’s Joshua Kreimier and added a 2-1 win over Navy’s Bobby Burg in the title tilt.

The trio of wins extended Walker’s winning streak to 10 matches and moved his season record to 22-7. Walker is 8-0 in dual matches this season and 3-0 against SoCon competition.

The Citadel (5-3, 2-1 SoCon) returns to action Friday for a Southern Conference bout against Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, N.C.

Also nominated: Vito Pasone (Appalachian State), Paul Duggan (Campbell), Kevin Birmingham (Davidson), Alex Hudson (Chattanooga) and Juan Adams (VMI).

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
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