Wrestling Southern Conference

The Citadel?s Frisch Named SoCon Wrestler of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Citadel’s Matt Frisch has been named the Southern Conference wrestler of the week for all competition from Jan. 7-13. The selection is made by the league office.

Frisch went 4-0 at 149 pounds at the Virginia Duals in Hampton, Va., on Friday and Saturday.

The junior from Oxford, Mich., opened his tournament with a 7-4 win over Rider’s B.J. Clagon on Friday and followed that up with an 8-3 win over TJ Miller of No. 16 Virginia. In the Bulldogs’ third dual match of the day, Frisch topped Kent State’s Michael DePalma, 7-4.

In Saturday’s action, Frisch pinned Nebraska-Kearney’s Destin McCauley, ranked No. 7 nationally at 149 in Division II, in 4:26. The Citadel topped UNK, ranked No. 3 nationally at the DII level, by a 24-14 count.

The Bulldogs (3-3, 1-0 SoCon) return to the mats Wednesday at 7 p.m. when they host Gardner-Webb (4-4, 1-0 SoCon) in Charleston, S.C. The match will stream live on the SoCon Digital Network.

Also nominated: Vito Pasone (Appalachian State), Ville Heino (Campbell), Austin Sams (Chattanooga) and Shabaka Johns (VMI).

2014-15 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 5    Kevin Birmingham, Davidson
Nov. 12    Dalton Henderson, VMI
Nov. 19    Denzel Dejournette, Appalachian State
Nov. 26    Denzel Dejournette, Appalachian State
Dec. 10    Dominic Parisi, Appalachian State
Dec. 17    Austin Trott, Gardner-Webb
Dec. 24    Jared Johnson, Chattanooga
Jan. 7      Sean Boyle, Chattanooga
Jan. 14    Matt Frisch, The Citadel

Arby’s Southern Conference Wrestling Championship
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March 7, 2015
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