SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga 184-pounder Bryce Carr has been named the Southern Conference wrestler of the week for all competition from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3. The selection is made by the league office.

Carr finished third at the prestigious Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Clothing, on Sunday and Monday, topping two ranked wrestlers along the way. Carr was the highest-finishing SoCon student-athlete in the field.

The redshirt junior from Dublin, Georgia, went 5-1 at the tournament, opening with a 12-5 win over Campbell’s Ville Heino on Sunday after earning a first-round bye. He dropped his lone bout of the tournament when he fell 6-4 in the first sudden-victory period to 14th-ranked Drew Foster of Northern Illinois.

Carr won out through the consolation bracket on Monday, starting with a 13-2 major decision over Lehigh’s Paul Dunn. He followed with consecutive wins over ranked foes, taking a 4-0 decision over No. 20 Dylan Gabel of Northern Colorado and a 7-4 win over No. 19 Hunter Gamble of Gardner-Webb. Carr secured his third-place finish with a 5-2 win over Edinboro’s Dakota Greer.

Carr helped the Mocs to an 11th-place finish in the loaded 23-team field, which featured 10 programs ranked in the NWCA/USA Today Top 25. UTC was the highest-finishing SoCon squad, besting Appalachian State (14th), Gardner-Webb (16th), Campbell (t-17th) and The Citadel (23rd).

Chattanooga (3-3, 1-0 SoCon) returns to action Sunday when it hosts Campbell (3-3, 0-1) for a league dual at 2 p.m.

Also nominated: Ty Buckiso (The Citadel), Hunter Gamble (Gardner-Webb) and Neal Richards (VMI).

2016-17 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 9 Nathan Kraisser, Campbell
Nov. 16 David Peters-Logue, Appalachian State
Nov. 23 Freddie Rodriguez, SIUE
Dec. 7 Nathan Kraisser, Campbell
Dec. 14 Jake McKiernan, SIUE
Dec. 21 Vito Pasone, Appalachian State
Jan. 4 Bryce Carr, Chattanooga

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