SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Chattanooga’s Chad Pyke has been named the Southern Conference wrestler of the week for all competition held Feb. 14-20, the league office announced Wednesday.

A senior from McDonough, Georgia, Pyke helped Chattanooga defeat Campbell 27-6 with a victory over Quentin Perez on Saturday. Wrestling at 165 pounds, Pyke scored an 11-3 major decision-victory, handing Perez his first SoCon dual loss of the season. Pyke, who was ranked No. 32 in his weight class by the NCAA coaches’ panel, is 19-9 on the season and 6-1 in SoCon duals. 

With the win over Campbell, Chattanooga finished second (6-1) to Appalachian State (7-0) in the SoCon regular-season standings. 

The Southern Conference Wrestling Championship, hosted by The Citadel, begins on Saturday, March 3.

Also nominated: Gavin Londoff (Appalachian State), Jere Heino (Campbell) and Conor Fenn (Davidson). 

2017-18 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 8 Bryce Carr, Chattanooga
Nov. 15 Forrest Przybysz, Appalachian State
Nov. 21 Quentin Perez, Campbell
Dec. 6 Nathan Boston, Campbell
Dec. 13 Forrest Przybysz, Appalachian State
Dec. 20 Denton Spencer, Gardner-Webb
Jan. 3 Bryce Carr, Chattanooga
Jan. 10 Blake Hohman, VMI
Jan. 17 Scottie Boykin, Chattanooga
Jan. 24 Nate Higgins, SIUE
Jan. 31 Jere Heino, Campbell
Feb. 7 Randall Diabe, Appalachian State
Feb. 14 Quentin Perez, Campbell
Feb. 21 Chad Pyke, Chattanooga

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