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Wrestling Southern Conference

Andrew Morgan named SoCon Wrestler of the Week

Picked up his 12th win in the last 14 bouts

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Campbell’s Andrew Morgan has been named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all competition Feb. 5-11. The selection is made by the league office.

Morgan picked up a big win over 14th-ranked Matthew Waddell of Chattanooga on Feb. 8 for the 12th win in his last 14 bouts. The redshirt senior from Fountain Valley, California, took a 5-0 decision over Waddell at 184 pounds to lead the Camels to a 26-11 victory, their sixth straight dual win. Morgan is now 24-5 overall and 3-0 in SoCon duals, ranking as high as sixth in the country at 184 pounds according to FloWrestling.

The weekly award is the second of Morgan’s career.

Campbell (8-2, 4-0 SoCon) has a big showdown ahead with Appalachian State (8-2, 5-0 SoCon) on Thursday at 6 p.m., with both teams entering the match undefeated in SoCon duals.

Also nominated: Will Formato (Appalachian State), Rodney Jones (Chattanooga), Jacob Brasseur (Presbyterian) and Chris Beck (VMI).

2019-20 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 6        Quentin Perez, Campbell
Nov. 13       Andrew Morgan, Campbell
Nov. 20       Jonathan Millner, Appalachian State
Nov. 27       Josh Heil, Campbell
Dec. 4        Sean Carter, Appalachian State
Dec. 11       Conor Fenn, Davidson
Dec. 18       Korbin Meink, Campbell
Dec. 24       Fabian Gutierrez, Chattanooga
Jan. 8         Josh Heil, Campbell
Jan. 15       Noah Gonser, Campbell
Jan. 22       Codi Russell, Appalachian State
Jan. 29       Neal Richards, VMI
Feb. 5         Jonathan Millner, Appalachian State
Feb. 12       Andrew Morgan, Campbell
 
-www.SoConSports.com-