SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Campbell’s Caleb Hopkins has been named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all competition from Jan. 13-19. The selection is made by the league office.
 
Hopkins earned a pair of wins Saturday as the Camels swept Ohio and VMI in Lexington, Virginia. The Palmer, Alaska, native won a 16-3 major decision over Ohio’s Carson Brewer, placing four points on the board against the Bobcats. Hopkins went on to record the team’s only pin of day, topping VMI’s Chase Meilnik in 3:46 at 184 pounds. Hopkins’ action on Saturday helped lead the Camels to their first shutout since defeating Presbyterian 55-0 on Jan. 25, 2020, with a 39-0 win over the Keydets. He is now 2-1 on the season and 1-0 in conference play.   
 
The Camels will host conference rivals App State and Gardner-Webb on Saturday, Jan. 23, in Buies Creek, North Carolina, for their only scheduled home meet of the 2020-21 season at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively. 
 
Also nominated: Julian Gorring (App State), Kyle Kretzer (The Citadel), RJ Mosley (Gardner-Webb) and Fabian Gutierrez (Chattanooga)
 
2020-21 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week
Jan. 6          Benjamin Barton, R-Sr., 157, Campbell
Jan. 13       Will Formato, R-So., 165, App State
Jan. 20       Caleb Hopkins, R-So, 184, Campbell