SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Campbell’s Josh Heil has been named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all competition from Nov. 3-9. The selection is made by the league office and is the first one of the 2021-22 season.
 
Heil, who is ranked No. 15 at 149 pounds, started his 2021-22 campaign going 2-0 with wins over two nationally ranked opponents in a pair of dual matches on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Oregon. The sixth-year senior and four-time NCAA qualifier made his season debut with a 3-2 decision over 29^th-ranked Lehigh wrestler Jimmy Hoffman before concluding the dual with a 5-0 decision over 25^th-ranked Oregon State wrestler Corey Crooks. The Brunswick, Ohio, native helped lead the Camels to a 22-11 victory over the 16^th-ranked Mountain Hawks, marking the first time a Southern Conference team has defeated the Lehigh wrestling program.
 
Campbell (2-1, 0-0 SoCon), which opened its season with a dual win over Montreat on Nov. 3, extended its dual winning streak, dating back to the 2021 season, to 10 with the victory over the Mountain Hawks before suffering its first defeat in 10 months with a 12-23 loss to the No. 21 Beavers. Prior to topping Lehigh, the Camels’ last win over a ranked opponent came in January 2020, when they defeated then-No. 11 Iowa State by a 22-14 score.
 
The Camels travel to Raleigh, North Carolina, on Sunday, Nov. 14, for the NC State Wolfpack Open.
 
Also nominated: Cole Nance (Bellarmine), Selwyn Porter (The Citadel), Jake Fernicola (Davidson), Reid Stewart (Presbyterian), Colton Landers (Chattanooga) and Zach Brown (VMI).
 
2021-22 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 10         Josh Heil, R-Sr., 149, Campbell