SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Bellarmine’s Cole Nance has been named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for the final week of the regular season. The selection is made by the league office.
Nance went 4-0 last week at 165 pounds. The Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, native defeated Presbyterian’s Tyler Chittum with a pin 2:31 into the match on Thursday to wrap SoCon competition. Two days later, Nance won three matches during the NWCA Great Lakes Championships to claim the title in his weight class. Nance’s first victory of the day came via pin over Akron wrestler Hamza Sawalha in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, the sophomore got a 12-0 major decision win against Ohio State’s Jake Gooding. Nance concluded his day by earning his third pin of the week in the finals against Ohio State wrestler Yury Pozdneev.
Bellarmine (12-4, 4-4 SoCon) defeated Presbyterian (4-11, 1-7), 22-20, to set a school record for wins in a season. Nance and six others were champions during the NWCA Great Lakes Championships as the Knights placed second in points out of nine teams with 132.
2022-23 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 9 Sean Carter, Jr., 133, App State
Nov. 16 Gabriel Hixenbaugh, R-Jr., 133, Campbell
Nov. 23 Jon Jon Millner, R-Sr., 149, App State
Nov. 30 None
Dec. 7 RJ Mosley, R-Sr., 165, Gardner-Webb
Dec. 14 Rocky Jordan, Jr., 174, Chattanooga
Dec. 21 Will Miller, So., 174, App State
Dec. 28 Malcolm Wiley, So., 197, Presbyterian
Jan. 4 Brayden Palmer, So., 133, Chattanooga
Jan. 11 RJ Mosley, R-Sr., 165, Gardner-Webb
Jan. 18 Gabriel Hixenbaugh, R-Jr., 133, Campbell
Jan. 25 Shannon Hanna, Sr., 141, Campbell
Feb. 1 Will Formato, R-Jr., 165, App State
Feb. 8 Ethan Oakley, R-Fr., 133, App State
Feb. 15 Domenic Zaccone, R-Jr., 133, Campbell
Feb. 22 Caleb Smith, R-So., 125, App State
March 1 Cole Nance, So., 165, Bellarmine