SoCon Announces Wrestler of the Week

SPARTANBURG, SC – Chattanooga redshirt freshman Cavarius Liddie was named Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for competition held between November 19-25.

Liddie (Gainesville, FL / Buchholz HS) rolled to three bonus point wins, including a fall in less than 60 seconds, to rally for a fifth-place finish at the 2025 Black Knight Invitational in West Point, NY. Liddie dropped his opening bout to 16^th-ranked and two-time U20 World Champion PJ Duke of Penn State but responded with a flurry. He rolled to a 17-2 tech fall over Army’s Owen O’Conner and followed with a fall in only 55 seconds to top No. 32 Joe Antonio of Army. Liddie advanced to face another Army wrestler in his final match, whipping Kellen Smith by a 17-3 major decision.

The win over Antonio was Chattanooga’s first pin of a ranked wrestler since February 2024.

Chattanooga (3-1) will take a brief break from action until December 12, when it travels to face a tough Utah Valley team and No. 4 Iowa in Hannibal, MO.

Also nominated and considered: Stephan Monchery (285, App State), Trayce Eckman (133, Bellarmine), Pablo Macias (157, Campbell), T.K. Davis (133, Gardner-Webb), Phoenix Alyea (141, VMI)

Results

Cavarius Liddie (3-1) – 5^th Place

157: loss vs. #16 PJ Duke (Penn State, D1), Fall (2:37)

157: win vs. Owen O’Conner (Army, D1), Tech Fall (17-2)

157: win vs. #32 Joe Antonio (Army, D1), Fall (0:55)

157: win vs. Kellen Smith (Army, D1), Major Decision (17-3) - 5th Place Match

2025-26 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week

Nov. 5 ­– Thomas Snipes (165, Jr., The Citadel, Simpsonville, SC)

Nov. 12 – Patrick Jordon (149, Jr., VMI, Providence Forge, VA)

Nov. 19 – T.K. Davis (133, So., Gardner-Webb, Rockmart, GA)

Nov. 26 – Cavarius Liddie (157, R-Fr., Chattanooga, Gainesville, FL)