Campbell's Wynton Denkins named SoCon Wrestler of the Week

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Campbell’s Wynton Denkins has been selected as the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for the week of Jan. 8-14.  

A native of Perrysburg, Ohio, Denkins went undefeated at the David H. Lehman ‘68 Franklin & Marshall Open on Jan. 10. 

The sophomore won six matches in the 149 pound weight class en route to an F&M Open championship, being one of two Campbell wrestlers to claim first place at the event.  

His first three victories were all bonus-point margins, with two major decisions and a technical fall. Denkins would follow that up with three consecutive victories over seeded opponents to take first place. 

Denkins competed as the number two seed in the event, with a highlight 6-3 decision win over Columbia’s Kai Owen who was seeded at No. 3 and was an NCAA Qualifier last season.  

Denkins rose one spot on the FloWrestling rankings, currently sitting at 31^st in his weight class. He is now 20-6 on the season. 

The Camels will open their SoCon schedule on Jan. 17 as they visit Gardner-Webb. 

Also nominated: Carson Floyd (App State), Todd Carter (Gardner-Web) 

2024-25 SoCon Wrestler of the Week   

Nov. 6 Patrick Jordon, So., VMI 

Nov. 13 Braxton Lewis, Jr., VMI 

Nov. 20 Taye Ghadiali, Gr., Campbell 

Nov. 27 Patrick Brophy, R-So., Citadel 

Dec. 11 Chad Bellis, Sr., App State  

Dec. 18 T.K. Davis, R-Fr., Gardner-Webb 

Dec. 25 Shannon Hanna, Gr., Campbell 

Jan. 1 No Nominations 

Jan. 8 Sergio Desiante, So., Chattanooga 

Jan. 15 Wynton Denkins, So., Campbell