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Campbellsville finishes in top 5 on the All-Academic Team
Tigers finish in the top
5 of the NWCA NAIA All Academic Team standings for three consecutive
years. This year Campbellsville wrestlers Chris Branam, Kaci Payne
and Kyle Norred were individuals named to the team. Athletes must
be an All-American or National Qualifier with a 3.2 gpa to be eligible
for the team. Overall, the Tigers finished 3rd nationally in the
team standings.
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A “Pretty” good day recruiting!
Ohio
State Champ Tommy Pretty signed with us today and we picked up
several other commitments over the weekend.
Johnny Papesh-125
4x Ohio state placer from Aurora
HS. Signed early but is not listed on our recruiting page
Andrew Clark-125
2x Ohio placer from Reading HS
Tommy Pretty- 133
Ohio State Champ, 2x placer from
Elder HS
Jordan Cone-133
Florida State Champ from Suwannee HS
Daphilo Succes-133
4x Florida State Placer, lost to Cone in the
finals. Bell Glades Central High School
Otis Wesby-141
VA. AAA state placer from Menchville HS
Josh Ashbrook-157
3x Ky state placer, 2-2 at sr. nationals. From Harrison Cnty HS
Wade Coston 165/174
2x Florida state placer from Clay HS
Spencer Adams -184
2x Ohio State Placer from Marion Pleasant HS
Quintez Todd-197
Indiana SQ from Evansville HS
The Tigers recently held their annual Awards banquet. Freshman George Sheppard, an All-American, got this year's
Outstanding Wrestler Award, while Glen Jackson, a 3x All-American got the MVP Award for this season. read more
Campbellsville University Wrestlers Earn Academic Honors
Campbellsville University tops the list with 5 Academic All-Americans. Seniors Kyle Norred, Kaci Payne and Josh Deadrick made the list for the second time, while Senior Chris Branam and Junior Jairus Murton gets the award for the first time. read more...
Campbellsville finishes 14th at National Tournament......
The 2007-08 Tiger Wrestling season ended this weekend in Sioux City, Iowa at the Tyson events center. After starting the season as the pre season # 1 ranked team, expectations where very high for this team. The Tigers could not pull it together in Sioux City and came away with 4 All-Americans and a 14th place team finish. read more...
Campbellsville finishes 3rd in East Region.............
The two 157 pound wrestlers from Campbellsville led the charge for the Tigers at the East Region. David Clemens and George Sheppard both made the Regional Finals and wrestled against each other. Clemens took the match and claimed his 2nd East Region Title. Sheppard, only a freshman, finished as the runner up and also had a win over National Champion Victor Crenshaw in the semi finals. This weight class turned out the be the toughest weight class in the Nation this year. read more...
125
James Hicks is ranked 6th
141
Zach Flake is ranked # 1 and he will compete at the EdSouth Tournament this weekend after being out with an injury
157
David Clemens is ranked # 2
174
Johnny Sinchok is # 5
197
Glen Jackson is # 2
Several other CU wrestlers have wins over ranked wrestlers or have beaten higher ranked wrestlers:
At 141 Kyle Norred has a win over # 5 ranked Eric Graham
of Missouri Valley At 149 Josh Mason has a win over # 3 ranked Clint
Swango of
Oklahoma City.
At 157 George Sheppard has a win over # 3 ranked Brandon Benson of Oklahoma City and has not lost to any NAIA wrestler at 157!
David Clemens beat # 1 ranked Wayne French of Great Falls 20-8 in last years National Semi Finals match.
At 165 Chris Branam has a win over # 8 ranked Trevor Adkisson of
Oklahoma City.
At 174 Johnny Sinchok has a win over # 2 ranked John Wilcox of
Oklahoma
City.
For a detailed list of rankings go to:
http://naia.cstv.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/020708aaa.html
Wade Coston atop the podium after winning the 152-pound championship
in the Kiwanis Invitational at Forrest High School in Jacksonville.
Wade Coston, a senior at Clay High School, has signed a Letter
of Intent to attend Campbellsville University in Kentucky.
Coston is currently ranked as the Top Wrestler in the 152-pound
class in 1A.
"We are excited about Wade being given the opportunity to do
something he loves and receive an education for it," said Hank
Coston, Wade's father.
Wade's career record is 126-27 with just two losses this season.
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The New Gosser Gymnasium nears completion
The floors are almost complete in the 120 X 80 wrestling space. Soon, the mats will cover the floor and the team will move into the new locker rooms and office space.
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