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Hocum Wins 174-Pound Weight Class for Campbell in UNC Pembroke Open

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Brian Hocum won the 174-pound weight class and Lantz Nixon reached the final of the 184-pound class in collegiate wrestling Friday and Saturday in the UNC Pembroke Open.

Hocum won all five of his matches to claim the 174 pound weight class bracket. Hocum, a senior from Clakston, Wash., won his first match by pin in 3:43. He won his next four matches by a combined score of 44-22.

Nixon advanced all the way to the finals of the 184 pound class before losing 4-2 to Tony Morgan of Carson-Newman. The Red-Shirt senior won his first four matches 51-17 combined, highlighted by a 17-1 victory over Josh Chambers of Pensacola Christian College.

Five Camels – Lorey Campese (133), Eliot Berger (141), Billy Sheridan (149), Hocum (174) and Nixon 184) – posted two or more victories in the event.

The Camels return to action Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. when they travel to UNC Greensboro. CU then heads to Annapolis, Md., on Saturday to take part in the Navy Classic. [Round-By-Round Campbell Results]