Campbell Wrestling in 28th Place After Day One at Southern Scuffle

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Campbell wrestling team has 10.5 points and is 28th in the 32 team field at the 2005 Southern Scuffle. The team is ahead of Duke, Davidson, Princeton and George Mason after day one at the event.
Brent Poynter, led the Camels on day one with a 4-1 record. Poynter a transfer from Spartanburg Methodist College, will wrestle in the second day of the competition. He begins tomorrow in the wrestle back four stage of the tournament.
Poynter's only loss came in the round of 32 match, where he fell to No. 6 seed Deonte Penn of Edinboro. Penn is the No. 20 ranked wrestler in the country in the 165-pound weight class. The Edinboro team is ranked No. 19 in the country in the USA Today / Inter Mat Wrestling poll.
On the day the Camels came away with five individual wins against a tough field. During the tournament the Camels faced five wrestlers that were ranked in the top-25 in the country in their respective weight classes.
In addition to Poynter's match against No. 20 Penn, James Amsley (174) faced No. 1 ranked Ben Askern (Missouri); Trevour Smith (125) fell to No. 13 Obenson Blanc (Lock Haven); Elliot Berger (141) lost to No. 18 Kevin Artis (UNC Greensboro); Jeremiah Fennel (HWT) faced No. 17 Ty Watterson (Oregon State).
The current leader at the tournament is Minnesota, a team currently ranked No. 3 in the USA Today / Inter Mat Wrestling rankings.
The Camels will continue to wrestle in day two of the tournament. Fans can follow the tournament results online at www.southernscuffle.com and can also purchase live web-casts from the same site.
Campbell wrestling team hosts its first home meet of the season on Jan. 6. This will be the Camels first duel meet of the season.