BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell held their annual Black and Orange Showcase Thursday night in the Pope Convocation Center. The event, an intrasquad scrimmage, featured the Fighting Camel wrestlers competing against each other for starting positions in the regular season opener on November 3 at The Citadel Open.
The event featured 12 matches across the weight classes, as Campbell fans got their first look at the 2012-13 squad. The black team defeated the white side 38-6. Results are below:
Match #1 (184/197) John Merickel dec. Taylor McGiffen 3-1
Match #2 (125/133) Tanner Bidelspach fall Trent Little, 2:17
Match #3 (141/133) Joey Rizzolino dec. Jordan Tolbert 9-7 (OT)
Match #4 (149) Cory Wagner pin Justice Bailey, 1:13
Match #5 (149) Grant Blumenthal dec. Daniel Luty 7-0
Match #6 (157) Nick Rex tech. fall Brad Merriman 2:25
Match #7 (165) Paul Duggan maj. dec. Garrison Matthews 12-3
Match #8 (174/184) Cody Ryba dec. Matt Cox 7-0
Match #9 (141/149) Thomas LeBarre maj. dec. Sam Parrish 11-1
Match #10 (125/133) Eric Montoya maj. dec. Trent Little 18-5
Match #12 (197) John Merickel tech. fall Winston Church 17-2