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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Nathan Kraisser finished fourth (133 pounds) at the 2016 Defense Soap & Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle going 6-2 on the weekend. Paul Duggan finished eighth at 165 pounds (4-3) as the Camels finished the tournament 14th overall with 38.5 team points. The 14th place finish is the highest in school history at the Southern Scuffle.
Ville Heino went 4-2 on the weekend while Drew Walker and Lucas Stewart both went 2-2 as action wrapped up on day two.
The Camels return to the mat on Wednesday, January 6, as they host conference rival Appalachian State in Carter Gym at 5 p.m. Video and live stats will be available for fans to follow if unable to attend the match.
Kraisser led all Campbell grapplers as he went 6-2 overall to finish fourth at the Scuffle. He started the day by recording a 13-0 major decision over John Twomey from Air Force in round four of the consolation bracket. He followed that performance by knocking out fellow Camel grappler Drew Walker in a tech fall 18-3.
Kraisser picked up a win over Keegan Moore from West Virginia due to a medical forfeit by the Mountaineer and went on to face Garth Yenter of Michigan State in the seventh round of the consolations. Kraisser cruised to a 5-0 decision over Yenter and received yet another win via medical forfeit from Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) in the consolation semifinals.
Kraisser advanced to the third place bout where he faced George DiCamillo from UVA. DiCamillo scored three takedowns as he defeated Kraisser in a 6-3 decision and a fourth place finish for Kraisser.
Duggan finished the Scuffle 4-3 overall and eighth at 165 pounds as the only other Camel to place at the tournament. He started his day with a pair of major decisions, his first over Michael Coleman (Navy) 14-3 and followed that with a 10-2 major over Forrest Przybysz (App State) to put him in the sixth round of the wrestle backs.
Duggan's last win of the day came in a come from behind sudden victory 12-8 decision over Conner Flynn (West Virginia). Flynn dominated early but Duggan fought back in the third period to tie and force overtime. Moving on to the seventh round of consolation bouts, Duggan faced Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) who beat the Camel in a close 6-5 decision after factoring riding time.
Duggan's day was not yet over as he had one final match that would determine the seventh place finisher of the Scuffle. He faced Garett Hammond (Penn State) who pinned Duggan in 2:50 seconds to claim seventh as Duggan finished eighth at the scuffle with a 4-3 record.
Heino won two matches, a major decision (11-1) over Zach Nevills (Stanford) and a 10-4 decision over Tyler Askey (UVA), before being pinned by Jordan Rodgers from Oklahoma State in just 2:02.
Walker split his two matches of the day winning his first in a 23-8 tech fall over Franco Ferrina (Drexel) before falling to teammate Nathan Kraisser in an 18-3 tech fall to finish the Scuffle 2-2. Stewart also finished 2-2 as he lost his only match of the day to Mike Carlone (Cleveland State) in a 7-5 decision at 141 pounds.
Final Southern Scuffle Results for Campbell
NCAA 125 - Collin Stewart's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State) won by major decision over Collin Stewart (Maj 17-7)
Cons. Round 1 - Collin Stewart received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Charles Kearney (The Citadel) won by decision over Collin Stewart (Dec 14-9)
NCAA 133 - Drew Walker's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Drew Walker received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Zachary Davis (Navy) won by fall over Drew Walker (fall 4:59)
Cons. Round 2 - Drew Walker received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Drew Walker won in sudden victory - 1 over Philip Anderson (Gardner-Webb) (SV-1 11-9)
Cons. Round 4 - Drew Walker won by tech fall over Franco Ferraina (Drexel) (TF 23-8)
Cons. Round 5 - Nathan Kraisser won by tech fall over Drew Walker (TF 18-3)
NCAA 133 - Nathan Kraisser's place is 4th and has scored 21.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Kraisser received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Nathan Kraisser won by major decision over James Szymanski (North Carolina) (Maj 14-3)
Champ. Round 3 - Samuel Brancale (Minnesota) won by major decision over Nathan Kraisser (Maj 12-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Nathan Kraisser won by major decision over John Twomey (Air Force) (Maj 13-0)
Cons. Round 5 - Nathan Kraisser won by tech fall over Drew Walker (TF 18-3)
Cons. Round 6 - Nathan Kraisser won by medical forfeit over Keegan Moore (West Virginia) (MFF)
Cons. Round 7 - Nathan Kraisser won by decision over Garth Yenter (Michigan State) (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Semi - Nathan Kraisser won by medical forfeit over Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State) (MFF)
3rd Place Match - George DiCamillo (Virginia) won by decision over Nathan Kraisser (Dec 6-3)
NCAA 141 - Lucas Stewart's place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Stewart won by decision over Tyler Vath (Edinboro) (Dec 1-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Lucas Stewart won in tie breaker - 1 over Kevin Devoy (Drexel) (TB-1 4-3)
Champ. Round 3 - Kade Moss (Penn State) won in tie breaker - 1 over Lucas Stewart (TB-1 4-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Mike Carlone (Cleveland State) won by decision over Lucas Stewart (Dec 7-5)
NCAA 149 - Zane Knight's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Zane Knight received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) won by decision over Zane Knight (Dec 12-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Joshua Cortez (Cal Poly) won by decision over Zane Knight (Dec 13-7)
NCAA 149 - Kaleb Warner's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kaleb Warner received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Laike Gardner (Lehigh) won by major decision over Kaleb Warner (Maj 13-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Leon (Cal Poly) won by decision over Kaleb Warner (Dec 12-5)
NCAA 165 - Paul Duggan's place is 8th and has scored 10.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Paul Duggan received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Paul Duggan won by fall over Jordan Atienza (Central Michigan) (fall 1:00)
Champ. Round 3 - George Pickett (Cornell) won by decision over Paul Duggan (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Paul Duggan won by major decision over Michael Coleman (Navy) (Maj 14-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Paul Duggan won by major decision over Forrest Przybysz (Appalachian State) (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Round 6 - Paul Duggan won in sudden victory - 1 over Connor Flynn (West Virginia) (SV-1 12-8)
Cons. Round 7 - Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) won by decision over Paul Duggan (Dec 6-5)
7th Place Match - Garett Hammond (Penn State) won by fall over Paul Duggan (fall 2:50)
NCAA 184 - Ville Heino's place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ville Heino won by decision over Robert Mannier (Navy) (Dec 6-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Ville Heino won by decision over Christopher Pfarr (Minnesota) (Dec 7-3)
Champ. Round 3 - Nate Brown (Lehigh) won by tech fall over Ville Heino (TF 16-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Ville Heino won by major decision over Zach Nevills (Stanford) (Maj 11-1)
Cons. Round 5 - Ville Heino won by decision over Tyler Askey (Virginia) (Dec 10-4)
Cons. Round 6 - Jordan Rogers (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Ville Heino (fall 2:02)
NCAA 197 - Austin McNeill's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Austin McNeill received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - John Bolich (Lehigh) won by decision over Austin McNeill (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Brandon Tribble (Wyoming) won by decision over Austin McNeill (Dec 8-4)
NCAA 285 - Jeffery Keyton's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jeffery Keyton received a bye (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Max Wessell (Lehigh) won by fall over Jeffery Keyton (Fall 0:37)
Cons. Round 2 - Jeffery Keyton received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Cary Miller (Appalachian State) won by tech fall over Jeffery Keyton (TF 20-5)
NCAA 285 - Jere Heino's place is unknown and has scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jere Heino won by decision over Jack Kuck (Northern Colorado) (Dec 7-1)
Champ. Round 2 - William Miller (Edinboro) won by decision over Jere Heino (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Jere Heino received a bye (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Newton Smerchek (Central Michigan) won by decision over Jere Heino (Dec 10-6)
