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Aaron Burton

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Burton, Heino place at Lehman/F&M Open

LANCASTER, PA. – Aaron Burton placed third at 125, while Jere Heino took fourth at heavyweight, leading Campbell at the David H. Lehman F&M Open.

Burton kicked off the day by topping Harvard's Matthew Rodriguez (5:47) by fall, then earned a 7-5 decision over Cameron Butler of Clarion. In the 125 quarterfinal, the redshirt sophomore took a 6-2 loss to Navy's Logan Treaster.

The Irmo, S.C. native bounced back with his second pin of the day, defeating Drexel's Tanner Shoap (1:58), followed by a 2-0 decision over Army's Ryan Hetrick. In both the consolation bracket semifinals and the third place match, Burton's opponents (Zurich Storm, Unattached and Ibrahim Bunduka, George Mason) took medical forfeits.

Heino cruised through his first three bouts of the day after an opening round bye, topping VMI's Jake Koch with a fall (1:53). The junior then picked up back to back major decisions, first over Dylan D`Amore (Rutgers, unattached), 8-0, and added another over Will Hilliard (Old Dominion, unattached), 10-2.

The CU heavyweight was then sidelined, taking a medical forfeit in his final two contests to earned a fourth place finish.

At least two Camels have placed in each tournament this season.

Campbell tallied 30 individual wins on Saturday, with Zach Barnes (141), John Weiss (165), Luke Funck (184) and Chris Kober (197) also tallying at least three victories on the day.

The Camels will head to the Virginia Duals January 12-13 before opening Southern Conference action January 18, hosting Appalachian State.
 
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Players Mentioned

Aaron Burton

Aaron Burton

5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jere Heino

Jere Heino

6' 4"
Junior
John Weiss

John Weiss

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Zach Barnes

Zach Barnes

5' 11"
Freshman
Luke Funck

Luke Funck

6' 0"
Freshman
Chris Kober

Chris Kober

5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Aaron Burton

Aaron Burton

5' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jere Heino

Jere Heino

6' 4"
Junior
John Weiss

John Weiss

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Zach Barnes

Zach Barnes

5' 11"
Freshman
Luke Funck

Luke Funck

6' 0"
Freshman
Chris Kober

Chris Kober

5' 11"
Freshman