BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell will welcome its 16-member freshman class to its roster for the 2019-20 wrestling season.
 
The group includes rookies from 13 different states, including Alabama, Alaska, Louisiana, Georgia, Michigan, Maryland, Montana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington, with a total of 24 state championships between them, with five-time Alabama state champ Gabe Hixenbaugh and two four-time state title winners in Gavin Christ (Louisiana) and Jason Kraisser (Maryland).
 
The class also brings three Fargo All-Americans, including Junior Fargo Champ Austin Almaguer (Greco) and Junior World Team Trials Champion Jack Ervien (Greco), a United States Junior World Team member.
 
Campbell, which captured its second Southern Conference tournament title in three years in 2018-19, also earning its first ever regular season conference championship, opens the season November 3 at the Virginia Tech Hokie Open.
 
2019-20 Campbell Newcomers
Austin Almaguer (Kennewick, Wash. / Kamiakin HS)
Cameron Andrews (Covington, Pa. / North Penn HS)
Gavin Christ (Basile, La. / Basile HS)
Jack Ervien (Buckley, Wash. / White River HS)
Taye Ghadiali (Warren, Mich. / Warren Fitzgerald HS)
Gabriel Hixenbaugh (Maylene, Ala. / Thompson HS)
Levi Hopkins (Palmer, Alaska / Colony HS)
Kalob Jewett (El Paso, Texas / Franklin HS)
Trent Knight (Greeneville, Tenn. / Greeneville HS)
Jason Kraisser (Ellicott City, Md. / Centennial HS)
Jack Latimer (Camas, Wash. / Camas HS)
Donovan McElligott (Madison, Ga. / Morgan County HS)
Chris Sanchez (Olney, Md. / Sherwood HS)
Landon Shuford (Statesville, N.C. / West Iredell HS)
Nakoda Siegel (Colstrip, Mont. / Colstrip HS)
Wheeler Wade (Amherst, Va. / Amherst County HS)