BUIES CREEK, N.C. – For the second time in three weeks, Campbell's
Josh Heil has been named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week.
Heil earned two more wins over ranked opponents over the weekend, including a 2-1 victory over North Carolina's No. 6 Zach Sherman, as well as a 4-2 decision over Virginia's No. 29 Jarod Verkleeren.
Against UVA, Heil gave Campbell a 9-3 lead in the dual with the decision over Verkleeren, one of two ranked matchups on the day, both won by Camels, helping CU down the Cavaliers 21-15, their first over an ACC foe since topping Duke in 2013.
In the match of the night against 14th-ranked UNC, a battle of two ranked wrestlers at 149 pounds, Heil, ranked No. 16, struck first with a second period escape point. Sherman evened it with an escape of his own to start the third frame, 1-1, where the score remained through regulation and all the way to the second sudden victory round, with Heil working his way to a win with a Sherman violation, 2-1.
A Brunswick, Ohio native, Heil is now 4-0 on the season, with all four wins coming against nationally ranked opponents.
Next up for the Camels will be a tri-meet at Gardner-Webb on December 19. CU begins its Southern Conference slate with the Runnin' Bulldogs, also taking on Ohio in Boiling Springs, N.C.