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Wrestling Jason Williams

Wrestling splits against nationally-ranked foes

CORVALLIS, ORE. – Campbell defeated No. 16 Lehigh 22-11 before falling to No. 21 Oregon State 23-12 in back to back duals against nationally-ranked opponents Saturday at Gill Coliseum.

Campbell (2-1) extended its dual winning streak, dating back to the 2021 season, to 10 with its victory over the Mountain Hawks (0-1) before suffering its first loss in 10 months to Oregon State (1-0).

The Camels' win over Lehigh marked the first ever for a Southern Conference program over the Mountain Hawks. Campbell's last win over a ranked opponent came in January 2020 when the Camels defeated then-No. 11 Iowa State by a 22-14 score.

Jumping out to a 9-3 lead after No. 15 Josh Heil's 3-2 decision over No. 29 Jimmy Hoffman, Troy Nation kickstarted a CU run with an 8-6 win in extra time over No. 30 Brian Meyer. No. 12 Austin Murphy and No. 18 Caleb Hopkins followed with decisions, and Chris Kober clinched the win with a 12-2 major decision over JT Davis.

Immediately following the win over Lehigh, the Camels took on the host Beavers. Down 6-0 after a pin to open the match at 125, CU's Domenic Zaccone downed No. 15 Devan Turner 5-4 at 133. Heil also picked up his second win of the night against a ranked opponent, blanking No. 25 Corey Crooks 5-0 before three straight OSU wins extended the lead to 18-6.

No. 18 Caleb Hopkins then defeated Mason Reiniche 3-2, and No. 32 Levi Hopkins edged No. 27 J.J. Dixon 3-1 to bring the Camels within 18-12, but Oregon State's No. 24 Gary Truab closed out the win for the Beavers with a tech fall.

Next up, the Camels will head to NC State's Wolfpack Open on November 14.

Campbell 22, No. 16 Lehigh 11
125: Anthony Molton (Campbell) over Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) Dec 3-2 (3-0)
133: Malyke Hines (Lehigh) over Domenic Zaccone (Campbell) Dec 8-4 (3-3)
141: Shannon Hanna (Campbell) over Dan Moran (Lehigh) Dec 7-4 (6-3) 
149: #15 Josh Heil (Campbell) over #29 Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh) Dec 3-2 (9-3)
157: #7 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) over Matt Dallara (Campbell) MD 8-0 (9-7)
165: Troy Nation (Campbell) over #30 Brian Meyer (Lehigh) SV-1 8-6 (12-7)
174: #12 Austin Murphy (Campbell) over #24 Jake Logan (Lehigh) Dec 3-2 (15-7)
184: #18 Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) over AJ Burkhart (Lehigh) SV-1 4-2 (18-7)
197: Chris Kober (Campbell) over JT Davis (Lehigh) MD 12-2 (22-7)
HWT: #10 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) over Chad Nix (Campbell) MD 12-4 (22-11)

No. 21 Oregon State 23, Campbell 12
125: #31 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) over Anthony Molton (Campbell) Fall (2:46) (6-0)
133: Domenic Zaccone (Campbell) over #15 Devan Turner (Oregon State) Dec 5-4 (6-3)
141: #10 Grant Willits (Oregon State) over Shannon Hanna (Campbell) Dec 7-4 (9-3)
149: #15 Josh Heil (Campbell) over #25 Corey Crooks (Oregon State) Dec 5-0 (9-6)
157: #15 Hunter Willits (Oregon State) over Matthew Dallara (Campbell) Dec 5-0 (12-6)
165: Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) over Troy Nation (Campbell) Dec 15-9 (15-6)
174: Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) over #12 Austin Murphy (Campbell) Dec 6-4 (18-6)
184: #18 Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) over Mason Reiniche (Oregon State) Dec 3-2 (18-9)
197: #32 Levi Hopkins (Campbell) over #27 J.J. Dixon (Oregon State) Dec 3-1 (18-12)
HWT: #24 Gary Truab (Oregon State) over Chad Nix (Campbell) TF 27-9 (6:53) (23-12)

Extra matches
174: Cameron Andrews (Campbell) over Brad Kata (Oregon State) Dec 4-2
125: Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) over Korbin Meink (Campbell) Dec 3-2
141: Chris Rivera (Campbell) over Kaden Kuenzi (Oregon State) MD 16-4
174: Tyler Sung (Lehigh) over Riley Augustine (Campbell) Fall (3:04)
Rankings according to InterMat
 
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Players Mentioned

Cameron Andrews

Cameron Andrews

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Riley Augustine

Riley Augustine

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Matthew Dallara

Matthew Dallara

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Shannon Hanna

Shannon Hanna

5' 8"
Junior
Josh Heil

Josh Heil

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Caleb Hopkins

Caleb Hopkins

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Levi Hopkins

Levi Hopkins

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Chris Kober

Chris Kober

5' 11"
Graduate Student
Korbin Meink

Korbin Meink

5' 6"
Redshirt Senior
Austin Murphy

Austin Murphy

6' 1"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Cameron Andrews

Cameron Andrews

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Riley Augustine

Riley Augustine

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Matthew Dallara

Matthew Dallara

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Shannon Hanna

Shannon Hanna

5' 8"
Junior
Josh Heil

Josh Heil

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Caleb Hopkins

Caleb Hopkins

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Levi Hopkins

Levi Hopkins

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Chris Kober

Chris Kober

5' 11"
Graduate Student
Korbin Meink

Korbin Meink

5' 6"
Redshirt Senior
Austin Murphy

Austin Murphy

6' 1"
Senior