BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State fended off a late rally, giving Campbell its first Southern Conference dual defeat since the 2018-19 season, 19-13 on Sunday at Varsity Gym.

The Mountaineers (7-2, 5-0 SoCon) built a 16-3 lead, taking five of the day's first six matches. Campbell (11-5, 6-1 SoCon), winners of the previous three SoCon regular season and tournament championships, saw its first conference defeat since February 10, 2019, ending a 22 match streak. The stretch stands as the SoCon's second longest winning streak in history, only short of Chattanooga's 27 wins from 2012-16.

Six of the 10 bouts in the tightly contested dual were decided by two or fewer points, including the final deciding matchup at 125 pounds.

Campbell trailed 16-13 after a 15-5 major decision for No. 25 Taye Ghadiali at heavyweight, and needed bonus points in the 10^th and final match between No. 23 Korbin Meink from CU and No. 24 Caleb Smith from App State to secure the come from behind victory. The bout was tied at 1-1, however, at the end of regulation, with Smith getting the overtime takedown to take the match, 3-1, and give the Mountaineers a 19-13 win.

Following No. 28 Shannon Hanna's 4-2 extra time win for Campbell at 141 pounds, App State claimed four straight weight classes, including one point victories at 149 pounds, which featured a top-10 matchup, as well as 174 pounds. No. 31 Cody Bond also picked up a 14-5 major decision at 157 pounds for the Mountaineers.

No. 26 Caleb Hopkins ended the App State run with a 5-4 decision at 184 pounds, with a 3-1 overtime win for Chris Kober at 197 pounds in addition to Ghadiali's major decision setting up the deciding 10^th bout.

Through the end of the regular season, four Camels, Hanna (6-0), Hopkins (6-0), Kober (3-0) and Ghadiali (5-0), are all undefeated in SoCon dual matches.

Next up for the Camels will be a return trip to Boone for the SoCon Championships on March 5. The NCAA Championships will be held March 17-19 in Detroit, Mich.

App State 19, Campbell 13
133: #30 Codi Russell (App State) over Domenic Zaccone (Campbell) Dec 9-5
141: #28 Shannon Hanna (Campbell) over Heath Gonyer (App State) Dec 4-2 (SV-1)
149: #4 Jonathan Millner (App State) over #6 Josh Heil (Campbell) Dec 3-2
157: #31 Cody Bond (App State) over JoJo Aragona (Campbell) MD 14-5
165: #21 Will Formato (App State) over Troy Nation (Campbell) Dec 7-2
174: Thomas Flitz (App State) over #17 Austin Murphy (Campbell) Dec 2-1
184: #26 Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) over Barrett Blakely (App State) Dec 5-4
197: Chris Kober (Campbell) over Wyatt Miller (App State) Dec 3-1 (SV-1)
HWT: #25 Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) over Michael Burchell (App State) MD 15-5
125: #24 Caleb Smith (App State) over #23 Korbin Meink (Campbell) Dec 3-1 (SV-1)
Rankings according to InterMat (2/8/22)