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Wrestling heads to Virginia Duals

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell travels to the Virginia Duals for four matches this weekend, January 13-14, at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va.

Campbell (6-5) kicks off the event at 11:30 a.m. on Friday against Kent State (0-2), followed by Oklahoma (3-2) at 2:30 p.m. The Camels will also face Maryland (5-1) at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday before closing out competition against South Dakota State (3-2) at 2:30 p.m.

Also participating in this year's event are Navy (0-1), Ohio (2-1) and Virginia (3-1). FloWrestling will broadcast the action for all 16 matches.

The Camels are competing in the Virginia Duals for the first time since 2018.

For more information on the Virginia Duals, including the full schedule, click here.

Last time out, No. 12 ranked heavyweight Taye Ghadiali and No. 29 Domenic Zaccone at 133 pounds both went 2-0 on the day, helping Campbell top visiting Gardner-Webb in its 2022-23 Southern Conference opener 25-12, while falling 37-6 to No. 17 Nebraska at the Pope Center / Gore Arena.

Campbell claimed its sixth straight meeting with GWU and sixth consecutive SoCon opener, with three Camels picking up bonus point victories, including major decisions from Ghadiali and Zaccone, as well as a 24-9 tech fall (6:34), that including a 14-point third period, for Levi Hopkins at 197 pounds.

In the first ever dual meeting between the Camels and Nebraska, the 17th-ranked Cornhuskers posted six bonus point wins. Nebraska marked CU's fourth nationally ranked dual opponent this season.

Ghadiali and Zaccone are two of three Campbell wrestlers currently nationally ranked, joined by No. 27 Caleb Hopkins at 184 pounds. Eight different Camels have carried national rankings so far this season.

The Camels will be meeting Oklahoma in a dual for the first time, while taking on Maryland for the first time since the schools' only matchup in 2017. CU will also face South Dakota State for the first time since 2011, and meet Kent State for first time since 2018 in a dual format.

Next up, Campbell returns home to host the 2023 Chippewa Challenge on January 22. The Camels will entertain Central Michigan, CSU Bakersfield and American in the second year event.

Tickets for Campbell's remaining home dates can be found at GoCamels.com/Tickets.

CAMPBELL PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Anthony Molton or Zander Phaturos
133: #29 Dominic Zaccone or Gabriel Hixenbaugh
141: Shannon Hanna
149: Chris Rivera or Callum Sitek
157: Troy Nation or Hagen Heistand
165: Dom Baker or Brant Cracraft
174: Cole Rees
184: #27 Caleb Hopkins or Cameron Andrews
197: Levi Hopkins or Conor Maslanek
HWT: #12 Taye Ghadiali or Chad Nix
Individual rankings according to Intermat (as of 1/10/23)
 
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Players Mentioned

Caleb Hopkins

Caleb Hopkins

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Troy Nation

Troy Nation

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Cameron Andrews

Cameron Andrews

5' 11"
Freshman
Taye Ghadiali

Taye Ghadiali

6' 2"
Freshman
Gabriel Hixenbaugh

Gabriel Hixenbaugh

5' 5"
Freshman
Levi Hopkins

Levi Hopkins

6' 0"
Freshman
Shannon Hanna

Shannon Hanna

5' 8"
Senior
Conor Maslanek

Conor Maslanek

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Anthony Molton

Anthony Molton

5' 6"
Redshirt Junior
Chad Nix

Chad Nix

6' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Caleb Hopkins

Caleb Hopkins

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Troy Nation

Troy Nation

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Cameron Andrews

Cameron Andrews

5' 11"
Freshman
Taye Ghadiali

Taye Ghadiali

6' 2"
Freshman
Gabriel Hixenbaugh

Gabriel Hixenbaugh

5' 5"
Freshman
Levi Hopkins

Levi Hopkins

6' 0"
Freshman
Shannon Hanna

Shannon Hanna

5' 8"
Senior
Conor Maslanek

Conor Maslanek

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Anthony Molton

Anthony Molton

5' 6"
Redshirt Junior
Chad Nix

Chad Nix

6' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore