BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Seven wrestlers from Campbell University will be competing at the 2024 U23 Nationals in Geneva, Ohio, beginning tomorrow and running through Sunday at the Spire Institute.

Cooper Shore will compete in the Greco-Roman division on Friday, May 31. Beginning on Saturday, Shore will compete in the Freestyle division alongside Hudson Waldrop, Chris Earnest, Wynton Denkins, Logan Heckert, Levi Hopkins and Conor Maslanek.

The champions of the U23 Nationals events will be eligible to compete at the U23 Pan American Championships, June 21-22 in Rionegro, Colombia. The event features a full challenge tournament and a best-of-three championship series.

A two-time competitor at NCAA Championships, Hopkins is coming of an undefeated SoCon season and a SoCon Championship at 197 pounds. He ended the year in the top-10 in the country in both pins and victories.

Earnest and Denkins were each named to the SoCon all-freshman team. Shore and Heckert won the Newberry Open at their respective weight classes in January, and Maslanek took first place at the Life U Open at 184 pounds. Waldrop gained experience competing at the Southeast Open and the Franklin & Marshall Open during the season.

The event will be streamed live on FloWrestling. The action can also be followed on themat.com and USA Wrestling's social media throughout the weekend. Also held during the event are the U20 World Team Trials in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle.

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Assistant Coach Josh Heil

"In the sport of wrestling, the best way to get better is to compete and put yourself in competitive environments. For the guys going and competing at the U23 tournament this weekend, it will be a great opportunity to go out there and be competitive no matter what style it is. On top of that, it allows them to have a solid six to eight weeks of intense and directive training leading up to the event."

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