WASHINGTON D.C. – The Campbell Fighting Camels won the Fourth Annual Chippewa Challenge, going 3-0 against Central Michigan, CSU Bakersfield and American Sunday afternoon at Bender Arena and winning the trophy for the second straight year.

The Camels improved to 7-7 in dual matches with a 22-16 win over CMU, 18-17 over CSUB and an 18-14 win over host team American.

Shannon Hanna and Wynton Denkins were standouts on the day, each going 3-0 in their individual bouts. CU was also undefeated at 125 pounds, as Anthony Molton and Cooper Shore combined for three wins.

Campbell started the day with four wins against CMU to build a 16-0 lead. After a decision at 165 pounds, Levi Hopkins clinched the win with a 5-1 decision over No. 31 Luke Cochran.

The dual against Bakersfield came down to just a few points across multiple bouts. Hanna and Chris Earnest earned crucial bonus-point victories to help the Camels build a 15-3 lead. Riley Augustine added another three points with his 4-1 decision over Coen Quintana.

The Roadrunners went on to win the last three matches, with two major decisions at 184 and 197. Clinging to a four-point lead, the Camels gave up a decision at heavyweight to preserve the one-point victory.

Shore won his second bout of the day to start the dual against the Eagles, and Hanna and Denkins followed with their third wins of the day. Earnest and Dom Baker made it four wins in a row to build a 15-4 lead.

AU won two matches to make the score 15-10 in favor of the Camels going into Hopkins's bout against Carsten Rawls. Hopkins scored an escape, the riding time point and four stall points to come away with a 6-1 victory and clinch the match and the undefeated day for Campbell.

UP NEXT
The Camels are back in SoCon play on Friday as they play host to the Davidson Wildcats. The match begins at 6:00 in Carter Gym. Tickets can be purchased at GoCamels.com/Tickets.

QUOTABLE
Assistant Coach TJ Dudley
"Shoutout to all the alumni and fans who could make it out. They brought some good energy, and our bench was fired up in every dual. Overall, I think as a team we wrestled really well. We wrestled harder than every other team for every single point, and when we had an opportunity to dominate, our guys did just that. Individually, each guy found some areas to improve and some even tested new tools in their arsenal. The things we've been training and working on are being utilized and they are finding success. Lot of work to do still, but it was fun to watch them win a hard-earned Chippewa Challenge."

RESULTS
Campbell 22, Central Michigan 16
Individual Rankings according to NCAA Coaches' Rankings
125: #21 Anthony Molton (CAM) def. Grant Stahl (CMU), MD 14-4 | 4-0
133: Logan Heil (CAM) def. Vince Perez (CMU), DEC 6-3 | 7-0
141: #21 Shannon Hanna (CAM) def. Kellan Aure (CMU), DEC 7-3 | 10-0
149: Wynton Denkins (CAM) def. #27 Mason Shrader (CMU), INJ 2:37 | 16-0
157: #13 Johnny Lovett (CMU) def. Chris Earnest (CAM), DEC 7-3 | 16-3
165: #29 Dom Baker (CAM) def. Tyler Swiderski (CMU), DEC 5-1 | 19-3
174: #7 Alex Cramer (CMU) def. Riley Augustine (CAM), MD 16-5 | 19-7
184: #31 Adrien Cramer (CMU) def. Logan Heckert (CAM), DEC 5-1 | 19-10
197: #25 Levi Hopkins (CAM) def. #31 Luke Cochran (CMU), DEC 5-1 | 22-10
HWT: #30 Bryan Caves (CMU) def. Landon Sargent (CAM), Fall 2:40 | 22-16

Campbell 18, CSU Bakersfield 17
125: Cooper Shore (CAM) def. Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSUB), DEC 4-2 | 3-0
133: Santino Sanchez (CSUB) def. Logan Heil (CAM), DEC 7-4 | 3-3
141: #21 Shannon Hanna (CAM) def. Hayden Zinkin (CSUB), MD 17-4 | 7-3
149: Wynton Denkins (CAM) def. Brock Rogers (CSUB), DEC 8-3 | 10-3
157: Chris Earnest (CAM) def. Devyn Flores-Che (CSUB), TF 3:34 (19-0) | 15-3
165: Guillermo Escobedo (CSUB) def. #29 Dom Baker (CAM), DEC 4-2 | 15-6
174: Riley Augustine (CAM) def. Coen Quintana (CSUB), DEC 4-1 | 18-6
184: Gerrit Nijenhuis (CSUB) def. Logan Heckert (CAM), MD 15-3 | 18-10
197: #3 AJ Ferrari (CSUB) def. #25 Levi Hopkins (CAM), MD 21-9 | 18-14
HWT: #22 Jake Andrews (CSUB) def. Landon Sargent (CAM), DEC 4-0 | 18-17

Campbell 18, American 14
125: Cooper Shore (CAM) def. Jay Peace (AU), DEC 4-2 | 3-0
133: Raymond Lopez (AU) def. Logan Heil (CAM), MD 13-4 | 3-4
141: #21 Shannon Hanna (CAM) def. Elijah White (AU), DEC 4-2 | 6-4
149: Wynton Denkins (CAM) def. Gage Owen (AU), DEC 12-5 | 9-4
157: Chris Earnest (CAM) def. Jack Nies (AU), DEC 10-4 | 12-4
165: #29 Dom Baker (CAM) def. Kaden Milheim (AU), SV-1 4-1 | 15-4
174: #33 Caleb Campos (AU) def. Riley Augustine (CAM), DEC 5-1 | 15-7
184: Lucas White (AU) def. Logan Heckert (CAM), DEC 7-0 | 15-10
197: #25 Levi Hopkins (CAM) def. Carsten Rawls (AU), DEC 6-1 | 18-10
HWT: #32 William Jarrell (AU) def. Landon Sargent (CAM), MD 11-3 | 18-14

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