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Campbell University

2023-24 Wrestling Roster

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Austin Murphy

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 174
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Highschool Elder HS

Biography

2023-24: Named NWCA Scholar All-American, SoCon Academic All-Conference and Academic Honor Roll ... Earned his second trip to the NCAA Championships ... Named to the SoCon All-Conference team ... Won the SoCon title at 174 pounds, going 3-0 at the conference championships ... Was the No. 11 seed at the NCAA Championships, where he went 1-2 ... Had a 23-8 overall record, 8-1 dual record and 5-0 SoCon record ... Recorded three major decisions, four tech falls and two pins ... Finished in sixth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational ... Took third place at the Southeast Open (open division) and second place at the Franklin & Marshall Open.

2022-23: Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll … Did not compete this season.  

2021-22: Named Academic All-SoCon…Also named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Posted a 12-5 record on the season, including a 10-4 dual record and a 5-1 SoCon mark…Finished as the SoCon runner-up at 174 pounds…Ranked as high as No. 12 at 174 pounds by InterMat…Seeded second at the SoCon Championships…Defeated No. 24 Jake Logan in a 3-2 decision, helping Campbell top No. 16 Lehigh…Went 3-0 at the Chippewa Challenge…Topped Chattanooga’s Carial Tarter 3-1 to help the Camels down the Mocs in SoCon dual competition…Also named Preseason All-SoCon…

2020-21: Earned a trip to the NCAA Championships, taking a top-12 finish at 174 pounds…Finished the 2021 campaign at 15-2 overall and a perfect 7-0 in SoCon bouts, with his only defeats coming in St. Louis…Seeded No. 11 at the NCAA Championships…Made his NCAA run with a pair of wins in the consolation bracket, pinning Edinboro's Jacob Oliver (6:40), seeded No. 21, then defeating No. 14 Hayden Hastings from Wyoming with a second period takedown, followed by an escape in the third for a 3-1 victory…Also took down No. 22 Mason Kauffman from Northern Illinois 3-2 at the NCAA Championships…Wrestled for All-American status against No. 8 seed Daniel Bullard from NC State…Named All-SoCon at 174 pounds…Claimed the SoCon Championship at 174…Gave Campbell the go-ahead SoCon team championship clinching points in Boone, earning first period back points and hanging on for a 9-3 decision over App State's Thomas Flitz…Reached the SoCon finals with a 6-1 decision over Chattanooga's Carial Tarter…Went a perfect 10-0 during the regular season…Ranked as high as No. 7 nationally in the individual polls during the year…Named the SoCon Wrestler of the Week on January 27, going 2-0 with a 5-4 decision over 14th-ranked Thomas Flitz from Appalachian State and a pin in the day's finale against Gardner-Webb, defeating Sam Mora (5:45)…Started the season with a 6-4 decision over Virginia Tech’s Kolton Clark…Posted a 14-4 major decision over Davidson’s Jaden Hardrick…Opened SoCon action with a 10-3 decision over VMI’s Will Lawrence…Helped Campbell come back to defeat Chattanooga on the road with a pin over Carial Tarter (1:22)…Also picked up a 14-5 major decision win over Bellarmine’s Devan Hendricks…

2019-20: Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Went 9-10 overall with a 0-4 dual mark, posting two pins and a major decision on the season…Placed sixth at the Navy Classic at 174 pounds, winning five straight bouts to reach the fifth place match after dropping his opening round tilt, including back to back pins over American’s Ben Root (3:21) and George Mason’s Tony Lombardo (1:32), as well as a 13-3 major decision over Cleveland State’s Chase Archangelo…Posted a 4-2 day at the Southern Scuffle…

2018-19: Recorded a 10-9 overall mark as a freshman, going 1-1 in dual action and 0-1 in SoCon bouts…Recorded seven bonus point wins on the season…Notched a 16-1 tech fall win over Frankin & Marshall’s Jacob Conners in a Campbell win…His only dual loss on the season came in extra time against Appalachian State’s Michael Elliott…Went 3-2 in the Hokie Open and the Franklin & Marshall Open…

Prep/Personal: A 2018 Ohio State finalist…An Ohio State Placer in 2016, taking sixth…A three-time Ohio State Qualifier…Registered a 146-23 career record, an Elder High School record for wins…Named a 2018 FloNationals All-American…A two-time district champion…Added a section championship as a senior…A three-time team MVP…Served as team captain as a junior and senior…A four-time Academic All-Ohio honoree…Full name is Austin Robert Murphy…Born July 15, 1999…Son of James and Laura Murphy…Has two siblings, PJ and Gage…

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    6'0" 165 lbs
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    6'0" 174 lbs
  • 2020-21Junior

    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2021-22Senior

    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2022-23Graduate Student

    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    6'1" 174 lbs