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Campbell University

2023-24 Wrestling Roster

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Caleb Hopkins

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 184
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Palmer, Alaska
  • Highschool Colony HS

Biography

2023-24: Competed at the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in his career ... Named Academic All-Conference, to the Academic Honor Roll, and earned a Commissioner Medal ... Named an NWCA Scholar All-American for the fourth consecutive year ... Ended the year with a 21-10 overall record and was 7-0 in SoCon duals ... Took second place at the SoCon Championships ... Was the No. 28 seed at NCAA Championships as an at-large selection ... Recorded four major decisions, two tech falls and nine pins ... Opened the season with an 8-0 victory over #13 Ben Pasiuk (Army) ... Finished in fourth place at the Southeast Open and third place at the Franklin & Marshall Open.

2022-23: Named to the SoCon All-Conference team for the third time in his career … Named Academic All-Conference … Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll … Won his third-straight SoCon Championship at 184 pounds … Advanced to NCAA Championships …  Had a 19-10 overall record, including 16-8 in dual matches … Recorded five major decisions, one technical fall and two fall victories … Defeated No. 32 Ben Vanadia of Purdue by a 12-2 major decision to help give the Camels their first victory over a Big 10 opponent.  

2021-22: A NWCA Scholar All-American…Earned his second trip to the NCAA Championships…Named All-SoCon for the second straight season…Earned a place on the Academic All-SoCon team…Earned the SoCon Commissioner’s Medal…Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Finished 18-6 overall on the season, going 11-3 in dual matchups and a perfect 6-0 against SoCon competition…Tallied four pins with a tech fall and a major decision…Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships, pinning Virginia’s Michael Battista (1:42)…Again won the SoCon 184 title at the league championships, topping Gardner-Webb's Jhaquan Anderson with an 8-3 decision, also logging a 19-1 (6:16) tech fall over VMI's Joel Diaz, and a 5-3 decision over App State's Barrett Blakely 5-3 in the semifinals…Finished runner-up in the Wolfpack Open…Helped Campbell top No. 16 Lehigh with a 4-2 overtime win over AJ Burkhart…Went 3-0 at the Chippewa Challenge, including a pin over Central Michigan’s Ben Cushman (1:03)…Blanked Thomas Sell 6-0 to help Campbell’s comeback win over Chattanooga…Also named Preseason All-SoCon…

2020-21: Qualified for the NCAA Championships…Seeded No. 14 at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis…Won his opening round matchup at the NCAA Championships, topping No. 19 Zach Braunagel of Illinois, 7-6, going 1-2 in the tournament…Named an NWCA Division I Scholar All-American…Earned the SoCon’s 184 pound championship, clinching his first NCAA Championships berth with a 5-2 decision over Chattanooga's Matthew Waddell…Also blanked VMI's Zach Brown 4-0 in the SoCon semifinals after receiving a first round bye…The SoCon Pinnacle Award recipient…Named All-SoCon at 184 pounds…Went 12-3 on the year with a perfect 7-0 record in conference matchups…Ranked as high as No. 12 in the individual polls at 184 pounds…Twice named SoCon Wrestler of the Week…Suffered his only regular season loss to then-No. 2 Hunter Bolen from Virginia Tech…Tallied a team-high five pins…Logged his fastest pin of the season, defeating Bellarmine’s Samuel Woolf in just 41 seconds…Helped CU come back to top Chattanooga with a 5-2 decision over Matthew Waddell…Also helped Campbell come back to defeat Appalachian State, pinning Julian Gorring (4:08)…Registered pins in CU’s shutout wins over VMI and Davidson…Pinned Gardner-Webb’s Jha’Quan Anderson (4:27)…Also topped Ohio’s Carson Brewer with a 16-3 major decision…

2019-20: Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Posted a 13-12 overall record, going 1-0 in dual action, while adding five pins and four major decisions…Split time between 174 and 184 pounds…Helped Campbell down Gardner-Webb in SoCon action with a pin over Samuel Mora (1:54) at 184 pounds…Posted 3-2 tournaments at both the Navy Classic and the Reno Tournament of Champions…Tallied 2-2 days at the Midlands Championships, Wolfpack Open and the Franklin & Marshall Open…Opened Midlands with a 12-2 major decision over Buffalo’s Peter Acciardi…

2018-19: Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Took a runner-up finish in the Freshman/Sophomore Division at the Hokie Open to begin the season, going 4-1 in the tournament with three falls…Placed fifth in the Franklin & Marshall Open, rebounding from an opening round loss and reeling off five straight wins…Also posted a 3-2 mark in the NC State Wolfpack Open and 2-2 at the Midlands Championships…Went 14-6 on the year at 174 pounds, tallying a team-best eight pins…

Prep/Personal: A 2017 Alaska State Champion and three-time state finalist...Owned a 99-10 record over his last three seasons for Colony High School...The 30th-ranked senior at 182 pounds by USA Wrestling Magazine...

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2019-20Redshirt Freshman

    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    6'1" 174 lbs
  • 2021-22Redshirt Junior

    6'1" 184 lbs
  • 2022-23Redshirt Senior

    6'1" 184 lbs
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    6'1" 184 lbs