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Campbell Wrestling hosts annual Orange & Black

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell hosted its annual Orange & Black over homecoming weekend, featuring its outdoor wrestle-off, as well as kickoff dinner.

The wrestle off again took place in front of the Pope Convocation Center on Saturday morning during Campbell’s homecoming parade, concluding the day with the program’s kickoff dinner at McCall Court, welcoming a caravan of wrestling alumni, supporters and families to Buies Creek.

“This wrestle off was one of our largest and most exciting in program history,” said CU head coach Scotti Sentes. “We challenged the team to put on a show and they accomplished that. The matches were high scoring and the crowd got larger and larger and louder and louder as the day went on. The alumni matches at the end was a great culmination of the event as we saw graduates from the late 80’s and early 90’s hit the mat. It was an exciting kickoff to a highly anticipated season.”

The 11-match wrestle off, which including two bouts at 197 pounds, featured four former NCAA qualifiers earning victories, and 10 matches decided by decisions.

“For me, the wrestle off is a test to see how far you’ve come and what competition is going to look like,” said redshirt junior 197-pounder Levi Hopkins. “We look at it like the first competition of the season. You have to get in the right state of mind set, get down to weight, and emulate real competition. It’s important for who’s going to start, but I think of it as a trial run for our competition.” … rest of the story at Gocamels/news/wrestling-hosts-annual-orange-black

October 16, 2022 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment