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Six Camels to wrestle at NCAA Championships
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell wrestling begins their run at the 2024 NCAA Championships on Thursday, with six Camels qualifying for the event. The tournament takes place March 21-23 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. The action begins at noon (ET), and the entire event can be viewed on the ESPN family of networks. Campbell has now sent five or more wrestlers to the NCAA Championships for six consecutive seasons.
Domenic Zaccone (133) is competing in his third straight NCAA tournament. He is seeded No. 22 and will face the 11-seed Zeth Romney from Cal Poly. Zaccone placed second at the SoCon Championships this year. He’s ranked eighth in the country for tech falls, recording nine this season.
At 165 pounds, Dom Baker is the No. 26 seed and will go up against Oklahoma State’s Izzak Olejnik (No. 7 seed). Baker earned his way to the NCAA Championships by winning the true-place match at the SoCon tournament, a 1-0 decision over Chattanooga’s Kamdyn Munro. This will be Baker’s first trip to the national tournament.
Austin Murphy heads to the NCAAs for the second time, doing so in the 2020-21 season. He is the No. 11 seed at 174 pounds, facing off against No. 22 Peyton Mocco (Missouri) in the first round. Murphy won the SoCon Championships and finished his year with a 22-6 record.
Qualifying for the NCAAs for a fourth time, Caleb Hopkins represents Campbell at 184 pounds. An at-large selection, Hopkins is seeded 28^th and will go up against Nebraska’s Lenny Pinto (5 seed). The two wrestled earlier this year, with Pinto winning a close decision.
Levi Hopkins (197 pounds) is heading to nationals for the second time in his career. … story at … GOcamels.com/Six-camels-to-wrestle-at-ncaa-championships
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Seedings announced for NCAA Championships
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Six Campbell wrestlers learned their seedings, as the NCAA announced the brackets for the NCAA Wrestling Championships Wednesday night. The event will be held March 21-23 in Kansas City, Mo. at the T-Mobile Center.  
Domenic Zaccone is the 22 seed at 133 pounds. He is matched up against No. 11 seed Zeth Romney (POLY). Zaccone finished the season 24-8 and finished in second place at the SoCon Championships this past Saturday.
At 165 pounds, Dom Baker is the No. 26 seed. He is paired with No. 7 Izzak Olejnik from Oklahoma State. Baker has a 19-7 record this season, finishing second at the SoCon Championships.
Austin Murphy is the 11-seed at 174 pounds after winning the SoCon Championship. He finished the season with a 22-6 record, highlighted by a sixth-place finish at the Las Vegas Invitational. He will face No. 22 Peyton Mocco of Missouri in the opening round.
Caleb Hopkins received an at-large bid to the tournament at 184 pounds, and he will be the No. 28 seed. He will go up against Lenny Pinto (No. 5 seed) from Nebraska. Each wrestler won 22 matches this season. When the two wrestled in early November, Pinto recorded a 6-5 decision victory. … story at … GOcamels.com/Wrestling-seedings-announced-for-ncaa-championships
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Ghadiali named SoCon Wrestler of the Month
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell wrestling’s Taye Ghadiali has been selected as the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Month, the conference announced Friday afternoon. Ghadiali is the No. 7 seed at next week’s NCAA Championships. He is ranked No. 9 in the final NCAA Coaches Rankings, and he was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the SoCon Championships.  
With 32 wins this season, Ghadiali leads all of Division I. In the month of February, he was a perfect 7-0 against conference opponents. He won all seven matches with bonus points, recording four falls and three tech falls. He then recorded two falls at the SoCon Championships to win the heavyweight division. Ghadiali is near the top of multiple national rankings heading into the NCAA Championships. He is fifth in pins with 12 and sixth in tech falls, totaling 10 during the season.
Ghadiali bookends his season with his second wrestler of the month honor from the SoCon, receiving the award for the month of November as well. This is his third time overall earning this recognition. … story at … GOcamels.com/Ghadiali-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-month

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