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2020 Southern Conference Wrestling Championship BOONE, NC « MAR 8 20 Appalachian State • Holmes Convocation Center Boone, N.C. • March 8, 2020 2020 SoCon Wrestling Championship schedule 2019-20 Southern Conference regular-season awards 9 a.m. Doors open All-Conference 10 a.m. First-round matches 125 Fabian Gutierrez, Jr., Chattanooga 133 Noah Gonser, R-Sr., Campbell 141 Josh Heil, R-Jr., Campbell 12 p.m. Semifinals 149 Jonathan Millner, So., Appalachian State 157 Matt Zovistoski, Sr., Appalachian State 2 p.m. Consolation quarterfinals 165 Quentin Perez, R-Sr., Campbell 174 Thomas Flitz, Jr., Appalachian State Consolation semifinals 184 Andrew Morgan, R-Sr., Campbell (immediately following consolation quarterfinals) 197 Rodney Jones, Sr., Chattanooga HWT Jere Heino, Sr., Campbell 5:30 p.m. Consolation finals All-Freshman Team 7 p.m. Finals, true-place matches and awards presentation Michael Burchell, HWT, Appalachian State Sean Carter, 125, Appalachian State Will Formato, 165, Appalachian State Julian Gorring, 184, Appalachian State 2019-20 SoCon 2019 SoCon Jason Kraisser, 149, Campbell regular-season standings Championship results Jake Rotunda, 141, The Citadel Cian Fischer, 125, Davidson RJ Mosely, 165, Gardner-Webb Team SoCon Overall Team Points Zachary Phillips, 157, Presbyterian Campbell 7-0 11-2 1. Campbell 95.0 Job Chishko, 149, VMI Appalachian State 6-1 9-3 2. Appalachian State 92.5 Chattanooga 4-2 7-9 3. Chattanooga 62.0 Wrestler of the Year Gardner-Webb 3-4 5-9 4. The Citadel 42.5 Noah Gonser, 133, Campbell VMI 3-4 6-13 5. Gardner-Webb 24.5 The Citadel 2-5 4-6 6. Davidson 22.5 Freshman of the Year Davidson 2-5 3-12 7. VMI 17.0 Sean Carter, 125, Appalachian State Presbyterian 0-6 1-9 2019-20 Wrestlers of the Week Nov. 6 Quentin Perez, Campbell 2019 SoCon individual champions Nov. 13 Andrew Morgan, Campbell 125 – Korbin Meink, Campbell Nov. 20 Jonathan Millner, Appalachian State Nov. 27 Josh Heil, Campbell 133 – Codi Russell, Appalachian State Dec. 4 Sean Carter, Appalachian State 141 – Chris Debien, Chattanooga Most Outstanding Wrestler Dec. 11 Conor Fenn, Davidson 149 – Joshua Heil, Campbell Neal Richards Dec. 18 Korbin Meink, Campbell Dec. 24 Fabian Gutierrez, Chattanooga 157 – Benjamin Barton, Campbell VMI Jan. 8 Josh Heil, Campbell 165 – Tyler Marinelli, Gardner-Webb Jan. 15 Noah Gonser, Campbell 174 – Neal Richards, VMI Coach of the Year Jan. 22 Codi Russell, Appalachian State Jan. 29 Neal Richards, VMI 184 – Chris Kober, Campbell Cary Kolat Campbell Feb. 5 Jonathan Millner, Appalachian State 197 – Randall Diabe, Appalachian State Feb. 12 Andrew Morgan, Campbell HWT – Cary Miller, Appalachian State Feb. 19 Jere Heino, Campbell Feb. 26 Thomas Flitz, Appalachian State OR SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Year Site Team champion Year Site Team champion Year Site Team champion Year Site Team champion 1930 Lexington, Va. VMI 1954 Lexington, Va. West Virginia 1978 Boone, N.C. Chattanooga 1999 Greensboro, N.C. Chattanooga 1931 NO MEET 1955 Lexington, Va. Virginia Tech 1979 Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga 2000 Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga 1932 NO MEET 1956 Lexington, Va. Virginia Tech 1980 Charleston, S.C. Chattanooga 2001 Chapel Hill, N.C. Appalachian State 1933 Lexington, Va. Washington & Lee 1957 Lexington, Va. VMI 1981 Boone, N.C. Chattanooga 2002 Raleigh, N.C. Chattanooga 1934 Blacksburg, Va. Washington & Lee 1958 Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech 1982 Lexington, Va. Chattanooga 2003 Boone, N.C. Appalachian State 1935 Lexington, Va. VMI 1959 Charleston, S.C. West Virginia 1983 Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga 2004 Charlottesville, Va. The Citadel 1936 Lexington, Va. Washington & Lee 1960 Davidson, N.C. Virginia Tech 1984 Charleston, S.C. Appalachian State 2005 Greensboro, N.C. Chattanooga 1937 NO MEET 1961 Morgantown, W.Va. Virginia Tech 1985 Boone, N.C. VMI 2006 Lexington, Va. Chattanooga 1938 Blacksburg, Va. VMI 1962 Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech 1986 Lexington, Va. Chattanooga 2007 Raleigh, N.C. Chattanooga 1939 NO MEET 1963 Morgantown, W.Va. Virginia Tech 1987 Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga 2008 Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga 1940 NO MEET 1964 Davidson, N.C. West Virginia 1988 Davidson, N.C. Chattanooga 2009 Charleston, S.C. Chattanooga 1941 College Park, Md. Washington & Lee 1965 Lexington, Va. West Virginia 1989 Greenville, S.C. Chattanooga 2010 Davidson, N.C. UNCG 1942 Greensboro, N.C. North Carolina 1966 Williamsburg, Va. West Virginia 1990 Charleston, S.C. Chattanooga 2011 Boone, N.C. Chattanooga 1943 Waynesboro, Va. VMI 1967 Morgantown, W.Va. The Citadel 1991 Boone, N.C. Chattanooga 2012 Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga 1944 NO MEET 1968 Lexington, Va. William & Mary 1992 Asheville, N.C. Chattanooga 2013 Lexington, Va. Chattanooga 1945 NO MEET 1969 Charleston, S.C. William & Mary 1993 Asheville, N.C. Chattanooga 2014 Buies Creek, N.C. Chattanooga 1946 NO MEET 1970 Williamsburg, Va. William & Mary 1994 Asheville, N.C. Chattanooga 2015 Asheville, N.C. Chattanooga 1947 Lexington, Va. North Carolina 1971 Williamsburg, Va. William & Mary 1995 Asheville, N.C. Appalachian State 2016 Asheville, N.C. Appalachian State 1948 Lexington, Va. Washington & Lee 1972 Greenville, N.C. East Carolina VMI 2017 Charleston, S.C. Campbell 1949 Lexington, Va. Washington & Lee 1973 Williamsburg, Va. East Carolina 1996 Greensboro, N.C. Appalachian State 2018 Charleston, S.C. Appalachian State 1950 College Park, Md. Washington & Lee 1974 Boone, N.C. East Carolina 1997 Greensboro, N.C. Appalachian State 2019 Boone, N.C. Campbell 1951 Lexington, Va. VMI 1975 Richmond, Va. East Carolina VMI 1952 Lexington, Va. Maryland 1976 Charleston, S.C. East Carolina UNCG 1953 Lexington, Va. Maryland 1977 Greenville, N.C. William & Mary 1998 Greensboro, N.C. Chattanooga 2020 SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Seeding for the reigning champion Russell, who enter by Gardner-Webb’s RJ Mosely and Austin Stith rounding out the top half 2020 Southern Conference Wrestling the tournament as the second and third Appalachian State’s Will Formato, of the bracket as the third and fourth Championship has been released, the seed, respectively. Russell came in at No. respectively. The Citadel’s Dazon Casto seeds, respectively. league office announced Tuesday. The 30 in the latest NCAA coaches’ panel. comes in as the fourth seed and was tournament will take place Sunday ranked No. 33 in the NCAA coaches’ Chattanooga’s Rodney Jones headlines at the Holmes Convention Center in Campbell’s Heil will attempt to win a panel. the 197-weight class as the top-seeded Boone, North Carolina, with the SoCon second SoCon title in a different weight wrestler with Campbell’s Kober, last title and 14 NCAA allocations on the class after taking the 149-pound title Reigning champion Richards of VMI will year’s 184-pound champion, right line. Campbell will look to defend its last season. Heil comes in as the top- have to settle for the second seed after behind as the second seed. Appalachian tournament title from 2019 after taking seeded 141-pound wrestler and was Appalachian State’s Thomas Flitz was State’s Demazio Samuel comes in as the this year’s regular-season title, with No. 10 in the latest NCAA coaches’ awarded the top seed at 174 pounds third seed and VMI’s Zach Brown enters Appalachian State finishing as a close panel. Heil will have to fend off second- after scoring a 12-11 decision over as the fourth seed. second. seeded Bradley Irwin of Appalachian Richards in the final match of the regular State. Third-seeded Mason Wallace of season. Both wrestlers were included in The final weight class is headlined by Six of last year’s SoCon individual Chattanooga and fourth-seeded Reid the NCAA coaches’ panel with Richards two of the top heavyweights in the champions will be back in the field this Stewart of Presbyterian will also look to coming in at No. 16 and Flitz trailing him country in Campbell’s Jere Heino and year, attempting to defend titles in their challenge Heil in the weight class. at No. 28. Appalachian State’s Miller, the reigning respective weight classes. Campbell’s conference champion in the weight Korbin Meink (125), Josh Heil (149) and The 149-pound weight class will Campbell’s Andrew Morgan made the class. Heino, the 2017-18 heavyweight Chris Kober (184) all return after titles last see a new champion this year, with jump to the 184-pound weight class champion, took the top seed while year, with Heil dropping down to 141 Appalachian State’s Jonathan Millner and enters as the favorite and top seed Miller comes in as the second seed. Both pounds this year. Appalachian State’s entering as the favorite and the first for the tournament after an impressive wrestlers were included in the NCAA Codi Russell (133) and Cary Miller (HWT) seed. Millner was ranked No. 21 with regular season. Morgan was ranked No. coaches’ panel with Heino at No. 13 and are back for another year, while VMI’s second-seeded Tanner Smith of 8 in the latest NCAA coaches’ panel, as Miller at No. 24. The Citadel’s Michael Neal Richards (174) attempts to defend Chattanooga not far behind at No. 23. was the second-seed Matthew Waddell McAleavey and VMI’s Chris Beck enter as his title. The SoCon was allocated 14 Campbell’s Jason Kraisser enters as the of Chattanooga at No. 22. Appalachian the third and fourth seeds, respectively. spots in the NCAA Championships, one third seed after leading the league with State’s Julian Gorring and Presbyterian’s for each weight class except for the 149, 11 pins this season. 174, 184 and 285-pound weight classes, which were awarded two each. Appalachian State’s Matt Zovistoski returns in a new weight class after Campbell’s Meink, the defending finishing third at 149 pounds last 125-pound champion, will face stiff season.