Men's Wrestling 1-12-18

Men's Wrestling David Gerhart

MSC action begins for No. 11 Men’s Wrestling against No. 4 Cumberlands and Brewton-Parker

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The 11th-ranked Campbellsville men's wrestling team starts its Mid-South Conference schedule on Saturday night in a tri-dual against fourth-ranked University of the Cumberlands and Brewton-Parker College in Williamsburg, Ky.
 
The Tigers come into the conference season with a record of 6-5 and placed eighth at the NWCA-NAIA National Duals last week. Campbellsville went 2-3 at the national duals earning a win over William Penn University, 49-3, and the Tigers upset No. 6-ranked University of Providence, 25-18.
 
At the duals, Justin Brown and Chuck Sharon led Campbellsville going a combined 10-0. Brown beat four top-10 opponents en route to being named the Mid-South Conference Wrestler of the Week. Brown – who is the No. 2 wrestler at 174 pounds – is 19-1 on the season and won all 11 duals he competed in this season, while going 10-0 against NAIA opponents this season.
 
Sharon is the top-ranked individual in the 184-pound weight class and is 17-1 this season. Against NAIA foes this year, Sharon has won all 10 of matches and posted a record of 11-0 in duals.
 
Cumberlands comes into the tri-dual on Saturday with a dual record of 8-1 overall and is currently 1-0 in MSC duals. The lone loss for Patriots came at the national duals last week against Life University, 19-16. Cumberlands – who finished fifth at national duals – has three individuals ranked No. 1 in their weight classes with Hayden Lee (125), Jake Sinkovics (133) and Tres Leon (149) all holding a top ranking.
 
Brewton-Parker has dropped its first four duals of the season following a 45-3 loss to No. 2 Missouri Valley College and a 41-3 loss to No. 8 Williams Baptist College. Lucas Nelson is the only individual ranked for the Barons this season as he comes into the weekend ranked 13th in the 125-pound weight division.
 
Last season, Campbellsville dropped a 25-10 contest to Cumberlands at home in the Campbellsville Duals, while the Tigers picked up a 28-12 victory over Brewton-Parker at the Campbellsville Duals.
 
The Tigers face Brewton-Parker can Cumberlands from the O. Wayne Rollins Center in Williamsburg, Ky., with weigh-ins slated for 1 p.m. ET on Saturday afteron. 

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Players Mentioned

Justin Brown

Justin Brown

Senior
Calaveras High School
Chuck Sharon

Chuck Sharon

Senior
Smithfield High School

Players Mentioned

Justin Brown

Justin Brown

Senior
Calaveras High School
Chuck Sharon

Chuck Sharon

Senior
Smithfield High School