CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – CU men's wrestling will host three duals for the second-straight week when they welcome No. 8 Lindsey Wilson Thursday night then West Virginia Tech and Cumberland University Friday night, each night at the Wrestling Facility.
Friday night will be senior night for the Tigers as they will honor three seniors on their roster. Those seniors are
Tristan Palmer,
Jaedin Sklapsky and
David Sparks.
Thursday's dual against Lindsey Wilson will be the third time the month of January the Tigers and Blue Raiders will square off after facing each other twice at the NWCA National Duals. Both teams picked up a win as the Tigers won their opening round dual 24-11 as LWC won the final match-up in the seventh place dual.
LWC has nine individuals ranked in the NAIA in their weight classes listed below.
WEIGHT CLASS RANK NAME
133 #9 Brady Moser
141 #6 Trent Johnson
149 #8 Latrell Davis
157 #6 Derrick Smallwood
157 #14 Mark Taijeron
174 #8 Brett Bradford
184 #20 Lucas Miozza
197 #20 Avery Buckman
285 #1 Brandon Reed
Friday's match-ups against West Virginia Tech and Cumberland will be their first meetings of the season.
The Golden Bears of WVU Tech are unranked with a 4-5 record on the season and no individuals in the NAIA rankings.
The Phoenix are receiving votes in the NAIA top-20 at a 4-7 teach record so far on the season and three individuals in the rankings for their specific weight classes. Keyshawn Lewis is 19
th at 141 lbs., Nathan Walton is 7
th at 174 lbs., and John Olivieri is 13
th at 184 lbs. for Cumberland.
These three duals will be the final regular season competitions for the Tigers before postseason play. Next up for Campbellsville will be the Mid-South Conference Championships on Feb. 16 in Bowling Green.
