Wrestling Splits at NC State Duals

RALEIGH, N.C.-Freshman heavyweight Khiry Reid led the way with a pair of victories as Campbell wrestling gained a split at the NC State Duals. The Camels were victorious over Anderson by a 22-15 decision after falling just short against the Wolfpack, 25-24.

The Camels improve to 1-4 on the year, while the Trojans fall to 3-7 and NC State to 3-4. The Wolfpack won both of their events on the day, also downing Anderson by a 36-17 score.

In the first match of the day, the Camels started off at 125 with a CJ Gittens win over NC State's Dan Brumfield by a score of 9-3. After four consecutive Wolfpack wins including a Darrius Little major decision and a Kody Hamrah pin, senior 165 pounder Steve Wiktorek fought back for the Camels with a pin of Quinton Godley. The fall at the 1:41 mark trimmed the NC State lead to 19-9.

Following a Jake Burge pin at the 174 weight class, the Camels obtained two victories via forfeit to pull within a 25-21 score heading into the final bout. In that bout, Reid was able to defeat Bobby Isola, 4-2, leaving Campbell one point shy of its opponent's total.

In the Camels' second meeting at the duals, CU grabbed their first win of the season. In a back and forth match, the Campbell grapplers managed victories in four of the first six matches, all by decision, giving the Camels a 12-6 advantage with three bouts remaining.

Following a John Hamrick pin and a Luis Audelo decision, 197 pound sophomore Parker Burns was able to wrestle his way to a major decision over Zach Anderson to give his team a 16-15 edge, setting up for another decisive heavyweight contest. Reid then sealed the victory with his pin of Jonah Adams at 6:33. Reid's second win of the day pushed the Camels to a 22-15 final score.

The Camels will now head to Millersville, Pa. next weekend for the Shorty Hitchcock Open on Jan. 10.

NC State 25, Campbell 24
125 – CJ Gittens (CU) dec. Dan Brumfield, 9-3 (0-3)
133 – Darrius Little (NCS) major dec. Trevour Smith, 17-4 (4-3)
141 – Joe Caramanica (NCS) dec. Kelin Bidelspach, 6-0 (7-3)
149 – #3 Darrion Caldwell (NCS) won by forfeit (13-3)
157 – Kody Hamrah (NCS) pinned Jake Fose, at 4:05 (19-3)
165 – Steve Wiktorek (CU) pinned Quinton Godley, at 1:41 (19-9)
174 – Jake Burge (NCS) pinned Ryan Ham, at 5:00 (25-9)
184 – Kyle Higgins (Campbell) wins by forfeit (25-15)
197 – Parker Burns (Campbell) wins by forfeit (25-21)
Hwt – Khiry Reid (CU) dec. Bobby Isola, 4-2, sv3 (25-24)

Campbell 22, Anderson 15
125 – C.J. Hamilton (AU) dec. C.J. Gittens, 8-1 (0-3)
133 – Trevour Smith (CU) dec. Chris Francis, 9-7, sv (3-3)
141 – Kelin Bidelspach (CU) dec. Ron Lofton, 5-3 (6-3)
149 – Nick DiCarlo (AU) dec. Joel Caudill, 5-1 (6-6)
157 – Jake Fose (CU) dec. Jonathan Jackson, 3-2 (9-6)
165 – Steve Witkorek (CU) dec. Trevor Sanford, 9-4 (12-6)
174 – John Hamrick (AU) pinned Peter Comis, at 3:52 (12-12)
184 – Luis Audelo (AU) dec. Kyle Higgins, 10-5 (12-15)
197 – Parker Burns (CU) major dec. Zach Anderson, 16-5 (16-15)
Hwt – Khiry Reid (CU) pinned Jonah Adams (AU), at 6:33 (22-15)