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Wrestling Set to Host Davidson Duals Thursday and Friday
1/10/2024 3:00:00 PM | Wrestling
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Davidson College wrestling team is set to host the first annual Davidson Duals on Thursday and Friday in Belk Arena. Eight teams from across the country will be in attendance representing four different conferences.
The action is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday with doors opening at 10:00 a.m. Attendance and parking is free to the public.
Davidson is slated to begin the first day against Little Rock at 11:00 a.m. then, the Wildcats will take on Harvard approximately 15 minutes after. It will be the first time the Wildcats have faced both programs in the team's history.
On day two, the 'Cats will square off with Lock Haven at approximately 12:00 p.m. then take on Brown shortly after. Head coach Nate Carr Jr. will face the team he previously coached for when Davidson battles the Bald Eagles for the second consecutive year. The Wildcats fell to Lock Haven on the road, 31-13, last season. It will also be the second time in as many years the 'Cats will face Brown after dropping a tight 22-19 dual to the Bears a year ago.
For the full slate of teams competing and the full event schedule for the Davidson Duals, click here.
Last Time Out
In their last time on the mat, the Wildcats competed at Chattanooga's Southern Scuffle. Senior Cameo Blankenship (197) and freshmen Tyler-Xavier McKnight (149) and Wyatt Ferguson (184) made it to the consolation semifinals.
McKnight, who leads the team with ten wins on the year, made it to the quarterfinals in the championship bracket before falling to top-seed and No. 10-ranked Jaden Abas of Stanford. Ferguson, a Cincinnati, Ohio product, earned wins over SoCon opponents from App State and the Citadel during the tournament.
Veteran Cameo Blankenship picked up wins by tech fall and major decision against his opponents from CSU-Bakersfield and Chattanooga in the consolation bracket.
Davidson Projected Lineup
125: Enis Ljikovic (5-8)
133: John Hager (7-7) OR Hale Robinson (2-6)
141: Joshua Viarengo (3-7) OR Jackson Sichelstiel (4-5)
149: Tyler-Xavier McKnight (10-7)
157: Tanner Peake (6-9) OR Ian McGehee (3-4)
165: Bryce Sanderlin (5-2) OR Marc Koch (5-7)
174: Brett Sanderlin (1-7) OR Savoy New (0-0)
184: Wyatt Ferguson (6-9)
197: Cameo Blankenship (7-9) OR Dylan Smith (5-1)
HWT: Jake Fernicola (3-10)
The action is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday with doors opening at 10:00 a.m. Attendance and parking is free to the public.
Davidson is slated to begin the first day against Little Rock at 11:00 a.m. then, the Wildcats will take on Harvard approximately 15 minutes after. It will be the first time the Wildcats have faced both programs in the team's history.
On day two, the 'Cats will square off with Lock Haven at approximately 12:00 p.m. then take on Brown shortly after. Head coach Nate Carr Jr. will face the team he previously coached for when Davidson battles the Bald Eagles for the second consecutive year. The Wildcats fell to Lock Haven on the road, 31-13, last season. It will also be the second time in as many years the 'Cats will face Brown after dropping a tight 22-19 dual to the Bears a year ago.
For the full slate of teams competing and the full event schedule for the Davidson Duals, click here.
Last Time Out
In their last time on the mat, the Wildcats competed at Chattanooga's Southern Scuffle. Senior Cameo Blankenship (197) and freshmen Tyler-Xavier McKnight (149) and Wyatt Ferguson (184) made it to the consolation semifinals.
McKnight, who leads the team with ten wins on the year, made it to the quarterfinals in the championship bracket before falling to top-seed and No. 10-ranked Jaden Abas of Stanford. Ferguson, a Cincinnati, Ohio product, earned wins over SoCon opponents from App State and the Citadel during the tournament.
Veteran Cameo Blankenship picked up wins by tech fall and major decision against his opponents from CSU-Bakersfield and Chattanooga in the consolation bracket.
Davidson Projected Lineup
125: Enis Ljikovic (5-8)
133: John Hager (7-7) OR Hale Robinson (2-6)
141: Joshua Viarengo (3-7) OR Jackson Sichelstiel (4-5)
149: Tyler-Xavier McKnight (10-7)
157: Tanner Peake (6-9) OR Ian McGehee (3-4)
165: Bryce Sanderlin (5-2) OR Marc Koch (5-7)
174: Brett Sanderlin (1-7) OR Savoy New (0-0)
184: Wyatt Ferguson (6-9)
197: Cameo Blankenship (7-9) OR Dylan Smith (5-1)
HWT: Jake Fernicola (3-10)
Players Mentioned
184
/ Wrestling
184
/ Wrestling
285
/ Wrestling
125/133
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
125
/ Wrestling
165
/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
184
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
125
/ Wrestling
174
/ Wrestling
165
/ Wrestling
133
/ Wrestling
184/197
/ Wrestling
141
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