Des Moines, Iowa - Gardner-Webb freshman Hunter Gamble saw his season come to an end on Friday, March 22nd, as the Runnin' Bulldog wrestler was handed a 7-0 loss to No. 10 Daniel Yates of Michigan in the second round of the consolation bracket at 174 pounds at the 2013 NCAA Division I National Championships hosted in Des Moines, Iowa.

Gamble, who was looking to keep his season alive and advance in the Championships, suffered an early two-point takedown in the first period.

After Yates (23-10) posted three points in the second round by way of a one-point escape and a second two-point takedown, GWU's Gamble continued to hang tough in the bout as the match moved into the third and final period.

Gamble would give up another one-point escape to Yates and was unable to score late, as riding time gave the grappler from the University of Michigan an extra point to give him a 7-0 win over the Runnin' Bulldog first-year wrestler.

The freshman from Stockbridge, Ga. went 1-2 overall at the 2013 NCAA Division I National Championships posting a first round 5-3 decision over No. 9 Nathaniel Brown of Lehigh before suffering back-to-back losses to No. 8 Nick Heflin of Ohio State and No. 10 Yates of Michigan.

Gamble finished the year at 24-15 overall on the season and was the Runnin' Bulldogs' first-ever Southern Conference Champion.

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