BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb wrestling team is set to take part in the 2020 Southern Conference Wrestling Championship on Sunday as the squad looks to earn berths to the 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
 
Competing at 125 pounds will be Will Edmiston, who was seeded seventh for the tournament.  Edmiston posted an overall record of 12-10 and was 4-2 in dual matches, including 1-2 against SoCon opponents.
 
Trevon Majette earned the No.2 seed at 133 pounds after going 6-3 overall, joining the 'Dogs midway through the year.  He was 5-3 in dual matches, including 5-2 against SoCon foes, and earned wins by fall over defending champion Codi Russell of Appalachian State and Nathan Orosco of The Citadel.
 
At 141 pounds, Brandon Bright is seeded sixth.  He posted an overall record of 11-18 on the year, including 6-8 in dual matches and 5-3 against SoCon foes.
 
Anthony Schiess is seeded eighth at 149 pounds with a 3-16 overall record.
 
At 157 pounds, Christian Trimble is the No. 8 seed, going 1-4 on the year.
 
RJ Mosley claimed the No. 2 seed at 165 pounds with an overall record of 21-13, including an 8-4 record in dual bouts and was 4-2 against SoCon foes.  Throughout the year, Mosley took three matches by fall and had a pair of tech falls, and was named to the SoCon's All-Freshman team earlier this week.
 
At 174 pounds, Evan Schenk will be the No. 5 seed after closing out the year with three straight wins at that weight.  He was 5-3 overall at 174 pounds, including 3-2 against SoCon opponents.
 
Samuel Mora enters the tournament as the No. 5 seed at 184 pounds.  Mora finished his freshman campaign with a 4-4 record at that weight, including a 3-2 mark against SoCon competitors.
 
Roderick Davis will be the No. 6 seed at the 197-pound weight class.  Davis finished the regular season with an overall record of 16-16 and had a pair of dual wins against SoCon opponents.
 
At 285 pounds, Gabriel Pickett will be the No. 8 seed.  Pickett finished the year with four wins, including a fall over VMI's Solomon Harris.
 
The 2020 SoCon Wrestling Championship, hosted by Appalachian State University, begins Sunday, March 8 at 10:00 am at the Holmes Convocation Center.
 

2020 Southern Conference Wrestling Championship Seeds
 
125 (1 NCAA allocation)
1. Fabian Gutierrez, Chattanooga
2. Sean Carter, Appalachian State
3. Korbin Meink, Campbell
4. Cian Fischer, Davidson
5. Jacob Brasseur, Presbyterian
6. Jordie White, The Citadel
7. Will Edmiston, Gardner-Webb
8. John McGarry, VMI
 
133 (1 NCAA allocation)
1. Noah Gosner, Campbell
2. Trevon Majette, Gardner-Webb
3. Codi Russell, Appalachian State
4. Wade Cummings, Chattanooga
5. Kyle Gorant, Davidson
6. Cliff Conway, VMI
7. Nathan Orosco, The Citadel
8. Khalid Brinkley, Presbyterian
 
141 (1 NCAA allocation)
1. Josh Heil, Campbell
2. Bradley Irwin, Appalachian State
3. Mason Wallace, Chattanooga
4. Reid Stewart, Presbyterian
5. Jacob Dado, The Citadel
6. Brandon Bright, Gardner-Webb
7. Noah Roulo, VMI
8. David Loniewski, Davidson
 
149 (2 NCAA allocations)
1. Jonathan Millner, Appalachian State
2. Tanner Smith, Chattanooga
3. Jason Kraisser, Campbell
4. Selwyn Porter, The Citadel
5. Job Chishko, VMI
6. Will Baldwin, Davidson
7. Bryton Goering, Presbyterian
8. Anthony Schiess, Gardner-Webb
 
157 (1 NCAA allocation)
1. Matt Zovistoski, Appalachian State
2. Matthew Dallara, Campbell
3. Zachary Phillips, Presbyterian
4. Will Lawrence, VMI
5. Douglas Gudenburr, The Citadel
6. Hunter Costa, Davidson
7. Tyler Shilson, Chattanooga
8. Christian Trimble, Gardner-Webb
 
165 (1 NCAA allocation)
1. Quentin Perez, Campbell
2. RJ Mosley, Gardner-Webb
3. Will Formato, Appalachian State
4. Dazjon Casto, The Citadel
5. Drew Nicholson, Chattanooga
6. Noah Satterfield, Davidson
7. Jon Hoover, VMI
8. Parker Corwin, Presbyterian
 
174 (2 NCAA allocations)
1. Thomas Flitz, Appalachian State
2. Neal Richards, VMI
3. Austin Kraisser, Campbell
4. Hunter Fortner, Chattanooga
5. Evan Schenk, Gardner-Webb
6. Steven Newell, Davidson
7. Kyle Kretzer, The Citadel
 
184 (2 NCAA allocations)
1. Andrew Morgan, Campbell
2. Matthew Waddell, Chattanooga
3. Julian Gorring, Appalachian State
4. Austin Stith, Presbyterian
5. Samuel Mora, Gardner-Webb
6. Gavin Henry, Davidson
7. Max Gallahan, VMI
8. Cooper Youngblood, The Citadel
 
197 (1 NCAA allocation)
1. Rodney Jones, Chattanooga
2. Chris Kober, Campbell
3. Demazio Samuel, Appalachian State
4. Zach Brown, VMI
5. Martin Duane, The Citadel
6. Roderick Davis, Gardner-Webb
 
285 (2 NCAA allocations)
1. Jere Heino, Campbell
2. Cary Miller, Appalachian State
3. Michael McAleavey, The Citadel
4. Chris Beck, VMI
5. Grayson Walthall, Chattanooga
6. Mitchell Trigg, Davidson
7. Imani Heslop, Presbyterian
8. Gabriel Pickett, Gardner-Webb