BOONE, N.C. –
RJ Mosley rolled through the field at 165 pounds to win a Southern Conference title Saturday, as Gardner-Webb finished fourth in the team standings at the 2022 SoCon Wrestling Championship.
Mosley earned the league's automatic berth to the 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships with his victory – his second trip to NCAAs in as many years. The Oklahoma City, Okla., junior improved to 18-6 overall on the season with his three victories on Saturday and will make the trip to Detroit, Mich., for the national tournament on March 17 at Little Caesars Arena.
The NCAA selection show for Division I wrestling will stream live on Wednesday, March 9 at 6:00 pm (NCAA.com)
Mosley started his morning with an 8-0 major decision over Campbell's Troy Nation and held off Appalachian State's Will Formato for a 5-2 decision in the semifinals. That set up a clash with Chattanooga's Andrew Nicholson.
Mosley took a 4-3 decision over Nicholson to take the individual title.
The effort paced a Gardner-Webb contingent that also saw
Jha'Quan Anderson advance to the title bout at 184 pounds and earn a second-place finish. The Runnin' Bulldogs also saw
Anthony Perrine bounce back for a third-place finish at 197 pounds and had fourth-place individual finishes from
Todd Carter (133),
Trevon Majette (141),
Brandon Bright (149) and
Taylor Parks (157).
Gardner-Webb finished with 51 team points, to finish behind Chattanooga and ahead of The Citadel in the team standings. Campbell captured the team trophy and host Appalachian State finished second.
125: Aedyn Concepcion (1-2)
Malik Hardy (The Citadel) won by major decision over
Aedyn Concepcion (Gardner-Webb) (14-4)
Aedyn Concepcion (Gardner-Webb) won by major decision over Hale Robinson (Davidson) (12-1)
Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) won by major decision over
Aedyn Concepcion (Gardner-Webb) (8-0)
133: Todd Carter (2-2) – 4th Place
Jake Rotunda (The Citadel) won by decision over
Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) (3-1)
Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Dominic Chavez (Presbyterian College) (5-3)
Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) 2-2 won by decision over Kyle Gorant (Davidson) 1-2 (7-5)
Domenick Zaccone (Campbell) won by major decision over
Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) (11-3)
141: Trevon Majette (2-2) 4th Place
Trevon Majette (Gardner-Webb) won by major decision over Frederick Junko (VMI) (11-3)
Heath Gonyer (Appalachian State) won by decision over
Trevon Majette (Gardner-Webb) (9-8)
Trevon Majette (Gardner-Webb) won by fall over Khalid Brinkley (Presbyterian College) (1:43)
Franco Valdes (Chattanooga) won by fall over
Trevon Majette (Gardner-Webb) (4:51)
149: Brandon Bright (2-2) 4th Place
Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb) won by medical forfeit over Gavin Damasco (Davidson)
Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) won by tech fall over
Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb) (18-2)
Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Ethan Willis (The Citadel) (3-1)
Noah Castillo (Chattanooga) won by decision over
Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb) (4-1)
157: Taylor Parks (2-2) 4th Place
Cody Bond (Appalachian State) won by major decision over
Taylor Parks (Gardner-Webb) (11-2)
Taylor Parks (Gardner-Webb) won by major decision over Seth Fillers (VMI) (8-0)
Taylor Parks (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) (Dec 9-7)
Joe Aragona (Campbell) won by decision over
Taylor Parks (Gardner-Webb) (4-2)
165: RJ Mosley (3-0) Southern Conference Champion
RJ Mosley (Gardner-Webb) won by major decision over Troy Nation (Campbell) (8-0)
RJ Mosley (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over William Formato (Appalachian State) (5-2)
RJ Mosley (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Andrew Nicholson (Chattanooga) (4-3)
174: Evan Schenk (1-2)
Jon Hoover (VMI) won by decision over
Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) (4-3)
Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) won by fall over Lachlan Rosato (Davidson) (4:55)
Benjy Haubert (The Citadel) won by decision over
Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) (3-2)
184: Jha'Quan Anderson (2-1) 2nd Place
Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) won by major decision over Cole Burke (The Citadel) (14-4)
Jha'Quan (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Thomas Sell (Chattanooga) (7-3)
Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) won by decision over
Jha'Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) (8-3)
197: Anthony Perrine (3-1) 3rd Place
Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Finaly Holston (Davidson) (3-1)
Chris Kober (Campbell) won by decision over
Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) (5-2)
Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Wyatt Miller (Appalachian State) (3-2)
Anthony Perrine (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Tyler Mousaw (VMI) (5-1)
285: Peyton McComas (1-2)
Mitchell Trigg (Davidson) won by decision over
Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) (8-2)
Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Airin Spell (Presbyterian College) (6-3)
Michael Burchell (App State) won by major decision over
Peyton McComas (Gardner-Webb) (10-1)