If you missed Campbellsville University
wrestling's only home dual under the spotlight last season, then you'll
have your chance to be a part of the great atmosphere this November.
The Tigers have four home dates on the
2010-2011 schedule, the most since the 2007-08 season. CU will open its
season with a Nov. 5 home tri-match in Gosser Gym against Central
Baptist College (Ark.) and Ohio Valley College (W.Va.). The next week,
the Tigers will host Cumberland University in a dual Nov. 11 and follow
up with a Friday night, Nov. 12 tri-match against the University of the
Cumberlands and Lindsey Wilson College.
CU will wrestle a total of 12 duals in addition to the National
Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals in Cedar Falls,
Iowa June 8-9. The Tigers will also compete in four tournaments: King
College Open (Nov. 14), Ohio Northern Invitational (Dec. 4), Midwest
Classic (Dec. 18-19) and the Missouri Valley Invitational (Jan. 22).
The Mid-South Conference championship event will be a tournament
this season instead of a conference duals event like it was in 2009-10.
Cumberland University will host the MSC Tournament in Lebanon, Tenn.,
Feb. 12. The following week, CU will travel to St. Charles, Mo., for
the NAIA Eastern Qualifier and then will close the season March 4-6 in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the NAIA National Championships.
The complete schedule can be found, here.
Joining CU for the 2010-2011 season will be 10 new wrestlers and the return of a three-time NAIA All-American. CU is expected to add a few more before the season begins.
David Clemens (Campbellsville Univ. / Beaver Creek, Ohio) -- Clemens,
a three-time NAIA All-American for CU from 2006-08 will make his return
to the Tigers' mat. He has spent the last two years away from school,
but has decided to return for his senior season and complete his
degree. He was a 2007 NAIA runner-up at 157 pounds, but looks to move
up to either 165 pounds or 174 pounds as he tries to become the first
CU wrestler to be a four-time All-American. In 2007 he was also named
the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the NWCA National Duals.
Quinten Brooks (Lawrence North High
School / Indianapolis, Ind.) - A 2010 state qualifier at 160 pounds, Brooks is expected
to compete at 165 or 174 pounds for CU.
Michael Clark (Valley High School / Louisville, Ky.) - Clark placed fourth in the state of Kentucky at 152
pounds in 2010. As an incoming freshman, he is projected to compete for the Tigers at 149 or 157 pounds.
Dustin Fraley (Ashland University / Washington Court House, Ohio)
-- Fraley
will have all four years of eligibility remaining as he transfers from
NCAA Division II school Ashland University. In 2008, he was the Ohio
state runner-up at 145 pounds as a senior. He signed with Ashland and
wrestled un-attached in 2008-09. He is expected to make an immediate
impact at either 149 or 157 for CU.
Josh Harrison (Sacred Heart
University / Dacula, Ga.) - Harrison spent one semester at NCAA Division
I school Sacred Heart University as a redshirt. He will bring four
years of eligibility to CU, where he is projected to compete at 141 or
149 pounds. He was a two-time Georgia state placer at 135 pounds.
Brett Hawthorne (Bradford, Leeds, England)
-
Hawthorne brings his national success in the United Kingdom to the U.S.
this year. The son of former British Olympian and world champion
medalist Jimmy Hawthorn, Brett has been English, Scottish,
Welsh and British champion several times. In December 2009, he won
bronze in the Kuldkaru international wrestling tournament in Estonia.
He will most likely compete
at 141 or 149 for Campbellsville.
Jeremiah Oliver (Pike High School / Indianapolis, Ind.) --
Oliver placed sixth at 160 pounds in the 2010 Indiana State Tournament
and was the Freestyle State Runner-Up in 2009 at 152 pounds. He is
projected to compete at 157 pounds in college.
Matt Slone (Sheldon Clark High School / Inez, Ky.) -
Slone placed in the Kentucky state finals the past five seasons. While
competing at 125 pounds, he finished third and fourth in the eighth and
ninth grades, respectively. He moved up to 135 pounds his sophomore
year and finished sixth, but was runner-up in 2009 as a junior. He
finished fourth in 2010 as a senior at 145 pounds. He is projected to
compete at 141 or 149 pounds for CU.
Terry Terrell (Bloomington South High
School / Bloomington, Ind.) - Terrell was also a 160-pound qualifier in the Indiana
state tournament this year. He will compete at 165 pounds for CU.
Tim Thurston (Iowa Lakes C.C. / High Point,
N.C.) -- Thurston leads the Tigers' list for junior college transfers,
as he was a two-time NJCAA All-American at 133 pounds. He finished
runner-up in the NJCAA tournament as a freshman and was third in 2010.
He looks to follow CU's Tommy Pretty as a NAIA National Champ at 133
pounds this season.
Andrew Wright (Tates Creek High School / Lexington, Ky.) -
Wright competed for coach John Griggs in high school, where he placed
fifth in the Kentucky state finals at 152 pounds the past two years. He
is projected to begin his collegiate career at 157 pounds or 165
pounds.