Campbellsville University
Jeremiah Fennell is the Mid-South Conference Wrestler of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday.
The weekly conference award is the first of the season for Fennell and the first for a Tiger wrestler.
The
Sandusky, Ohio, native, scored the Tigers' first points with a 5-2
decision in the third extra period over McKendree (Ill.) University's
Chas Maloch. Maloch was ranked No. 12 in the heavyweight division before the loss.
Fennell
helped the Tigers nearly pull off the upset of then-No. 6 McKendree.
Campbellsville fell 20-18 in the battle of Top 10 teams.
The loss dropped then-No. 9 Campbellsville to No. 16 in Tuesday's NAIA Coaches' Top 20.
The Tigers host the Mid-South Conference Duals on Saturday.