BOONE, N.C. — Nearly two months after opening its Southern Conference schedule with a shutout of Davidson, Appalachian State's wrestling team returns to league competition with a dual meet at Gardner-Webb on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
App State (3-3, 1-0 SoCon) and Gardner-Webb (1-4, 1-0 SoCon) are two of the three league members with no league losses to this point, as Chattanooga is currently 2-0 in the SoCon.
Since winning 45-0 at home against Davidson on Nov. 11, the Mountaineers have had dual meets against No. 24 North Carolina, Ohio, No. 5 NC State and Oklahoma (No. 20 at the time). The Runnin' Bulldogs opened their SoCon schedule with a 26-16 victory at VMI on Dec. 8.
App State pulled out a 19-17 home win against Gardner-Webb last season en route to a 7-0 record in the SoCon. The Mountaineers trailed 17-13 with two matches left, and
Randall Diabe claimed a 4-0 decision at 197 pounds before All-America heavyweight
Denzel Dejournette earned another three-point decision.
This year, App State is led by 174-pound senior
Forrest Przybysz. He has moved up to No. 16 in InterMat's national rankings after being named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Month for December.
Przybysz has a 5-1 dual record this season, with his lone loss coming against No. 13 Ethan Ramos of North Carolina. Diabe (197 pounds),
Cary Miller (heavyweight) and
Alan Clothier (184 pounds) are 4-2 apiece in dual meets.
