BOONE, N.C. — App State Wrestling has set a program record with six entries for the 2020 NCAA Championships, as
Codi Russell received an at-large berth Tuesday.
Russell (133 pounds) joins Southern Conference champions
Jonathan Millner (149),
Matt Zovistoski (157),
Demazio Samuel (197) and
Cary Miller (285) as well as
Thomas Flitz, who received one of the league's two automatic berths at 174 pounds.
In multiple instances previously, App State had five NCAA entries in one year, most recently in 2003.
Russell, the SoCon runner-up, is 26-10 this season with a listing of No. 30 in the last set of NCAA Coaches Panel rankings. His record is highlighted by wins against Lock Haven's DJ Fehlman (No. 27), North Carolina's Jaime Hernandez (No. 28) and previously ranked Anthony Cefolo of Rider.
A redshirt junior from Atlanta, Russell will be making his second straight NCAA appearance. He won a SoCon title in 2019 and then recorded a pin at the NCAAs.
The 2019-20 wrestling season is presented by Hungry Howies.
