SPARTANBURG, S.C. – App State's
Will Formato has been named the Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for all competition from Jan. 25-31. The selection is made by the league office.
Formato, who is ranked No. 26 at 165 pounds, won his lone match of the week at Gardner-Webb on Jan. 30. The redshirt junior from Acworth, Georgia, defeated 24th-ranked RJ Mosley, 2-1, to grab the victory. The match was the seventh time that the two SoCon foes faced off in their careers.
After a scoreless first period, Mosley took a 1-0 advantage in the second period after an escape with 50 seconds left. Formato would tie the score at 1-all seven seconds into the third following an escape of his own. Formato would secure the victory after maintaining more than a minute advantage of riding time, giving him a bonus point.
The 20th-ranked Mountaineers (8-2, 4-0 SoCon) defeated Gardner-Webb (4-8, 2-2), 32-6, to remain undefeated in conference duals.
App State host Chattanooga (7-8, 4-0) on Sunday, Feb. 5, in a dual between two of the league's three teams that hold an undefeated conference record.
Also nominated: Tavius Hosley (Bellarmine), Shanna Hanna (Campbell), Tanner Peake (Davidson), Dominic Chavez (Presbyterian) and Noah Castillo (Chattanooga)
2022-23 SoCon Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 9:
Sean Carter, Jr., 133, App State
Nov. 16: Gabriel Hixenbaugh, R-Jr., 133, Campbell
Nov. 23:
Jon Jon Millner, R-Sr., 149, App State
Dec. 7: RJ Mosley, R-Sr., 165, Gardner-Webb
Dec. 14: Rocky Jordan, Jr., 174, Chattanooga
Dec. 21:
Will Miller, So., 174, App State
Dec. 28: Malcolm Wiley, So., 197, Presbyterian
Jan. 4: Brayden Palmer, So., 133, Chattanooga
Jan. 11: RJ Mosley, R-Sr., 165, Gardner-Webb
Jan. 18: Gabriel Hixenbaugh, R-Jr., 133, Campbell
Jan. 25: Shannon Hanna, Sr., 141, Campbell
Feb. 1:
Will Formato, R-Jr., 165, App State
