DANVILLE, Va.— The Averett University men's wrestling freshman Hunter Campbell was named to the 2022 d3wrestle.com All-Freshman Team following a strong rookie campaign.

Campbell, a native of Leland, North Carolina, was a 2022 NCAA Division III national qualifier as a freshman after finishing as the NCAA Southeast Region runner-up at 149 pounds this season. He went 23-10, won the Southeast Wrestling Conference championship at 149 and the Cougar Open at 141 and was ranked No. 5 in the region by the NWCA after moving into the starting lineup midway through the spring.

Campbell is the second Cougar to earn a spot on the All-Freshman Team, joining current junior George Moseley, who was selected in 2020.


2022 d3wrestle All-Freshman Team
Five freshman wrestlers achieved All-American Honors this season
141 Jacob Reed, Ohio Northern, 3rd Place
149 Michael Conklin, TCNJ, 8th Place
157 Darian Estevez, Chicago, 8th Place
165 Cooper Pontelandolfo, NYU, 6th Place
184 Charles Baczek, Wabash, 6th Place

These wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Championships
125 Derek Steele, Augsburg
125 Austin Fashouer, Wilkes
133 Zach Levey, Brockport
133 Bryce Parke, Coe
141 Javen Estrada, North Central
141 Zach Sato, UW-Eau Claire
149 Hunter Campbell, Averett
149 Brandon Bowles, Muhlenberg
149 Colby Frost, Southern Maine
157 Joe Chapman, Coast Guard
174 Donovan Palmer, Baldwin Wallace
174 Daniel Devera, John Carroll
174 Jared Stricker, UW-Eau Claire
184 Mauro Pellot, Alvernia
197 Josh Harkless, RIT
285 Ben Kawczynski, UW-La Crosse