Newberry's Gossett Named South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Men's Wrestler of the Week
Newberry's Gossett Named South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Men's Wrestler of the Week
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Newberry College's Patton Gossett has been named the South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Men's Wrestler of the Week for meets held during the week of Jan. 7-13., the league announced today. This marks the first POTW for Gossett and fourth overall for Newberry.
A senior from Lexington, S.C., Gossett led Newberry to a 5-0 team record last week, which included a win over No. 22 Mercyhurst in the process. The heavyweight went 5-0 individually with three falls and a victory over No. 9 ranked Jacob Robb of Mercyhurst.
Patton Gossett Matches (Team Score)
def. Belmont Abbey's Mike Siwiec by decision, 5-1 (37-9, W)
def. Ohio Valley's Cameron Coffman by fall, 2:07 (51-4, W)
def. No. 22 Mercyhurst's Jacob Robb by decision, 8-3 (20-17, W)
def. Bluefield's Matthew Bourne by fall, 2:02 (47-9, W)
def. Truett McConnell's Cameron Hamby by fall, 2:00 (50-3, W)
Also nominated for Men's Wrestler of the Week:
Elijah Seay (King) - 3-0 record with two falls for the week.
John Gahagan (Belmont Abbey) - 4-0 record with two falls for the week.
2018-19 Men's Wrestler of the Week
Week One (Nov. 7) – Zebrandon Gant (Newberry)
Week Two (Nov. 14) – Hayden Prince (Limestone)
Week Three (Nov. 21) – Emery Cline (Emmanuel)
Week Four (Nov. 28) – N/A
Week Five (Dec. 5) – Austin Palmer (Newberry)
Week Six (Dec. 12) – Mike Siwiec (Belmont Abbey)
Week Seven (Dec. 19) – Isiah Royal (Newberry)
Week Eight (Jan. 9) – Noah Curreri (Queens)
Week Nine (Jan. 16) – Patton Gossett (Newberry)