The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team is on the road this weekend at No. 20 Campbell.  Match time is set for 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) in Buies Creek, N.C.
 
The Camels are the fifth ranked opponent on the Mocs 2019-20 schedule.  They are unbeaten in SoCon duals at 3-0 and have a 7-2 mark overall. 
 
Chattanooga brings a 5-8 record and 3-1 tally in league action.  The Mocs are currently in third in the SoCon race, trailing Campbell and Appalachian State (7-2, 4-0 SoCon).
 
Saturday's match broadcasts on Facebook live, with live scoring available via TrackWrestling.  Links to both are on the wrestling schedule page on GoMocs.com. 
 
IT'S ALL IN THE NAME
On first reference, it is acceptable to refer to us as the "University of Tennessee at Chattanooga". After that, we prefer to be called "Chattanooga" or "UTC". Our nickname is "Mocs". Please do not use Tennessee-Chattanooga or the Moccasins.
 
CHATTANOOGA PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Fabian Gutierrez (Jr. – 14-7, 4-0 SoCon)
133: Wade Cummings (Jr. – 6-7, 1-0 SoCon)
      Franco Vales (So. - 4-10, 1-0 SoCon)
141: Mason Wallace (So. – 6-7, 1-1 SoCon)
        Aiden Murphy (So. – 4-12, 1-1 SoCon)
149: Tanner Smith (So. – 20-7, 3-1 SoCon)
157: Tyler Shilson (So. – 8-11, 2-2 SoCon)
      George Carpenter (Sr. - 4-7, 0-0 SoCon)
165: Drew Nicholson (So. – 13-13, 2-2 SoCon)
174: Hunter Fortner (So. – 8-14, 2-2 SoCon)
184: Matthew Waddell (So. – 19-7, 4-0 SoCon)
197: Rodney Jones (Sr. – 14-9, 4-0 SoCon)
285: Grayson Walthall (So. – 6-17, 2-2 SoCon)
 
LAST MATCH IN MCKENZIE ARENA
UTC final home match is in McKenzie Arena when the Mocs host Indiana on Friday, Feb. 21, at 7:00 p.m. (E.S.T.).
 
SCOUTING THE MOCS
• UTC is led by its three ranked wrestlers in No. 19 Fabian Gutierrez (Jr. - 125 - 14-7), No. 24 Matthew Waddell (So. - 184 - 19-6) and No. 22 Tanner Smith (So. - 149 - 20-7).  Rankings are from the Jan. 24 coaches poll. 
• Five of Waddell's six losses have come against ranked opponents. 
• Waddell leads the team with eight pins.  
• Senior Rodney Jones is 14-9 at 197 and looking to make a return to the NCAA Chapionships. 
• Mason Wallace dropped down to 141 where he went 2-2 at the Scuffle and is 6-7 overall.
 
MOCS HAVE A BRUTAL NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
UTC has definitely scheduled up in non-conference action this season. The Mocs hosted Army (L, 18-12) and Illinois (L, 22-10) earlier in the season.  UTC also traveled to No. 2 Iowa (L, 39-0), No. 19 North Carolina (L, 22-15), No. 11 Iowa State (L, 7-26), No. 5 Virginia Tech (L, 28-3), Virginia (L, 9-29).  UTC still has the regular season finale with its third Big 10 opponent Indiana on Feb. 21 in McKenzie Arena.
 
CAMPBELL PROBABLE LINEUP
125: Korbin Meink (Jr. - 17-9, 2-0 SoCon)
      Paxton Rosen (So. - 3-4, 1-0 SoCon)
133: No. 11 Noah Gonser (Sr. - 24-5, 3-0 SoCon)
141: No. 12 Josh Heil (Jr. - 24-4, 2-0 SoCon)
      Kyle Sams (Fr. - 0-5, 0-1 SoCon)
149: Jason Kraisser (Fr. - 19-6, 3-0 SoCon)
      Zach Barnes (So. - 1-6, 0-0 SoCon)
157: Matthew Dallara (So. - 14-9, 2-1 SoCon)
165: No. 17 Quentin Perez (Sr. - 20-6, 3-0 SoCon)
174: Austin Kraisser (Jr. - 21-5, 3-0 SoCon)
      Austin Murphy (So. - 9-10, 0-0 SoCon)
      Charlie Andrews (Sr. - 3-5, 0-0 SoCon)
184: No. 10 Andrew Morgan (Sr. - 23-5, 2-0 SoCon)
      Caleb Hopkins (Fr. - 13-12, 1-0 SoCon)
197: Chris Kober (Jr. - 15-4, 3-0 SoCon)
      Taye Ghadiali (Fr. - 0-0, 0-0 SoCon)
285: No. 13 Jere Heino (Sr. - 18-4, 3-0 SoCon)
Rankings are Intermat - Feb. 4
 
SCOUTING CAMPBELL
• The Camels are the defending SoCon Tournament Champions and the preseason pick to win the league again this year.
• Campbell has wins over Ohio (24-16) and Iowa State (22-14), two teams the Mocs also faces in non-conference action.
• Campbell has only dropped two matches in three SoCon duals this season. 
 
ALL-TIME VS. CAMPBELL
Chattanooga is 10-1 in the all-time series against Campbell.  UTC scored an 18-12 win over the Camels in last year's match to secure a share of the Southern Conference regular season title.  The Camels joined the SoCon in 2011-12 as an affiliate member in wrestling.
 
Home: 4-1, Away: 3-0, Neutral 1-0
1979 - Chattanooga - W - 60-0
2-13-88 - Charleston, S.C. - W - 27-10
1-24-91 - Chattanooga - W - 38-10
1-20-12 - Buies Creek, N.C. - W - 30-7
2-25-13 - Chattanooga - W - 30-4
2-8-14 - Buies Creek, N.C. - W - 32-10
1-18-15 - Chattanooga - W - 46-0
12-12-15 - Buies Creek, N.C. - W - 31-12
1-28-17 - Chattanooga - L - 19-21
2-17-18 - Buies Creek, N.C. - W - 27-6
2-10-19 - Chattanooga - W - 18-12
 
LAST TIME VS. CAMPBELL
Chattanooga 18 - Campbell 12
Sunday – Feb. 10, 2019 – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chattanooga 18 – No. 25 Campbell 12
Sunday – Feb. 10, 2019 – Maclellan Gym – Chattanooga, Tenn.
125: Alonzo Allen (UTC) over Korbin Meink (CAMP) (Dec 7-2)
133: Noah Gosner (CAMP) over Jake Huffine (UTC) (Dec 5-2)
141: Chris Debien (UTC) over Nathan Boston (CAMP) (Dec 6-2)
149: Joshua Heil (CAMP) over Tanner Smith (UTC) (Dec 7-4)
157: Ryan Resnick (UTC) over Benjamin Barton (CAMP) (Dec 7-6)
165: Drew Nicholson (UTC) over Cameron Pine (CAMP) (Dec 3-2)
174: Andrew Morgan (CAMP) over Hunter Fortner (UTC) (Dec 9-4)
184: Chris Kober (CAMP) over Dominic Lampe (UTC) (Dec 9-6)
197: Rod Jones (UTC) over Austin McNeil (CAMP) (Dec 6-5)
285: Connor Tolley (UTC) over Odgerel Batkhishig (CAMP) (Dec 7-4)
 
HEAD TO HEAD VS. CAMPBELL
125: Fabian Gutierrez has two wins over Korbin Meink.  He scored a 6-4 decision in the 2018 Hokie Open and a 3-2 win at the same event in November.  Meink is the defending SoCon Champion at 125 and the preseason pick to win the league.   
133: Franco Valdes dropped an 8-0 major decision to Noah Gonser at the Hokie Open in November. 
141: Josh Heil is the preseason pick to win the SoCon at 141. 
149: Tanner Smith scored a 7-0 decision over Jason Kraisser at the Southern Scuffle. 
165: Campbell's Quentin Perez is the preseason pick to win the SoCon at 165.
184: Matthew Waddell lost to Andrew Morgan 14-5 in the finals of the Hokie Open in November.  Morgan is the preason pick to win the SoCon at 184.
285: Campbell's Jere Heino is the preseason pick to win the SoCon at 285. 
 
MOCS GETTING THE JOB DONE IN THE CLASSROOM
UTC topped the 3.0 mark as a team sixth time in the fall of 2019 with a 3.01 GPA.  The Mocs put 14 on the Dean's List and 17 on the A.D. Honor Roll.  Sophomore Tanner Smith and freshman Weston Wichman both had 4.0 GPAs.
 
ATTENTION ALL WRESTLING ALUMNI
We need all UTC wrestling alumni to take the C Club Challenge for $100.  Joining the C Club directly benefits Mocs wrestling, and the program with the highest percentage of alumni who join get an extra $5,000 added to their budget.  Visit www.gomocs.com/cclub to join.