2019-20 Wrestling News

Season

USA South releases Academic All-Conference selections

June 10, 2020

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A total of 184 Huntingdon College student-athletes were recognized with the release of the USA South Academic All-Conference team on Wednesday. The student-athletes, representing each of Huntingdon's 18 athletic programs, were among the 1,702 USA South student-athletes named to the team.

Division III Week Student Spotlight – Tristan Powell

April 14, 2020

This week is NCAA Division III Week and member institutions across the country are celebrating the ninth-year event. Division III Week, which runs from Monday through Sunday, is intended to recognize the academic and athletic accomplishments as well as the campus leadership and community service efforts of Division III student-athletes. As part of Huntingdon College's participation in Division III Week, 18 student-athletes will be featured this week. Brooks Freeman, Madison Hunt and Tristan Powell are today's featured student-athletes.

COVID-19 update from President West

March 12, 2020

Montgomery, Ala. -- The following information was sent to the Huntingdon community from President J. Cameron West this evening:

Fontenot finishes eighth in Lower Midwest Regional

March 01, 2020

DUBUQUE, Iowa – Huntingdon junior Kaleb Fontenot closed out the season with an eighth-place finish in the NCAA Division III Lower Midwest Regional on Sunday.

Fontenot leads Hawks in Lower Midwest Regional

February 29, 2020

DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Huntingdon wrestling team competed in the first day of the NCAA Division III Lower Midwest Regional on Saturday.

Quintez Pearson was 3-0 and won the 149-pound weight class in Saturday's Southeast Wrestling Conference Tournament. (Photo by Wesley Lyle)

Pearson’s first-place finish leads Huntingdon

February 15, 2020

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Seven Huntingdon wrestlers placed in the top four of their weight classes in the Southeast Wrestling Conference Tournament on Saturday.

Hawks compete in Newberry Open

February 09, 2020

NEWBERRY, S.C. – The Huntingdon wrestling team won six matches in the Newberry Open on Sunday.

Quintez Pearson won three matches and placed second in the 149-pound division in Sunday's Cumberland Open. (Photo by Wesley Lyle)

Three Huntingdon wrestlers place in Cumberland Open

February 02, 2020

LEBANON, Tenn. – Three Huntingdon wrestlers placed and nine Hawks combined to win 14 matches in the Cumberland Open on Sunday. Quintez Pearson placed second in the 149-pound division, Andrew Smith placed fourth in the 125-pound division and Joseph Pearson placed fourth in the 285-pound division.

Hawks split in Ozarks Duals

January 25, 2020

CLARKSVILLE, Ark. – The Huntingdon wrestling team split in the Ozarks Duals on Saturday. The Hawks fell to the University of the Ozarks 31-21 and beat Ottawa University 25-21.

Kaleb Fontenot won three matches for the Hawks on Saturday in the Gator Boots Dual. (Photo by Wesley Lyle)

Fontenot and Haury lead Hawks in Gator Boots Dual

December 21, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –Kaleb Fontenot won three matches and Jack Haury won two matches to lead the Huntingdon wrestling team in the Gator Boots Dual on Saturday. Fontenot (157 pounds) earned wins by major decision against Millikin and Pennsylvania College of Technology before winning by pin against Luther College. Haury (197) won by decision against Millikin and Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Quintez Pearson (149 pounds) won by major decision in Tuesday's match against Thomas More. (Photo by Wesley Lyle)

Huntingdon competes against pair of NAIA teams

December 17, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon wrestling team lost to two NAIA wrestling programs on Tuesday. The Hawks fell to Thomas More University 25-16 and lost to Life University 40-0. Life is the 10th-ranked team in NAIA and placed third in the NAIA national tournament last season. Thomas More is not ranked but is receiving votes in the NAIA national poll.

Hawks split in home opener

December 07, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon wrestling team earned a split on Saturday in its first home matches of the season The Hawks beat St. Andrews University 38-7 and lost to Emmanuel College 20-15.

Huntingdon SAAC heads athletic teams’ community service effort

November 25, 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon Student-Athlete Advisory Committee recently helped raise a collection of more than 6,000 items for the Montgomery Area Food Bank. The effort was part of the USA South Athletic Conference’s Cans Across the Conference food drive. All 18 member institutions of the USA South collected non-perishable items to benefit local charities of their choosing.