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Wildcat Quartet Advances to Day Two of Southern Scuffle
1/3/2026 9:37:00 PM | Wrestling
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Highlighted by Anderson Heap and Tyson Sherlock's run to the quarterfinals, Davidson wrapped up day one of competition at the 2026 Southern Scuffle hosted by Chattanooga Saturday inside McKenzie Arena.
Despite dropping their quarterfinal match-ups, the Wildcat duo will be joined by Tanner Peake (157 lbs) and Bryce Griffin (165 lbs) in tomorrow's Consi of 8 #2.
Heap punched his ticket to the quarterfinals of the 149-pound bracket with a 5-1 decision over Oliver Fairchild of Clarion before knocking off No. 32 Eugene Harney (Morgan State) in overtime for his second ranked win of 2025-26. The sophomore's lone setback came to Penn State's Connor Pierce, 5-2.
At 174 pounds, Sherlock edged Duke's Logan Richey, 3-2 in his opening match followed by a convincing 7-0 blanking of conference foe Owen Hendricks (The Citadel). Despite falling to Max Magayna (North Dakota State), Sherlock will face Hudson Rogers of Utah Valley Sunday.
After dropping his first match of the day to No. 5 and top-seed Matty Bianchi (Little Rock), 10-7, Griffin strung together four straight victories highlighted by a 10-5 decision over No. 26 Maximus Norman of Brown to advance to day two.
Peake finished the day 3-1 with his lone loss coming to Penn State's Joe Sealey, 4-3. Competing at 157 pounds for the first time this season, Peake picked up wins over Ian Fritz (Utah Valley), Alex Emmer (Utah Valley) and Brogan Tucker (NC State).
Anwar Alli (157 lbs) and Marc Koch (174 lbs) also recorded a pair of victories for the Wildcats on Saturday.
Up Next
Davidson will host the annual Davidson Duals Friday, January 16 inside John M. Belk Arena.
Despite dropping their quarterfinal match-ups, the Wildcat duo will be joined by Tanner Peake (157 lbs) and Bryce Griffin (165 lbs) in tomorrow's Consi of 8 #2.
Heap punched his ticket to the quarterfinals of the 149-pound bracket with a 5-1 decision over Oliver Fairchild of Clarion before knocking off No. 32 Eugene Harney (Morgan State) in overtime for his second ranked win of 2025-26. The sophomore's lone setback came to Penn State's Connor Pierce, 5-2.
At 174 pounds, Sherlock edged Duke's Logan Richey, 3-2 in his opening match followed by a convincing 7-0 blanking of conference foe Owen Hendricks (The Citadel). Despite falling to Max Magayna (North Dakota State), Sherlock will face Hudson Rogers of Utah Valley Sunday.
After dropping his first match of the day to No. 5 and top-seed Matty Bianchi (Little Rock), 10-7, Griffin strung together four straight victories highlighted by a 10-5 decision over No. 26 Maximus Norman of Brown to advance to day two.
Peake finished the day 3-1 with his lone loss coming to Penn State's Joe Sealey, 4-3. Competing at 157 pounds for the first time this season, Peake picked up wins over Ian Fritz (Utah Valley), Alex Emmer (Utah Valley) and Brogan Tucker (NC State).
Anwar Alli (157 lbs) and Marc Koch (174 lbs) also recorded a pair of victories for the Wildcats on Saturday.
Up Next
Davidson will host the annual Davidson Duals Friday, January 16 inside John M. Belk Arena.
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