CARTER SHUPERT | AVERETT | 157 LBS
Shupert, a junior from Virginia Beach, Va., went 4-0 at 157 pounds to help Averett to a 4-0 showing with three of the Cougars' four victories coming over Division II squads. Shupert, the seventh ranked wrestler in Region 4 by the NWCA, won three times by fall before grinding out a high-scoring decision in his final bout. In a 37-13 win over Davis & Elkins University, Shupert pinned Jeston Showalter at 5:45. He was on the mat for just 2:43 against former ODAC foe Ferrum College, pinning Blake McCarty as part of AU's 48-9 triumph. In a 43-8 victory over Apprentice School, Shupert won by fall at 4:03 over Dimetrus Wince. Alex Ropski gave Shupert a good run, but the Cougars' grappler earned a 9-6 decision to help AU post a 37-8 win over Belmont Abbey College.