ST. LOUIS — Senior heavyweight Denzel Dejournette earned All-American status by winning three matches for Appalachian State University wrestling on Friday, Day Two of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship.
Dejournette becomes the first Appalachian wrestler since 2012 (Kyle Blevins, Austin Trotman) to make NCAA all-America and becomes the sixth wrestler to earn the recognition all-time.
The senior heavyweight began with a 9-4 victory over Utah Valley’s Dustin Dennison, starting his second day of tournament action on the right foot. Dejournette then went on to edge out Oklahoma’s Ross Larson in a 2-0 decision to put him in a position to be an All-American.