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Russell's At-Large Berth Produces School-Record 6th NCAA Entry

BOONE, N.C. — App State Wrestling has set a program record with six entries for the 2020 NCAA Championships, as Codi Russell received an at-large berth Tuesday.

Russell (133 pounds) joins Southern Conference champions Jonathan Millner (149), Matt Zovistoski (157), Demazio Samuel (197) and Cary Miller (285) as well as Thomas Flitz, who received one of the league's two automatic berths at 174 pounds.

In multiple instances previously, App State had five NCAA entries in one year, most recently in 2003.

Russell, the SoCon runner-up, is 26-10 this season with a listing of No.