Justin Phillips
AT CAL BAPTIST (2023-24)
• Competed in 11 duals at 174 lbs for the Lancers after transferring in from Virginia
• Went 13-13 overall on the season and 3-8 in dual action
• Was a Mile High Open Champion at 174 lbs
• Posted a 3-1 record at the Roadrunner Open
2022-23
• Posted a 20-9 record with a 2-2 mark in dual action
• Tallied three wins by pin and two major decisions for five bonus-point victories
• Dual wins at Queens (12/2) over J.T. Skalecki and Campbell (12/4) over Cole Rees
• Champion at Shorty Hitchcock Invitational (11/19)
• Fifth Place at the App State Open (1/28)
• Champion at Edinboro Open (2/5)
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
2021-22
• Posted an 11-9 record with a 4-5 mark in dual competition
• Went 1-4 in ACC duals
• First-place finish at the Mat Town Open (11/28) with a 4-0 mark
• Went 3-2 at the Patriot Open (12/5)
• Defeated No. 20 Troy Fisher in dual action at Northwestern
• Defeated James Lledo of No. 18 Pitt (1/21) for his ACC victory
• Posted three bonus-point wins with a tech fall and two major decisions
2020-21
• Posted a 3-4 record on the season
• Did not see action in any duals
• Went 3-0 at the Appalachian State Individual Quad (1/2) to open the season
2019-20
• Posted a 31-13 record competing at 157 pounds and 165 pounds in his redshirt season
• Wrestled in 10 open tournaments throughout the course of the season
• Went 8-4 at 165 pounds in three tournaments before dropping down to 157 pounds
• Took a sixth-place finish at the Southeast Open (11/3), going 4-2 on the day to start the season
• First-place finish at the Mountaineer Open (11/9)
• His last tournament at 165 pounds was at the Wolfpack Open (11/17)
• Turned in a third-place finish at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open (1/11) with a 4-1 record
• Second-place finish at the App State Open and Newberry Open (2/9), falling to Josh McClure of North Carolina in the finals of both tournaments
• First-place finish at the Mat Town Open II (2/23) with a 4-0 record
• Went 3-2 in the season-finale at the National Collegiate Open (3/1)
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-time Virginia State Champion
• 2018 Virginia Freestyle State Champion
• 2018 Virginia Greco-Roman State Champion
• Placed at the 2018 Beast of the East Nationals
• Placed at the 2019 Escape the Rock Nationals
• Two-time News and Advance All-Area Wrestler of the Year
• 213 high school career wins
• Two-time Team MVP
PERSONAL
• Son of Jon and Bernadette Phillips
• Has an older sister, Sarah
• Worked at a Liberty University wrestling camp
• Major: Arts & Sciences Undeclared