Campbell All-American Ghadiali Out for the Season Due to Injury

The rash of season-ending injuries to All-American wrestlers continues to mount as we learned this morning that Campbell heavyweight Taye Ghadiali has been lost for the year. 

There were rumblings about Ghadiali’s status last night and Camel head coach Scotti Sentes posted on X to confirm Ghadiali’s injury today. 

Taye Ghadiali will be injury redshirting this season. He will not be listed as a designated starter so will not be rankable in this first coaches rank.

He is projected to make a full and speedy recovery and will pursue an NCAA title come 2026.

— Scott Sentes (@TheCoachSentes) January 20, 2025

In limited action, Ghadiali has gone 4-2 during the 2024-25 campaign and is currently ranked sixth in the nation. Not included in that record is an All-Star Classic win over Ohio State’s Nick Feldman. The two losses on Ghadiali’s resume have come against opponents currently ranked in the top four nationally. Ghadiali has been out of action since late-December at the Knockout Christmas Classic. 

Last year, Ghadiali went 36-6 and finished eighth in the nation at 285 lbs. In doing so, he became only the second Campbell wrestler to earn NCAA All-American honors. Ghadiali earned his place with an 8-5 sudden victory win in the bloodround over EIWA champion Nathan Taylor of Lehigh. 

Two weeks earlier, Ghadiali claimed his third consecutive SoCon title. In December of 2023, Ghadiali was third at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, in a loaded bracket. Ghadiali’s exploits on the mat led him to earn SoCon Wrestler of the Year honors in 2024. 

Through four-plus years of competition, Ghadiali sports a 90-24 career record. 

As mentioned in Sentes’ post, Campbell expects to get a medical waiver for the 2024-25 season which would make him eligible for next season. 

Within the last few weeks, it has been made public that All-Americans Dylan Ragusin, Rocky Elam, Jore Volk, and Ty Watters have been lost for the year due to injuries. Also at heavyweight, it seems like a sure bet that Iowa State’s Yonger Bastida will miss the season.