Campbell Names TJ Dudley Head Coach

Campbell University has announced that TJ Dudley will be promoted to become the program’s next head coach. Dudley came to Campbell a year ago as an assistant coach under then-head coach Scotti Sentes. During Dudley’s first year on staff, Campbell went 11-9, finished third at the SoCon Championships, and sent three wrestlers to the NCAA Championships. 

Dudley also worked closely with 2024 All-American heavyweight Taye Ghadiali, who participated in the 2024 NWCA All-Star Classic, but then was lost for the year to injury. 

Before coming to Campbell, Dudley spent three years as an assistant at Brown University. 

As a competitor, Dudley was a three-time All-American for the University of Nebraska. In 2016, he made the finals of the Big Ten and NCAA Championships. He was twice named the program’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. Following his graduation, Dudley continued to compete on the Senior level and finished third at the US Open. 

Dudley will inherit a Campbell program that is in transition. Before the 2024-25 season, the athletic department announced that wrestling would be one of five programs facing a severe funding cut as a result of the school "opting in" to revenue sharing. Shortly after this announcement and after the regular season, there were a handful of notable Campbell wrestlers who entered the transfer portal. At this point in time, none of the wrestlers on the Camels roster have previous NCAA experience.