LYCOMING ADVANCES NINE WRESTLERS TO SEMIFINALS AT MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

GRANTHAM PA – The Lycoming College wrestling team had a successful first day of competition at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships being held at Messiah College today and tomorrow. The Warriors advanced nine of ten wrestlers to the semifinal round that will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday.

T.J. Hunsberger (Fr./Moon Township, PA; Moon) advanced as the third seed at 125 pounds with an 11-4 decision over Jeremy Mayer of Wilkes University.

Mike Waldron (So./Williamsport, PA; Loyalsock) entered the tournament as the top seed at 133 pounds and advanced to the semifinals after receiving a bye.

At 141 pounds, Andy Squires (Fr./Clearfield, PA; Clearfield) was the top seed and advanced after pinning Brian Issac of Elizabethtown in 1:43.

Corey Mowery (Fr./Montgomery, PA; Montgomery) recorded a 10-1 major decision over Jed Starner of Wilkes to advance to the semis. Mowery is the third seed at 149 pounds.

Jeremy Adams (So./Clearfield, PA; Clearfield) defended his number two seeding with a pin of Dave Bundus of Messiah at 2:26 of the opening period.

Derek Crane (Fr./Elizabethtown, PA; Notre Dame) won an 8-3 decision over Brian McElrone of Albright at 165 as the fourth seed.

Defending MAC champion Andy Hull (So./Mill Hall, PA; Bald Eagle Nittany) won his opening bout with a 3-1 decision over Tim Pentz of Messiah at 174 pounds.

At 184 pounds, third seed Jeff Tierney (Jr./Blairsville, NJ; North Warren Regional) pinned Ron Saglimbene of Scranton in the second period.

Jon Neve (Jr./Norristown, PA; Germantown Academy) became the last Warriors to advance, pinning Michael Kelly of Scranton in 1:29 at 197 pounds.

Al Fluman (Fr./Gettysburg, PA; Gettysburg) wrestled at heavyweight for Lycoming but drew the number one seed, Cory Fleisher of Wilkes, as his quarterfinal opponent. Fluman fell by a 16-2 major decision. He will wrestle back through consolations tomorrow.

As a team the Warriors are tied for second place with Delaware Valley with 17 points after the first day of wrestling. Both teams trail first-place Wilkes by two points. King’s College, the favorite entering the tournament is in fourth place with 11 points. Lycoming and King’s are the only two schools to advance nine wrestlers to the semifinal round.

The semifinals will begin at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning with the finals scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.