THREE WRESTLERS WIN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS; TEAM PLACES THIRD AT MAC WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

GRANTHAM PA – In the second day of action at the Middle Atlantic Conference wrestling championships held at Messiah College, Lycoming College crowned three individual champions and placed third in the team standings behind Delaware Valley and King’s. Mike Waldron (So./Williamsport, PA; Loyalsock) – 133, Andy Squires (Fr./Clearfield, PA; Clearfield) – 141, and Jon Neve (Jr./Norristown, PA; Germantown Academy) – 197, were the individual winners for the Warriors.

After receiving a bye during yesterday’s action Waldron defeated Mike Griffith of King’s 13-7 in the semifinals. He then scored a 12-6 decision over B.J. Wise of Delaware Valley in the finals to win his first MAC championship and a trip the NCAA Division III National Tournament.

Squires was also the top seed in his weight. After pinning his first round opponent on Friday, he recorded a 7-0 decision over Tim Samansky of Scranton in the semifinals, Squires then held off Bob Fieger of Delaware Valley for a 7-6 decision in the championship bout.

Neve won his second conference title – this year at 197 pounds (last season he won at heavyweight). After recording a pin yesterday, he won a 17-11 decision over Tanner Kolb of Messiah to advance to the finals. In the title bout, Neve defeated Tegan McKee of King’s by a score of 9-3.

Other wrestlers placing for Lycoming included: Jeremy Adams (So./Clearfield, PA; Clearfield) – 2^nd at 157; Derek Crane (Fr./Elizabethtown, PA; Notre Dame) – 3^rd at 165; Andy Hull (So./Mill Hall, PA; Bald Eagle Nittany) – 2^nd at 174; Jeff Tierney (Jr./Blairsville, NJ; North Warren Regional) – 3^rd at 184; and Al Fluman (Fr./Gettysburg, PA; Gettysburg) – 4^th at heavyweight.

Waldron, Squires, and Neve all qualify for the NCAA Division III National Championships that will be held March 1-2 at the First Union Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

As a team Lycoming accumulated 82 points to finish in third place behind Delaware Valley with 100.5 and King’s with 87.5. The Warriors were the defending conference champions.