LYCOMING’S WALDRON ADVANCES TO SEMIFINALS AT NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

ADA, Ohio – Lycoming College sophomore Mike Waldron (Williamsport, PA; Loyalsock) turned in a solid performance during the first day of competition at the NCAA Division III National Wrestling Championships, Friday afternoon and evening. Waldron, the top seed at 133 pounds, won all three of his matches to advance to the semifinals of the championship bracket.

Waldron opened the competition with a 5-2 decision over Kevin DeJuliis of Washington & Jefferson College. He then followed with a 10-4 decision over Tenkoran Agyeman of SUNY-Oswego. In the quarterfinals, Waldron seemed to hit his stride recording a third-period pin of Zach Chambers from Wisconsin-Platteville to earn a trip to the semifinals. The victory also assures Waldron of All-America honors for the second consecutive season. Last year he placed fourth at 133 pounds.

Waldron’s semifinal opponent will be the number five seed Dave Illaria from the College of New Jersey. Illaria advanced to the semis by recording two major decisions and a regular decision.

Senior Jeff Tierney (Blairsville, NJ; North Warren Regional), the Warriors’ second national qualifier, did not fare as well in the 184-pound bracket. Tierney dropped his first match to Jeff Edelstein of Ithaca College by a score of 13-4. He then fell in the consolation bracket by a score of 11-5 to David Hirt of Wheaton College.