LYCOMING WRESTLING PLACES SEVENTH AT ITHACA

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Lycoming College wrestling team opened up the 2003-2004 season by competing in a tournament at Ithaca College over the weekend. The Warriors claimed one weight-class champion and six place-winners to compile 92 team points for a seventh-place finish in the 17-team field.

Jeremy Adams (Jr./Clearfield, Pa.; Clearfield) was Lycoming’s lone champion, winning the 149-pound weight class. Adams went 5-0 during the two-day tournament, recording four wins by decision and one win-by-fall.

Freshman Ben Shull (Pipersville, Pa.; Valley Forge Academy) and sophomore Tommy Snyder (New Columbia, Pa.; Milton) each added third-place finishes. Shull was 6-1 at 157-pounds. He won five matches by decision and recorded one pin. Snyder wrestled at heavyweight, going 5-1 in the tournament. He tallied three decisions, one pin, and one medical forfeit.

Three other Warriors placed sixth in their respective weight classes. Sean Cullen (Fr./Cinnaminson, N.J.; Cinnaminson) was 5-3, with a major decision at 125 pounds. Lance Wilt (Fr./Lamar, Pa.; Central Mountain) was 4-1 with a major decision and a pin at 174 pounds. John Battaglia (Sr./Beaver Falls, Pa.; Blackhawk) was 4-3 at 197 pounds.

Lycoming will compete in another tournament on November 15, when they travel to Roger Williams College.