Lycoming College

Junior wrestler Nolan Barger (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area) was named the 2015-16 Lycoming College Male Outstanding Athlete. Barger earned NCAA All-American honors for the second straight year, placing third at 165 pounds at the NCAA Championships. He capped his junior year with a 36-2 record, which pushed his career mark to 101-22 and made him one of six wrestlers in school history to reach 100 career wins. He started the year ranked second in both the d3wrestle.com and NWCA individual rankings and never left that spot, all while rolling up 31 straight wins to start the season, the second-longest winning streak in program history. He also notched tournament championships at the Ohio Northern Invitational, the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships and was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Budd Whitehill National Duals. He finished second at the NCAA Mideast Regional to earn his second national qualifier.
 
Barger is the first wrestler to win the award since Chris Dahlheimer in 2010, and he is the 16^th wrestler in program history to earn the award.