2012 Budd Whitehill National Duals Central

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The first day of the 24^th edition of the Budd Whitehill National Duals brought mixed results for the Lycoming College wrestling team, as it posted its largest point total in two seasons with a 41-6 dismantling of Case Western Reserve University, but fell, 18-16 in the opening round of a 23^rd-ranked Wabash College and 34-9 to Rhode Island College on Friday, Jan. 13 at Lamade Gym. Both seniors Stephen Hinton (Montclair, Va./Forest Park) and Russ Korbul (Asbury, N.J./North Hunterdon) posted three wins for the Warriors, while Hinton knocked off a nationally-ranked opponent.
 
No. 7 SUNY Cortland will face No. 22 Springfield in one semifinal and No. 12 Wisconsin-Whitewater will take on No. 24 Ohio Northern in the other one at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, at Lamade Gym. The duals will begin at 9 a.m.  with the consolation semifinals.
 
Despite five wins against No. 6 seed Wabash in the opening round of the duals, the Warriors couldn’t make up for the Little Giants’ four bonus points in a 19-15 loss.
 
The Warriors started out hot against the Little Giants, with Hinton posting a 13-4 major decision over Tommy Poynter at 125 pounds before junior C.J. Conger (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Absegami) notched a 2-0 decision against Mark Escobedo at 133 pounds. The Little Giants fought back with three straight wins to take a 12-7 lead before Lycoming came back with a pair of wins.
 
Sophomore Greg Wetzel (Pleasant Valley, N.Y./Arlington) added a 9-5 win over Dalton Stanley at 165 pounds and senior Josh Gochnauer (Muncy, Pa./Muncy) gave the Warriors a 13-12 lead with a 3-2 win over Logan Cooper. However, a late comeback by ninth-ranked Greg Rhoads at 184 pounds gave Wabash a slight lead before Korbul notched a 3-2 win over Dustin O’Neal at 197 to give Lycoming a 16-15 lead, but a Wabash decision at heavyweight tilted the scales in Wabash’s favor.
 
In the second meet, the Warriors benefitted from four forfeits en route to a 41-6 rout of Case Western Reserve University. It was the first time the Warriors had reached 40 points a 55-0 shutout of RIT on Jan. 9, 2010.
 
Lycoming also got bonus points from junior Tyler Cunningham (Haddon Township, N.J./Haddon Township), who posted a pin in 1:35 against Dylan Novisky at 184 pounds, sophomore Zach Finn (East Rochester, N.Y./East Rochester) posted an 11-0 major decision against Frank Hu at 133 pounds and freshman Brian Watkins (Bear Gap, Pa./Southern Columbia) notched a 14-3 major against Christopher Crane at 157 pounds.
 
Rhode Island College posted eight wins in the second round of the consolation bracket to post a 34-9 win to cap the Warriors’ day.
 
Hinton provided the biggest upset of the day for the Warriors, as he notched a takedown in the third period to post an 8-7 win over D3Wrestle.com’s eighth-ranked Brandon Gauthier. He built a 5-1 lead in the first period with a takedown and a 3-point near fall before Gauthier climbed back into the match, coming within a point at 6-5 before the late takedown sealed the match in Hinton’s favor.
 
Korbul posted the Warriors’ other win with a pin of Jason Zeramby in the second period of his 197-pound bout.
 
On Saturday, Jan. 14, the Warriors will wrap up the duals in the consolation bracket, taking on King’s at 10:30 a.m. before facing either SUNY Oswego or Trine at 1:30 p.m.
 
Wabash 18, Lycoming 16
125: Stephen Hinton (LC) maj. dec. Tommy Poynter, 13-4
133: C.J. Conger (LC) dec. Mark Escobedo, 2-0
141: Garrett Payne (WC) dec. Caleb Willey, 9-5
149: Jake Strausbaugh (WC) fall Lucas Wisniewski, 3:09
157: Josh Simpson (WC) dec. Brian Watkins, 6-1
165: Greg Wetzel (LC) dec. Dalton Stanley, 9-5
174: Josh Gochnauer (LC) dec. Logan Cooper, 3-2
184: Greg Rhoads (WC) dec. Tyler Cunningham, 7-6
197: Russ Korbul (LC) dec. Dustin O’Neal, 3-2
285: Ryan Sandwith (WC) dec. Sam Batchelor, 6-2
 
Lycoming 41, Case Western Reserve 6
125: Stephen Hinton (LC) by forfeit
133: Zach Finn (LC) maj. dec. Frank Hu, 11-0
141: Caleb Willey (LC) by forfeit
149: Lucas Wisniewski (LC) dec. Bryan Snyder, 5-0
157: Brian Watkins (LC) maj. dec. Christopher Crane, 14-3
165: Kurtis Jensen (CWR) dec. Greg Wetzel, 13-9
174: Josh Gochnauer (LC) by forfeit
184: Tyler Cunningham (LC) fall Dylan Novisky, 1:35
197: Russ Korbul (LC) by forfeit
285: Cale Harter (CWR) dec. Sam Batchelor, 1-0
 
Rhode Island College 34, Lycoming 9
125: Stephen Hinton (LC) dec. Brandon Gauthier, 8-7
133: Mike Sugarmayer (RIC) fall C.J. Conger, 1:34
141: Shawn Giblin (RIC) dec. Caleb Willey, 8-4
149: Mike Trasso (RIC) dec. Lucas Wisniewski, 2-1
157: Kevin Barucci (RIC) maj. dec. Brian Watkins, 8-0
165: Robert Sotelo (RIC) dec. Greg Wetzel, 7-5
174: Caleb Crump (RIC) dec. Josh Gochnauer, 7-4
184: Adam Lynch (RIC) fall Tyler Cunningham, 4:04
197: Russ Korbul (LC) fall Jason Zeramby, 3:51
285: Brian Nicoll (RIC) fall Chris Geisel, 3:50