WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Senior 197-pounder Johnathan Secor (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes) and sophomore 141-pounder Seth Lansberry (Klingerstown, Pa./Line Mountain) each wrapped up perfect runs at the Budd Whitehill National Duals, helping the Lycoming College wrestling team finish in third-place, the team's best finish at the event since 2006, as the Warriors fell to Williams, 24-12, in the semifinals before posting a 22-18 win over Thiel in the third-place match on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Lamade Gym.
 
The Warriors (11-3 overall) finished the duals with a 4-1 overall mark. Lycoming opened up the tournament with three wins on Friday, Jan. 9, to win their group and advance into the championship group on Saturday. The Warriors downed Wis.-Stevens Point, 19-13, Case Western Reserve, 39-15, and 28^th-ranked Coast Guard, 18-17 on criteria.
 
In the third-place match, the Warriors and Wildcats (6-4 overall) split five matches, but Lycoming earned bonus points in three bouts to post their first win in three meetings against the Western Pennsylvania school.
 
A forfeit gave Lycoming an early lead and a pin by senior Caleb Willey (Towanda, Pa./Towanda Area) added a pin against Trevor Wood in the second period before Lansberry posted a 7-1 win over Nick Sutton to make it 15-6. Thiel cut the lead to three points with a pin, but sophomore Nolan Barger (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield) got the lead back to six points with a 4-2 win over Chris Nuss.
 
Thiel won the next two bouts to make it 18-15, but Secor sealed the win with a  10-0 major decision against Ryan Kenski.
 
In the semifinals, Williams (6-0 overall) used two pins and four straight wins from 157-184 pounds to clinch a 24-12 win. The Warriors dropped three matches in the bout by a single point, which created the final margin of victory.
 
After two narrow single-point bouts at 125 and 133 pounds, the Warriors fought back to tie the bout with wins at 141 and 149 pounds. Willey provided the first win, a 5-1 complete victory over Gabriel Corrochano and Lansberry followed with a 4-3 win over Jake Savoca, scoring a first-period takedown and adding two escapes to score the win.
 
With match tied at six after four bouts, the Ephs took over with 18 points in the next four bouts. The Warrior upperweights ended the rally, with Secor posting a 5-2 win over Anthony Brooks at 197 pounds and senior Sam Batchelor (Birdsboro, Pa./Daniel Boone) providing a 3-1 win over Ben Wertz at heavyweight.
 
The Warriors get back on the mat on Saturday, Jan. 17, when they head to the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Championships at SUNY Oneonta.
 
Match #1 Semifinal: Williams College defeated Lycoming 24-12
125 - Matt Morris (Williams College) over Kyle Drick (Lycoming) Dec 7-6
133 - Dan Evangelakos (Williams College) over Cody Barbiche (Lycoming) Dec 1-0
141 - Caleb Willey (Lycoming) over Gabriel Corrochano (Williams College) Dec 5-1
149 - Seth Lansberry (Lycoming) over Jake Savoca (Williams College) Dec 4-3
157 - Jorge Lopez (Williams College) over Ross Orler (Lycoming) Fall 1:35
165 - Timothy Garripoli (Williams College) over Nolan Barger (Lycoming) Dec 10-3
174 - Martin Strenk (Williams College) over Brandon Conrad (Lycoming) Dec 3-2
184 - Christoper Chorzepa (Williams College) over Nikolas Christine (Lycoming) Fall 3:23
197 - Johnathan Secor (Lycoming) over Anthony Brooks (Williams College) Dec 5-2
285 - Samuel Batchelor (Lycoming) over Ben Wertz (Williams College) Dec 3-1

Match #2 3rd Place Match: Lycoming defeated Thiel 22-18
125 - Kyle Drick (Lycoming) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
133 - Lance Waters (Thiel) over Cody Barbiche (Lycoming) Dec 8-5
141 - Caleb Willey (Lycoming) over Trevor Wood (Thiel) Fall 4:07
149 - Seth Lansberry (Lycoming) over Nick Sutton (Thiel) Dec 7-1
157 - Sean Byham (Thiel) over Ross Orler (Lycoming) Fall 4:28
165 - Nolan Barger (Lycoming) over Chris Nuss (Thiel) Dec 4-2
174 - Marco Crivelli (Thiel) over Brandon Conrad (Lycoming) Dec 6-5
184 - Jerrold Roosa (Thiel) over Nikolas Christine (Lycoming) Dec 3-0
197 - Johnathan Secor (Lycoming) over Ryan Kenski (Thiel) Maj 10-0
285 - Blake Heim (Thiel) over Samuel Batchelor (Lycoming) Dec 1-0