WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Punctuated with a 3-0 win at heavyweight by junior Garrett Wesneski (Canton, Pa./Canton Area), the Lycoming College wrestling team finished a 24-18 win over Ohio Northern to conclude 2-0 on the second day of the Budd Whitehill National Duals on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Lamade Gym.
 
Holding a narrow three-point lead heading into the heavyweight match, the Warriors (9-5 overall) got a great match out of the eighth-ranked Wesneski, as he used a third-period reversal and a riding time point to defeat Nathan Barcaskey, 3-0. Barcaskey, listed as a contender by d3wrestle.com, had beaten the seventh-ranked grappler in the country in his previous match.
 
Lycoming jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the dual, with forfeit wins at 125 and 141 being combined with an 18-2 technical fall from freshman Lucas Drick (Allenwood, Pa./Montgomery Area) over Avory Winans at 133 and a 17-3 major decision from ninth-ranked junior Trevor Corl (Howard, Pa./Bellefonte) over Schuyler Caprella at 149.
 
Ohio Northern answered with 18 straight points in the next five bouts to set up Wesneski's dramatic win.
 
The Warriors (9-5 overall) also earned the benefit of a 60-0 forfeit win over Millikin, who did not attend the tournament. Lycoming wrestled a junior varsity all-star squad in the morning, with freshman Ethan Landis (Canton, Pa./Canton) (141), sophomore Garrett Lockwood (Groton, N.Y./Groton) (149), senior Brad Miccio (Benton, Pa./Bloomsburg) (184) and junior Tom Lynd (Woodbury Heights, N.J./St. Augustine Prep) (285) posting wins by decision and sophomore Brody Keefe (Effort, Pa./Pleasant Valley) (197) adding a pin during the matches.
 
The Warriors get back on the mat on Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships at King's College at 10:30 a.m.
 
Lycoming 60, Millikin 0, fft.
125 - Shane Casey (Lycoming) by forfeit
133 - Lucas Drick (Lycoming) by forfeit
141 - Andres Aguilar (Lycoming) by forfeit
149 - Trevor Corl (Lycoming) by forfeit
157 - Kyle Drick (Lycoming) by forfeit
165 - Hadyn Swartwood (Lycoming) by forfeit
174 - Brandon Conrad (Lycoming) by forfeit
184 - Kyle Bennett (Lycoming) by forfeit
197 - Brody Keefe (Lycoming) by forfeit
285 - Garrett Wesneski (Lycoming) by forfeit
 
Lycoming 24, Ohio Northern 18
125 - Shane Casey (Lycoming) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
133 - Lucas Drick (Lycoming) over Avory Winans (Ohio Northern) TF 18-2
141 - Andres Aguilar (Lycoming) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
149 - Trevor Corl (Lycoming) over Schuyler Caprella (Ohio Northern) Maj 17-3
157 - Gavin Nelson (Ohio Northern) over Hadyn Swartwood (Lycoming) Dec 3-1
165 - Seth Meyer (Ohio Northern) over Dallas Labar (Lycoming) Dec 7-2
174 - Clayton Davidson (Ohio Northern) over Brandon Conrad (Lycoming) Dec 2-1
184 - Alex Bair (Ohio Northern) over Kyle Bennett (Lycoming) Fall 1:14
197 - Austin Windle (Ohio Northern) over Bradley Miccio (Lycoming) Dec 3-2
285 - Garrett Wesneski (Lycoming) over Nathan Barcaskey (Ohio Northern) Dec 3-0
 
Lycoming vs. JV All-Stars Exhibition Matches
125: Jake Giordano (TCNJ) fall Cameron Terry (Lyco), 6:00
141: Ethan Landis (Lyco) dec. Drosianos Lourvaris (UWSP), 7-5
149: Garrett Lockwood (Lyco) dec. Alex Heiden (UWSP), 13-8
157: Boone Raycraft (UWSP) dec. Kyle Drick, 5-4
165: Jadon Boivin (UWSP) dec. Dallas Labar (Lyco), 7-1
184: Brad Miccio (Lyco) dec. Dom Gunderson (UWSP), 6-0
197: Brody Keefe (Lyco) fall Chris Washington (Williams), 0:57
285: Tom Lynd (Lyco) dec. Steve Anderson (UWSP), 5-0