CLEVELAND – Junior
Trevor Corl (Howard, Pa./Bellefonte Area) finished the 2017-18 Lycoming College wrestling campaign on Saturday afternoon, March 10, as he finished eighth in the 149-pound weight class.
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Corl, who earned All-American honors on Friday night, fell twice on Saturday. He lost to Wabash's No. 8 seed Austin Bethel in 1:47 and Millikin's No. 4 seed Bradan Birt in 1:32 to finish eighth.
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Entering the tournament unseeded, Corl began the tournament with an 11-8 win over Birt on Friday morning. On Friday night, he dropped his quarterfinal match with No. 5 Alex Wilson of Augsburg, 5-2. He rebounded with a 6-1 win over Wis.-La Crosse's Spencer Nevills to secure All-American honors.
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Corl finished his junior year with a 35-6 record, as he became Lycoming's third straight All-American at 149 pounds after Seth Lansberry '17 finished fourth in both 2016 and 2017.
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The Warriors finished the tournament 33rd in a field of 66 teams with 8.5 points, with Corl scoring 4.5. Senior 174-pounder
Brandon Conrad (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg) notched one team point and junior heavyweight
Garrett Wesneski (Canton, Pa./Canton) added three, as both finished among the nation's top 12 with 1-2 marks at the championships.
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Lycoming finished the regular season with a 12-5 dual-meet record under 25
th-year head coach
Roger Crebs, who coached his 25
th All-American in Corl. He also coached two MAC champions, giving him 51 conference champions in his career.
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Lycoming's NCAA Championships Results
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Trevor Corl (35-6) placed 8th and scored 4.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 -
Trevor Corl (Lycoming) 35-6 won by decision over Bradan Birt (Millikin) 38-5 (Dec 11-8)
Quarterfinal - Alex Wilson (Augsburg) 35-7 won by decision over
Trevor Corl (Lycoming) 35-6 (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 2 -
Trevor Corl (Lycoming) 35-6 won by decision over Spencer Nevills (Wis.-La Crosse) 25-14 (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Austin Bethel (Wabash) 33-6 won by fall over
Trevor Corl (Lycoming) 35-6 (Fall 1:47)
7th Place Match - Bradan Birt (Millikin) 38-5 won by fall over
Trevor Corl (Lycoming) 35-6 (Fall 1:32)
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Brandon Conrad (30-7) place is unknown and scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 -
Brandon Conrad (Lycoming) 30-7 won by decision over Sawyer Massie (Wis.-La Crosse) 27-10 (Dec 9-7)
Quarterfinal - Eric Devos (Wartburg) 18-1 won by major decision over
Brandon Conrad (Lycoming) 30-7 (MD 13-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Tanner Vassar (Augsburg) 35-10 won by decision over
Brandon Conrad (Lycoming) 30-7 (Dec 9-7)
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Garrett Wesneski (38-4) place is unknown and scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 -
Garrett Wesneski (Lycoming) 38-4 won by fall over Joe Fusco (Springfield) 30-10 (Fall 1:11)
Quarterfinal - Lance Evans (Wartburg) 22-3 won by major decision over
Garrett Wesneski (Lycoming) 38-4 (MD 8-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Ortmann (Cornell College) 26-9 won by decision over
Garrett Wesneski (Lycoming) 38-4 (Dec 4-1)
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