WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Three Lycoming College wrestlers capped off perfect performances at the 31
st-annual Whitehill Duals as Lycoming came-from-behind for a pair of wins on Saturday, Jan. 12, posting a 23-21 win over 23
rd-ranked Washington & Lee before notching a 25-15 win over Wesleyan.
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Junior 157-pounder
Trevor Corl (Howard, Pa./Bellefonte Area), junior 197-pounder
Travis Ogden (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield) and senior
Garrett Wesneski (Canton, Pa./Canton Area) all finished off 5-0 runs at the tournament, with Wesneski notching two pins on Saturday to cap off Warrior wins.
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TCNJ wrapped up its 10
th Whitehill Duals title with a 37-10 win over Wis.-Stevens Point in the championship match.
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With bonus-point wins in three bouts, including a meet-clinching pin from Wesneski, Lycoming was able to post a come-from-behind 23-21 win over No. 23 Washington & Lee.
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Down 21-14, the Warriors scored nine points in the last two matches to secure the upset over the Generals, with junior
Travis Ogden (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area) kicking off the upset bid with a 4-0 win over Brad Basham at 197. Wesneski earned his meet-clinching win in 49 seconds against Clay Chadwick at heavyweight.
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The Warriors earned three points at 125 with a 6-0 win from sophomore
Shane Casey (Catawissa, Pa./Southern Columbia) over Ethan Hartman before the Generals posted three
straight wins to take a 14-3 lead. Junior
Trevor Corl (Howard, Pa./Bellefonte) cut the lead to 14-8 with a 17-0 tech fall of Joe Dunn at 157 before junior
Hadyn Swartwood (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) tied it with a pin of Nicholas Konovalchik in 1:09 at 165. The Generals, however, won the next two points to take a seven-point lead before the Warriors' comeback.
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Against Wesleyan, the Warriors cameback from an early 12-3 deficit by winning six of the last eight bouts, including the last five in a row to post a 25-15 win.
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Down 9-0 heading into the 141-pound match, senior
Eric Hunt (Muncy, Pa./Warrior Run) provided a lift with a third-period takedown to post an 8-6 win over Andrew Hennessy. Corl posted a 4-3 win over Aaron Goldman at 157 pounds, but a win by decision at 165 gave Wesleyan a 15-6 lead.
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Sophomore
Chris Grecco (Riverdale, N.J./Pompton Lakes) sparked the Warriors at 174, pinning Marco Gaita in the second period before senior
Bradley Miccio (Bloomsburg, Pa./Benton) tied it with a 6-0 win over Duncan Kreutter. Ogden followed with a 14-4 major decision over Simon Chee at 197 and Wesneski secured with win with a first-period pin of Harrison Karp.
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The Warriors get back on the mat on Saturday, Jan. 19, when they head to King's College for the MAC Championships at 10:30 a.m.
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Lycoming 23, Washington & Lee 21
125 -
Shane Casey (Lycoming) over Ethan Hartman (Washington and Lee) Dec 6-0
133 - Charlie Cunningham (Washington and Lee) over
Connor Hurley (Lycoming) Fall 1:57
141 - Zach Bylykbashi (Washington and Lee) over
Eric Hunt (Lycoming) Dec 5-4
149 - Bryce Crew (Washington and Lee) over Andres Aguilar (Lycoming) TF 16-0
157 -
Trevor Corl (Lycoming) over Joe Dunn (Washington and Lee) TF 17-0
165 -
Hadyn Swartwood (Lycoming) over Nicholas Konovalchik (Washington and Lee) Fall 1:09
174 - Alecsander Horne (Washington and Lee) over Christopher Grecco (Lycoming) Dec 11-6
184 - Rexx Hallyburton (Washington and Lee) over
Bradley Miccio (Lycoming) Maj 11-3
197 -
Travis Ogden (Lycoming) over Brad Basham (Washington and Lee) Dec 4-0
285 -
Garrett Wesneski (Lycoming) over Clay Chadwick (Washington and Lee) Fall 0:49
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Lycoming 25, Wesleyan 15
125 - Zack Murillo (Wesleyan) over
Shane Casey (Lycoming) Dec 5-3
133 - Tristan Stetson (Wesleyan) over
Connor Hurley (Lycoming) Fall 4:23
141 -
Eric Hunt (Lycoming) over Andrew Hennessy (Wesleyan) Dec 8-6
149 - Shane Ross (Wesleyan) over
Josiah McClarren (Lycoming) Dec 3-2
157 -
Trevor Corl (Lycoming) over Aaron Goldman (Wesleyan) Dec 4-3
165 - Roy Forys (Wesleyan) over
Hadyn Swartwood (Lycoming) Dec 4-3
174 - Christopher Grecco (Lycoming) over Marco Gaita (Wesleyan) Fall 4:01
184 -
Bradley Miccio (Lycoming) over Duncan Kreutter (Wesleyan) Dec 6-0
197 -
Travis Ogden (Lycoming) over Simon Chee (Wesleyan) Maj 14-4
285 -
Garrett Wesneski (Lycoming) over Harrison Karp (Wesleyan) Fall 1:26
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