WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Sophomore heavyweight Conner Fulmer (Elysburg, Pa./Southern Columbia) lifted Lycoming College to a dual meet win over 20^th-ranked Castleton with a first period pin to help the team wrap up the Budd Whitehill National Duals in ninth place on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Lamade Gym. The Warriors went 2-0 on the second day of action, beating Castleton, 24-17, after defeating York (Pa.), 34-10.
 
Fulmer pinned Joseph Galusha in 1:34 to edge the No. 20 team in the country, 24-17.
 
Freshman 133-pounder Sam Hanley (Danielsville, Pa./Northampton) got the momentum going for the Warriors, picking up a 6-1 win before junior Ethan Landis (Canton, Pa./Canton) picked up a key 4-3 win at 141 pounds which was followed by decisions from seniors Joe Santomarco (149, Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) and Trevor Corl (157, Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte).
 
In a matchup of ranked grapplers, senior Hadyn Swartwood (174, Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) pinned Chance LaPier and capped a perfect weekend with his fifth pin in five matches to move into a tie for fifth in the program's history with 95 wins with Bryan Neidigh '90, Darin Keim '96 and Jerry Boland '98, before Castleton made up ground with 10 points in the next two dual meets.
 
Holding onto an 18-17 lead, Fulmer sunk in a deep half for the dual meet win.
 
Lycoming defeated York, 34-10, in the morning match. Hanley began a run of four straight Lycoming wins with a, 9-1 major decision. Landis used two takedowns with in the third period to gut out a 6-4 win at 141 pounds. Santomarco pinned Timothy Sparks in 2:24 and Corl won via tech fall. After a York win at 165 pounds, Swartwood collected his fourth pin of the dual tournament in one minute. Freshman Gable Crebs (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville) won a 13-2 major decision at 184 pounds to seal the dual meet win before sophomore heavyweight Nick Winfield (Orbisonia, Pa./Southern Huntingdon County) pinned Jarrell Mayo for the 34-10 win.
 
The Warriors get back on the mat on Saturday, Jan. 18, when they host the MAC Championship at 10:30 a.m. at Lamade Gym.]

Lycoming 34, York (Pa.) 10
125 - Jared Kuhns (York (PA)) over Shane Casey (Lycoming) Dec 9-3.
133 - Samuel Hanley (Lycoming) over Blake Shalbert (York (PA)) Maj 9-1.
141 - Ethan Landis (Lycoming) over Verlensky Joachim (York (PA)) Dec 6-4.
149 - Joe Santomarco (Lycoming) over Timothy Sparks (York (PA)) Fall 2:24.
157 - Trevor Corl (Lycoming) over Robert Fleming (York (PA)) TF 16-0.
165 - Jesse Rocco (York (PA)) over Paul Santomarco (Lycoming) Dec 6-4
174 - Hadyn Swartwood (Lycoming) over Joseph Bunce (York (PA)) Fall 1:00.
184 - Gable Crebs (Lycoming) over William Myers (York (PA)) Maj 13-2.
197 - Camden Farrow (York (PA)) over Brody Keefe (Lycoming) Maj 9-0.
285 - Nicholas Winfield (Lycoming) over Jarrell Mayo (York (PA)) Fall 2:05.
Lycoming 24, Castleton 17
125 - Joseph Valentino (Castleton) over Garrett Lee (Lycoming) Dec 6-3.
133 - Samuel Hanley (Lycoming) over Nicholas Camacho (Castleton) Dec 6-1.
141 - Ethan Landis (Lycoming) over Cqari Bacote (Castleton) Dec 4-3.
149 - Joe Santomarco (Lycoming) over Max Tempel (Castleton) Dec 6-1.
157 - Trevor Corl (Lycoming) over Cooper Fleming (Castleton) Dec 9-5.
165 - Michael Angers (Castleton) over Hunter O`Connor (Lycoming) Maj 9-0.
174 - Hadyn Swartwood (Lycoming) over Chance LaPier (Castleton) Fall 1:36.
184 - Jason Hoffman (Castleton) over Mason Novak (Lycoming) Fall 6:09.
197 - Mitchell LaFlam (Castleton) over Brody Keefe (Lycoming) Maj 14-2.
285 - Connor Fulmer (Lycoming) over Joseph Galusha (Castleton) Fall 1:32.