MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – With five bonus-point wins, the Lycoming College wrestling team closed out its dual meet season with a 36-7 win over Wesleyan University on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 15.
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Lycoming (12-5 overall) got the benefit of two pins, with senior
Joe Santomarco (Manalapan, N.J./Manlapan) planting Dario Molina in the second period at 149 pounds and sophomore
Connor Fulmer (Elysburg, Pa./Southern Columbia) dropping Harrison Karp in the first period to cap the match at heavyweight.
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Junior
Ethan Landis (Canton, Pa./Canton) won by disqualification at 141, freshman
Gable Crebs (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville) added an 8-0 major decision win over Duncan Kreutter at 184 and in his first action of the year, senior
Travis Ogden (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Area) posted a 21-2 technical fall of Pablo Sanchez at 197.
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Lycoming capped off its seventh straight winning season and the 25
th in the career of 27
th-year head coach
Roger Crebs. Lycoming's group of seniors posted a 56-17 (.767) record in duals.
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Freshman
Sam Hanley (Danielsville, Pa./Northampton Area) posted a 9-7 decision at 133 pounds, senior
Trevor Corl (Howard, Pa./Bellefonte) posted a 2-0 decision at 157 and freshman
Hunter O'Connor (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) posted a 9-3 decision at 165 to make up the team's other nine points.
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Wesleyan's Marco Gaita, ranked as a contender by d3wrestle.com, notched a 5-2 decision over senior
Hadyn Swartwood (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area), ranked as honorable mention.
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Wesleyan fell to 2-12 overall.
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The Warriors will now get set for the postseason, heading to Messiah College for the NCAA Southeast Regional, with the two-day tournament beginning Friday, Feb. 28 at 9 a.m.
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Lycoming 36, Wesleyan 7
125: Amir Daouk (WECT) over
Shane Casey (LYCO) (MD 13-4)
133: Samuel Hanley (LYCO) over Tristan Stetson (WECT) (Dec 9-7)
141:
Ethan Landis (LYCO) over Kasim Khan (WECT) (DQ)
149:
Joe Santomarco (LYCO) over Dario Molina (WECT) (Fall 3:49)
157:
Trevor Corl (LYCO) over Aaron Goldman (WECT) (Dec 2-0)
165: Hunter O`Connor (LYCO) over Jaymin Choi (WECT) (Dec 9-3)
174: Marco Gaita (WECT) over
Hadyn Swartwood (LYCO) (Dec 5-2)
184:
Gable Crebs (LYCO) over Duncan Kreutter (WECT) (MD 8-0)
197:
Travis Ogden (LYCO) over Pablo Sanchez (WECT) (TF 21-2 6:19)
285: John Fulmer (LYCO) over Harrison Karp (WECT) (Fall 1:15)
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