WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Paced by five state qualifiers, two state placewinners and three 100-match winners, 28
th-year head coach
Roger Crebs will welcome 10 new wrestlers when the Lycoming College team begins practice in October, he announced on Friday, July 2.
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The full class features a well-balanced spectrum, as the 10 wrestlers can represent the Warriors in eight weight classes.
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The Warriors had just two seniors on the active roster during the 2020-21 season that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returning five starters from 2019-20, when the team finished 12-5. The team has enjoyed 27 winning seasons during Crebs' Hall of Fame tenure.
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Lycoming will enter 2021-22 needing just seven wins to become the fifth program in NCAA Division III history to claim 800 dual-meet wins, joining Springfield, Wilkes, Wartburg and Olivet.
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Lycoming College Wrestling Incoming Class
Logan Bartlett, 157, Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg
A four-year letterwinner at Lewisburg Area … placed eighth in the state at 138 pounds as a senior after going 20-13 … also placed second in the section, fourth in the district and fourth in the region during the year … posted three 20-win seasons and was a three-time section placewinner … posted an 82-51 career record.
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Thomas Conselyea, 133, Landing, N.J./Roxbury
A four-year letterwinner at Roxbury … a first-team all-league selection as a senior after going 5-2 … a two-time regional qualifier and two-time district placewinner … went 51-43 in career … placed third in district at 120 pounds as a junior, as he went 22-11 … placed fourth in the district at 113 pounds as a sophomore … also earned three letters with the boys' lacrosse team, posting nine goals and five assists as a senior.
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Jacob Davis, 197, Laurel, Del./Laurel
A four-year letterwinner at Laurel … a two-time state placewinner and qualifier … placed in conference tournament twice … notched a 65-40 career record with two 20-win seasons … went 7-2 as a senior, placing fifth in the state at 195 pounds … placed sixth in the state as a junior at 182 pounds after enjoying a 35-14 season … placed third in the conference that year.
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Joey Garcia, 184, Ocean View, N.J./Ocean City
A four-year letterwinner at Ocean City … posted career record of 79-38 with two 20-win seasons … a two-time regional qualifier and four-time district qualifier … went 10-4 as a senior and was a regional qualifier at 170 pounds … placed third in the district as a junior after going 29-10 with 22 pins at 152 pounds to earn first trip to regionals … went 22-9 as a sophomore and was a district qualifier at 138 pounds … went 18-15 as a freshman at 113 pounds.
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Cooper Gilham, 141, Bellefonte, Pa./Bald Eagle Area
A four-year letterwinner at Bald Eagle Area … a three-time state qualifier … section champion as a senior when he went 18-9 and earned a trip to the super regional at 126 pounds … district runner-up four times … a four-time region placewinner … posted a 115-41 career record, including two 30-win seasons.
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Matt Knapp, 184/197, Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury
A three-year letterwinner at Roxbury … a second-team all-league selection as a senior … a regional qualifier as a senior after going 10-2 … a district qualifier as a junior at 182 pounds … posted career record of 22-18.
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Kaden Majcher, 125, Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run
A four-year letterwinner at Warrior Run … a three-time section and district placewinner … placed twice in the region, including taking fourth as a senior at 120 pounds … went 18-4 as a senior, including a 10-0 mark in the regular season … had two 20-win seasons, finishing career with 78-43 record.
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Brayden Newman, 125, Falconer, N.Y./Falconer
A four-year letterwinner at Falconer … a three-time section placewinner, two-time runner-up and one-time state qualifier … posted a 129-48 career record … went 18-6 as a senior and placed third in the section at 118 pounds … won 40 matches as a junior at 113 pounds, placing second in the section and earning a trip to the state championships … helped team win the state's dual meet championship … won 38 matches as a sophomore at 99 pounds, finishing second in the section.
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Shane Perry, 141/149, Denville, N.J./Morris Knolls
A four-year letterwinner at Morris Knolls … a first-team all-league selection as a senior … a regional qualifier as a senior, going 10-2 overall at 138 pounds … a three-time district qualifier, placing fourth in the tournament as a freshman at 106 pounds … posted a career record of 58-42.
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Robbie West, 285, Washington, Pa./Fort Cherry
A four-year letterwinner at Fort Cherry … a three-time section and district placewinner … a region placewinner and a state qualifier as a junior after going 39-10 … went 19-2 as a senior, but Fort Cherry didn't compete in postseason … won more than 25 matches in a season twice, finishing 101-41 in career.
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