WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Castleton University highlights a group of 11 teams that will head to Lamade Gymnasium on Friday, Jan. 7, for the start of the two-day 33rd annual Budd Whitehill National Duals hosted by Lycoming College.
 
One of the premier events in Division III wrestling, the tournament is named for legendary coach Budd Whitehill, who coached the Warriors for 37 years and won 376 matches and 10 Middle Atlantic Conference titles.
 
The tournament will feature four groups of three competing in a round robin on Friday, with the winners of the groups being reseeded into a championship bracket on Saturday, Jan. 8, and competing in a four-team tournament for the championship. Brackets for Friday's second and third-place group finishers on Saturday will also take place.
 
Castleton earned the top seed and will head Group A, which also features Wilkes and Ohio Northern JV and Castleton White teams will split time as the tournament's 12^th team. The group will begin its run at the tournament at 10 a.m. on Friday.
 
Ithaca earned the second seed and will head Group D on Mat 4, which also features Lycoming and Southern Virginia.
 
Group C will feature third-seeded Washington & Lee, sixth-seeded Messiah and Penn College on Mat 3 and group B features fourth-seeded Ohio Northern, fifth-seeded York (Pa.), and Ferrum.
 
Three rounds of the duals will take place on Friday, Jan. 7, with four matches taking place in each round on mats spread across Lamade Gymnasium. On Saturday, Jan. 8, the tournament will conclude with three more rounds of wrestling. The championship round is set for 12 p.m. with the tournament awards following at 1:30 p.m.
 
Lycoming enters the duals with an 6-0 overall record, which includes picking up wins over New Jersey City (25-19), Penn College (27-17), Cortland (21-18) and King's (41-13) at the Rennie Rodarmel Allstate Duals, on Dec. 20.
 
The squad is paced by the backend of its lineup, with sophomore 197-pounder Gable Crebs (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) is ranked fourth in the Southeast Region and junior heavyweight Connor Fulmer (Elysburg, Pa./Southern Columbia) is ranked 12^th nationally.
 
The Warriors are looking to place at the event for the 20th time in its 32 years. In 2020, the Warriors took ninth place, posting wins over Williams, York (Pa.) and 20^th-ranked Castleton.
 
Lycoming is seeded second in Group D and will open the duals by facing Southern Virginia on Mat 4 at 11:30 a.m., before facing Ithaca at 1 p.m. The Warriors are 86-53 (.619) all-time at the duals and have won titles in 1997 and 1999.
 
The team is one win shy of becoming the fifth Division III program in history to reach 800 career dual meet wins, where it can join Springfield (1,049), Wilkes (896), Wartburg (851) and Olivet (814). Lycoming has a 799-317-9 record (.708) since the program's founding in 1956.
 
2022 Budd Whitehill Duals Schedule
Schedule of Matches/Results
Friday, Jan. 7, 2022
Round 1 – 10 a.m.
Mat 1 – Castleton vs. Wilkes
Mat 2 – Ohio Northern vs. York
Mat 3 – Wash. & Lee vs. Messiah
Mat 4 – Ithaca vs. Southern Virginia
 
Round 2 – 11:30 a.m.
Mat 1 – Castleton vs. ONU JV
Mat 2 – Ferrum vs. York
Mat 3 – Penn College vs. Messiah
Mat 4 – Lycoming vs. Southern Virginia
 
Round 3 – 1 p.m.
Mat 1 – Wilkes vs. Castleton JV
Mat 2 – Ohio Northern vs. Ferrum
Mat 3 – Wash. & Lee vs. Penn College
Mat 4 – Ithaca vs. Lycoming
 
Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022
Round 4 - 9 a.m. - Championship Group, Group 5-8
Mat 1 – 5-8 Place Group – Pool A 2nd Place vs. Pool B 2nd Place
Mat 2 – Championship Group – Pool A winner vs. Pool B winner
Mat 3 – Championship Group – Pool C winner vs. Pool D winner
Mat 4 - 5-8 Place Group – Pool C 2nd Place vs. Pool D 2nd Place
 
Round 5 - 10:30 a.m. - Group 5-8, Group 9-12
Mat 1 – 9-12 Place Group – Pool A 3rd Place vs. Pool B 3rd Place
Mat 2 – 9-12 Place Group – Pool C 3rd Place vs. Pool D 3rd Place
Mat 3 – 5-8 Place Group – 5th Place Match
Mat 4 - 5-8 Place Group – 7th Place Match
 
Round 6 - 12 p.m. - Championship Group, Group 9-12
Mat 1 – 9-12 Place Group – 9th Place Match
Mat 2 – Championship Group – Championship
Mat 3 – Championship Group – 3rd Place Match
Mat 4 – 9-12 Place Group – 11th Place Match