YORK, Pa. – Four Lycoming College wrestlers found their way to the podium on Saturday, Feb. 25, to cap the team's season at the NCAA Southeast Regional. Junior 141-pounder Wiley Kahler (Pottsville, Pa./Nativity BVM) led the Warriors, finishing fourth, junior 197-pounder Gable Crebs (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) took fifth, first-year 149-pounder Kobin Karper (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) sixth and sophomore 125-pounder Kaden Majcher (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run) seventh.
 
Crebs earned the tournament's award for the Most Pins in the least amount of time, as the junior decked four opponents in 9:07.
 
Kahler posted two first-period takedowns and accumulated more than three minutes of riding time to down Marymount's Mateo Hernandez in the consolation quarterfinals, reaching the semifinal against fourth-seeded Mark Samuel of Roanoke, where he posted a takedown, two reversal and a four-point near fall in the first period to take a 10-6 lead before a scoring a four-point near fall in the second period and a takedown in the third to notch a 17-12 decision. In the third-place match, he faced third-seeded Avery Leonard of Alvernia, who posted a 9-5 win to advance to the NCAA Division III Championship. Kahler finished his junior year with a 27-11 record.
 
Crebs opened his second day of wrestling with his fourth pin of the tournament, getting a takedown in the first 30 seconds before decking King's Rich Fronheiser in 1:44 before facing Alvernia's Mauro Pellot in the consolation semifinal, where he dropped a narrow 2-1 decision, getting in on a single with 30 seconds left, but was unable to complete it, to move into the fifth-place match, where he notched a 7-3 decision over Delaware Valley's Daniel Eckley, finishing the year with a 34-5 record.
 
Karper fell into the consolation bracket with a 3-2 setback against second-seeded Hai Siu. Each of the grapplers had an escape in the second and third periods. Siu was able to get the match-winning takedown with a minute left in the period. After a 6-3 setback to fifth-seeded Chance Babb of Alvernia, he faced Jaryn Hartranft of Wilkes, falling 3-1 in overtime, finishing his rookie season 23-8.
 
Majcher moved into the seventh-place match after falling to York's fifth-year senior Jared Kuhns. He garnered an 8-3 lead in the match before reversing Adrian Samano and pinning him in 5:38 to finish his sophomore year 26-9.
 
The Warriors finished the 2022-23 season with a 10-5 record under 30^th-year head coach Roger Crebs.
 
 
Team Scores
1Stevens Institute Of Technology 181.0
2Alvernia University 144.5
3Washington And Lee University 109.0
4York College (Pennsylvania) 97.0
5Wilkes University 87.5
6Averett University 86.5
7Delaware Valley University 82.0
8Ferrum College 66.0
9Lycoming College 60.5
9Roanoke College 60.5
11Messiah University 57.5
12Greensboro College 51.5
12King`s College (Pennsylvania) 51.5
14Gettysburg College 36.0
15Thiel College 19.5
16Waynesburg University 18.5
17Southern Virginia University 16.5
18Washington And Jefferson College 15.0
19Shenandoah University 12.0
20Marymount 11.5
21Penn State Behrend 2.0
 
NCAA DIII Regional Southeast Results for Lycoming College
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Kaden Majcher (3-2) placed 7th and scored 11.0 team points.
 
Champ. Round 1 - Luke Hoerle (Stevens Institute Of Technology) 25-4 won by decision over Kaden Majcher (Lycoming College) 3-2 (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Kaden Majcher (Lycoming College) 3-2 won by medical forfeit over Tyler Ratledge (Washington And Jefferson College) 13-8 (M. For.)
Cons. Round 2 - Kaden Majcher (Lycoming College) 3-2 won by fall over Evan Whiteside (Thiel College) 17-5 (Fall 4:34)
Cons. Round 3 - Jared Kuhns (York College (Pennsylvania)) 34-8 won by fall over Kaden Majcher (Lycoming College) 3-2 (Fall 5:46)
7th Place Match - Kaden Majcher (Lycoming College) 3-2 won by fall over Adrian Samano (Ferrum College) 2-3 (Fall 5:33)
 
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Jaciah Whitcomb (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
 
Champ. Round 1 - Hunter Swedish (Washington And Jefferson College) 23-4 won by fall over Jaciah Whitcomb (Lycoming College) 0-2 (Fall 6:58)
Cons. Round 1 - Cole Anderson (King`s College (Pennsylvania)) 2-2 won by decision over Jaciah Whitcomb (Lycoming College) 0-2 (Dec 8-3)
 
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Wiley Kahler (4-2) placed 4th and scored 12.5 team points.
 
Champ. Round 1 - Wiley Kahler (Lycoming College) 4-2 won by major decision over Jake Stein (Gettysburg College) 10-17 (MD 9-0)
Quarterfinal - Josh Wilson (Greensboro College) 40-3 won by major decision over Wiley Kahler (Lycoming College) 4-2 (MD 12-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Wiley Kahler (Lycoming College) 4-2 won by decision over Hunter Martz (Thiel College) 11-11 (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Wiley Kahler (Lycoming College) 4-2 won by decision over Mateo Hernandez (Marymount) 23-20 (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Semi - Wiley Kahler (Lycoming College) 4-2 won by decision over Mark Samuel (Roanoke College) 11-4 (Dec 17-12)
3rd Place Match - Avery Leonard (Alvernia University) 5-1 won by decision over Wiley Kahler (Lycoming College) 4-2 (Dec 9-5)
 
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Kobin Karper (2-3) placed 6th and scored 10.0 team points.
 
Champ. Round 1 - Kobin Karper (Lycoming College) 2-3 won by fall over Lorenzo Coleman (Marymount) 7-20 (Fall 3:27)
Quarterfinal - Kobin Karper (Lycoming College) 2-3 won by decision over Hayden Funck (Ferrum College) 2-2 (Dec 7-4)
Semifinal - Hai Siu (Averett University) 30-6 won by decision over Kobin Karper (Lycoming College) 2-3 (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Semi - Chance Babb (Alvernia University) 5-1 won by decision over Kobin Karper (Lycoming College) 2-3 (Dec 6-3)
5th Place Match - Jaryn Hartranft (Wilkes University) 9-15 won in sudden victory - 1 over Kobin Karper (Lycoming College) 2-3 (SV-1 3-1)
 
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Hunter O`Connor (1-2) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.
 
Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Luth (Washington And Lee University) 14-1 won by tech fall over Hunter O`Connor (Lycoming College) 1-2 (TF-1.5 6:13 (17-1))
Cons. Round 1 - Hunter O`Connor (Lycoming College) 1-2 won by tech fall over Joshua Searle (Washington And Jefferson College) 9-14 (TF-1.5 5:22 (15-0))
Cons. Round 2 - Charles Everdale (Wilkes University) 15-19 won by major decision over Hunter O`Connor (Lycoming College) 1-2 (MD 11-1)
 
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Chase Chapman (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
 
Champ. Round 1 - Frankie Theroux (King`s College (Pennsylvania)) 4-3 won by decision over Chase Chapman (Lycoming College) 0-2 (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Harrison Hinojosa (Stevens Institute Of Technology) 19-8 won by decision over Chase Chapman (Lycoming College) 0-2 (Dec 10-7)
 
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Eli Crum (1-2) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.
 
Prelim - Eli Crum (Lycoming College) 1-2 won by fall over Cooper Leszczuk (Gettysburg College) 8-12 (Fall 6:53)
Champ. Round 1 - Dylan Weaver (Shenandoah University) 22-8 won by decision over Eli Crum (Lycoming College) 1-2 (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 1 - John Sumner (Messiah University) 2-2 won by decision over Eli Crum (Lycoming College) 1-2 (Dec 7-4)
 
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James Ellis (2-2) place is unknown and scored 3.5 team points.
 
Prelim - James Ellis (Lycoming College) 2-2 won by fall over Ikia Garcia (Southern Virginia University) 5-14 (Fall 6:49)
Champ. Round 1 - Eric Washington (Marymount) 31-15 won by fall over James Ellis (Lycoming College) 2-2 (Fall 5:38)
Cons. Round 1 - James Ellis (Lycoming College) 2-2 won by decision over Hunter Thompson (Shenandoah University) 9-8 (Dec 8-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Connor Wrobleski (King`s College (Pennsylvania)) 2-3 won by major decision over James Ellis (Lycoming College) 2-2 (MD 21-10)
 
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Gable Crebs (5-2) placed 5th and scored 18.0 team points.
 
Prelim - Gable Crebs (Lycoming College) 5-2 won by fall over Cam Cavins (Roanoke College) 19-18 (Fall 2:28)
Champ. Round 1 - Gable Crebs (Lycoming College) 5-2 won by fall over Nico Williams (Washington And Jefferson College) 6-13 (Fall 4:18)
Quarterfinal - Braden Homsey (Ferrum College) 4-1 won by major decision over Gable Crebs (Lycoming College) 5-2 (MD 10-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Gable Crebs (Lycoming College) 5-2 won by fall over Jaden Markus (Southern Virginia University) 11-10 (Fall 0:37)
Cons. Round 3 - Gable Crebs (Lycoming College) 5-2 won by fall over Rich Fronheiser (King`s College (Pennsylvania)) 3-2 (Fall 1:44)
Cons. Semi - Mauro Pellot (Alvernia University) 4-1 won by decision over Gable Crebs (Lycoming College) 5-2 (Dec 2-1)
5th Place Match - Gable Crebs (Lycoming College) 5-2 won by decision over Daniel Eckley (Delaware Valley University) 4-3 (Dec 7-3)
 
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John Fulmer (1-2) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.
 
Champ. Round 1 - John Fulmer (Lycoming College) 1-2 won by decision over Hayden Benner (Messiah University) 1-2 (Dec 6-2)
Quarterfinal - Austin Williams (Delaware Valley University) 2-3 won by decision over John Fulmer (Lycoming College) 1-2 (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Caleb Burkhart (Wilkes University) 29-11 won by fall over John Fulmer (Lycoming College) 1-2 (Fall 4:24)