Ivan Neal
Junior Ivan Neal won his first collegiate title at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational.

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Zeigler, Neal take titles at W&J Invitational

WASHINGTON, Pa. – Junior 174-pounder Nolen Zeigler (Loysville, Pa./West Perry) and junior 197-pounder Ivan Neal (Georgetown, Del./Sussex Central) won their weight classes at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational to lead a group of seven placewinners at the tournament on Saturday, Nov. 8.
 
First-year 197-pounder Tyler Lobb (Brisbin, Pa./Moshannon Valley) took second, junior 141-pounder Major Lewis (Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity) and senior 184-pounder Eli Crum (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) each took third and first-year 133-pounder Luke Magnani (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) and first-year 165-pounder Nando Ott (East Hanover, N.J./Hanover Park) each took sixth.
 
The Warriors took third in the 14-team field, finishing behind Army Prep (200) and Gettysburg (138) with 119.5 points.
 
Zeigler, ranked second in Division III at 174 pounds, posted two pins and two tech falls en route to his second title of the year, as he pinned Muskingum's Breyden Hill, beat Alfred State's George Racz, 15-0, Gettysburg's Ryan Gallagher 15-0 and pinned Waynesburg's Jesse Orbin in 5:11.
 
Neal posted two tech falls, a major decision and a decision en route to his first collegiate title. He posted a 21-5 tech fall over Waynesburg's Isiaha Siwik before Neal downed top-seeded Phil Nave of Gettysburg, 6-3, in the quarterfinals. He added a 17-2 tech fall of Alfred State's Keeran Timerman and then posted a 10-1 major decision over second-seeded Lobb in the final.
 
Lobb won three matches by decision en route to the finals where he met Neal. Lewis went 4-1 with a tech fall, a pin and two decisions and Crum went 3-1 with three tech falls. Magnani and Ott were 3-2 en route to their sixth-place finishes.
 
The Warriors head to Penn State Behrend Duals on Saturday, Nov. 15, where they will face RIT at 11 a.m., Penn State Behrend at 12:30 p.m. and Washington & Jefferson at 2 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Eli Crum

Eli Crum

184
6' 0"
Senior
Ivan Neal

Ivan Neal

197
6' 0"
Junior
Nolen Zeigler

Nolen Zeigler

174
6' 0"
Junior
Luke Magnani

Luke Magnani

133
5' 7"
First Year
Nando Ott

Nando Ott

165
5' 7"
First Year
Tyler Lobb

Tyler Lobb

197
6' 2"
First Year
Major Lewis

Major Lewis

141
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Eli Crum

Eli Crum

6' 0"
Senior
184
Ivan Neal

Ivan Neal

6' 0"
Junior
197
Nolen Zeigler

Nolen Zeigler

6' 0"
Junior
174
Luke Magnani

Luke Magnani

5' 7"
First Year
133
Nando Ott

Nando Ott

5' 7"
First Year
165
Tyler Lobb

Tyler Lobb

6' 2"
First Year
197
Major Lewis

Major Lewis

5' 9"
Junior
141