WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Four Lycoming College wrestlers won two matches to reach the semifinals and five are still in the brackets as day one concluded at the NCAA Division III Region II qualifier on Saturday afternoon, March 1, at the Keiper Recreation Center.
 
Senior 125-pounder Kaden Majcher (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run), sophomore 174-pounder Nolen Zeigler (Loysville, Pa./West Perry), junior 184-pounder Eli Crum (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) and senior heavyweight Robbie West (Washington, Pa./Fort Cherry) all reached the semifinals with the chance to qualify for nationals by winning that match to reach the finals. Sophomore 165-pounder Kaiden Wagner (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) is alive in the consolation bracket after winning three wrestleback matches and will need to win three matches Sunday to place third to earn a berth at the NCAA Championships.
 
The tournament resumes on Sunday, March 1, at 10 a.m. at the Keiper Recreation Center with the semifinals and consolation quarterfinals. All sessions passes will be honored single-day passes will be available for $7 for adults and $4 for senior citizens, students and children. Lycoming Students will be admitted free with their campus ID.
 
Majcher, the top seed at 125 pounds, improved to 30-4 on the season with a 14-1 major decision over Penn College's Justin Adams and a 17-0 technical fall of Oneonta's Cameron Hinchcliff. Majcher faces fifth-seeded Daniel Parkulo of St. John Fisher in the semifinal on Sunday.
 
The third-seed at 174-pounds, Zeigler notched a 56-second pin of Mariano Monacelli of Keystone and a one-minute pin of Tyler Balent of RIT in his pair of bouts. He faces second-seeded Harrison Hinojosa of Stevens in the semifinal.
 
Crum, the second-seed at 184 pounds, notched a 17-2 technical fall of RIT's Kyle Jacobs and added an 8-0 major decision over Cortland's Robert Cunningham. He will face third-seeded Xavier Pommells of Ithaca in the semifinal.
 
West, the fourth-seed at heavyweight, started his run with a 6-0 win over Pitt-Bradford's Cameron Carter-Green before an injury default in the quarterfinals after West was leading Penn College's Nicholai Brotzman, 3-0, helped him reach the semifinal, where he faces top-seeded Josh Harkless of RIT.
 
Wagner, the No. 5 seed at 165 pounds, dropped a match by tech fall in a pigtail bout, but rebounded with a 16-0 tech fall of Centenary's Mark Venson before a medical forfeit moved him into the round of 12, where he posted a 17-5 major decision over Cortland's Jack Pickersgill. He will face Alfred State's Benjamin Rivera in the consolation quarterfinal, with the winner moving on to face the loser of semifinal between sixth-seeded Jack Lamson of RIT and second-seeded Christophe Stathopoulos of Stevens, and the loser moving into the semifinal match.
 
Senior 157-pounder Logan Bartlett (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) and junior 197-pounder James Ellis (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata) each won a pair of bouts before they dropped out of the bracket in the round of 12.
 
NCAA Region 2 Qualifier Standings
1. Stevens, 91.0
2. Wilkes, 78.5
3. Ithaca, 71.0
4. RIT, 67.5
5. Oneonta State, 63.5
6. Lycoming, 62.0
7. Centenary, 56.0
8. St. John Fisher, 55.5
9. Oswego State, 50.5
10. Brockport, 49.5
11. Penn College, 46.0
12. Cortland State, 38.0
13. Penn State Behrend, 36.0
14. Alfred State, 26.0
15. New Jersey City, 21.0
16. Hunter, 16.0
16. Pitt-Bradford, 16.0
18. Elmira, 2.5
19. Keystone, 2.0
 
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Kaden Majcher (30-4) placed 6th and scored 10.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kaden Majcher (Lycoming) 30-4 won by major decision over Justin Adams (Penn College) 1-2 (MD 14-1)
Quarterfinal - Kaden Majcher (Lycoming) 30-4 won by tech fall over Cameron Hinchcliff (Oneonta State) 23-11 (TF-1.5 3:47 (17-0))
 
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Anthony Coukart (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kaden Ware (Penn College) 1-2 won by tech fall over Anthony Coukart (Lycoming) 0-2 (TF-1.5 3:40 (20-4))
Cons. Round 1 - Ethan Washburn (Wilkes) 11-18 won by fall over Anthony Coukart (Lycoming) 0-2 (Fall 6:39)
 
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Shane Perry (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jaden Friel (Brockport) 18-8 won by tech fall over Shane Perry (Lycoming) 0-2 (TF-1.5 6:51 (21-5))
Cons. Round 1 - Dom Vinci (Cortland State) 1-2 won by fall over Shane Perry (Lycoming) 0-2 (Fall 3:51)
 
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Kobin Karper (1-2) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kobin Karper (Lycoming) 1-2 won by tech fall over Nikolas Fegert (Pitt-Bradford) 19-16 (TF-1.5 4:52 (17-0))
Quarterfinal - Avery Leonard (Oneonta State) 40-1 won by major decision over Kobin Karper (Lycoming) 1-2 (MD 16-6)
Cons. Round 2 - TJ Martin (Penn College) 3-1 won by decision over Kobin Karper (Lycoming) 1-2 (Dec 11-8)
 
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Logan Bartlett (2-2) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.
Prelim - Logan Bartlett (Lycoming) 2-2 won by fall over Raymond Worsen (Pitt-Bradford) 12-21 (Fall 2:38)
Champ. Round 1 - Ryley Monica (Oneonta State) 21-10 won by fall over Logan Bartlett (Lycoming) 2-2 (Fall 2:50)
Cons. Round 1 - Logan Bartlett (Lycoming) 2-2 won by decision over Justin Klein (Cortland State) 0-2 (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Paul Lichter (St. John Fisher) 16-5 won by fall over Logan Bartlett (Lycoming) 2-2 (Fall 5:23)
 
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Kaiden Wagner (3-1) placed 8th and scored 9.0 team points.
Prelim - Caleb Lawrence (Wilkes) 15-11 won by tech fall over Kaiden Wagner (Lycoming) 3-1 (TF-1.5 5:19 (18-3))
Prelim - Kaiden Wagner (Lycoming) 3-1 won by tech fall over Mark Venson (Centenary) 0-2 (TF-1.5 3:37 (16-0))
Cons. Round 1 - Kaiden Wagner (Lycoming) 3-1 won by medical forfeit over Story Buchanan (Penn State Behrend) 4-4 (M. For.)
Cons. Round 2 - Kaiden Wagner (Lycoming) 3-1 won by major decision over Jack Pickersgill (Cortland State) 1-2 (MD 17-5)
 
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Nolen Zeigler (2-0) placed 6th and scored 12.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nolen Zeigler (Lycoming) 2-0 won by fall over Mariano Monacelli (Keystone) 8-20 (Fall 0:56)
Quarterfinal - Nolen Zeigler (Lycoming) 2-0 won by fall over Tyler Balent (RIT) 2-1 (Fall 1:00)
 
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Eli Crum (2-0) placed 6th and scored 10.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Eli Crum (Lycoming) 2-0 won by tech fall over Kyle Jacobs (RIT) 0-2 (TF-1.5 3:16 (17-2))
Quarterfinal - Eli Crum (Lycoming) 2-0 won by major decision over Robert Cunningham (Cortland State) 2-1 (MD 8-0)
 
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James Ellis (2-2) place is unknown and scored 4.5 team points.
Prelim - Aaron Llanas (Centenary) 2-2 won by fall over James Ellis (Lycoming) 2-2 (Fall 6:28)
Prelim - James Ellis (Lycoming) 2-2 won by tech fall over Jayden Reyes (New Jersey City) 0-2 (TF-1.5 0:53 (15-0))
Cons. Round 1 - James Ellis (Lycoming) 2-2 won by fall over Jevin Torres (Hunter) 0-2 (Fall 0:39)
Cons. Round 2 - Braydon Vandenberg (St. John Fisher) 16-7 won by tech fall over James Ellis (Lycoming) 2-2 (TF-1.5 7:00 (18-3))
 
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Robbie West (2-0) placed 6th and scored 10.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Robbie West (Lycoming) 2-0 won by decision over Cameron Carter-Green (Pitt-Bradford) 18-10 (Dec 6-0)
Quarterfinal - Robbie West (Lycoming) 2-0 won by injury default over Nicholai Brotzman (Penn College) 1-1 (Inj. 1:36)