ITHACA, N.Y. – Junior 165-pounder Kaiden Wagner (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) won the Region II Qualifier title and both junior 174-pounder Nolen Zeigler (Loysville, Pa./West Perry) and senior 184-pounder Eli Crum (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) each qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships with top-three finishes to highlight Sunday, Feb. 28 and help the Lycoming College wrestling team finish third in the field of 20 teams at Glazer Arena.
 
The trio of Wagner, Zeigler and Crum will get set for the two-day NCAA Division III Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, starting on Friday, March 13.
 
On Saturday, the Warriors leapt over 25^th-ranked RIT and St. John Fisher in the team scores, finishing with 108, behind only eighth-ranked Stevens (147.5) and Ithaca.
 
Junior 133-pounder Bobby Gardner (South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport) and junior 197-pounder Ivan Neal (Georgetown, Del./Sussex Central) each finished fourth and senior heavyweight Michael Sipps (Lawrenceville, Pa./Cowanesque Valley) took sixth.
 
Wagner, ranked eighth by the NWCA, defeated Ryley Monica at 165 pounds, 8-3, in the semifinal to clinch his second straight berth at the NCAA Championships and beat Carter Davis of Penn College, by major decision, 8-0, in the final.
 
Zeigler, ranked 11^th by the NWCA, earned his bid to nationals with a 5-4 win over RIT's Jack Lamson in the semifinals, but he fell to eighth-ranked Konrad Parker of Ithaca, 11-6, in the final.
 
Crum was just edged out in the semifinals in sudden victory, 4-1, to Oneonta's Jack Ryan, but he rebounded by getting a third-period takedown in the final minute of the match to beat Stevens' Noah MacIlroy, 5-4, and reach the third-place match for the second year in a row. He fell behind Ithaca's Xavier Pommels by giving up a takedown, but he got a reversal, a two-point near fall, a four-point near fall and then a pin with three seconds left in the first period to secure his first trip to nationals.
 
Gardner fell to Centenary's Daniel Haws, 7-5, in the semifinals before posting an 8-5 sudden-victory win over Cortland's Rocco Futia in the consolation semifinals. NJCU's Lucas Torre won a wild third-place match, 9-8, in the first tiebreaker.
 
Neal won a pair of matches Saturday to reach the third-place match, beating St. John Fisher's Braydon Vandenberg, 9-4, in the consolation quarterfinal and added a 12-10 win over Penn State Behrend's Abraham Keep in the consolation semifinal, but Penn College's Nicholas Woodruff posted a 4-0 win in the third-place match.
 
Sipps pinned Penn State Behrend's Matthew Caldwell in the consolation quarterfinals, but Alfred State's Aaron Johnson posted a 10-7 decision in the semifinal and Wilkes' Trevor Gitski added a 5-0 win in the fifth-place match.
 
Team Scores
1. Stevens, 147.5
2. Ithaca, 144.0
3. Lycoming, 108.0
4. RIT, 98.0
5. Oneonta State, 96.0
6. Centenary (NJ), 86.5
7. St. John Fisher, 85.5
8. Penn State Behrend, 81.0
9. Wilkes, 79.5
10. Brockport, 78.0
11. Pennsylvania College Of Technology, 76.0
12. Cortland State, 68.5
13. New Jersey City University, 56.5
14. Alfred State, 47.5
15. Oswego State, 33.0
16. Elmira College, 12.0
17. Hunter, 10.0
18. Pitt-Bradford, 8.5
19. Keystone, 7.0
20. Kean, 3.0
 
NCAA DIII Region II Results for Lycoming
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Leonard Cocca (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Trevor Middendorf (Brockport) 24-6 won by tech fall over Leonard Cocca (Lycoming) 0-2 (TF-1.5 2:34 (21-6))
Cons. Round 2 - John Freebern (Rit) 9-17 won by tech fall over Leonard Cocca (Lycoming) 0-2 (TF-1.5 7:00 (24-7))
 
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Robert Gardner (4-2) placed 4th and scored 15.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Robert Gardner (Lycoming) 4-2 won by decision over Blake Dergham (Pennsylvania College Of Technology) 2-2 (Dec 8-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Robert Gardner (Lycoming) 4-2 won by fall over Tanner Pringle (Keystone) 3-26 (Fall 0:47)
Quarterfinal - Robert Gardner (Lycoming) 4-2 won by major decision over Botensky Bauzile (Hunter) 2-3 (MD 14-1)
Semifinal - Daniel Haws (Centenary (nj)) 3-1 won by decision over Robert Gardner (Lycoming) 4-2 (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Semi - Robert Gardner (Lycoming) 4-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Rocco Futia (Cortland State) 4-2 (SV-1 8-5)
3rd Place Match - Lucas Torre (New Jersey City University) 18-2 won in tie breaker - 1 over Robert Gardner (Lycoming) 4-2 (TB-1 9-8)
 
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Major Lewis (1-2) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Kaden Ware (Pennsylvania College Of Technology) 5-1 won by decision over Major Lewis (Lycoming) 1-2 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Major Lewis (Lycoming) 1-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Culley Bellino (Cortland State) 0-2 (SV-1 15-12)
Cons. Round 4 - Cole Neil (Penn State Behrend) 12-8 won by decision over Major Lewis (Lycoming) 1-2 (Dec 4-2)
 
149
Colby Seiler (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Max Watson (Rit) 15-9 won by tech fall over Colby Seiler (Lycoming) 0-2 (TF-1.5 6:21 (21-5))
Cons. Round 1 - Colby Seiler (Lycoming) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - William Bentrim (Ithaca) 2-2 won by major decision over Colby Seiler (Lycoming) 0-2 (MD 13-4)
 
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Kobin Karper (1-1) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Kobin Karper (Lycoming) 1-1 won by fall over David M`Balla (Pennsylvania College Of Technology) 4-2 (Fall 0:32)
Quarterfinal - Jaryn Hartranft (Wilkes) 37-9 won by injury default over Kobin Karper (Lycoming) 1-1 (Inj. 3:12)
Cons. Round 4 - Josh Warland (Rit) 15-6 won by medical forfeit over Kobin Karper (Lycoming) 1-1 (M. For.)
 
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Kaiden Wagner (4-0) placed 1st and scored 24.5 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Kaiden Wagner (Lycoming) 4-0 won by tech fall over peyton mitchell (Pitt-Bradford) 16-22 (TF-1.5 1:34 (15-0))
Quarterfinal - Kaiden Wagner (Lycoming) 4-0 won by fall over Trevor Sheehan (St. John Fisher) 17-5 (Fall 1:21)
Semifinal - Kaiden Wagner (Lycoming) 4-0 won by decision over Ryley Monica (Oneonta State) 27-7 (Dec 8-3)
1st Place Match - Kaiden Wagner (Lycoming) 4-0 won by major decision over Carter Davis (Pennsylvania College Of Technology) 3-1 (MD 8-0)
 
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Nolen Zeigler (3-1) placed 2nd and scored 19.0 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Nolen Zeigler (Lycoming) 3-1 won by fall over Isaiah Harris (Hunter) 0-2 (Fall 1:34)
Quarterfinal - Nolen Zeigler (Lycoming) 3-1 won by major decision over Gavin McLaughlin (Brockport) 17-13 (MD 11-0)
Semifinal - Nolen Zeigler (Lycoming) 3-1 won by decision over Jack Lamson (Rit) 23-6 (Dec 5-4)
1st Place Match - Konrad Parker (Ithaca) 4-0 won by decision over Nolen Zeigler (Lycoming) 3-1 (Dec 11-6)
 
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Eli Crum (4-1) placed 3rd and scored 18.5 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Eli Crum (Lycoming) 4-1 won by tech fall over Alex Mercado (Centenary (nj)) 1-2 (TF-1.5 1:51 (15-0))
Quarterfinal - Eli Crum (Lycoming) 4-1 won by tech fall over Avery Canzano (Oswego State) 4-2 (TF-1.5 3:10 (15-0))
Semifinal - Jack Ryan (Oneonta State) 16-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Eli Crum (Lycoming) 4-1 (SV-1 4-1)
Cons. Semi - Eli Crum (Lycoming) 4-1 won by decision over Noah MacIlroy (Stevens Tech) 24-6 (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match - Eli Crum (Lycoming) 4-1 won by fall over Xavier Pommells (Ithaca) 3-2 (Fall 2:57)
 
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Ivan Neal (5-2) placed 4th and scored 13.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ivan Neal (Lycoming) 5-2 won by decision over Simeon Hunte (New Jersey City University) 4-7 (Dec 5-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Ivan Neal (Lycoming) 5-2 won by decision over Terrance Thomas (Stevens Tech) 20-19 (Dec 11-5)
Quarterfinal - Nicholas Woodruff (Pennsylvania College Of Technology) 4-1 won by fall over Ivan Neal (Lycoming) 5-2 (Fall 4:17)
Cons. Round 4 - Ivan Neal (Lycoming) 5-2 won by major decision over Elliot Black (Wilkes) 11-21 (MD 8-0)
Cons. Round 5 - Ivan Neal (Lycoming) 5-2 won by decision over Braydon Vandenberg (St. John Fisher) 22-6 (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Semi - Ivan Neal (Lycoming) 5-2 won by decision over Abraham Keep (Penn State Behrend) 24-7 (Dec 12-10)
3rd Place Match - Nicholas Woodruff (Pennsylvania College Of Technology) 4-1 won by decision over Ivan Neal (Lycoming) 5-2 (Dec 4-0)
 
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Michael Sipps (3-3) placed 6th and scored 12.0 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Josh Harkless (Rit) 42-3 won by fall over Michael Sipps (Lycoming) 3-3 (Fall 1:44)
Cons. Round 3 - Michael Sipps (Lycoming) 3-3 won by decision over Jonathan Martinez (Centenary (nj)) 1-2 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Michael Sipps (Lycoming) 3-3 won by fall over Nicholai Brotzman (Pennsylvania College Of Technology) 1-2 (Fall 2:38)
Cons. Round 5 - Michael Sipps (Lycoming) 3-3 won by fall over Matthew Caldwell (Penn State Behrend) 21-13 (Fall 3:52)
Cons. Semi - Aaron Johnson (Alfred State) 3-2 won by decision over Michael Sipps (Lycoming) 3-3 (Dec 10-7)
5th Place Match - Trevor Gitski (Wilkes) 18-17 won by decision over Michael Sipps (Lycoming) 3-3 (Dec 5-0)