WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – After joining the 100-win club and earning his first berth to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships, senior
Eli Crum (Carlisle, Pa./Boiling Springs) was named Lycoming College's Most Outstanding Male Athlete at the Senior Athlete Celebration & Athletics Recognition Banquet on Wednesday night, May 6.
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An economics major, Crum finished his senior season with a 28-7 record with 13 falls, earning his first bid to the NCAA Championships by finishing third at the Region 2 Qualifier. He finished his career with a 104-41 record, finishing 10
th in program history in wins. He set the program record with 40 technical falls and his 38 pins are eighth in program history.
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The Carlisle, Pa., native won individual tournament titles at the Rodarmel Allstate Invitational and the Lycoming Invitational and placed second at the RIT Invitational and third at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational.
Crum was a member of Chi Alpha Sigma Athletics Honor Society and a three-time NWCA Scholar All-American.
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He is the 22
nd wrestler to earn the Most Outstanding Male Athlete award.
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