2018-19 Wrestling Roster

Bryant Altizer
Bryant Altizer
Larry Radloff
Bryant Altizer

Garrett Wesneski

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Canton, Pa.
  • Highschool Canton

Biography

2018-19: Lycoming’s 10th national champion … Lycoming's Most Outstanding Male Athlete ... NCAA All-American … NWCA Southeast Region Most Outstanding Wrestler … NCAA Southeast Regional Champion … MAC Wrestler of the Year … Academic All-MAC ... won NCAA Division III title at 285 pounds with a 9-7 sudden-victory win over undefeated Adarios Jones of Augustana … finished season with 28-1 record, posting six falls, six technical falls and two major decisions … went 17-0 in dual meets … finished season with 25 straight wins, the eighth-longest winning streak in program history … went 8-0 during the postseason … downed eighth-ranked Paul Triandafilou of Gettysburg, 3-0, in the semifinals of NCAA Southeast Regional to earn a bid to the national tournament … used two first-period takedowns to down defending national champion, Jake Evans, who entered the match with a 50-1 record, in the finals, 5-4 … entered NCAA Championships as the No. 5 seed, providing a major decision and a pin in the first day to reach the national semifinals, where he beat Wartburg’s Bowen Wileman, 4-3 … placed second at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational to start the season, with his lone loss coming to Evans at the event, earning him MAC Wrestler of the Week honors …  finished his two-year career at Lycoming with a 66-5 overall record, his .930 winning percentage the best in program history ... a member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18: NCAA Southeast Regional Champion … First Team All-MAC … finished in top 12 in the nation at NCAA Championships … finished 38-4 at heavyweight, tied for third-most wins in program history … went 17-0 in dual meets … posted 11 falls, 10 decisions, eight technical falls and six major decisions … notched two decisions and two major decisions at NCAA Southeast Regional to go 4-0 … became Lycoming’s first heavyweight MAC Champion in 12 years when he handed Delaware Valley’s Marc Isaac his first loss of the year in the final… ranked as high as seventh in d3wrestle.com individual rankings … went 4-0 at Messiah Invitational, winning heavyweight title … posted a 6-4 win over sixth-ranked and 2016 All-American Paul Triandafilou of Gettysburg to clinch the title … was named MAC Wrestler of the Week and moved into top 10 of d3wrestle.com individual rankings after Invitational win … went 4-0 at John Carroll University Duals … posted a 5-0 record at Whitehill Duals.   
 
Previous College: Wrestled three years at the University of Maryland at 197 pounds … went 39-34, with a 27-15 record as a redshirt in 2014-15 … won title at TCNJ Open in 2014 and placed third at Wilkes Open … went 7-15 as a freshman in 2015-16 and 5-4 in 2016-17.
 
High School: A four-year letterwinner in wrestling, football and baseball at Canton … a two-time state medalist … finished eighth as a junior and third as a senior … went 125-37 in his career … a district champion … a district all-star in baseball.
 
Personal: Son of Lyle ’96 and Jenn ’95 Wesneski … has three sisters, Vanessa, Kali and Keri … a corporate communication major … favorite musical artist is Kip Moore … favorite team is the Pittsburgh Steelers … favorite actor is Adam Sandler … favorite athlete is Derek Jeter … enjoys hunting and fishing … father, Lyle, and uncle, Luke ’97, wrestled at Lycoming, where his father was a two-time MAC champion and a three-time NCAA Regional placewinner.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Junior

    HWT
    6'3"
  • 2018-19Senior

    HWT
    6'3"