Penn College tops for PSUAC teams in PSUAC/USCAA National Wrestling Invitational
Penn College was led by tournament champions Derek Leiby and Logan Gresock in PSUAC/USCAA National wrestling Invitational. Penn College over took PSU DuBois in the final round to lead the PSUAC conference schools in points 108- 98.
Penn College wrestlers tops in PSUAC tournament
February 12, 2012
Congratulations to Schuyler Frey and the wrestlers at Penn College as they lay claim to top honors for PSUAC teams in PSUAC/USCAA Wrestling Invitational held at Rec Hall in University Park with 108 points over 2nd place PS DuBois with 98 points.
Individual champions for Penn College were 141lbs Derek Leiby (in center-photo to right) and 174lbs Logan Gresock; other team members placing in the tournament were 141lbs Kyle Sunseri (3rd), 157lbs Tyler Myers (4th), 165lbs Austin Clark (5th), 184lbs Paul Crutchlow (3rd), Jasper Ocker (3rd).
Penn College wrestled a great final round scoring 28 team points in the placing bouts to over-take Penn State Dubois which had a 14 point lead heading into the final round of competition. It took a total team effort by Penn College to claim the title; they also recorded bonus points with falls in the decisive final round.
Other PSUAC schools that had individual champions were PSU Fayette's 157lb Dan Karpency with a 5-3 win over Shane Alterio of DuBois and PSU New Kensington's 184lb Matt Kepple who scored a come from behind victory 6-4 OT over Justin Martz of Apprentice.
Penn State Dubois was 2nd among the conference schools with 98 points and four wrestlers who placed 2nd in their weight class. Overall the PSUAC represented itself very well with the competition at this year's championship.
Two USCAA powers battled for the over-all team title with Apprentice School edging Lindenwood-Belleville 169 points to 167. The team race came down to the 285lb championship bout which was won by Ian Jones of Apprentice 4-3 giving the Ship Builders the team title by 2 points.
Individual champions are as follow:
125lbs. Jesse Matinelli – Lindenwood-Belleville
133lbs. Marcus Chevres – Apprentice
141lbs. Carson Beebe – Lindenwood-Belleville
149lbs. Derek Leiby – Penn College
157lbs. Dan Karpency-PSU Fayette
165lbs. Andy King-Lindenwood-Belleville
174lbs. Logan Gresock-Penn College
184lbs. Matt Kepple-PSU New Kensington
197lbs. Brendan Brooks-Lindenwood-Belleville
235lbs. Dustin Fullerton-Lindenwood-Belleville
285lbs. Ian Jones- Apprentice