The Apprentice School captures PSUAC/USCAA National Wrestling Invitational
Apprentice School wins battle with Lindenwood-Belleville for team title 169-167. The outcome was decided by championship bout at 285lbs when Ian Jones secured a 4-3 with 1:01 riding time advantage over Jake Gregg of Lendenwood-Belleville.
2012 PSUAC/USCAA Wrestling Invitational Results
February 12, 2012 – Rec Hall University Park, PA
(10) Participating teams: (PSU Beaver, Penn College, PSU DuBois, PSU Greater Allegheny, PSU Fayette, PSU New Kensington, PSU Mont Alto, Williamson Trade, Lindenwood-Belleville, Apprentice School).
Team Standing:
1st Apprentice School 169 pts.
2nd Lindenwood-Belleville 167 pts.
3rd Penn College 108 pts.
4th PSU DuBois 98 pts
5th PSU Gr. Allegh. 49 pts.
6th PSU Fayette 42.5 pts.
7th Williamson Trade 34.5 pts.
8th PSU New Kensington 27.5 pts.
9th PSU Beaver 17 pts.
10th PSU Mont Alto 9.5 pts.
Championship results:
125lbs. Steve Matinelli (LB) dec. Ty Ford (App.) 8-2
133lbs. Marcus Chevres (App.) dec. Ethan Swingle (LB) 5-1
141lbs. Carson Beebe (LB) WBFall 2:23 Garrett Zarecky (PSU DuBois)
149lbs. Derek Leiby (Penn Coll.) dec. Kyle Spruil (App.) 6-5 OT
157lbs. Dan Karpency (PSU Fayette) dec. Shane Alterio (PSU DuBois) 5-3
165lbs. Andy King (LB) dec. Anthony Damico (App.) 10-8
174lbs. Logan Gresock (Penn Coll.) WBFall 2:05 Stephen Terwilliger (PSU DuBois)
184lbs. Matt Kepple (PSU New Ken) dec. Justin Martz (App) 6-4 OT
197lbs. Brendon Brooks (LB) WBFall 6:06 Chike Okolo (PSU DuBois)
235lbs. Dustin Fullerton (LB) WBFall :46 Kevin Gray (App.)
285lbs. Ian Jones (App.) dec. Jake Gregg (LB) 4-3
3rd Place bouts:
125lbs. Nick Bogacki (PSU DuBois) dec. Josh Kunig (PSU DuBois) 4-3
133lbs. Derrick Grieshaber (LB) WBFall :20 Ira Lukowsky (LB)
141lbs. Kyle Sunseri (Penn Coll.) WBFall 5:33 Dwayne Roes (App.)
149lbs. Matt Lago (PSU Gr.Allegh) dec. Jake Durbin (PSU Fayette) 6-1
157lbs. Will Sexton (App.) dec. Tyler Myers (Penn Coll.) 6-4
165lbs. Michael Pavasko (PSU gr. Allegh.) WBFall 4:43 Mitchell Robinson (PSU New Ken)
174lbs. CW Sorey (App.) dec. Stefan Swegal (LB) 3-2
184lbs. Paul Crutchlow (Penn Coll.) WBFall 1:20 Tige Woodson (PSU DuBois)
197lbs. Jasper Ocker (Penn Coll.) WBFall 5:22 Fabian Jackson ( PSU Beaver)
235lbs. Willy Crawford (App.) dec. Chris Minarchick ( PSU DuBois) 5-3
285lbs. Andre Ellis (PSU Gr. Allegh) dec. Randy Keehn (Williamson Trade) 9-0
5th Place bouts:
125lbs. Robert Williams (PSU Gr. Allegh) WBForfiet Nathaniel Proce (PSU MA)
133lbs. Zane Bechtel ( Will. Trade) Tech Fall 19-0 Kenny Seliga (PSU Fayette)
141lbs. Andrew Angleback (LB) dec. Kevin Sutherland (Penn Coll) 15-2
149lbs. Stanten Ketcherside (LB) dec. Matt Dietrich (Will Trade) 9-1
157lbs. Daniel Hewitt (LB) WBForfeit Mike Fenstamacher (Will Trade)
165lbs. Austin Clark (Penn Coll) WBForfeit Gearet Fitzpatrick (PSU MA)
174lbs. Patrick Coleman ( PSU DuBois) WBForfeit Keegan Donnan ( PSU Beaver)
184lbs. Colin Marr ( Williamson Trade) no match
197lbs. No 5th place wrestlers
235lbs. Norman Graves (LB) WBDefault Jon Taylor ( PSU Fayette)
285lbs. Wesley Mummert (PSU Beaver) dec. Mike Carta (App.) 8-6
Awards were presented to 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in each weight class + top two teams received Team Awards and championship t-shirts.
The team race came down to the last match at 285lbs. with Apprentice School slipping back into the lead 169 to 167 over Lindenwood-Belleville. It was a well-run event; much thanks to John Fritz, Shonnie Robb and a host of volunteers; including 12 members of the current Penn State wrestling team, Athletic Intern and others.