Wyatt Henson set to represent Team USA at U23 Pan-American Wrestling Championships
LOCK HAVEN– Lock Haven men’s wrestling standout Wyatt Henson is set to represent the United States as the 2024 U23 Pan-American Championships, scheduled for June 21-22 in Rionegro, Columbia.
Henson, a 2023-24 NCAA Division I national qualifier and Mid-American Conference (MAC) champion, will compete at 65 kg for Team USA.
Henson’s selection to Team USA comes after the Bald Eagle placed second overall at the United States’ U23 World Team Trials, held June 1-2 in Geneva, Ohio.
For Lock Haven, Henson finished the 2023-24 season – his first season at The Haven – with a 35-4 record that saw him rack up a single-season school record 19 tech falls.
Joining Henson in Columbia will be former Lock Haven standout Chance Marsteller, who will serve as Henson’s personal coach. Marsteller’s trip is being funded by the Mat-Town USA Wrestling Club.
Marsteller, a 2019 Lock Haven graduate and two-time Bald Eagle DI All-American, recently competed at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in April. Following the 2018-19 season, Marsteller’s final season at The Haven, he was named both the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Athlete of the Year. During the 2017-18 season, Marsteller won a school-record 44 matches.
