No. 25 LHU Men’s Wrestling opens season; Henson leads the way
PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 25 Lock Haven men’s wrestling team opened the 2024-25 season today (Sunday, Nov. 3) at the Princeton Open and returning national qualifier Wyatt Henson led the way as the nationally-ranked Bald Eagle went a perfect 4-0 on the way to the 141-pound title.
Henson was one of nine total placewinners for Lock Haven.
Anthony Noto, Lucas Kapusa, Nick Stampoulos, Colin Fegley and Tucker Hogan all earned second-place finishers for The Haven.
Avery Bassett added a third-place finish, while both DaShawn Farber and James Lledo finished fourth on the day at their respective weight classes.
Henson, ranked No. 28 at 141 pounds, went a perfect 4-0 today. He opened the day with a pair of tech falls. In the finals, Henson needed just 37 seconds to earn a pin and knock off No. 26 Kai Owen of Columbia for the title.
Noto, a two-time All-American at 125 pounds, made his official debut today – up a weight class at 133 pounds. Noto, already ranked eighth nationally at 133, finished second after going 3-1 with a tech fall. In the finals, Noto was edged out by No. 28 Ethan Berginc of Army, 4-1, in sudden victory.
Competing unattached today, Kapusta was 4-1 on the day with a major decision and one tech fall. In the 149-pound finals, the Bald Eagle was edged out by No. 9 Ty Whalen of host Princeton, 2-1 in a workmanlike bout.
Stampoulos – ranked No. 30 nationally – finished second at 157 pounds after going 4-1 on the day with a tech fall and one major decision.
Fegley went 3-1 to finish second at 184 pounds. He opened the day with a pin, before picking up a major decision.
Hogan impressed in his Lock Haven debut as the freshman placed second at 197 pound after going 4-1 with a major and a tech.
Bassett was 4-1 with two pins and placed third at 174.
Farber finished fourth at 149 after going 3-2 with a pin, and Lledo was fourth (1-2; one tech fall) at 184 to round out Lock Haven’s placewinners in the season opener today.
The Bald Eagles entered the season-opening weekend ranked No. 25 nationally, and earlier this week, Lock Haven was picked to finish second in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) preseason rankings.
Lock Haven will return to action on Sunday, Nov. 10 when the Bald Eagles travel to the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. Wrestlers from over 20 schools are scheduled to compete at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with action set to start at 9 a.m. next Sunday.
Looking ahead, the Bald Eagles will host longtime local rival Bloomsburg on Thursday, Nov. 14. The Mid-American Conference (MAC) dual will start at 7 p.m. The full 2024-25 Lock Haven men’s wrestling schedule is available at GoLHU.com.
