Bald Eagle Grapplers Fall at WVU
Virginia Duals Next
MORGANTOWN – The Lock Haven University wrestling team (2-5) picked up four wins, including a pair of upsets, but the Bald Eagles fell to host West Virginia (9-2), 18-12 in non-conference action last Saturday.
Lock Haven returns to action this weekend when the Bald Eagles travel to the Virginia Duals.
The 34th Duals will be held at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va. Friday and Saturday.
First match for LHU is with the tourney’s #7 seed Old Dominion at 11 a.m. on Friday. The Bald Eagles are one of 14 teams set to compete in the National College Division.
Kaleb LeMaire (Rehoboth Beach, Del./Caesar Rodney), Cody Wheeler (Towanda, Pa./Towanda), Jake Kemerer(Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) and Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) all picked up wins for Lock Haven.
Wheeler and Kemerer both scored upset-wins over nationally ranked opponents and Garcia improved to perfect 7-0 in dual action, but it wasn’t enough to upend The Haven’s former Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) foe.
The Bald Eagles jumped out to an early 6-0 lead thanks to wins at 125 and 133.
LeMaire beat Cory Stainbrook 6-1 at 125 and Wheeler upset 19th ranked Nathan Pennesi in overtime at 133.
The Mountaineers picked up three straight wins, taking a 9-6 lead after five bouts. Kemerer tied things up at 9-9 with a 3-2 upset of No. 31 Ross Renzi at 165.
WVU took the lead again with a win at 174, but it was once again short lived as Garcia tied it up with a 4-1 decision at 184.
West Virginia sealed their 21st all-time win vs. Lock Haven with wins at 197 and 285.
Twelve Bald Eagles took part in last Saturday’s Franklin & Marshall Open, competing both attached and unattached. Leading the way for LHU at F&M were Bobby Rehm andAaron McKinney, who both competed unattached; McKinney was second at 165 and Rehm was third at 141 .
Individual Bout-by-Bout Results:
125: Kaleb LeMaire (LHU) dec. Cory Stainbrook (WVU) 6-1
133: Cody Wheeler (LHU) dec. #19 Nathan Pennesi (WVU) 3-1, OT
141: Colin Johnston (WVU) dec. #21 Dan Neff (LHU) 12-7
149: #32 Mike Morales (WVU) dec. Mac Maldrelli (LHU) 11-5
157: Brutus Scheffel (WVU) dec. Elias Biddle (LHU) 5-4
165: Jake Kemerer (LHU) #31 Ross Renzi (WVU) 3-2
174: #27 Bubba Scheffel (WVU) dec. Dylan Caprio (LHU) 7-2
184: No. 20 Fred Garcia (LHU) dec, Mac Mancuso (WVU) 4-2
197: Leo Trindade (WVU) dec. Phil Sprenkle (LHU) 8-4
HWT: A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU) dec. Cody Mason (LHU) 3-2
