LHU Men’s Wrestling soars to PRTC Keystone Classic title; Four Bald Eagles claim individual titles

PHILADELPHIA – The Lock Haven men’s wrestling team competed at the PRTC Keystone Classic today (Nov. 24). Anthony Noto, Avery Bassett, Colin Fegley, and Tucker Hogan claimed individual titles.

Lock Haven finished first in the team standings with 149.5 points, edging out No. 5 Virginia Tech and defending Mid-American Conference (MAC) Champions, Central Michigan.

No. 16 Anthony Noto went a perfect 4-0 for the 133-pound title. Noto, a returning All-American, earned an 8-5 decision victory over No. 29 Ryan Miller in the semifinals. Noto took first after a 4-2 decision.

Avery Bassett claimed top honors in the 174-pound bracket. Bassett made his way to the finals after a victory by fall in 1:30 over Drexel’s Jack Janda. The final bout featured two Lock Haven wrestlers in Bassett and Tyler Stoltzfus. Bassett placed first after an 11-2 major decision.

Stoltzfus finished second with a 2-1 record on the day with a pin and one tech fall.

No. 28 Colin Fegley was the third Bald Eagle to claim gold after going 3-0. Fegley went to overtime in the final bout against Central Michigan’s Adrien Cramer where he scored the winning takedown for the 4-1 victory.

Freshman Tucker Hogan finished with two tech falls and soared to the 197-pound title. Hogan opened up the day with a 15-0 tech fall in 1:12 over Harvard’s Mason Pellegri before posting a 15-4 major decision in the semifinals. In the finals, Hogan won by tech fall, 16-1, in 5:16.

Sean Logue, Lucas Kapusta, and No. 33 Nick Stampoulos all finished fourth at 125, 149, and 157, respectively.

Logue went 3-2 with a pin. Kapusta went 3-2 with a tech fall and a pin.

Stampoulos went 3-2 and recorded one tech fall. Stampoulos dropped the third-place bout by a 4-0 decision.

Caden Dobbins placed fifth at 165. The Bloomsburg transfer downed Virginia Tech’s Kylan Montgomery 6-3 in the fifth-place match.

DaShawn Farber and James Lledo placed sixth at 149 and 184, respectively. Lledo finished with two pins on the day.

Conner Heckman and Ethan Miller placed eighth at 141 and 285.

Team Standings:
1. Lock Haven: 149.5
2. Virginia Tech: 139.5
3. Central Michigan: 137
4. University of Pennsylvania: 131.5
5. Drexel: 103
6. Harvard: 71.5
7. Edinboro: 58.5
8. Franklin and Marshall: 44

Up Next:
Lock Haven will host their annual Mat-Town Open tournament on Sunday, Dec. 1 with action starting at 9:30 a.m.