LHU Men’s Wrestling competes at F&M Open, Duncanson places 2nd at 165

LANCASTER, Pa. – Ousmane Duncanson brought home silver at 165 pounds to headline three placewinners for the Lock Haven men’s wrestling team at the David H. Lehman ’68 F&M Open, hosted by Franklin & Marshall on Friday, Jan. 9.

Duncanson led the way with a second-place finish, while Nick Stampoulos (157) and Nick Kunstek (165) placed third and sixth, respectively.

Duncanson soared to the 165 finals with a 4-0 start, including a pair of falls (6:47 & 1:46), a major decision (10-2) and a decision (4-2). Duncanson was edged out by Virginia Tech’s Ryan Burton by a 7-6 decision in the championship bout.

In similar fashion, Stampoulos won four consecutive matches to reach the semifinals, before dropping a 7-2 decision to George Mason’s DJ Mcgee. Stampoulos bounced back with a 9-1 major decision in the third-place bout and finished the day with two tech falls (18-3 & 21-5), a fall (1:40).

Kunstek rounded out the point scorers for Lock Haven after reaching the fifth-place round thanks to a pair of major decisions (13-5 & 15-5) and a decision. Kunstek fell to Logan Fowler (Air Force) in the fifth-place bout.

Sean Louge (133) finished 4-2 with a decision, major decision (12-0) and a pair of falls at 1:57 and 5:24.

Lucas Fye also competed at 133 and finished 2-2 with a decision and tech fall (18-2).

Hunter Gould’s run to the quarterfinal round at 141 was highlighted by a 17-0 tech fall.

After falling in the opening round, Jake Zaltsman had a strong showing at 141 where he racked up four wins and fell twice with a fall (1:58), tech fall (23-8), and a pair of major decisions (19-10 & 10-0).

Connor Heckman also competed at 141 and added a pair of wins via decision.

Up Next:

Lock Haven returns to action On Friday, Jan. 16 and will travel to Davidson, North Carolina to compete in the Davidson Duals against North Dakota State, Brown and Presbyterian.