LHU wrestling 2nd at PSAC Tournament; Perry & Haines crowned champs
LOCK HAVEN – Ronnie Perry (Christiana, Pa./Solanco) and Thomas Haines (Quarryville, Pa./Ohio State) were both crowned champions and nine of 10 Bald Eagles placed as the Lock Haven University wrestling team secured a second-place finish at the 2016 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships, hosted by LHU on Saturday.
The Bald Eagles went a combined 28-12 on the day and finished behind only Edinboro. Edinboro won its sixth straight PSAC title thanks to a 156.5 point total. LHU racked up 132 points and finished second, while Clarion placed third in the team standings with 96.5 points.
It marks the third straight time LHU has finished second at the PSAC Tournament and marked the second straight season where Lock Haven crowned a pair of PSAC Champions.
Thanks to the dominance from both Perry and Haines, Lock Haven is now home to 174 career PSAC champions.
Both Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) and Tristan Sponseller (East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs) finished second today after strong performances at 149 and 197, respectively.
Tyler Wood (West Chester, Pa./West Chester-Rustin) and Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley) finished third at 174 and 184, respectively, and Jake Field (South Elgin, Ill./Marmion Academy) was fourth at 125.
Kyle Hammond (Nottingham, Pa./Solanco) and Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) rounded out strong efforts from the Bald Eagles and their nine placewinners with fifth-place finishes at 157 and 165.
Ronnie Perry took home the title at 141.Perry, ranked as high as No. 13 in Division I, soared to the title at 141 pounds. He was 4-0 with three tech falls, including one in the finals (15-0, 3:06) over Seton Hill’s Joseph Alessandro.
Haines pinned his way to the finals at 285 (3-0, 3 pins) and knocked off Edinboro’s Billy Miller in the night’s final bout and the best of the tournament. Haines, ranked as high as No. 13 took down No. 11 Miller, 4-3.
Shoop finished the day at 3-1 overall and finished second at 149. He lost to No. 8 Patricio Lugo of Edinboro, 19-5 in the finals.
Sponseller was second at 197 after finishing the tournament 2-1. He lost to Shippensburg’s Evan Ramos, 8-5 in the finals.
Wood and Hazel both placed third, thanks to 3-1 records. Wood won by major decision in his third-place bout and Hazel picked up a tech fall in his third-place match.
Field was 4-2 on the day and finished fourth at 125.
Hammond battled back and took fifth after going 2-2 on the day at 157. Siegrist, a freshman, finished fifth at 165 after going 3-2.
Up next:
For Lock Haven, the Bald Eagles will now turn their attention to a dual at rival Bloomsburg University next Friday, December 16. The Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) match at Bloom starts at 7 p.m.
125: Jake Field (fourth, 4-2)
First Round vs. Austin Camacci (Millersville) W, 11-0 dec.
Quarterfinals vs. Willy Girard (Bloomsburg) L, pin (6:23)
Wrestlebacks vs. Zeke Beatty (Pitt-Johnstown) W, pin (4:37)
Consolation Quarterfinals vs. Collin Dees (Seton Hill) W, 18-5 major dec.
Consolation Semifinals vs. Austin Petril (Kutztown) W, 15-8 dec.
Third-Place Bout vs. Jake Gromacki (Clarion) L, 14-2 major dec.
133: Joe Ghione (0-2)
First Round vs. Roshaun Cooley (Clarion) L, 8-1 dec.
Wrestlebacks vs. Matt Noble (Bloomsburg) L, 15-2 major dec.
141: Ronnie Perry (champion, 4-0)
First Round vs. Joel Bowers (Mercyhurst) W, 16-0 tech fall
Quarterfinals vs. Evan Myers (Clarion) W, 8-5 dec.
Semifinals vs. Grant Bond (Bloomsburg) W, 17-0 tech fall
Finals vs. Joseph Alessandro (Seton Hill) W, 15-0 tech fall
149: Kyle Shoop (second, 3-1)
First Round vs. Corey Falleroni (Pitt-Johnstown) W, 16-0 tech fall
Quarterfinals vs. Kevin Laubach (Bloomsburg) W, 4-3 dec.
Semifinals vs. Chad Haegele (Kutztown) W, 6-3 dec.
Finals vs. Patricio Lugo (Edinboro) L, 19-5 major dec.
157: Kyle Hammond (fifth, 2-2)
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals vs. Adam Martz (Shippensburg) W, pin (5:46)
Semifinals vs. Cody Law (Pitt-Johnstown) L, 22-6 tech fall
Consolation Semifinals vs. Taylor Cahill (Clarion) L, 6-4
Fifth-Place Bout vs. Damon Greenwald (Seton Hill) W, 11-2 major dec.
165: Jared Siegrist (fifth, 3-2)
First Round vs. Evan Delong (Clarion) L, 4-2 dec.
Wrestlebacks vs. Shane Ruhnke (Millersville) W, 18-1 tech fall
Consolation Quarterfinals vs. Ryan Narber (Shippensburg) W, 10-2 major dec.
Consolation Semifinals vs. Francis Mizia (Mercyhurst) L, 9-2 dec.
Fifth-Place Bout vs. Garrett Smith (Gannon) W, 15-2 major dec.
174: Tyler Wood (third, 3-1)
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals vs. Zach Mattucci (Seton Hill) W, pin (1:16)
Semifinals vs. Ty Schoffstall (Edinboro) L, 12-2 major dec.
Consolation Semifinals vs. Jake Stratton (Gannon) W, 11-7
Third-Place Bout vs. Tevor Allard (Bloomsburg) W, 10-1 major dec.
184: Corey Hazel (third, 3-1)
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals vs. Mike Green (Meryhurst) W, 12-4 major dec.
Semifinals vs. Scott Marmoll (Clarion) L, 4-3 dec.
Consolation Semifinals vs. Kyle Murphy (Bloomsburg) W, 4-2 SV-1
Third-Place Bout vs. Tyler Richardson (East Stroudsburg) W, 20-5 tech fall
197: Tristan Sponseller (second, 2-1)
First Round – Bye
Quarterfinals vs. Ethan Budd (Gannon) W, 14-1 major dec.
Semifinals vs. Wes Phipps (Mercyhurst) W, 8-5 dec.
Finals vs. Evan Ramos (Shippensburg) L, 8-5 dec.
285: Thomas Haines (champion, 4-0)
First Round vs. Dererk Berberick (Shippensburg) W, pin (4:38)
Quarterfinals vs. Daniel Makagon (East Stroudsburg) W, pin (1:27)
Semifinals vs. Andy Welton (Mercyhurst) W, pin (0:35)
Finals vs. William Miller (Edinboro) W, 4-3 dec.
Final Team Scores
1. Edinboro, 156.5
2. Lock Haven, 132
3. Clarion, 96.5
4. Bloomsburg, 74
5. Pitt-Johnstown, 72
6. Mercyhurst, 65.5
7. Seton Hill, 57.5
8. Gannon, 57
9. Kutztown, 45
10. Shippensburg, 30
11. East Stroudsburg, 12.5
12. Millersville, 10.5
Most Outstanding Wrestler: Evan Delong (Clarion), 165
