LHU Advances Siegrist to MAC Wrestling Finals
DEKALB, Ill. – Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) went 3-0 and powered his way to the 174-pound finals in leading the Lock Haven University wrestling team on Saturday’s Day 1 of the 2020 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championships. By way of his spot in the 174 finals, Siegrist also qualified his spot in the 2020 NCAA Division I Championships later this month.
Saturday marked Lock Haven’s MAC Tournament debut. This is the first season in the MAC for LHU after last spring’s historic expansion that saw all the former Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) teams move over to the MAC.
Siegrist, a senior and four-year starter, qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time ever, and he will look to become LHU’s first-ever individual MAC Champion on Sunday.
Siegrist was one of two semifinalists as DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren) pushed his way into the semis at 133 pounds.
Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty), Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs), Brock Port (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte), Austin Bell (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon) and Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley) are all still alive in the tournament, and will compete in Sunday’s consolation rounds as seven total Bald Eagles advanced to Day 2 action.
After Day 1, Lock Haven sits in fifth place with 54.5 points. Seven-time defending champion Missouri leads the team race with 112.5 points. Central Michigan is in second place (86 pts.), Northern Illinois is third (67.5 pts.) and Rider is fourth (66.5 pts).
Competing as the No. 5 seed at 174 pounds, Siegrist went 3-0. He opened the day with pin, before two decisions. Siegrist grinded out a tight 3-2 win in the quarterfinals and he took down Central Michigan’s’ Jake Lowell, 9-4, in the semifinals. In the finals, Siegrist will meet No. 3 seed Andrew McNally (Kent State).
At 133, Fehlman, the No. 4 seed, was 2-0, before falling to the No. 1 seed in the semifinals. Kent State’s Tim Rooney, the top-seed, slipped by the Bald Eagle’s 133-pounder, 4-2 (SV2) in the semifinal bout.
The tournament continues Sunday at 12 p.m. CDT/1 p.m. EST with consolation quarterfinal action.
LHU TOURNAMENT NOTES:
All LHU wrestlers competed in the First Round, where the Bald Eagles went 7-3 overall … All seven winners advanced to the quarterfinals … The First Round was highlighted by two pins (Werner, 125 & Siegrst, 174) and a one tech fall from Bell … LHU went 2-5 in the quarterfinals with Fehlman and Siegrist moving on to the semifinals … Seven Bald Eagles advanced to Day 2 action … Alex Klucker (157), Parker McClellan (197) and Trey Hartsock (285) all competed on Day 1, but were eliminated from the championships.
LOCK HAVEN’S MAC TOURNAMENT BOUT-BY-BOUT RESULTS
*Records = MAC Tournament / 2019-20 season record / career record
125: #12 Jr. Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) 2-1 / 28-5 / 84-29 (#2 seed)
First Round vs. Jonathan Tropea (Rider) – W, pin (4:27)
Quarterfinals vs. Logan Heil (Cleveland State) – L, pin (1:18)
Consolation Round 2 vs. Lucas Rodriguez (Edinboro) – W, major dec. 14-3
133: #27 R-Sr. DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren) 2-1 / 24-8 / 112-43 (#4 seed)
First Round vs. Shannon Hanna (Old Dominion) – W, dec. 6-5 SV1
Quarterfinals vs. Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) – W, major dec. 11-3
Semifinals vs. Tim Rooney (Kent State) – L, dec. 4-2 SV2
141: #22 R-Sr. Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) 2-1 / 20-6 / 128-45 (#4 seed)
First Rounds vs. Cory Simpson (Kent State) – W, dec. 10-4
Quarterfinals vs. Grant Leeth (Missouri) – L, dec. 4-2
Consolation Round 2 vs. Shakur Laney (Ohio) – W, major dec. 14-2
149: R-So. Brock Port (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte) 1-1 / 12-13 / 32-28 (unseeded)
First Round vs. Kenan Carter (Old Dominion) – L, dec. 6-2
BYE – Consolation Round 1
Consolation Round 2 vs. Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan ) – W, dec. 6-4 SV1
157: #30 R-Sr. Alex Klucker (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro) 1-2 / 15-10 / 67-42 (#7 seed)
First Round vs. Nico O’Dor (Cleveland State) – W, dec. 4-2 SV
Quarterfinals vs. Zac Carson (Ohio) – L, major dec. 13-3
Consolation Round 2 vs. Alex Carida (Bloomsburg) – L, dec. 5-1
1-2, eliminated from MAC tournament
165: R-Jr. Austin Bell (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon) 2-1 / 20-13 / 41-38 (#8 seed)
First Round vs. Chase Deihl (SIUE) – W, tech fall 16-0 (2:09)
Quarterfinals vs. Troy Keller (Buffalo) – L, dec. 8-6
Consolation Round 2 vs. Mike Bartolo (Clarion) – W, major dec. 14-3
174: Sr. Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) 3-0 / 24-11 / 93-58 (#5 seed)
First Round vs. Chase Archangelo (Cleveland State) – W, pin (4:13)
Quarterfinals vs. Connor Flynn (Missouri) – W, dec. 3-2
Semifinals vs. Jake Lowell (Central Michigan) – W, dec. 9-4
184: R-Sr. Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley) 2-1 / 10-8 / 77-35 (#5 seed)
First Round vs. Shane Mast (Kent State) – W, dec. 10-3
Quarterfinals vs. Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) – L, dec. 10-4
Consolation Round 2 vs. Paul Pierce (George Mason) – W, dec. 10-4
197: So. Parker McClellan (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) 0-2 / 16-18 / 36-34 (unseeded)
First Round vs. Sam Schuyler (Buffalo) – L, dec. 6-1
Consolation Road 1 vs. Kyle Murphy (Bloomsburg) – L, dec. 5-3
0-2, eliminated from MAC tournament
285: Sr. Trey Hartsock (Lewistown, Pa./Mifflin County) 0-2 / 5-15 / 19-32 (unseeded)
First Round vs. Max Ihry (Northern Illinois) – L, dec. 4-2 SV1
Consolation Round 1 vs. Spencer Berthold (Kent State) – L, pin (1:18)
0-2, eliminated from MAC tournament
*Rankings = NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings (Feb. 27)
