LHU wrestling has two pool winners at Journeymen Collegiate Classic at Spooky Nook
MANHEIM, PA – The Lock Haven University men’s wrestling team returned to action Sunday – one week after officially opening the 2021-22 season – and the Bald Eagles had two pool winners at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic Tournament, held at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Pennsylvania.
10 different Bald Eagles hit the mats for the round robin style tournament and leading the way was Gable Strickland (Benton, Pa./Benton) and Connor Eck (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem), who both won their respective pools.
Strickland was 3-0 on the day and won the 133-pound “C” pool. He recorded one tech fall and downed Lehigh’s Satashi Abe, 2-1 in the finals.
Eck was 3-0 and won the 149-pound “E” pool. In the finals, he pinned Michael Leandrou of Hofstra in 2:28. Eck also had a tech fall on the day, as he turned in a dominating effort for the second straight week. He was second at last weekend’s Clarion Open.
Ashton Eyler (Millersburg, Ohio/Claymont (Iowa Central C.C.)) and DaShawn Farber (Bethlehem, Pa./Nazareth) both turned in strong efforts as well.
Eyler was second in the 165-pound “D” pool with a 2-1 record and Farber went 2-1 and finished third overall in the 149-pound “B” pool.
Lock Haven opened the season a week ago (Sunday, Nov. 7) at the Clarion Open and LHU will make their third straight early-season tournament appearance next week at the Navy Classic.
LHU Results – –
*weight, pool, record on the day
Gable Strickland, 133, C, 3-0 1st-place
DaShawn Farber, 149, B, 2-1, 3rd-place
Connor Eck, 149, E, 3-0, 1st-place
Brinton Simington, 165, B, 1-2
Ashton Eyler, 165, D, 2-1, 2nd-place
Tyler Stoltzfus, 174, A, 1-2
Thomas Dressler, 184, C, 1-2
Isaiah Reinert, 184, F, 1-2
Parker McClellan, 197, A, 1-2
Kaleb Snodgrass, 285, C, 0-3
LHU will return to action on Saturday, November 20 at the Navy Classic Tournament (10 a.m.).
Lock Haven will open the 2021-22 season with four straight tournament appearances. LHU will open the dual portion of the schedule at home on Thursday, December 2 vs. Michigan State. Two days later on December 4, the Bald Eagles will host Lehigh. Those two early-December and noteworthy dual matchups mark two of five true-home duals in Thomas Fieldhouse. Lock Haven will also host Mid-American Conference duals vs. George Mason, Clarion and Cleveland State. To date, the Bald Eagles are also scheduled to host three tournaments. The full 2021-22 LHU men’s wrestling schedule is available at GoLHU.com.
