Paulson Survives; Lions Compete at NCAA Southeast Regionals
The Penn State Behrend wrestling team competed on the first day of the 2019 NCAA Division III Southeast Regionals held at Lycoming College on Friday afternoon.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend wrestling team competed on the first day of the 2019 NCAA Division III Southeast Regionals held at Lycoming College on Friday afternoon.
Key Moments:
* The Lions have one wrestlers still in contention to place
* At 184, Jake Paulson (Erie, PA/McDowell) fell to Bradley Miccio of Lycoming in overtime. After a 1-all draw through three periods, Miccio used a takedown to get two points for the win.
* Paulson fought back to stay alive with pinning Adam Rigney of Waynesburg, posting a big 6-1 third period before the fall at 6:17. He then used two takedowns and a reversal to defeat Dominic Farabaugh of Thiel to stay alive with a 8-5 decision
* Levko Higgins (Palmyra, PA/Palmyra) only need one take down to pin Nate Powley of Pitt-Bradford in 1:18 to advance in the championship bracket at 174.
* Higgins then fell to No. 10 Colin Kowalski of Gettysburg by major decision, 11-1 in his second match before getting bumped out by Nathan Wertheimer of Johns Hopkins by a score of 7-3
* Zackery Trim dropped his first match and the pinned Carlos Ortega of Greensboro in 3:37 at 197 weight class. He then fell 8-2 to Antavian Leary of Ferrum
* Michael Binni (Canonsburg, PA/Canon McMillan) at 125, went 1-2 on the day, pinning Michel Duncan of Thiel in his second match in 3:22. He lost in his final match 13-5 to Ethan Hartman of Washington & Lee.
Bout-By-Bout Results:
125: Dylan Nutfall (York) pinned Michael Binni (PSB) 5:30; Binni pinned Michel Duncan (THI), 3:22; Ethan Hartman (W&L) maj. dec. Binni, 13-5
149: Kyle Medrow (Wilkes) tech. fall Cole Ruffo, 19-0; Joe Santomarco (LYC) dec. Ruffo, 3-1
157: Jared Lough (Averett) pinned Tyler Speraw (PSB), 2:37
165: Daniel Bergeron (PCOT) pinned Joe Houston (PSB), 1:21; William Merritt (Averett) pinned Houston, 2:55
174: Levko Higgins (PSB) pinned Nate Powley (BRF), 1:18; No. 10 Colin Cowalski (GETTY) maj. dec. Higgins, 11-1; Nathan Wertheimer (JHU) dec. Higgins, 7-3
184: Bradley Miccio (LYC) dec. Jake Paulson (PSB), 3-1 (OT); Paulson pinned Adam Rigney (WAY), 6:17; Paulson dec. Nathan Farabaugh (THI), 8-5
197: William Gilliam (JHU) maj. dec. Zackery Trim (PSB), 14-2; Trim pinned Carlos Ortega (GRN), 3:37; Antavian Leary (FER) dec. Trim, 8-2
285: Tavon Blowe (Averett) pinned Jake Kelly (PSB), 0:49; Dennis Karas (MESS) pinned Kelly 0:52
Next Up:
* Behrend returns to action on tomorrow for day two of the NCAA Southeast Regionals. Matches begin at 10 a.m.