Neil Places Fourth at NCAA Regionals; Lions Record Best Finish
The Penn State Behrend wrestling squad finished 13th out of 19 teams with 53 points at the 2025 NCAA Division III Regional Qualifier hosted by Lycoming College over the weekend.
LYCOMING, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend wrestling squad finished 13th out of 19 teams with 53 points at the 2025 NCAA Division III Regional Qualifier hosted by Lycoming College over the weekend.
Team Scores:
1. Stevens 153, 2. Ithaca 115.5, 3. Wilkes 112, 4. RIT 107, 5. Lycoming 101.5, 6. Oneonta State 99.5, 7. Centenary 95, 8. St. John Fisher 78, 9. Oswego State 68.5, 10. Penn 68, 11. Brockport 60, 12. Cortland State 53.5, 13. Behrend 53, 14. New Jersey Cit 36.5, 15. Alfred State 36, 16. Pitt-Bradford 20.5, 17. Hunter 19, 18. Elmira 2.5, 19. Keystone 2
Key Moments:
* The Behrend Lions tallied their best team finish at regionals
* Cole Neil (Saint Marys, PA/Saint Marys) improved on his sixth-place finish from last season, earning a team-best fourth place at 141
* Rudy Brown (Burgettstown, PA/Burgettstown) and Konnor Tubin (Pewaukee, WI/Pewaukee) each took sixth overall, while Zach Dellinger (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville) and Nolan Fenton (Kersey, PA/Saint Marys) placed eighth
* Neil pinned Jaden Friel of Brockport in 1:45 and used a 15-10 decision over Trevor Bishop of St. John Fisher to advance in the third-place match at a chance at nationals
* Noah Hunt of Penn pinned Neil in 2:21 for fourth overall
* Brown, competing at 157, started the day with an 8-5 decision over Ryley Monica of Oneonta State, before falling in the final two matches of the day for sixth place
* Tubin, who earned 10.5 points at 174, went 1-2 on the day for sixth place
* Tubin's lone win was a 15-5 major decision over Gavin McLaughlin of Brockport
* Dellinger and Fenton dropped a pair of matches for eighth place at 125 and 197, respectively