Bloomsburg Athletics

Redshirt freshman Cole Rhone earned a fourth-place finish in the 133-pound weight class and a berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling National Championships as the wrestling team competed at the MAC Championships over the weekend. Rhone, unseeded at 133 pounds, put himself in a prime spot to qualify for the national tournament after a solid first day as he picked up a pair of wins against pre-seeded opponents including a 9-6 win over second-seeded Brendon Fenton of Kent State in the quarterfinals on Friday. After getting bumped to the consolation bracket in the semifinal round later on day one, Rhone knocked off Aaron Schulist of SIUE in the consolation semis on Saturday to clinch the NCAA berth.

Rhone's fourth-place result marked the highest finish by a Bloomsburg wrestler in two seasons competing at the MAC Championships. It also gave the Huskies' wrestling program three straight seasons with at least one NCAA qualifier after going four years without a wrestler competing in the national tournament. Rhone will take a 5-2 overall record with him to St. Louis, the site of this year's national championships, from March 18-20.