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BLOOMSBURG—Bloomsburg University wrestler Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) won his first Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) title with a 3-1 sudden victory win, to capture the 174 weight class on Sunday night at the Nelson Field House.

Dessino's win gives him an automatic berth in the upcoming NCAA championships to be held in Philadelphia later this month. Dessino will be joined by 157-pounder Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) who earned an automatic bid to the championships with a second place finish in his weight class.

As a team the Huskies finished third with a total of 102.5 points. It is the second time the Huskies have finished third at the EWL championships under head coach John Stutzman. Pittsburgh won the title with 132.5 points, while West Virginia was second with 116.5 points.

Dessino's win came in dramatic fashion. With the score tied 1-1 late in the third period, he made a move on his opponent and brought Alex Meade of West Virginia to the mat with an apparent match winning move. The officials though ruled the takedown occurred after the horn blew ending the match.

In overtime though, Dessino picked up a the takedown with just five seconds to go claiming his first EWL title. “I thought I had the takedown there at the end of regulation,” said Dessino. “I knew if I could do it once, I could do it again. Fortunately I was able to and won the title.”

Stutzman was thrilled for Dessino and his whole team.

“Mike had a great win and as a team I thought we wrestled very well,” said Stutzman. “In the pre-season we were picked to finish sixth so this shows how hard the team has worked.”

WEIGHT BY WEIGHT
125—Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) opened the tournament for the Huskies dropping a narrow 3-1 decision to Ben Willeford of Cleveland State by a 3-1 score, then moved on in the first round of consolations where he pinned Nick Hyatt of Lock Haven in 2:26. In the consolation semi's he beat Nick Hyatt of Lock Haven 10-0, then downed Willeford again, 8-1, for third place.

133—Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) started the day scoring a win by major decision over Shelton Mack of Pitt, 11-3. In the semi-finals against Eric Morrill of Edinboro, Wilcox held the lead into the third period when Morrill rallied and scored the 11-7. In the consolation semi's Wilcox lost 2-0, then dropped the fifth place match by a 5-4 score.

141—The Huskies Derek Shingara (Shamokin/Shamokin) scored a 7-1 win by decision over Kasey Davis of Edinboro to move on to the semi-finals. In the semi's, Shingara faced nationally ranked Tyler Nauman of Pitt, and lost by technical fall, 16-0. In the consolation semi's Shingara won 6-1, the dropped the consolation final match 4-1 to finish fourth.

149—Josh Roosa (Mountaintop/Crestwood) dropped his opening round match by a score of 9-5 to Anthony White of Clarion. In the first round of consolations, Roosa pinned Lawrence Cavello of Cleveland State in 2:00 to reach the consolation semi's. In the consi-semi's Roosa lost 9-5, the took fifth place with a 7-1 win over Anthony White of Clarion.

157—Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) won his opening round match by fall in 4:09 over Ryan Goodman of West Virgnia, then advanced to the finals with an 11-4 win over John Greisheimer of Edinboro. In the finals, James Fleming of Clarion posted a 16-0 win by technical fall. Hickman though did earn a trip to the NCAA championships with his second place finish.

165—Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) dropped his opening match losing by major decision to Rob Michaels, 16-2, then won his first round consolation bound over Ethan Saylor of Edinboro, 7-2. After losing in the consolation semi's, Vltre took fifth on a medical forfeit.

174—Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) scored a win in his opening match by decision 3-1 over Steven Cressley of Clarion, 3-1, then scored a 7-5 win in overtime against Mike Khoury of Lock Haven before earning the title in exciting fashion.

184—Nate Graham (Selkirk, NY/Ravena) opened the day with a 5-1 win over Scott Joseph of Clarion. In the semi-finals against Max Thomusseit of Pitt, Graham lost 8-4 to drop into the consolation semi-finals. In the consolation semi-finals, Graham pinned his opponent in 1:58, then lost in the consolation finals 7-0. Graham is hoping to earn one of the wild-card bids to the NCAA championships.

197—Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) started the day losing to Alex Thomas of Clarion by fall in 4:06. Perry gained a measure of revenge in the first round of consolations when he won by fall in 1:53 over Derek Caldwell of Lock Haven. Perry then lost in the consolation semi-finals before claiming fifth place with a 9-5 win over Nick Anthony of Cleveland State.

285—After receiving a first round bye, Zac Walsh (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls) faced Phil Mandzik of West Virginia in the semi-finals. Locked in a 0-0 battle going to the third period, Mandzik led Walsh up to start the period to go on top 1-0. Walsh then scored a mid-period pin for a 3-0 lead and eventual win. In the title match, Walsh trailed by a count of 2-1 late in the second, but Tomei went on to post the win by a score of 8-2.