BU EWL TOURNAMENT NOTES
CLARION--Clarion University will host the 37th Annual EWL (Eastern Wrestling League) Championship on Sunday, March 4
th, with a total of 8 teams participating. The tournament is also an NCAA Division I National Qualifier.
The pre-seeding for the tournament has been completed with the top four seeds at each weight class announced on Friday morning. The completed brackets for each weight class will be announced Saturday evening around 9pm.
The EWL is comprised of seven league members including Bloomsburg, Clarion, Cleveland State, Edinboro, Lock Haven, Pittsburgh and West Virginia. An eighth team, Millersville, was assigned by the NCAA, in agreement with the EWL, to compete at the EWL Championships.
Bloomsburg has seven wrestlers seeded in the tournament. Seeded number two will be
Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) (125);
Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) (157); and defending EWL-champion
Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) (174). Seeed third will be
Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) (165) and
Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) (197), while
Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) (133) and
Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) (149) are seeded fourth.
A year ago the Huskies finished third at EWL's and sent two wrestlers (Dessino and Hickman), to the NCAA Championships.
EWL CHAMPIONSHIP HAS 2 SESSIONS
The 2012 EWL's will be hosted at Clarion's Waldo S. Tippin Gymnasium with Session 1 starting at 10a.m. That round will feature quarterfinal action, followed by semi-finals and Round 1 consolations. Session 2 starts at 5pm and will have the consolation semi=s, followed at 7pm by the championship finals and matches for third and fifth places. The EWL Hall of Fame Class and Parade of Champions begins at 6:45 p.m.
Tickets will be available at the door. All-session Adult passes are $30, while All-Session Senior and Student passes are $15. Individual session tickets will also be available.
The top 4 seeds in the EWL's are as follows:
2012 EWL Wrestling Tournament - March 4, 2012
Top 4 Seeds
ATHLETE NAME SCHOOL
|
125 |
1. |
Anthony Zanetta |
Pittsburgh |
|
|
2. |
Sean Boylan (Seaville, NJ/St. Marks) |
Bloomsburg |
|
|
3. |
Shane Young |
West Virginia |
|
|
4. |
Kory Mines |
Edinboro |
|
|
|
|
|
|
133 |
1. |
Shelton Mack |
Pittsburgh |
|
|
2. |
A.J. Schopp |
Edinboro |
|
|
3. |
Nathan Pennesi |
West Virginia |
|
|
4. |
Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) |
Bloomsburg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
141 |
1. |
Mike Morales |
West Virginia |
|
|
2. |
Mitchell Port |
Edinboro |
|
|
3. |
Matthew Bonson |
Lock Haven |
|
|
4. |
Travis Shaffer |
Pittsburgh |
|
|
|
|
|
|
149 |
1. |
Tyler Nauman |
Pittsburgh |
|
|
2. |
David Habat |
Edinboro |
|
|
3. |
Owen Wilkinson |
Lock Haven |
|
|
4. |
Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) |
Bloomsburg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
157 |
1. |
James Fleming |
Clarion |
|
|
2. |
Frank Hickman (Castle Hayne, NC/E.A. Laney) |
Bloomsburg |
|
|
3. |
Donnie Tasser |
Pittsburgh |
|
|
4. |
Aaron Fry |
Lock Haven |
|
|
|
|
|
|
165 |
1. |
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov |
Clarion |
|
|
2. |
Tyler Wilps |
Pittsburgh |
|
|
3. |
Chris Smith (Mineral, Va./Chancelor) |
Bloomsburg |
|
|
4. |
Kyle Eason |
West Virginia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
174 |
1. |
Ethan Headlee |
Pittsburgh |
|
|
2. |
Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) |
Bloomsburg |
|
|
3. |
Lance Bryson |
West Virginia |
|
|
4. |
Chris Hrunka |
Edinboro |
|
|
|
|
|
|
184 |
1. |
Matt Ryan |
West Virginia |
|
|
2. |
Andy Vaughan |
Pittsburgh |
|
|
3. |
Vic Avery |
Edinboro |
|
|
4. |
Fred Garcia |
Lock Haven |
|
|
|
|
|
|
197 |
1. |
Chris Honeycutt |
Edinboro |
|
|
2. |
Matthew Wilps |
Pittsburgh |
|
|
3. |
Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown) |
Bloomsburg |
|
|
4. |
Alex Thomas |
Clarion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
HWT |
1. |
Brandon Williamson |
West Virginia |
|
|
2. |
Ernest James |
Edinboro |
|
|
3. |
Henry Turner |
Lock Haven |
|
|
4. |
Quintas McCorkle |
Clarion |
