Wrestling | 3/5/2023 9:58:00 AM

FAIRFAX, Va. – Redshirt senior Josh Mason (New Ringgold, Pa./Blue Mountain) punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships for the second-straight year after taking second at the 2023 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Wrestling Championships, Saturday evening. The Huskies finished 12^th with 20.5 team points.
 
Mason faced off against Seth Koleno of Clarion in for the title match at 141 pounds. Mason got out to an early lead with a take down in the first period and built just over two minutes of riding time. Koleno forced a stall by Mason and after a scoreless second period, Koleno got an escape in the third  to cut the lead in half. Koleno closed out the match with a take down with 31 seconds remaining after a gritty match from both wrestlers. Mason best the winner of the third-place match negating a need for a true-second place match. He claimed second place for the second-straight year the MAC championships and will head to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the NCAA Championships.
 
Redhshirt junior Shane Noonan (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton Area) wrestled in the consolation bracket at 285 pounds and fall to David Szuba of Rider by a pin at 0:46. Noonan finished eighth overall after take a medical forfeit in the 7^th/8^th place match.
 
Mason will head to the NCAA Tournament beginning on March 16 in Tulsa, Okla. Tournament brackets and seeds will be available closer to the championships and a full preview will be available once brackets are released.