ATHENS, Ohio – Behind two individual championships and a pair of runner-up efforts, the Lock Haven University men's wrestling team hoisted the program's first Mid-American Conference (MAC) Team Championship with 123.5 team points.
Tabbed in the preseason to finish 11
th out of the 13 teams, the Bald Eagles silenced the doubters on the way to a dominant team title win with 15.5 points to the nearest competition.
Anthony Noto and Ben Barton took home individual championships, while the Bald Eagles added three additional automatic qualifiers to their roster that will advance to the NCAA Championships in two weeks.
The 2022 NCAA Division I wrestling championships will take place on March 17-19 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit as the event returns to Michigan for the first time since being held in Auburn Hills in 2007.
MAC Coach of the Year: Scott Moore, Lock Haven
Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler: Matt Stencel, Central Michigan
Final Team Results
1. Lock Haven -- 123.5
2. Central Michigan -- 108.0
3. Northern Illinois -- 93.0
4. Buffalo -- 92.5
5. Clarion -- 79.5
6. Cleveland State -- 73.5
7. Kent State -- 71.5
8. Rider -- 68.0
9. Ohio -- 61.5
10. SIU Edwardsville -- 52.0
11. George Mason -- 47.0
12. Bloomsburg -- 42.0
13. Edinboro -- 30.5
2022 MAC Wrestling Championship Matches
125: No. 1 seed Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) def. No. 6 seed Joey Fischer (Clarion), SV-1 3-1
133: No. 1 seed Richie Koehler (Rider) def. No. 2 seed Derek Spann (Buffalo), Dec 4-1
141: No. 2 seed Quinn Kinner (Rider) def. No. 8 seed Josh Mason (Bloomsburg), Dec 4-1
149: No. 7 seed Kody Komara (Kent State) def. No. 1 seed Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State), Fall 4:02
157: No. 3 seed Ben Barton (Lock Haven) def. No. 1 seed Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan), Dec 2-1
165: No. 1 seed Izzak Olejnik (Northern Illinois) def. No. 2 seed Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven), SV-1 7-5
174: No. 1 seed Mason Kauffman (Northern Illinois) def. No. 2 seed Sal Perrine (Ohio), Dec 7-5
184: No. 1 seed Brit Wilson (Northern Illinois) def. No. 2 seed Colin McCracken (Kent State), MD 8-0
197: No. 3 seed Ben Smith (Cleveland State) def. No. 1 Will Feldkamp (Clarion), Fall 2:07
285: No. 1 Matt Stencel (Central Michigan) def. No. 2 seed Isaac Reid (Lock Haven), Dec 4-2
