Sunday Wrestling results
Lock Haven vs. Lock Haven Open II
George Mason 19, Central Michigan 18
Clarion 25, Ohio 16
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Lock Haven Hosts Lock Haven Open II Tournament
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven men's wrestling team hosted the Lock Haven Open II Tournament today (Sunday, Feb. 15) and three individual champions led the way for the Bald Eagles.
Over 16 NCAA DI teams were represented: Lehigh, Penn State, Stanford, Oklahoma State, Penn, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Virginia, Rutgers, Rider, Bloomsburg, Hofstra, Sacred Heart and Clarion.
The Bald Eagles sent 19 unattached wrestlers to their home mats inside Thomas Fieldhouse on Saturday. The Haven's unattached wrestlers finished in first with 170 points, 60 points higher than the next closest team.
Leading the way for The Haven was individual champions – Hunter Gould (149), Sam Gautreau (184) and Connor Wetzel (174).
Sean Logue (133) and Ousmane Duncanson (165) both finished second, while Jake Zaltsman (141), Gable Strickland (133) and Chase Burke (157) place third at their respective weight classes.
Kelly Kakos finished fifth at 149, CJ Carr (141), John Wright (174), Wyatt Dillon (165) brought home sixth-place finishes to round out the Bald Eagle placewinners.
Gould soared to a first-place finish at 141 pounds after going a perfect 3-0 with three tech falls (17-2, 15-0 & 17-1). Gould took down Pittsburgh's Connor Swaim in the championship bout, 17-1.
Gautreau also wrestled to gold at 184 with a perfect 3-0 mark, including a fall, tech fall and major decision. Gautreau downed Penn's Xander Kuokkanen with a 18-4 major decision in the final.
Wentzel also went 3-0 with a pair of falls (2:03 & 1:00) and a tech fall (15-0) to claim the crown at 174. Wentzel pinned Lehigh's Richie Grungo in the final bout.
Duncanson finished 3-2 to bring home silver at 165, while Logue went 2-1 to place second at 133.
The Bald Eagles enter the final two matches of the regular season at 12-4 overall and 5-1 (Second in MAC East) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
Up Next for Lock Haven:
The Bald Eagles are set for the final stages of the 2025-26 regular season. Lock Haven will hit the road to take on Kent State on Thursday, Feb. 19. The MAC dual will start at 7 p.m. (#MACtion). Looking ahead, the Bald Eagles will close the regular season at home on Saturday, Feb. 21 vs. West Virginia (6 p.m.).
Updated MAC Rankings:
On Friday, Feb. 13, the MAC released updated conference rankings for February. As a team, Lock Haven remained the top contender in the league. Leading the way individually for Lock Haven was 141-pounder Wyatt Henson, who was tabbed No. 2. Lucas Kapusta, Avery Bassett and Tucker Hogan are ranked No. 3 in the MAC at 149, 174 and 197, respectively. The full release and rankings for February can be found at GetSomeMaction.com.
George Mason Upends Central Michigan on the Road
In a match that needed the fourth tie-breaker, George Mason (7-6, 4-3) defeated MAC opponent Central Michigan (9-6, 3-3) in an afternoon bout in Michigan.
The match couldn't have been any closer. George Mason and Central Michigan each won five matches and the Chippewas needed at least a major decision in the final match to tie the Patriots, before the match point was decided on fourth tie-breaker criteria, most near-fall points, 13-8.
The match saw four lead changes with the Patriots earning the first points with a Ben Monn, 8-3 decision to begin the match. The Chippewas would earn a technical fall at 133 to lead, 5-3. Tate Hisey put GMU in the lead with a major decision, 10-2, against CMU's Nick Blackburn.
Central Michigan followed with three straight wins to take a 14-7 lead with four matches to play. The next three matches belong to the Patriots. Logan Messer and Jack Kelly (197) delivered major decisions, while Malachi DuVall earned a decision to take an 18-14 lead into the final match, won by #30 Bryan Caves of CMU.
The dual ended 18-18, and George Mason was awarded one team point on the fourth tie-breaker criterion, most near-fall points, 13-8.
The Patriots travel to NC to battle Gardner-Webb on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 6 pm.
Clarion Takes Thrilling Dual Against Bobcats
CLARION, Pa. -- The Golden Eagles wrestling team hosted Ohio for its third home dual of the season. The Golden Eagles used early momentum to take a convincing 25-16 victory over the Bobcats.
The highlight of the match was at 165 pounds, where Alejandro Herrera-Rondon came out for the Golden Eagles. Herrera-Rondon started the scoring early with a nasty single leg takedown to take a 3-0 lead. He then rode out Jack Lledo for the rest of the period, taking his lead into the 2nd period. Lledo chose neutral after Herrera-Rondon chose to defer his choice to the final period. It didn't take long for him to get back on the offense, hitting a high crotch and then locking up a cradle taking Lledo to his back. Herrera-Rondon then secured the pinfall victory for the Golden Eagles, his 2nd of the season, and increased the Golden Eagles lead to 22-4.
The Golden Eagles opened the dual with three straight bonus point victories, starting at 125 pounds with No. 33 Travis Clawson. After several shot attempts, Clawson was able to capture a last second single leg takedown to close the first period with the 3-0 lead. Ohio's Brayden Teunissen chose to defer his choice to the 3rd period, and Clawson chose the down position. Clawson grabbed the immediate escape from Teunissen and added another point midway through the period for an illegal hands to the face call on Teunissen to take a 5-0 lead. With 40 seconds left in the period, Clawson added to his lead with a high crotch takedown and rode out Teunissen taking an 8-0 lead into the final period. Teunissen chose neutral to begin the final period and midway through the period got hit with his second stall call giving Clawson a point. The score remained the same till the end of the match, and an added riding time point gave Clawson the 10-0 major decision victory. Clarion starts with a 4-0 lead.
Joey Fischer was the next wrestler for the Golden Eagles at 133 pounds. Fischer got to work early, turning a Ryan Meek double leg shot into a takedown of his own by flipping him over, breaking the lock and then securing the takedown. Meek escaped with a minute left in the 1st period, but Fischer wasn't done yet. He got back on the offense with a single leg shot that he finished giving him another takedown with 30 seconds left in the period. Fischer finished the period on top and then chose the down position to begin the 2nd period. Fischer got an immediate reversal on Meek to open the period, and Meek followed up with a reversal of his own to keep it a 5-point match with a score of 8-3. Fischer escaped with 1:15 left in the period, to make it a 9-3 match where the score remained heading into the final period. Meek chose the down position to start the final period and grabbed an immediate escape to make it a 9-4 match. Midway through the period, Fischer grabbed another takedown via a single leg to increase his lead to 12-4. A late escape from Meek and a riding time point added for Fischer secured him the 13-5 major decision victory. Clarion increased their lead to 8-0 through two matches.
At 141 pounds, Scott Johnson took the mat for the Golden Eagles. Johnson didn't take long to get started as he earned a takedown and four near-fall points in the first 30 seconds to take a quick 7-0 lead. Kolten Barker then earned a quick escape to get himself on the board, and the score remained 7-1 to the end of the 1st period. Barker chose the down position to start the 2nd period and then midway through the period; Johnson earned four near-fall points via a tilt to further increase his lead. Barker then had to take time for injury, but he was able to continue the match. Johnson chose down when the match resumed and got an immediate escape to take a 12-1 lead. Johnson then earned two more takedowns via go-behinds to win by an 18-2 technical fall (4:23). Clarion increased their lead to 13-0 through 3 matches.
Oliver Fairchild looked to continue the momentum for the Golden Eagles at 149 pounds. Ohio's Paul Woo got on the scoreboard first with a takedown to take the early lead. Fairchild then earned an escape point and simultaneously earned another point for a locked hands call against Woo to cut the lead to 3-2. Woo secured another takedown in the first period to make it a 6-2 match. Fairchild escaped before the end of the period but headed into the 2nd down 6-3. Fairchild had the choice to start the period and elected the bottom position. He earned an escape quickly and now just needed a takedown to take the lead in the match. With 25 seconds left in the 2nd period, Fairchild ran through Woo on a blast double to take the lead with a takedown. Fairchild closed out the period on top and took a 7-6 lead heading into the final period. Woo chose neutral to start the final period and needed a takedown to win the match as riding time wasn't a factor. Fairchild held strong and Woo was unable to score the takedown giving Fairchild the 7-6 come from behind decision victory. Clarion was off to a heater after ripping off 4-straight wins to start the match leading 16-0.
At 157 pounds, Wesley Barnes dropped his match to No. 21 Derek Raike by major decision 13-4. This put Ohio on board making the score 16-4. The Golden Eagles dropped 3 matches in a row at 174, 184 and 197 pounds. Gabe Lilly lost by tech-fall to No. 20 Garrett Thompson 15-0 (3:56). Adrian Gacek dropped a hard-fought decision to No. 21 Sal Perrine 6-2. Ethan Wiant was defeated by No. 24 Zayne Lehman by major decision 13-0. The Bobcats cut the lead to 22-16.
To close out the dual at 285 pounds, John Meyers came out for the Golden Eagles. After a scoreless first period, Meyers chose the down position to earn an escape taking the lead 1-0. The score remained there until the end of the 2nd period. Ohio's Wyatt Schmitt chose neutral to begin the 3rd period. 30 seconds into the period, Meyers hit a snatch single leg on Schmitt and secured the takedown to take a 4-0 lead. Meyers rode out Schmitt for the remainder of the match and then earned a riding time point to win the match by a 5-0 decision. The Golden Eagles defeated the Bobcats 25-16.
