ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING
Saturday, January 31, 2009

Elizabethtown at Wheaton Invitational

WHEATON, Ill. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team finished 14th out of 31 teams at the two-day Pete Willson-Wheaton College Invitational on Saturday.

First-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) finished as runner-up at 125 pounds after dropping a 3-1 decision to top-seeded Cody Zimmerman of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in the championship bout.

Erdman, who is ranked seventh in Division III and has a 27-3 record on the season, advanced to the finals with a 7-2 decision over Joe Norton of North Central College in Saturday's semifinal action after posting three wins by fall in action on Friday.

Erdman posted technical falls over Matt Rafacz of Knox College in the opening round (17-2 in 3:38) and Jason Ray of Manchester College in the second round (15-0 in 5:00), then pinned seventh-seeded David Copp of Lakeland College in 4:00 in the quarterfinals.

Junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) advanced to the quarterfinals at 285 pounds. He pinned Trey Foster of Mt. St. Joseph College in 52 seconds in the first round, then defeated Steve Durham of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology via technical fall by a score of 19-4.

Katzaman was pinned in 6:15 in the quarterfinals by Jon Schmidt of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to end Friday's action, and lost 4-3 to Tony Carothers of Heidelberg College in the fourth round of consolations on Saturday.

UW-Parkside claimed three individual champions and won the team title with 145 points, ahead of UW-La Crosse (133 points) and North Central College (125.5 points).

Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational
Team scores: 1. 1. UW-Parkside, 145; 2. UW-La Crosse, 133; 3. North Central, 125.5; 4. UW-Whitewater, 91.5; 5. John Carroll, 87.5; 14. Elizabethtown, 37.5.

Elizabethtown College results

125 pounds
Tyler Erdman (E) t.f. Matt Rafacz (Knox), 17-2, 3:38
Erdman t.f. Jason Ray (Manchester), 15-0, 5:00
Erdman p. David Copp (Lakeland), 4:00
Erdman d. Joe Norton (North Central), 7-2
Cody Zimmerman (UW-Parkside) d. Erdman, 3-1

133 pounds
Tom D'Alessandro (Heidelberg) m.d. Marty Harnish (E), 13-2     
Harnish d. George Gogonas (Augustana), 4-3
Adam Wilson (Olivet) d. Harnish, 9-4

141 pounds   
Boomer Fechko (Heidelberg) t.f. Jarrod Cawley (E), 20-4, 5:00   
Andrew Kepchar (Wabash) p. Cawley, 1:11   

149 pounds 
Ronnie Cuff (E) p. Steve Kueny (Truman State), 1:53
Drew Gardella (Case Western Reserve) p. Cuff, 2:15
Zach Holland (Augustana) p. Cuff, 2:06

157 pounds
Jereme Heisey (E) d. Eddie Stefonek (UW-Parkside) by medical forfeit
Isaac Dukes (Case Western Reserve) d. Heisey, 7-3 
Spencer Burns (Chicago) d. Heisey, 5-1
 
165 pounds
Kyle Deeds (E) d. Chris Becker (Manchester), 8-6
Corey VanGroli (UW-Parkside) t.f. Deeds, 16-1, 5:50  
Mike Manypenny (Mount Union) p. Deeds, :37
 
174 pounds
Frank Savegnago (Elmhurst) m.d. Paul Connor (E), 11-2
Connor p. Peter Thompson (Maranatha), 1:17
Dayne Williams (Heidelberg) d. Connor, 8-1

184 pounds
Brian Kerr (Augustana) d. Anthony DiMarco (E), 6-1
Chad Kurvoski (Truman State) d. DiMarco, 8-7

197 pounds
Matthew Griffiths (Wheaton) d. Jordan Becker (E), 4-3
Becker d. Everett Wood (Lakeland), 9-5
Alex Faulkner (Knox) p. Becker, 2:18

285 pounds   
Tim Katzaman (E) p. Trey Foster (Mt. St. Joseph), :52
Katzaman t.f. Steve Durham (Rose-Hulman), 19-4, 7:00
Jon Schmidt (UW-Whitewater) p. Katzaman, 6:15
Tony Carothers (Heidelberg) d. Katzaman, 4-3

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING
Saturday, January 24, 2009

Niagara CC 26, Elizabethtown 15
Elizabethtown 46, Scranton 3

SCRANTON, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College posted five pins in 10 bouts in defeating the University of Scranton 46-3 in wrestling action on Saturday morning. Earlier in the day, Niagara County Community College posted a 26-15 win over the Blue Jays.

In the win over Scranton, pins came from sophomore Marty Harnish (Marietta, PA/Donegal) at 133 pounds in 59 seconds over Adam Gault, first-year student Brian Frantz (Mount Airy, MD/Loyola Blakefield) at 149 pounds in 1:54 over Tom Manning, sophomore Josh Cook (Gardners, PA/Boiling Springs) at 174 pounds in 1:48 over Matthew Terry, first-year student Jordan Becker (Stevens, PA/Ephrata) at 197 pounds in 49 seconds over Joe Williams, and junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) at 285 pounds in 2:14 over Sean McCauley.

Junior Paul Connor (Tabernacle, NJ/Shawnee) won by a 17-3 major decision at 184 pounds over Luke Genovese, while senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) posted a 3-2 decision over Mike Guenther at 157 pounds and first-year student Kyle Deeds (Leesport, PA/Schuylkill Haven) edged Steve Glickman by a 4-3 score at 165 pounds.

Against Niagara County, first-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) improved to 23-2 on the season with a pin of Jared Lemke in 6:43 at 125 pounds. Wins by decision came from Heisey at 157 pounds by a 6-5 score over Mike Gresh, Connor at 174 pounds over Donald Schildhauer (8-2) and sophomore Bill Meaney (Toms River, NJ/Manchester Twp.) at 184 pounds by a score of 9-5 over Richard Dawson.

Niagara CC 26, Elizabethtown 15
125:  Tyler Erdman (E) p. Jared Lemke, 6:43 (0-6)
133:  Dan Audy (N) d. Marty Harnish, 3-1 (3-6)
141:  Derrick Adams (N) t.f. Ken Nakagawa, 27-11 (8-6)
149:  Shay Slive (N) t.f. Ron Cuff, 17-0 (13-6)
157:  Jereme Heisey (E) d. Mike Gresh, 6-5 (13-9)
165:  Justin James (N) d. Mike Lussier, 9-3 (16-9)
174:  Paul Connor (E) d. Donald Schildhauer, 8-2 (16-12)
184:  Bill Meaney (E) d. Richard Dawson, 9-5 (16-15)
197:  John Taylor (N) m.d. Jordan Becker, 11-2 (20-15)
285:  David Christopher (N) p. Tim Katzaman, 4:13 (26-15)

Elizabethtown 46, Scranton 3
125: Tyler Erdman (E) by forfeit (6-0)
133: Marty Harnish (E) p. Adam Gault, 0:59 (12-0)
141: Dan Lutz (S) d. Ken Nakagawa, 9-2 (12-3)
149: Brian Frantz (E) p. Tom Manning, 1:54 (18-3)
157: Jereme Heisey (E) d. Mike Guenther, 3-2 (21-3)
165: Kyle Deeds (E) d. Steve Glickman, 4-3 (24-3)
174: Josh Cook (E) p. Matthew Terry, 1:48 (30-3)
184: Paul Connor (E) m.d. Luke Genovese, 17-3 (34-3)
197: Jordan Becker (E) p. Joe Williams, 0:49 (40-3)
285: Tim Katzaman (E) p. Sean McCauley, 2:14 (46-3)

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING
Saturday, January 17, 2009

College of New Jersey 25, Elizabethtown 15
Centenary 28, Elizabethtown 16

YORK, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team dropped a pair of matches on Saturday at York College, falling 25-15 to College of New Jersey and 28-16 to Centenary College.

Against College of New Jersey, first-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) opened the match with a 16-0 win by technical fall over Dan Franke at 125 pounds, followed by sophomore Marty Harnish (Marietta, PA/Donegal) taking a 10-2 major decision at 133 pounds against Randy Bognantz. The Blue Jays' other win came at 285 pounds as junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) won by forfeit.

Against Centenary, Erdman won by forfeit at 125 pounds, junior Paul Connor (Tabernacle, NJ/Shawnee) defeated Charles Cannella by a 12-4 major decision at 174 pounds, sophomore Josh Cook (Gardners, PA/Boiling Springs) defeated JJ Mitchell 6-5 at 184 pounds, and Katzaman shut out George Mack 2-0 at 285 pounds.

College of New Jersey 25, Elizabethtown 15
125: Tyler Erdman (E) t.f. Dan Franke, 16-0 (0-5)
133: Marty Harnish (E) m.d. Randy Bognantz, 10-2 (0-9)
141: William Tenpenny (TCNJ) d. Eric Rhoads, 3-0 (3-9)
149: John Barnett (TCNJ) d. Ronnie Cuff, 8-2 (6-9)
157: Dan DiColo (TCNJ) d. Jereme Heisey, 6-4 (9-9)
165: John Bonitatis (TCNJ) p. Mike Lussier, 3:25 (15-9)
174: Greg Osgoodby (TCNJ) m.d. Paul Connor, 13-3 (19-9)
184: Scott Kelly (TCNJ) d. Bill Meaney, 3-2 (22-9)
197: Ed Broderick (TCNJ) d. Jordan Becker, 9-7 (25-9)
285: Tim Katzaman (E) by forfeit (25-15)

Centenary 28, Elizabethtown 16
125: Tyler Erdman (E) by forfeit (0-6)
133: Jay Givirch (C) d. Marty Harnish, 7-0 (3-6)
141: David Alsieux (C) by default over Eric Rhoads, 3:24 (9-6)
149: John Stillo (C) m.d. Drew Winegar, 14-3 (13-6)
157: Owen Vernon (C) p. Mike Lussier, 3:29 (19-6)
165: Matt Regan (C) p. Jereme Heisey, 4:09 (25-6)
174: Paul Connor (E) m.d. Charles Cannella, 12-4 (25-10)
184: Josh Cook (E) d. JJ Mitchell, 6-5 (25-13)
197: Anthony Greene (C) d. Jordan Becker, 6-5 (28-13)
285: Tim Katzaman (E) d. George Mack, 2-0 (28-16)

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Elizabethtown 29, Messiah 9

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College won seven of 10 bouts to claim a 29-9 victory over 27th-ranked Messiah College in wrestling action at Thompson Gymnasium on Tuesday night.

Earning pins for the Blue Jays (3-6 overall) were first-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) at 125 pounds and junior Mike Daub (Duncannon, PA/Susquenita) at 285 pounds, while major decision victories came from sophomore Bill Meaney (Toms River, NJ/Manchester Twp.) at 184 pounds and first-year student Jordan Becker (Stevens, PA/Ephrata) at 197 pounds.

Erdman, ranked eighth in Division III at 125 pounds, improved to 20-2 on the season by pinning Danny Lethbridge in 2:28, while Daub wrapped up the evening with a pin of Zane Bachert in 1:18.

Meaney defeated Tim Stewart 16-5 in his 184-pound bout, with Becker following with a 14-3 win over Tim Hopkins to give the Blue Jays an insurmountable 23-9 lead over the Falcons (7-9 overall).

Other wins for Elizabethtown came from sophomore Marty Harnish (Marietta, PA/Donegal), who claimed a 7-2 victory at 133 pounds over Rich Pennisi, first-year student Ronnie Cuff (Pittsgrove, NJ/Schalick), who held on for an 8-7 win over Logan Putnam at 149 pounds, and senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), a 7-4 winner at 157 pounds over Matt Cross.

Elizabethtown 29, Messiah 9
125: Tyler Erdman (E) p. Danny Lethbridge, 2:28 (6-0)
133: Marty Harnish (E) d. Rich Pennisi, 7-2 (9-0)
141: Alex DeHart (M) d. Eric Rhoads, 7-5 OT (9-3)
149: Ronnie Cuff (E) d. Logan Putnam, 8-7 (12-3)
157: Jereme Heisey (E) d. Matt Cross, 7-4 (15-3)
165: Trey Speers (M) d. Mike Lussier, 10-5 (15-6)
174: David Jones (M) d. Paul Connor, 5-4 (15-9)
184: Bill Meaney (E) m.d. Tim Stewart, 16-5 (19-9)
197: Jordan Becker (E) m.d. Tim Hopkins, 14-3 (23-9)
285: Mike Daub (E) p. Zane Bachert, 1:18 (29-9)

Exhibition:
149: Barry Thrush (M) p. Chris McCooey, 2:58
149: Kevin Delawder (M) p. Tim Goldkamp, 6:19
149: Evan Kidwell (M) p. J.R. Hewitt, 4:27
174: Davin Okerblom (M) d. Dave Foran, 8-6

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING
Saturday, January 10, 2009

Elizabethtown at Stevens, ppd.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING
Wednesday, January 7, 2009

New York University 21, Elizabethtown 13
Elizabethtown 35, Muhlenberg 12

NEW YORK, N.Y. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team returned to dual-meet action on Wednesday against Muhlenberg College and host New York University in action at the Coles Sports Center in Manhattan. The Blue Jays lost to the host Violets 21-13 and defeated the Mules 35-12 to move their record to 2-6 on the season.

Senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) led the Blue Jays with two wins on the mat at 165 pounds, as Heisey defeated Kenneth Ludwig of Muhlenberg by technical fall in 5:58 and earned a 3-2 decision over Patrick Knight of NYU.

First-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) moved to 19-2 on the season at 125 pounds with a 13-7 win over Kyle Christensen of NYU and a forfeit victory against Muhlenberg. Sophomore Marty Harnish (Marietta, PA/Donegal) also claimed two wins at 133 pounds, earning a 13-7 major decision over Steven Contino of NYU and a forfeit victory over Muhlenberg.

Junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) claimed the fourth Blue Jay victory over NYU, winning 7-1 at 285 pounds against Mark Shirian to boost his record to 15-3 on the year.

Five other Blue Jays claimed wins against Muhlenberg, led by junior Mike Daub (Duncannon, PA/Susquenita), who pinned Nick Pallotta in 55 seconds at 285 pounds in his season debut.

Wins by decision came from junior Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) at 141 pounds by a 4-1 margin over Kevin Homan, first-year student Ronnie Cuff (Pittsgrove, NJ/Schalick) at 149 pounds over Colin Gibson by a score of 4-1, junior Mike Lussier (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) at 157 pounds by a score of 5-3 over Keith Swanson, and first-year student Jordan Becker (Stevens, PA/Ephrata) at 197 pounds by a score of 5-2 over Bill Sholly.

New York University 21, Elizabethtown 13
125: Tyler Erdman (E) d. Kyle Christensen, 13-7 (0-3)
133: Marty Harnish (E) m.d. Steven Contino, 11-3 (0-7)
141: Gregg Martino (NYU) d. Eric Rhoads, 8-6 (3-7)
149: John Dack (NYU) p. Ronnie Cuff, 4:17 (9-7)
157: Matt Magill (NYU) d. Mike Lussier, 3-0 (12-7)
165: Jereme Heisey (E) d. Patrick Knight, 3-2 (12-10)
174: Naum Shuminov (NYU) d. Paul Connor, 2-0 (15-10)
184: Sean Connors (NYU) d. Josh Cook, 5-3 (18-10)
197: Jamie Myers (NYU) d. Jordan Becker, 10-7 (21-10)
285: Tim Katzaman (E) d. Mark Shirian, 7-1 (21-13)

Elizabethtown 35, Muhlenberg 12
125: Tyler Erdman (E) by forfeit (6-0)
133: Marty Harnish (E) by forfeit (12-0)
141: Eric Rhoads (E) d. Kevin Homan, 4-1 (15-0)
149: Ronnie Cuff (E) d. Colin Gibson, 4-1 (18-0)
157: Mike Lussier (E) d. Keith Swanson, 5-3 (21-0)
165: Jereme Heisey (E) t.f. Kenneth Ludwig, 5:58 (26-0)
174: Justin Fitch (M) p. Paul Connor, 2:53 (26-6)
184: Matt Horn (M) p. Josh Cook, 1:12 (26-12)
197: Jordan Becker (E) d. Bill Sholly, 5-2 (29-12)
285: Mike Daub (E) p. Nick Pallotta, :55 (35-12)