Elizabethtown College Wrestling News 
Back to top 3/6/2009 Erdman takes All-America honors at NCAA Wrestling Championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown at NCAA Division III Championships Erdman defeated Chris Sheetz of Delaware Valley College 7-5 in his seventh-place bout on Saturday to finish the season with a 32-6 record and become the 12th different Blue Jay wrestler to be named All-America, the first since Justin Barbush at 134 pounds in 1996. Erdman, seeded eighth at 125 pounds, defeated Dan Bloom of Wesleyan University 8-4 in his opening bout on Friday. He led undefeated and top-seeded Jake Oster of Elmhurst College by a 7-6 score entering the third and final period of his quarterfinal bout, but Oster scored eight points in the final two minutes to post a 14-7 victory. Erdman dropped to the consolation bracket, where he picked up a 4-2 decision over Max Oldenberg of Wisconsin-Whitewater to conclude action on Friday. On Saturday, Erdman lost by fall to Seth Flodeen of Augsburg College in 5:15 in a consolation quarterfinal bout, setting up his seventh-place matchup with Sheetz. Junior Deron Sharp (Millville, NJ/Millville) also competed at 285 pounds for the Blue Jays and pulled off a 6-5 upset of sixth-seeded Brock Glotfelty 6-5 to advance to the quarterfinals, but losses to John Helgerson of Wartburg College (3-2) in the quarterfinals and Adam Sutter of Lakeland College (3-1) in the consolation second round brought his season to an end with a 12-5 record. As a team, the Blue Jays amassed 6.5 points to finish in a tie for 36th place among the 62 teams with at least one competitor in action. Wartburg won the team championship with 117.5 points, followed by Augsburg (105 points) and Wisconsin-La Crosse (87 points). NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at Cedar Rapids, Iowa Elizabethtown College results First round 125: Tyler Erdman (Elizabethtown) d. Dan Bloom (Wesleyan), 8-4 285: Deron Sharp (Elizabethtown) d. Brock Glotfelty (McDaniel), 6-5 Quarterfinals 125: Jake Oster (Elmhurst) d. Tyler Erdman (Elizabethtown), 14-7 285: John Helgerson (Wartburg) d. Deron Sharp (Elizabethtown), 3-2 Consolation second round 125: Tyler Erdman (Elizabethtown) d. Max Oldenberg (UW-Whitewater), 4-2 285: Adam Sutter (Lakeland) d. Deron Sharp (Elizabethtown), 3-1 Consolation quarterfinals 125: Seth Flodeen (Augsburg) p. Tyler Erdman (Elizabethtown), 5:15 Seventh place 125: Tyler Erdman (Elizabethtown) d. Chris Sheetz (Delaware Valley), 7-5 Back to top 3/5/2009 Erdman, Sharp to compete at NCAA Wrestling Championships FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 5, 2009 Erdman, Sharp to Compete at NCAA Wrestling Championships ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College will have two entries in the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships, which begin Friday morning at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and conclude Saturday evening.
They are the first Elizabethtown wrestlers to compete at the Division III championships since Kyle Hart in 2005, and will seek to become the first Blue Jays to earn All-America honors since Justin Barbush at 134 pounds in 1996. Eric Mast was the lone Elizabethtown wrestler to win a national championship, taking the 118-pound title in 1974 and 1977. Sharp brings an 11-3 record into the championships, including a 9-0 mark at 285 pounds. He went 6-3 in dual meets, and has a career record of 48-29. He will face sixth-seeded Brock Glotfelty of McDaniel College (34-1) in his opening bout.
Erdman is seeded eighth in the field and will battle Dan Bloom of Wesleyan University (36-5) in the opening round, with a potential second-round matchup against top-seeded and unbeaten Jake Oster of Elmhurst College (23-0). Action begins on Friday at 12 noon (EST) with first and second round matches as well as first and second-round consolations, and continues at 7:00 p.m. (EST) with championship quarterfinals and third and fourth-round wrestlebacks. On Saturday, the championship semifinals will begin at 11:00 a.m. (EST) along with consolation quarterfinals and semifinals and third, fifth and seventh-place matches. Championship finals will begin at 8:00 p.m. (EST) with 10 matches. The top eight finishers in each weight class will earn All-America honors. Wartburg College is the defending champion, having won three weight classes and claiming nine All-Americans en route to 147 points, ahead of Wisconsin-La Crosse (100 points), Augsburg College (87 points) and Coe College (78 points). Augsburg and Wartburg have nine qualifiers for this year's championships. |
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Erdman has enjoyed a stellar rookie season for the Blue Jays, going 29-4 overall (10-1 in dual meets) with three pins, nine technical falls and three major decisions. Of his four losses, two came to fellow NCAA qualifiers, one came to a nationally-ranked Division II opponent, and the other came when he wrestled up at 133 pounds.Back to News Index
