Edinboro Wins PSAC Wrestling Title; Bloomsburg's Mike Sees Wins OW Award
BLOOMSBURG — Edinboro University won its fifth PSAC Wrestling championship in the last six years on Saturday at Bloomsburg University. The Fighting Scots won the 64th annual championship with a total of 147.5 points, while host-Bloomsburg finished as runner-for the second straight season totaling 119 points. Lock Haven was third with 111.5 points. Overall, Edinboro's title was the 10th in school history.
Named the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler was Mike Sees of Bloomsburg University, while Edinboro's Alex Clemsen joined a select group by becoming a four-time PSAC champion.
The 125 pound finals saw Sees defend his championship against the top-seed, Obenson Blanc of Lock Haven. Sees, seeded second, jumped out in front 2-0 after the first period with a takedown 20 seconds into the match. Sees opened the second period with an escape before Blanc got a takedown to pull within 3-2. Sees then escaped and then scored another takedown for a 6-2 advantage. Then in the third period, with Sees leading 6-3, Blanc got a takedown to get within a point, 6-5. After Sees escaped, he then took Blanc down and a point for riding time in a 10-5 win. Sees reached the finals with a 12-4 win over Toby Seger of Clarion.
Taking third place at 125 pounds was Eric Morril of Edinboro who had a pin, while Stephen Gambino of East Stroudsburg took fifth.
At 133 pounds, Ricky Deubel of Edinboro earned a 3-1 win over Joe Kemmerer of Kutztown. The match featured no scoring in the opening period with Deubel getting an escape and a takedown to go up 3-0. Kemmerer got a third period escape, but that was it as Deubel, the top seed, won the title.
Sal Lascari of Clarion took third
with an 11-8 win, while Ricky Donald of Bloomsburg was fifth.
Bloomsburg’s Darren Kern, the
top-seed at 141 pounds, earned a 4-1 win over Darryl Cocozzo of Edinboro. Kern
scored two first period takedowns and then held off Cocozzo to win his first
PSAC title.
Greg Lewis of Clarion was third
and Sean Carr of East Stroudsburg took fifth.
At 149 pounds, East Stroudsburg’s
Scott Heckman won his first PSAC championship with an, 8-4, overtime win against
Matt Moley of Bloomsburg. Heckman opened with a first period takedown with Moley
getting an escape. Moley then came back with a takedown of his own with Heckman
escaping to make it 3-3 after one period. After Moley escaped Heckman’s hold
to open the second, there was no scoring till third when Heckman escaped to make
it 4-4 at the end of regulation. In the extra session, Heckman got a takedown
with two near fall points to earn the win.
Joel Webster of Edinboro took
third with Hadley Harrison of Clarion taking fifth.
Lock Haven’s Seth Martin defended
his 157-pound title with a 5-1 win over Matt Hill of Edinboro. In their third
meeting of the season, Martin got a takedown to open the scoring with Hill
escaping to make it 2-1 after one period. After no scoring in the second period,
Martin escaped to open the third and then took down Hill to earn the
championship.
Bloomsburg’s Dennis Bermudez
finished third with Jake Wilson of Shippensburg taking fifth.
Edinboro’s Deonte Penn, the
defending champion at 165 pounds, earned his second pin of the tournament in the
finals with a fall in 2:23 over Bloomsburg’s Ricky Schmelyun. Penn was in
control of the match through and picked up his 46th career fall.
Lock Haven’s Landis Wright took
third with Mario Morelli of Clarion taking fifth.
At 174 pounds, top-seed Phil Moricone
of Edinboro was in control throughout his bout with Andrew Jordon Bloomsburg.
Moricone scored a takedown in the third and two more in the third to earn an 8-2
victory.
Michael Metzger of Lock Haven
finished third, while Scott Joseph of Clarion was fifth.
Edinboro’s Alex Clemsen joined a
small and distinguished group of PSAC wrestlers when he became the 14th wrestler
to ever win four conference titles with a 14-4 win over Tom Kocher of Lock
Haven. Clemsen went in front 6-2 with three first period takedowns, then scored
two more in the third period and a near-fall two to earn a 14-4 win. Clemsen
becomes the first conference wrestler to win four titles since Mike Maney of
Lock Haven in 2004. Clemsen is also just the second Edinboro wrestler to join
this club with Josh Koscheck being the first back in 2002.
Taking third at 184 was David
Williams of East Stroudsburg, while Steve Funk of Millersville was fifth.
At 197 pounds, top-seed Jim Gibson
posted a hard-fought 3-2 win over Jermaine Cook of Lock Haven in the finals.
Gibson scored a first period takedown, then added an escape in the third period
to win the PSAC title.
Peter Grodziak of Shippensburg was
third with Keith McDonald fifth.
At heavyweight, defending champ Mike
Spaid knocked off last year's 197-pound champ Joe Fendone of Edinboro. Spaid
scored a couple of takedowns in the match and held off Fendone to win by major
decision.
A.J. Brooks of Clarion was third with Charles Deighton of East Stroudsburg fifth.Huskies reurn to HuHu
1 147.5 Edinboro 2 119 Bloomsburg 3 111.5 Lock Haven 4 79 Clarion 5 57 ESU 6 44.5 Millersville 7 43.5 Kutztown 8 23 Shippensburg
125 Finals Bout 87 Mike Sees Bloomsburg Dec Obenson Blanc Lock Haven 10-5 Consy Finals Bout 85 Stephen Gambino ESU Dec Cory Weiss Kutztown 6-0 Bout 86 Eric Morrill Edinboro Fall Toby Seger Clarion F 2:58 Consy Semi-Finals Bout 65 Toby Seger Clarion Dec Stephen Gambino ESU 3-1 Bout 66 Eric Morrill Edinboro Major Cory Weiss Kutztown 9-0 Semi-Finals Bout 34 Mike Sees Bloomsburg Major Toby Seger Clarion 12-4 Consy 1st Of 4 Bout 35 Stephen Gambino ESU Dec Michael Acedo-Malaney Millersville 12-6 Semi-Finals Bout 33 Obenson Blanc Lock Haven Major Eric Morrill Edinboro 15-4 Quarter-Finals Bout 2 Eric Morrill Edinboro Major Michael Acedo-Malaney Millersville 12-3 Bout 3 Toby Seger Clarion Fall Cory Weiss Kutztown F 2:01 Quarter-Finals Bout 86 Eric Morrill Edinboro Fall Toby Seger Clarion
133 Finals Bout 90 Ricky Deubel Edinboro Dec Joe Kemmerer Kutztown 3-1 Consy Finals Bout 88 Ricky Donald Bloomsburg Major Nick Hyatt Lock Haven 8-0 Bout 89 Sal Lascari Clarion Dec John Stout ESU 11-8 Consy Semi-Finals Bout 67 Sal Lascari Clarion Dec Ricky Donald Bloomsburg 8-5;Tb Bout 68 John Stout ESU Dec Nick Hyatt Lock Haven 2-0 Semi-Finals Bout 36 Ricky Deubel Edinboro Dec Nick Hyatt Lock Haven 4-2;Sv Bout 37 Joe Kemmerer Kutztown Dec Ricky Donald Bloomsburg 4-0 Consy 1st Of 4 Bout 38 Sal Lascari Clarion Dec Darren Murray Shippensburg 9-3 Bout 39 John Stout ESU Fall John Lester Millersville F 2:50 Quarter-Finals Bout 4 Ricky Deubel Edinboro Tf Darren Murray Shippensburg 16-1 Bout 5 Nick Hyatt Lock Haven Major Sal Lascari Clarion 13-4 Bout 6 Ricky Donald Bloomsburg Tf John Lester Millersville 16-0;5:40 Bout 7 Joe Kemmerer Kutztown Dec John Stout ESU 6-4
141 Finals Bout 93 Darren Kern Bloomsburg Dec Daryl Cocozzo Edinboro 4-1 Consy Finals Bout 91 Sean Carr ESU Dec Brett Martinez Kutztown 8-6 Bout 92 Greg Lewis Clarion Dec Zach Kell Lock Haven 10-3 Consy Semi-Finals Bout 69 Greg Lewis Clarion Major Brett Martinez Kutztown 13-1 Bout 70 Zach Kell Lock Haven Dec Sean Carr ESU 6-4 Semi-Finals Bout 40 Darren Kern Bloomsburg Major Sean Carr ESU 8-0 Bout 41 Daryl Cocozzo Edinboro Dec Greg Lewis Clarion 2-0 Consy 1st Of 4 Bout 42 Brett Martinez Kutztown Dec Richard Via Millersville 11-9 Quarter-Finals Bout 8 Darren Kern Bloomsburg Major Richard Via Millersville 13-2 Bout 9 Sean Carr ESU Major Brett Martinez Kutztown 16-6 Bout 10 Daryl Cocozzo Edinboro Dec Zach Kell Lock Haven 5-3
149 Finals Bout 96 Scott Heckman ESU Dec Matt Moley Bloomsburg 8-4;Sv Consy Finals Bout 94 Hadley Harrison Clarion Dec Chris Chambers Kutztown 6-4 Bout 95 Joel Webster Edinboro Dec Donnie Ament Lock Haven 5-4 Consy Semi-Finals Bout 71 Donnie Ament Lock Haven Dec Chris Chambers Kutztown 6-2 Bout 72 Joel Webster Edinboro Dec Hadley Harrison Clarion 4-3 Semi-Finals Bout 43 Matt Moley Bloomsburg Dec Hadley Harrison Clarion 5-3 Bout 44 Scott Heckman ESU Dec Chris Chambers Kutztown 9-5 Consy 1st Of 4 Bout 45 Donnie Ament Lock Haven Fall Cody Becker Millersville F 5:27 Quarter-Finals Bout 11 Matt Moley Bloomsburg Major Donnie Ament Lock Haven 10-1 Bout 12 Hadley Harrison Clarion Dec Cody Becker Millersville 3-2;Sv Bout 13 Scott Heckman ESU Dec Joel Webster Edinboro 13-9
157 Finals Bout 99 Seth Martin Lock Haven Dec Matt Hill Edinboro 5-1 Consy Finals Bout 97 Jake Wilson Shippensburg Dec Nick Billups Clarion 12-6 Bout 98 Dennis Bermudez Bloomsburg Dec Jarrett Hostetter Millersville 8-4 Consy Semi-Finals Bout 73 Dennis Bermudez Bloomsburg Tf Jake Wilson Shippensburg 19-3;6:20 Bout 74 Jarrett Hostetter Millersville Dec Nick Billups Clarion 2-0 Semi-Finals Bout 46 Seth Martin Lock Haven Major Jarrett Hostetter Millersville 14-2 Bout 47 Matt Hill Edinboro Dec Dennis Bermudez Bloomsburg 5-4 Consy 1st Of 4 Bout 48 Jake Wilson Shippensburg Dec David Zeek Kutztown 6-1 Bout 49 Nick Billups Clarion Major Ben Bishop ESU 9-0 Quarter-Finals Bout 14 Seth Martin Lock Haven Fall David Zeek Kutztown F 4:03 Bout 15 Jarrett Hostetter Millersville Dec Jake Wilson Shippensburg 3-0 Bout 16 Dennis Bermudez Bloomsburg Dec Ben Bishop ESU 7-4 Bout 17 Matt Hill Edinboro Tf Nick Billups Clarion 18-1;5:00
165 Finals Bout 102 Deonte Penn Edinboro Fall Rickey Schmelyun Bloomsburg F 2:23 Consy Finals Bout 100 Mario Morelli Clarion Major Kirby Fanus Shippensburg 8-0 Bout 101 Landis Wright Lock Haven Dec Josh Evans Millersville 12-5 Consy Semi-Finals Bout 75 Landis Wright Lock Haven Dec Kirby Fanus Shippensburg 8-2 Bout 76 Josh Evans Millersville Dec Mario Morelli Clarion 6-5 Semi-Finals Bout 50 Deonte Penn Edinboro Fall Josh Evans Millersville F 0:41 Bout 51 Rickey Schmelyun Bloomsburg Tf Landis Wright Lock Haven 16-0;6:00 Consy 1st Of 4 Bout 52 Kirby Fanus Shippensburg Med Leif Ruschmeyer ESU Med Bout 53 Mario Morelli Clarion Fall Sonny Flood Kutztown F 5:36 Quarter-Finals Bout 18 Deonte Penn Edinboro Major Leif Ruschmeyer ESU 11-1 Bout 19 Josh Evans Millersville Dec Kirby Fanus Shippensburg 4-1 Bout 20 Landis Wright Lock Haven Major Sonny Flood Kutztown 11-3 Bout 21 Rickey Schmelyun Bloomsburg Dec Mario Morelli Clarion 4-2
174 Finals Bout 105 Phil Moricone Edinboro Dec Andrew Jordan Bloomsburg 8-2 Consy Finals Bout 103 Scott Joseph Clarion Med Eric Bauder Kutztown Med Bout 104 Michael Metzger Lock Haven Major Jeremy Brooks Millersville 11-2 Consy Semi-Finals Bout 77 Michael Metzger Lock Haven Dec Scott Joseph Clarion 9-4 Bout 78 Jeremy Brooks Millersville Default Eric Bauder Kutztown Def Semi-Finals Bout 54 Phil Moricone Edinboro Major Jeremy Brooks Millersville 10-1 Bout 55 Andrew Jordan Bloomsburg Dec Michael Metzger Lock Haven 6-5 Consy 1st Of 4 Bout 56 Scott Joseph Clarion Bye Bye Una- Bye Quarter-Finals Bout 22 Phil Moricone Edinboro Bye Bye Una- Bye Bout 23 Jeremy Brooks Millersville Dec Scott Joseph Clarion 3-2 Bout 24 Andrew Jordan Bloomsburg Major Eric Bauder Kutztown 12-3
184 Finals Bout 108 Alex Clemsen Edinboro Major Tom Kocher Lock Haven 14-4 Consy Finals Bout 106 Steve Funk Millersville Med Andrew Osborne Kutztown Med Bout 107 David Williams ESU Dec Dominic Ross Clarion 7-6 Consy Semi-Finals Bout 79 David Williams ESU Dec Steve Funk Millersville 7-5 Bout 80 Dominic Ross Clarion Dec Andrew Osborne Kutztown 8-3 Semi-Finals Bout 58 Tom Kocher Lock Haven Fall David Williams ESU F 5:29 Consy 1st Of 4 Bout 59 Steve Funk Millersville Bye Bye Una- Bye Semi-Finals Bout 57 Alex Clemsen Edinboro Fall Dominic Ross Clarion F 4:37 Quarter-Finals Bout 25 Alex Clemsen Edinboro Bye Bye Una- Bye Bout 26 Dominic Ross Clarion Dec Steve Funk Millersville 11-9 Bout 27 David Williams ESU Fall Andrew Osborne Kutztown F 6:42
197 Finals Bout 111 Jim Gibson Edinboro Dec Jeremie Cook Lock Haven 3-2 Consy Finals Bout 109 Keith Mcdonald Millersville Med Kyle Davis Kutztown Med Bout 110 Peter Grodziak Shippensburg Dec Pj Distefano Bloomsburg 9-2 Consy Semi-Finals Bout 81 Pj Distefano Bloomsburg Dec Keith Mcdonald Millersville 7-5;Sv Bout 82 Peter Grodziak Shippensburg Dec Kyle Davis Kutztown 3-2 Semi-Finals Bout 60 Jim Gibson Edinboro Major Kyle Davis Kutztown 14-6 Bout 61 Jeremie Cook Lock Haven Dec Keith Mcdonald Millersville 10-6 Consy 1st Of 4 Bout 62 Pj Distefano Bloomsburg Fall Dixon Jordan Clarion F 4:50 Quarter-Finals Bout 28 Jim Gibson Edinboro Major Dixon Jordan Clarion 13-1 Bout 29 Kyle Davis Kutztown Fall Pj Distefano Bloomsburg F 6:27 Bout 30 Keith Mcdonald Millersville Dec Peter Grodziak Shippensburg 8-4
285 Finals Bout 114 Mike Spaid Bloomsburg Major Joe Fendone Edinboro 9-0 Consy Finals Bout 112 Charles Deighton ESU Dec Rich Dalmas Kutztown 3-1 Bout 113 A.J. Brooks Clarion Dec Ben Hepburn Lock Haven 6-2 Consy Semi-Finals Bout 83 A.J. Brooks Clarion Dec Rich Dalmas Kutztown 9-4 Bout 84 Ben Hepburn Lock Haven Dec Charles Deighton ESU 2-0 Semi-Finals Bout 63 Mike Spaid Bloomsburg Default Ben Hepburn Lock Haven Def Bout 64 Joe Fendone Edinboro Fall A.J. Brooks Clarion F 1:16 Quarter-Finals Bout 31 Ben Hepburn Lock Haven Dec Rich Dalmas Kutztown 6-3 Bout 32 Joe Fendone Edinboro Major Charles Deighton ESU 9-0