Wrestling Places Six at Hitchcock Memorial Classic

MILLERSVILLE, Pa.—Seven Lock Haven wrestlers made unattached appearances at the Hitchcock Memorial Classic, hosted by Millersville University Jan. 8, earning six places.

Freshmen Obe Blanc (Naples, Fla./Lely) and Clint Shirk (Julian, Pa./Bald Eagle Area) took titles at 125 and 133, respectively. Blanc got a 7-3 decision of Millersville’s Adam Bunting, while Shirk topped Penn State’s Jake Strayer 7-4 to earn their titles.

Sophomore 157-pounder Seth Martin (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) and freshmen 165-pounder Rory McCoy (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) and heavyweight Monty Rockey (Port Matilda, Pa./Bald Eagle Area) each earned second-place honors, while Ben Hepburn (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock) earned third place at 197.

Blanc, Shirk, Martin, McCoy, Rockey, Hepburn and the rest of the Bald Eagles are back in action Friday, Jan. 14 at the Virginia Duals, hosted by the University of Virginia.