Wrestling Finishes 11^th at Southern Scuffle

GREENSBORO, N.C.—Using the strength of a strong performance on day one, the Lock Haven University wrestling team narrowly missed the top-10, finishing 11^th of 23 teams tonight at the second-annual Southern Scuffle hosted by UNC-Greensboro. The Bald Eagles bettered No. 23 Rider University by 19 points, as No. 7 University of Minnesota took the team title.

Sophomore Seth Martin (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) and senior Justin Johnson (Wyalusing,Pa./Bloomsburg University) were the placers for the Haven, finishing fifth and sixth, respectively.

Martin scored two quick wins by major decision before dropping his first match of the tourney to Cornell University’s John Cholish by a 2-1 decision. The 157-pounder would rebound in the wrestlebacks, scoring another major and a technical fall prior to a pinfall loss. Martin would get a default win over UNCG’s O.T. Johnson in the fifth-place bout.

Johnson was the highlight of day one for the Bald Eagles, going 3-0 at 184, including an 8-3 victory over No. 14 Alex Camargo of Kent State University in the quarterfinals. Day two wouldn’t be as kind to Johnson, as pinfall losses to No. 9 Tyler Baier of Cornell and Appalachian State University’s Sean McIntosh would give him sixth place.

Martin, Johnson and the rest of the Bald Eagles are back in action Friday, Jan. 14 at the Virginia Duals, hosted by the University of Virginia.