photo of senior - 149lbs. Kasey Haines
2013 – NCWA Wrestling Championship starts today in Allen, TX
March 14, 2013
The Penn State DuBois wrestlers arrived in Dallas Texas on Wednesday for preparation of the three day NCWA National Championships hosted just north of Dallas at the Allen Event Center in Allen, TX. Head Coach Matt Park has 10 wrestlers competing in the national championship starting this morning at 10am CST.
First round match-ups for the PSU DuBois wrestlers are as follows:
125lbs. Landon Clayton vs. Shane Shaffner (Middle Tennessee)
133lbs. Austin Sheibley vs. Zach Lebovic ( North Florida)
141lbs. Garrett Hildebrand vs. Jerrmiah Mack (Sacramento)
149.lbs Kasey Haines vs. Devin Patterson (McKendree)
157lbs. Shane Alterio vs. Alec Smith (Cal-Baptist)
165lbs. Jake Himes vs. the winner of Devin Webster (Wichita State) or Tyler Miller (Cincinnati)
174lbs. Ryen Terwilliger vs. Alex Lippmann (Florida)
184lbs. Stephen Terwilliger vs. Jake Landais (Lindenwood- St. Charles)
197lbs. Cliff Hill vs. Tyrell Walker (Central Florida)
285lbs. Chris Minarchick vs. Juan Velasquez SUNY- Stoney Brooke)
The tournament is a double elimination format and the top 8 finishers in each weight class will earn All-American honors. PSU DuBois had their first NCWA All-American wrestler last year – Chike Okolo 8th place at 197lbs.
The tournament action can be followed www.ncwa.net . There are 450 entries in the tournament representing 90 teams from across the nation. Several past NCWA All-American winners in the event are now competing in the NCAA Div. I championships held in Des Moines, Iowa next week. We wish the PSU DuBois wrestlers the best of luck in Texas.