ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Penn College sophomore Noah Hunt finished in fifth-place at 141-pounds at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals hosted by Elizabethtown College Saturday and Sunday.

The top three wrestlers in each weight class advanced to the NCAA Division III Championship March 11-12 in Cedar Rapids. 

Hunt entered the tournament unseeded and rallied from deficits in in first two bouts Saturday to secure victories. Trailing 7-0 after two against SUNY Cortland's Ryan Burgbacher, Hunt rallied with a flurry of offensive points and secured a 12-10 win with a takedown and two back points at the buzzer. Hunt was behind 2-0 against RIT's Chris Horton in the quarterfinals before picking up a first period pin to punch his ticket to the semifinals.

Hunt fell to TCNJ's Dom Difrancescantonio in a 7-0 decision in Sunday's semifinal before Burgbacher got revenge against Hunt in the consolation semifinals with a first period pin. Hunt ended the day with a first period fall over Oneonta State's Michael Blando in the to secure fifth.

Three other Penn College wrestlers earned wins during Saturday's opening rounds. Patrick Snoke was 1-2 at 133, including a pin in 6:31 in the first round of consolations. Jesse Walker finished 1-2 at 165 with a fall in 2:  16 in the consolation first round and Garrett Storch earned a 7-3 decision in the 184-pound preliminary round before dropping his next two bouts.