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MARK NANCE

Wrestling

Penn College goes 2-1 at AMCC Duals

ALFRED, N.Y. — Penn College's wrestling team posted a 2-1 record at the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Duals on Saturday, besting Pitt-Bradford 37-13 and Alfred State 32-18, and losing to Penn State Behrend 24-20. The Wildcats are now 5-5 overall and end 3-1 in the conference, having beaten Penn State Altoona earlier in the season.

On the mats: Three Penn College wrestlers, Blake Dergham at 133 pounds, Chase Shaner at 141 and Carter Davis at 165, finished the day with 3-0 records. Shaner decked his Pitt-Bradford opponent in 18 seconds. Also, Harris Keares at 125, David M'Balla at 157, and Nic Brotzman at 285 all ended 2-1, with Brotzman recording two falls.

Against Pitt-Bradford, Keares started the match with a tech fall at 125 pounds, Dergham topped his opponent, 7-0 and Shaner picked up an 18-second fall to give the Wildcats 14-0 lead. After a Panthers decision at 149, M'Balla earned a pin in 3:29 at 157 pounds and Davis posted a tech fall in 4:25 at 165. Cole Shupp (184) and Tyler Prince (197) both collected forfeits.

Against Penn State Behrend, the Lions and Wildcats traded decisions at 125 and 133 pounds before Shaner posted a 17-5 major decision over Cole Neil, ranked fifth in NWCA Region 2. M'Balla earned a 16-6 major decision and Davis grinded out a 7-4 victory over Steffan Lynch for a 14-9 lead but the Lions rattled off two falls and an overtime win at 184 to seal the victory despite a Brotzman pin at 285.

Against Alfred State, the Wildcats rebounded for a team win with Keares and Dergham earning falls and Shaner earned another major decision to give the Wildcats an early 16-0 lead. Davis and Petroski put the match in hand with a major decision and pin, respectively and Brotzman put on the finishing touches with a first period fall.

Up next: Penn College competes at the Elizabethtown D. Kenneth Ober Memorial Invitational at 9 a.m. on Jan. 24.

Penn College 37, Pitt-Bradford 13
125: Harris Keares (PCT) over Cade Stern (UPB) (TF 15-0 0:00)
133: Blake Dergham (PCT) over Mike Worsen (UPB) (Dec 7-0)
141: Chase Shaner (PCT) over Elias Salloum (UPB) (Fall 0:18)
149: Nikolas Fegert (UPB) over Cody Salomon (PCT) (Dec 8-1)
157: David M`Balla (PCT) over Ray Worsen (UPB) (Fall 3:29)
165: Carter Davis (PCT) over Peyton Mitchell (UPB) (TF 18-0 4:25)
174: Dennis Slovick (UPB) over Jason Petroski (PCT) (MD 19-7)
184: Cole Shupp (PCT) over (UPB) (For.)
197: Tyler Prince (PCT) over (UPB) (For.)
285: Cameron Carter-Green (UPB) over Nicholai Brotzman (PCT) (Fall 3:16)

Penn State Behrend 24, Penn College 20
125: Zach Dellinger (PSB) over Harris Keares (PCT) (Dec 13-7)
133: Blake Dergham (PCT) over Evan Whiteside (PSB) (Dec 8-6)
141: Chase Shaner (PCT) over Cole Neil (PSB) (MD 17-5)
149: Rudy Brown (PSB) over Cody Salomon (PCT) (Fall 0:34)
157: David M`Balla (PCT) over Jake Brown (PSB) (MD 16-6)
165: Carter Davis (PCT) over Steffan Lynch (PSB) (Dec 7-4)
174: Mason Savitz (PSB) over Jason Petroski (PCT) (Fall 1:04)
184: Louie DeJulia (PSB) over Cole Shupp (PCT) (SV-1 8-5)
197: Abraham Keep (PSB) over Tyler Prince (PCT) (Fall 0:17)
285: Nicholai Brotzman (PCT) over Matthew Caldwell (PSB) (Fall 3:38)

Penn College 32, Alfred State 18
125: Harris Keares (PCT) over Marshall Mahar (ALFR) (Fall 1:34)
133: Blake Dergham (PCT) over Blake Burtis (ALFR) (Fall 2:40)
141: Chase Shaner (PCT) over Tyler Zwald (ALFR) (MD 10-2)
149: Kyle Meyer (ALFR) over Cody Salomon (PCT) (Dec 6-1)
157: Owen Cummings (ALFR) over David M`Balla (PCT) (Dec 12-7)
165: Carter Davis (PCT) over Brandon DellaPia (ALFR) (MD 18-4)
174: Jason Petroski (PCT) over George Racz (ALFR) (Fall 0:52)
184: Sean Malenfant (ALFR) over Cole Shupp (PCT) (Fall 4:29)
197: Hunter LaVigne (ALFR) over Tyler Prince (PCT) (Fall 2:07)
285: Nicholai Brotzman (PCT) over Aaron Johnson (ALFR) (Fall 2:39)

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Players Mentioned

Nicholai Brotzman

Nicholai Brotzman

285 lbs.
Junior
Welding & Fabrication Engineering Technology
Carter Davis

Carter Davis

165 lbs.
Sophomore
Blake Dergham

Blake Dergham

133 lbs.
Sophomore
David M

David M'Balla

149 lbs.
Sophomore
Jason Petroski

Jason Petroski

174 lbs.
Sophomore
Cole Shupp

Cole Shupp

184 lbs.
Sophomore
Harris Keares

Harris Keares

125 lbs.
Freshman
Cody Salomon

Cody Salomon

149 lbs.
Freshman
Tyler Prince

Tyler Prince

197 lbs.
Freshman
Chase Shaner

Chase Shaner

133 lbs.
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nicholai Brotzman

Nicholai Brotzman

Junior
Welding & Fabrication Engineering Technology
285 lbs.
Carter Davis

Carter Davis

Sophomore
165 lbs.
Blake Dergham

Blake Dergham

Sophomore
133 lbs.
David M

David M'Balla

Sophomore
149 lbs.
Jason Petroski

Jason Petroski

Sophomore
174 lbs.
Cole Shupp

Cole Shupp

Sophomore
184 lbs.
Harris Keares

Harris Keares

Freshman
125 lbs.
Cody Salomon

Cody Salomon

Freshman
149 lbs.
Tyler Prince

Tyler Prince

Freshman
197 lbs.
Chase Shaner

Chase Shaner

Freshman
133 lbs.