GRANTHAM, Pa. – The Lock Haven University men's wrestling team (3-2) picked up resounding wins over Messiah University, Stevens University and Millersville University on Saturday afternoon in the Messiah Duals.
 
The Bald Eagles won 24 out of the 30 dual meet bouts and racked up seven total pins. Parker McClellan (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) notched two of the LHU pins and added a major decision in his 3-0 day. Anthony Noto (Lima, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima (NC State)) picked up bonus points in all three of his bouts with two tech falls and a pin on the day.
 
Match One vs. Messiah: W, 41-3
 
In the opening match of the day, LHU won nine of the ten bouts and rolled to the win on pins by McClellan, Tyler Stoltzfus (Mifflinburg, Pa./Saint Joseph's Academy), and Colby Whitehill (Brookeville, Pa./Brookeville (Pittsburgh)). LHU got a tech fall from Noto and Ashton Eyler (Millersburg, Ohio/Claymont High (Iowa Central CC)). Thomas Dressler (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove) rounded out the bonus points and picked up a major decision.
 
Bout-by Bout Results:
125: Anthony Noto (LH) tech fall Hunter Rinehart 17-2 (M)
133: Gable Strickland (LH) major dec. Jordan Howard (M) 8-0
141: Josiah Gehr (M) dec. Nick Stonecheck (LH) 16-11
149: Connor Eck (LH) dec. Jake Coniglio (M) 7-5
157: Ben Barton (LH) dec. Nick Barnhart (M) 11-5
165: Ashton Eyler (LH) tech fall Zach Needles (M) 17-1
174: Tyler Stoltzfus (LH) pinned Jared Butler (5:26)
184: Thomas Dressler (LH) major dec. Ryder Slayton (M) 8-0
197: Parker McClellan (LH) pinned Joe Embleton (M) (2:39)
285: Colby Whitehill (LH) pinned Carter Urich (M) (1:04)
Final Score LHU 41 Messiah 3
 
Match Two vs. Stevens: W, 36-11
 
LHU picked up another win over Stevens on a Whitehill pin along with three tech falls from Noto, Gable Strickland (Benton, Pa./Benton) and Stoltzfus. The Bald Eagles won eight matches and added major decsions from Eylor and Colin Fegley (Mahanoy, Pa./Mahanoy) as they picked up their second win of the day.
 
 
Bout-by-bout Results:
125: Anthony Noto (LH) tech fall Akhil Vega (S) 16-1
133: Gable Strickland (LH) tech fall Arjun Khatri (S) 20-2
141: Kyle Slendorn (S) pinned Nick Stonecheck (LH)
149: Brett Kaliner (S) tech fall Connor Eck (LH) 16-1
157: Ben Barton (LH) dec. Nick Boggiano (S) 15-11
165: Ashton Eyler (LH) major dec. Harrison Hinojosa (S) 8-0
174: Tyler Stoltzfus (LH) tech fall Blaise Wagner (S) 16-0
184: Colin Fegley (LH) major dec. Brendan Newbury (S) 18-7
197: Parker McClellan (LH) major dec. Michael Dooley (S) 8-0
285: Colby Whitehill (LH) pinned Joseph Russell (S)
Final Score LHU 36 Stevens 11
 
Match Three vs. Millersville: W, 33-15
 
The Bald Eagles closed the day with a win over Millersville, which was headlined by three Bald Eagles earning pins. DaShawn Farber (Bethlehem, Pa./Nazareth High School) opened the match at 149 with a 17-1 tech fall and LHU got pins from Noto (125), Dilley (141) and McClellan (197) on the way winning seven out of the ten bouts. The Bald Eagles got bonus points in five of their wins as Fegley picked a major decision at 184.
 
Bout-by-bout Results:
 
149: Dashawn Farber (LHU) tech fall Alex Bendinelli (MU) 17-1 (6:42) / LHU 5-0
157: Ben Barton (LHU) dec. Jonathan Parrilla (MU) 3-1 / LHU 8-0
165: Ashton Eyler (LHU) dec. Brandon Connor (MU) 5-2 / LHU 11-0
174: Anthony Yacovetti (MU) dec. Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU) 6-3 / LHU 11-3
184: Colin Fegley (LHU) major dec. Patrick Johnson (Millersville) 15-4 / LHU 15-3
197: Parker McClellan (LHU) pinned Bruce Vaughan (MU) (1:34) / LHU 21-3
285: Bishop McCoy (MU) pinned Kaleb Snodgrass (LHU) (2:58) / LHU 21-9
125: Anthony Noto (LHU) pinned Bryce Beatty (Millersville) (1:30) / LHU 27-9
133: Devin Flannery (MU) pinned Gable Strickland (LHU) (5:00) / LHU 27-15
141: Tyler Dilley (LHU) pinned Joshua Tuckey (Millersville) (5:00) / LHU 33-15
Final Team Score LHU 33 MU 15
 
A number of Bald Eagles also competed in extra matches as Isaiah Reinert (Easton, Pa./Easton) and Tyler Dilley (Saint Mary's, Pa./Saint Mary's) each grabbed a pin. Farber also picked up a tech fall of his own in the extra matches.
 
The Road Ahead:
Next up, the Bald Eagles make the short trip to Bucknell University for tri-meet action. LHU battles host Bucknell and the University of Buffalo beginning at 11:00 a.m.