LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – On Tuesday, InterMat named All-American 125-pounder Anthony Noto (Lima, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) of the Division I Lock Haven University men's wrestling team the publication's Mid-American Conference (MAC) Wrestler of the Year.
 
The awards continue to stack up for the Bald Eagles in the wake of their remarkable 2022-23 season.
 
Yesterday also marked the announcement of the 2022-23 Mid-American Conference Wrestling All-Academic Team. Five Bald Eagles were honored by the conference including Tyler Dilley (Saint Mary's, Pa./Saint Mary's), Colin Fegley (Mahanoy, Pa./Mahanoy), Matt Maloney (Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem Liberty), Kaleb Snodgrass (Van Buren, Ohio/Van Buren), and Noto.
 
Noto's InterMat honor comes on the heels of last week's announcement from Mid-American Conference office that he was named the 2022-23 MAC Wrestler of the Year.
 
For Noto, the awards continue to pile up after his remarkable run to All-American honors, cemented by his fourth-place finish at 2022-23 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling National Championships. In earning All-American status, Noto became the 44th NCAA Division I All-American for the Bald Eagles, and the first since 2019.
 
Noto also claimed his second consecutive individual MAC title at 125 pounds on March 4.
 
Noto finished his run to fourth-place and All-American status with a 5-2 record at the 2023 NCAA Championships. It marked his second straight appearance at the NCAA Tournament, and he's now 6-4 lifetime at the national championships. Noto entered the recent NCAA quarterfinals on a 20-match win streak.
 
The Bald Eagle finished the season with a sensational 34-4 record. On the season, Noto went 13-1 in duals and his 34 wins were a team-high. He recorded six tech falls, five pins and three major decisions.
 
Noto is now 65-7 in this remarkable two-year LHU career.
 
Last year, Noto was named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year. He was also named InterMat's MAC Freshman of the Year last season.
 
Noto was one of four that competed at the 2022-23 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gable Strickland (Benton, Pa./Benton), Ashton Eyler (Millersburg, Ohio/ Claymont High (Iowa Central CC)), and Tyler Stoltzfus (Mifflinburg, Pa./Saint Joseph's Academy) also represented Lock Haven at the national tournament.
 
On March 4, the Bald Eagles powered their way to their second consecutive MAC Tournament title.