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Men’s Wrestling hosts Lock Haven Open II Tournament

Bald Eagles host Lock Haven Open II Tournament Sunday (Feb. 15); Haven set for final stages of the regular season

2/15/2026 4:09:00 PM

Full Results / Final Brackets (FloArena)
 
Feb. MAC Rankings (Bald Eagles ranked No. 1)
 
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven men's wrestling team hosted the Lock Haven Open II Tournament today (Sunday, Feb. 15) and three individual champions led the way for the Bald Eagles.
 
Over 16 NCAA DI teams were represented: Lehigh, Penn State, Stanford, Oklahoma State, Penn, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Virginia, Rutgers, Rider, Bloomsburg, Hofstra, Sacred Heart and Clarion.
 
The Bald Eagles sent 19 unattached wrestlers to their home mats inside Thomas Fieldhouse on Saturday. The Haven's unattached wrestlers finished in first with 170 points, 60 points higher than the next closest team.
 
Leading the way for The Haven was individual champions – Hunter Gould (149), Sam Gautreau (184) and Connor Wetzel (174).
 
Sean Logue (133) and Ousmane Duncanson (165) both finished second, while Jake Zaltsman (141), Gable Strickland (133) and Chase Burke (157) place third at their respective weight classes.
 
Kelly Kakos finished fifth at 149, CJ Carr (141), John Wright (174), Wyatt Dillon (165) brought home sixth-place finishes to round out the Bald Eagle placewinners.
 
Gould soared to a first-place finish at 141 pounds after going a perfect 3-0 with three tech falls (17-2, 15-0 & 17-1). Gould took down Pittsburgh's Connor Swaim in the championship bout, 17-1.
 
Gautreau also wrestled to gold at 184 with a perfect 3-0 mark, including a fall, tech fall and major decision. Gautreau downed Penn's Xander Kuokkanen with a 18-4 major decision in the final.
 
Wentzel also went 3-0 with a pair of falls (2:03 & 1:00) and a tech fall (15-0) to claim the crown at 174. Wentzel pinned Lehigh's Richie Grungo in the final bout.
 
Duncanson finished 3-2 to bring home silver at 165, while Logue went 2-1 to place second at 133.
 
The Bald Eagles enter the final two matches of the regular season at 12-4 overall and 5-1 (Second in MAC East) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
 
Up Next for Lock Haven:
The Bald Eagles are set for the final stages of the 2025-26 regular season. Lock Haven will hit the road to take on Kent State on Thursday, Feb. 19. The MAC dual will start at 7 p.m. (#MACtion). Looking ahead, the Bald Eagles will close the regular season at home on Saturday, Feb. 21 vs. West Virginia (6 p.m.).
 
Updated MAC Rankings:
On Friday, Feb. 13, the MAC released updated conference rankings for February. As a team, Lock Haven remained the top contender in the league. Leading the way individually for Lock Haven was 141-pounder Wyatt Henson, who was tabbed No. 2. Lucas Kapusta, Avery Bassett and Tucker Hogan are ranked No. 3 in the MAC at 149, 174 and 197, respectively. The full release and rankings for February can be found at GetSomeMaction.com.
 
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