Mercyhurst Repeats as PSAC Division II Dual Meet Champion

Mercyhurst Repeats as PSAC Division II Dual Meet Champion

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Johnstown, Pa. – The No. 8 Mercyhurst wrestling team clinched its second-straight PSAC Division II Dual Meet Championship crown with a 7-0 dual record against PSAC D-II wrestling programs. The Lakers clinched the title outright with a 23-15 victory over No. 15 Pitt-Johnstown on Wednesday night in Johnstown, Pa.
 
Merychurst trumped Seton Hill 34-12, Millersville 47-3, Kutztown 20-15, East Stroudsburg 29-15, Shippensburg 45-0, and Gannon 33-6 earlier this season. With the win, Mercyhurst extended its winning streak to 13 matches and improved to 18-1 overall this season. 
 
At 174 lbs., August Mizia of Mercyhurst was the lone wrestler to earn a fall in the match with a pin at 1:35 over Clint Schaefer. Kody Young won for the Lakers at 133 lbs., while No. 7 Dylan D’Urso (141 lbs.), No. 8 Jeremy Landowski (149 lbs.), and Francis Mizia (157 lbs.) completed a four-bout win streak for the Lakers.  Heavyweight Andrew Welton clinched the crown with a 3-0 decision over Josh Duplin.
 
Last season the Lakers clinched the inaugural PSAC Division II Dual title with a 26-9 victory over Gannon. Mercyhurst was a perfect 5-0 against PSAC Division II opponents a season ago.
 
The PSAC also supports four NCAA Division I programs; Bloomsburg, Clarion, Edinboro, and Lock Haven. Individual champions at each weight class as well as a team champion, Edinboro, were named in early December 2013 at the PSAC Individual Championship hosted by Edinboro University. Read more about the PSAC Individual & Team Championship

Mercyhurst Story
 
No. 8 Mercyhurst 23, No. 15 Pitt-Johnstown 15
125 lbs. – No. 8 Dave Fogle (UPJ) dec. Ryan Bohince (MER), 7-5                                   3-0
133 lbs. – Kody Young (MER) maj. dec. Luke Palamides (UPJ), 11-3                              3-4
141 lbs. – No. 7 Dylan D’Urso (MER) dec. Sam Hanau (UPJ), 7-3                                    3-7
149 lbs. – No. 8 Jeremy Landowski (MER) dec. Cole Landowski (UPJ), 5-3                  3-10
157 lbs. – Francis Mizia (MER) maj. dec. Heath Coles (UPJ), 10-1                                   3-14
165 lbs. – Gary Lantz (UPJ) dec. Clint Schaefer (MER), 7-1                                               6-14
174 lbs. – August Mizia (MER) fall John Blankenship (UPJ), 1:35                                     6-20
184 lbs. – No. 2 Travis McKillop (UPJ) maj. dec. Dakota DesLauriers (MER), 8-0         10-20
197 lbs. – Zach Bennett (UPJ) tech fall Brian Beattie (MER), 17-2 5:37                            15-20
285 lbs. – Andrew Welton (MER) dec. Josh Duplin (UPJ), 3-0                                            15-23