YORK, PA – The York College wrestling
team picked up a pair of victories at the York College quad meet
Saturday afternoon. After an opening loss to Messiah College,
21-16, the Spartans rolled to two straight wins courtesy of a 38-6
result against Gettysburg and 41-3 victory over Thaddeus Stevens.
With today's 2-1 record, the green and white improve to 4-3-1
for the season.
In the afternoon's first round of
bouts, the Spartans fell to Messiah College, 21-16. The lower
weights belonged to the Falcons as Messiah won five of the lightest
six weight classes. York's lone victory came from 133-pound
senior co-captain Kyle Flickinger (New Oxford,
Pa./Bermudian Springs). The 2007 All-American defeated
Andrew Rentzel in a tight 4-3 match. The Spartans faired much
better in the heavier weights taking three of the four heaviest
classes. Brian Thomason (Wernersville, Pa./Schuylkill
Valley) grabbed a 9-3 victory at 174 pounds over Dave
Jones. The 197-pound bout belonged to freshman George
Saliba (Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central) as he
secured a 5-2 win for the York side before sophomore Shane
Cooley (Wrightsville, Pa./Eastern York) pinned Zane
Bachert just 2:58 into their 285-pound match.
The Spartans squared off with Gettysburg
in round two of the duals. Sophomore Jerrid Hartman (Red
Lion, Pa./Red Lion) opened the match on a high note as the
125-pounder won by fall over Connor Taylor just 1:20 into the bout.
Flickinger then recorded a technical fall at 3:05 with a 17-2 score
line. Freshman Taylor Ulm (Great Meadows,
N.J./Hackettstown) registered an 8-2 victory at 141 pounds
with a win over Matt Danielson. Albert Gleichauf
(Rochester, N.Y./Greece Athena) was awarded a forfeit win
at 149 pounds while Matt Heisey (Harrisburg, Pa./Cedar
Crest) took the 165-pound class with a 7-4 decision. At
174 pounds, Norman Pfeiffer (Warminster, Pa./William
Tennet) tallied a hard fought 5-4 victory over James
Stevenson. The match with Gettysburg finished with a pair of
forfeit victories for Saliba and Cooley, solidifying the 38-6
result.
York controlled the third match of the
afternoon courtesy of a 41-3 victory over Thaddeus Stevens.
Including a Stevens forfeit at 125 pounds, the Spartans took nine
of the ten bouts including three pins and two major decisions.
Senior John Niedrich (Freehold, N.J./Christian Brothers
Academy), Thomason, and Chris Elliott (Crofton,
Md./South River) each won by fall at 165, 174, and 184
pounds, respectively, while Flickinger and Ulm both tallied major
decisions. At 149 pounds, Gleichuaf nabbed a 10-6 decision over
Michael Mendoza before Eric Rush (Hershey, Pa./Milton
Hershey) grabbed a 4-3 victory at 157. James
Laughlin (Hanover, Pa./South Western) added a trio of
points to York's side of scoreboard when he defeated Jeremy
Gross 13-10 in their 197-pound bout.
For the day, the Spartans as a team went
2-1. Flickinger posted a flawless 3-0 mark while Thomason won both
of his bouts. Cooley, Elliott, Hartman, and Saliba also recorded
2-0 days. Ulm tallied a quality 2-1 mark at 141 pounds.
The Spartans return to action in early
January as they travel to Collegeville, Pa. for the North/South
Duals. The duals are slated for a 10:00 am start.
Messiah 21 -
York 16
York 38 -
Gettysburg 6
York 41 -
Thaddeus Stevens 3
Kyle Flickinger photo courtesy of Scott Guise
