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Wilkes will face two ranked opponents Saturday at the North/South Duals

NO. 24 COLONEL WRESTLING TO COMPETE AT NORTH/SOUTH DUALS SATURDAY

1/4/2013 12:57:00 PM

(Match Notes)

NO. 24 COLONEL WRESTLING TO COMPETE AT NORTH/SOUTH DUALS SATURDAY

No. 24 Wilkes (4-3) at North/South Duals
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Start Time: 9:30 a.m.
Collegeville, Pa. • Ursinus College

Colonels Notebook
• The Colonels, ranked No. 24, return to the mat as the Colonels travel to Collegeville, Pa. to participate in the North/South Duals at Ursinus College.

• WU is coming off a strong performance at the 80th annual Wilkes Open on December 28th. Eight Colonels claimed top six finishes including a 149-pound title from Kris Krawchuk (Slatington, PA/Northern Lehigh).

• WU will face four schools on Saturday, going up against No. 22 Messiah at 9:30 a.m., USMMA at 11:30 a.m., No. 21 York at 1:30 p.m., and DII West Chester at 3:30 p.m.

• The Colonels have 20 wrestlers who have notched at least five wins this season as well as 18 wrestlers with .500 or better marks.

• Junior Myzar Mendoza (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) (15-4) is ranked 9th at 133-pounds according to the latest NWCA Individual rankings, while Kris Krawchuk (Slatington, PA/Northern Lehigh) (14-2) is ranked 8th at 149-pounds. In the latest d3wrestle.com poll, Guesseppe Rea (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) (16-5)  is listed as a contender, while junior Mike Shannon (Montvale, NJ/Northern Valley Regional) (9-7) garnered an honorable mention spot.

• The Colonels captured second place in the Monarch Invitational in the season opener as two wrestlers earned individual championships (125- Guesseppe Rea (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) and 133- Myzar Mendoza (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill)).

• Wilkes went 1-3 at the John Reese Duals earlier this year earning a 28-6 win over then No. 18 Johns Hopkins. The Colonels posted two wins at the Wesleyan tri-match beating Rhode Island College 34-10 and the host No. 29 Wesleyan 24-16.

• Earlier this season, Krawchuk was named d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com “Wrestler of the Week” after going 3-0 at the John Reese Duals with all three victories coming against ranked opponents. He opened the day with a pin over tenth ranked Craig Montgomery of Centenary and followed with a pair of decision wins over Troy Sterling 4-2 (#5 at 157) and fifth ranked Henry Stauber of Johns Hopkins 8-3.

Weighing In
125    G. Rea
133    M. Mendoza
133    R. Smith
141    M. Misczenski
141    G. Panicucci
141    J. Peterson
149    M. Hartenstine
149    K. Krawchuk
149    J. Lynch
157    T. Lauchaire
157    P. Racciato
157    S. Turner
165    R. Barry
165    J. Ilvento
165    N. Lynch
165    M. McIntyre
165    N. White
174    C. Martino
174    D. Stough
174    A. Transue
184    E. Bach
184    M. Duque
184    S. Gray
184    L. Veppert
197    D. Oberrender
197    M. Transue
285    N. Dawson
285    W. Fletcher
285    M. Shannon

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