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Mark Hartenstine
Steve Finkernagel
Mark Hartenstine is ranked third at 149 in the latest NWCA national rankings

NO. 7 WILKES WRESTLING HOSTS SECOND HOME QUAD ON SATURDAY

2/1/2013 9:30:00 AM

(Match Notes)
 
NO. 7 WILKES WRESTLING HOSTS SECOND HOME QUAD ON SATURDAY
 
No. 7 Wilkes (14-3) at Home Quad
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Start Time: 11:00 a.m.
Marts Center • Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

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Colonels Notebook
• Wilkes enters this weekend's action winners of 14 straight dual matches dating back to mid November. The Colonels are ranked in the top ten nationally for the first time under head coach Jon Laudenslager.
 
• Wilkes hosts its second of two quad matches welcoming McDaniel, Lycoming, and Trinity College to the Marts Center with wrestling set to begin at 11:00 a.m.
 
• The Colonels, ranked No. 7, posted three wins in their home quad last Saturday. Wilkes began the day cruising by Mount Saint Vincent 59-0 before a 45-0 win over RIT and 35-7 victory against Washington and Jefferson.
 
• The Colonels have 27 wrestlers who have notched at least five wins this season as well as 21 wrestlers with .500 or better marks.
 
• Three Wilkes wrestles are ranked nationally in the latest NWCA individual rankings. At 133, junior Myzar Mendoza (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) (25-4) is tabbed seventh, while redshirt sophomore Mark Hartenstine (Easton, PA/Easton) (13-1) is ranked third at
149-pounds and junior Kris Krawchuk (Slatington, PA/Northern Lehigh) (19-2) was selected fifth at 157 after moving up a class midway through this season.
 
• Guesseppe Rea (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) (23-8) was selected as a contender in the latest d3wrestle. com rankings while Matt Transue (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) (17-8) and Nathan White (Ellicott City, MD/River Hill) (18-7) were tabbed honorable mentions at 197 and 165 respectively to round out the Colonels with individual honors.
 
• WU had 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). 
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