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Mark Hartenstine became the second straight All-American for WIlkes finishing fourth at 149-pounds

HARTENSTINE FINISHES FOURTH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS; EARNS ALL-AMERICAN STATUS

3/15/2014 4:21:00 PM

HARTENSTINE FINISHES FOURTH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS; EARNS ALL-AMERICAN STATUS

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Mark Hartenstine (Easton, PA/Easton) concluded his NCAA Championship run finishing in fourth place at 149-pounds earning All-American status in the process Saturday afternoon at the US Cellular Center.

It marks the sixth straight All-American for Wilkes as Kris Krawchuk (Slatington, PA/Northern Lehigh) finished as the national finalist at 157-pounds last year and Anthony Dattolo finished second at 149-pounds in 2012. As a team, Wilkes finished 27th in the tournament.

Hartenstine, the third seed in the tournament, made his way through to the semifinals with two decision wins in the opening round (7-1) and quarterfinals (1-0) setting up a matchup with second seeded Ryan Prater of Elmhurst. Hartenstine would fall in the semifinal bout by pin (5:26) moving into the consolation bracket of the tournament.

He opened the consolations with a 13-9 decision victory over Elroy Perkin of Wisconsin Whitewater advancing to the third place bout against a similar opponent in Delaware Valley's Vincent Fava. The two met in the semifinals of the East Regional two weeks earlier with Hartenstine edging out Fava 3-2. This time around Fava earned the 3-1 decision win as Hartenstine settled for fourth place in the tournament.

It marks the first All-American status for Hartenstine who finishes his season with a 41-3 record, a school record for wins in a single season.

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