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Wrestling team first-year athlete takes seventh place
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- February 6, 2020
Photo courtesy of Etown Athletics Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1 the Elizabethtown College wrestling team competed in the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational at Wheaton College in Illinois. On the first day of competition, the team placed 25th out of the 34 teams that were present with a total of 18.5 points. After the second
READ MOREWrestling takes a tough loss in last home match against Messiah
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- February 19, 2019
Friday, Feb. 8 Elizabethtown College’s wrestling team competed against Messiah College in its last home meet and celebrated senior Dan Smith’s accomplishments. Etown lost 29-13. Juniors Josh Paisley and Elijah Flasher and first-year Colton Shriner won their matches. Messiah had a large audience that cheered the team on as the players took the lead 11-0
READ MOREWrestling team beats King’s
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- February 18, 2019
The Elizabethtown College wrestling team traveled to King’s College Friday, Feb. 1. Etown ended 36-12 in a dual victory over King’s. Out of the 10 matches, Etown took a win for six of them. King’s was in the lead 3-0 after a 3-2 decision in a matchup with sophomore Josh McLaughlin. In the next two
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Wrestling team competes in weekend invitational at York
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- December 6, 2018
Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1 the Elizabethtown College wrestling team competed in the New Standard Corporation Invitational. The invitational was held at the York College of Pennsylvania, and 16 schools were represented. On Friday, Etown took 12th place and Saturday they took 16th. Seven Blue Jays were able to move through the competition
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Wrestling home opener, team suffers tough loss against York
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- November 16, 2018
The Elizabethtown College men’s wrestling team had their home opener Wednesday, Nov. 7 in Thompson Gymnasium against #7 York College. The Blue Jays had an upset victory against the Spartans last season where they won 22-19, but this time the results were in York’s favor. The Jays fell 42-0 against the Spartans’ four nationally ranked
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A great season leads one senior off to the Championships for a final match
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- March 1, 2018
Saturday, Feb. 24, Elizabethtown College’s men’s wrestling team competed in the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals. Senior Joe Ghione was ranked fifth in the country after continuing a great personal season as he took a win to the semifinals. Senior Chris Kummerer was also almost put in the same position, but was on a setback
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Wrestling team crowns champion
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- February 1, 2018
Saturday, Jan. 27, Elizabethtown College’s men’s wrestling team crowned a leading champion at the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational in Wheaton, Illinois. Senior Joe Ghione used two pins to win the 141-pound weight class. This is the first Etown champion at this tournament since 2012. Friday, Ghione found out that he advanced to the semifinals and was
READ MOREMen’s wrestling makes a comeback
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- January 25, 2018
Friday, Jan. 19, the Elizabethtown College wrestling team defeated the Gettysburg College Bullets on the road 5-4 for the Jays’ first win over Gettysburg since 2013. Etown got off to a strong start with back-to-back wins in the 125- and the 133-pound weight classes. Senior Phillip Torresani won on a 2-1 decision over Gettysburg senior
READ MORERunners place nationally, two wrestlers earn All-American
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- March 27, 2012
Over spring break, athletes from two winter teams represented Elizabethtown College at the national level. Four male runners from the track team competed March 9 in the distance medley relay (DMR) at Grinnell College in Iowa. In addition, senior wrestlers Bill Meaney and Quint Eno finished in seventh and eighth place, respectively, at the NCAA
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