The Bald Eagles had one individual champion and three Haven grapplers earned runner-up honors.
No. 8 Edinboro University took home the team title followed by Bloomsburg University.
No. 9 senior Seth Martin (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) won his second straight individual PSAC title at 157 pounds topping rival Matt Hill of Edinboro 5-1 in the championship match after cruising into the finals.
He started things off by pinning Kutztown University's David Zeek 1:03 into the second period and followed that up with a 14-2 major decision victory over Jarrett Hostetter of Millersville University.
No. 7 junior Obenson Blanc (Naples, Fla./Lely) took second at 125, falling to Bloomsburg's Mike Sees in the finals, 10-5. Blanc reached the finals after beating East Stroudsburg University's Stephen Gambino and Eric Morrill of Edinboro. Blanc earned the major decision victory over both with identical 15-4 scores.
Freshman Tom Kocher (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) also took second after falling to Alex Clemson of Edinboro 14-4 in the finals. Kocher got to the 184 pound finals with just one win, but it was big one for the rookie, as he pinned David Williams of East Stroudsburg just 29 seconds into the third period
Joining Blanc and Kocher with second place finishes was freshman Jeremie Cook (Venice, Fla.Venice) who took second at 197. Cook fell in the finals 3-2 to Edinboro's Jim Gibson. Like Kocher, Cook also got to the finals with just one win, a 10-6 victory over Keith McDonald of Millersville.
Landis Wright (Wingate, Pa./Bald Eagle) continued to enjoy a successful rookie season, as the freshman took third at 165. Wright kicked things off with an 11-3 major decision over KU's Sonny Flood. Wright followed that up with a loss in the second round with an 8-2 victory. In the third-place match he topped Josh Evans of Millersville 12-5, good enough for the major decision.
Senior Michael Metzger (Shillington, Pa./Governor Mifflin) joined Wright as a third place finisher. Metzger dropped his first match of the tournament, but followed it up with two straight wins, which earned him third-place honors at 174. He topped Clarion's Scott Joseph 9-4 and Millersville's Jeremy Brooks 11-2.
Sophomore Ben Hepburn (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock) was one of three Bald Eagles to place fourth. He took fourth at 285 after falling to Clarion's A.J. Brooks, 6-2 in the championship bout. Hepburn got to the finals after starting his tournament with a 6-3 win over Kutztown's Rich Dalmas and followed that up with a 2-0 win over Charles Deighton of East Stroudsburg.
Zach Kell (Ickesburg, Pa./West Perry) placed fourth for the Haven. The 141-pound freshman opened the tournament with a loss, but bounced back with a 6-4 win over Sean Carr of ESU. Kell then fell to Clarion University's Greg Lewis 10-3 in the third-place match.
Along with Kell, freshman Donnie Ament (Acme, Pa./Mount Pleasant) also placed fourth. Wrestling at 149 pounds, Ament started the tournament with a loss, but rebounded by defeating Kutztown's Chris Chambers 6-2. Ament then lost in the third-place match
5-4 to Joel Webster of Edinboro.
Freshman Nick Hyatt (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) placed for the Bald Eagles after finishing in sixth place at 133. He started his tournament with a 13-4 major decision win. Hyatt then fell to East Stroudsburg's John Stout 2-0 and Bloomsburg's Ricky Donald 8-0.
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