This marks the third straight year that the Falcons have been crowned East Region Champions.
With their success at the Super Region 1 Championships, nine different Falcons earned berths to the upcoming NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, Missouri on March 13-14.
In order to qualify for the National Tournament, you must finish in the top four of your region. The Falcons had eight wrestlers place in the top four of their bracket, thus earning eight automatic bids. However, Garrett Linton (197 pounds) also earned a berth to Nationals as an alternate, in case of sickness or injury to one of the qualifying wrestlers.
Furthermore, Joey Davis, who won the 174 pound bracket by going 4-0, was named Most Valuable Wrestler of the entire tournament.
"It was a really good day for us," said head coach Frank Romano. "Everyone fought as hard as they could, everyone battled, everyone contributed and scored team points. It was a total team effort. Now we have to prepare for the National Tournament."
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