FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
S-081-07-08
Friday, February 22, 2008
Elizabethtown College to Compete at Metropolitan Wrestling Conference Championships
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team will compete with nine other schools at the Metropolitan Wrestling Conference championships at Wilkes University on Sunday.
The action is set to begin at 10 a.m. with opening round action. The semi-finals are slated to begin at 2 p.m., with the championship bouts slated to start at 4 p.m. Tickets for the event will be on sale at the door and are priced at $5 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens.
The Metropolitan Championship serves as a qualifier for the upcoming NCAA Division III Championships that will be held at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on March 7 and March 8. The ten individual weight class winners, along with seven at-large selections that will be chosen by the coaches, will represent the conference at the NCAA Championships.
Last season The College of New Jersey claimed the team title with 89.5 points. York was second after totaling 83 points. King’s finished third with 75.5 points, followed by Hunter, Wilkes, NYU, Centenary and Scranton.
Top contenders for the Blue Jays are sophomore Bud Croswell (Newark, DE/Sanford School), who compiled an 18-6 record at 149 pounds, and junior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), who has posted a 21-10 record at 157 pounds.