ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING
Saturday, November 17, 2007

Blue Jays Split Matches at Messiah Duals

GRANTHAM, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team competed at the Messiah Duals on Saturday, coming home with a win over Waynesburg College and a loss to Wheaton College to move their record to 2-1 on the season. 

The Blue Jays lost the opening match against Wheaton College 25-17.  Senior Pete Achilles (Geneva, NY/Geneva) opened the dual with a fall in 1:14 over Ben Allen, sophomore Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) picked up a forfeit to put the Blue Jays up 12-0.

Wheaton 141-pounder Brent Skorup put the Thunder on the board with a fall, but sophomore Bud Croswell (Newark DE/Sanford School) cruised to a first period technical fall (15-0, 2:50) over Rob Jacobson. Wheaton was down 17-6 and reeled off six straight wins to pull away with the victory.

The Blue Jays' opponent in the second match was Waynesburg College, and Etown posted a 56-0 win.  Etown got pins from Bartholomew, Croswell, junior Jereme Heisey (Manheim PA/Manheim Central), and sophomore Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing).   Winning by major decision for Etown were sophomore Paul Connor (Tabernacle, NJ/ Shawnee), and first-year student Josh Cook (Gardners, PA/Boiling Springs).

Wheaton 25, Elizabethtown 17
125: Pete Achilles (E) fall Ben Allen 1:14 (6-0)
133: Eric Rhoads (E) forfeit (12-0)
141: Brent Skorup pin Terry Bartholomew (E) 3:37 (12-6)
149: Bud Croswell (E) tf Rob Jacobson 15-0 in 2:50 (17-6)
157: Eugene Savenok dec Jereme Heisey (E) 5-2 (17-9)
165: Justin Marble dec Mike Lussier (E) 6-2 (17-12)
174: Justin Tomal dec Josh Cook (E) 3-2 (17-15)
184: Toby Boltz mdec Bill Meaney (E) 14-4 (17-19)
197: Matthew Griffiths dec Josh Herbert (E) 6-0 (17-22)
285: Chase Campbell dec Tim Katzaman (E) 10-6 (17-25)

Elizabethtown 56, Waynesburg 0
125: Pete Achilles (E) fft (6-0)
133: Eric Rhoads (E) fft (12-0)
141: Terry Bartholomew (E) fall Josh Boyle :47 (18-0)
149: Bud Croswell (E) fall Steve Snyder 1:35 (24-0)
157: Jereme Heisey (E) fall Kevin Walsh (30-0)
165: Paul Connor (E) mdec Bobby Holt 15-1 (34-0)
174: Josh Cook (E) mdec Jason King 10-2 (38-0)
184: Bill Meaney (E) fft (44-0)
197: Josh Herbert (E) fft (50-0)
285: Tim Katzaman (E) fall Rich Janicki 6:29 (56-0)