THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes 14th
What: NCAA Div. III Southeast Regional in wrestling action
When: Friday-Saturday, Feb. 24-25
Where: York, Pa. – York

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg's Luke Kowalski (Derwood, Md./St. John's College) wrestled to a third-place finish at the NCAA Div. III Southeast Regional hosted by York (Pa.) and will make his second trip to the national tournament. As a team, Gettysburg finished 14th with 36 points.

THE LEADERS
• Luke Kowalski opened with a 2-minute, 13-second fall over Alvernia's Anthony Portillo before falling 16-7 in the quarterfinals to Delaware Valley's Ryan Kelly. In the consolation bracket, Kowalski pinned Averett's Daniel Porter 23 seconds into the second period to advance to Saturday. His second day opened with a 16-0 first-period technical fall over David Rubin (Washington and Lee). In the consolation semifinal, Kowalski pinned Wilkes' Jack Bauer in 1:36 to face Portillo again with the national bid on the line. Kowalski did what he did the day before and pinned his foe in 3:20.
FOR THE FOES
• Stevens won the regional championship with 181 points, outdistancing Alvernia by 26.5 points.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Heath Rudolph (Winchester, Va./Roanoke) went 2-2 at 157 for the Bullets. His weekend started in the preliminary bracket, falling in his opening bout to Wilkes' Charles Everdale, 3-0. Rudolph then made his way into the main bracket with a 16-0 first period technical fall over Penn State-Behrend's Zachary Edwards. Rudolph then edged Ferrum's Christian Hite 8-7 before Garret Cornell (Messiah) pinned Rudolph in 5:36.
• Phil Nave (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) also went 2-2 for Gettysburg. His weekend at heavyweight also started in the preliminary bracket, dropping his opening bout to Averett's Jamar Christian, 12-3. Nave then made his way into the main bracket with a pin late in the first period of Jackson Shumate (Roanoke). Nave added a second pin, downing Southern Virginia's Igor Lakicevic in 3:54 before falling to the eventual third-place finisher, Ferrum's Rayshawn Dixon, 8-3.
• Jake Stein (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) opened his day with a 7-2 win over Southern Virginia's Xavier Jukes before dropping a pair of major decisions in the main bracket at 141.
• Justin Richey (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) was pinned by James Geiger (Wilkes) midway through the first period in the opening round before recording a pin of his own in the consolation bracket at 165, downing Washington & Jefferson's Logan Marko in 3:49. Richey's day then ended with a 13-5 loss to King's Frankie Theroux.
• Russell Canova (Danvers, Mass./Danvers) also opened with a pin right at the end of the second period in the preliminary bracket at 184. He was then pinned by Frank Medina (Stevens) in the first period and dropped an 11-8 decision to Jaden Roberts (Delaware Valley).
• At 197, Brendan Loder (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) dropped an 11-5 decision to Ferrum's Braden Homsey in his first bout. In the consolation bracket, Loder defeated Nico Williams (Washington & Jefferson) 4-2 before falling to Delaware Valley's Daniel Eckley, 3-2.

THE INSIDE STORY
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Luke Kowolski (17-4) placed 3rd and scored 22.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Luke Kowolski (Gettysburg College) 17-4 won by fall over Anthony Portillo (Alvernia University) 4-2 (Fall 2:13)
Quarterfinal - Ryan Kelly (Delaware Valley University) 3-2 won by major decision over Luke Kowolski (Gettysburg College) 17-4 (MD 16-7)
Cons. Round 2 - Luke Kowolski (Gettysburg College) 17-4 won by fall over Daniel Porter (Averett University) 23-16 (Fall 3:23)
Cons. Round 3 - Luke Kowolski (Gettysburg College) 17-4 won by tech fall over David Rubin (Washington And Lee University) 24-9 (TF-1.5 2:33 (16-0))
Cons. Semi - Luke Kowolski (Gettysburg College) 17-4 won by fall over Jack Bauer (Wilkes University) 26-7 (Fall 1:36)
3rd Place Match - Luke Kowolski (Gettysburg College) 17-4 won by fall over Anthony Portillo (Alvernia University) 4-2 (Fall 3:20)
141
Jake Stein (10-17) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.
Prelim - Jake Stein (Gettysburg College) 10-17 won by decision over Xavier Jukes (Southern Virginia University) 8-12 (Dec 7-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Wiley Kahler (Lycoming College) 4-2 won by major decision over Jake Stein (Gettysburg College) 10-17 (MD 9-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Camerin Deville (Messiah University) 2-2 won by major decision over Jake Stein (Gettysburg College) 10-17 (MD 21-7)
149
Eric Mougalian (13-17) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Chance Babb (Alvernia University) 5-1 won by major decision over Eric Mougalian (Gettysburg College) 13-17 (MD 8-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Jaryn Hartranft (Wilkes University) 9-15 won by major decision over Eric Mougalian (Gettysburg College) 13-17 (MD 14-6)
157
Heath Rudolph (11-16) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.
Prelim - Charles Everdale (Wilkes University) 15-19 won by decision over Heath Rudolph (Gettysburg College) 11-16 (Dec 3-0)
Prelim - Heath Rudolph (Gettysburg College) 11-16 won by tech fall over Zachary Edwards (Penn State Behrend) 0-2 (TF-1.5 2:10 (16-0))
Cons. Round 1 - Heath Rudolph (Gettysburg College) 11-16 won by decision over Christian Hite (Ferrum College) 0-2 (Dec 8-7)
Cons. Round 2 - Garret Cornell (Messiah University) 4-2 won by fall over Heath Rudolph (Gettysburg College) 11-16 (Fall 5:36)
165
Justin Richey (21-16) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - James Geiger (Wilkes University) 20-11 won by fall over Justin Richey (Gettysburg College) 21-16 (Fall 1:41)
Cons. Round 1 - Justin Richey (Gettysburg College) 21-16 won by fall over Logan Marko (Washington And Jefferson College) 12-12 (Fall 3:49)
Cons. Round 2 - Frankie Theroux (King`s College (Pennsylvania)) 4-3 won by major decision over Justin Richey (Gettysburg College) 21-16 (MD 13-5)
174
Cooper Leszczuk (8-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Prelim - Kyle Lee (Roanoke College) 23-18 won by decision over Cooper Leszczuk (Gettysburg College) 8-12 (Dec 8-3)
Prelim - Eli Crum (Lycoming College) 1-2 won by fall over Cooper Leszczuk (Gettysburg College) 8-12 (Fall 6:53)
184
Russell Canova (2-6) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.
Prelim - Russell Canova (Gettysburg College) 2-6 won by fall over Ikia Garcia (Southern Virginia University) 5-14 (Fall 5:00)
Champ. Round 1 - Frank Medina (Stevens Institute Of Technology) 23-11 won by fall over Russell Canova (Gettysburg College) 2-6 (Fall 2:11)
Cons. Round 1 - Jaden Roberts (Delaware Valley University) 4-2 won by decision over Russell Canova (Gettysburg College) 2-6 (Dec 11-8)
197
Brendan Loder (15-15) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Braden Homsey (Ferrum College) 4-1 won by decision over Brendan Loder (Gettysburg College) 15-15 (Dec 11-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Brendan Loder (Gettysburg College) 15-15 won by decision over Nico Williams (Washington And Jefferson College) 6-13 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Daniel Eckley (Delaware Valley University) 4-3 won by decision over Brendan Loder (Gettysburg College) 15-15 (Dec 3-2)
285
Phil Nave (21-13) place is unknown and scored 5.0 team points.
Prelim - Jamar Christian (Averett University) 25-15 won by major decision over Phil Nave (Gettysburg College) 21-13 (MD 12-3)
Prelim - Phil Nave (Gettysburg College) 21-13 won by fall over Jackson Shumate (Roanoke College) 0-5 (Fall 2:51)
Cons. Round 1 - Phil Nave (Gettysburg College) 21-13 won by fall over Igor Lakicevic (Southern Virginia University) 7-16 (Fall 3:54)
Cons. Round 2 - Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum College) 4-1 won by decision over Phil Nave (Gettysburg College) 21-13 (Dec 8-3)

NEXT UP
The NCAA Div. III national championship takes place on Mar. 10-11 at the Berglund Center in Roanoke, Va.