BOONE, N.C. — With a fourth straight Southern Conference regular season title secured, Appalachian State Wrestling will head to Pennsylvania this weekend for a dual meet doubleheader before it hosts the SoCon Championships in Boone on March 10.
The Mountaineers are closing the regular season with nonconference duals Saturday at Bloomsburg (1 p.m.) and No. 21 Lock Haven (7:30 p.m.). Lock Haven is about 70 miles west of Bloomsburg in central Pennsylvania.
App State (8-6) is 6-1 in duals since the calendar flipped to 2019, with its current four-match winning streak including victories against Chattanooga, Duke, Davidson and The Citadel.
Bloomsburg is 3-10 overall with one common opponent in Ohio, which won 34-9 against the Huskies.
Lock Haven is 9-3 overall after capping a 6-0 run through the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL). The Bald Eagles have a common opponent with App State in Oklahoma, which won 23-12 against Lock Haven. Since then, the Bald Eagles are 7-1 with a 23-14 win against then-No. 12 Arizona State.
Against Lock Haven, there could be five matchups between two wrestlers ranked in the top 33 of the NCAA Coaches' Panel: at 133 pounds, 141 pounds, 165 pounds, 184 pounds and 285 pounds.
The seven Mountaineers ranked by the panel are
Randall Diabe (No. 13 at 197),
Irvin Enriquez (No. 26 at 141),
Alan Clothier (No. 27 at 184),
Codi Russell (No. 27 at 133),
Matt Zovistoski (No. 27 at 149),
Cary Miller (No. 31 at 285) and
Michael Elliott (No. 33 at 165). Lock Haven's wrestlers ranked by the panel are Chance Marsteller (No. 5 at 165), Corey Hazel (No. 17 at 184), Kyle Shoop (No. 21 at 141), Thomas Haines (No. 22 at 285), DJ Fehlman (No. 30 at 133) and Luke Werner (No. 32 at 125).
APP STATE
125:
De'Andre Swinson-Barr, So., Fayetteville N.C./South View, 12-9
133: #27
Codi Russell, So., Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill, 17-9
141: #26
Irvin Enriquez, Sr., Aberdeen, N.C./Pinecrest, 17-13
149: #27
Matt Zovistoski, Jr., Paramus, N.J./St. Joseph Regional, 22-12
157:
Angel Najar, Sr., Bethel, N.C./North Pitt, 15-11
165: #33
Michael Elliott, Sr., Jefferson, N.C./Ashe County, 20-10
174:
Thomas Flitz, So., Monroe, N.C./Piedmont, 10-15
184: #27
Alan Clothier, So., Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence, 18-11
197: #13
Randall Diabe, Sr., Greensboro, N.C./Dudley, 22-5
HWT: #31
Cary Miller, Jr., Greensboro, N.C./NW Guilford, 20-10
LOCK HAVEN
125: #32 So. Luke Werner (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) 27-10
133: #30 Jr. DJ Fehlman (Warren, Pa./Warren) 29-6
141: #21 Jr. Kyle Shoop (Boiling Springs, Pa./Boiling Springs) 27-6
149: Jr. Jonathan Ross (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York) 16-9 or Fr. Brock Port (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte) 17-11
157: Jr. Alex Klucker (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro) 18-9
165: #5 Sr. Chance Marsteller (New Park, Pa./Kennard-Dale) 18-2
174: Jr. Jared Siegrist (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) 23-12
184: #17 Jr. Corey Hazel (Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley) 11-3
197: Fr. Parker McClellan (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) 20-15 or Fr. Luke McGonigal (Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield) 11-5
285: #22 Sr. Thomas Haines (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) 19-3
BLOOMSBURG
125: Willy Girard
133: Shawn Orem
141: Lewis Williams
149: Open
157: Nate Newberry
165: Alex Carida
174: Gavin Hale
184: Trevor Allard
197: Kyle Murphy
285: Bruce Graeber
