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Men's Wrestling 3/13/2021 6:10:00 PM David Rung, Director of Athletics Media Relations

Farenchak To Go For Title Tonight, Dunlop And Young Wrap Up All-American Weekend

THE RUNDOWN

Event: 2021 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships
Site: St. Louis (The America's Center)
Competing Teams: 44
Result: 8th place (30.5 points).
The Short Story: Alex Farenchak (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) will wrestle in tonight's finals, while Jacob Dunlop (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon) and Nick Young (Batavia, N.Y./Alexander) wrapped up All-America finishes for the Gannon men's wrestling team Saturday afternoon at the NCAA Championships.

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GANNON RESULTS

125: Charlie Lenox (Erie, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) – 1-2
133: Jacob Dunlop (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon) – 2-3 – ALL-AMERICAN – 8TH PLACE
141: Austin Hertel (Rochester, N.Y./Hilton) – 0-2
157: Nick Young (Batavia, N.Y./Alexander) – 1-3 – ALL-AMERICAN – 6TH PLACE
165: Alex Farenchak (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) – 3-0 – ALL-AMERICAN – NATIONAL FINALIST
184: Cameron Page (Falconer, N.Y./Falconer Central) – 0-2
197: Joel Leise (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds) – 0-2
285: Freddie Nixon (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute) – 1-2

HOW IT HAPPENED

Farenchak's semifinal was one of a number of entertaining bouts on the day for Gannon. McKendree's Cory Peterson, who upset the top seed in Friday's quarterfinals, took a 3-1 lead, but Farenchak reversed to tie things up at the end of seven minutes. In sudden victory, Peterson took an excellent shot, but Farenchak countered, got in on a high single and converted for the winning takedown.
At 157, Young kept his thrilling action going Saturday. After putting top seed and finalist James Wimer of Findlay in precarious spots a couple times Friday, Young got the opening takedown and four nearfall points in the first period against Newberry's Will Evans. A reversal in the second sent Young to an 11-5 win in that consolation quarterfinal.
Young took the lead with a reversal to start the third in the consolation semis against second-seeded Dawson Combest of Indianapolis, but Combest snuck out and got the winning takedown with just 14 seconds left. In the fifth-place bout, Young couldn't find a finish to his counters, dropping a 9-3 decision to Central Oklahoma's Ty Lucas to finish sixth.
At 133, Dunlop was locked in a battle with seventh-seeded Tyler Kreith of Maryville in the consolation quarterfinals, getting the opening takedown 30 seconds in. An escape in the third gave Dunlop the 3-2 lead, but in a flurry of action, Kreith netted the winning takedown to push Dunlop to the seventh-place match.
In that one, Dunlop had a number of solid shots against Lindenwood's fourth-seeded Tanner Hitchcock, as the pair looked for the winning points tied 1-1 midway through the third. Hitchcock was the one who hit it, taking a reshot after Dunlop's attempt and converting for the winning margin.

EVENT NOTES

Farenchak is Gannon's first finalist since the 2010-11 season, when Zack McKendree finished second at 165. Farenchak makes it four Golden Knight finalists all-time, joining McKendree, 2002 runner-up Lyneil Mitchell and 2001 national champion Doug Joseph.
It's the first time since 2017 that the Golden Knights have a trio of All-Americans at the NCAA Championships.
Gannon appears headed to one of the best team finishes in program history. The Golden Knights sit in eighth place, and while that's the highest they can get, a tight race for the last few spots in the top 10 is shaping up, with five teams within five points of Gannon.

UP NEXT

Session 3 begins at 8 p.m. Eastern Saturday, when Farenchak will go for the 165-pound title.

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Dunlop: Senior; 125

Alex Farenchak: Redshirt Sophomore; 165

Austin Hertel: Senior; 133

Joel Leise: Redshirt Junior; 184

Freddie Nixon: Senior; 197

Cameron Page: Redshirt Junior; 184

Nick Young: Junior; 141

Charlie Lenox: Graduate Student; 125

Players Mentioned

Jacob Dunlop
: Senior; 125

Alex Farenchak
: Redshirt Sophomore; 165

Austin Hertel
: Senior; 133

Joel Leise
: Redshirt Junior; 184

Freddie Nixon
: Senior; 197

Cameron Page
: Redshirt Junior; 184

Nick Young
: Junior; 141

Charlie Lenox
: Graduate Student; 125