Gannon University Athletics

Career Accolades:

• 2020-21 NCAA All-American (2nd place)
• 2020-21 NCAA National Qualifier
• 2020-21 NWCA Scholar All-American
• 2019-20 NCAA All-American
• 2019-20 NCAA National Qualifier
• 2019-20 NWCA Scholar All-American
• 2019-20 All-PSAC Second Team
• PSAC Wrestler of the Week (1/20/20; 2/24//20)  
• D2ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner (2022-23)

2021-22: Was having a tremendous season, predominantly at 165 pounds, with a 12-3 record before an injury ended his season ... had 3 pins and 2 major decisions ... 2-time All-American now has a career record of 45-13 ... won his first 6 matches of the season, including 3 in the Journeyman Classic and 3 wins in the Findlay Open before an injury forced him to medically forfeit in the Findlay Open title match as he settled for 2nd place ... collected 6 consecutive wins in duals for Gannon before suffering his season-ending injury.

2020-21: Became just the fourth wrestler in Gannon history to wrestle for a national championship, finishing as the runnerup at 165 lbs. at the NCAA Division II National Championships … became a two-time All-American but earned it for the first time on the mat while posting a 9-2 record, winning his lone dual match, with a pair of falls … faced second-seeded Fred Green of Colorado-Mesa in the finals, dropping a 7-3 decision … opened Nationals seeded fifth and won an 8-4 decision over Braydon Huber of Mary … followed that up with a 2-1 decision over American International’s JoJo Gonzalez, avenging his only other loss in the Super Region 1 Championships finals … reached the finals with a 5-3 win in sudden victory over Cory Peterson of McKendree … actually an at-large berth to the National Championships, which featured a reduced field, after finishing second at the Super Region 1 Championships … after losing to Gonzalez, picked up a win by injury default over Alderson-Broaddus’ Jamar Williams in the true second place match … earned NWCA Scholar All-America honors for the second straight year an was also a CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-America All-Region selection.
 
2019-20:  Earned his first trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships as a redshirt freshman, but would not be able to compete when Nationals were canceled due to the pandemic … was still proclaimed an All-American by the NWCA … finished the year with a 24-8 while competing at 165 lbs., going 10-3 in duals and 6-0 in PSAC duals … led the team in wins … had team-high 7 major decisions, along with a technical fall and 3 falls … was one of Gannon's five finalists at the Super Region 1 Tournament, placing second to earn his first trip to nationals, and earn the sixth seed at 165 lbs… went 6-3 against nationally-ranked opponents, and was twice named the PSAC Wrestler of the Week … at the regional tournament, opened with a pin and then upset eighth-ranked Devin Austin of Pitt-Johnstown, 7-5 in sudden victory, before losing by technical fall to fourth-ranked Logan Grass of Mercyhurst in the finals … placed second at the Mount Union Open, along with a fourth-place showing at the Midwest Classic and fifth at the Storm Open … went 5-2 at the Midwest Classic while facing four nationally-ranked wrestlers … won three of the four bouts, with lone loss by a narrow 5-4 decision to top-ranked Nick Foster of McKendree … was a second team All-PSAC selection ... earned NWCA Scholar All-America honors.
 
2018-19: Finished his redshirt season with a 15-5 record while competing in open tournaments at 157 lbs… had one major decision, 2 technical falls and 2 falls … placed in five different tournaments, including a first place at the JCC Open and the JCU Open in the gold division … was fourth in the Findlay Open, came in fifth in the silver division at the Storm Open, and was sixth at the Edinboro Open.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestled for head coach Justin Toth at Riverside (Ohio) High School ... compiled 127 career wins ... a two-time sectional champion ... a 2017 and 2018 state-qualifier ... placed seventh at the 2018 Ohio state championship.
 
PERSONAL: Born April 14, 2000 … son of Monique and Lance Farenchak … Mechanical Engineering major  ... has two brothers.