Gannon University Athletics

McElhaney is expected to start the season as the number one option in the 149-pound weight class … enters the season seventh all-time at Gannon with 23 career pins.

2008-09: Was a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … named to the ESPN The Magazine All-District II At-Large second team … compiled an 14-11 overall mark and 6-2 dual record … won a decision against Mercyhurst at the War at the Shore … posted dual victories against Pitt-Johnstown, Ashland and West Liberty State … recorded pins during dual matches against Kutztown and Seton Hill … won the 149-pound championship at the NCAA Division II East Regionals with a 4-0 record … earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division II National Championships, finishing sixth at 149 … recorded two victories during the first day of the national championships … was sixth on the team in overall victories and fifth in dual wins … tied for second on the team in pins (5).

2007-08: Was one of five Golden Knights to wrestle at 141, but received most of the action … led Gannon in victories (31) … recorded 16 pins, the fifth-highest single-season total in school history … ranked third among all NCAA Division II wrestlers in pins … posted the eighth-highest single-season victory total in school history … named to the Academic All-America second team … narrowly missed a trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships by finishing fifth in a tough 141-pound NCAA Division II East Regional bracket … went 4-2 with two pins at the regional … captured championships at the Ashland Invitational (3-0, 2 pins) and the Jamestown Jayhawk Invitational (4-0, 2 pins) … named “Most Outstanding Wrestler” at the Jamestown Jayhawk Invitational … ended the dual season with four consecutive victories, including pins in the final two matches against Limestone (S.C.) and Seton Hill … opened the dual season with consecutive wins against rival Mercyhurst, NCAA Division I Wagner, and Brockport … finished second at the Ashland Open with a 5-1 record and one pin … placed seventh at the Midwest Classic with a 4-2 record … won every match at the Midwest Classic with a pin.

2006-07: Posted a 5-9 record with four pins at 141 ... named to the Division II All-Academic All-America honorable-mention team ... picked up lone dual victory against nationally-ranked Pitt-Johnstown ... entered the NCAA East Regional with two victories, but recorded three victories during the two-day regional ... won two of the three regional matches via a pin.

2005-06: Redshirted ... recorded a 3-4 mark while wrestling unattached at invitationals and opens.

High School: Wrestled for head coach Mike Menold at Jamestown Area (Pa.) High School ... was a two-time section champion, two-time district placewinner, and two-time Northwest Region placewinner ... listed in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” ... was a member of the National Honor Society.