YORK, PA. - Six Apprentice School wrestlers finished in the top
six in their weight classes on Saturday in the York Spartan
Invitational at York College (Pa.) Grumbacher Sport & Fitness
Center.
Freshman Thad Lloyd was the top man in that group taking second
at 184 pounds with a 3-1 record. He went the distance in
every match scoring a 14-10 decision in his opening match and
knocking off Randy Criss of host York College 9-4 to advance to the
semifinals. In those he defeated another York College
wrestler Brian Adams 7-3 before falling 9-5 to top-seeded Mike
Wilcox of Delaware Valley College.
Freshman Charles Robinson was third at 174 pounds finishing with
a 4-1 record on the day. Robinson started with a 7-2 victory
over Derek Schisler of Centenary in the opener and then knocked off
John Barnett of eventual team winner Delaware Valley College
6-2. He advanced to the semifinals with an 11-2 major
decision over Josh Cook of Elizabethtown College before falling to
Greg Osgoodby of The College of New Jersey in the semis. In
the third place match he defeated teammate Eric Lybarger via
medical forfeit. Lybarger took fourth with a 2-1 record on
the day with a win by pin over Gerald Tyler of Washington &
Jefferson in 5:51 and knocked off Jamie Arze of York via an 8-0
major decision. In the semifinals he lost to Brandon
Macwhinnie of Stevens Institute before losing to Robinson.
Senior Justin Giliard was 3-1 at 165 pounds to take third
place. He opened with a win over Mike Degregorio of Delaware
Valley College via pin in 1:30 before defeating Jared Botchie of
York College by a 7-2 margin to advance to the semifinals where he
lost to eventual champion Randy Moore of Gloucester County
College. In the third place match he won by a medical
forfeit. Josh Flint (141 pounds) and Kendall Ridenour (197)
earned top six finishes in their weight classes in the ten-team
tournament.
Next up for the Builders will be the start of a dual match run
as they visit St. Andrew's Presbyterian College on Tuesday night
for a 7 pm match.
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