ERIE, Pa. – The Mercyhurst College wrestlers scored 60 points and placed fifth out of 10 teams at the 2008-09 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships, hosted by Mercyhurst College.

Edinboro won its fourth consecutive team title with 173.5 points, becoming the first team in over 50 years to win more than three straight trophies. Bloomsburg (108), Clarion (101) and Lock Haven (90.5) rounded out the top five with Gannon (59), East Stroudsburg (54), Kutztown (46), Shippensburg (29.5) and Millersville (23) wrapping up the field, respectively.

Final Team Scores

Final Brackets

Andy Lamancusa captured a fourth-place finish as he led seven Lakers in the championship session. The junior 157-pounder fell to Clarion's Hadley Harrison, 3-2, in the third-place match.

125-pound Payne Lint finished with a fifth-place performance, pinning Gannon's Scott Baron at 6:04 after posting a technical fall over Baron in the first round of the tournament, 19-4 (6:10).

At 174 lbs, Kevin Hardy also posted a fall in the fifth-place match, pinning Millersville's Shane Smith at 5:51.

At 133 lbs, Michael Baxter fell in the fifth-place match to East Stroudsburg's Matt Swallow by a 10-6 decision. Swallow's win avenged a 6-4 loss to Baxter in the quarterfinals. 

Heavyweight Kenny Bluska also fell in the fifth-place match, falling to Lock Haven's Gabe Murtoff in a hard-fought 3-1 loss.



2008 PSAC Championships
Wt 125
1st: #1 Jay Ivanco (Clarion University) dec. #3 Kyle Fluke (Edinboro University), 6-4 sv
3rd: #2 Ian Moser (Bloomsburg University) dec. #5 Nick Hyatt (Lock Haven University), 10-3
5th: #4 Payne Lint (Mercyhurst College) fall over Scott Baron (Gannon University), 6:04
Wt 133
1st: #2 Joe Kemmerer (Kutztown University) dec. #1 Ricky Deubel (Edinboro University), 2-1 TB1
3rd: #3 Jason Guffey (Bloomsburg University) dec. #6 Billy Ashnault (Lock Haven University), 3-0
5th: #5 Matt Swallow (East Stroudsburg University) dec. #4 Michael Baxter (Mercyhurst College), 10-6
Wt 141
1st: #2 Joel Webster (Edinboro University) dec. #5 AJ Milanak (Gannon University), 6-1
3rd: #3 Ricky Donald (Bloomsburg University) dec. Owen Wilkinson (Lock Haven University), 6-1
5th: #1 Sal Lascari (Clarion University) dec. #4 John Paukovits (Kutztown University), 10-8
Wt 149
1st: #3 Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro University) dec. #5 George Hickman (Bloomsburg University), 9-8
3rd: #1 Matt Fittery (Lock Haven University) maj. dec. #2 Scott Heckman (East Stroudsburg University), 17-9
5th: #4 Greg Lewis (Clarion University) maj. dec #6 Joey Anceravage (Shippensburg University), 11-3
Wt 157
1st: #1 Gregor Gillespie (Edinboro University) dec. #2 Matt Moley (Bloomsburg University), 3-0
3rd: #3 Hadley Harrison (Clarion University) dec. #4 Andy Lamancusa (Mercyhurst College), 3-2
5th: #6 Brandon Monin (Gannon University) maj. dec. #5 Chris Chambers (Kutztown University), 14-5
Wt 165
1st: #1 Jarrod King (Edinboro University) dec. #2 Rickey Schmelyun (Bloomsburg University), 7-1
3rd: #3 Jeremy Brooks (Millersville University) dec. #4 Dom Ross (Clarion University), 7-0
5th: Jeff Jacobs (East Stroudsburg University) dec. Aaron Ernest (Lock Haven University), 6-2
Wt 174
1st: #3 Nate Graham (Bloomsburg University)dec. #4 Scott Joseph (Clarion University), 6-3
3rd: #1 Chris Barrick (Shippensburg University) dec. #6 Paul Paddock (Edinboro University), 6-2
5th: Kevin Hardy (Mercyhurst College) fall over #2 Shane Smith (Millersville University), 5:51
Wt 184
1st: #1 Chris Honeycutt (Edinboro University) dec. #2 Clint Podish (Clarion University), 10-3
3rd: #5 Tom Kocher (Lock Haven University) dec. Jacob Tazzi (Gannon University), 9-3
5th: #3 Bryan Wolff (Mercyhurst College) win by medical forfeit over #6 Jon Hade (Shippensburg University)
Wt 197
1st: #1 Pat Bradshaw (Edinboro University) dec. #2 Ben Hepburn (Lock Haven University), 5-3
3rd: #6 Shane Mallory (East Stroudsburg University) dec. #3 Jamie Luckett (Clarion University), 3-2 TB1
5th: #4 Scott Snyder (Kutztown University) win by medical forfeit #5 Trevor Gallo (Mercyhurst College)
Wt 285
1st: #1 Joe Fendone (Edinboro University) fall over #2 Chris Birchler (East Stroudsburg University), 4:51
3rd: #3 Frank McGrath (Gannon University) fall over #6 Zac Walsh (Bloomsburg University), 2:29
5th: #5 Gabe Murtoff (Lock Haven University) dec. #4 Kenny Bluska (Mercyhurst College), 3-1

Tournament Notes:

• Edinboro becomes the first team since Lock Haven to win four consecutive titles. The Bald Eagles claimed titles in 1940-42 and 1947-48. No titles were awarded from 1943-46 due to World War II.
• Edinboro's Gregor Gillespie becomes a three-time champion and is named the Tournament's “Outstanding Wrestler” for second consecutive year.