Saturday, January 16
Annapolis, Md.
6:30 PM
Lehigh University
at
Navy
Photo by: Alex Mowrey/Pitt Athletics
Mountain Hawks Visit Navy Saturday For 101st Meeting In Series
1/14/2021 1:08:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - After opening its season last weekend at Pitt, No. 18 Lehigh heads to Navy for its final scheduled road dual of the season and the 101st meeting in Lehigh's second most often-wrestled series. The match is slated for a 6:30 p.m. start with video coverage on ESPN+. Saturday's action will once again feature a traditional dual plus extra countable bouts.
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Lehigh Probable Starters
125 Jaret Lane (Jr., Catawissa, Pa.)
125 Sheldon Seymour (Fr., Troy, N.Y.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
133 Malyke Hines (Fr., Kissimmee, Fla.)
133 Satoshi Abe (Jr., Putnam Valley, N.Y.)
141 Connor McGonagle (Fr., Danville, N.H.)
141 Joe Lobeck (Sr., Lancaster, Pa.)Â Â Â Â Â
141 Drew Munch (Fr., East Stroudsburg, Pa.)Â Â Â Â
149 Jimmy Hoffman (Jr., Drums, Pa.)Â Â Â Â
149 Paul Watkins (Fr., Cumming, Ga.)Â Â
157 AJ Burkhart (So., Athens, Pa.)
157 Manzona Bryant IV (Fr., Columbus, Ohio)
165 Thayne Lawrence (Fr., Perryopolis, Pa.)Â Â Â Â Â
165 Brian Meyer (So., Phillipsburg, N.J.)
174 Jake Logan (Fr., New Rochelle, N.Y.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
174 Connor Herceg (Fr., Nazareth, Pa.)
184 JT Davis (Fr., Smyrna, Del.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
184 Caden Wright (Fr., Emmaus, Pa.)Â Â Â
197 No. 15 Jake Jakobsen (Sr., Sciota, Pa.)
197 Andrew Shedleski (So., Selinsgrove, Pa.)Â Â Â
285 Victor Lacombe (Jr., Whitehouse Station, N.J.)
285 Eli Jones (So., Perkiomenville, Pa.)
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Lehigh finally opened the 2020-21 season last weekend at No. 13 Pitt. The Mountain Hawks returned to the mat for the first time since March 7, 2020 and despite getting a win by fall from junior Jaret Lane in the opening bout of the season, the 17th-ranked Mountain Hawks fell 24-9 to the Panthers. Lane kicked off Lehigh's campaign by pinning Colton Camacho in the first period. Junior Jimmy Hoffman added a 4-0 decision over Luke Kemerer at 149 to put Lehigh up 9-6, but Pitt won the final six bouts to spoil the Mountain Hawks' opener. Lehigh had five wrestlers make their Mountain Hawk debuts in the dual. Four of Lehigh's losses in the dual were by three points or fewer. A fifth went to overtime. The Mountain Hawks and Panthers also competed in 10 extra bouts that count towards wrestlers' season records. Lehigh wrestlers won four of those extra matches with senior Joe Lobeck (141), freshmen Connor Herceg (165) and Caden Wright (184) and sophomore Eli Jones (285) all winning decisions.
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Five Mountain Hawks made their Lehigh debuts in the dual against Pittsburgh. Malyke Hines (133), Connor McGonagle (141) and Jake Logan (174) debuted after deferring eligibility last season, while Thayne Lawrence (165) and JT Davis (184) became the first true freshmen to wrestle in duals for the Mountain Hawks since Jaret Lane and Josh Humphreys did in the 2018-19 season. The last time Lehigh started five freshmen in a dual was Jan. 26, 2018 when deferred freshmen Nick Farro (133), Luke Karam (141), Dylan Ammerman (184), Chris Weiler (197) and Jordan Wood (285) competed in a 20-17 loss at Virginia Tech. Karam and Wood won their bouts. Five more deferred or true freshmen wrestled their first career official bouts in the extra matches at Pitt: Sheldon Seymour (125), Paul Watkins (149), Tyler Sung (157), Connor Herceg (165) and Caden Wright (184). Herceg and Wright were winners in their Lehigh debuts.
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With a lot of the oddities surrounding this 2020-21 season, the national individual rankings remain a bit all over the place. Seniors Brandon Paetzell and Jake Jakobsen are the only two Mountain Hawks in the latest rankings by InterMat and Amateur Wrestling News, but Paetzell has been moved up a weight class to 133. Junior Jimmy Hoffman joins Paetzell and Jakobsen in the FloWrestling rankings. Lehigh has five wrestlers ranked by both The Open Mat and Trackwrestling. Paetzell remains ranked at 125 by The Open Mat, while freshman Malyke Hines cracked the top 33 at 133.
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Navy brings a 1-1 record into Saturday's dual. The Midshipmen lost their opener to Pitt but went on the road last weekend to hammer Clarion 41-3. Navy went 8-6 in duals last season, finished fourth at the EIWA Championships and were slated to send five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships.
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The Mids are led by two returning EIWA champions who are currently ranked in the top 15 nationally: Cody Trybus (141) and Tanner Skidgel (165). Trybus and Skidgel are the only Navy wrestlers ranked by InterMat and FloWrestling but six other Midshipmen appear in other polls. Casey Cobb is a returning at-large NCAA qualifier at 149. Cary Kolat is in his first season as Navy's head coach.
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Navy is Lehigh's second most often-wrestled rival trailing only Penn State. Last year's dual was the 100th in series history. The Mountain Hawks have won the last nine duals in the series to take the lead in the series for the first time. Navy was Lehigh's second-ever opponent in Lehigh's inaugural 1910 season. Lehigh now leads the all-time series 53-47. Pat Santoro is 11-1 versus the Midshipmen. Last year's 23-9 Lehigh win at Grace Hall was the 200th career dual victory for Santoro.
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Saturday's dual begins at 6:30 p.m. from Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md. The dual will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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Lehigh is currently scheduled to wrestle the remainder of the regular season in the friendly confines of Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall, beginning Sunday, January 24 when the Drexel Dragons visit for a 2 p.m. match. Binghamton visits on Saturday, January 30.
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Lehigh Probable Starters
125 Jaret Lane (Jr., Catawissa, Pa.)
125 Sheldon Seymour (Fr., Troy, N.Y.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
133 Malyke Hines (Fr., Kissimmee, Fla.)
133 Satoshi Abe (Jr., Putnam Valley, N.Y.)
141 Connor McGonagle (Fr., Danville, N.H.)
141 Joe Lobeck (Sr., Lancaster, Pa.)Â Â Â Â Â
141 Drew Munch (Fr., East Stroudsburg, Pa.)Â Â Â Â
149 Jimmy Hoffman (Jr., Drums, Pa.)Â Â Â Â
149 Paul Watkins (Fr., Cumming, Ga.)Â Â
157 AJ Burkhart (So., Athens, Pa.)
157 Manzona Bryant IV (Fr., Columbus, Ohio)
165 Thayne Lawrence (Fr., Perryopolis, Pa.)Â Â Â Â Â
165 Brian Meyer (So., Phillipsburg, N.J.)
174 Jake Logan (Fr., New Rochelle, N.Y.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
174 Connor Herceg (Fr., Nazareth, Pa.)
184 JT Davis (Fr., Smyrna, Del.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
184 Caden Wright (Fr., Emmaus, Pa.)Â Â Â
197 No. 15 Jake Jakobsen (Sr., Sciota, Pa.)
197 Andrew Shedleski (So., Selinsgrove, Pa.)Â Â Â
285 Victor Lacombe (Jr., Whitehouse Station, N.J.)
285 Eli Jones (So., Perkiomenville, Pa.)
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Lehigh finally opened the 2020-21 season last weekend at No. 13 Pitt. The Mountain Hawks returned to the mat for the first time since March 7, 2020 and despite getting a win by fall from junior Jaret Lane in the opening bout of the season, the 17th-ranked Mountain Hawks fell 24-9 to the Panthers. Lane kicked off Lehigh's campaign by pinning Colton Camacho in the first period. Junior Jimmy Hoffman added a 4-0 decision over Luke Kemerer at 149 to put Lehigh up 9-6, but Pitt won the final six bouts to spoil the Mountain Hawks' opener. Lehigh had five wrestlers make their Mountain Hawk debuts in the dual. Four of Lehigh's losses in the dual were by three points or fewer. A fifth went to overtime. The Mountain Hawks and Panthers also competed in 10 extra bouts that count towards wrestlers' season records. Lehigh wrestlers won four of those extra matches with senior Joe Lobeck (141), freshmen Connor Herceg (165) and Caden Wright (184) and sophomore Eli Jones (285) all winning decisions.
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Five Mountain Hawks made their Lehigh debuts in the dual against Pittsburgh. Malyke Hines (133), Connor McGonagle (141) and Jake Logan (174) debuted after deferring eligibility last season, while Thayne Lawrence (165) and JT Davis (184) became the first true freshmen to wrestle in duals for the Mountain Hawks since Jaret Lane and Josh Humphreys did in the 2018-19 season. The last time Lehigh started five freshmen in a dual was Jan. 26, 2018 when deferred freshmen Nick Farro (133), Luke Karam (141), Dylan Ammerman (184), Chris Weiler (197) and Jordan Wood (285) competed in a 20-17 loss at Virginia Tech. Karam and Wood won their bouts. Five more deferred or true freshmen wrestled their first career official bouts in the extra matches at Pitt: Sheldon Seymour (125), Paul Watkins (149), Tyler Sung (157), Connor Herceg (165) and Caden Wright (184). Herceg and Wright were winners in their Lehigh debuts.
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With a lot of the oddities surrounding this 2020-21 season, the national individual rankings remain a bit all over the place. Seniors Brandon Paetzell and Jake Jakobsen are the only two Mountain Hawks in the latest rankings by InterMat and Amateur Wrestling News, but Paetzell has been moved up a weight class to 133. Junior Jimmy Hoffman joins Paetzell and Jakobsen in the FloWrestling rankings. Lehigh has five wrestlers ranked by both The Open Mat and Trackwrestling. Paetzell remains ranked at 125 by The Open Mat, while freshman Malyke Hines cracked the top 33 at 133.
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Navy brings a 1-1 record into Saturday's dual. The Midshipmen lost their opener to Pitt but went on the road last weekend to hammer Clarion 41-3. Navy went 8-6 in duals last season, finished fourth at the EIWA Championships and were slated to send five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships.
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The Mids are led by two returning EIWA champions who are currently ranked in the top 15 nationally: Cody Trybus (141) and Tanner Skidgel (165). Trybus and Skidgel are the only Navy wrestlers ranked by InterMat and FloWrestling but six other Midshipmen appear in other polls. Casey Cobb is a returning at-large NCAA qualifier at 149. Cary Kolat is in his first season as Navy's head coach.
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Navy is Lehigh's second most often-wrestled rival trailing only Penn State. Last year's dual was the 100th in series history. The Mountain Hawks have won the last nine duals in the series to take the lead in the series for the first time. Navy was Lehigh's second-ever opponent in Lehigh's inaugural 1910 season. Lehigh now leads the all-time series 53-47. Pat Santoro is 11-1 versus the Midshipmen. Last year's 23-9 Lehigh win at Grace Hall was the 200th career dual victory for Santoro.
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Saturday's dual begins at 6:30 p.m. from Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md. The dual will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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Lehigh is currently scheduled to wrestle the remainder of the regular season in the friendly confines of Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall, beginning Sunday, January 24 when the Drexel Dragons visit for a 2 p.m. match. Binghamton visits on Saturday, January 30.
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| Date: | January 16, 2021 |
| Opponent: | Navy Midshipmen |
| First match: | 6:30 p.m. |
| Arena: | Alumni Hall |
| Location: | Annapolis, Md. |
| Lehigh's record: | 0-1 overall, 0-0 EIWA |
| Navy's record: | 1-1 overall, 0-0 EIWA |
| Series: | Lehigh leads 53-47 |
| Television: | None |
| Radio: | None |
| Internet broadcast: | Video on ESPN+ (subscription required) |
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