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Wood Caps Memorable Lehigh Career With 100th Victory, Third Place NCAA Finish
3/19/2022 3:20:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
DETROIT – Senior heavyweight Jordan Wood wrapped up his Lehigh wrestling career with a third place finish at the NCAA Championships at Little Caesars Arena. Wood won an 8-7 match in the consolation semifinals and then was awarded a win by medical forfeit in the third place match. The two victories Saturday give Wood 100 for his career as he becomes the 17th Lehigh wrestler to hit the 100 victory milestone.
The No. 6 seed at 285, Wood won an 8-7 decision over Northwestern's ninth-seeded Lucas Davison in the consolation semifinals. Wood gave up the first takedown in the first period but came back with one of his own to tie the match 3-3 after one period. He picked up a second takedown in the second period and found himself tied 5-5 following a pair of Davison escapes. In the third, Wood escaped and picked up a third takedown off a Davison shot to go up 8-5, eventually holding on for the one point decision.
Penn State's Greg Kerkvliet medically forfeited the third place bout, giving Wood his 100th win.
Wood went 27-3 in his senior season and finishes his career with a 100-23 record. He is the first five-time EIWA champion and finishes as a three-time All-American, finishing fourth in 2019, earning second team honors in 2020 and third in 2022.
The All-America honor is the 159th in program history. Wood becomes the 21st Lehigh wrestler to earn three or more All-America medals.
The Mountain Hawks finished in a tie for 25th place with 17.5 points. Lehigh qualified seven wrestlers for the NCAA Championships.
Gallery: (3-19-2022) Wrestling NCAA Day 3, 3/19/22
Lehigh loses eight seniors to graduation, but just one, Wood, who competed in the postseason.
The 2021-22 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
285 – No. 6 Jordan Wood – 3rd place
Round of 32: dec. No. 27 Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) 1-0
Round of 16: dec. No. 11 Gary Traub (Oregon State) 6-0
Quarterfinal: dec. No. 3 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) 3-1, sv
Semifinal: L by dec. No. 2 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 5-3, tb
Consolation semifinal: dec. No. 9 Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 8-7
Third place match: win by medical forfeit No. 4 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State)
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The No. 6 seed at 285, Wood won an 8-7 decision over Northwestern's ninth-seeded Lucas Davison in the consolation semifinals. Wood gave up the first takedown in the first period but came back with one of his own to tie the match 3-3 after one period. He picked up a second takedown in the second period and found himself tied 5-5 following a pair of Davison escapes. In the third, Wood escaped and picked up a third takedown off a Davison shot to go up 8-5, eventually holding on for the one point decision.
Penn State's Greg Kerkvliet medically forfeited the third place bout, giving Wood his 100th win.
Wood went 27-3 in his senior season and finishes his career with a 100-23 record. He is the first five-time EIWA champion and finishes as a three-time All-American, finishing fourth in 2019, earning second team honors in 2020 and third in 2022.
The All-America honor is the 159th in program history. Wood becomes the 21st Lehigh wrestler to earn three or more All-America medals.
The Mountain Hawks finished in a tie for 25th place with 17.5 points. Lehigh qualified seven wrestlers for the NCAA Championships.
Lehigh loses eight seniors to graduation, but just one, Wood, who competed in the postseason.
The 2021-22 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
285 – No. 6 Jordan Wood – 3rd place
Round of 32: dec. No. 27 Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) 1-0
Round of 16: dec. No. 11 Gary Traub (Oregon State) 6-0
Quarterfinal: dec. No. 3 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) 3-1, sv
Semifinal: L by dec. No. 2 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 5-3, tb
Consolation semifinal: dec. No. 9 Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 8-7
Third place match: win by medical forfeit No. 4 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State)
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