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Campus Roundup: Winter season in full swing
Friday, January 29, 2010
By Josh Mlot Sports Writer
Now in the heart of the winter season, former Progressland athletes are making their marks felt across the worlds of their respective sports. Whether it's the mat, the pool, the court or the rings, local athletes are finding success across the country. Here's a look at what they're doing:
Wrestling
Derek Caldwell, Lock Haven: In his last trip to the mat, Caldwell took on Edinboro's Phil Moricone at 174 pounds on Jan. 23. Caldwell (3-13) was pinned in 5:42 as the Bald Eagles fell, 32-9, to the 22nd-ranked team in the nation.
Lock Haven (1-5) hosts Cleveland State Saturday afternoon.
Shawn Hall, Penn State DuBois: The first-year team at Penn State DuBois last wrestled on Jan. 23, when the Lions took on Waynesburg. Hall, a 197-pounder, pinned opponent Cody Catalina in 6:52, but PSU DuBois lost the dual meet, 38-6.
Two days earlier, Hall picked up a pinfall against Mercyhurst Northeast's Jeff Harvlin in 2:06.
Penn State DuBois (6-9) is back on the mat Saturday, with the team traveling to the Jamestown CC Tournament.
Kyle Keane, Pitt-Johnstown: Keane went 3-1 at NCAA Division II Super Region 1 Duals Jan. 22-23, as the third-ranked Mountain Cats split four matches.
The former Bison is now ranked No. 3 individually, after defeating Newberry's Josh Whitelock (previously No. 3), 13-5, and Bryce Sopko (previously No. 6) of Limestone (S.C.), 6-3. Keane also decisioned Belmont-Abbey's Jake Varilek, but fell, 7-5, to North Carolina-Pembroke's Rashaad Saunders.
UPJ (9-2) defeated Belmont-Abbey, 41-4, and Limestone, 26-6, while dropping to No. 2 Newberry and UNC-Pembroke, 18-16 and 27-13, respectively.
Matt Kyler, Army: Already Army's career-wins leader, the former Clearfield wrestler became the second-ever two-time champion of the New York State Championships and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the 18-team tournament last Sunday.
Kyler picked up his fastest pin of the year, dropping Rochester Tech's Greg Morton in 25 seconds, before tackling SUNY-Oneonta's Joey Hauser in 4:36. The 149-pounder then decisioned Cornell's Hicks Manson, 6-1, before taking the championship match with a 2-1 double-overtime victory over No. 16 Desi Green of Buffalo.
With a record of 27-2 on the year, Kyler is now ranked eighth in the country after reeling off 19 consecutive victories.
The Black Knights will be back to dual meet action on Saturday, wrestling two meets across two states as they travel to both Brown and Harvard.
Jefferson Thomas, Lycoming: The Warrior freshman was edged in a close bout Jan. 22, losing a 6-4 decision to Messiah's Trent Zempel, the ninth-ranked Division III wrestler at the 165-pound weight class.
Thomas (1-1) is wrestling in place of the injured Chris Dahlheimer, ranked No. 5.
No. 21 Lycoming is now 11-5 after winning the dual meet against Messiah, 22-12.
Brad Pataky, Penn State: The Nittany Lions split a pair of Big Ten dual meets last weekend, with Pataky going 2-0.
The former Bison grappler moved to 19-5 with a 7-3 decision over Illinois' John Deneen and a tight 9-7 decision over Ohio State's Nikko Triggas, ranked 19th.
Penn State (9-4-1) dropped the No. 19 Illini, 24-11, but couldn't overcome No. 3 Ohio State, 21-14.
Pataky, now ranked 12th, and his teammates hit the mat again tonight at Iowa, and then host Wisconsin on Sunday.
Andrew Spicer, Penn State DuBois: Spicer came out on the wrong end of his 125-pound match against Waynesburg on Jan. 23, losing a 4-0 decision to Alex Crown.
Against Mercyhurst Northeast, Spicer grabbed a forfeit win.
Jeff Smallwood, Penn State DuBois: Much like his teammate, Spicer, this former Golden Tide grappler could not get the better of his opponent against Waynesburg, as Josh Mollica decisioned Smallwood, 8-2.
Smallwood was a forfeit winner earlier in the week versus Mercyhurst Northeast.
Men's Basketball
Todd Hryn, Pitt-Greensburg: Hryn came off the bench for the Bobcats in an 83-65 loss to Hilbert (N.Y.) on Jan. 18. The former Bison pulled down one rebound in the game.
Pitt-Greensburg was last on the court Wednesday, losing at Franciscan, 82-71.
The Bobcats travel to Penn State Altoona on Wednesday.
Tyler Ferguson, Pitt-Bradford: The former West Branch standout had six points in a 69-65 victory over Pitt-Greensburg on Jan. 23.
The Panther freshman, who is averaging 6.9 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game, has helped his side win seven in a row, and will be back on the court hosting La Roche College at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Pitt-Bradford is now 10-8 on the season.
Matt Shiner, Penn State Behrend: The former Bison standout came off the bench in a 90-68 stomping of D'Youville Wednesday, but did not notch any stats.
Shiner has appeared in six games this season for the Lions, who are 12-4 on the season.
PSU Behrend is back on the court Saturday hosting Frostburg State.
Women's Basketball
Michelle Peoples, Mount Aloysius: Peoples scored four points for the Lady Mounties, as Mount Aloysius was handed a 10-point loss, 73-63, at the hands of La Roche College on Wednesday.
Peoples is averaging 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds for Mount Aloysius (4-13), which is back on the court Saturday at D'Youville.
Brittany Barrett, Penn State DuBois: The Lady Lions are in the midst of a three-game losing streak, having last dropped a 68-55 decision to Penn State Greater Allegheny on Tuesday. Prior to that, PSU DuBois fell to Penn State Schuylkill and Penn State Brandywine, during which Barrett contributed eight points and six rebounds.
Barrett and the Lady Lions will be back on the court tonight, playing at Penn State Wilkes Barre.
Swimming and Diving
Chris Bodle, Westminster: The former Bison swimmer notched two sixth-place finishes, as the Titans lost to visiting Carnegie Mellon, 183-113, on Jan. 23.
Bodle was a member of the 400 yard medley ‘C' relay team (3:58.89), while also competing individually in the 200 fly (2:21.07).
Westminster (4-2) is back in the pool Saturday at Saint Vincent.
John Bodle, Westminster: Bodle competed in one event for the Titans against Carnegie Mellon on Jan. 23, finishing sixth in the 400 IM. He swam a 4:49.78 in the event.
Brandon Boyer, Clarion: The Golden Eagles have not swam yet in 2010, after pulling out of last weekend's meet against Gannon, Edinboro and Ashland. This Saturday's meet has also been postponed, as Clarion was set to host IUP.
The team is currently scheduled to next swim on Feb. 6, at Pittsburgh.
Amber Centi, Lincoln (Ill.): The former Clearfield diver splashed into the pool for the Lady Lynx at the Chicago Invitational Jan. 15-16.
She put up a 10th-place score of 262.45 in the women's 3-meter diving event, while finishing 13th in the 1-meter competition with a 254.20.
Mark Krchnak, Duquesne: The former Bison standout swam in four events for the Dukes in a 161-99 loss to Pittsburgh on Jan. 23.
Krchnak landed in third with a 2:15.18 in the 200 breast, while also finishing fourth in the 100 breast (1:00.66) and fifth in the 200 IM (2:04.52). The freshman also swam a leg on the fifth-place ‘B' 200 medley relay team.
Duquesne (8-4) wraps up the regular season Saturday, swimming against Virginia Tech and West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va.
John Lytle, Notre Dame: Despite two individual victories from Lytle, the Fighting Irish fell to No. 16 Louisville, 166-134, in their last meet action on Jan. 16.
Lytle was victorious in the 200 free (1:40.01) and 100 free (45.09).
Notre Dame (4-4) now gets set to host the Shamrock Invitational, starting this evening and finishing up Saturday.
Gymnastics
Scott Rosenthal, Penn State: Rosenthal grabbed a second-place result in the still rings at the West Point Open on Jan. 15-16. Penn State finished atop the team standings.
Since then, the Nittany Lions fell to Michigan, 355.65-244.75, in their first dual meet of the season last Sunday.
Penn State is back in action this weekend, hosting William & Mary Sunday at 2 p.m.
All former area athletes who play a sanctioned college sport are eligible to be recognized by The Progress for their athletic endeavors in the College Roundup. Athletes are encouraged to have their school's sports information director fax, mail or e-mail updates on their progress to the sports department.
Updates can be faxed to 814-765-5165 or mailed to College Roundup, c/o The Progress Sports Department, P.O. Box 291, Clearfield, PA 16830-0291.
Emails are also accepted at sports@theprogressnews.com.
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