13 Pennsylvania Natives Earn All-American Status Including 6 Finalists
The 2013 NCAA Division I Championship Finals will take place tonight in Des Moines, Iowa. There will be a total of six (6) Pennsylvania Natives who will compete for a NCAA Div I National Championship Title. The Championship Finals will air live on ESPN at 8:00 PM EST. In addition to the six finalists who hail from the Keystone State, seven (7) wrestlers have claimed All-American Status by placing in the Top 8 in their respective weight-classes. A complete result of all PA Natives who qualified for the 2013 NCAA Division I Championships and their results can be found below!
Name – College – High School – NCAA Tourn. Record/Place – Year – 2013 Season Record
125 lbs.
Nico Megaludis (Penn State) – Franklin Regional – (4-0)/Finalist – SO – (32-3)
Matt Snyder (Virginia) – Lewistown Area – (2-2) – RS SR – (24-11)
Mark Rappo (UPenn) – Council Rock South – (1-2) – RS SR – (24-9)
133 lbs.
A. J. Schopp (Edinboro) – Tyrone Area – (4-2)/Fourth Place – RS SO – (37-6)
Jordan Conaway (Penn State) – New Oxford – (3-2) – RS FR – (22-12)
Geoff Alexander (Maryland) – Shady Side Academy – (3-2) – SO – (28-13)
Shelton Mack (Pittsburgh) – Meadville Area – (1-2) – JR – (19-13)
Randy Cruz (Lehigh) – Bethlehem Catholic – (1-2) – FR – (33-14)
Mackenzi McGuire (Kent State) – Upper St. Clair – (1-2) – FR – (22-19)
Devon Lotito (Cal-Poly) – Bethlehem Liberty – (0-2) – FR – (24-9)
Anthony Elias (Davidson) – Shady Side Academy – (0-2) – SO – (11-12)
141 lbs.
Mitchell Port (Edinboro) – Bellefonte Area – (4-0)/Finalist – RS SO – (38-3)
Evan Henderson (North Carolina) – Kiski Prep – (4-3)/Seventh Place – SO – (42-11)
Richard Durso (Franklin & Marshall) – Malvern Prep – (2-2) – SO – (41-7)
Frank Cimato (Drexel) – The Peddie School – (1-2) – RS SR – (32-13)
Nathan Pennesi (West Virginia) – Greater Latrobe – (1-2) – JR – (23-13)
Joe Spisak (Virginia) – Boiling Springs – (0-2) – RS SO – (21-9)
Dan Neff (Lock Haven) – Solanco – (1-2) – RS FR – (26-13)
Bryan Pearsall (Penn State) – Warwick – (1-2) – RS SR – (25-13)
149 lbs.
Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) – Easton Area – (4-0)/Finalist – RS SR – (41-0)
Andrew Alton (Penn State) – Central Mountain – (1-2) – RS SO – (28-8)
Josh Roosa (Bloomsburg) Crestwood – (1-2) – RS SR – (24-9)
Ronnie Garbinsky (Pittsburgh) – Tyrone Area – (0-2) – RS FR – (17-14)
Tyler Bedelyon (Clarion) – Indian Valley – (0-2) – RS JR – (20-18)
157 lbs.
James Fleming (Clarion) – West Mifflin – (4-3)/Eighth Place – SR – (36-7)
Dylan Alton (Penn State) – Central Mountain – (3-2) – RS SO – (30-10)
Joseph Napoli (Lehigh) – Cumberland Valley – (0-2) – RS JR – (18-6)
Walter Peppelman (Harvard) – Central Dauphin – (1-2) – RS SR – (19-6)
Jake O’Hara (Columbia) – Crestwood – (1-2) – SR – (23-9)
Donnie Tasser (Pittsburgh) – Belle Vernon Area – (0-2) – RS SR – (26-17)
165 lbs.
John M. Staudenmayer (North Carolina) – Plymouth-Whitemarsh – (3-2) – RS FR – (33-15)
Mike Ottinger (Central Michigan) – Parkland – (0-2) – SO – (23-15)
Zachary Strickland (Appalachian State) – Muncy – (1-2) – RS FR – (25-15)
Tyler Wilps (Pittsburgh) – Chartiers Valley – (1-2) – RS SO – (21-11)
174 lbs.
Mike Evans (Iowa) – Cumberland Valley – (4-3)/Sixth Place – RS SO – (27-10)
Nick Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) – Bethel Park – (2-2) – RS FR – (21-11)
Jonathan Fausey (Virginia) – Line Mountain – (1-2) – RS JR – (31-12)
Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) – Lewisburg Area – (1-2) – SO – (22-9)
184 lbs.
Ed Ruth (Penn State) – Susquehanna Township – (4-0)/Finalist – RS JR – (36-0)
Steve Bosak (Cornell) – State College Area – (5-1)/Third Place – RS SR – (30-4)
Jimmy Sheptock (Maryland) – Northampton Area – (4-3)/Sixth Place – RS JR – (43-9)
Tony Dallago (Illinois) – Central Dauphin – (2-2) – RS JR – (23-17)
Fred Garcia (Lock Haven) – Ringgold – (2-2) – JR – (30-14)
197 lbs.
Quentin Wright (Penn State) – Bald Eagle Area – (4-0)/Finalist – RS SR – (35-0)
Matt Wilps (Pittsburgh) – Chartiers Valley – (5-1)/Third Place – RS SR – (29-4)
Brandon Palik (Drexel) – Saucon Valley – (1-2) – RS JR – (26-8)
Michael Salopek (Virginia) – Norwin – (1-2) – RS SR – (15-9)
Caleb Kolb (Nebraska) – Grove City Area – (1-2) – RS JR – (20-20)
285 lbs.
Michael McMullan (Northwestern) – Wyoming Seminary – (4-0)/Finalist – RS SO – (26-3)
Joe Stolfi (Buckenll) – Souderton – (3-2) – SO – (29-18)
Justin Grant (Bloomsburg) – Easton Area – (0-2) – RS JR – (24-8)