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Notre Dame won the team championship with 115.5 points. Pitt-Johnstown (90.5 pts.), Mercyhurst (83.0 pts.), Kutztown (55.0 pts.), and Gannon (40.0 pts.) rounded out the top-five.
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Mercyhurt University's Mike Wehler was named the 2013-14 super Region I Coach of the year, while Kutztown University's Evan Yenolevich (133 lbs.) was named the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler.
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Fogle, the second seed at 125 lbs., earned a 5-3 win over third-seeded Brian Houser (Notre Dame) in the semifinals, before defeating top-seeded Matthew Turek (Gannon), 5-2, in the title bout.
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At 184 lbs., top-seeded McKillop cruised into the title bout with a tech fall and a pin, before claiming the title with an 8-5 decision over Notre Dame's third-seeded Garrett Lineberger.
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Second-seeded
Zac Bennett pinned sixth-seeded Aram Moffitt at 1:15 in the semifinals to set up the championship bout with Notre Dame's No. 1-seeded Brandonn Johnson. Bennett built a 4-0 lead after two periods and went on to win the title with a 5-1 victory.
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Three Mountain Cats qualified for national by wrestling through the consolation bracket and placing third.
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At 141 lbs.,
Sam Hanau suffered a loss in the semifinals, but bounced back to win two more matches, including a fall over Seton Hill's A.J. Fisher at 2:35 in the consolation finals.Â
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True freshman
Cole Landowski also suffered a loss in the semis, but won a decision over Gannon's Rocco Wellek, then held off second-seeded Kyle Barnes (Shippensburg), 4-3, to reach the national tournament.
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In addition, at 285 lbs.,
Josh Duplin suffered a loss in the quarterfinals, but battled back to win four straight matches, including a narrow 3-2 decision over West Liberty's Aaron Silverio to earn a third-place finish and a trip to nationals.
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Two-time National Qualifier
Gary Lantz suffered a tough 3-2 loss in the first tie breaker to Kutztown's Bionojel Candelaria in the third-place bout at 165 lbs. and came up just short of his third trip to nationals.
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Luke Palamides (133 lbs.),
Heath Coles (157 lbs.),
Nikos Garafola (174 lbs.) all reached the consolation semifinals, but did not place.
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The six Mountain Cats who qualified for nationals will compete at the 2014 NCAA Division II Championships in Cleveland, OH on March 14-15.