Ancewicz Takes Fourth Place at 197 lbs. at Clarion Open

CLARION, Pa. – The Edinboro wrestling team sent a total of 15 wrestlers to the Clarion Open on Sunday, with Zach Ancewicz picking up a fourth place finish at 197 lbs. while going 3-2.

Ancewicz has served as the starter at 184 lbs. the last two years, finishing with an 18-16 record last year. He is expected to redshirt this season while moving up to 197 lbs. Seeded fourth, he opened the day with 16-0 technical fall at 5:24 over Brett Wittmann. In the quarterfinals, he won a 5-3 decision over Lock Haven's Parker McClellan. In a matchup with number one seed Michael Beard of Penn State in the semifinals, Ancewicz would go on to suffer a 14-2 loss.

In his consolation semifinal bout, Ancewicz registered a 12-0 major decision over Ryan Boyle of Kent State to reach the third place match. He would face Benjamin Smith of Cleveland State, and fell by a narrow 6-5 decision on a takedown late in the second period. That left Ancewicz trailing 8-4, and the only scoring in the third period was an escape by Ancewicz.

Among other Edinboro wrestlers, Jackie Gold was 2-1 at 149 lbs., Jake Pail (149 lbs.), Koltyn Eason (184 lbs.) and Neahemiah Diggs (184 lbs.) went 2-2.

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Players Mentioned

Zach Ancewicz: 174; Sophomore

Koltyn Eason: 174; Redshirt Sophomore

Jackie Gold: 133/141; Redshirt Sophomore

Neamiah Diggs: 174/184; Freshman

Jake Pail: 149/157; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Zach Ancewicz
: Sophomore
: 174

Koltyn Eason
: Redshirt Sophomore
: 174

Jackie Gold
: Redshirt Sophomore
: 133/141

Neamiah Diggs
: Freshman
: 174/184

Jake Pail
: Freshman
: 149/157