WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Feb. 11) –
 
The Matchup
Garrett College (0-0) at Waynesburg University (0-0)

Waynesburg's Last Time Out
Finished 12^th out of 20 teams at the 2020 NCAA Division III Southeast Regional Championships. Rocky McGeary won the 285-pound title at the event and qualified for the NCAA Division III National Championships.
 
Garrett's Last Time Out
The Lakers competed at the 2020 NJCAA Eastern District II Championships.
 
Waynesburg's Top Returning Wrestlers
Rocky McGeary – 2020 PAC 285-pound champion, 2020 PAC Most Outstanding Wrestler, 2020 PAC Rookie of the Year, 2020 NCAA Division III Southeast Regional Champion, 2020 first-team NWCA All-American, Currently ranked #1 by Flowrestling.org, #3 by NWCA, #3 by Intermatwrestle and #4 by D3Wrestle.com.
 
Colby Morris – 2020 PAC 157-pound champion, Currently ranked #15 by Flowrestling.org.
 
Harley Constable – 2020 PAC runner-up
 
A Look Inside the Hive
The Yellow Jackets finally get to open the 2020-21 season and will be led by its sophomore class. The trio of second-year standouts features Rocky McGeary (McDonald, Pa. / West Allegheny), who was on his way to last year's NCAA Division III National Championships before they were cancelled by the Covid-19 pandemic. McGeary won PAC and NCAA Division III Southeast Regional titles at 285 pounds and enters this year ranked in the top four by four different national wrestling organizations. Classmate Colby Morris (Waynesburg, Pa. / Waynesburg Central) is back after earning the 157-pound Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) crown. Harley Constable (Smithfield, Pa. / Albert Gallatin) was a PAC runner-up at 133 pounds and showed marked improvement throughout his debut collegiate season.
 
Scouting the Lakers
As a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, Garrett College only holds onto its athletes for two years at a time. This year's squads features a pair of NCAA scholarship transfers. Redshirt freshman Trey Weinell comes to Garrett from Division I Edinboro after a standout high school career at Derry Area High School in Pennsylvania. Speaking of Pennsylvania grapplers, redshirt freshman Brady Villa, who starred at Tussey Mountain High School, joined the Lakers after first attending Division II Shippensburg.
 
The Last Time They Met
This is the first recorded meeting between the two schools
 
Projected Starting Lineups
WAYNESBURG                        GARRETT
125 – Noah Grossnickle            Brandan Myers            
133 – Harley Constable             Armon Nettey
141 – Alex Coppolo                   Brady Villa
149 – Parry/Hinerman               Justice Hefley
157 – Colby Morris                    Trey Weinell
165 – Trevor Verkleeren            Noah Korenoski
174 – Josh Kumer                     Nick Kelbaugh
184 – Lavanway/Miller               Declan McCann
197 – Lavanway/Miller               Loic Tueguo
285 – Rocky McGeary               Damon Lemin
 
Live Audio Link
http://greenesports.net/webcast35.html
 
Live Stats Link
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/seasons/LoadBalance.jsp?seasonId=780256135&pageName=DualMatches.jsp&dualId=6114131132
 
Live Video Link
https://pacathletics.org/watch/default.aspx?Live=1291&path=conf