MILLERSVILLE, Pa. – The Millersville Marauders traveled to Erie, Pa. and the NCAA Super Region 1 Championships with hopes of claiming spots in next month's NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships. Despite advancing three wrestlers to the semifinals (Ryan McGuire at 141 pounds, Jarrett Feeney at 165, and Josh Walls at 285), the Marauders were not able to claim any podium spots in the top 3 and consequently were denied any national qualifiers.
 
McGuire and Feeney both were one spot away, finishing in fourth place, while Walls earned fifth place with a win on Saturday night.
 
Millersville finished seventh out of 11 institutions in the final team standings.
 
2020 NCAA SUPER REGION 1 CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
• Freshman 133-pounder Jacob Lehman finished the dual meet season with momentum and wrestled tough today as well. Lehman lost his first bout of the day to Seton Hill's Vincent Distefanis 6-3 but battled back in the consolation bracket, posting an 8-6 decision over East Stroudsburg's Nick Conetta and then a first-period fall against Breandan Coughlin of Alderson Broaddus. Lehman again ran into Distefanis in the consi semifinal and dropped a 9-2 decision to end his run and his freshman season.
 
• Millersville's 141-pound entry Ryan McGuire opened his tournament in the quarterfinals with a first period fall over Raul Mateo in just 2:47. In the semifinals, Mercyhurst's Alexis Soriano earned a 2-1 decision to send McGuire to the consolation bracket, where he won an 8-2 decision over Seton Hill's Joel Cawoski to advance to the third-place match. Facing off against Gannon's Nick Young, McGuire again lost by a single point, 4-3 to claim fourth place, an improvement on last year's fifth-place finish.
 
• Freshman Jarrett Feeney found success in the 165-pound bracket. He began the his day with a 9-6 decision over Alex Shaw of Seton Hill. Feeney lost to Mercyhurst's Logan Grass 10-0 in the semifinals, but rebounded with a 6-0 decision over Fairmont St.'s Cade Moisey to advance to the third-place bout. Feeney took on Pitt-Johnstown's Devin Austin, the No.8-ranked 165-pounder in Division II, and lost an 8-3 decision.
 
• Sophomore captain Josh Walls entered the 285-pound bracket and quickly posted a fall over American International's Alex Britos in just 1:04 to advance to the quarterfinals. Walls defeated Pitt-Johnstown's Allan Beattie 7-2 to book his spot in the semifinals against Kutztown's Andrew Dunn, the No. 1-ranked heavyweight in Division II. Walls had lost to Dunn 8-4 earlier this season but pushed Dunn to the limit in the second meeting. The bout went to overtime, where Dunn survived to win it in tiebreaker one with a final score of 2-1. Walls dropped to the consolation semifinals where he lost a 6-2 decision to Seton Hill's Jacob Beistel, the No. 9-ranked Division II heavyweight in the country.
 
NOTES
• Eight Marauders competed in their first Super Region 1 tournament (Devin Flannery, Jacob Lehman, Elijah Tuckey, Brandon Connor, Jarrett Feeney, Malik Jackson, Reece Muldoon, and Josh Walls). It was the second appearance for Ryan McGuire and the third for senior Evan Morrill.
 
COMPLETE MILLERSVILLE RESULTS

125:
Quarterfinal - Frank Bonura (Seton Hill) won by decision over Devin Flannery (Millersville) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Noah Hodges (Alderson Broaddus) won by forfeit over Devin Flannery (Millersville) (For.)

133:
Champ. Round 1 - Vincent Distefanis (Seton Hill) won by decision over Jacob Lehman (Millersville) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Lehman (Millersville) won by decision over Nick Conetta (East Stroudsburg) (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Round 3 - Jacob Lehman (Millersville) won by fall over Breandan Coughlin (Alderson Broaddus) (Fall 1:33)
Cons. Semi - Vincent Distefanis (Seton Hill) won by decision over Jacob Lehman (Millersville) (Dec 9-2)
 
141:
Quarterfinal - Ryan McGuire (Millersville) won by fall over Raul Mateo (American Int`l) (Fall 2:47)
Semifinal - Alexis Soriano (Mercyhurst) won by decision over Ryan McGuire (Millersville) (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Semi - Ryan McGuire (Millersville) won by decision over Joel Cawoski (Seton Hill) (Dec 8-2)
3rd Place Match - Nick Young (Gannon) won by decision over Ryan McGuire (Millersville) (Dec 4-3)
 
149:
Quarterfinal - Chris Eddins Jr. (Pitt.-Johnstown) won by tech fall over Elijah Tuckey (Millersville) (TF-1.5 5:29 (16-0))
Cons. Round 2 - Elijah Tuckey (Millersville) won by decision over Pierre Liciaga (East Stroudsburg) (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 3 - DeAndre Reed (Shippensburg) won by decision over Elijah Tuckey (Millersville) (Dec 6-2)
 
157:
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Burgette (Pitt.-Johnstown) won by decision over Brandon Connor (Millersville) (Dec 9-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Marquan Payne (East Stroudsburg) won by decision over Brandon Connor (Millersville) (Dec 7-5)
 
165:
Quarterfinal - Jarrett Feeney (Millersville) won by decision over Alec Shaw (Seton Hill) (Dec 9-6)
Semifinal - Logan Grass (Mercyhurst) won by major decision over Jarrett Feeney (Millersville) (MD 10-0)
Cons. Semi - Jarrett Feeney (Millersville) won by decision over Cade Moisey (Fairmont St.) (Dec 6-0)
3rd Place Match - Devin Austin (Pitt.-Johnstown) won by decision over Jarrett Feeney (Millersville) (Dec 8-3)
 
174:
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Raccioppi (East Stroudsburg) won by tech fall over Malik Jackson (Millersville) (TF-1.5 3:47 (17-0))
Cons. Round 2 - Anthony Emig (Kutztown) won by decision over Malik Jackson (Millersville) (Dec 3-0)
 
184:
Quarterfinal - Joel Leise (Gannon) won by decision over Evan Morrill (Millersville) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Evan Morrill (Millersville) won by decision over John Halajian (Fairmont St.) (Dec 9-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Trever Begin (Mercyhurst) won by decision over Evan Morrill (Millersville) (Dec 8-4)
 
197:
Champ. Round 1 - Luke McGonigal (Mercyhurst) won by fall over Reece Muldoon (Millersville) (Fall 6:37)
Cons. Round 2 - Reece Muldoon (Millersville) won by fall over Reed Custer (Kutztown) (Fall 2:22)
Cons. Round 3 - Raul Martinez (American Int`l) won by fall over Reece Muldoon (Millersville) (Fall 1:59)
 
285:
Champ. Round 1 - Joshua Walls (Millersville) won by fall over Alex Britos (American Int`l) (Fall 1:04)
Quarterfinal - Joshua Walls (Millersville) won by decision over Allan Beattie (Pitt.-Johnstown) (Dec 7-2)
Semifinal - Andrew Dunn (Kutztown) won in tie breaker - 1 over Joshua Walls (Millersville) (TB-1 2-1)
Cons. Semi - Jacob Beistel (Seton Hill) won by decision over Joshua Walls (Millersville) (Dec 6-2)