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Junior 197-pounder Gable Crebs, a Montoursville graduate, and senior heavyweight Connor Fulmer will head into the 2022-23 Lycoming College wrestling season ranked amongst the top 10 in Division III and Lycoming enters the season ranked 25th, the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced on Monday.
Both returning All-Americans that placed seventh at the NCAA Division III Championships in 2022, Crebs is ranked fifth in the nation and Fulmer is sixth. In addition, Crebs is ranked second in the Southeast Region and Fulmer is first, while sophomore 149-pounder Logan Bartlett, a Lewisburg graduate, is fifth.
The Warriors, meanwhile, earned a national ranking from the NWCA for the first time since entering the poll at 20th in mid-November of 2021. They are one of four Middle Atlantic Conference schools in the initial ranking, sitting behind No. 7 Stevens, No. 8 York and No. 19 Alvernia.
Crebs, ranked fifth at 197 pounds, finished his sophomore season 30-7, taking third at the NCAA Southeast Regional to earn a spot in the NCAA Championships, where he earned All-American honors by placing seventh. He notched 17 pins, third in school history, and enters his junior year with a 49-17 career record.
Fulmer, ranked sixth at heavyweight, became the third wrestler in program history to reach 40 wins in a season as a junior, while his 16 pins were sixth-most in program history.
He began the season winning three titles, going undefeated at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational, the Wildcat Invitational and the Ohio Northern Invitational. He eventually ran his winning streak to 29 matches, the third-longest in program history. He won the NCAA Southeast Regional to reach the NCAA Championships, where he finished seventh. The history major with a secondary and special education certification also earned NWCA Scholar All-American honors.
Bartlett finished 25-16 during his rookie season with 11 pins and a technical fall en route to placing eighth at the NCAA Southeast Regional. He also earned NWCA Scholar All-American honors.
All three Warriors are expected to be in the lineup when the team starts its season on Sunday at the Lycoming Invitational at 9:45 a.m. at Keiper Recreation Center.