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Lycoming wrestling has 4 start year in the NWCA rankings

By From staff reports 2 min read

Four members of the Lycoming College wrestling team are listed in the initial 2024-25 National Wrestling Coaches Association rankings, with senior 125-pounder Kaden Majcher, a Warrior Run graduate, leading the group with a ranking of 15th in the nation.

In addition to Majcher, who is the top-ranked wrestler in his weight class at 125 pounds, junior 174-pounder Eli Crum is third, junior 149-pounder Kobin Karper is fifth and senior heavyweight Robbie West is sixth in the Region 2 rankings.

Majcher finished 32-6 as a junior, finishing fourth at the NCAA Southeast Regional, narrowly missing a bid to the NCAA Division III Championships. He is 83-25 in his career.

Crum went 28-8 as a sophomore at 174 pounds, setting a school record with 14 technical falls. He finished fifth at the NCAA Southeast Regional.

Karper went 15-4 in an injury-riddled sophomore season. He recorded two falls, seven tech falls, three major decisions and three decisions before finishing fourth at the NCAA Southeast Regional.

West went 21-8 as a junior, notching 14 pins to give him 44 in his career, the fourth-most in program history and just seven shy of the school record of 51 set by Royce Eyer from 1997-01.

The Warriors open the 2024-25 season on Sunday, Nov. 3, when they host the Lycoming Invitational at Keiper Recreation Center, starting at 9:45 a.m.

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