MAC Wrestler of the Week
Garrett Wesneski (Lycoming / Jr. / 285 / Canton, Pa.) provided a huge upset in his first tournament at heavyweight at Lycoming. The University of Maryland transfer posted a 6-4 win over sixth-ranked and 2016 all-American Paul Triandafilou of Gettysburg in the finals to win the weight class at the Messiah Invitational. To get to the finals, Wesneski ran the circuit, starting with a pin of UMBC’s Ryan Nguyen in 2:17 before a 16-0 technical fall win over Messiah’s Dan Kiser. He added a major decision, 9-0, win over Gettysburg’s Anthony Puca in the semifinal round.