Waynesburg grads Stoneking, Homet earn All-American status
Waynesburg Central graduates Colton Stoneking and Kyle Homet reached the podium as the top eight in their respective weight classes to earn All-American status on Saturday in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships in Indianapolis, Ind.
Stoneking, who wrestles for Fairmont State, won his first two bouts on Friday to advance to the semifinals at 141 pounds before he dropped a 7-5 decision Saturday morning to fall into the wrestlebacks.
Stoneking (35-7) suffered a loss in the consolation semifinals but rebounded and earned a 12-3 major decision to finish in fifth place.
Homet, who competes for Glenville State, won by fall in the first round, but lost by major decision in the quarterfinals at 184.
He rebounded to win in the blood round before falling in the consolation quarterfinals to wrestle for seventh place. Homet earned a 17-2 technical fall to finish seventh and end his season at 41-12.
Connellsville graduates Chad Ozias (149) and Dakoda Rodgers (197) advanced to the quarterfinals wrestling for Pitt-Johnstown, but both lost to fall into the second round of consolations.
Both lost in the blood round to miss the medal stand.
The Mountain Cats’ Noah Gnibus, a Mount Pleasant graduate, dropped a 2-0 decision in the first round and a 7-2 setback in the first round of consolations at 184.