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WEST LIBERTY, W.V. - Sophomore Tyler Richardson was the runner-up at 197 pounds and redshirt senior Luke DeLuise placed fourth at 184, both earning trips to the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships on Saturday at the Super Region 1 Tournament at West Liberty University.

Richardson, the No. 1 seed, reached the regional final with a 12-11 decision over No. 4 Garrett Linton (Notre Dame OH) before dropping a 3-2 decision to No. 3 Chris DiLorio (LIU Post).

DeLuise, the No. 4 seed at 184, fell by a 7-2 decision to No. 1 Garrett Lineberger (Notre Dame OH), the defending DII champion, before wrestling back through the consolations to earn his NCAA trip.

DeLuise won a 3-2 decision over No. 7 Ryan Winslow (Wheeling Jesuit) in the consolation semifinal to reach the 3rd/4th place match. He lost a 9-1 major decision to No. 2 Dakota DesLauriers (Mercyhurst) to finish fourth.

The NCAA DII Championships will be held March 13-14 in St. Louis.

Richardson and DeLuise give ESU 14 national qualifiers (from 11 individual wrestlers) in the last six years since reclassifying to DII prior to the 2009-10 season. This is the fifth time the Warriors will send multiple wrestlers to the NCAA's.

Richardson was the eighth Warrior to reach a regional final. ESU has had at least one finalist in each of the last six seasons.

Junior Tyson Searer (285), a DII qualifier at 197 as a freshman in 2013, finished one match short of a second NCAA trip.

Searer, the No. 4 seed, won three straight consolation matches - two on Friday and an injury default over No. 2 Blake Lucas (Ohio Valley) before a 10-3 setback to No. 5 Andrew Welton (Mercyhurst) in the consolation semis. He placed sixth, taking an injury default against James Louison (LIU Post) in the 5th/6th match.

Searer, a three-time regional placewinner, finishes the season with a 24-9 record and 59-30 career mark through three years.

DeLuise is a regional placewinner for the second time, finishing sixth at 184 in 2013. His win over Winslow was the 50th of his career in three seasons at ESU.

Richardson, ESU's starter at 285 (4-11 overall) as a freshman last year, continued his remarkable run through the 197-pound weight class in Super Region 1.

He entered the regional with an 8-1 in-region record, then won his first three bouts in the regional. He had a pair of first-period pins to reach the semis on Friday. He sports an 11-2 in-region record and 11-3 DII record this year (18-8 overall).

ESU notes
* DeLuise improved to 2-0 against Winslow this season. He won a 7-4 decision in a dual on February 6.
* DeLuise falls to 1-2 against DesLauriers this year. He won a 7-6 decision at the PSAC Championships in December, and DesLauriers won 3-1:sv1 in a dual on January 23.
* Searer falls to 1-2 against Welton this year. Welton won by fall at the PSAC Championships, and Searer won by fall in a dual on January 23.
 
 
ESU DII National Qualifiers
2015 - Luke DeLuise (184), Tyler Richardson (197)
2014 - Brendan McKeown (174)
2013 - Braden Turner (157), Brendan McKeown (174), Tyson Searer (197)
2012 - Braden Turner (157), Thad Frick (165), Brendan McKeown (174), Ed Ebewo (197)
2011 - Jeff Jacobs (174), Ed Ebewo (197)
2010 - Adam Hluschak (141), Shane Mallory (184)
 
184 - No. 4 Luke DeLuise (16-9) - places 4th, National Qualifier
1st Round - DeLuise dec. Kyle Narber (Millersville), 8-3
Quarters - DeLuise dec. No. 5 Jabari Irons (Ohio Valley), 8-3
Semis - No. 1 Garrett Lineberger (Notre Dame) dec. DeLuise, 7-2 [Lineberger #5 in DII]
Cons. Semis - DeLuise dec. No. 7 Ryan Winslow (Wheeling Jesuit), 3-2
Cons. Finals - No. 2 Dakota DesLauriers (Mercyhurst) maj. dec. DeLuise, 9-1
 
197 - No. 1 Tyler Richardson (18-8) - places 2nd, National Qualifier
1st Round - Richardson pinned Zachary Yackenchick (Millersville), 2:09
Quarters - Richardson pinned No. 8 Brian Beattie (Mercyhurst), 2:50
Semis - Richardson dec. No. 4 Garrett Linton (Notre Dame), 12-11
Finals - No. 3 Chris DiLorio (LIU Post) dec. Richardson, 3-2
 
285 - No. 4 Tyson Searer (24-9) - places 6th
1st Round - Damon Sims (UPJ) pinned Searer, 5:46
Consolations - Searer maj. dec. Francis Slover (Shippensburg), 8-0
Consolations - Searer dec. No. 6 Aaron Silverio (West Liberty), 2-1
Consolation Quarters - Searer advances over No. 2 Blake Lucas (Ohio Valley), Inj. Default (5:46)
Consolation Semis - No. 5 Andrew Welton (Mercyhurst) dec. Searer, 10-3
5th/6th Match - James Louison (LIU Post) over Searer, Med. Forfeit


125 - Anthony Marino (3-9)
1st Round - No. 7 Dante Steffenino (Ship) pinned Marino, 4:18
Consolations - No. 8 Zach Brown (West Liberty) maj. dec. Marino, 13-1

133 - Marius Kola (8-20)
1st Round - No. 8 Nolan Whitely (Wheeling Jesuit) dec. Kola, 5-2
Consolations - No. 7 Aaron Smith (Gannon) dec. Kola, 3-2
 
141 - Christian Silva (0-9)
1st Round - No. 1 Maurice Miller (Notre Dame) maj. dec. Silva, 20-6 [Miller #4 in DII]
Consolations - No. 8 Adam Weinell (Gannon) maj. dec. Silva, 9-1
 
149 - Eric Januszkiewicz (5-23)
1st Round - No. 4 Joel Paolo (West Liberty) dec. Januszkiewicz, 2-0
Consolations - Januszkiewicz dec. Jason West (Alderson-Broaddus), 7-6
Consolations - No. 3 Andrew Bannister (Notre Dame) pinned Januszkiewicz, 1:51

157 - Eric Howey (2-5)
1st Round - No. 6 Zach Voytek (Seton Hill) pinned Howey, 1:51
Consolations - Michael Springer (Shippensburg) pinned Howey, 0:22

165 - Matt Wax (4-10)
1st Round - No. 1 Tyler Reinhart (UPJ) tech. fall Wax, 16-0 (6:36) [Reinhart #6 in DII]
Consolations - DeMadre Turner (West Liberty) dec. Wax, 4-3

174 - Dan Ingulli (4-22)
1st Round - Ingulli pinned No. 5 Cody Spinks (Alderson-Broaddus), 4:03
Quarters - No. 4 John Blankenship (UPJ) dec. Ingulli, 4-0
Consolations - Ryan Krecker (Kutztown) tech. fall Ingulli, 16-1 (5:15)


TEAM SCORES
1. Notre Dame (Ohio) - 133
2. Mercyhurst - 126
3. Kutztown - 92.5
4. Wheeling Jesuit - 92.5
5. Gannon - 69
6. Pitt-Johnstown - 68
7. Shippensburg - 64.5
8. LIU Post - 57.5
9. Seton Hill - 51
10. ESU - 38.5
11. Ohio Valley - 28
12. West Liberty - 21
13. Millersville - 16.5
14. Alderson-Broaddus - 12
15. American International - 6