James Wood's Nuss to wrestle for D3 Wilkes

James Wood wrestler Chris Nuss is getting another shot at a scholastic wrestling season, and he’ll get to do it while remaining a Colonel.

The senior recently committed to wrestle in college for the Wilkins University Colonels of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Wilkins is an NCAA Division III school that competes in the Middle Atlantic Conference.

Nuss only got to compete in two matches during the Frederick County wrestling season in March, both pins at 152 pounds against Musselman and Spring Mills of West Virginia. As a junior, Nuss was 32-6 with 15 pins and placed fourth at 138 pounds at the Class 4 state tournament.

Nuss will join a Wilkes team that went 1-1 in its condensed season this year. In 2019-20, the Colonels went 11-10 in duals (3-0 MAC), placed fifth out of seven teams at the MAC Championships, and 10th out of 20 teams at the Southwest Regionals.

Nuss will study nursing at Wilkes.