James Wood graduate and Wilkes University sophomore wrestler Christopher Nuss placed third at 174 pounds to earn Third Team All-Conference honors at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship (NCAA Division III) on Saturday at York College in Pennsylvania.
Seeded sixth, Nuss began his tournament with a fall in the Round of 16 over Gavin Hollingsworth of Alvernia at the 3:22 mark. Hollingsworth led 2-1 after the first period. Nuss started down in the second but hit a reversal a pin. In the quarterfinals, No. 3 Kade Kravits of King’s earned a 3-1 sudden victory decision 21 seconds into the overtime period with a takedown.
Nuss then won four consecutive consolation matches. He pinned Tim Eddinger of Messiah in 22 seconds and John Sumner of Messiah in 2:08. He then defeated No. 5 Jared Townsend of York in the consolation semifinals by a 13-5 major decision. Nuss had a no contest in the third-match over No. 2 Joel Martsinovsky of Stevens.
Nuss (14-8 record for the season) helped Wilkes placed fourth out of eight teams with 97 points.