Behind three champions, the Muhlenberg wrestling team came in second at the Centennial Conference Championships.

The Mules finished with 69.5 points, just six behind first-place Washington and Lee. The second-place finish was their best in 13 years, and they improved their team score by 11.5 points from last year.

Senior Austin Sherman (149), sophomore Luca Colestock (197) and senior Scott Schaeffer (285) all won their first conference titles. Senior Brian Jamison placed second at 174, and seniors Dylan Schwartz (165) and Jimmy Fratantoni (184) won consolation finals to come in third.

Muhlenberg went 5-1 in contested bouts in the championship round to move from fourth place into second in the team standings.

Sherman had the most dramatic championship moment against an Ursinus wrestler who upset the second and third seeds to reach the final. After a scoreless first period, he chose down for the second period but struggled to escape before reversing his opponent to his back with just nine seconds left in the period.

Colestock, ranked sixth in Division III, scored two takedowns in a span of about 12 seconds in the third period to pull away for an 8-3 decision in the final. Colestock also won by decision in his first bout and is now 30-1 on the season.

Schaeffer recorded pins in his first two bouts before squaring off against an Ursinus wrestler who gave him his closest contest of the CC season, a 3-2 decision. The rematch had the same score late in the third period before Schaeffer notched a pair of takedowns to win, 7-4.

Jamison acquitted himself well against the 10th-ranked 174-pounder in Division III, scoring takedowns in each of the first two periods to build a 4-1 lead. His Merchant Marine opponent came back, however, for a 9-4 win.

A late takedown and near-fall gave Fratantoni an 8-1 win in his consolation final against a former NCAA qualifier in a stacked 184-pound field. Fratantoni extended his own school record with his 21st career technical fall in his first consolation bout.

Schwartz also notched a technical fall, in addition to a major decision, in reaching the 90-win mark for his career.
 
Team Scores
1. Washington and Lee (WL) 75.5
2. Muhlenberg (Muhl) 69.5
3. Merchant Marine (MM) 64.5
4. Ursinus (U) 60.5
5. McDaniel (Mc) 41
6. Johns Hopkins (JH) 30.5
7. Gettysburg (G) 14.5
 
Muhlenberg Results
141
Bryce Crew (WL) pinned Greg Baum (Muhl), 6:15
Baum dec. Jace Garza (MM), 10-5
 
149
Austin Sherman (Muhl) dec. Ray Kable (Mc), 10-4
final: Sherman pinned Alfred Corradetti (U), 4:51
 
157
Alex LaVeck (Mc) dec. Ronnie Grevera (Muhl), 11-9
Bradlee Lamontagne (JH) dec. Grevera, 7-3
 
165
Dylan Schwartz (Mu) tech fall Garrett Vandervalk (Mc), 3:30 (23-5)
Shane Conners (WL) dec. Schwartz, 8-7
Schwartz over Phil Angelo (G) by injury default
third place: Schwartz maj. dec. Kieran Duggan, 19-10
 
174
Brian Jamison (Muhl) dec. Nick Konovalchik (WL), 9-3
final: Dominick Esposito (MM) dec. Jamison, 9-4
 
184
Josh Glantzman (MM) dec. Jimmy Fratantoni (Muhl), 3-0
Fratantoni tech fall Kyle Schaffer (U), 7:00 (18-2)
third place: Fratantoni dec. Nathan Wertheimer (JH), 8-1
 
197
Luca Colestock (Muhl) dec. Brad Basham (WL), 12-6
final: Colestock dec. Jason Carter (U), 8-3
 
HWT
Scott Schaeffer (Muhl) pinned Dan Dubinsky (MM), 1:55
Schaeffer pinned Henri Behaeghel (JH), 5:26
final: Schaeffer dec. Ben Maack (U), 7-4