PSAC Wrestling Athlete of the Week - 6
Bloomsburg's RICK SCHMELYUN registered four victories, including a 15-2 win over a defending NCAA Champion, on his way to being named PSAC Athlete of the Week in Wrestling.
Rick Schmelyun
Senior / 165 lbs
New Oxford / Bermudian Springs
Schmelyun went 4-1 against some of the nation's top competition at this past weekend's Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C. His only blemish came in the finals when he lost a 6-1 decision to Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota, ranked No. 4 in the 165 lb weight class by Intermat.
Perhaps his most impressive win, Schmelyun picked up a 15-2 major decision over Edinboro's Jarrod King, the defending NCAA Champion, who had beaten Schmelyun, 4-0, at the PSAC Championships earlier this season. Schmeylun, who is ranked No. 18 by Intermat, downed the top-seeded King in the semifinals, handing him his first loss of the season.
In the quarterfinals Schmelyun downed No. 13 Paul Young of Indiana by a 12-2 count to claim another major decision. The Husky opened the tournament with a pair of wins by technical fall. Schmelyun's runner-up effort moved him to 19-5 on the season.