ANNVILLE, Pa. – On Monday afternoon, the Middle Atlantic Conference released the weekly awards for the week of Jan. 20. After a dual win Friday, Jan. 24 against Gettysburg and tournament win Saturday, Jan. 25 at Elizabethtown, Mason Casey was named the MAC Wrestler of the Week.
On Friday, Jan. 24, Mason Casey defeated Kyle Collins via fall in 1:56 at 133 lbs., to help lead Messiah to a 32-11 team victory over the Gettysburg College Bullets. Casey returned to the mats on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the D. Kenneth Ober Invitational hosted by Elizabethtown College where the Falcons finished fourth with 110 points. He started his day with two byes before defeating Roanoke's Michael Policarpio via 7-4 decision. Casey was down 4-1 after the first two periods before earning an escape and takedown in the third period before earning a penalty point and riding time point to win 7-4.
In his second contested bout of the day, Casey earned a 4-1 decision over Logan Barkey of York to advance. Casey then defeated RIT's Gabe Scalise due to injury forfeit to advance to the championship bout. In the championship bout, Casey defeated Cody Merwin of Cortland State via 6-3 decision to claim the individual title. Merwin struck with a first period takedown before Casey battled back and used an escape and takedown in the third period to secure the 6-3 decision.
