Garber named PAC's best on the mat
Junior 141-pounder earns conference award after going 4-0 at Messiah
WEXFORD, Pa. (Nov. 9) – Waynesburg University wrestler Nick Garber picked up right where he left off last season by winning the 141-pound weight class at the Messiah Invitational on Saturday.
After going 4-0 at the event, Garber was named the first Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Wrestler of the Week for the 2009-10 season.
The Waynesburg native pinned three of the four opponents that he faced, with two of the falls coming in the first period. He finished the day with a 7-5 overtime victory over second-seeded Eric Rhoads of Elizabethtown to take the title.
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This is Garber’s fourth PAC Wrestler of the Week Award during his three seasons with the Yellow Jackets. Waynesburg returns to the mat on Friday, Nov. 13, when they host Division II program Shippensburg. The following day, they go to Washington & Jefferson to take part in the W&J Open.