Chris Eddins never won a PIAA wrestling championship at Greensburg Salem.
But the Pitt-Johnstown junior added his second NCAA Division II national title Saturday by defeating Tiffin’s Trey Grine, 7-2, in the 149-pound finals.
Eddins (23-0) opened the two-day tournament in Cleveland with a pin and followed with three consecutive decisions.
UPJ teammates Devin Austin (Penn-Trafford) earned a third-place medal at 165 pounds and Joey Alessandro (Hempfield) finished fifth
Austin defeated Maryville’s Tyler Harrington, 5-2, for third place. He opened the tournament by defeating returning champion Bret Romanzak of Ashland.
Alessandro defeated Lindenwood (Mo.) Danny Swan, 4-0, in the fifth-place match.
