Greensburg Salem graduate Chris Eddins wins second NCAA Division II wrestling title
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.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
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