Horan Captures Beast Title

FROM ROSS NUNAMAKER

Nazareth’s Zach Horan won the prestigious Best of the East Wrestling Tournament at the University of Delaware over the weekend.

Greg Noll was the other Nazareth to place, finishing in 6th place.


Of note, and not something I’ve read and would have expected to considering all the pre-season attention, neither Ryan Krecker, nor Franco Ferraina have competed on the mat for the Blue Eagles so far this season. It was announced that they would serve a suspension for an out of season incident during Cross Country, and having done so, I personally felt it would be hard for the wrestling staff to make a further suspension.


Whether the decision to sit-out is voluntary or otherwise, while difficult, it is the right thing to do (read about the incident and thoughts on the policy) and is in the spirit of the school’s first time offender policy. Missing the Nazareth Invitational and the Beast are equal to six PIAA competitions, out of 24 contested in a regular season.


At the point these two return, they will have paid a heavy price for making an off-season mistake. Let’s hope this not only makes a future positive impact on their lives, but also gives a bit more caution to younger wrestlers who look up to and emulate them so they are not in a like position themselves.

Posted via email from Ross Nunamaker

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