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Warner Becomes First WJU Champ

ERIE, Pa. — For the first time in program history, the Cardinal Culture wrestling team has a Super Region champion. Dustin Warner earned the 133-pound title via a 2-1 tiebreaker, while Wheeling Jesuit added both Terrance Fanning (197) and Dominick Nania (149) as NCAA Division II National Championships qualifiers.

After he shut out No. 3 seeded David Bavery of Notre Dame College in the morning’s Semifinals, Warner scored the title win over top-seeded Carmine Ciotti of Gannon. In his four bouts, the 2015 All-American Warner outscored his opponents, 16-6.

“We were pretty excited about crowning our first regional champion today in Dustin Warner. I’m really proud of his ability to bounce back from last year’s disappointment and he was really fantastic the past two days,” WJU coach Sean Doyle said.

At 197, Fanning’s run came up just short. The No. 2 seed redshirt sophomore suffered a one-point championship loss, 6-5, to No. 1 Evan Ramos of Shippensburg. Fanning defeated No. 3 Wes Phipps of Mercyhurst, 8-3, in the Semifinals to qualify for the title bout.

As a team, WJU took seventh place with 76.5 points after it was fourth in each of the last two Regionals. Notre Dame College won the team title by 29 points over Gannon, 155.0 to 116.5.

West Liberty was 11th.

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