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All-American Trephan, Lehigh a perfect fit

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By Tom Housenick The Morning Call
PHILADELPHIA — Owen Trephan has a fun month of May coming up.
The Lehigh 285-pounder is in the wedding party of North Carolina State’s Isaac Trumble, who beat Trephan 4-3 in Trephan’s final college match in Saturday’s consolation semifinals at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center.
Trephan finished fifth after receiving a forfeit from Penn State’s injured Greg Kerkvliet. Trumble took fourth after losing 5-3 to Arizona State’s Cohlton Schultz in the third-place match. Trephan and Trumble were teammates at North Carolina State for 4 1/2 years before Trephan transferred for this semester to Lehigh. “How that match went was a typical match in the [North Carolina State] room,” Trephan said. “I’ll get a takedown, and he’ll ride. “It’s disappointing, but that’s how it’s been. It will be something later down the line to look back at. We’re best friends. Losing sucks, but he and I are boys. He’s a great competitor. For both of us to reach our goals, me leaving and reaching my goal and him accomplishing his back at N.C. State is awesome.”
After Trumble’s wedding, Trephan is headed to Fort Benning, Ga., as a second lieutenant in the United States Army for officer training courses in infantry.
The Summerville, S.C. native and Blair Academy (N.J.) product has no regrets about his brief experience at Lehigh. “I’m happy with Lehigh taking me in and giving me this opportunity,” Trephan said. “It’s been fun. Coming to Lehigh was awesome. The training situation, the support, it was exactly what I needed.” Lehigh coach Pat Santoro agreed that it was a positive situation for both sides. “Things happen for a reason,” Santoro said. “He fits perfectly with our team. He’ll have memories for a lifetime just because of teammates, new friends he made. It was an awesome experience.” … more at … https://enewspaper.mcall.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=e4e6516d-87bb-4415-b996-ce7bce65dae1

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