Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Beware an angry Matt Stencel.
Stencel, a Central Michigan redshirt freshman, pinned Eastern Michigan's Gage Hutchison in the first period on Sunday to win the 285-pound title at the Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championships at McGuirk Arena.
Stencel's victory, capping a 3-0 tournament run, highlighted the weekend for CMU, which finished second behind powerhouse Missouri in the eight-team field.
Stencel earned a spot in the NCAA Championships which are in two weeks at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. He is one of four CMU wrestlers - Mason Smith (141), CJ Brucki (174) and Colin Heffernan (157) - are the others who punched their ticket for the nationals with their respective performances over the weekend.