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CDT: Alton twins’ careers enter legendary lore
Editor’s Note: This is the third story in a look at Penn State recruits competing in the 2010 PIAA Wrestling Championships
By Guy Cipriano
HERSHEY — The first practice of Andrew and Dylan Alton’s varsity careers started with a hilly four-mile run through land behind Central Mountain High School.
The twins don’t ease into athletic tasks, so Andrew and Dylan took off with teammate Corey Poff, a member of the school’s cross country team.
A designed jog turned into a grueling test of endurance. Neither Alton wanted to lose.
Not to a trained runner. Not to a teammate.
The Sentinel Online: Alton, Peppelman win 3rd crowns at PIAA wrestling
Dylan Alton used a seventh-place finish his freshman year to motivate him to reach greater heights. Three years later, it’s safe to say the strategy worked.
Alton, a Central Mountain senior and the nation’s top-ranked 152-pound wrestler, won his third consecutive state gold medal with an 11-4 decision over LaSalle’s Shane Springer for the Class AAA title on Saturday night at the PIAA Wrestling championships.
Alton and Central Dauphin senior Marshall Peppelman joined an exclusive club when each won a third career title at the Giant Center. Only 45 wrestlers in Pennsylvania history have won that many crowns, and of that group, nine are four-time champions.
PIAA Class AAA wrestling championship match summaries – PennLive.com
PIAA Class AAA wrestling championship match summaries
119 POUNDS
Franklin Regional’s Nico Megaludis out-lasted Liberty’s Anthony Marino, using constant pressure in the final period to win an 8-4 decision. Megaludis, the state champ at 112 pounds last season, scored a late takedown to put the finishing touches on the victory.
145 POUNDS
Central Mountain’s Andrew Alton won his second straight PIAA title with a 23-8 technicall fall over West Allegheny’s Aaron McKinney. Alton tore through the 145 bracket with two pins and two technicall falls, in which he totaled 50 combined points.