Shippensburg University graduate Avery Shay took eighth place in the 157-pound bracket at the 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, earning All-America honors Saturday at the Alliant Energy Power House in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
 
It is Shay's first All-America recognition and marks the second consecutive season the Raiders have landed a wrestler on the state podium. Graduate Tyshawn White placed third at 125 pounds at the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships.
 
Shay did most of his heavy lifting Friday, winning three matches and advancing to the championship quarterfinals on the first day of the weekend competition.
 
He won a tense 1-0 decision over No. 7 seed Jamar Williams of West Liberty to advance to the quarterfinals, where he lost to No. 2 seed and eventual 157-pound champion Nick Novak of Saint Cloud St. He later clinched a place on the podium with a 5-3 decision victory over Colorado School of Mines wrestler Carter Noehre during wrestlebacks.
 
On Saturday, Shay lost to Trent Mahoney of King University in the consolation quarterfinals, then fell to No. 3 seed Gabe Johnson of Central Oklahoma in the seventh-place match.
 
He concludes the 2022-23 season with an outstanding 16-5 record.
 
Redshirt-junior Danny Scheib represented Shippensburg in the heavyweight bracket, and was matched up against the returning national champion, No. 6 seed Darrell Mason of Minnesota State in the opening round Friday.
 
Scheib took Mason to overtime with the score tied at 1-1. Scheib bear-hugged his opponent for the first 20 seconds of sudden victory. Looking to score, he rotated as Mason was falling, but it was Mason that landed on top for a pin.
 
The close, heartbreaking defeat was followed by a 4-0 loss to Jake Swirple of Minot State (N.D.) in the consolation bracket.
 
Scheib finished with a 16-6 record in 2022-23.
 
"It's always great and exciting to get an All-American," said Shippensburg wrestling coach Seth Bloomquist. "We brought two and I think it would have been better to have two All-Americans, but I think they did a great job. It's so hard because everyone that's here wants to be an All-American, and they can't all be one. Avery reached his goal and Danny went toe-to-toe with the defending national champion, you can't be disappointed in that."