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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The No. 25-ranked Williams College wrestling program is trusting the process going into the 2025 NCAA Division III Championship Friday and Saturday at Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island.
Junior captain
Peter Kane competes on the national stage for the third consecutive season and first-year
Jamie Evarts makes his debut in front of the bright lights. Kane reached the national final at 157 during the 2023-24 season in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and during his rookie campaign in 2022-23, he finished seventh at 157 in Roanoke, Virginia. Kane and Evarts are fresh off standout performances at the NCAA Northeast Regional on March 1-2 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, as they finished first at 157 and 184, respectively.
"Obviously it is great Peter and Jamie have advanced and will continue their season at the NCAA Tournament," said head coach
Scott Honecker. "All we are focused on right now is taking care of our bodies and setting the stage mentally, physically and emotionally to compete our best in Providence."
It has been a season full of highlights for the Ephs, as they placed fourth out of 18 at the Northeast Regional. Williams celebrated its 100 years of wrestling by defeating Cortland (44-7), Utica (50-3) and Roger Williams (32-13) on Nov. 16 at Lasell Gymnasium in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
The Ephs earned a first-place finish out of 14 at the RIT Invitational on Dec. 7 at the Gordon Field House in Rochester, New York. The group placed third out of 15 at the Doug Parker Tournament on Nov. 23 in Springfield, Massachusetts, while also defeating then-No. 17-ranked Springfield, 37-12, on Jan. 26 and No. 9 Oneonta, 43-9, on Feb. 8.
Kane is No. 2 at 157 in the Open Mat NCAA Division III rankings with a 37-0 record, while Evarts is No. 10 at 184 with a 27-6 mark.Â
"The biggest thing I have come to learn is that the NCAA Championship is just another tournament," said Kane. "I have wrestled in hundreds of tournaments throughout my life and this one is not special. It is important, but it is not different. I just have to trust my preparation."
Evarts added, "Wrestling at a high level is one of my favorite things to do and I am grateful that qualifying for nationals allows me to be able to do more of it. My only goals heading into the matches are to have fun and let it fly and the outcomes beyond that are out of my control. As a first year, I feel like I have nothing to lose and there is no one in the country that I do not have the potential to defeat."
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