This past weekend's invitational at Gettysburg was fairly indicative of how the rest of the season has gone. The team came out of the weekend with a mediocre record of two wins and three losses, but feeling that they had performed better than their wins and losses indicated.

The day started out thunderously, as 132-pounder Jake Winowich won in the first round with a technical knockout. Less than a minute into the fight Winowich knocked down his opponent, a feat that is almost unprecedented at such a lightweight class.

The referee had to stop the fight twice more in the first round because of Winowich's opponent's inability to defend himself. It was the first knockout that any Penn State fighter has scored this season.

"The first time I knocked him down I was shocked," Winowich said. "When I saw him before the fight it looked like he was about the same size as me so I thought it would be a good fight.

"I just felt really good before the fight, I saw things better, I was moving better, I just felt good. That and I listened to all of the advice that everyone told me during the week and I used that during the fight."

Penn State's other win went to the upstart of the 185 pounder Joe McDonald, who is the surprise of the program this season. He is undefeated so far this season, and this fight very much mirrored the rest of his fights this year.

McDonald and his opponent traded blows for the entire fight, so it was important that McDonald dodged as many punches and he could to emerge victorious.

Due to his recent run of domination, he has suddenly emerged on the radar in the collegiate boxing world.

"After going undefeated so far this season, this kid has people in five states talking about him and he has people in five states studying tape on him," head coach Ed Davis said.

McDonald was feeling the fatigue in the later rounds.

"I was going pretty hard the whole time, so the I was getting pretty tired. Whenever we would lock up, I would just lean on him and hug him to rest," McDonald said.

While he McDonald did feel some languor, one of the fighters who lost felt none of that. Shane Lynch, who was fighting at 165 pounds, did not feel tired at all at the end of his fight, which made the fact that he did not win all the more surprising.

"I thought I was better than my last fight, I thought I won. After the fight I was smiling I put my arm up, I was happy," Lynch said. "He was tired and I wasn't tired and he didn't really hit hard. I thought I had won."

Ian McGroarty also lost a close bout at 147 pounds against a lefty from Army.

The team's top fighter also wound up losing this weekend, as 175 pounder Mory Diane lost to a fighter from the Coast Guard.

After the fight, Diane was clearly distraught about the loss. According to Diane, there were several things that could have contributed to his loss.

"I wasn't warmed up enough, so that is why I was slow in the first round, and the first round is so crucial," Diane said.

Diane also felt that he should have followed his instincts in the ring more.

"I shouldn't have listened to my corner as much. They kept telling me to get inside, but I should have just fought the way I fight. No excuses though, I just need to get better for the next time, said Diane.