The EIWA Tournament kicked off on Friday, March 8, at Bucknell’s Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pa. Cornell, aiming to win its 28th team title, leads the team race following the first day of action. The Big Red accumulated 91.5 points and have nine athletes in the semifinals, with four qualified for the 2024 DI NCAA Wrestling Championships in Benny Baker (174 pounds), Chris Foca (184 pounds), Jacob Cardenas (197 pounds) and Lewis Fernandes (285 pounds).

Lehigh follows with 80.5 points, and six in the semifinals. Two automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships in Michael Beard (197 pounds) and Nathan Taylor (285 pounds). Army West Point and Pennsylvania are tied for third place with 62.5 points. Columbia rounds out the top five with 51 points.

There were 16 wrestlers that automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships by placing at the EIWA Tournament after day one.

Watch the EIWA Championships on FloWrestling – monthly and annual subscription options are available. Action resumes at 10:30 a.m. EST in Lewisburg, Pa. Brackets and results can be found here.

Automatic Qualifiers for the NCAA Championships

174 pounds

Nick Incontrera (Pennsylvania)

Benny Baker (Cornell)

Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point)

Lennox Wolak (Columbia)

184 pounds

Chris Foca (Cornell)

Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia)

Nate Dugan (Princeton)

James Conway (Franklin & Marshall)

197 pounds

Michael Beard (Lehigh)

Luke Stout (Princeton)

Lou DePrez (Binghamton)

Jacob Cardenas (Cornell)

285 pounds

Nathan Taylor (Lehigh)

Lewis Fernandes (Cornell)

Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point)

Dorian Crosby (Bucknell)

Semifinal Pairings

125 pounds

Luke Stanich (Lehigh) vs Ethan Berginc (Army West Point)

Diego Sotelo (Harvard) vs Brett Ungar (Cornell)

133 pounds

Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) vs Kurt Phipps (Bucknell)

Braden Basile (Army West Point) vs Vito Arujau (Cornell)

141 pounds

Josh Koderhandt (Navy) vs Cj Composto (Pennsylvania)

Malyke Hines (Lehigh) vs Dylan Chappell (Bucknell)

149 pounds

Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) vs Jude Swisher (Pennsylvania)

Jack Crook (Harvard) vs Matthew Williams (Army West Point)

157 pounds

Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) vs Nathan Lukez (Army West Point)

Max Brignola (Lehigh) vs Lucas Revano (Pennsylvania)

165 pounds

Julian Ramirez (Cornell) vs Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell)

Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) vs Brevin Cassella (Binghampton)

174 pounds

Benny Baker (Cornell) vs Benjamin Pasiuk (Army West Point)

Lennox Wolak (Columbia) vs Nick Incontrera (Pennsylvania)

184 pounds

Chris Foca (Cornell) vs Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia)

Nate Dugan (Princeton) vs James Conway (Franklin & Marshall)

197 pounds

Michael Beard (Lehigh) vs Luke Stout (Princeton)

Lou Deprez (Binghamton) vs Jacob Cardenas (Cornell)

285 pounds

Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) vs Lewis Fernandes (Cornell)

Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) vs Dorian Crosby (Bucknell)

Quarterfinal Results

125 pounds

Luke Stanich (Lehigh) pin Drew Heethuis (Princeton), 4:07

Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) dec. Jack Maida (American), 4-1

Diego Sotelo (Harvard) maj. dec. Carson Wagner (Binghamton), 13-2

Brett Ungar (Cornell) dec. Max Gallagher (Pennsylvania), 4-3

133 pounds

Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. John Hildebrandt (Drexel), 4-2

Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) dec. Mason Leiphart (Franklin & Marshall), 6-3

Braden Basile (Army West Point) maj. dec. Michael Colaiocco (Pennsylvania), 13-5

Vito Arujau (Cornell) dec. Maximilian Leete (American), 4-2

141 pounds

Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec. Pat Phillips (Franklin & Marshall), 5-0

Cj Composto (Pennsylvania) dec. Kai Owen (Columbia), 8-3

Malyke Hines (Lehigh) maj. dec. Nate Lucier (Binghamton), 11-2

Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) dec. Vince Cornella (Cornell), 4-1

149 pounds

Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) tech. fall Dominic Findora (Drexel), 17-2

Jude Swisher (Pennsylvania) maj. dec. Eligh Rivera (Princeton), 13-1

Jack Crook (Harvard) dec. Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh), 7-5

Matthew Williams (Army West Point) dec. Drew Witham (Long Island University), 7-4

157 pounds

Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech. fall Jonathan Ley (Navy), 18-2

Nathan Lukez (Army West Point) dec. Blake Saito (Brown), 4-1

Max Brignola (Lehigh) tech. fall Tyler Williams (Drexel), 19-4

Lucas Revano (Pennsylvania) dec. James Harrington (Harvard), 9-3

165 pounds

Julian Ramirez (Cornell) pin Cael Berg (Harvard), 2:10

Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) maj. dec. Blaine Bergey (Princeton), 11-2

Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) maj. dec. Cody Walsh (Drexel), 13-0

Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec. Kyle Mosher (Columbia), 8-2

174 pounds

Benny Baker (Cornell) dec. Philip Conigliaro (Harvard), 9-4

Benjamin Pasiuk (Army West Point) dec. Danny Wask (Navy), 4-2

Lennox Wolak (Columbia) maj. dec. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton), 20-8

Nick Incontrera (Pennsylvania) dec. Myles Takats (Bucknell), 4-1

184 pounds

Chris Foca (Cornell) dec. David Key (Navy), 10-6

Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) pin Maximus Hale (Pennsylvania), 6:18

Nate Dugan (Princeton) dec. Jacob Nolan (Binghamton), 4-2

James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) dec. Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island University), 8-2

197 pounds

Michael Beard (Lehigh) tech. fall Logan Deacetis (Bucknell), 21-5

Luke Stout (Princeton) tech. fall Cole Urbas (Pennsylvania), 17-2

Lou Deprez (Binghamton) pin John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall), 1:27

Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) maj. dec. Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia), 11-3

285 pounds

Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) maj. dec. Matthew Cover (Princeton), 12-0

Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) maj. dec. Keaton Kluever (Hofstra), 13-0

Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) dec. Grady Griess (Navy), 2-2

Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) dec. Cory Day (Binghamton), 8-2

Team Standings

1.Cornell: 91.5 points

2. Lehigh: 80.5 points

T3. Army West Point: 62.5 points

T3. Pennsylvania: 62.5 points

5. Columbia: 51 points

6. Bucknell: 49 points

7. Binghamton: 46.5 points

8. Navy: 44.5 points

9. Princeton: 43 points

10. Harvard: 38 points

11. Drexel: 24 points

12. Franklin & Marshall: 23.5 points

13. American: 22.5 points

14. Brown: 21.5 points

15. Long Island University: 21 points

16. Hofstra: 14 points

17. Sacred Heart: 6 points

Cornell leads with 91.5 points after day one of EIWA Championships

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