Cornell (164.5 points) edges Lehigh (159.5) to win the EIWA CHAMPIONSHIPS.

The Big Red crowns three EIWA champions. Crookham edges Arujau, 10-6, in the finals.​​​

​                                            ​​​2024 EIWA CHAMPIONSHIPS

                                                 Semi Final Results

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125- Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec. Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 11-6

         Brett Ungar (Cornell) dec. Diego Sotelo (Harvard) 6-3

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

         Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) vs Kurt Phipps (Bucknell)

141- Josh Koderhandt (Navy) pinned CJ Compasto (U Penn) 6:39

        Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 8-7 OT

149- Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) dec. Jude Swisher (U Penn) 9-6

         Jack Crook (Harvard) dec. Matthew Williams (Army West Point) 5-4

157- Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) maj.dec. Nathan Lukez (Army West Point) 11-1

         Lucas Revano (U Penn) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh) 4-1 OT

165- Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec. Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell)

         Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) vs Andrew Cerniglia (Navy)

174- Nick Incontreta (U Penn) vs Lennox Wolak (Columbia) 10-4

         Benjamin Pasiuk (Army West Point) pinned Benny Baker (Cornell) 5:41

184- Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) dec. Chris Foca (Cornell) 9-6

        Nate Dugan (Princeton) dec. James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) 5-4

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197- Michael Beard (Lehigh) wbf Luke Stout (Princeton) forfeit

         Jacob Cardenas (Cornell ) dec. Lou DePrez (Binghamton) 4-1

285-Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) pinned Lewis Fernandez (Cornell) 2:28

         Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) dec. Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) 5-1

                                 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULTS

125- Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec. Brett Ungar (Cornell) 6-0

133- Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. Vito Arujau (Cornell) 10-6

141- Josh Koderhandt (Navy) maj,dec. Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) 12-2

149- Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) pinned Jack Krook (Harvard) 2:57

157- Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) dec. Lucas Revano (Penn) 6-3

165- Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec. Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) 5-3

174- Lennox Wolak (Columbia) dec. Benjamin Pasiuk (Army West Point) 5-1

184- Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) dec. Nate Dugan (Princeton) 5-1

197- Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec. Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) 6-3 OT

285- Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) pinned Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) 1:27

Team Scores:

1. Cornell (164.5 points)

2. Lehigh (159.5)

3. Army West Point (95.5)

4. Columbia (90.5)

4. Penn (90.5)

6. Navy (79.5)

7. Bucknell (72)

8. Harvard (52)

9. Binghamton (68.5)

10. Princeton (68)

The local colleges LIU tallied 25 points while Hofstra finished with 15 points. LIU had place-winners; Robbie Seagaris (7th at 125), Rhise Royster (8th at 1570 and Anthony D'alesio (7th at 184). The Pride had two placers; Jurius Clark (7th at 157) and Keaton Kluever (8th at 285). BBP's true freshman Max Gallagher (UPenn) finished with an impressive fifth place in the loaded 125-pound weight class. Another loaded weight class is the 197-pound bracket and features  All-Americans, LouDePrez (24-2), Jacob Cardenas (20-5) and top-seeded is Michael Beard (23-1), a

potential NCAA finalist. All three are currently ranked amongst the top eight in the nation.

The Big Red won their 28th EIWA team title and will be seeking a team trophy at the upcoming

NCAA meet in Kansas City, MO. The MOW Award went to Lehigh sophomore Ryan Crookham (18-0) who edged defending NCAA champ Vito Arujau (12-2) with a late takedown and emerged a 10-6 winner at 133 pounds. Crookham was a three-time PA state champion while Arujau won four NYS titles. 

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