DETROIT – The Penn Wrestling team has made the trip west to the Motor City for the 2022 NCAA Wresting Championships. The three-day championship meet will take place at the Little Caesars Arena and will begin on Thursday, March 17 with the Round of 32.

BRACKETS & SEEDINGS (PDF)

Penn has set a new program record as nine individuals qualified for the championship meet. In total, the Red and Blue has brought 10 wrestlers to Michigan as senior and Michigan native, Neil Antrassian was named the alternate at 184 pounds.
With the uniqueness of the last two years, on paper Penn has a few returners to the NCAA Championships but only two on the roster have been as Carmen Ferrante and Anthony Artalona made appearances in 2019. Michael Colaiocco, Artalona, Doug Zapf, and Cole Urbas all qualified for the second time in their careers. Ryan Miller, CJ Composto, Lucas Revano, Nick Incontrera, and Ben Goldin are all making their first trips to the NCAA Championships.
Tournament Schedule
Thursday, March 17
Session I – 12 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN)
Session II – 7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN)
 
Friday, March 18
Session III – 11 a.m. (ESPNU/ESPN)
Session IV – 8 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN)
 
Saturday, March 19
Session V – 11 a.m. (ESPNU/ESPN)
Session VI – 7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN)
 
125: Miller earned his first trip to the NCAA championship as he placed third at the 118th EIWA championship. He quickly made his mark in the Penn Wrestling program as he opened his collegiate career with a 19-6 overall record. In dual meet action he went 7-2 with wins Penn State, Columbia, Brown, Harvard, Lehigh, Drexel, and American. In EIWA action he went 6-2 and was 3-2 against Ivy competition. Miller ended the regular-season ranked in five national rankings including Amateur Wrestling News (#19), Flo-wrestling (#22), Wrestlestat (#22), Intermat (#23), and NCAA Coaches' Panel (#23). His season was highlighted by a finals appearance at the Matmen Open and a 4-2 decision over #15 Joe Manchio from Columbia.  He yielded just eight team points in two dual losses while earning 21 team points for Penn.

133: Colaiocco earned his first conference title at the 118th EIWA championship last weekend defeating Navy's Josh Koderhandt, 8-4. Colaiocco punched his ticket to Detroit as he swept his way through his conference competition with wins over LIU's Kaelen Francois (1:27) in the round of 16, Princeton's Nick Kayal (7-2) in the quarterfinals, and Army's Richard Treanor (8-0). He continuously had the highest ranking of a Quaker during the 2021-22 season and closed out the regular season ranked in seven different rankings. He is ranked by Wrestling Insider Magazine (#9), Flo-wrestling (#12), Amateur Wrestling News (#12), The Open Mat (#13), Intermat (#14) NCAA Coaches' Panel (#14), and Wrestlestat (#15). Colaiocco went 17-2 on the season including a perfect 8-0 dual meet record as he went 7-0 against EIWA competition and 5-0 against Ivy opponents. In Eight dual meets he collected 30 team points for the Quakers. He was one of four to earn 30 or more team points on the year.
 
141: Composto took second at the 118th EIWA championship following a 6-4 decision loss to Columbia's Matt Kazimir. He made his way through the competition to the title bout with victories over Drexel's Jared Donahue (TF 22-6, 6:35) in the round of 16, F&M's Wil Gill (6-3) in the quarterfinals, and Binghamton's Ryan Anderson (6-1) in the semifinals. He made huge impact in the starting lineup in 2021-22 as he went undefeated in dual meet action going 9-0 against EIWA competition and 5-0 against Ivy opponents. He ends the regular season ranked in seven different rankings. He ended the regular-season ranked by Amateur Wrestling News (#12), Intermat (#14), NCAA Coaches' Panel (#14), The Open Mat (#16), Wrestlestat (#18), Wrestling Insider Magazine (#18), and Flo-wresting (#20). He posted the first fastest fall on the team at :40. Composto went 5-0 in Ivy action as he defeated Columbia, Brown, Harvard, Cornell, and Princeton. With 37 team points for Penn on the season he leads the team in that category as he and Colaiocco were the only starters to not yield any team points to their opponents. He becomes the seventh Quaker to earn Ivy Rookie of the Year honor and is the first since Kyle Cowan (2011) and Lorenzo Thomas (2012) won back-to-back Rookie of the Year honors.

149: Artalona went 14-5 on the season and was 2-1 at the EIWA Championship as he took second place following a major decision loss to Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell). He advanced to the title bout at 149 pounds with a 7-4 decision over Lehigh's Max Brignola. In the regular season, he went 4-3 in duals which included a 4-3 record against EIWA opponents and was 4-2 in Ivy duals. He took victories against Columbia, LIU, and American in dual meets. During the regular season, he went 3-0 in matches decided by technical fall and was 2-0 in bouts decided by fall. In the final dual meet of the season at American, he pinned Patrick Ryan in the first period (1:05).

157: Zapf took fifth place at the 118th EIWA championship as he won by a 5-3 decision over Cornell's Hunter Richard. Zapf also earned a 6-4 decision victory over Richard in the quarterfinals. Earlier this postseason, he earned his third All-Ivy honors of his career after being named honorable mention as a freshman and earning first team honors his sophomore season. He went 18-6 overall in '21-'22 and was 7-2 in dual meet action. He posted a 6-1 record against EIWA competition and was 3-1 in Ivy duals. The Downingtown, Pa. native picked up Ivy wins against Columbia, Harvard, and Cornell. Zapf opened his dual meet season with a win over Penn State's Terrell Barraclough, 4-2. The junior closed out the regular season ranked in four rankings including, Intermat (#19), Wrestlestat (#19), Flo-wrestling (#21), and the NCAA Coaches' Panel (#23).
165: Revano went 19-11 in his sophomore season for the Red and Blue. He took sixth place at the 118th EIWA Championship as he wrestled his way back to the fifth-place bout. Revano won by a 9-3 decision against Hofstra's Ricky Stamm in the round of 16 and after a quarterfinal loss to Harvard's Philip Conigliaro, he won by a 4-3 decision over Army's Dalton Harkins. In dual meet action on the season he went 7-3 which included a 7-2 record against EIWA opponents and was 3-2 in Ivy duals. He picked up Ivy wins against Brown, Cornell and Princeton.
 
174: Incontrera took second place at the 118th EIWA championship as he lost to Drexel's Mickey O'Malley as riding time was in O'Malley's favor. He set up himself for a nice career in the Red and Blue as he opened his collegiate career with a 20-6 overall record that includes going 7-3 in dual meet action. He posted a 7-2 record against EIWA competition and went 4-1 against Ivy opponents. He earned Ivy wins against Columbia, Brown, Harvard, and Princeton. He posted a 10-6 decision over #23 Nick Fine of Columbia for a Top 25 victory. Incontrera made every start for Penn at 174 pounds as he found his way to national recognition. He ended the regular season in four rankings including Wrestlestat (#19), NCAA Coaches' Panel (#19), Intermat (#22) and Flo-wrestling (HM).
 
197: Urbas claimed fourth place at the 118th EIWA championship last weekend. He went 23-9 overall on the season and was 7-3 in dual meet competition. He posted a 7-2 record in EIWA duals and was 3-2 against Ivy competition. Urbas was one of four starters to earn 30 or more team points for Penn as he totaled 31 team points, which included Ivy wins against Columbia, Brown, and Harvard. Urbas finished the regular season in a tie for third place with six tech falls across all of Division I Wrestling. He ends the regular season ranked #27 by Wrestlestat.
 
285: Goldin also took fourth place at the 118th EIWA championship last weekend as he went 3-2 at the championship. He had a breakout season for Penn at 285 pounds as he went 19-7 overall and was 7-2 in dual meets. He posted a 6-2 record against EIWA competition and was 4-1 against Ivy opponents. Goldin posted the fasted fall time on the season at :38. As one of four on the team to earn 30+ team points for the Red and Blue he totaled the second most points with 34 while yielding just seven to his opponents. Goldin earned Ivy wins against Columbia, Brown, Harvard, and Princeton. On the season overall he posted six fall wins as he was 6-0 in bouts won by fall. Six fall wins also led the team. The Orlando, Fla. native closed out the regular season ranked in three rankings as he was ranked by Wrestlestat (#27), Intermat (#28), and the NCAA Coaches' Panel (#30). 

184: Antrassian was selected as the alternate at 184 pounds for the 2022 NCAA Championship. He went 16-11 in his senior season as he was 7-2 in dual meet action and against EIWA competition, he was 3-2 against Ivy opponents. His Ivy dual wins came against Columbia, Brown, and Harvard. Antrassian earned 24 team points for Penn in nine dual meet bouts. He ended the regular-season ranked by Intermat (#29), NCAA Coaches' Panel (#32) and Flo-wrestling (HM).

First Round Match-ups
125 – #22 Ryan Miller (19-6) - #11 Brandon Kaylor (OSU) (19-4)
133 – #9 Michael Colaiocco (21-2) vs. #24 Ramazan Attasauov (ISU) (16-8)
141 - #12 CJ Composto (19-4) vs. #21 Dylan Droegemuller (NDSU) (14-8)
149 – #18 Anthony Artalona (14-5) vs. #15 Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) (14-5)
157 – #24 Doug Zapf (18-6) vs. #9 Kaleb Young (Iowa) 17-7
165 – #26 Lucas Revano (19-11) vs. #7 Carson Kharchla (OSU) (21-3)
174 – #17 Nick Incontrera (20-6) vs. #16 Adam Kemp (Cal Poly) (13-4)  
197 – #30 Cole Urbas (23-9) vs. #3 Eric Schultz (NEB) (16-2)
285 – #26 Ben Goldin (19-7) vs. #7 Mason Paris (MICH) (15-4)