PHILADELPHIA – The Ivy League has released its annual all-conference selections, and the University of Pennsylvania has eight representatives, headlined by sophomore CJ Composto being named the Rookie of the Year.
 
Michael Colaiocco (133) and Composto (141) were named to the first team, both were unanimously voted first team. Doug Zapf (157), Nick Incontrera (174), and Ben Goldin (285) were named to the second team. Ryan Miller (125), Neil Antrassian (184), and Cole Urbas (197) earned honorable mention.
 
Along with being named Ivy Rookie of the Year and earning a unanimous vote to the first team, Composto was named an Academic All-Ivy honoree.

All-Ivy Quick Hits 
*Honors for wrestling are chosen at the conclusion of the regular season and are based on a wrestler's performance in Ivy League dual meets.
*Eight All-Ivy selections is the most since 2013 when Penn also saw eight grapplers earn All-Ivy honors.
*Penn has had at least two freshmen earn All-Ivy honors for the third consecutive year.
*Zapf earned his third All-Ivy honor, earning second team honors this year.
*All eight honorees from the Red and Blue have been consistently ranked in the national collegiate rankings this season.
 
125: Miller has quickly made his mark in the Penn Wrestling program as he opened his collegiate career with a 16-5 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 is currently 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 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 has had the highest ranking of a Quaker during the 2021-22 season and closes 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 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 is 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.
 
157: Zapf earns his third All-Ivy honors of his career having been named honorable mention as a freshman and earning first team honors his sophomore season. He went 15-5 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).
 
174: Incontrera has positioned himself for a nice career in the Red and Blue as he opened his collegiate career with 17-6 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).
 
184: Antrassian went 13-9 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 is ranked by Intermat (#29), NCAA Coaches' Panel (#32) and Flo-wrestling (HM).
 
197: Urbas went 19-8 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 had a breakout season for Penn at 285 pounds as he went 16-5 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).  

Penn is currently getting ready to head to Ithaca for the 2022 EIWA Championships that will take place at Newman Arena at Bartels Hall on the campus of Cornell University on March 5 & 6.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
CJ Composto, Penn (So. — Westfield, N.J.)

FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY (2)
133 — *Michael Colaiocco, Penn (So. — Sparta, N.J.)
141 — *CJ Composto, Penn (So. — Westfield, N.J.)
 
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY (3)
157 — Doug Zapf, Penn (Jr. — Downingtown, Pa.)
174 — Nick Incontrera, Penn (Fr. — Flemington, N.J.)
285 — Ben Goldin, Penn (Jr. — Orlando, Fla.)

HONORABLE MENTION (3)
125 — Ryan Miller, Penn (Fr. — Stroudsburg, Pa.)
184 — Neil Antrassian, Penn (Sr. — Temperance, Mich.)
197 — Cole Urbas, Penn (So. — Port Matilda, Pa.)