ITHACA, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania opened the 118
th EIWA Championship on Saturday morning going 10-0 in the Round of 16. Eight of those ten advanced to quarterfinals on Saturday evening. Penn is the only team in the 17-team field with all wrestlers still wrestling. The two-day conference championship is taking place at Newman Arena at Bartels Hall on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.
Sunday morning will feature the semifinals and the consolations rounds. The finals will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Penn was the only team to see all of its round of 16 grapplers advance to the quarterfinals.
Michael Colaiocco and
Anthony Artalona pinned their opponents in the first period as Artalona's came just :39 seconds into the bout.
CJ Composto and
Nick Incontrera won by technical fall in their postseason debuts.
Ryan Miller earned a major decision win in his postseason debut,
Doug Zapf also won by major decision.
Penn went 8-2 in the quarterfinals as Incontrera used an overtime pin to advance. His overtime fall was the first of quarterfinals. Artalona earned a major decision win to advance to the semifinals.
Lucas Revano and
Cole Urbas lost their quarterfinal bouts but both bounced back in the consolation quarterfinals. Revano won by a 4-3 decision as riding time was in his favor to defeat Dalton Harkins of Army. Urbas won by technical fall over Cade Wilson of Brown.
As a team, Penn currently sits in second place with 86.5 points just eight points behind Cornell with 94.5 points.
Team Standings
1. Cornell 94.5
2. Penn 86.5
3. Princeton 69.0
4. Lehigh 62.5
5. Columbia 52.5
6. Binghamton 45.0
7. Navy 40.0
8. Army West Point 38.0
9. Hofstra 32.5
10t. Drexel 30.5
10t. Harvard 30.5
12. Bucknell 29.0
13. Brown 26.5
14. Franklin & Marshall 18.0
15. American 16.5
16. Sacred Heart 5.0
17. Long Island U. 3.0
125:
Ryan Miller
Round of 16:
Ryan Miller (Penn) MD Ryan Chauvin (Army), 15-4
Quarterfinals:
Ryan Miller (Penn) DEC Jacob Allen (Navy), 7-4
133:
Michael Colaiocco
Round of 16:
Michael Colaiocco (Penn) F Kaelen Francois (Long Island U.), 1:27
Quarterfinals:
Michael Colaiocco (Penn) DEC Nick Kayal (Princeton), 7-2
141:
CJ Composto
Round of 16:
CJ Composto (Penn) TF Jared Donahue (Drexel), 22-6 6:35
Quarterfinals:
CJ Composto (Penn) DEC Wil Gil (Franklin & Marshall), 6-3
149:
Anthony Artalona
Round of 16:
Anthony Artalona (Penn) F Mike Leandrou (Hofstra), 0:39
Quarterfinals:
Anthony Artalona (Penn) MD Lukus Stricker (Harvard), 13-2
157:
Doug Zapf
Round of 16:
Doug Zapf MD Chase McCollum (F&M), 17-5
Quarterfinals:
Doug Zapf (Penn) DEC Hunter Richard (Cornell), 6-4
165:
Lucas Revano
Round of 16:
Lucas Revano (Penn) DEC Ricky Stamm (Hofstra), 9-3
Quarterfinals: Philip Conigliaro (Harvard) DEC
Lucas Revano (Penn), 7-4
Consolation Quarterfinals:
Lucas Revano (Penn) DEC Dalton Harkins (Army), 4-3
174:
Nick Incontrera
Round of 16:
Nick Incontrera (Penn) TF Sam Barnes (Bucknell), 21-4 6:16
Quarterfinals:
Nick Incontrera (Penn) F Ben Pasiuk (Army), 7:32
184:
Neil Antrassian
Round of 16:
Neil Antrassian (Penn) DEC James Conway (Franklin & Marshall), 7-2
Quarterfinals:
Neil Antrassian (Penn) DEC David Key (Navy), 9-6
197:
Cole Urbas
Round of 16:
Cole Urbas (Penn) DEC Jt Davis (Lehigh), 3-2
Quarterfinals: Lou Deprez (Binghamton) DEC
Cole Urbas (Penn), 7-0
Consolation Quarterfinals:
Cole Urbas (Penn) TF Cade Wilson (Brown), 16-1 7:00
285:
Ben Goldin
Round of 16:
Ben Goldin (Penn) DEC Daniel Conley (Columbia), 5-0
Quarterfinals:
Ben Goldin (Penn) DEC Joe Doyle (Binghamton), 3-1
Penn will now get ready for the postseason as the EIWA championships are set to take place at Cornell, March 5-6.
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