Ithaca, NY
By John Aadland
EIWA Director of Sports Information
The 2022 EIWA Championship tournament at Cornell University has concluded. Host Cornell and the resurgent Quakers of Pennsylania battled throughout the tournament, with Cornell taking the title in the end. Princeton finished third with defending champion Lehigh in fourth. Columbia rounded out the top five. Lehigh 285-pounder Jordan Wood became the first wrestler in conference history to win a fifth title.
Final team standings are as follows:
1. Cornell 153.0
2. Pennsylvania 143.0
3. Princeton 120.5
4. Lehigh 111.0
5. Columbia 84.5
6. Binghamton 79.5
7. Navy 63.5
8. Army West Point 57.0
9 Harvard 49.0
10 Drexel 47.0
11 Bucknell 39.5
12 Hofstra 36.0
13. Franklin & Marshall 29.0
14. Brown 26.5
15. American 25.5
16. Sacred Heart 5.0
17. Long Island U. 3.0
Individual place-winners at each weight class are:
125 pounds (three automatic qualifiers)
1 Vitali Arujau Cornell
2 Patrick Glory Princeton
3 Ryan Miller Penn
4 Joe Manchio Columbia
5 Beau Bayless Harvard
6 Sheldon Seymour Lehigh
7 Brandon Seidman Bucknell
8 Reese Fry Brown
133 pounds (two automatic qualifiers)
1 Michael Colaiocco Penn
2 Josh Koderhandt Navy
3 Dom LaJoie Cornell
4 Jack Maida American
5 Richard Treanor Army West Point
6 Nick Kayal Princeton
7 Jaxon Maroney Drexel
8 Nicky Cabanillas Brown
141 pounds (four automatic qualifiers)
1 Matt Kazimir Columbia
2 CJ Composto Penn
3 Wil Gil F&M
4 Connor McGonagle Lehigh
5 Darren Miller Bucknell
6 Ryan Anderson Binghamton
7 Danny Coles Princeton
8 Justin Hoyle Hofstra
149 pounds (four automatic qualifiers)
1 Yianni Diakomihalis Cornell
2 Anthony Artalona Penn
3 Max Brignola Lehigh
4 Marshall Keller Princeton
5 Danny Fongaro Columbia
6 PJ Ogunsanya Army West Point
7 Lukus Stricker Harvard
8 Nick Lombard Binghamton
157 pounds (five automatic qualifiers)
1 Quincy Monday Princeton
2 Andrew Cerniglia Navy
3 Josh Humphreys Lehigh
4 Markus Hartman Army West Point
5 Doug Zapf Penn
6 Hunter Richard Cornell
7 Nick Delp Bucknell
8 Trevor Tarsi Harvard
165 pounds (seven automatic qualifiers)
1 Philip Conigliaro Harvard
2 Josh Ogunsanya Columbia
3 Zach Hartman Bucknell
4 Julian Ramirez Cornell
5 Brevin Cassella Binghamton
6 Lucas Revano Penn
7 Evan Barczak Drexel
8 Val Park Navy
174 pounds (four automatic qualifiers)
1 Mickey O'Malley Drexel
2 Nick Incontrera Penn
3 Ben Pasiuk Army West Point
4 Jacob Nolan Binghamton
5 Jake Logan Lehigh
6 Chris Foca Cornell
4 Nick Fine Columbia
7 Nate Dugan Princeton
184 pounds (three automatic qualifiers)
1 Jonathan Loew Cornell
2 Travis Stefanik Princeton
3 AJ Burkhart Lehigh
4 Charles Small Hofstra
5 Neil Antrassian Penn
6 Brian McLaughlin Drexel
7 Brian Bonino Columbia
8 Cory Day Binghamton
197 pounds (five automatic qualifiers)
1 Lou DePrez Binghamton
2 Luke Stout Princeton
3 Jacob Koser Navy
4 Cole Urbas Penn
5 Jacob Cardenas Cornell
6 JT Davis Lehigh
7 JT Brown Army West Point
8 Sam Wustefeld Columbia
285 pounds (four automatic qualifiers)
1 Jordan Wood Lehigh
2 Lewis Fernandes Cornell
3 Joe Doyle Binghamton
4 Ben Goldin Penn
5 Matt Cover Princeton
6 Zachary Knighton-Ward Hofstra
7 Cenzo Pelusi Franklin & Marshall
8 Danny Conley Columbia
Additional award winners:
Coaches' Trophy for Outstanding Wrestler of the EIWA Championships
Vitali Arujau, Cornell University
John Fletcher Memorial Award for most cumulative team points at the EIWA Championships during his career
Jordan Wood, Lehigh University -- 109.0 points
Billy Sheridan Memorial Award for most falls in least time in the championship bracket
Lewis Fernandes, Cornell University -- two falls in 3:36.
EIWA Coach of the Year, voted by the head coaches
Roger Reina, University of Pennsylvania
Good Sportsmanship Award, voted by the working officials of the EIWA Championships
Columbia University
EIWA Hall of Fame Inductees, Class of 2022
Nahshon Garrett, Cornell, Class of 2016, wrestler
J. P. O'Connor, Harvard, Class of 2010, wrestler
Tom Sculley, Lehigh, Class of 1974, wrestler
Phillip Simpson, Army West Point, Class of 2005, wrestler
EIWOA Hall of Fame Inductee, Class of 2022
William Doran, Morrisville College
The 119th EIWA tournament will be held in The Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania, on the weekend of March 3-5, 2023.