By: Austin Sommer, EIWA Sports Information Director
We are in Cleveland, Ohio for the 2026 NCAA Championships! The first day of wrestling has concluded and twenty-three wrestlers from the EIWA will continue wrestling on day two. The action begins at 12:00PM EST with both the championship quarterfinal and consolation matches.
A link to the full brackets in PDF form can be found here HERE
Highlights - Three EIWA Wrestlers will wrestle in the quarterfinals
- Lehigh's Sheldon Seymour edges All-American, #13 Poulin of Iowa State
- Lehigh's Luke Stanich advances with two bonus wins
- Navy's Danny Wask knocks off, All-American, #2 Ruiz of Cornell
20 wrestlers will continue action in the consolation bracket
125 (3 wrestlers qualified, 2 remaining)
First Round (Thursday Morning)
#4 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) FALL #29 Tyler Chappell (Pittsburgh) F5:38
#5 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) MD #28 Andrew Binni (Navy) 13-2
#2 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) DEC #31 Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) 8-6
Round of 16 (Thursday night)
#4 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) DEC #13 Stevo Poulin (Iowa State) 5-4
Consolation Round (Thursday night)
#21 Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) DEC #28 Andrew Binni (Navy) 2-1
#31 Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) DEC #15 Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) 7-4
Friday Morning Matchups
QUARTERFINAL: #4 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) vs #5 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State)
CONSOLATION: #31 Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) vs #17 Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia)
133 (2 wrestlers qualified, 2 remaining)
First Round (Thursday Morning)
#23 Braxton Brown (Maryland) DEC #10 Maximilian Leete (American) 4-2
#19 Gage Walker (Missouri) DEC #14 Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 5-0
Consolation Round (Thursday night)
#10 Maximilian Leete (American) DEC #26 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 4-1
#14 Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) MD #32 Andrew Austin (Central Michigan) 19-5
Friday Morning Matchups
CONSOLATION: #10 Maximilian Leete (American) vs #9 Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado)
CONSOLATION: #14 Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) vs #20 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa)
141 (4 wrestlers qualified, 3 remaining)
First Round (Thursday Morning)
#5 Luke Stanich (Lehigh) TF #28 Pierson Manville (Arizona State) 21-6
#17 Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy) DEC #16 Ryan Jack (NC State) 4-1OT
#10 Jack Consiglio (Stanford) DEC #23 Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) 9-5
#7 Nasir Bailey (Iowa) MD #26 Braden Basile (Army West Point) 14-3
Round of 16 (Thursday night)
#1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) TF #17 Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy) 22-6
#5 Luke Stanich (Lehigh) MD #21 Tyler Wells (Oklahoma) 11-2
Consolation Round (Thursday night)
#23 Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) DEC #26 Braden Basile (Army West Point) 2-1UTB
Friday Morning Matchups
QUARTERFINAL: #5 Luke Stanich (Lehigh) vs #4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State)
CONSOLATION: #17 Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy) vs #18 Carter Nogle (Air Force Academy)
CONSOLATION: #23 Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) vs #24 Nash Singleton (Oregon State)
149 (1 wrestler qualified, 1 remaining)
First Round (Thursday Morning)
#15 Ryder Block (Iowa) MD #18 Eugene Harney (Morgan State) 11-2
Consolation Round (Thursday night)
#18 Eugene Harney (Morgan State) DEC #31 Ryan Michaels (Edinboro) 9-7
Friday Morning Matchups
CONSOLATION: #18 Eugene Harney (Morgan State) vs #16 Jacob Frost (Iowa State)
157 (3 wrestlers qualified, 1 remaining)
First Round (Thursday Morning)
PIGTAIL #33 Yannis Charles (Morgan State) DEC #32 Jeb Prechtel (Bellarmine) 15-10
#10 Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) DEC #23 Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) 6-1
#7 Kannon Webster (Illinois) DEC #26 Jonathan Ley (Navy) 6-2
#1 PJ Duke (Penn State) FALL #33 Yannis Charles (Morgan State) F1:56
Round of 16 (Thursday night)
#7 Kannon Webster (Illinois) MD #10 Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) 10-1
Consolation Round (Thursday night)
#16 Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) MD #33 Yannis Charles (Morgan State) 12-4
#23 Kaleb Burgess (Buffalo) MD #26 Jonathan Ley (Navy) 12-1
Friday Morning Matchups
CONSOLATION: #10 Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) vs #24 Javion Jones (Little Rock)
165 (4 wrestlers qualified, 3 remaining)
First Round (Thursday Morning)
PIGTAIL #32 Cody Walsh (Drexel) MD #33 Ryan Vigil (VMI) 12-2
#7 Max Brignola (Lehigh) DEC #26 Tyler Lillard (Indiana) 3-2UTB
#19 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) DEC #14 Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers) 8-2
#15 Connor Euton (Iowa State) TF #18 Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) 17-2
#1 Mitchell Mesenbrink TF #32 Cody Walsh (Drexel) 21-5
Round of 16 (Thursday night)
#3 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) TF #19 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) 20-5
#10 Will Denny (NC State) DEC #7 Max Brignola (Lehigh) 12-9OT
Consolation Round (Thursday night)
#32 Cody Walsh (Drexel) MD #17 Braden Scoles (Illinois) 13-4
#31 Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh) MD #18 Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) 14-4
Friday Morning Matchups
CONSOLATION: #7 Max Brignola (Lehigh) vs #24 Sean Seefeldt (Pennsylvania)
CONSOLATION: #19 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) vs #20 Ty Whalen (Princeton)
CONSOLATION: #32 Cody Walsh (Drexel) vs #15 Connor Euton (Iowa State)
174 (3 wrestlers qualified, 3 remaining)
First Round (Thursday Morning)
#10 Myles Takats (Bucknell) DEC #23 Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) 6-4
#20 Daschle Lamer (Oregon State) DEC #13 Carter Baer (Binghamton) 2-0
#15 Danny Wask (Navy) DEC #18 Colin Kelly (Illinois) 7-3
Round of 16 (Thursday night)
#7 Cam Steed (Missouri) FALL #10 Myles Takats (Bucknell) F2:06
#15 Danny Wask (Navy) DEC #2 Simon Ruiz (Cornell) 5-3
Consolation Round (Thursday night)
#13 Carter Baer (Binghamton) DEC #29 Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) 4-1OT
Friday Morning Matchups
QUARTERFINAL: #15 Danny Wask (Navy) vs #7 Cam Steed (Missouri)
CONSOLATION: #10 Myles Takats (Bucknell) vs #25 Sergio Desiante (Virginia Tech)
CONSOLATION: #13 Carter Baer (Binghamton) vs #19 Logan Messer (George Mason)
184 (4 wrestlers qualified, 3 remaining)
First Round (Thursday Morning)
#10 Caleb Campos (American) DEC #23 Ceasar Garza (Cal Poly) 4-1OT
#4 James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) DEC #29 Nick Fox (Northern Iowa) 4-1
#16 Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) DEC #17 Ian Bush (West Virginia) 8-7
#3 Max McEnelly (Minnesota) TF #30 Tyler Bienus (Bucknell) 22-6
Round of 16 (Thursday night)
#1 Rocco Welsh (Penn State) MD #16 Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) 13-4
#20 Brian Soldano (Oklahoma) DEC #4 James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) 4-1
#7 Angelo Ferrari DEC #10 Caleb Campos (American) 11-5
Consolation Round (Thursday night)
#33 Sam Goin (Indiana) DEC #30 Tyler Bienus (Bucknell) 2-1UTB
Friday Morning Matchups
CONSOLATION: #4 James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) vs #19 Jared McGill (Edinboro)
CONSOLATION: #16 Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) vs #18 Jake Dailey (North Carolina)
CONSOLATION: #10 Caleb Campos (American) vs #25 Malachi DuVall (George Mason)
197 (2 wrestlers qualified, 2 remaining)
First Round (Thursday Morning)
#17 Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) DEC #16 Branson John (Maryland) 4-1OT
#10 Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) DEC #23 Mikey Squires (Binghamton) 5-2
Round of 16 (Thursday night)
#1 Josh Barr MD #17 Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) 11-3
Consolation Round (Thursday night)
#23 Mikey Squires (Binghamton) MD #26 Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 11-2
Friday Morning Matchups
CONSOLATION: #17 Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) vs #19 Andrew Reall (Brown)
CONSOLATION: #23 Mikey Squires (Binghamton) vs #25 Evan Bates (Missouri)
285 (5 wrestlers qualified, 3 remaining)
First Round (Thursday Morning)
PIGTAIL #32 Emmanuel Ulrich (American) DEC #33 Mason Rebuck (Bloomsburg) 8-6
#27 Hunter Catka (Rutgers) DEC #6 Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) 6-3OT
#14 Koy Hopke (Minnesota) DEC #19 Nate Schon (Drexel) 11-7
#20 Dayton Pitzer (Pittsburgh) DEC #13 Spencer Lanosga (Navy) 3-2UTB
#15 Brady Colbert (Army West Point) DEC #18 Christian Carroll (Wyoming) 5-1
#1 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) TF #32 Emmanuel Ulrich (American) 22-5
Round of 16 (Thursday night)
#2 Isaac Trumble (NC State) MD #15 Brady Colbert (Army West Point) 8-1
Consolation Round (Thursday night)
#17 Vincent Mueller (Columbia) FALL #32 Emmanuel Ulrich (American) F6:52
#30 Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) MD #19 Nate Schon (Drexel) 18-5
#13 Spencer Lanosga (Navy) DEC #29 Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) 9-5
#6 Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) MD #22 Trevon Tinker (Cal Poly) 15-7
Friday Morning Matchups
CONSOLATION: #15 Brady Colbert (Army West Point) vs #17 Vincent Mueller (Columbia)
CONSOLATION: #13 Spencer Lanosga (Navy) vs #14 Koy Hopke (Minnesota)
CONSOLATION: #6 Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) vs #5 Nick Feldman (Ohio State)
Team Scores
1. Penn State – 40.5
2. Nebraska – 27
3. Iowa – 25.5
4. Oklahoma State – 25
5. Ohio State – 23
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12. Lehigh – 13
30. Drexel – 4
35. Bucknell – 3.5
35. Navy – 3.5
43. American – 2.5
43. Army West Point – 2.5
45. Binghamton – 2
51. Morgan State – 1.5
54. Franklin & Marshall – 1