The coaches have spoken and the preliminary seeds for Friday’s 117th annual Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) championship meet have been selected.
Replacement wrestlers will be permitted until weigh-ins on Friday morning and the league coaches will confer again on Thursday night to consider any COVID-19 related replacements for seeding at that time. The seeds will remain preliminary until they are locked in at weigh-ins.
Lehigh, which has won the last three EIWA championships, has four No. 1 seeds at 125, 133, 197 and 285 pounds. Navy, Bucknell, Binghampton, Army, Hofstra and Drexel also each have a No. 1 seed.
No. 18 Navy and Army each have seven wrestlers seeded in the top three of their respective weight classes. Navy has five wrestlers seeded No. 2 while Army has a pair of wrestlers at No. 2 and four at No. 3.
Sacred Heart’s top seeded wrestler is Newtown junior Joe Accousti, who is the No. 5 seed at 184 pounds. Long Island University freshman Devin Matthews, who wrestled at Gilbert in Winsted, is the No. 8 seed at 133 pounds.
Wrestling begins on Friday at 10 a.m. at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Pa., with quarterfinal action and the first consolation rounds. At 2 p.m., the semifinals and other consolation round action will begin. The finals, consolation final and fifth place bouts will begin at 5 :30 p.m.
The tournament, which is closed to spectators, can be viewed online at FloWrestling.
Preliminary 2021 EIWA Tournament seeds
125 pounds (3 NCAA tournament bids)
- Jaret Lane, Lehigh
- Logan Treaster, Navy
- Gage Curry, American
- Dylan Ryder, Hofstra
- Micah Roes, Binghamton
- Brandon Seidman, Bucknell
- Bryce Cockrell, Long Island
- Ryan Chauvin Army
- Kyle Waterman, Drexel
- Cole Meyer, Sacred Heart
133 pounds (3 NCAA bids)
- Malyke Hines, Lehigh
- Darren Miller, Bucknell
- Anthony Sobotker, Binghamton
- Chandler Olson, Drexel
- Garrett Lambert, Hofstra
- Mark Montgomery, Army
- Jacob Allen, Navy
- Devin Matthews, Long Island
- Kyle Randall, Sacred Heart
141 pounds (5 NCAA bids)
- Cody Trybus, Navy
- Zack Trampe, Binghamton
- Lane Peters, Army
- Tyler Williams, Drexel
- Vinny Vespa, Hofstra
- Connor McGonagle, Lehigh
- Drew Witham, Long Island
- Kurt Phipps, Bucknell
- Jordan Carlucci, Sacred Heart
- Patrick Ryan, American
149 pounds (5 NCAA bids)
- PJ Ogunsanya, Army
- Casey Cobb, Navy
- Kizhan Clarke, American
- Jimmy Hoffman, Lehigh
- Luke Nichter, Drexel
- Greg Gaxiola, Hofstra
- Matthew Kolonia, Bucknell
- Michael Zarif, Binghamton
- Chris Gomez, Long Island
- Seth Brown, Sacred Heart
157 pounds (5 NCAA bids)
- Holden Heller, Hofstra
- Markus Hartman, Army
- Parker Kropman, Drexel
- Andrew Cerniglia, Navy
- Nick Delp, Bucknell
- Luca Frinzi, Lehigh
- Nick Palumbo, Sacred Heart
- Rhise Royster, Long Island
- Matt Swanson, Binghamton
165 pounds (5 NCAA bids)
- Zach Hartman, Bucknell
- Tanner Skidgel, Navy
- Ricky Stamm, Hofstra
- Brevin Cassella, Binghamton
- Evan Barczak, Drexel
- Brian Meyer, Lehigh
- Will Schmidt, Sacred Heart
- Clayton Fielden, Army
- Ryan Ferro, Long Island
174 pounds (5 NCAA bids)
- Michael O’Malley, Drexel
- Ross McFarland, Hofstra
- Ben Pasiuk, Army
- Jacob Nolan, Binghamton
- Jake Logan, Lehigh
- Vincent Andreano, Bucknell
- Tim Fitzpatrick, American
- Dean Caravela, Navy
- Thomas DiGennaro, Long Island
- Pat O’Donnell, Sacred Heart
184 pounds (6 NCAA bids)
- Lou DePrez, Binghamton
- David Key, Navy
- Taylor Brown, Army
- Charles Small, Hofstra
- Joe Accousti, Sacred Heart
- Josh Stillings, Drexel
- James Langan, Long Island
- Frank Guida, Bucknell
- Dylan Ammerman, Lehigh
197 pounds (5 NCAA bids)
- John Jakobsen, Lehigh
- JT Brown, Army
- Jacob Koser, Navy
- Bryan McLaughlin, Drexel
- Trey Rogers, Hofstra
- Robert Hetherman, Sacred Heart
- Mason McCready, Bucknell
- Sam DePrez, Binghamton
- TJ Frandan, Long Island
285 pounds (4 NCAA bids)
- Jordan Wood, Lehigh
- John Birchmeier, Navy
- Robert Heald, Army
- Zachary Knighton-Ward, Hofstra
- Joe Doyle, Binghamton
- Dorian Crosby, Bucknell
- Tim Nagosky, Long Island
- Sean O’Malley, Drexel
- Mark Blokh, Sacred Heart
