LEWISBURG, Penn. –– Harvard wrestling ended day two of the EIWA Championships. The Crimson had ten wrestlers compete in the tournament, in which five reached the quarterfinals, two reached the semi-finals, and one all the way to the finals.
The No. 6 seed in the 149-pound weight class, Jack Crook, upset multiple opponents to make it all the way, eventually finishing in 2nd place. An impressive showing for Crook helped him earn his way to the NCAA Tournament. Philip Conigliaro also met the threshold of a top six finsih in the 174-poudn weight class to earn himself a spot in the NCAA tournament.
DAY 2 NOTES
125: Diego Sotelo 6TH PLACE (top 5 qualify for NCAAs)
- Brett Ungar (Cornell) def. Sotelo, DEC 6-3
- Sotelo def. Mike Joyce (Brown), DEC 4-3
149: Jack Crook 2ND PLACE (top 4 qualify for NCAAs)
- Crook def. Matthew Williams (Army West Point), 5-4
- Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) def. Crook, 20-5 MD
165: Cael Berg 8TH PLACE (top 5 qualify for NCAAs)
- Jake Logan (Lehigh) def. Berg, 10-2 MD
- Cody Walsh (Drexel) def. Berg, DEC 9-3
174: Philip Conigliaro 4TH PLACE (top 6 qualify for NCAAs)
- Conigliaro def. Danny Wask (Navy), DEC 5-4
- Conigliaro def. Nick Incontrera (Penn), DEC 4-1
- Benny Baker (Cornell) def. Conigliaro, DEC 4-2
Up Next
Jack Crook and Phil Conigliaro will officially advance to the NCAA Tournament on March 21-23 in Kansas City, Missouri.
