BUCKNELL, PA. — The Cornell Big Red claimed its third consecutive and 28th overall EIWA title on Saturday evening, recording 164.5 team points to beat out second place Lehigh (159.5).

Three wrestlers claimed titles on Saturday for the Big Red, as Ethan Fernandez was the first to do so at 149 pounds, winning by technical fall over Harvard’s Jack Crook.

Next up, Ivy League Rookie of the Year Meyer Shapiro claimed the EIWA Champion title at 157 pounds with a 6-3 win over Lehigh’s Max Brignola.

Julian Ramirez claimed his second-straight EIWA title at 165 pounds following a 5-3 win over Navy’s Andrew Cerniglia.

Cornell racked up second-place finishes as well to help win the title as Brett Ungar (125), Vito Arujau (133), and Jacob Cardenas (197) were runner-ups.

Columbia (T4), Penn (T4), Princeton (T8), and Harvard (10) all finished in the top 10 of the team standings. Columbia’s Lennox Wolak and Aaron Ayzerov were the only other Ivies to be named EIWA champions, doing so at 174 pounds and 184 pounds, respectively.

The 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships brackets will be announced on Wednesday, March 8 at 8 p.m. ET. The Championships will be held at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. on March 21-23.

Automatic Qualifiers for the 2024 Division 1 NCAA Wrestling Tournament

125 pounds

Luke Stanich (Lehigh)

Brett Ungar (Cornell)

Ethan Berginc (Army)

Mike Joyce (Brown)

Max Gallagher (Penn)

133 pounds

Ryan Crookham (Lehigh)

Vito Arujau (Cornell)

Kurt Phipps (Bucknell)

Braden Basile (Army)

Max Leete (American)

141 pounds

Josh Koderhandt (Navy)

Dylan Chappell (Bucknell)

Malyke Hines (Lehigh)

CJ Composto (Penn)

149 pounds

Ethan Fernandez (Cornell)

Jack Crook (Harvard)

Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh)

Matthew Williams (Army)

157 pounds

Meyer Shapiro (Cornell)

Max Brignola (Lehigh)

Lucas Revano (Penn)

165 pounds

Julian Ramirez (Cornell)

Andrew Cerniglia (Navy)

Brevin Cassella (Binghamton)

Gunner Filipowicz (Army)

Jake Logan (Lehigh)

174 pounds

Lennox Wolak (Columbia)

Ben Pasiuk (Army)

Benny Baker (Cornell)

Nick Incontrera (Penn)

Phil Conigliaro (Harvard)

Myles Takats (Bucknell)

184 pounds

Chris Foca (Cornell)

Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia)

Nate Dugan (Princeton)

James Conway (Franklin & Marshall)

David Key (Navy)

Jacob Nolan (Binghamton)

Anthony D'Alesio (Long Island)

197 pounds

Michael Beard (Lehigh)

Luke Stout (Princeton)

Lou DePrez (Binghamton)

Jacob Cardenas (Cornell)

Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia)

Cole Urbas (Penn)

285 pounds

Nathan Taylor (Lehigh)

Lewis Fernandes (Cornell)

Lucas Stoddard (Army)

Dorian Crosby (Bucknell)

Matt Cover (Princeton)

Cory Day (Binghamton)

Grady Griess (Navy)

Keaton Kluever (Hofstra)

Finals

125 pounds

1st Place Match - Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec. Brett Ungar (Cornell), 6-0

133 pounds

1st Place Match - Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. Vito Arujau (Cornell), 10-6

141 pounds

1st Place Match - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) maj. dec.Dylan Chappell (Bucknell), 12-2

149 pounds

1st Place Match - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) tech. fall Jack Crook (Harvard), 20-5

157 pounds

1st Place Match - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) dec. Max Brignola (Lehigh), 6-3

165 pounds

1st Place Match - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec. Andrew Cerniglia (Navy), 5-3

174 pounds

1st Place Match - Lennox Wolak (Columbia) dec. Benjamin Pasiuk (Army West Point), 5-1

184 pounds

1st Place Match - Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) dec. Nate Dugan (Princeton), 8-4

197 pounds

1st Place Match - Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec. Jacob Cardenas (Cornell), 6-3 SV

285 pounds

1st Place Match - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) forf. Dorian Crosby (Bucknell), 1:27

3^rd Place Matches

125 pounds

Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) dec. Mike Joyce (Brown), 5-3

133 pounds

Braden Basile (Army West Point) dec. Kurt Phipps (Bucknell), 9-3

141 pounds

Cj Composto (Pennsylvania) dec. Malyke Hines (Lehigh), 7-4 SV

149 pounds

Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh) maj. dec. Matthew Williams (Army West Point), 20-9

157 pounds

Lucas Revano (Pennsylvania) dec. Nathan Lukez (Army West Point), 9-6 TB2

165 pounds

Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec. Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point), 4-1 SV

174 pounds

Benny Baker (Cornell) dec. Philip Conigliaro (Harvard), 4-2

184 pounds

David Key (Navy) DEF Chris Foca (Cornell), 1-0 4:05

197 pounds

Lou Deprez (Binghamton) maj. dec. Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia), 11-1

285 pounds

Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) dec. Matthew Cover (Princeton), 9-2

5^th Place Matches

125 pounds

Max Gallagher (Pennsylvania)med. forf. Diego Sotelo (Harvard), 0-0 0:00

133 pounds

Maximilian Leete (American) dec. Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart), 2-2 TB2

141 pounds

Tyler Vazquez (Princeton) F Pat Phillips (Franklin & Marshall), 2:17

149 pounds

Jude Swisher (Pennsylvania) F Dominic Findora (Drexel), 0:55

157 pounds

Blake Saito (Brown) dec. Andy Garr (Columbia), 9-6

165 pounds

Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec. Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell), 8-7

174 pounds

Nick Incontrera (Pennsylvania) dec. Myles Takats (Bucknell), 6-2

184 pounds

James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) dec. Jacob Nolan (Binghamton), 10-6

197 pounds

Cole Urbas (Pennsylvania) med. forf. Luke Stout (Princeton), 0-0 0:00

285 pounds

Cory Day (Binghamton) dec. Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point), 6-0

7^th Place Matches

125 pounds

Robert Sagaris (Long Island University) med. forf. Jack Maida (American), 0-0 0:00

133 pounds

Micah Roes (Binghamton) dec. Hunter Adrian (Brown), 5-2 SV

141 pounds

Kai Owen (Columbia) maj. dec. Nate Lucier (Binghamton), 17-4

149 pounds

Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec. Richard Fedalen (Columbia), 14-9

157 pounds

Jurius Clark (Hofstra) dec. Rhise Royster (Long Island University), 4-3 TB2

165 pounds

Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec. Cael Berg (Harvard), 9-3

174 pounds

Danny Wask (Navy) dec. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton), 4-2

184 pounds

Anthony D`alesio (Long Island University) dec. Maximus Hale (Pennsylvania), 4-2

197 pounds

Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) maj. dec. John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall), 12-2

285 pounds

Grady Griess (Navy)med. forf. Keaton Kluever (Hofstra), 0-0 0:00

Team Standings

1 - Cornell: 164.5 points

2 - Lehigh: 159.5 points

3 - Army West Point: 95.5 points

T4 - Columbia: 90.5 points

T4 - Pennsylvania: 90.5 points

6 - Navy: 79.5 points

7 - Bucknell: 72 points

T8 - Binghamton: 68.5 points

T8 - Princeton: 68.5 points

10 - Harvard: 52 points

11 - Brown: 35 points

12 - Drexel: 28.5 points

T13 - American: 27 points

T13 - Franklin & Marshall: 27 points

15 - Long Island University: 25 points

16 - Hofstra: 15 points

17 - Sacred Heart: 9.5 points

Cornell claims third-straight EIWA title

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