Six Black Knights Place at EIWA Championships

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Six Black Knights Place at EIWA Championships

March 04, 2018 | Wrestling

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The Army West Point wrestling team saw six of its grapplers on the podium at the EIWA Championships as it finished eighth with 56.5 points on Sunday.

Lucas Weiland and Ben Harvey highlighted the group with fourth place finishes and earning the team's two bids to the NCAA Championships.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Weiland and Harvey qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time in their careers.
The Black Knights finished in the top 10 for the fourth straight season and in every season since 1991-92 except for 2013-14.
Harvey notched his fifth win over a ranked opponent this season in the consolation semifinals.
Lane Peters earned his first podium finish at the EIWA Championships, placing seventh at 133 lbs.

HOW IT HAPPENED
125 Pounds
2-seed Trey Chalifoux (6th): 0-2 (2-2, MD)
Semifinals: L, 7-3 vs. 6-seed Noah Baughman (#11 Cornell)
Cons. Semifinals: L, Major Decision, 8-0 vs. 4-seed Zack Fuentes (#25 Drexel)
5th Place: L, default 5-seed Joe Nelson (Binghamton)

133 Pounds
5-seed Lane Peters (7th): 1-1 (3-2, MD)
Cons. Round of 4: L, 10-8 vs. Jonathan Gomez (Princeton)
7th Place: W, 5-0 vs. David Campbell (Bucknell)

157 Pounds
8-seed Lucas Weiland (4th): 2-1 (4-2, MD)
Cons. Round of 4: W, 9-2 vs. Brock Wilson (Harvard)
Cons. Semifinals: W, default vs. 3-seed Justin Staudenmayer (Brown)
3rd Place: L, 5-3 vs. 5-seed #21 Garett Hammond (#25 Drexel)

165 Pounds
7-seed #28 Andrew Mendel (8th): 0-2 (2-3, 2 MDs)
Cons. Round of 4: L, 10-5 vs. Jon Viruet (Brown)
7th Place: L, 8-5 vs. 8-seed #33 Ebed Jarrell (#25 Drexel)

174 Pounds
3-seed #25 Ben Harvey (4th): 1-2 (3-2, Fall)
Semifinals: L, 4-2 vs. 2-seed #8 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy)
Cons. Semifinals: W, 1-0 vs. 5-seed #33 Tyrel White (Columbia)
3rd Place: L, fall at 3:54 vs. 4-seed #18 Brandon Womack (#11 Cornell)

197 Pounds
7-seed #29 Rocco Caywood (7th): 1-1 (3-2, MD)
Cons. Round of 4: L, 8-3 vs. 5-seed #8 Jeric Kasunic (American)
7th Place: W, 7-5 vs. 10-seed Tucker Ziegler (Brown)

COACHES' CORNER

Head coach Kevin Ward – "We're really excited for our guys that got through to the NCAA Championships. This is a really tough tournament, and we had some guys respond in a strong way. With such a young team, you always get a little nervous on how the guys will respond, but it was those younger wrestlers who really carried the team. That's a great thing to see. Mendel is an absolute warrior. He suffered an injury against Brown but kept battling and fought like crazy. Hopefully, he gets an at-large bid and has an opportunity to show that fighting spirit at the NCAAs."

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