Wrestling Set for EIWA Championships

Friday, March 6

Washington, D.C.

ALL DAY

Army West Point

EIWA Championships

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Wrestling Set for EIWA Championships

March 05, 2026 | Wrestling

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Army West Point wrestling opens postseason action Friday for the 2026 EIWA Championships at American University's Bender Arena.

Fans can follow the action on FloWrestling, with streams, brackets, live results and text updates available.

With both tournament seeds and EIWA allocations released, each of Army's 10 competitors knows exactly where they need to stand by end of Saturday to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

Army is sending the following wrestlers to the EIWA Championships at each weight class. Each respective wrestler's seed is denoted, as well as the number of EIWA allocations for that weight class.

125 | 7-seed Charlie Farmer | Two allocations
133 | 2-seed Ethan Berginc | Two allocations
141 | 3-seed Braden Basile | Three allocations
149 | 12-seed Conor Collins | One allocation
157 | 3-seed Joseph Antonio | Two allocations
165 | 2-seed Gunner Filipowicz | Four allocations
174 | 5-seed Andrew Christie | Three allocations
184 | 12-seed Cooper Haase | Three allocations
197 | 3-seed Wolfgang Frable | Two allocations
285 | 1-seed Brady Colbert | Four allocations

Last week, the final regular season Intermat, FloWresling, Coaches and RPI rankings were released.

Intermat Rankings
133 | No. 16 Ethan Berginc
141 | No. 16 Braden Basile
165 | No. 14 Gunner Filipowicz
197 | No. 27 Wolfgang Frable
285 | No. 16 Brady Colbert
Team Dual | No. 28

FloWrestling Rankings
133 | No. 13 Ethan Berginc
141 | No. 17 Braden Basile
165 | No. 16 Gunner Filipowicz
285 | No. 13 Brady Colbert
Team Tournament | No. 32

Coaches Rankings
133 | No. 16 Ethan Berginc
141 | No. 16 Braden Basile
165 | No. 14 Gunner Filipowicz
197 | No. 33 Wolfgang Frable
285 | No. 13 Brady Colbert

RPI Rankings
125 | No. 33 Charlie Farmer
133 | No. 7 Ethan Berginc
141 | No. 8 Braden Basile
157 | No. 14 Joseph Antonio
165 | No. 13 Gunner Filipowicz
174 | No. 26 Andrew Christie
197 | No. 23 Wolfgang Frable
285 | No. 4 Brady Colbert

Tournament Schedule

Friday, March 6

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.            Round of 12
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.               Quarterfinals
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.                  Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.                  Consolation Round One
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.                  Consolation Quarterfinals
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.                  Semifinals

Saturday, March 7

10:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.               Consolation Semifinals & 7th place matches
1:25 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.                  Hall of Fame Presentations
2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.                  Finals, 3rd and 5th place matches
4:30 p.m. Awards

(Times subject to change)

Ethan Berginc will look to qualify for the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in his career. Gunner Filipowicz is trying to become a three-time qualifier in his junior season. Braden Basile, Charlie Farmer, Wolfgang Frable and Brady Colbert each seek a second career trip to NCAAs. Any other qualifiers for Army in 2026 would be their first trip to the  NCAA Championships.

First year Class of 1972 Head Men's Wrestling Coach Troy Nickerson led Army to a 5-5 dual record during the 2025-26 regular season, going 4-1 in EIWA duals including a 19-18 win at Navy. Army's win in Annapolis was its third in a row in the Star Dual, the second straight road win at Navy and the program's eighth over the past 12 years over its academy rival.

Next Up

Army's qualifying wrestlers will compete at the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Cleveland, Ohio's Rocket Arena March 19-21.

Follow the Black Knights

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