Drexel Closes Out EIWAs with Six Placewinners

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Drexel Closes Out EIWAs with Six Placewinners

3/5/2023 8:23:00 PM | Wrestling

Brian Bonino Advances to the NCAA Championships

PHILADELPHIA – Brian Bonino earned an automatic bid at 184lbs to advance to the NCAA Championships. Five other wrestlers earned spots on the podium; Kyle Waterman, Luke Nichter, Tyler Williams, Evan Barczak, and Sean O'Malley. Additionally, the Dragons finished 10th with 50.5 team points and were awarded the EIWA sportsmanship award.

DAY 2 MATCHES
Kyle Waterman, 133lbs, 6th
#7 Kyle Waterman def. #8 Hunter Adrian (Brown), SV 5-1
#6 Angelo Rini (Columbia) def. #7 Kyle Waterman, MD 11-2
5th Place: #12 Jack Maida (American) def. #7 Kyle Waterman, 6-3

Luke Nichter, 149lbs, 5th place
#7 Luke Nichter def. #3 Max Brignola (Lehigh), 5-3
#1 Doug Zapf (Penn) def. #7 Luke Nichter, 9-3
5th Place: #7 Luke Nichter def. #6 Danny Fongaro (Columbia), 3-1

Tyler Williams, 157lbs, 8th place
#9 Jack Nies (American) def. #12 Tyler Williams, SV 5-3
7th Place: #10 Ty Whalen (Princeton) def. #12 Tyler Williams, 6-0

Evan Barczak, 165lbs, 8th place
#9 Josh Kim (Harvard) def. #4 Evan Barczak, 3-1
7th Place: #6 Lucas Revano (Penn) def. #4 Evan Barczak, 3-2

Brian Bonino, 184lbs, 4th place - NCAA Automatic Qualifier
Semifinals: #2 Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) def. #3 Brian Bonino, SV 3-1
#3 Brian Bonino def. #4 Jacob Ferreira (Hofstra), 4-4 TB2 RT :19
3rd Place: #5 David Key (Navy) def. #3 Brian Bonino, 8-3

Sean O'Malley, 197lbs, 7th place
#5 Trey Rogers (Hofstra) def. #9 Sean O'Malley, 7-2
7th Place: #9 Sean O'Malley def. #13 Daniel Lawrence (Army), 7-2

UP NEXT
The NCAA Selection show will be held on Tuesday, March 8th at 8 p.m. The NCAA Championships are set to take place on March 16th-18th at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.