Drexel University Athletics
Friday, March 8
Lewisburg, Pa.
Drexel University
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EIWA
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Wrestling Heads to Bucknell for the 2024 EIWA Championships
3/6/2024 1:45:00 PM | Wrestling
120th EIWA Tournament hosted by Bucknell University
Date & Time: Friday and Saturday, March 8-9
Location: Sojka Pavilion - Lewisburg, Pa.
Watch: FloWrestling($)
Tickets: Tickets can be purchased in-person at the Bucknell Campus Box Office, over the phone at 570-577-1000, or online
All-Session Pass | Individual Session Tickets
EIWA Tournament Central
Social Media
@DrexelWrestling | @DrexelDragons
PHILADELPHIA - The Dragons travel to Lewisburg, Pa. to compete in the 120th EIWA Championships. Bucknell will host for the third time and its first since 2017. The action begins on Friday, March 8th, at 10:30 am. This will be the last EIWA featuring the Ivy League, as it breaks off to host its inaugural NCAA qualifying championship next season.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, March 8
10:30 a.m. - Pigtail Round, Round of 16 & Consolations First Round
4:30 pm - Quarterfinals, Consolations Second and Third Round
Saturday, March 9
10:30 a.m. - Semifinals, Consolation Quarterfinals and Semifinals & 7th Place matches
4:45 p.m. - Finals, 3rd & 5th Place Matches
7:15 p.m. - Team & Special Awards
EIWA PRE-SEEDS
#33 Cody Walsh – No. 6 Seed at 165lbs
Desmond Pleasant- No. 9 Seed at 125lbs
Jordan Soriano - No. 9 Seed at 141lbs
Dom Findora – No. 9 Seed at 149lbs
Jack Janda – No. 9 Seed at 174lbs
John Hildebrandt - No. 10 Seed at 133lbs
Tyler Williams - No. 11 Seed at 157lbs
Ibrahim Ameer - No. 11 Seed at 197lbs
Santino Morina - No. 14 Seed at 285lbs
Justin Griffith - No. 15 Seed at 184lbs
DRAGONS IN THE RANKS
Third NCAA Coaches Ranking
#33 - Cody Walsh – 165
Second RPI Ranking
#31 - Cody Walsh – 165
EIWA NOTES
EIWA - NCAA AUTOMATIC ALLOCATIONS
125 - 5
133 - 5
141 - 4
149 - 4
157 - 3
165 - 5
174 - 6
184 - 7
197 - 6
285 - 8
A LOOK BACK
Date & Time: Friday and Saturday, March 8-9
Location: Sojka Pavilion - Lewisburg, Pa.
Watch: FloWrestling($)
Tickets: Tickets can be purchased in-person at the Bucknell Campus Box Office, over the phone at 570-577-1000, or online
All-Session Pass | Individual Session Tickets
EIWA Tournament Central
Social Media
@DrexelWrestling | @DrexelDragons
PHILADELPHIA - The Dragons travel to Lewisburg, Pa. to compete in the 120th EIWA Championships. Bucknell will host for the third time and its first since 2017. The action begins on Friday, March 8th, at 10:30 am. This will be the last EIWA featuring the Ivy League, as it breaks off to host its inaugural NCAA qualifying championship next season.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, March 8
10:30 a.m. - Pigtail Round, Round of 16 & Consolations First Round
4:30 pm - Quarterfinals, Consolations Second and Third Round
Saturday, March 9
10:30 a.m. - Semifinals, Consolation Quarterfinals and Semifinals & 7th Place matches
4:45 p.m. - Finals, 3rd & 5th Place Matches
7:15 p.m. - Team & Special Awards
EIWA PRE-SEEDS
#33 Cody Walsh – No. 6 Seed at 165lbs
Desmond Pleasant- No. 9 Seed at 125lbs
Jordan Soriano - No. 9 Seed at 141lbs
Dom Findora – No. 9 Seed at 149lbs
Jack Janda – No. 9 Seed at 174lbs
John Hildebrandt - No. 10 Seed at 133lbs
Tyler Williams - No. 11 Seed at 157lbs
Ibrahim Ameer - No. 11 Seed at 197lbs
Santino Morina - No. 14 Seed at 285lbs
Justin Griffith - No. 15 Seed at 184lbs
DRAGONS IN THE RANKS
Third NCAA Coaches Ranking
#33 - Cody Walsh – 165
Second RPI Ranking
#31 - Cody Walsh – 165
EIWA NOTES
- A total of 53 automatic bids to the NCAA tournament will be awarded by placement at the EIWA championship.
- Only the B1G (85) and the Big 12 (57) will have more qualifiers than the EIWA.
- Due to the NCAA Pre-Allocation of eight spots at 285 lbs, the conference will be awarding a 9th place in the weight class.
EIWA - NCAA AUTOMATIC ALLOCATIONS
125 - 5
133 - 5
141 - 4
149 - 4
157 - 3
165 - 5
174 - 6
184 - 7
197 - 6
285 - 8
A LOOK BACK
- Last season, Brian Bonino was an automatic qualifier at 184lbs. In the consolations-semifinals, he was victorious over Jacob Fereira (Hofstra), TB2, 4-4 (RT), to reach the 3rd place match. Additionally, veterans, Evan Barczak and Mickey O'Malley earned at-large bids to the NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
- Bonino (4th), Kyle Waterman (6th), Luke Nichter (5th), Tyler Williams (8th), Barczak (8th), and Sean O'Malley (7th) all earned spots on the podium for the Dragons in the Palestra.
- Drexel was awarded the EIWA Sportsmanship Award and finished 10th with 50.5 team points.
Players Mentioned
197
/ Wrestling
165
/ Wrestling
184
/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
184
/ Wrestling
133
/ Wrestling
174
/ Wrestling
197/285
/ Wrestling
149/157
/ Wrestling
174
/ Wrestling
197
/ Wrestling
125
/ Wrestling
141
/ Wrestling
165/174
/ Wrestling
133
/ Wrestling
157
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