American University Wrestling's Fittery Earns Second EIWA Wrestler of the Week Honor
#5 Steve Fittery has been named the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association's Wrestler of the Week after capturing the 157 lbs. title at the 47th Annual Midlands Championships. Fittery won all five of his bouts at the tournament by bonus points and was crowned Champion of Champions.
Fittery, the top-seeded wrestler at 157 lbs., was dominate over the course of the tournament, picking up three major decisions, one tech-fall and one fall. The junior cruised through the first day of competition with two major decisions before tech-falling Clairon's Hadley Harrison in the second period, 17-1, to advance to the semifinals. Fittery then returned to the mat on the second day with a 15-5 major decision over fifth-seeded Keegan Davis from Oregon State to earn himself a place in the finals. In the finals, Fittery made quick work of second-seeded Jake Patacsil from the Boiler Elite Wrestling Club to earn his first Midlands Championship by fall 2:52 into the first period.
At the tournament's conclusion, Fittery was named the Champion of Champions, an honor voted on by all 10 Midlands Champions. Fittery is the first wrestler in American history to be named Champion of Champions and the third to capture a Midlands Championship. He was also the only EIWA wrestler to win an individual championship at this year's tournament.
Fittery was also named EIWA Wrestler of the Week on November 23 after being named Outstanding Wrestler at the Keystone Classic. Fittery won three matches to claim the 157 lbs. title at the tournament, including two by tech-fall and one by major decision.
The American University wrestling team will return to action on Friday, January 8, with its first home dual of the season against Navy at 7:00 p.m.
2007 EIWA Tournament Update: Whalen Falls in Consolation Semifinals
Scarlet Knights Will Await Announcement of NCAA Championship Wild Card Qualifiers
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. (March 3, 2007) - Junior Mike Whalen (Lake Hiawatha, N.J.) fell in the semifinals of the consolation bracket to University of Pennsylvania's Matt Herrington at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships on Saturday morning at Case Gym on the campus of East Stroudsburg University.
Whalen, along with the rest of the Scarlet Knights who earn a spot on the podium, will await the announcement of NCAA wild card berths to be included in the awards ceremony.
Herrington tallied nearly four minutes of riding time in the 6-2 decision to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships to be held March 15-17 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hill, Mich.
Information regarding wild card berths will be available following the tournament. The EIWA Championship finals are slated for 4:00 p.m.
2005 EIWA Championships Set To Start Friday Morning
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The 101st EIWA Championships is set to get underway
Friday at Alumni Hall at the United States Naval Academy. The first two
sessions will take place Friday, starting at 11:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m.,
respectively. Saturday's semifinal and final rounds start at 11:00 a.m.,
and 6:30 p.m.
Preseeds and brackets were announced on Thursday with Cornell and Lehigh
each claiming three top seeds. The two teams figure to battle it out
intensely for the team title as Lehigh enters the tournament ranked
fifth in the country, but Cornell is the tournament's top seed. The Big
Red's Travis Lee (133), Dustin Manotti (149) and Tyler Baier (184)
earned Cornell's top seeds, while Lehigh's Cory Cooperman (141), Troy
Letters (165) and Jon Trenge (197) earned the Hawks' top seed.
The Mids figure to battle for third, but will have to rely on their
depth to challenge for the team title. Head coach Bruce Burnett has
eight wrestlers seeded in the top six, but none seeded first. However,
Nate Gulosh (141) is seeded second and Sam Gray (133), John Cox (149)
and Tanner Garrett (HWT) are seeded third.
Battling the Mids for third will be traditional power Pennsylvania and
upstart American. The Quakers have the heavyweight's top seed in Matt
Feast, who is a two-time EIWA Champion. 141-pounder Doug McGraw was the
individual champ at that weight class a year ago. The Eagles, meanwhile,
have some solid performers, including the top seed at 157 pounds in
junior transfer Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov. Abdurakhmanov has had a stellar
season and is ranked as high as sixth in the country. The Eagles' head
coach Mark Cody also has standouts in Josh Glenn (No. 2 seed at 184) and
Daniel Waters (No. 4 seed at 174 pounds).
Other standouts include Andy Roy of Rutgers (174 pounds; sixth in the
country) and Army's Phillip Simpson at 149 pounds. Simpson is attempting
to become Army's first three-time All-American.
The toughest weight classes appear to be 174 pounds, where as many as
five wrestlers have been ranked in the nation's top 25 and at
heavyweight, also where five wrestlers have entered the nation's top 25.
For ticket information, call the Navy Athletics ticket office at
1-866-US4-NAVY.
TOURNAMENT SEEDS
125 Pounds
1. Robbie Preston, Harvard
2. Mike Mormile, Cornell
3. Jeff Sato, Columbia
4. Jeff Schell, Brown
5. Mason Lenhard, Penn
6. Alex Uzstics, Navy
7. Andrew Rizzi, Lehigh
8. Ricky Ringel, Rutgers
133 Pounds
1. Travis Lee, Cornell
2. Matt Ciasulli, Lehigh
3. Sam Gray, Navy
4. Jeff Eveleth, Penn
5. Tony Severo, Army
6. Matt DeLorenzo, Columbia
7. Dan Appello, Brown
8. Ryan McCallum, ESU
141 Pounds
1. Cory Cooperman, Lehigh
2. Nate Gulosh, Navy
3. Doug McGraw, Penn
4. Patrick Simpson, Army
5. Jordan Leen, Cornell
6. Scott Heckman, ESU
7. Anthony Constantino, Columbia
8. Michael Baria, Harvard
149 Pounds
1. Dustin Manotti, Cornell
2. Phillip Simpson, Army
3. John Cox, Navy
4. Mark Smith, ESU
5. Matt Anderson, Lehigh
6. Ricky Turk, Columbia
7. Tom Kniezewski, American
8. Michael Ferrara, Rutgers
157 Pounds
1. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov, American
2. Derek Zinck, Lehigh
3. Mike Parziale, F&M
4. Devin Mesanko, Columbia
5. John Cholish, Cornell
6. Pat Lukanich, Navy
7. Gene Zannetti, Rutgers
8. Michael Savino, Brown
165 Pounds
1. Troy Letters, Lehigh
2. Matt Palmer, Columbia
3. Chad Marzec, Army
4. Craig Dziewiatkowski, Navy
5. Matt Veres, F&M
6. Joey Hooker, Cornell
7. Richard Ferguson, Penn
8. Heath Lohrman, Brown
174 Pounds
1. Andrew Roy, Rutgers
2. Travis Frick, Lehigh
3. Joe Mazzurco, Cornell
4. Dan Waters, American
5. Dustin Wiles, Pen n
6. John Carr, ESU
7. Matt Stolpinski, Navy
8. Mike Pedro, Brown
184 Pounds
1. Tyler Baier, Cornell
2. Josh Glenn, American
3. Luke Calvert, Army
4. Doran Heist, Brown
5. Chris Ressa, Rutgers
6. Eddie Jones, Harvard
7. Chris Pogue, Navy
8. Sean McCracken, ESU
197 Pounds
1. Jon Trenge, Lehigh
2. Jerry Rinaldi, Cornell
3. Thayer Paxton, Navy
4. Jake Butler, Princeton
5. Marcus Schontube, Penn
6. Todd Wisman, Army
7. Phil Hard, ESU
8. Leo Saniuk, Brown
Heavyweight
1. Matt Feast, Penn
2. Bode Ogunwole Harvard
3. Tanner Garrett, Navy
4. Paul Weibel, Lehigh
5. Tyler Shovlin, Cornell
6. Stanley Foster, ESU
7. Joe Forsman, Army
8. Adam LoPiccolo, American
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EIWA Rankings #5
Team Tournament Ranking
1. Cornell
2. Lehigh
3. Navy
4. Penn and Army
6. Columbia
7. American
8. ESU and Harvard
125_
1. Robbie Preston, Harvard
2. Mike Mormile, Cornell
3. Jeff Sato, Columbia
4. Jeff Schell, Brown
5. Mason Lenhard, Penn
6. Alex Uzstics, Navy
133_
1. Travis Lee, Cornell
2. Matt Ciasulli, Lehigh
3. Sam Gray, Navy
4. Tony Severo, Army
5. Jeff Eveleth, Penn
6. Matt DeLorenzo, Columbia
141_
1. Cory Cooperman, Lehigh
2. Nate Gulosh, Navy
3. Doug MCGraw, Penn
4. Patrick Simpson, Army
5. Jordan Leen, Cornell
6. Scott Heckman, East Stroudsburg
149_
1. Dustin Manotti, Cornell
2. Phillip Simpson, Army
3. John Cox, Navy
4. Mark Smith, East Stroudsburg
5. Matt Anderson, Lehigh
6. Ricky Turk, Columbia
157_
1. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov, American
2. Derek Zinck, Lehigh
3. Mike Parziale, Franklin & Marshall
4. Devin Mesanko, Columbia
5. John Cholish, Cornell
6. Pat Lukanich, Navy
165_
1. Troy Letters, Lehigh
2. Matt Palmer, Columbia
3. Craig Dziewiatkowski, Navy
4. Matt Veres, Franklin & Marshall
5. Joey Hooker, Cornell
6. Chad Marzec, Army
174_
1. Andy Roy, Rutgers
2. Travis Frick, Lehigh
3. Joe Mazzurco, Cornell
4. Dan Waters, American
5. Dustin Wiles, Penn
6. John Carr, East Stroudsburg
184_
1. Tyler Baier, Cornell
2. Josh Glenn, American
3. Luke Calvert, Army
4. Doran Heist, Brown
5. Chris Ressa, Rutgers
6. Jon Kane, Navy
197_
1. Jon Trenge, Lehigh
2. Jerry Rinaldi, Cornell
3. Thayer Paxton, Navy
4. Jake Butler, Princeton
5. Marcus Schontube, Penn
6. Todd Wisman, Army
285_
1. Matt Feast, Penn
2. Tanner Garrett, Navy
3. Bode Ogunwole, Harvard
4. Paul Weibel, Lehigh
5. Stanley Foster, East Stroudsburg
6. Joe Forsman, Army
EIWA Rankings #4
February 7, 2005
Team Ranking:
1. Lehigh
2. Cornell
3. Navy
4. Penn
5. Army
6. Columbia
7. East Stroudsburg
8. Brown
Individual Rankings"
125_
1. Mike Mormile, Cornell
2. Robbie Preston, Harvard
3. Jeff Sato, Columbia
4. Jeff Schell, Brown
5. Mason Lenhard, Penn
6. Brad Canterbury, Navy
133_
1. Travis Lee, Cornell
2. Matt Ciasulli, Lehigh
3. Sam Gray, Navy
4. Tony Severo, Army
5. Jeff Eveleth, Penn
6. Dan Appello, Brown
141_
1. Cory Cooperman, Lehigh
2. Nate Gulosh, Navy
3. Doug McGraw, Penn
4. Patrick Simpson, Army
5. Scott Heckman, East Stroudsburg
6. Jordan Leen, Cornell
149_
1. Dustin Manotti, Cornell
2. Phillip Simpson, Army
3. John Cox, Navy
4. Mark Smith, East Stroudsburg
5. Tom Kniezewski, American
6. Ricky Turk, Columbia
157_
1. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov, American
2. Derek Zinck, Lehigh
3. Mike Parziale, Franklin & Marshall
4. John Cholish, Cornell
5. Pat Lukanich, Navy
6. Devin Mesanko, Columbia
165_
1. Troy Letters, Lehigh
2. Matt Palmer, Columbia
3. Craig Dziewiatkowski, Navy
4. Matt Veres, Franklin & Marshall
5. Joey Hooker, Cornell
6. Richard Ferguson, Penn
174_
1. Andrew Roy, Rutgers
2. Travis Frick, Lehigh
3. Joe Mazzurco, Cornell
4. Dan Waters, American
5. John Carr, East Stroudsburg
6. Dustin Wiles, Penn
184_
1. Tyler Baier, Cornell
2. Josh Glenn, American
3. Luke Calvert, Army
4. Chris Ressa, Rutgers
5. Doran Heist, Brown
6. Jon Kane, Navy
197_
1. Jon Trenge, Lehigh
2. Jerry Rinaldi, Cornell
3. Marcus Schontube, Penn
4. Thayer Paxton, Navy
5. Jake Butler, Princeton
6. Todd Wisman, Army
285_
1. Matt Feast, Penn
2. Tanner Garrett, Navy
3. Bode Ogunwole, Harvard
4. Paul Weibel, Lehigh
5. Stanley Foster, East Stroudsburg
6. Joe Forsman, Army
EIWA Rankings #3
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005
Team:
1. Lehigh
2. Cornell
3. Penn
4. Navy
5. Army
6. Columbia
7. East Stroudsburg
8. Rutgers
125_
1. Mike Mormile, Cornell
2. Robbie Preston, Harvard
3. Jeff Sato, Columbia
4. Jeff Schell, Brown
5. Mason Lenhard, Penn
6. Brad Canterbury, Navy
133_
1. Travis Lee, Cornell
2. Matt Ciasulli, Lehigh
3. Sam Gray, Navy
4. Tony Severo, Army
5. Jeff Eveleth, Penn
6. Dan Appello, Brown
141_
1. Cory Cooperman, Lehigh
2. Doug McGraw, Penn
3. Nate Gulosh, Navy
4. Patrick Simpson, Army
5. Scott Heckman, East Stroudsburg
6. Anthony Constantino, Columbia
149_
1. Dustin Manotti, Cornell
2. Phillip Simpson, Army
3. John Cox, Navy
4. Mark Smith, East Stroudsburg
5. Tom Kniezewski, American
6. Ricky Turk, Columbia
157_
1. Muzaffar Aburakhmanov, American
2. Derek Zinck, Lehigh
3. Mike Parziale, Franklin & Marshall
4. Devin Mesanko, Columbia
5. John Cholish, Cornell
6. Pat Lukanich, Navy
165_
1. Troy Letters, Lehigh
2. Matt Palmer, Columbia
3. Matt Veres, Franklin & Marshall
4. Craig Dziewiatkowski, Navy
5. Richard Ferguson, Penn
6. Joe Sacco, Rutgers
174_
1. Andy Roy, Rutgers
2. Travis Frick, Lehigh
3. Joe Mazzurco, Cornell
4. Dan Waters, American
5. John Carr, East Stroudsburg
6. Dustin Wiles, Penn
184_
1. Tyler Baier, Cornell
2. Josh Glenn, American
3. Luke Calvert, Army
4. Chris Ressa, Rutgers
5. Jon Kane, Navy
6. Doran Heist, Brown
197_
1. Jon Trenge, Lehigh
2. Jerry Rinaldi, Cornell
3. Marcus Schontube, Penn
4. Todd Wisman, Army
5. Andy Adams, Navy
6. Jake Butler, Princeton
285_
1. Matt Feast, Penn
2. Tanner Garrett, Navy
3. Bode Ogunwole, Harvard
4. Paul Weibel, Lehigh
5. Joe Forsman, Army
6. Stanley Foster, East Stroudsburg
EIWA Preseason RankingsTeam Ranking (By EIWA Coaches)
1. Lehigh
2. Cornell
3. Pennsylvania
T4. Navy
T4. Rutgers
6. Army
7. Columbia
8. Harvard
Individual Rankings (by EIWA Ranking Committee)
125_
1. Mike Mormile, Cornell
2. Jeff Sato, Columbia
3. Andy Henry, Army
4. Mike Silengo, Penn
5. Danny Hilt, Rutgers
6. Brad Canterbury, Navy
133_
1. Travis Lee, Cornell
2. Matt Ciasulli, Lehigh
3. Sam Gray, Navy
4. Rich Gebauer, F&M
5. Ryan McCallum, East Stroudsburg
6. Matt DeLorenzo, Columbia
141_
1. Doug McGraw, Penn
2. Cory Cooperman, Lehigh
3. Nate Gulosh, Navy
4. Scott Heckman, East Stroudsburg
5. Anthony Constantino, Columbia
6. Patrick Simpson, Army
149_
1. Dustin Manotti, Cornell
2. Phillip Simpson, Army
3. Matt Anderson, Lehigh
4. John Cox, Navy
5. Mark Smith, East Stroudsburg
6. Tom Kniezewski, American
157_
1. Derek Zinck, Lehigh
2. Devin Mesanko, Columbia
3. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov, American
4. Mike Parziale, F&M
5. Keith Kleckner, East Stroudsburg
6. Mike Savino, Brown
165_
1. Troy Letters, Lehigh
2. Joe Mazzurco, Cornell
3. Matt Palmer, Columbia
4. Keith Smith, East Stroudsburg
5. Richard Ferguson, Penn
6. Deon Barrett, Navy
174_
1. Andrew Roy, Rutgers
2. Travis Frick, Lehigh
3. Dan Waters, American
4. John Carr, East Stroudsburg
5. Sven Hafemeister, Columbia
6. Dustin Wiles, Penn
184_
1. Tyler Baier, Cornell
2. Eddie Jones, Harvard
3. Luke Calvert, Army
4. Chris Ressa, Rutgers
5. Matt Cassidy, Lehigh
6. Kirk Davis, Columbia
197_
1. Jon Trenge, Lehigh
2. Marcus Schontube, Penn
3. Jerry Rinaldi, Cornell
4. Thayer Paxton, Navy
5. Jake Butler, Princeton
6. John Foscolo, Rutgers
285_
1. Matt Feast, Penn
2. Tanner Garrett, Navy
3. Bode Ogunwole, Harvard
4. Ramel Meekins, Rutgers
5. Stanley Foster, East Stroudsburg
6. Paul Weibel, Lehigh