Friday, March 7
Bethlehem, Pa.
10:00 AM
Lehigh University
vs
EIWA Championships
Photo by: Hannahally Photography
Lehigh to Host EIWA Championships, Friday-Saturday at Stabler Arena
3/5/2025 4:15:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh welcomes the other 11 EIWA member institutions to Stabler Arena for the 121st EIWA Championships Friday and Saturday, as the Mountain Hawks host for the first time since 2020. The EIWA is the nation's oldest wrestling conference, with this year's tournament taking on a different look with the six Ivy League institutions that sponsor wrestling leaving to conduct their own tournament. Lehigh has dominated the EIWAs historically, winning a league-best 38 team titles including four of the last seven (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021). Lehigh has also won a league-best 231 individual titles. The Mountain Hawks finished the dual meet season at 7-4, having won their last five duals. Lehigh's lineup features four wrestlers with previous EIWA Tournament experience, including 2021 champion Malyke Hines (149) and 2024 champion Michael Beard (197). Also at stake are 22 automatic berths to the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia.
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Lehigh Probable EIWA Tournament Entrants (Rankings are NCAA coaches from Feb. 27)
125 No. 12 Sheldon Seymour (Jr., Troy, Pa.)
133 No. 31 Matty Lopes (Fy., Danbury, Conn.)
141 No. 31 Carter Bailey (Jr., Livermore, Calif.)
149 No. 29 Malyke Hines (Sr., Kissimmee, Fla.)
157 No. 28 Logan Rozynski (Fy., Sparta, N.J.)
165 Richie Grungo (Fy., Shamong, N.J.)
174 Rylan Rogers (So., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)Â Â
184 Caden Rogers (So., Lancaster, Pa.)
197 No. 5 Michael Beard (Sr., Reading, Pa.)
285 No. 5 Owen Trephan (Gr., Summerville, S.C.)
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Seven Lehigh wrestlers appear in the latest rankings from InterMat and WrestleStat, while eight are ranked by FloWrestling and three appear in the Amateur Wrestling News rankings. Three Mountain Hawks are ranked across the board, led by senior Michael Beard and graduate student Owen Trephan who are ranked in the top eight across all outlets. Sophomore Caden Rogers entered the FloWrestling rankings at the end of the regular season and first-year Matty Lopes has replaced Crookham in the InterMat and WrestleStat rankings.
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The NCAA also announced its third Coaches ranking and second RPI on Feb. 27. Seven Mountain Hawks appear in the coaches' top 33, led by Beard and Trephan who are both ranked fifth, while six have a top 33 RPI, led by Trephan at No. 5. The coaches' ranking and RPI are two of several criteria that will be evaluated by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee during the at-large selection and seeding process for the NCAA Championships. Wrestlers must have eight Division I matches in the weight class to be considered with at least one within the last 30 days. Fifteen Division I matches are required for an RPI.
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The EIWA received 22 automatic bids to the NCAA Championships when the NCAA announced its qualifier allocations last week. Each qualifying tournament was awarded spots per weight class based on current year data including Division I winning percentage, RPI and a coaches ranking. Wrestlers who fail to qualify this weekend will be eligible for one of 43 at-large berths which will be announced on Tuesday, March 11.
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No. 21 Lehigh closed out the dual meet season with a 25-11 victory over Arizona State Feb. 21 inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks won the first six bouts, capped by a big win by graduate student heavyweight Owen Trephan over four-time All-American Cohlton Schultz to close out the dual season on a five-match winning streak. Trephan used a second period takedown to defeat Schultz 4-2, giving Lehigh a 25-0 lead. First-year Richie Grungo picked up his second pin of the season, while sophomore Rylan Rogers (174) and senior Michael Beard (197) delivered technical fall victories for the Mountain Hawks. First-year Logan Rozynski (157) and sophomore Caden Rogers (184) were also victorious.
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Lehigh wrestlers claimed the final three EIWA Wrestler of the Week awards of the regular season. First-year Matty Lopes was honored Feb. 10 following his Feb. 7 win over Bucknell's Kurt Phipps. On Feb. 17 it was sophomore Caden Rogers winning the award for his 2-1 win over Penn's Maximus Hale in Lehigh's Feb. 13 dual win in Philadelphia. The final week of the regular season saw graduate student Owen Trephan recognized for his 4-2 decision over Arizona State's four-time All-American Cohlton Schultz on Feb. 21.
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Lehigh is hosting the EIWA Championships for the 26th time and the first since 2020. The Brown and White have won the team title on its home mats eight times: 1929, 1948, 1961, 1980, 1983, 2002, 2006 and 2020.
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A league-leading 231 individual EIWA titles have been won by 143 Lehigh wrestlers. Last year, Lehigh won four titles with Luke Stanich (125), Ryan Crookham (133), Michael Beard (197) and Nathan Taylor (285) claiming titles.
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With Matty Lopes stepping in for Ryan Crookham at 133, just four of the ten Mountain Hawks expected to compete in the EIWA Tournament have competed in the tournament before. Malyke Hines won an EIWA title as a first-year in 2021. Senior Michael Beard will compete in his third EIWA tournament, finishing second in 2023 and first in 2024. Heavyweight Owen Trephan is competing in his third conference tournament. Trephan won ACC titles for NC State in 2023 and 2024. Sheldon Seymour and Carter Bailey were Lehigh's entrants and placewinners at 125 in 2022 and 2023, respectively, before Luke Stanich won last year's EIWA title at 125 as a true first-year.
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This year the nation's oldest college wrestling conference holds its 121st championships. Lehigh has historically dominated the EIWA's, having won 38 team titles, most recently in 2021. Cornell won the last three team titles, but the Ivy League is contesting its own tournament in 2025.
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Lehigh has been well represented among the three major EIWA Tournament individual awards in recent years, beginning seven years ago, when Lehigh swept the major awards with Ryan Preisch winning the Coaches' Trophy (Outstanding Wrestler) and the Sheridan Award (Most Falls in the Championship Bracket) and Darian Cruz capturing the Fletcher Trophy (EIWA Tournament Career Team Points Scored). Last year, Lehigh won two awards with Ryan Crookham capturing the Coaches' Trophy and Nathan Taylor winning the Sheridan Award. Fifteen Lehigh wrestlers have won the Sheridan Award since 1964, including 11 of the last 22. Twenty-one Lehigh wrestlers have won the Fletcher Award since 1955 including four of the last seven. Twenty-one have won the Coaches' Trophy, dating back to 1936, with Preisch and Josh Humphreys (2020) the first Lehigh winners since John Van Doren in 1998.
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Tournament pre-seeds were released Tuesday afternoon, with Seymour, Rozynski, Beard and Trephan all seeded No. 1 at their respective weight classes. Seeds will be reviewed Thursday following a meeting of the league's head coaches and will be locked in at weigh-ins Friday morning.
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The EIWA Championships will feature two sessions Friday and one session Saturday from Stabler Arena.
Action both days begins at 10 a.m., with Friday's second session beginning at 4 p.m. The EIWA Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set for 12 p.m. Saturday with matches for first, third and fifth places beginning at 12:15 p.m.
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Tickets can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-758-4263 during business hours.
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The EIWA has once again partnered with FloWrestling to provide streaming video coverage of the entire tournament at FloWrestling.org (subscription required). Lehigh will offer radio coverage of Saturday's finals session on Fox Sports Radio 94.7 FM and 1230 AM and LVFOXSports.com, beginning at noon.
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Lehigh's NCAA tournament qualifiers will move on to the NCAA Championships, March 20-22 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The NCAA will announce the at-large qualifiers and complete field of 330 on Tuesday, March 11 and will then unveil the seeds and brackets the following day.
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The 2024-25 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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Follow Lehigh Wrestling on X/Twitter and Instagram and like on Facebook for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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Lehigh Probable EIWA Tournament Entrants (Rankings are NCAA coaches from Feb. 27)
125 No. 12 Sheldon Seymour (Jr., Troy, Pa.)
133 No. 31 Matty Lopes (Fy., Danbury, Conn.)
141 No. 31 Carter Bailey (Jr., Livermore, Calif.)
149 No. 29 Malyke Hines (Sr., Kissimmee, Fla.)
157 No. 28 Logan Rozynski (Fy., Sparta, N.J.)
165 Richie Grungo (Fy., Shamong, N.J.)
174 Rylan Rogers (So., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho)Â Â
184 Caden Rogers (So., Lancaster, Pa.)
197 No. 5 Michael Beard (Sr., Reading, Pa.)
285 No. 5 Owen Trephan (Gr., Summerville, S.C.)
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Seven Lehigh wrestlers appear in the latest rankings from InterMat and WrestleStat, while eight are ranked by FloWrestling and three appear in the Amateur Wrestling News rankings. Three Mountain Hawks are ranked across the board, led by senior Michael Beard and graduate student Owen Trephan who are ranked in the top eight across all outlets. Sophomore Caden Rogers entered the FloWrestling rankings at the end of the regular season and first-year Matty Lopes has replaced Crookham in the InterMat and WrestleStat rankings.
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The NCAA also announced its third Coaches ranking and second RPI on Feb. 27. Seven Mountain Hawks appear in the coaches' top 33, led by Beard and Trephan who are both ranked fifth, while six have a top 33 RPI, led by Trephan at No. 5. The coaches' ranking and RPI are two of several criteria that will be evaluated by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee during the at-large selection and seeding process for the NCAA Championships. Wrestlers must have eight Division I matches in the weight class to be considered with at least one within the last 30 days. Fifteen Division I matches are required for an RPI.
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The EIWA received 22 automatic bids to the NCAA Championships when the NCAA announced its qualifier allocations last week. Each qualifying tournament was awarded spots per weight class based on current year data including Division I winning percentage, RPI and a coaches ranking. Wrestlers who fail to qualify this weekend will be eligible for one of 43 at-large berths which will be announced on Tuesday, March 11.
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No. 21 Lehigh closed out the dual meet season with a 25-11 victory over Arizona State Feb. 21 inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. The Mountain Hawks won the first six bouts, capped by a big win by graduate student heavyweight Owen Trephan over four-time All-American Cohlton Schultz to close out the dual season on a five-match winning streak. Trephan used a second period takedown to defeat Schultz 4-2, giving Lehigh a 25-0 lead. First-year Richie Grungo picked up his second pin of the season, while sophomore Rylan Rogers (174) and senior Michael Beard (197) delivered technical fall victories for the Mountain Hawks. First-year Logan Rozynski (157) and sophomore Caden Rogers (184) were also victorious.
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Lehigh wrestlers claimed the final three EIWA Wrestler of the Week awards of the regular season. First-year Matty Lopes was honored Feb. 10 following his Feb. 7 win over Bucknell's Kurt Phipps. On Feb. 17 it was sophomore Caden Rogers winning the award for his 2-1 win over Penn's Maximus Hale in Lehigh's Feb. 13 dual win in Philadelphia. The final week of the regular season saw graduate student Owen Trephan recognized for his 4-2 decision over Arizona State's four-time All-American Cohlton Schultz on Feb. 21.
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Lehigh is hosting the EIWA Championships for the 26th time and the first since 2020. The Brown and White have won the team title on its home mats eight times: 1929, 1948, 1961, 1980, 1983, 2002, 2006 and 2020.
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A league-leading 231 individual EIWA titles have been won by 143 Lehigh wrestlers. Last year, Lehigh won four titles with Luke Stanich (125), Ryan Crookham (133), Michael Beard (197) and Nathan Taylor (285) claiming titles.
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With Matty Lopes stepping in for Ryan Crookham at 133, just four of the ten Mountain Hawks expected to compete in the EIWA Tournament have competed in the tournament before. Malyke Hines won an EIWA title as a first-year in 2021. Senior Michael Beard will compete in his third EIWA tournament, finishing second in 2023 and first in 2024. Heavyweight Owen Trephan is competing in his third conference tournament. Trephan won ACC titles for NC State in 2023 and 2024. Sheldon Seymour and Carter Bailey were Lehigh's entrants and placewinners at 125 in 2022 and 2023, respectively, before Luke Stanich won last year's EIWA title at 125 as a true first-year.
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This year the nation's oldest college wrestling conference holds its 121st championships. Lehigh has historically dominated the EIWA's, having won 38 team titles, most recently in 2021. Cornell won the last three team titles, but the Ivy League is contesting its own tournament in 2025.
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Lehigh has been well represented among the three major EIWA Tournament individual awards in recent years, beginning seven years ago, when Lehigh swept the major awards with Ryan Preisch winning the Coaches' Trophy (Outstanding Wrestler) and the Sheridan Award (Most Falls in the Championship Bracket) and Darian Cruz capturing the Fletcher Trophy (EIWA Tournament Career Team Points Scored). Last year, Lehigh won two awards with Ryan Crookham capturing the Coaches' Trophy and Nathan Taylor winning the Sheridan Award. Fifteen Lehigh wrestlers have won the Sheridan Award since 1964, including 11 of the last 22. Twenty-one Lehigh wrestlers have won the Fletcher Award since 1955 including four of the last seven. Twenty-one have won the Coaches' Trophy, dating back to 1936, with Preisch and Josh Humphreys (2020) the first Lehigh winners since John Van Doren in 1998.
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Tournament pre-seeds were released Tuesday afternoon, with Seymour, Rozynski, Beard and Trephan all seeded No. 1 at their respective weight classes. Seeds will be reviewed Thursday following a meeting of the league's head coaches and will be locked in at weigh-ins Friday morning.
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The EIWA Championships will feature two sessions Friday and one session Saturday from Stabler Arena.
Action both days begins at 10 a.m., with Friday's second session beginning at 4 p.m. The EIWA Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set for 12 p.m. Saturday with matches for first, third and fifth places beginning at 12:15 p.m.
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Tickets can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-758-4263 during business hours.
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The EIWA has once again partnered with FloWrestling to provide streaming video coverage of the entire tournament at FloWrestling.org (subscription required). Lehigh will offer radio coverage of Saturday's finals session on Fox Sports Radio 94.7 FM and 1230 AM and LVFOXSports.com, beginning at noon.
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Lehigh's NCAA tournament qualifiers will move on to the NCAA Championships, March 20-22 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The NCAA will announce the at-large qualifiers and complete field of 330 on Tuesday, March 11 and will then unveil the seeds and brackets the following day.
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The 2024-25 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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| Event: | 121st EIWA Championships |
| Dates: | March 7-8, 2025 |
| Schedule | Friday, March 7 10 a.m. - Championship first round and quarterfinals 4 p.m. - Consolation first round, championship semifinals, consolation quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 10 a.m. - Consolation semifinals, 7th place matches 12:15 p.m. - Finals and placement matches (1st, 3rd, 5th) |
| Arena: | Stabler Arena |
| Location: | Bethlehem, Pa. |
| Lehigh's dual record: | 7-4 overall, 5-1 EIWA |
| History | Lehigh has won 38 team championships, most of any EIWA school, and has won four of the last seven (Cornell won in 2022, 2023, 2024). |
| Video: | The EIWA has once again partnered with FloWrestling to provide streaming video of the entire tournament at FloWrestling.org (subscription required). |
| Radio: | Finals session only on Fox Sports Radio 94.7 FM and 1230 AM and LVFOXSports.com beginning at 12 p.m. |
Follow Lehigh Wrestling on X/Twitter and Instagram and like on Facebook for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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