Brown University
EIWA Championships
Wrestling's Galiardo, Staudenmayer Each Place Fifth at EIWAs
3/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
PRINCETON, N.J. – Junior Steven Galiardo and classmate Justin Staudenmayer each earned a fifth-place finish to lead Brown University wrestling on the second and final day of the 112th Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships on Sunday at Princeton University's Jadwin Gym.
Galiardo (Chicago, Ill.) won the fifth-place bout at 149 lbs. while Staudenmayer (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) took fifth place at 157 lbs., gaining one of the conference's six spots to the NCAA tournament at 157. Staudenmayer ensured himself a top-six finish after winning both of his bouts on Saturday.
Staudenmayer will make his second consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships after garnering an at-large bid in 2015. Galiardo placed for the second straight year at EIWAs after finishing eighth a season ago and has put himself in a position to earn an at-large bid to NCAAs.
The NCAA Championships will take place from Thursday, March 17 to Sunday, March 19 at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. The NCAA will announce the tournament's full field, including at-large qualifiers, on Wednesday, March 9 at 6 p.m. on NCAA.com.
Staudenmayer, the No. 3 seed at 157, topped No. 5 seed May Bethea of Penn, 1-0, in the fifth-place bout. He scored an escape in the third period in the only points of the match. Staudenmayer dropped a 4-3 decision to No. 2 seed John Boyle of American in the semifinals before falling to No. 4 seed Markus Scheidel of Columbia, 4-3, in the consolation semis.
In a tight fifth-place bout, Galiardo, the No. 4 seed at 149, edged American's Tom Page, 4-3, in the second tiebreaker session. After each wrestler posted an escape in regulation, each notched another escape in the tiebreaker before Galiardo earned a takedown with 10 seconds left in the final bonus period.
Galiardo opened Sunday with a 16-14 win over Matt Kelly of Army West Point in the consolation. Galiardo took a 6-3 lead after the first period and still led 13-6 through two. Kelly pulled within 15-14 in the third before Galiardo posted an escape. No. 6 seed Victor Lopez of Bucknell pinned Galiardo in 6:27 in the consolation semifinals.
The NCAA originally awarded the EIWA five automatic qualifiers at 149 lbs. but dropped the conference's allocation to four spots due to a change in the EIWA field.
In the team standings, Brown finished in 15th place out of 16 schools with 25.5 points. Cornell won the team title with 170.5 points, and Lehigh came in second with 160 points.
Brown Results:
125 Pounds (Top 3 to NCAAs)
Michael Russo (0-2)
Friday
(4) Dalton Macri (Cornell) def. Russo in Round of 16, MD 14-4
Britain Carter (Columbia) def. Russo in Consolation, Dec. 2-1
133 Pounds (Top 3 to NCAAs)
Zeke Salvo (1-2)
Friday
(8) Jeffrey Ott (Harvard) def. Salvo in Round of 16, MD 15-2
Salvo def. Marcus Begay (Hofstra) in Consolation, TF 16-1
Scott Stevens (F&M) def. Salvo in Consolation, Dec. 9-6
141 (Top 6 to NCAAs)
Charlie Banaszak (0-2)
Friday
(1) Ricky Durso (F&M) def. Banaszak in Round of 16, TF 18-3
Tyler Scotton (American) def. Banaszak in Consolation, Dec. 9-7
149 (Top 4 to NCAAs)
(4) Steven Galiardo (4-2, Fifth Place)
Friday (2-1)
Galiardo def. Brandon Levesque (Sacred Heart) in Round of 16, Fall 4:28
(5) Joe Galasso (Cornell) def. Galiardo in Quarterfinals, Dec. 3-2
Galiardo def. Patrick Hogan (Harvard) in Consolation, Dec. 9-7
Saturday (2-1)
Galiardo def. Matt Kelly (Army West Point) in Consolation, Dec. 16-14
(6) Victor Lopez (Bucknell) def. Galiardo in Consolation Semifinals, Fall 6:27
Galiardo def. Tom Page (American) in Fifth-Place Bout, Dec. 4-3 TB-2
157 (Top 6 to NCAAs)
(3) Justin Staudenmayer (3-2, Fifth Place)
Friday (2-0)
Staudenmayer def. Drew Daniels (Navy) in Round of 16, Dec. 5-1
Staudenmayer (6) def. Ian Brown (Lehigh) in Quarterfinals, Dec. 3-2 TB-2
Saturday (1-2)
(2) John Boyle (American) def. Staudenmayer in Semifinals, Dec. 4-3
(4) Markus Scheidel (Columbia) def. Staudenmayer in Consolation Semifinals, Dec. 4-3
Staudenmayer def. (5) May Bethea (Penn) in Fifth-Place Bout, Dec. 1-0
165 (Top 4 to NCAAs)
(6) Jon Viruet (1-2)
Friday
Viruet def. Robert Schlitt (Bucknell) in Round of 16, Dec. 7-4
(3) Devon Gobbo (Harvard) def. Viruet in Quarterfinals, Dec. 9-4
(5) Mitchell Wightman (American) def. Viruet in Consolation, Dec. 1-0
174 (Top 7 to NCAAs)
Andrew LaBrie (0-2)
Friday
(1) Brian Realbuto (Cornell) def. LaBrie in Round of 16, MD 9-1
Josef Johnson (Harvard) def. LaBrie in Consolation, Dec. 7-3
184 (Top 7 to NCAAs)
Austin Pfarr (0-2)
Friday
(5) Steven Schneider (Binghamton) def. Pfarr in Round of 16, Dec. 10-4
Samson Imonode (Army West Point) def. Pfarr in Consolation, Dec. 5-4
197 (Top 4 to NCAAs)
Augustus Marker (1-2)
Friday
(3) Michael Woulfe (Navy) def. Marker in Round of 16, TF 22-5
Marker def. Josh Popple (Harvard) in Consolation, Fall 4:11
(4) Owen Scott (Cornell) def. Marker in Consolation, Dec. 7-5
285 (Top 6 to NCAAs)
Josh Durso-Finley (0-2)
Friday
(5) Garrett Ryan (Columbia) def. Durso-Finley in Round of 16, Fall 6:22
Connor Calkins (Binghamton) def. Durso-Finley in Consolation, Dec. 8-3
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