Brown University
EIWA Championships
Viruet Becomes Wrestling's Third NCAA Qualifier on Final Day at EIWAs
3/4/2018 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Junior Jon Viruet earned a spot in the NCAA Championships, joining fellow NCAA qualifiers senior Justin Staudenmayer and junior CJ LaFragola, as Brown University wrestling concluded competition at the 114th Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships at Hofstra University's David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Sunday.
The Bears' three NCAA representatives will compete at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio from Mar. 15-17. The NCAA will announce the full field on Tuesday, Mar. 6 and unveil the brackets on Mar. 7 at 6:00 p.m.
Brown garnered three NCAA qualifiers for the first time since 2008.
Viruet (Springfield, Mass.) placed at EIWAs for the second straight year and punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships with a sixth-place finish at 165 pounds after topping No. 7 seed Andrew Mendel of Army in the consolation.
LaFragola (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.), the No. 5 seed at 184 pounds, led the Bears with a fifth-place finish after defeating No. 4 seed Alex DeCiantis of Drexel in the fifth-place match. He will head back to the NCAA Championships for the second straight season.
Now a four-time EIWA competitor, three-time NCAA qualifier, and two-time EIWA placer, Staudenmayer (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.), the No. 3 seed at 157 pounds, finished in sixth place.
Competing at EIWAs for the fourth time, senior Zeke Salvo (Baltimore, Md.) came in sixth place at 141 pounds, defeating a pair of seeded opponents in the consolation on his way to place-winner status. He posted a fall in 3:33 against JP Ascolese of Columbia on Saturday.
Juniors Tucker Ziegler (Myersville, Md.) and Ian Butterbrodt (North Andover, Mass.) completed Brown's group of six place winners, finishing in eighth place at 197 and 285 pounds respectively.
In the team standings, Brown finished 10th out of 16 teams with 50 points. Lehigh took the team title with 164.5 points, topping second-place Cornell (146 points) and third-place Princeton (93 points).
Saturday Recap
Senior Justin Staudenmayer and junior CJ LaFragola both punched their tickets to the NCAA Championships to lead Brown University wrestling at the 114th Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships at Hofstra University's David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Saturday.
Staudenmayer (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) and LaFragola (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.) both went 2-0 at 157 and 184 pounds respectively to advance to the semifinals and earn automatic qualifying spots into the NCAA Championships. NCAAs will take place from Mar. 15-17 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The NCAA will announce the full field on Mar. 6 and unveil the brackets on Mar. 7.
The No. 3 seed, Staudenmayer qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third time and placed at EIWAs for the second time. The No. 5 seed, LaFragola advanced to the NCAAs for the second straight season.
Overall, Brown advanced seven wrestlers to the quarterfinals while six Bears, including Staudenmayer and LaFragola, clinched place winner status and remain alive in competition.
Brown's four other placers included senior Zeke Salvo (Baltimore, Md.) at 141 pounds and juniors Jon Viruet (Springfield, Mass.), Tucker Ziegler (Myersville, Md.), and Ian Butterbrodt (North Andover, Mass.) at 165, 197, and 285 pounds respectively.
In the team standings, Brown ranks ninth out of 16 teams with 38 points. Lehigh sits in first place with 88.5 points.
Brown Results:
125 Pounds (Top 1 to NCAAs)
No. 10 Trey Keeley (1-2)
Saturday
Keeley def. No. 7 Nolan Hellickson (Harvard) in Round of 16, Dec. 8-3
No. 2 Trey Chalifoux (Army) def. Keeley in Quarterfinals, Dec. 10-3
No. 9 Matteo DeVincenzo (Princeton) def. Keeley in Consolation, Dec. 5-3
133 Pounds (Top 3 to NCAAs)
No. 9 Hunter Kosco (1-2)
Saturday
Kosco def. No. 8 Jacob Nicholson (Binghamton) in Round of 16, MD 11-2
No. 1 Austin DeSanto (Drexel) def. Kosco in Quarterfinals, TF 22-7
Jonathan Gomez (Princeton) def. Kosco in Consolation, Dec. 10-6
141 (Top 4 to NCAAs)
Zeke Salvo (3-3, Sixth Place)
Saturday (2-1)
No. 1 Yianni Diakomilhalis (Cornell) in Round of 16, Fall 2:05
Salvo def. No. 8 Austin Harry (Army) in Consolation, Dec. 13-10
Salvo def. No. 7 Kizhan Clarke (American) in Consolation, MD 13-2
Sunday (1-2)
Salvo def. JP Ascolese (Columbia) in Consolation, Fall 3:33
No. 4 Nicholas Gill (Navy) def. Salvo in Consolation, TF 23-5
No. 5 AJ Jaffe (Harvard0 def. Salvo in Fifth-Place Match, MD 18-7
149 (Top 4 to NCAAs)
Zach Krause (0-2)
Saturday
No. 3 Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh) def. Krause in Round of 16, Dec. 6-4
Seth Hogue (Bucknell) def. Krause in Consolation, Dec. 12-10
157 (Top 6 to NCAAs)
No. 3 Justin Staudenmayer (2-3, Sixth Place)
Saturday (2-0)
Staudenmayer def. Brock Wilson (Harvard) in Round of 16, Dec. 2-1
Staudenmayer def. No. 6 Ian Brown (Lehigh) in Quarterfinals, Dec. 2-1
Sunday (0-3)
No. 2 Markus Scheidel (Columbia) def. Staudenmayer in Semifinals, Dec. 4-3
No. 8 Lucas Weiland (Army) def. Staudenmayer in Consolation, Forfeit
No. 10 Joe Velliquette (Penn) def. Staudenmayer in Fifth-Place Match, Forfeit
165 (Top 6 to NCAAs)
Jon Viruet (3-3, Sixth Place)
Saturday (2-1)
Viruet def. No. 6 Vincent DePrez (Binghamton) in Round of 16, Dec. 3-2
No. 3 Jonathan Schliefer (Princeton) def. Viruet in Quarterfinals, Dec. 3-2
Viruet def. Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) in Consolation, Dec. 5-1
Sunday (1-2)
Viruet def. No. 7 Andrew Mendel (Army) in Consolation, Dec. 10-5
No. 5 Drew Daniels (Navy) def. Viruet in Consolation, Dec. 3-2
No. 4 Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) def. Viruet in Fifth-Place Match, Medical Forfeit
174 (Top 5 to NCAAs)
Bryce Rogers (1-2)
Saturday
No. 4 Brandon Womack (Cornell) def. Rogers in Round of 16, MD 12-2
Rogers def. Thomas Grosso (Sacred Heart) in Consolation, Dec. 6-4
No. 6 Josef Johnson def. Rogers Consolation, Dec. 9-5
184 (Top 7 to NCAAs)
No. 5 CJ LaFragola (3-2, Fifth Place)
Saturday (2-0)
LaFragola def. Andrew Psomas (Columbia) in Round of 16, Dec. 5-3
LaFragola def. No. 4 Alex DeCiantis (Drexel) in Quarterfinals, Dec. 4-3 TB2
Sunday (1-2)
No. 1 Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) def. LaFragola in Semifinals, Fall 3:54
No. 3 Steven Schneider (Binghamton) def. LaFragola in Consolation, Dec. 1-0
LaFragola def. No. 4 Alex DeCiantis (Drexel) in Fifth-Place Match, Medical Forfeit
197 (Top 6 to NCAAs)
No. 10 Tucker Ziegler (2-3, Eighth Place)
Saturday (2-1)
Ziegler def. No. 7 Rocco Caywood (Army) in Round of 16, Dec. 2-1
No. 2 Patrick Brucki (Princeton) def. Ziegler in Consolation, MD 15-6
Ziegler def. No. 9 Nezar Haddad (Hofstra) in Consolation, Dec. 9-8
Sunday (0-2)
No. 6 Stephen Loiseau (Drexel) def. Ziegler in Consolation, MD 14-2
No. 7 Rocco Caywood (Army) def. Ziegler in Seventh-Place Match, Dec. 7-5
285 (Top 5 to NCAAs)
No. 8 Ian Butterbrodt (2-3, Eighth Place)
Saturday (2-1)
Butterbrodt def. No. 9 Andrew Piehl (Navy) in Round of 16, Dec. 5-1
No. 1 Michael Hughes (Hofstra) def. Butterbrodt in Quarterfinals, Default
Butterbrodt def. No. 10 Robert Heald (Army) in Consolation, Dec. 3-1
Sunday (0-2)
No. 5 Brett Dempsey (American) def. Butterbrodt in Consolation, Dec. 5-2
No. 7 Christian Araneo (Princeton) def. Butterbrodt in Seventh-Place Match, Medical Forfeit
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