West Virginia came in third with 103.50 points, followed by Bloomsburg (86), Lock Haven (70.50) and Clarion (55). Cleveland State finished seventh with 53 points.
Gregor Gillespie was recognized as the Outstanding Wrestler after winning the title at 157 lbs. It marked the junior's third straight EWL crown. Daryl Cocozzo took home first place at 149 lbs., and Jarrod King was first at 165 lbs. In addition to the three first places, Edinboro had three wrestlers finish second and the other four place third.
Edinboro was assured of six wrestlers heading to Nationals, and was awaiting word on the EWL's 12 wildcard selections.
Here's a look at how Edinboro's wrestlers did, weight class by weight class:
125 lbs.
Eric Morrill gave seventh-ranked Mike Sees of Bloomsburg a tough battle before dropping an 8-7 decision in the championship bout. Morrill will make his first trip to Nationals after his second place finish, and has an 18-9 record.
133 lbs.
After suffering a disappointing loss in his first match, Ricky Deubel came back to finish third and put himself in position for a second trip to Nationals. The junior came back with three wins in the consolation bracket. In the consolation semifinals he won a 6-2 decision over Bloomsburg's Jason Guffey. In the third place match, he won by major decision over Josh Palivoda of Cleveland State, 11-1. That left Deubel with a 26-12 record.
141 lbs.
In one of the bigger surprises, true freshman Torsten Gillespie earned a trip to Nationals with a second place finish. After a pair of wins, his magical run finally came to an end with a 5-1 loss to Pittsburgh's Drew Headlee. Gillespie will join his brother at Nationals with a 19-16 record.
149 lbs.
Daryl Cocozzo moved up from 141 lbs. this year and came away as the champion. For the second time in three weeks he bested West Virginia's David Jauregui, this time by a 4-2 decision in the finals. Cocozzo, a sophomore, will head to Nationals with a 31-10 record.
157 lbs.
Gregor Gillespie competed in one of the two toughest weight classes in the EWL Tournament, and boosted his record to 32-2 and 106-8 for his career. Last year's national champion at 149 lbs., the junior faced an old foe in Matt Moley of Bloomsburg in the finals. He handed Moley, ranked 19th by InterMat, a 7-2 defeat. Gillespie moved into 18th place in career wins.
165 lbs.
Jarrod King reached the finals in his first appearance at EWL's, and he made it count with a 9-5 decision over West Virginia's Donnie Jones. . The transfer from Oklahoma is now 30-7.
174 lbs.
Phil Moricone had to settle for his second third place finish at EWL's, as the junior rebounded from a loss in the semifinals with a pair of impressive wins in the wrestlebacks. He won by major decision over JT Miller of Cleveland State, 12-0, then came back with another major decision in the third place match, an 8-0 win over Tom Kocher of Lock Haven. That leaves Moricone with a 24-11 ledger and a likely second trip to Nationals.
184 lbs.
While neither of Edinboro's two true freshmen came away with titles, both made quite an impression. Chris Honeycutt battled 18th-ranked Kurt Brenner of West Virginia, finally losing 10-8. That leaves Honeycutt with a 25-8 record as he heads to Nationals.
197 lbs.
Pat Bradshaw rebounded from a semifinals loss to capture third place in his first EWL tourney appearance. The sophomore decisioned Eric Shaw of Bloomsburg, 8-3, in the consolation semifinals, then won third place with a 3-1 win in a tiebreaker over Jamie Luckett of Clarion. Bradshaw is now 29-11.
Hwt.
Joey Fendone faced an uphill battle in his quest for a third trip to Nationals after losing his opening match to Cleveland State's Rashard Goff. But the junior left a lot to ponder as a wild card after coming back to finish third. He defeated 15th-ranked Dustin Rogers of West Virginia to advance to the third place match. After suffering a 3-0 loss to Goff earlier in the day, he reversed the score with a 3-0 win over the Viking. That left Fendone with a 17-9 record.
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