EIWA's automatic NCAA qualifiers by weight class include: 125 (3), 133 (5), 141 (6), 149 (6), 157 (6), 165 (4), 174 (4), 184 (4), 197 (5), HWT (3). Cornell has already qualified Perrelli (125), Mike Nevinger (141), Chris Villalonga (149), Kyle Dake (157), Steve Bosak (184) and Cam Simaz (197).
The Big Red sits in first place with 136.5 points with five wrestlers in the championship bracket and five in the consolation round. Lehigh is in second with 119 points.
Top Five Teams After Day One (Championship, Consolation)
1. Cornell 136.5 (5,5)
2. Lehigh 119 (4,6)
3. American 88.5 (3,3)
4. Penn 81 (2, 7)
5. Navy 79.5 (2,4)
At 125 pounds, Perrelli opened his day with two wins by technical falls. In the semifinals, Perrelli faced the fifth seed Austin Miller of Bucknell. Perrelli notched his first takedown 40 seconds into the bout to take a 2-0 lead. After racking up 1:02 in riding time, Perrelli let him up looking to score. The Big Red senior finished a double leg for a takedown before letting Miller up once again. Perrelli held a 6-2 lead after the first with a takedown at the edge of the mat at the buzzer. Miller chose to start the second period down and earned the only point of the period with an escape as time was running out. Perrelli reversed Miller from his starting down position in the third. He let his opponent up once again and racked up two more takedowns on his way to a 14-5 major decision. With the win, Perrelli qualified for his second NCAA tournament. He will face Princeton's Garrett Frey in the finals on Sunday.
Nevinger is the second seed at 141 pounds. After having a bye in the first round, he defeated Harvard's Shay Warren by fall in 1:46. In the semifinals, Nevinger faced Lehigh's Stephen Dutton. Dutton got on the board first with a takedown off a scramble midway through the first period. Nevinger would reverse him to tie the score, but Dutton escaped. Dutton chose to start the second at neutral, but neither wrestler scored. Nevinger quickly escaped to open the third period. Dutton took a 5-3 lead with a takedown, but Nevinger immediately broke free. With time running out, Nevinger muscled his way to a takedown to win, 6-5. Nevinger will face the No. 5 seed, Matt Mariacher of American in the finals.
At 157 pounds, Dake opened his day by pinning Penn's Troy Hernandez in 1:11. In the quarterfinals, he won by an 8-0 major decision over Bucknell's John Regan. In the semifinals, Dake took on Daniel Kolodzik of Princeton. Dake held a 2-1 lead after the first period. Kolodzik escaped from his opening down position to start the second, but Dake would take him down once again. Dake immediately escaped to start the third period. He racked up four more takedowns to win a 12-4 major decision. Dake will face third seeded Walter Peppelman of Harvard in the finals. Peppelman is the older brother of Cornell wrestler Marshall Peppelman.
Bosak opened his day with his 100th win with a 9-0 major decision over Columbia's Shane Hughes after having a bye in the first round. The Big Red junior took on Brown's Ophir Bernstein in the semifinals. Bosak notched a takedown with 30 seconds off the clock and added two three-point nearfalls before the first period was over to take an 8-0 advantage. Bosak chose top to start the third and racked up his lead to 13-1. Bernstein chose to start the third on top, but Bosak quickly reversed him. With 5:55 in riding time, Bosak won by a 16-1 technical fall in 7:00. Bosak will take on Lehigh's Robert Hamlin in the finals.
At 197 pounds, Simaz won by fall in 3:52 over Sam Morison of Sacred Heart to open the day. The Big Red senior followed with a win by fall in 0:30 over Princeton's Kurt Brendel. In the semifinals, Simaz held a 2-0 lead over Rutger's Daniel Rinaldi. Simaz chose to start the second down and quickly spun out for an escape. Simaz grabbed a takedown and added three back points to take an 8-0 lead after two periods. Rinaldi chose to start the third down, and Simaz let him up looking to score. Simaz racked up takedowns on his way to a 17-4 major decision. Simaz will take on the second seed, Micah Burak of Penn in the finals.
At heavyweight, senior Maciej Jochym opened his day by pinning Sacred Heart's Renaldo Cuko in 2:14. In the quarters, Jochym defeated Columbia's Kevin Lester by an 8-1 decision. In the semifinals, Jochym faced No. 1 nationally ranked Ryan Flores of American. Flores won by fall in 0:40. Jochym will take on the No. 6 seed, Daniel Miller of Navy in the consolation semifinals on Sunday.
Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning.
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