At 125 pounds, Troy Nickerson opened his day with a pin against East Stroudsburg's David Luthy in 1:57. Nickerson notched a takedown nine seconds into the match and quickly got to work turning his opponent on to his back. He sealed his team's first bonus points with 1:03 left on the clock. In his second match, Nickerson made quick work of his opponent, Lehigh's John McDonald, in the quarterfinals winning by fall in 2:14.
With a bye in the first round, sophomore Mike Grey faced Army's Whitt Dunning, the No. 7 seed, in the quarters. Grey looked to be in top form in the first period going up 6-1 with two takedowns and two back points as time ran out. Grey quickly twisted out to an escape from his opening down position in the second, and with two more takedowns was up, 9-1. With one more takedown, and 2:59 in riding time, Grey won a 15-2 major decision.
Sophomore Corey Manson faced Frank Higgin of Franklin & Marshall at 141 to start his second EIWA tournament. Manson grabbed a takedown with 23 seconds off the clock. He went up 12-1 before pinning his opponent in 3:41. In the quarters, Manson took on the No. 1 seed Corey Jantzen of Harvard. Jantzen took a quick lead in the first with a takedown and racked up 2:30 in riding time. Manson got to his feet from his opening down position in the second and peeled Jantzen's hands away to make his escape. With a little under a minute left in the period, Manson nearly had a takedown but the ref whistled for the duo being at the edge of the mat. Jantzen chose to start the third down and Manson cut him loose. Manson almost notched another takedown again, but the pair was deemed off the mat. The Big Red wrestler earned a takedown with one minute left to tie the score, but with so much riding time in favor of the Harvard grappler, Manson cut him loose. Manson looked to have a takedown with time running out, but the buzzer sounded and with 2:45 in riding time, Jantzen won a 5-4 decision. In the consolation round, Manson won 7-4 over Adam Healy of Bucknell.
After having a bye in the first round, sophomore DJ Meagher took on the No. 2 seed Bryce Saddoris of Navy. Saddoris notched an early takedown and went on to lead 11-4 after two periods. Meagher never stopped attacking, but wasn't able to make up ground and lost a 16-5 major decision. In the consolation round, Meagher won a 17-8 major over East Stroudburg's Scott Heckman.
Returning NCAA Jordan Leen sprung to action from the opening whistle at 157 pounds in his bout against ESU's Ken Monarque. He notched a takedown with only 11 seconds off the clock and quickly titled his competition towards his back. Leen won by fall in 2:09. In the quarterfinals, Leen faced Brown's Bryan Tracey. Leen went up 4-0 after the first period with a takedown and a two point nearfall. Tracey chose to start the second at neutral and with 10 seconds off the clock earned another takedown. Leen started racking up points in the second and third and with 3:35 in riding time, won a 20-5 tech fall.
No. 1 ranked Mack Lewnes faced Penn's Andrew Coles in the first round at 165 pounds. Lewnes opened with a low single to a takedown with 20 seconds off the clock to take a quick lead. He notched one more takedown in the first period to take a 4-1 advantage into the second. Lewnes cut Coles loose 30 seconds into the second, and countered a shot by the Penn wrestler for another takedown. Lewnes quickly escaped from his opening down position after spinning out at the whistle. The Big Red wrestler was close to a major decision, but Coles escaped with seconds ticking off the clock. Lewnes won a 12-5 decision. In the quarterfinals, Lewnes squared off against East Stroudsburg's Thad Thick. Lewnes kept shooting at his opponent, but Thick continued to counter to evade his clutches. With time running out in the first, Lewnes went up 4-0 with a takedown and a two-point nearfall. Thick chose to start the second period down but could not escape for the entire two minutes. Lewnes chose to start the third down and quickly escaped. He grabbed a takedown and worked to turn his opponent to his back. Lewnes picked up his first pin of the weekend in 6:25 to advance to the semifinals.
Senior Steve Anceravage took on East Stroudsburg's Justin Herbert in the quarterfinals at 174 pounds. Anceravage notched the only two points of the first with a takedown. The Big Red wrestler grabbed another takedown into the third period. Anceravage cut Herbert loose to start the third period and started to rack up points with takedowns. Anceravage advances to the semis with a 13-4 major decision.
At 184 pounds, sophomore Justin Kerber squared off against Columbia's Kenji Porter. Kerber took an 8-0 lead after the second with two takedowns, an escape and a nearfall. Kerber powered his way to a 12-2 major decision to earn bonus team points for Cornell.
In the quarterfinals, Kerber took on Brown's Matt Gevelinger. Kerber took a 2-0 lead into the second after grabbing a takedown. The Big Red wrestler grabbed two more points with a reversal to start the second and notched another takedown before the period was over. Kerber notched enough points in the third to win an 11-3 major decision.
After having a bye in the first round, freshman Cam Simaz faced Shane Mallory of ESU at 197 pounds in the quarterfinals. Midway through the first period, Simaz took control of the match and never looked back. He was up 6-1 after the first, and lengthened his lead to 12-3 after the second. The rookie continued to rack up points until he won a 21-5 tech fall in 6:44.
After a scoreless first period, heavyweight Zach Hammond was down 0-1 to American's Quinton Pruett after he escaped from his opening down position. Hammond tied the match with an escape of his own in the third. With the match tied at one all, the match went into sudden victory. Midway through Hammond caught Pruett and quickly turned him. With two back points, Hammond won a 5-1 decision. In his second match of the day, Hammond faced No. 2 seeded Zach Rey of Lehigh. Rey notched a takedown in the first and had a 3-0 lead with an opening escape in the second. Hammond notched his only point of the match with an escape in the third. Rey won a 3-1 decision. After a scoreless first period in his consolation match, Hammond and Navy's Tyler Moyer were tied at 1-1 after regulation. In sudden victory, Moyer had one of Hammond's legs and was looking to sweep him to the mat for a takedown. Hammond muscled his way out and notched a takedown of his own to win a 3-1 decision.
The semifinals will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday morning.
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