VESTAL, N.Y.—Six Columbia wrestlers—senior Dan Reed (157 pounds), senior Max Elling (174 pounds), junior Laurence Kosoy (165 pounds), sophomore Brian Bonino (184 pounds), sophomore Daniel Herman (heavyweight) and first-year Joe Manchio (125 pounds)—are still alive following day one at the 2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships which began Friday morning at the Binghamton University Events Center.
 
Day Two of the EIWA Championships will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The championships consist of a two-day double elimination event in which individuals from all 16 EIWA teams compete for bids to the NCAA Championships. The EIWA earned a total of 47 bids by the NCAA.
 
With seven wrestlers and five first-years competing in their first-ever EIWA Championship event, Columbia's Andrew F. Barth Head Coach Zach Tanelli saw nine of his 10 wrestlers win at least one match apiece, while three advanced in championship play with first round victories. All six Columbia wrestlers that remain alive continue to advance through the consolation bracket and each captured two of three bouts on Friday.
 
Senior Dan Reed won two of three matches and remains one of eight wrestlers in contention for the six NCAA Championship bids at 157 pounds. He takes on Navy's Quenton Hovis tomorrow. Reed rebounded from a first round 11-6 loss to Brown's Christian LaBrie, a wrestler he defeated during the regular season, with a third period takedown and 4-2 win over Franklin & Marshall's Emmett Licastri. He advanced to the consolation round of four with a come-from-behind 6-4 win over Harvard's Hunter Ladnier. He found himself down 2-0, battled back to tie, then registered a takedown in the second period. Ladnier tied it at 4-4, but Reed used a takedown before time ran out to advance. The win over Ladnier avenged Reed's earlier loss to the Harvard wrestler earlier in the season.
 
Junior Laurence Kosoy advanced to the consolation round of four after going 2-1 on the day. He meets No. 2 seed Jon Viruet (Brown) in tomorrow's consolation round of four. Eight wrestlers remain in the 165-pound weight class for four NCAA bids. Kosoy advanced to the championship quarterfinal round with a technical fall 18-0 victory over Franklin & Marshall's Crew Fullerton. In the quarterfinal, he dropped a close 3-0 decision to No. 3 seed Tanner Skidgel of Navy. In his third match, he took a 2-0 then 4-0 lead on takedowns and went on to register a convincing 5-0 win over American's Anthony Wokasch.
 
Senior Max Elling came from behind to register an 11-8 win over Drexel's Bryan McLaughlin to remain alive in consolation competition at 174 pounds. Elling takes on No. 3 seed Ben Harvey (Army) tomorrow as eight wrestlers are competing for five 174-pound NCAA bids. Elling dropped a 6-1 decision to Hofstra's Ricky Stamm in the first round, an opponent he defeated 7-1 earlier in the year, but rebounded by dominating Sacred Heart's Anthony Falbo with a technical fall 20-2 win (4:29) in the consolation round of eight. Elling fell behind early against McLaughlin but battled back to advance.
 
A 10 seed upon entering the 184-pound competition, sophomore Brian Bonino finds himself in contention with two wins on the day. Bonino faces No. 6 Tanner Harvey (American) in tomorrow's first match. Eight wrestlers remain for six spots at 184 pounds. Bonino registered an 11-9 win over No. 7 seed Princeton's Kevin Parker in the first round. The victory avenged a 12-6 loss to Parker during the regular season. He moved into the consolation bracket following a 6-2 quarterfinal loss to No. 2 seed Lou DePrez (Binghamton). In a close match, Bonino tied the score at 1-1 to force overcome after overcoming an early 1-0 deficit, then registered a sudden victory takedown with one second left to defeat Navy's Anthony Cable, 3-1. It was Bonino's fourth sudden victory of the year.
 
At 125 pounds, first-year Joe Manchio remains in contention after winning two straight consolation matches. Four wrestlers will earn NCAA bids at 125 pounds and Manchio faces No. 5 seed Audey Ashkar (Binghamton) tomorrow. He dropped an 8-2 decision to American's Gabe Curry in the first round. In his first consolation bout, he built a 5-3 lead to start the third period, recorded a takedown and advanced with an 11-5 win over Franklin & Marshall's Jose Diaz. Manchio then advanced to the consolation round of four with a clutch 9-8 win over Bucknell's Jacob Campbell. He took the lead with a takedown at the tail end of the second period, Campbell tied it at 6-6, then both wrestlers tied it at 8-8 with takedowns. Manchio registered an escape to win 9-8 and advance to the third round.
 
At heavyweight, sophomore Daniel Herman won two straight consolation bouts to remain alive in the heavyweight competition. He is one eight wrestlers in contention for four NCAA bids and will take on Binghamton's Joe Doyle tomorrow. After dropping a 3-0 decision to Brown's Ian Butterbrodt, Herman came back with a convincing 11-2 win over Sacred Heart's Dante DelBonis, then a 3-2 upset victory over No. 5 seed Nico Camacho of American. The win over Camacho avenged a previous 2-1 loss during the regular season.
 
First-year Matt Kazimir opened the day with a dominating 16-1 technical fall victory over Franklin & Marshall's Mike Simonetti at 133 pounds. It was his sixth consecutive victory. He moved into the consolation bracket after a 12-4 major decision over No. 3 seed Brandon Paetzell of Lehigh, but fell 3-2 to Brown's Hunter Kosco.
 
First-year Danny Fongaro won one match in the 141 bracket. His two narrow losses were decided by just three combined points. The No. 11 seed, Fongaro dropped a close 3-2 decision to No. 3 seed Ryan Pominca of Lehigh, but bounced back with an 8-2 win over Hofstra's Garrett Lambert, a wrestler he lost to during the regular season. In his third match of the day, Fongaro found himself in a close battle with No. 4 seed American's Jack Mutchnik, but Mutchnik built a 3-1 lead and held on for a 4-2 victory.
 
First-year Sam Wustefeld dropped a first round matchup to Navy's Josh Roetman, came back with a 9-1 win over Sacred Heart's Connor Fredricks, then was eliminated by Army's Rocco Caywood following a 17-6 decision.
 
First-year Cole Corrigan saw his nine-match win streak come to an end with back-to-back losses at 149 pounds.
 
Founded in 1904, the EIWA is the oldest and largest wrestling conference in the nation. The 2019 edition marks the 115^th all-time tournament.
 
2019 EIWA CHAMPIONSHIP
COLUMBIA'S FRIDAY RESULTS
 
125 | JOE MANCHIO (No. 10 seed)
Round One: Lost 8-2 vs. No. 7 Gabe Curry (American)
Consolation Round of Eight No. 1: Won 11-5 vs. NR Jose Diaz (Franklin & Marshall)
Consolation Round of Eight No. 2: Won 9-8 vs. No. 9 Jakob Campbell (Bucknell)
Consolation Round of Four: vs. No. 5 Audey Ashkar (Binghamton)
 
133 | MATT KAZIMIR (No. 6 seed)
Round One: Won 16-1 TF 2:33 vs. NR Mike Simonetti (Franklin & Marshall)
Quarterfinals: Lost 12-4 MD vs. No. 3 Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh)
Consolation Round of Eight: Lost 3-2 vs. NR Hunter Kosco (Brown)
 
141 | DANNY FONGARO (No. 11 seed)
Round One: Lost 3-2 vs. No. 3 Ryan Pominca (Lehigh)
Consolation Round One: Won 8-2 vs. NR Garrett Lambert (Hofstra)
Consolation Round of Eight: Lost 4-2 vs. No. 4 Jack Mutchnik (American)
 
149 | COLE CORRIGAN (No. 8 seed)
Round One: Lost 4-2 vs. No. 9 Holden Heller (Hofstra)
Consolation Round of Eight: Lost Fall 1:12 vs. NR Patrick Quinlan (Franklin & Marshall)
 
157 | DAN REED (No. 4 seed)
Round One: Lost 11-6 vs. NR Christian LaBrie (Brown)
Consolation Round of Eight No. 1: Won 4-2 vs. NR Emmett Licastri (Franklin & Marshall)
Consolation Round of Eight No. 2: Won 6-4 vs. No. 6 Hunter Ladnier (Harvard)
Consolation Round of Four: vs. NR Quentin Hovis (Navy)
 
165 | LAURENCE KOSOY (No. 6 seed)
Round One: Won 18-0 TF 6:25 vs. NR Crew Fullerton (Franklin & Marshall)
Quarterfinals: Lost 3-0 vs. No. 3 Tanner Skidgel (Navy)
Consolation Round of Eight No. 2: Won 5-0 vs. NR Anthony Wokasch (American)
Consolation Round of Four: vs. No. 2 Jon Viruet (Brown)
 
174 | MAX ELLING (No. 8 seed)
Round One: Lost 6-1 vs. No. 9 Ricky Stramm (Hofstra)
Consolation Round of Eight No. 1: Won 20-2 TF 4:29 vs. NR Anthony Falbo (Sacred Heart)
Consolation Round of Eight No. 2: Won 11-8 vs. No. 10 Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel)
Consolation Round of Four: vs. No. 3 Ben Harvey (Army)
 
184 | BRIAN BONINO (No. 10 seed)
Round One: Won 11-9 vs. No. 7 Kevin Parker (Princeton)
Quarterfinals: Lost 6-2 vs. No. 2 Lou DePrez (Binghamton)
Consolation Round of Eight No. 2: Won 3-1 sudden victory vs. No. 9 Anthony Cable (Navy)
Consolation Round of Four: vs. No. 6 Tanner Harvey (American)
 
197 | SAM WUSTEFELD (NR)
Round One: Lost Fall 1:55 vs. No. 5 Josh Roetman (Navy)
Consolation Round of Eight: Won 9-1 vs. NR Connor Fredericks (Sacred Heart)
Consolation Round of Four: Lost 17-6 vs. No. 3 Rocco Caywood (Army)
 
HWT | DANIEL HERMAN (No. 10 seed)
Round One: Lost 3-0 vs. No. 6 Ian Butterbrodt (Brown)
Consolation Round of Eight No. 1: Won 11-2 vs. NR Dante DelBonis (Sacred Heart)
Consolation Round of Eight No. 2: Won 3-2 vs. No. 5 Nico Camacho (American)
Consolation Round of Four: vs. No. 9 Joe Doyle (Binghamton)