VESTAL, N.Y.—Columbia senior Dan Reed earned an automatic berth to the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships with a sixth place finish in the 157-pound weight class during the final day of competition at the 2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships Saturday at Binghamton Events Center.

Reed led six Lions to EIWA podium appearances as first-year Joe Manchio placed fifth in the 125-pound weight class, junior Laurence Kosoy finished in seventh place at 165 pounds and three Lions finished in eighth place in their respective classes including senior Max Elling (174), sophomore Brian Bonino (184) and sophomore Daniel Herman (heavyweight). All six wrestlers were in action on Saturday.

"Ultimately our goal was to have 10 wrestlers on the podium," Columbia's Andrew F. Barth Head Coach Zach Tanelli said. "We fell short of our goal, but having six guys place at this tournament is huge. We have a lot of wrestlers returning next year and the program has a bright future. We are happy for Dan to qualify automatically for the NCAA Championships and we have a few guys that can potentially get NCAA wild cards. Matt Kazimir and Laurence Kosoy both have a chance, along with Joe Manchio."
 
"I'm proud of these guys and this team. All season long they battled. Unfortunately, some of our wrestler's seasons ended, but we are excited about our upcoming performance in the NCAA Championship in a few weeks."
 
Reed entered Saturday's final day as one of eight wrestlers still competing for the six NCAA spots at 157 pounds. He needed to register a win in his first bout to clinch an NCAA berth and he delivered with a convincing 5-1 victory over Navy's Quentin Hovis. Reed then advanced in the consolation bracket and dropped a tight 2-0 decision to Army's Lucas Weiland. Reed will represent the EIWA at NCAAs in Pittsburgh from March 21-23. He is 27-8 on the year.
 
Manchio's fifth place finish is impressive for a first-year as he entered the weekend as the No. 10 seed at 125 pounds. The top four wrestlers at 125 pounds advance to NCAAs. He advanced to the consolation semis with a 5-3 win over Binghamton's Audey Ashkar in Saturday's first bout, then dropped a 10-5 decision to Penn's Carmen Ferrante in the semis. In the Fifth Place Match, Manchio took care of Army's Trey Chalifoux with a 9-6 victory to claim fifth place.
 
Kosoy finished seventh at 165 pounds after dropping a 7-4 decision to Brown's Jon Viruet in Saturday's first bout. He defeated Cornell's Andrew Berresyesa in the Seventh Place Match to earn a podium trip.
 
Columbia entered the EIWA Championships with one of the youngest teams in the field. The Lions' lineup featured seven total wrestlers and five first-years who were competing in their first-ever EIWA Championship event.
 
It was a successful weekend for the Lions as 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 were still in action on Saturday advanced through the consolation bracket with at least two victories apiece.
 
In the team competition, Columbia finished in 11^th place with 43.5 points.
 
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 & SATURDAY RESULTS
 
125 | JOE MANCHIO (No. 10 seed)
Friday
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)
Saturday
Consolation Round of Four: Won 5-3 vs. No. 5 Audey Ashkar (Binghamton)
Consolation Semis: Lost 10-5 vs. No. 3 Carmen Ferrante (Penn)
5^th Place Match: Won 9-6 vs. No. 4 Trey Chalifoux (Army)
 
133 | MATT KAZIMIR (No. 6 seed)
Friday
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)
Friday
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)
Friday
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)
Friday
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)
Saturday
Consolation Round of Four: Won 5-1 vs. NR Quentin Hovis (Navy)
Consolation Semis: Lost 2-0 vs. No. 5 Lucas Weiland (Army)
5^th Place Match: Medical forfeit vs. NR Christian LaBrie (Brown)
 
165 | LAURENCE KOSOY (No. 6 seed)
Friday
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)
Saturday
Consolation Round of Four: Lost 7-4 vs. No. 2 Jon Viruet (Brown)
Seventh Place Match; Won 12-1 vs. No. 9 Andrew Berreyesa (Cornell)
 
174 | MAX ELLING (No. 8 seed)
Friday
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)
Saturday
Consolation Round of Four: Lost 9-6 vs. No. 3 Ben Harvey (Army)
Seventh Place Match: Lost 6-1 vs. No. 9 Ricky Stamm (Hofstra)
 
184 | BRIAN BONINO (No. 10 seed)
Friday
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)
Saturday
Consolation Round of Four: Lost 9-2 vs. No. 6 Tanner Harvey (American)
Seventh Place Match: Lost Fall 0:43 vs. No. 7 Kevin Parker (Princeton)
 
197 | SAM WUSTEFELD (NR)
Friday
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)
Friday
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)
Saturday
Consolation Round of Four: Lost 3-0 vs. No. 9 Joe Doyle (Binghamton)
Seventh Place Match: Lost 4-0 vs. Jeramy Sweany (Cornell)