Trey Rogers Earns Auto Bid To NCAA Championships; Four Place At EIWA Championships

3/5/2023 10:11:00 PM

By: Len Skoros

Philadelphia, PA - Trey Rogers placed fifth at 197 pounds and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, while Jacob Ferreira, Justin Hoyle, and Ross McFarland also placed as the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships wrapped up at The Palestra Sunday night. As a team, Hofstra placed 12th with 34 points.

Rogers, the fifth seed, earned his second career trip to the NCAA Championships after defeating Jack Wehmeyer of Columbia in the fifth-place match by a score of 6-3. Rogers earned a stall point and an escape in the second period and then had two takedowns in the third to take the win. This was the second fifth-place finish for Rogers, matching his 2021 showing.

Ferreira, the fourth seed at 184 pounds, placed sixth after dropping a tough 3-2 decision to Princeton's Nate Dugan. The match was tied at two going into the third with Dugan choosing bottom. He got an escape and spent the rest of the period on the defensive as Ferreira was unable to score a go ahead takedown.

Hoyle, the ninth seed at 141 pounds, won the seventh-place match over Army West Point's Julian Sanchez, 6-5 to earn his second consecutive placing finish at the EIWA's. Hoyle was eighth last season. He used a third period takedown against Sanchez with 41 seconds remaining to snap a 4-4 tie.

McFarland earned his first podium finish, placing seventh at 174 pounds. The No. 10 seed, McFarland defeated Lehigh's Jake Logan, 3-2. A third period escape was the difference in the match.

Rogers will make the trip to Tulsa for Nationals from March 16-18.

Cornell won the EIWA Championships team competition with 165.5 points. The Big Red had six champions and eight overall placewinners. Lehigh was second with 120.5 points.

Full Hofstra results from Day Two of the EIWA Championships:

Justin Hoyle
Consolation Round of 4: Lost by fall to No. 5 Malyke Hines (Lehigh), 3:36
Seventh Place: Won by decision over No. 7 Julian Sanchez (Army West Point), 6-5

Ross McFarland
Consolation Round of 4: Lost by decision to No. 6 Sammy Starr (Navy), 4-0
Seventh Place: Won by decision over No. 14 Jake Logan (Lehigh), 3-2

Jacob Ferreira
Consolation Round of 4: Won by fall over No. 11 James Conway (Franklin & Marshall), 6:05
Consolation Semifinals: Lost to No. 3 Brian Bonino (Drexel), 4-4 (tb2)
Fifth Place: Lost by decision to No. 5 Nate Dugan (Princeton), 3-2

Trey Rogers
Consolation Round of 4: Won by decision over No. 9 Sean O'Malley (Drexel), 7-2
Consolation Semifinals: Lost by fall to No. 3 Luke Stout (Princeton), 3:36
Fifth Place: Won by decision over No. 11 Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia), 6-3

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