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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Alexis Friedman

Two Hofstra Grapplers Advance To Day Two Of EIWA Championships

| By: Len Skoros
Jurius Clark
Lewisburg, PA - Jurius Clark and Keaton Kluever are Hofstra's two remaining competitors following day one of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships Friday at Bucknell University. Hofstra is 16th in the 17-team field with 14 points. Cornell leads the field with 91.5 points and has nine wrestlers in the championship semifinals. 

The Pride did not fare well in the championship bracket, with nine of the Pride's 10 entrants dropping their opening match. Kluever was the lone Pride victor as he scored an 11-5 decision over 13th-seeded Vincent Mueller of Columbia.

Noah Tapia, seeded eighth, had a lead in his 149-pound match against No. 9 seed Dominic Findora of Drexel, but a takedown in the final 30 seconds gave the Dragons wrestler a 5-4 advantage that he would not relinquish. Eighth-seeded Jake Slotnick also dropped a heartbreaker at 165 as he fell, 6-5, to No. 9 Cael Berg of Harvard. 

In the championship quarterfinals, Kluever dropped a 13-0 major decision to 16th-ranked and fifth-seeded Lewis Fernandes of Cornell to drop into the consolations. Tapia, Clark, and Slotnick each rebounded with wins in their first round of consolations, and Will Conlon advanced via medical forfeit. 

Following the second round of consolations, only Kluever and Clark remained in contention. Clark won by decision, 11-4, over 14th-seeded Devan Capato of American. Kluever scored a 14-3 major decision over Will Jarrell or American to advance to Saturday. 

Saturday's action gets underway at 10:30 a.m.

Round of 32
141: Vincent Milazzo (16), Sacred Heart major dec. Alex Turley (17), Hofstra, 12-1

Round of 16
125: Ethan Birginc (5), Army West Point dec. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (12), Hofstra, 5-0
133: Mason Leiphart (5), F&M tech fall Dylan Ryder (12), Hofstra, 15-0 (3:35)
149: Dominic Findora (9), Drexel dec. Noah Tapia (8), Hofstra, 5-4 
157: Tyler Williams (11), Drexel dec. Jurius Clark (6), Hofstra, 8-3
165: Cael Berg (9), Harvard dec. Jake Slotnick (8), Hofstra, 6-5
174: Myles Takats (7), Bucknell major dec. Ross McFarland (10), Hofstra, 10-2
184: Maximus Hale (4), Penn major dec. Will Conlon (13), Hofstra, 12-1
197: Luke Stout (4), Princeton major dec. Nikolas Miller (13), Hofstra, 17-3
285: #20 Keaton Kluever (4), Hofstra dec. Vincent Mueller (13), Columbia, 11-5

Quarterfinals
285: #16 Lewis Fernandes (5), Cornell major decision #20 Keaton Kluever (4), Hofstra, 13-0

Consolation Round of 16 #2
141: Raymond Lopez (15), American major dec. Alex Turley (17), Hofstra, 11-1

Consolation Round of 8 #1
125: Robert Sagaris (13), LIU dec. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (12), Hofstra, 4-0
133: Coleman Nogle (13), Harvard major dec. Dylan Ryder (12), Hofstra, 9-0
149: Noah Tapia (8), Hofstra dec. Braden Bower (17), Bucknell, 6-5
157: Jurius Clark (6), Hofstra dec. Devan Capato (14), American, 11-4
165: Jake Slotnick (8), Hofstra major decision Breon Phifer (17), American, 14-4
174: Connor Herceg (15), Lehigh dec. Ross McFarland (10), Hofstra, 7-2
184: Will Conlon (13) medical forfeit over Connor Bourne (12), American
197: Cael Crebs (12), Navy major dec. Nikolas Miller (13), Hofstra, 8-0

Consolation Round of 8 #2
149: Kelvin Griffin (3), Lehigh wbf. Noah Tapia (8), Hofstra, 2:00
157: Jurius Clark (6), Hofstra dec. Jonathan Ley (8), Navy, 8-4
165: Cody Walsh (6), Drexel wbf. Jack Slotnick (8), Hofstra, 4:02
184: Anthony D'Alesio (10), LIU dec. Will Conlon (13), Hofstra, 7-5
285: #20 Keaton Kluever (4) major dec. Will Jarrell (10), American, 14-3




 
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