Wrestling Makes History at NWCA Dual Meet Championships

NYU Won Two of Three Matches on Friday

Official Results

The New York University wrestling team won two of three head-to-head duals at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Dual Championships on Friday, January 10, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Lexington, KY.

NYU, ranked #14 in the nation by the NWCA, won its preliminary-round matchup over Alma College, 45-10.

Tyler Crew (St. Marys, GA/Camden County), competing at 125, got things started for the Violets by recording a fall at the 4:55 mark.

Trent Furman (Washington Township, NJ/Westwood Regional) (133) followed that up by recording a quick fall (1:02).

After a win by Alma, Evan Drill (Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville) (149) posted a technical fall, 17-0, over his opponent.

Izaake Zuckerman (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Warde) (174) had the only major decision of the morning for NYU, winning his bout 12-0.

Sean Lyons (Sewell, NJ/St. Joseph's Prep) (157) and Jack La Corte (Monmouth Beach, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) (197) each earned victories by forfeit. Scott DuPont (Holmdel. NJ/Holmdel) (184) produced a fall at the 2:48 mark and then Will Ortman (Hopewell Valley, NJ/Hopewell Valley Central) (285) ended the proceedings with a fall of his own at 3:25.

Following the victory, NYU moved into the championship bracket where it faced #5 University of Mount Union.

Crew once again led off with a victory, this time a 4-1 decision to give NYU an early lead. But, losses at 133 and 141 pounds allowed Mount Union to go in front.

But, NYU then won three straight matches to re-take the lead. Drill came up with a 10-4 major decision victory. Lyons won by injury only 4:46 into his match, defeating Antwon Pugh who was ranked second nationally. Then Cole Karam (Bath, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) (165) won by decision 9-7.

After Mount Union captured the 174-pound contest, DuPont tallied another fall (2:15) to seal the win as NYU went on to a 21-19 victory, marking the first time in program history that NYU had advanced through the preliminary and first rounds of the tournament with a pair of victories.

"We've come out here to this tournament many times, and usually without our full squad," explained Senior Assistant Coach Corey Luce. "This time we have everyone healthy and ready to go, and it's good to have success."

NYU then moved on to the quarterfinals and faced #4 Loras College.

Furman produced NYU's first victory with an 8-7 decision. Drill followed suit with a 5-2 decision to record his third win of the day. Lyons' 3-0 decision over fifth-ranked Brandon Murray gave NYU a 9-6 lead.

However, Loras won the next three bouts to build a 18-9 lead. La Corte stopped the bleeding with a 5-3 win, but Loras' Wyatt Wreidt took the heavyweight bout to secure its 21-12 win.

Through the first day of the tournament, NYU out-pointed its opponents 78-50.

"Our guys wrestled their hearts out today. They were impressive going against the best teams and the best wrestlers in the country," Luce said. "We have a bunch of freshmen and sophomores in our lineup who weren't intimidated, and that's a credit to our veteran guys like Sean Lyons (Sewell, NJ/St. Joseph's Prep) and Evan Drill (Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville) who've been here before and provide great leadership."

NYU will return to the mat on Saturday, January 11, at 9:00am against #10 North Central College.

Bout-by-Bout Results vs. Alma (Preliminaries) - NYU 45, Alma 10

125 - Tyler Crew (St. Marys, GA/Camden County) (NYU) over Austin Wieczorek (Alma College) Fall 4:55
133 - Trent Furman (Washington Township, NJ/Westwood Regional) (NYU) over Noah Lopez (Alma College) Fall 1:02
141 - Brendan Ladd (Alma College) over Jason Geyer (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) (NYU) Fall 2:07
149 - Evan Drill (Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville) (NYU) over Mason Priest (Alma College) TF 17-0
157 - Sean Lyons (Sewell, NJ/St. Joseph's Prep) (NYU) by Forfeit
165 - Jayce Kuehnlein (Alma College) over Kade Loughney (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) (NYU) Maj 10-1
174 - Izaake Zuckerman (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Warde) (NYU) over Lucas Brewer (Alma College) Maj 12-0
184 - Scott DuPont (Holmdel. NJ/Holmdel) (NYU) over Dylan Seaton (Alma College) Fall 2:48
197 - Jack La Corte (Monmouth Beach, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) (NYU) by Forfeit
285 - Will Ortman (Hopewell Valley, NJ/Hopewell Valley Central) (NYU) over Peter Nicaj (Alma College) Fall 3:25

Bout-by-Bout Results vs. Mount Union (First Round) - NYU 21, Mount Union 19

125 - Tyler Crew (St. Marys, GA/Camden County) (NYU) over Errik Gerback (Mount Union) Dec 4-1
133 - David Massey (Mount Union) over Trent Furman (Washington Township, NJ/Westwood Regional) (NYU) Dec 2-1
141 - Jordin James (Mount Union) over Jason Geyer (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) (NYU) Maj 13-4
149 - Evan Drill (Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville) (NYU) over Luke Hernandez (Mount Union) Dec 10-4
157 - Sean Lyons (Sewell, NJ/St. Joseph's Prep) (NYU) over Antwon Pugh (Mount Union) Inj 4:46
165 - Cole Karam (Bath, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) (NYU) over Michael McIntire (Mount Union) Dec 7-3
174 - Conner Homan (Mount Union) over Izaake Zuckerman (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Warde) (NYU) Dec 9-7
184 - Scott DuPont (Holmdel. NJ/Holmdel) (NYU) over George Lassnick (Mount Union) Fall 2:15
197 - Landon Talbert (Mount Union) over Jack La Corte (Monmouth Beach, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) (NYU) Dec 6-3
285 - Grant Martin (Mount Union) by Forfeit

Bout-by-Bout Results vs. Loras (Second Round) - Loras 21, NYU 12

125 - Matt Randone (Loras) over Tyler Crew (St. Marys, GA/Camden County) (NYU) Dec 6-1
133 - Trent Furman (Washington Township, NJ/Westwood Regional) (NYU) over Brice Everson (Loras) Dec 8-7
141 - Clint Lembeck (Loras) over Jason Geyer (Cranberry Township, PA/Seneca Valley) (NYU) Dec 8-6
149 - Evan Drill (Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville) (NYU) over Brock Parker (Loras) Dec 5-2
157 - Sean Lyons (Sewell, NJ/St. Joseph's Prep) (NYU) over Brandon Murray (Loras) Dec 3-0
165 - Eddie Smith (Loras) over Kade Loughney (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) (NYU) TF 15-0
174 - Jacob Krakow (Loras) over Izaake Zuckerman (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Warde) (NYU) Maj 13-5
184 - Shane Liegel (Loras) over Scott DuPont (Holmdel. NJ/Holmdel) (NYU) Dec 10-5
197 - Jack La Corte (Monmouth Beach, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) (NYU) over Brady Vogel (Loras) Dec 5-3
285 - Wyatt Wriedt (Loras) over Will Ortman (Hopewell Valley, NJ/Hopewell Valley Central) (NYU) Dec 5-2

Players Mentioned

Evan Drill: 5' 7"; Senior; Economics (College of Arts and Science)

Scott DuPont: 6' 0"; Sophomore; Sports Management (School of Professional Studies)

Cole Karam: 5' 10"; Senior; Urban Design and Architectural Studies (College of Arts and Science)

Jack La Corte: 6' 0"; Senior; Economics (College of Arts and Science)

Kade Stecker-Loughney: 6' 0"; Sophomore; Sports Management (School of Professional Studies)

Sean Lyons: 5' 10"; Senior; Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

Will Ortman: 6' 4"; Junior; History (College of Arts and Science)

Izaake Zuckerman: 5' 8"; Sophomore; Undeclared (College of Arts and Science)

Tyler Crew: 5' 9"; Freshman; Liberal Studies Core

Trent Furman: 5' 8"; Freshman; Liberal Studies Core

Players Mentioned

Evan Drill
: 5' 7"; Senior; Economics (College of Arts and Science)

Scott DuPont
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; Sports Management (School of Professional Studies)

Cole Karam
: 5' 10"; Senior; Urban Design and Architectural Studies (College of Arts and Science)

Jack La Corte
: 6' 0"; Senior; Economics (College of Arts and Science)

Kade Stecker-Loughney
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; Sports Management (School of Professional Studies)

Sean Lyons
: 5' 10"; Senior; Business (Leonard N. Stern School of Business)

Will Ortman
: 6' 4"; Junior; History (College of Arts and Science)

Izaake Zuckerman
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; Undeclared (College of Arts and Science)

Tyler Crew
: 5' 9"; Freshman; Liberal Studies Core

Trent Furman
: 5' 8"; Freshman; Liberal Studies Core