The wrestling team makes its fourth appearance on New York University's Top-50 Varsity Sports Highlight List of 2019-20 (this time at #3) after placing third at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships hosted by Rhode Island College in Providence, RI, February 29-March 1.

For a record-tying fourth time in team history, NYU had four wrestlers finish in the top three in their brackets, thus automatically qualifying for the NCAA National Championships (which were later canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic).   

In the team scoring, NYU finished third out of 17 schools with 122 points, just half-a-point behind the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Johnson & Wales University took first place with 168 points. It marked the fourth time in program history that NYU finished among the top three.

Overall, NYU wrestlers went 29-15 at the Championships.

NYU's top performer was senior Sean Lyons (Sewell, NJ/St. Joseph's Prep). After previously finishing as the runner-up in 2018, he took the 157-pound title in 2020 by winning all four of his matches, two by fall and two by technical fall. For his efforts, Lyons was voted Most Outstanding Wrestler.

"Lyons proved this weekend that he is a title contender," remarked Senior Assistant Coach Corey Luce. "Not only does he expect to win, he expects to dominate."

NYU also had a trio of wrestlers finish in third place: senior Evan Drill (Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville) (149), senior Jack La Corte (Monmouth Beach, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) (197) and sophomore Izaake Zuckerman (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Warde) (174).  

"I'm very proud of the way our wrestlers responded after a very tough semifinal round," added Luce. "We told these guys to get the next best thing, and that's what they did."

All four wrestlers were subsequently named All-Americans after the NCAA Championships were canceled.

For helping guide the team to such tremendous success, Luce was named NCAA Northeast Region Championships Assistant Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career.

"Well-deserved honor for Corey," noted Head Coach Bruce Haberli. "I'm very fortunate to have him by my side, and our team is fortunate to have him as a coach."

The wrestling team originally appeared on the Top-50 Highlight List at #38, #20 and #8 (see below).

A full recap of the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships can be found here. 

Previous Season Highlights
#50 - Softball Wins Season Opener
#49 - Men's Tennis Opens Season Successfully at TCNJ Lions Kickoff
#48 - Baseball is Back – Violets Win Season Opener
#47 - Men's Basketball Secures First UAA Win, 80-79. vs. CMU; Macarchuk's Three-Pointer Snaps 75-75 Tie with 1:40 left
#46 - Softball Wins Season Finale; Swan Tosses Three-Hit Shutout
#45 - Men's Tennis Wins on Senior Day
#44 - Baseball Ends Season with a One-Hit Victory
#43 - Women's Fencing Dominant at FDU Invitational
#42 - Women's Volleyball Begins Season on Six-Match Winning Streak
#41 - Women's Soccer Dominates in Home Opener
#40 - Men's Volleyball Wins Season-Opening Invitational
#39 - Men's Golf Wins Duke Nelson Invitational
#38 - Wrestling Team Competes at NWCA National Dual Championships
#37 - Women's Cross Country Captures Ramapo Season Opener; Moran Wins Collegiate Debut
#36 - Men's Golf Team Wins Season Opener
#35 - Men's Soccer Defeats Hood in ECAC Championship
#34 - Women's Tennis Completes Undefeated Dual Match Campaign; Finish Ranked #17
#33 - Women's Golf Finishes Second at Tartan Invitational; Lung Wins Individual Title 
#32 - Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams Capture NYU Fall Invitational 
#31 - Men's Cross Country Wins Ron Stonitsch Invitational
#30 - Men's Fencing Wins All Six Matches at Eric Sollee Invitational
#29 - Men's Track & Field Individuals and DMR Earn Bronze at UAA Championships
#28 - Women's Basketball Defeats Brandeis in UAA Opener for Season-High Seventh Straight Win
#27 - Men's Soccer Defeats Wash. U for Sixth-Straight Win
#26 - Women's Cross Country Finishes Second at Paul Short Invitational
#25 - Women's Soccer Defeats #10 Case Western Reserve in Overtime
#24 - Women's Volleyball Wins Kean Invitational
#23 - Women's Track & Field Runners Take Gold at UAA Indoor Championships 
#22 - Women's Golf Team Wins Season-Opening St. Lawrence Invitational
#21 - Women's Fencing Finishes Second at NIWFA Championships
#20 - Haberli Earns 300th Win as NYU Wrestling Coach 
#19 - Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams Win Ithaca Bomber Invitational 
#18 - Women's Basketball Season Sweep of  Washington University in St. Louis
#17 - Men's Soccer Defeats Carnegie Mellon University for the First Time Since 2007
#16 - Men's Basketball Wins NYU-Tip Off Tournament
#15 - Men's Golf Wins Skidmore Invitational in Season Finale
#14 - Men's Cross Country Finishes Second at ECAC Championship
#13 - Women's Swimming Places Second at UAA Championships
#12 - Women's Cross Country Qualifies Two Runners for NCAA Championship
#11 - Men's Golf Wins Liberty League Fall Preview
#10 - Men's Volleyball Defeats #1-Ranked Springfield for 11th-Straight Victory
#9 - Men's Fencing Defeats Defending National Champion Columbia 
#8 - Wrestling Wins UAA Championship
#7 - Women's Tennis Trio Competes at  ITA Oracle Cup 
#6 - Women's Volleyball Wins ECAC Championship 
#5 - Women's Basketball is Victorious in NCAA Tournament 
#4 - Women's Tennis Trio Wins ITA Northeast Regional Championships