VESTAL, N.Y. – The Binghamton wrestling team continues its dual season on Saturday with matches at both Harvard and Brown.
The Bearcats last competed in a pair of duals in Pennsylvania on Saturday, Jan. 18. Binghamton first defeated Franklin & Marshall 36-4 before falling to Drexel 23-10.
Carter Baer,
Cory Day and
Ivan Garcia each went 2-0 that day. Day recorded his ninth pin of the season against Franklin & Marshall's Brody Kline, putting him in a tie for the fourth most falls among Division I wrestlers in the country.
Baer and Day both remain nationally ranked, along with
Brevin Cassella and
Will Ebert. Cassella (No. 8 FloWrestling/13 InterMat), Day (No. 16/16) and Ebert (No. 29/26) are still in both the FloWrestling and InterMat polls, while Baer is ranked No. 33 in the FloWrestling poll. The Bearcats also ranked at No. 15 in the latest NWCA Division I Men's Mid-Major Coaches Poll that was released on Wednesday.
All four of those wrestlers also made the cut for the NCAA's first coaches' rankings of the season, which were announced on Thursday. Joining that group of Bearcats are also
Carson Wagner and
Ivan Garcia. The rankings are determined by a vote of 16 coaches in each weight class with two head coaches from each of the eight conferences. Each wrestler must be designated a starter and have wrestled at least eight Division I matches in the weight class with at least one within the last 30 days. The coaches' rankings are one of several criteria that the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will use to evaluate during the at-large selection and seeding process. The committee will also look at head-to-head competition, quality wins, Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), conference tournament placement, results versus common opponents and win percentage.
The coaches' rankings for Binghamton wrestlers are as follows:
Binghamton previously wrestled Brown and Harvard on the same day back Jan. 27, 2024 at the Events Center when both the Bears and Crimson were members of the EIWA. The Bearcats swept both duals, defeating Harvard 28-9 and Brown 24-9. Now Binghamton will face both programs for the first time since they left the EIWA to join the Ivy League's newly formed postseason wrestling tournament.
Binghamton Projected Lineup (Overall Record, Dual Record)
125 | Carson Wagner (15-9, 8-4) or
Jay McDonnell (4-2, 0-0)
133 | Micah Roes (10-8, 6-5) or
Jack Kazalas (4-4, 0-1)
141 | Nate Lucier (5-11, 2-8) or
Ryan Hartung (4-4, 1-1)
149 | Ivan Garcia (12-6, 7-3)
157 | Fin Nadeau (7-8, 4-5)
165 | No. 33/NR
Carter Baer (11-6, 6-4)
174 | No. 8/13
Brevin Cassella (16-4, 8-1) or
Roberto Padilla (3-8, 1-3)
184 | No. 29/26
Will Ebert (13-9, 4-7)
197 | Cayden Bevis (6-8, 4-4)
285 | No. 16/16
Cory Day (13-5, 7-3) or
Charlie Tibbitts (5-4, 1-1)
*rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat
Binghamton Beaercats (5-7, 3-2 EIWA) vs. Harvard Crimson (0-2, 0-0 Ivy League)
Date | Time: Saturday, Jan. 25 | 2 p.m.
Location: Malkin Athletic Center, Cambridge, Mass.
Live Results: X - @BearcatsWrestle
Watch: ESPN+
Harvard Projected Lineup (Overall Record, Dual Record)
125 | No. 18/21 Diego Sotelo (9-3, 2-0)
133 | Logan Brzozowski (8-9, 2-0)
141 | Jameson Garcia (9-7, 0-0) or Dante Frinzi (6-10, 1-1)
149 | Jaden Pepe (3-11, 1-1)
157 | No. 30/NR Jimmy Harrington (10-7, 1-1)
165 | Cael Berg (11-6, 6-4)
174 | Haden Bottiglieri (2-11, 0-2) or Alex Whitworth (3-4, 0-0)
184 | Matt Walsh (7-9, 1-0) or Luke Rada (2-7, 1-0)
197 | Hudson Skove (5-9, 0-2) or Max Agresti (6-10, 0-1)
285 | Logan Marrisal (2-9, 0-1) or Jeff Crooks (0-0, 0-0)
*rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat
Harvard Notes
- The Crimson have only wrestled in two duals so far this season, losing to EIWA opponents American 20-19 and Navy 32-9 last weekend.
- Diego Sotelo was named Wrestler of the Week by the Ivy League on Tuesday after winning his matches against American and Navy. Sotelo first pinned American's Coen Bainey before getting a 5-2 decision in overtime against Navy's Nick Treaster. Sotelo, who has qualified for nationals each of the last two seasons, also finished third at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships back in December.
- Jimmy Harrington is ranked No. 30 in the FloWrestling poll at 157 lbs., gaining one spot from the prior rankings. The junior took down American's Jack Nies in an 11-2 major decision, and then was pinned by Navy's Jonathan Ley.
Binghamton Bearcats (5-7, 3-2 EIWA) vs. Brown Bears (1-2, 0-0 Ivy League)
Date | Time: Saturday, Jan. 25 | 7:30 p.m.
Location: Pizzitola Sports Center, Providence, R.I.
Live Results: X - @BearcatsWrestle
Watch: ESPN+
Brown Projected Lineup (Overall Record, Dual Record)
125 | Jared Brunner (2-11, 1-2)
133 | Jacob Joyce (10-3, 3-0)
141 | Ian Oswalt (1-2, 0-0) or Joey Iamunno (10-8, 1-2)
149 | Ethan Mojena (8-5, 0-0) or Austin McBurney (2-11, 0-3)
157 | No. 32/32 Blake Saito (7-1, 2-1)
165 | Keegan Rothrock (6-5, 1-2)
174 | Drew Clearie (4-7, 1-2)
184 | No. 33/NR Drew Reall (9-9, 2-1)
197 | Thomas Sandoval (5-8, 1-2)
285 | Alex Semenenko (14-7, 2-1)
*rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat
Brown Notes
- After losing their first two duals of the season at the Davidson Duals to Lock Haven 26-10 and No. 18 Little Rock 28-13, the Bears got into the win column by defeating Davidson 41-3 on Jan. 17. Brown will also host No. 9 Cornell on Saturday at 5:30 p.m., right before wrestling the Bearcats at 7:30 p.m.
- Blake Saito has the highest national ranking on Brown's roster at No. 32 in both the FloWrestling and InterMat polls. The senior also won the Southern Scuffle earlier in January. In 2023-24, finished fifth at the EIWA Championships while leading the team with 23 victories that season.
- Heavyweight Alex Semenenko is sixth in the country in falls with eight, one behind Day. The two wrestlers faced each other in the consolation bracket at the 2024 EIWA Championships, where Day won via a 5-1 decision to clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA Wrestling Championships.
- Freshman Andrew Reall entered the FloWrestling poll for 184 lbs., at No. 33 following a 2-1 record at the Davidson Duals. Reall defeated Little Rock's Brock DelSignore 8-5 in overtime and pinned Davidson's Josh Lange, while falling to Lock Haven's Colin Fegley 7-6.
