Regular Season
- F&M went 8-2 in dual meets for the team's most wins since the 2005-06 season
- The Diplomats were the last remaining undefeated team in EIWA duals, suffering just one conference loss to Hofstra on the final day of the regular season
- The .800 winning percentage as a team was the highest mark since the the 1979-80 season when John Fritz led the team to a 15-3 record (.833) during his final season as the Diplomats' head coach
- In addition to the dual schedule, F&M saw plenty of EIWA action throughout the year as the Diplomats competed at the Clarion Open, Binghamton's Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, the Keystone Classic, Matmen Open, and the Army Round Robin
- 8 of F&M's 10 entrants into the EIWA Championships posted a winning record throughout the regular
- 9 Diplomats competing this weekend won double digit matches, with midseason injuries being the only barrier that prevented the entire lineup from achieving that feat
- 7 of F&M's starters achieved at least 25% bonus rates over the course of all their matches
EIWA Championships
Hosted by Cornell
Saturday, March 5
Session I
- 11 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.: Preliminary Round
- 11:20 a.m. – 2:20 p.m.: Round of 16 & Consolation First Round
Session II
- 4 p.m. – 6:30pm: Quarterfinals & Consolation Second Round
- 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.: Consolation Third Round
Sunday, March 6
Session III
- 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Semifinals & Consolation Quarterfinals
- 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.: Consolation Semifinals
Session IV
- 2:45 p.m.: Hall of Fame Presentations
- 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Finals, 3rd, 5th & 7th Place matches
- 5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.: Team & Special Awards
NCAA Allocations by Weight Class
Franklin & marshall diplomats
8-2 (2-1 EIWA)
F&M Lineup
125: Gio Diaz, So. (11-9)
133: Pat Phillips, Fy. (15-9)
141: Wil Gil, Sr. (23-5)
149: Cristiaan Dailey, Sr. (12-6)
157: Chase McCollum, Sr. (11-13)
165: Noah Fox, So. (17-9)
174: John Crawford, So. (9-5)
184: James Conway, Fy. (18-10)
197: Mike Waszen, Sr. (10-12)
285: Cenzo Pelusi, Sr. (12-6)
125: Gio diaz, So.
Valparaiso, Indiana / Wheeler High School
Season: 11-9, 3-7 EIWA
Career: 11-9, 3-7 EIWA
EIWA Appearances: 1st
- 8-3 record since dropping to 125 lbs. at Matmen Open
- Won seven straight matches since the start of the New Year through the dual with Millersville
- Six of his 11 wins this season have been by bonus points
- 3-2 record against 125 lbers. entered in EIWA Tournament
- Won by fall (5:41) and 4-2 decision vs. Ryan Chauvin of Army, along with a 7-1 decision vs. Jacob Venezia (Sacred Heart)
- Only losses to potential opponents are by a single point: 2-1 vs. #6 seed Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) and 5-4 vs. Jacob Moon (Hofstra)
133: Pat Phillips, Fy.
Springfield, New Jersey / Jonathan Dayton High School
Season: 15-9, 7-3 EIWA
Career: 15-9, 7-3 EIWA
EIWA Appearances: 1st
- Placed fifth at Keystone Classic
- Has not lost back-to-back matches all season
- Season-high four-match winning streak that spanned November 21 through December 10
- Registered bonus points during 12 of his 15 victories, including each of his last seven wins
- 3-2 record against EIWA entrants at 133 lbs.
- Won 8-0 vs. Matt Templeton (Hofstra), 9-0 vs. Kaelan Francois (LIU), and took a MFF vs. #8 seed Jaxon Maroney (Drexel)
- Dropped decisions to #6 seed Angelo Rini (Columbia) and #7 seed Jack Maida (American) during regular season
141: Wil Gil, Sr.
Oakland, New Jersey / St. Benedict's Prep
Season: 23-5, 11-1 EIWA
Career: 103-43, 56-24 EIWA
EIWA Appearances: 3rd - Placed fifth in 2019 & eighth in 2020
- Pre-Seed: #7
- 2019 NCAA Championship Alternate
- One of just three wrestlers in F&M history to achieve 100, joining All-Americans Rick Durso '16 (145 careers wins) and Craig Blackman '81 (117 career wins)
- Tied for 4th in school history with 24 career pins
- Two-time Team Captain (2020, 22)
- EIWA Wrestler of the Week (November 18, 2021)
- Jonathan Kaloust Binghamton Bearcat Open Champion
- Placed fourth at Keystone Classic
- Holds 15-5 record vs. Division I opponents at 141 lbs. this season
- Started the year with season-best seven-match winning streak and is currently riding a six-match winning streak that extends back to January 26
- 8-1 during the 2022 calendar year
- Posted bonus points during 12 of his 23 wins throughout the regular season
- 5-0 in his career versus potential EIWA opponents this weekend
- Defeated Jared Donahue (Drexel), 10-6, and Justin Hoyle (Hofstra), 4-2, this season and holds a MFF win versus #2 seed CJ Composto
- During 2019-20 season, Gil defeated #1 seed Matthew Kazimir, 7-5, during the Columbia dual and recorded a tech fall against Navy's Tyler Hunt
149: Cristiaan Dailey, Sr.
Barnegat, New Jersey / Donovan Catholic High School
Season: 12-6, 4-5 EIWA
Career: 32-33, 10-21 EIWA
EIWA Appearances: 2nd (2020)
- Team captain
- 12 wins this season is tied for the most in his career
- Racked up bonus points during eight of his 12 victories
- Lost back-to-back matches just once all season
- Followed that lone occasion up with a season-best seven-match win streak from December 5 through January 26
- Has wrestled just two entrants at 149 lbs. this season, falling in tight 5-3 matches vs. #7 seed Lukus Stricker (Harvard) in OT and by that identical regulation score to Hofstra's Mike Leandrou
157: Chase McCollum, Sr.
Norristown, Pennsylvania / The Haverford School
Season: 11-13, 4-4 EIWA
Career: 19-26, 6-10 EIWA
EIWA Appearances: 1st
- Set a new career high for victories during the regular season
- Six of his 11 wins have been by bonus points, including three tech falls
- Had a season-high three-match winning streak from late January into early February that featured two of his tech falls
- Wrestled two potential opponents during the regular season, falling by decision to Joe McGinty (Hofstra) and Antonio Segura (American)
165: Noah Fox, So.
Montville, New Jersey / Montville Township High School
Season: 17-9, 5-6 EIWA
Career: 17-9, 5-6 EIWA
EIWA Appearances: 1st
- Wrestled all but the final dual of the regular season at 174 lbs.
- Messiah Open Champion
- Placed fifth in season debut at the Clarion Open
- Two separate season-high five match winning streaks (Nov. 7 - Nov. 10 & Feb. 2 - Feb. 5)
- 7-0 in matches decided by two points or less
- Five bonus point victories, registering two of his three falls during the month of February
- With his recent weight class drop, has wrestled just one potential opponent at 165 lbs. this weekend, falling 7-1 to Hofstra's Ricky Stamm in his first match down to weight
174: John Crawford, So.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania / Strath Haven High School
Season: 9-5, 4-3 EIWA
Career: 21-18, 7-12 EIWA
EIWA Appearances: 1st
- Five of his nine victories have come by bonus points, including four major decisions
- Started the year by winning a season-best four consecutive matches and has matched that streak with four straight dual meet victories to close the regular season
- Three of his four victories during his current winning streak have been by major decision
- Owns a win over Bucknell's Sam Barnes, 8-6, at Clarion Open this season, while two of his three EIWA losses have come to seeded wrestlers this weekend in Army's #6 seed Ben Pasiuk and Harvard's #7 seed Joshua Kim
184: James Conway, Fy.
Towson, Maryland / Loyola Bakersfield High School
Season: 18-10, 7-6 EIWA
Career: 18-10, 7-6 EIWA
EIWA Appearances: 1st
- Ranked second on the team in victories
- Placed seventh at the Keystone Classic
- Tied for second on the team with four pins, as nine of his 18 regular season victories came by bonus points
- Was undefeated during the 2022 calendar year (seven straight wins) before a narrow 4-2 loss vs. #33 Charles Small (Hofstra) during the regular season finale
- Has wrestled four of his potential opponents this weekend, including #3 seed Small, #4 seed David Key (Navy), #5 seed Neil Antrassian (Penn), and James Langan (LIU)
- Fell by a single point late vs. Antrassian in addition to the aforementioned dual match with Small
197: Mike Waszen, Sr.
Galloway, New Jersey / Holy Spirit High School
Season: 10-12, 2-6 EIWA
Career: 27-31, 5-14 EIWA
EIWA Appearances: 1st
- Messiah Open Champion
- Posted bonus points during five of his 10 wins this season
- Had won a season-high five consecutive matches before wrestling #32 Trey Rogers (Hofstra) in the final regular season dual
- Three of his five victories during that winning streak came by tech fall as he ranked second on the team in tech fall wins
- Battled #6 seed Rogers and #7 seed Nunzio Crowley (LIU) in dual defeats throughout the regular season
285: Cenzo Pelusi, Sr.
Worcester, Pennsylvania / LaSalle College High School
Season: 12-6, 7-2 EIWA
F&M Career: 32-21, 16-12 EIWA
EIWA Appearances: 2nd (1-2 at 2020 EIWAs)
- Team captain
- Placed fourth at Keystone Classic
- Earned EIWA Achievement Award following 2020 Championships
- Led F&M with five major decisions and ranked second on the team with four pins, registering bonus points during nine of his 12 victories
- 9-2 record since December and had won a season-high six consecutive matches before wrestling #18 Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) to a tight 4-2 decision during the regular season finale
- Has wrestled three of the top eight seeds throughout his career
- Owns victories against Isaac Righter (American), Tim Nagosky (LIU), Nick Copley (Sacred Heart; 3x), and Eli Anthony (Drexel) this season
W. Roy Phillips '34 Wrestling Coach Mike Rogers
- 12th season as head coach
- Coached eight NCAA Division I qualifiers at F&M, highlighted by 2014 All-American and two-time EIWA Champion Rick Durso '16.
- Led team to 12th-highest GPA in Division I during F&M's last full season.
- Was a three-time NCAA qualifier at Lock Haven, earning All-America accolades twice.
- 1996 Gorrarian Award winner for most pints in the least amount of time at NCAA Division I Championships.
- Previously served as assistant coach at Lock Haven and American in addition to leading the Pennsylvania team to multiple Junior Freestyle Championships.
Assistant Coach Steve Borja
- Ninth season at Franklin & Marshall
- Previously served as an assistant coach at Millersville University and Manheim Central High School
- Graduated from Virginia Tech in 2008 where he was a two-time first-team All-CC wrestler who was ranked as high as fourth in the country during the 2007 season
Assistant Coach TYson Dippery
- Fourth season coach at Franklin & Marshall
- Compiled a college career record of 101-48, graduating from Rider in 2018
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2016 after placing sixth at the Big Ten Championships while competing for Rutgers
UP NEXT
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Detroit, Michigan (Little Caesars Arena)
Thursday, March 17 - Saturday, March 19
