ITHACA, N.Y. - At his first EIWA Championships, freshman Jack Maida went 4-2 overall and earned fourth place at 133 pounds. It was a three-spot improvement from his seventh-place seed coming into the tournament.

Notable

• The day started early for Maida in the consolation round of 4. He faced Drexel's Jaxon Maroney, an opponent he'd beaten 5-4 in dual meet action back on January 30.
• Maida and Maroney were scoreless through the first period. While on top in the second period, Maida attempted a traditional mat return before adjusting into a Merkel position. With his leg laced, Maida rolled through and whipped Maroney to his back before transitioning on top for the fall.
• In the consolation semifinals, Maida earned a late first-period takedown against Army's Richard Treanor and went on to win, 5-3. Treanor tied it up late in the third period, but an escape and plenty of riding time secured the victory for Maida who advanced to the third-place match.
• Facing Cornell's Dom LaJoie, ranked 32nd, Maida lost 4-0 after failing to get the escape in the third period. The loss put Maida at 4-2 for the weekend and 17-10 for the season.
• With 25.5 team points, the Eagles placed 15th overall of the 17 teams in the EIWA.

Results 

Jack Maida (133) - Seeded 7th - Finished 4th
R16 - Nick Kayal (Princeton) dec. Maida (AU), 7-3
Cons R8 - Maida (AU) major dec. Kaelen Francois (LIU), 9-1
Cons R8 - Maida (AU) dec. Kurt Phipps (Bucknell), 5-3 SV
Cons R4 - Maida (AU) pinned Jaxon Maroney (Drexel), 2:58
Cons Semis - Maida (AU) dec. Richard Treanor (Army), 5-3
3rd Place - #32 Dom LaJoie (Cornell) dec. Maida (AU), 4-0

Day One Results

Next Up

• The EIWA was allocated only two automatic qualifying spots for the NCAA Championships at 133 pounds. At-large bids will be announced on Tuesday, March 8.

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