Final Brackets

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Franklin & Marshall's Wil Gil wrapped up his run at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships, hosted by Lehigh on Saturday, with an eighth-place showing in the 141-pound bracket. 

Following the conclusion of the event, the Diplomats were honored with the Good Sportsmanship Award – voted on by working officials of the Tournament. 

Wil Gil – Day 2 

Gil, who was the bracket's No. 6 seed, battled Cornell's No. 5-seeded Noah Baughman in the Consolation Round of Four and took him to the wire with a tough 12-11 setback loss. Gil led by a 7-4 mark after the first, before suffering a pair of takedowns in the second period. 

Ahead 10-9 in the third, Gil chose bottom and earned an early escape to increase his lead by two. However, Baughman registered a takedown with 36 seconds to go and received the riding time point to claim the win.

In the seventh-place match, Gil once again was involved in a close affair, this time dropping a high-scoring 17-13 decision to No. 9- seeded Corey Shie of Army. Gil battled back from a 7-2 deficit in the first to tally six quick points with a reversal and four back points in the second to close within one. However, Shie followed with a reversal of his own and a pair of takedowns in the frame to put the match away for good.

The Results

Day 1
L - 13-6 Decision - Marshall Keller (Princeton)
W - 1-0 Decision - Vinny Vespa (Hofstra)
W - 12-10 Decision - No. 1 Seed - Salvatore Profaci (American)

Day 2
L - 12-11 Decision - No. 5 Seed - Noah Baughman (Cornell)
L - 17-13 Decision - No. 9 Seed - Corey Shie (Army) 

Up Next

Gil will have to hope for an at-large bid into the 141-pound weight class for the 2020 NCAA Championships after missing out on one of the EIWA's five automatic qualifiers. 

A complete list of qualifiers will be released on NCAA.com on Wednesday afternoon while the selection show to reveal seedings and brackets will take place on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. and can be viewed here.