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Owen Trephan Named EIWA Wrestler of the Year

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh graduate student heavyweight Owen Trephan has been named EIWA Wrestler of the Year, the conference announced Monday. Trephan enjoyed an outstanding three-month run in a Lehigh singlet after joining the Mountain Hawks in late December.
Trephan went 25-2 in the 2024-25 season, including a 15-2 mark competing in a Lehigh singlet. He won an EIWA title at 285 at Stabler Arena for his third consecutive conference title and reached the national semifinals at the NCAA Championships, eventually earning his first career All-America honor with a fifth place finish.
With his fifth place finish, Trephan had the highest podium place among the EIWAs four All-Americans. Trephan’s 25-2 season included an 8-0 record in duals for the Mountain Hawks. A 4-2 decision over Arizona State’s five-time All-American Cohlton Schultz secured an undefeated regular season for the Summerville, S.C. native.
In addition to his postseason tournament placements, Trephan won titles at the Battle at the Citadel competing unattached for NC State, and the Sheridan Tournament, competing unrostered. He also won his pool at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic.
Trephan is the fifth Lehigh wrestler since 1998 to win the EIWA Wrestler of the Year award and the first since Darian Cruz in 2017. An Army ROTC graduate while at NC State, Trephan is headed to officer school in Georgia later this spring. … more at … https://lehighsports.com/news/2025/4/2/wrestling-owen-trephan-named-eiwa-wrestler-of-the-year

April 15, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized