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Morgan State Wrestling Set for Senior Day versus Sacred Heart

BALTIMORE, Md. (Feb. 13, 2026) — The Morgan State wrestling team will welcome Sacred Heart to Hill Field House on Saturday afternoon for a conference dual. The matchup marks Senior Day for two Bears who will compete in their final home match wearing the Blue and Orange on Valentine's Day.

Sacred Heart enters the matchup with a 3–7 overall record and a 0–3 mark in EIWA competition, while Morgan State looks to capture its first win of the season.

Seniors Eric Washington Jr. and Alexander Newkirk will be recognized during a special pre-dual ceremony honoring their contributions to the program.

Fans unable to attend in person can catch all the action live on FloWrestling.com - here.

Probable Lineups
  Morgan State    Weight    Sacred Heart
  Julian Dawson / Treshaun Tecson   125  Caden Smith
  Jimmie Jones  133  John Sheehy
  Shawn Ryncarz  141  John Hildebrandt
  No. 28 Eugene Harney  149  Dakota Asuncion 
  --  157  Felix Lettini
  Joshua Greenwood / Kyle Grey   165  AJ Falcone
  Cort Vann  174  Aidan Zarrella
  Bryce Phillips  184  Hunter Perez
  Eric Washington Jr.  197  Chris DeLena
  Bence Veress   HWT  Brendan Gilchrist 
*Intermat Rankings (Feb. 10, 2026)

SCOUTING SACRED HEART
• Sacred Heart team closed out the home portion of its 2025–26 season on Saturday night, falling 29–3 to Binghamton on Senior Night inside the Pitt Center.

• With the victory, Sacred Heart improves to 3–7 overall and 0–3 in EIWA competition.

• Since taking over as head coach of the Sacred Heart wrestling program in the summer of 2017, John Clark has built the Pioneers into a program that competes both on the mat and in the classroom. During the 2020-21 campaign, Sacred Heart returned to the national stage. Nick Palumbo and Joe Accousti became the first Pioneers since 2007 to qualify NCAA Championships. The Pioneers have ranked in the Top 10 in the nation for team grade point average for the last five years. 

NOTABLES
• Leading the return of NCAA Division I, Varsity-level men's wrestling to Maryland's largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), Morgan State University announced the hiring of Kenny Monday as the Athletics Department's new men's wrestling coach, effective Aug. 24, 2022. Monday, the first Black wrestler in history to win an Olympic gold medal, is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee, three-time Olympian, and former NCAA All-American standout, who brings a championship-level coaching pedigree and an expansive yet impressive resume to a Bears' wrestling program looking to restart after a 25-year hiatus. Monday joined Morgan after serving as the director of wrestling and head wrestling coach at Spire Academy since 2021.

• Morgan State was wrestling in its first competition in 25 years after the program was reinstated, making it the only HBCU with a Division I wrestling program.
 
• In October 2021, the University announced its plans to revive the men's wrestling program at Morgan State with the support of a $2.7-million gift from HBCU Wrestling (HBCUW), a new initiative reestablishing wrestling programs on HBCU campuses. The gift, which is among the largest received from a private donor to the University, provides funding for the program and supports up to nine full scholarships annually.
 
• The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) announced a realignment of its dual meet divisions to create balance across the conference. As part of the update, Morgan State will now compete in the newly formed Liberty Division, alongside American, Army, Bucknell, Lehigh, and Navy. The conference will now recognize EIWA Dual Meet Champions in both the Liberty Division and the Independence Division, which includes Binghamton, Drexel, F&M, Hofstra, LIU, and Sacred Heart.
 
• Sophomore standout Eugene Harney, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, has earned national recognition at 149 pounds during his debut season with the Bears. Harney previously debuted in the rankings at No. 33 on Dec. 2, 2025, and now moves up to No. 28 in the latest InterMat poll, and is ranked No. 31 in the Flowrestling poll. His jump comes after an impressive West Coast swing last weekend, where he recorded a pin in each of his bouts against California Baptist and Cal Poly. Most recently, Harney scored a major decision, defeating America's Leo Maestas. With those victories, Harney improved his overall record to 24–4 on the season.

• Morgan State head coach Kenny Monday has added five new student-athletes to the Bears' 2025-26 roster, bolstering the program's depth and competitiveness. The incoming class features four freshmen and one transfer, highlighted by Campbell transfer Eugene Harney. The freshman additions include Antoine Glasgow (Lilburn, Ga.), Marwan Mohammed Nazeer (Spånga, Stockholm), Rohan Bucknor (White Plains, Md.), and Bence Veress (Budapest, Hungary). "We are fired up about the new young men we added to our roster," said Monday. "Each one brings a unique skill set that adds depth and excitement to our team," signaling a promising outlook for the reinforced squad.

• The Black Wrestlers Association (BWA) announced the recipients of its second annual scholarship awards, with Morgan State University wrestling freshman Marwan Nazeer named among this year's honorees. A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Nazeer shared his thoughts on the meaning of the honor and what it symbolizes for both himself and others with similar backgrounds.


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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.

 
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Players Mentioned

Shawn Ryncarz

Shawn Ryncarz

133 lbs
5' 10"
Freshman
Julian Dawson

Julian Dawson

125 lbs
5' 7"
Freshman
Joshua Greenwood

Joshua Greenwood

149 lbs
5' 8"
Freshman
Kyle Grey

Kyle Grey

174 lbs
5' 9"
Freshman
Alexander Newkirk

Alexander Newkirk

184 lbs
6' 0"
Sophomore
Cort Vann

Cort Vann

174 lbs
5' 10"
Freshman
Eric Washington Jr.

Eric Washington Jr.

184 lbs
6' 4"
Sophomore
Jimmie Jones

Jimmie Jones

125 lbs
5' 3"
Junior
Bryce Phillips

Bryce Phillips

184 lbs
6' 2"
Sophomore
Treshaun Tecson

Treshaun Tecson

133 lbs
5' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Shawn Ryncarz

Shawn Ryncarz

5' 10"
Freshman
133 lbs
Julian Dawson

Julian Dawson

5' 7"
Freshman
125 lbs
Joshua Greenwood

Joshua Greenwood

5' 8"
Freshman
149 lbs
Kyle Grey

Kyle Grey

5' 9"
Freshman
174 lbs
Alexander Newkirk

Alexander Newkirk

6' 0"
Sophomore
184 lbs
Cort Vann

Cort Vann

5' 10"
Freshman
174 lbs
Eric Washington Jr.

Eric Washington Jr.

6' 4"
Sophomore
184 lbs
Jimmie Jones

Jimmie Jones

5' 3"
Junior
125 lbs
Bryce Phillips

Bryce Phillips

6' 2"
Sophomore
184 lbs
Treshaun Tecson

Treshaun Tecson

5' 3"
Sophomore
133 lbs