BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Navy's Danny Wask earned the first Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Wrestler of the Week award of the season for the Midshipmen, the conference announced today.
 
Wask won all five of his matches to claim the 174-pound championship at the Soldier Salute and was named the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler. It marked the second-straight year a Navy wrestler earned the Outstanding Wrestler honor at the tournament, as Josh Koderhandt captured the accolade last season after winning the 141-pound title.
 
The Wantage, N.J., native capped his tournament with a 4-1 sudden-victory decision over Iowa's Gabe Arnold in the finals. He also recorded a 17-1 technical fall against unattached Paolo Ciatto, pinned Missouri's Kolten Oborny in 1:58 and added a 14-3 major decision over Iowa State's Jacob Helgeson. Wask reached the championship match with an 8-2 victory over Nebraska's Tyler Eise.
 
Navy will travel to face EIWA-rival Lehigh on Saturday, Jan. 17, in Bethlehem, Pa., at 2 p.m.