Junior Evan Cheek won the 141-pound title at the Eastern Wrestling Championship, earning Outstanding Wrestler of the EWL Championships for his performance.

Seeded third in his weight class, Cheek opened the championship with a pin and clinched a berth to the NCAA Championship with a thrilling 6-4 sudden victory in the semifinals over the No. 2 seed.

In the championship bout, Cheek matched up against Clarion's Brock Zacherl who was the top-seed. Zacherl owned a 27-0 record on the season and was ranked fourth nationally by multiple outlets entering the event.

However, Cheek went on the offensive from the get-go, netting a takedown fewer than 20 seconds into the bout. After weathering a spell of pressure by Zacherl, Cheek stunned the crowd by posting a pin in the final 10 seconds of the opening period to claim his first career EWL title.

It marked just the second time that an opponent earned a bonus-point win against Zacherl in his collegiate career.

Cheek would go on to compete in the NCAA Championships down the street at Quicken Loans Arena and finished the year with 24 wins, including 16 bonus-point victories and eight pins.