Two-time NCAA Championship qualifier Cody Reed has been suspended from the Binghamton wrestling team following his arrest on April 5, according to a statement by BU’s athletic department.
The redshirt junior was charged with criminal mischief/criminal trespass last Friday after he “attempted to gain entrance to a building that he mistook for a friend’s apartment,” according to the statement.
Reed was immediately suspended from the team until further notice in accordance with athletic department policy. The suspension prohibits Reed from participation in any team activity with the exception of academic services provided by the Student-Athlete Success Center.
Reed was issued a Binghamton City Court appearance ticket for April 16, and his status will be reviewed once his case has been adjudicated.
After winning the CAA title for his weight class in early March, Reed was eliminated from this year’s NCAA Championship after dropping his opening two matches. Pending his reinstatement to the team, Reed would be the top returner for a program that will lose five seniors, three of which qualified for this year’s NCAA Championship. Reed was the only other qualifier.
Reed’s arrest marks the second for the program in the last month. The athletic department announced that head coach Matt Dernlan was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Des Moines, Iowa on March 22.