NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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TALL IVY:
• Since Rob Koll took over the Cornell program in 1993, the Big Red has gone 106-8-1 (.926) in its 115 Ivy League matches.
• Over that same span, Penn is next best at 91-23-1, followed by Brown (45-69-1).
• Rounding out the field is Columbia 44-71, Harvard 38-76-1 and Princeton 19-96.
• Dating back to the 2002-03 season (14 years), Cornell’s perfect 70-0 record laps the competition. Penn is second-best at 51-19, followed
by Columbia 33-37, Harvard 20-49-1, Brown 19-50-1 and Princeton 16-54.
• Since the start of Ivy competition, the Big Red is 283-52-1 (.844) with 37 league titles in 60 seasons (12 second place finishes).
Since 2002-03 (current title streak) Since 1992-93 (Rob Koll arrives at Cornell) Since 1955-56 (first season of Ivy competition)
Pl. School W-L-T Win% GB Pl. School W-L-T Win% GB Pl. School W-L-T Win% GB
1. Cornell 70-0 1.000 — 1. Cornell 106-8-1 .926 — 1. Cornell 283-52-1 .844 —
2. Penn 51-19 .729 19 2. Penn 91-23-1 .796 15 2. Penn 174-155-7 .528 106
3. Columbia 33-37 .471 37 3. Brown 45-69-1 .396 61 3. Princeton 156-175-5 .472 125
4. Harvard 20-49-1 .293 49.5 4. Columbia 44-71 .383 62.5 4. Columbia 143-190-3 .430 139
5. Brown 19-50-1 .279 50.5 5. Harvard 38-76-1 .335 68 5. Harvard 130-202-4 .393 151.5
6. Princeton 16-54 .229 54 6. Princeton 19-96 .165 87.5 6. Brown 101-188-4 .352 159
7. Yale 94-105-6 .473 N/A
8. Dartmouth 2-17 .105 N/A
team in a sport. The wrestling team has won three more than Cornell had in men’s gymnastics (from 1967-68 to 1976-77) and men’s lacrosse
(1973-74 to 1982-83), as well as Princeton in men’s lacrosse (1994-95 to 2003-04).
• Every four-year member of the Cornell wrestling team who has enrolled since 1980 has won at least one Ivy League title during their career.
• The Big Red is 253-81-3 all-time against teams from New York state in its history — Army (11-17-1), Binghamton (7-0), Brooklyn Poly (2-0),
Buffalo (6-4), Clarkson (2-0), Colgate (29-2), Columbia (88-13), Cortland (17-1), Geneseo (1-0), Hofstra (18-4), Ithaca (12-3), Long Island
(1-0), Manhattan (1-0), NYU (2-0), Queens (1-0), RPI (2-0), RIT (7-0-1), St. Lawrence (0-1), Syracuse (42-35-1), Union (2-1) and Wagner (2-0).
• The Big Red’s coaching staff has combined for 11 All-America accolades and three individual NCAA titles at a total of two different weight
classes as collegiate athletes.
EIWA CHAMPIONSHIPS
• The Cornell wrestling team clinched its 10th consecutive EIWA team title, winning four individual crowns and qualifying eight for the NCAA
championships as day two of the 2016 EIWA championship meet concluded at Princeton’s Jadwin Gymnasium.
• The Big Red posted 170.5 team points to squeak by runner-up Lehigh (160) - the sixth time in the last eight years the Mountain Hawks
finished right behind Cornell.
• Senior Nahshon Garrett became the 10th wrestler in the history of the EIWAs to win four individual titles, joining fellow Cornellians Travis
Lee ‘05, Mack Lewnes ‘11 and Cam Simaz ‘12 in reaching that milestone.
• He also moved into third place on the school’s career wins list with 144, surpassing two-time national champion Lee.
• Garrett was given the Coaches Award as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler and the Fletcher Award for the second straight year
for posting the most career team points at the EIWA championships after improving to 32-0.
• Junior Gabe Dean held to form as well, becoming the 58th wrestler to claim three Eastern titles with an electric tournament that concluded
with the Sheridan Award (most pins in the shortest period) and a pin in the finals in less than a minute.
• Cornell had a dominant first session on Sunday, winning six of its seven semifinal matches and earning six more NCAA bids on top of the
two that qualified on Saturday.
• It was the eighth consecutive year Big Red wrestlers captured at least three individual EIWA titles.
• It was also the sixth straight year the Big Red had all 10 wrestlers place and the second straight year it left the tournament with eight NCAA qualifiers.
EIWA NOTES:
• Cornell has won each of the last 10 EIWA team titles, the longest streak in the meet’s 100+ year history.
• The Big Red has the top two streaks, winning six straight from 1912-17.
• Senior Nahshon Garrett became the fourth Cornellian and 10th overall wrestler to claim four Eastern titles.
• Junior Gabe Dean has three titles in his first three years and became the program’s 10th three-time champion and 58th in EIWA history.
• The Big Red has crowned at least one EIWA champion in each of the last 15 seasons and in 25 of the last 26 years. Only Lehigh, with 17
straight years with an Eastern champion, has a longer current streak.
• Cornell has had at least three individual EIWA champions in eight consecutive seasons.
• In the last seven seasons, Cornell wrestlers have won EIWA titles at each weight except 285 pounds. The last heavyweight to stand at the
top of the podium was Seth Charles in 1999.
NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll (FINAL)
RK Team Pts.
1. Penn State (12 1st place, 16-0).....................300
2. N.C. State (23-1)...........................................282
3. Virginia Tech (16-2)......................................271
4. Iowa (16-1)..................................................270
5. Oklahoma State (13-3).................................257
6. Missouri (14-2).............................................240
7. Ohio State (11-3)..........................................215
8. Michigan (13-3)...........................................214
9. Lehigh (13-3)...............................................198
10. Rutgers (16-5)..............................................196
11. Oklahoma (10-5)..........................................186
12. Nebraska (10-6)...........................................174
13. Illinois (13-5)................................................156
14. North Carolina (13-5)...................................130
15. Kent State (15-3)..........................................123
16. Minnesota (10-8).........................................121
17. Iowa State (10-6).........................................106
18. Cornell (6-5)...................................................98
19. Central Michigan (11-5).................................85
20. Ohio University (13-3)....................................78
21. South Dakota State (14-6)..............................50
22. Oregon State (11-6)........................................41
23. Appalachian State (11-4)...............................25
24. Arizona State (12-7).......................................22
25. Chattanooga (12-4)........................................16
Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh, Virginia, Purdue,
CSU Bakersfield, Duke, Stanford
Intermat Tournament Rankings (March 9, 2016)
RK Team Pts.
1. Penn State.................................................117.5
2. Oklahoma State.........................................108.5
3. Virginia Tech................................................94.5
4. Iowa............................................................84.5
5. Ohio State....................................................79.5
6. Cornell.........................................................76.5
7. N.C. State.....................................................73.5
8. Missouri.......................................................65.5
9. Illinois............................................................61
10. Michigan.....................................................56.5
11. Nebraska........................................................38
12. North Carolina................................................37
13. Oklahoma.......................................................35
14. Rutgers........................................................32.5
15. Wisconsin....................................................29.5
16. Minnesota......................................................29
17. Stanford......................................................25.5
18. Kent State.......................................................22
19. CSU Bakersfield...........................................19.5
20. Oregon State..................................................18
21. Central Michigan.........................................17.5
22. Duke...............................................................16
23. Arizona State...............................................14.5
Northwestern..............................................14.5
South Dakota State......................................14.5
Cornell Individual National Rankings (March 9, 2016)
Weight Name Intermat W.I.N. OpenMat Wrestling Report Flo AVG
125 Dalton Macri — — — 22 18 20
133 Nahshon Garrett 1 1 1 1 1 1
149 Joey Galasso — — — 30 — 30
157 Dylan Palacio 8 6 6 8 8 7.2
165 Duke Pickett 16 17 20 9 20 16.4
174 Brian Realbuto 2 2 2 2 2 2
184 Gabe Dean 1 1 1 1 1 1
197 Owen Scott — — — 29 — 29
285 Jeramy Sweany — — — 30 — 30
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