NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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• Winning by fall became a theme on the day, as the Big Red won 15 matches by pin in the
championship bracket, where its 10 scoring wrestlers posted a cumulative 35-4 record with 26
bonus point victories.
DAKE ‘13 CLAIMS SENIOR NATIONAL FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIP:
• Needing to finish in the top seven at his weight class to qualify for the Olympic Trials, Kyle Dake
did that and more in Las Vegas, Nev., on Dec. 19.
• At a new weight, Dake battled his way to the 2015 U.S. Senior Freestyle National championship
by defeating rival David Taylor in the finals, 11-4.
• Entering the tournament as the No. 7 seed, Dake nearly won by tech fall in the first 30 seconds
against Taylor with an opening takedown before rolling him three times to expose Taylor’s back
for two points each to gain an 8-0 lead, but Taylor reversed to cut the lead to 8-2.
• Taylor looked to be getting back into the match after earning a takedown to make it 8-4, but
Dake reversed him and rolled him again to make it 11-4 at the end of one.
• Dake defended throughout the second period with no points being scored.
• He moved to 7-0 all-time against Taylor in collegiate and international competition.
• Dake, who was underseeded largely due to his recent move to the 86kg from 74kg, topped Titan
Mercury Wrestling Club teammate Tyrel Todd by fall 1:53 into his first match.
• In the quarterfinals, Dake controlled the match against Titan teammate Keith Gavin, the No. 2
seed in the tournament, en route to a 6-2 win by decision.
• Dake won a nailbiter in the semifinals against No. 3 seed Jon Reader, earning the first two takedowns
of the match to build a 4-0 lead on his way to a 6-4 triumph to reach the finals.
NEXT UP:
• With the season complete, Cornell will begin defense of its 14 straight Ivy League and 10 consecutive
EIWA titles when practice begins in the fall.
CORNELL WRESTLING BY THE NUMBERS:
.566 — Individual winning percentage by Cornell wrestlers at the NCAA championships
.577 — Individual winning percentage by Cornell wrestlers at the EIWA championships
.604 — Individual winning percentage by Cornell wrestlers (since 1926)
.662 — All-time winning percentage in dual meets
.844 — All-time winning percentage in Ivy League dual meets
1 — Gold medal winner (Charles Ackerly, 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium - freestyle featherweight)
1 — Hodge Award winner as the nation’s most outstanding wrestler (Kyle Dake ‘13 — 2013)
2 — Highest team finish at the NCAA championships, accomplished in 2010 and 2011
4 — Big Red Olympians
4 — Consecutive NCAA titles by Kyle Dake ‘13, one of three wrestlers to win four titles
and the first to do so at four different weight classes and without a redshirt season
6 — Sheridan Award winners (most pins in shortest period at EIWA championship)
6 — The Big Red is one of just six schools to win the NWCA National Duals (2011)
7 — EIWA Rookies of the Year
8 — EIWA Wrestlers of the Year
10 — Consecutive EIWA team titles (conference record)
11 — EIWA Fletcher award winners (Most career points at EIWA championships)
13 — Coaches Award winners (EIWA Outstanding Wrestler)
14 — Consecutive Ivy League team titles (conference record)
14 — Ivy League Rookies of the Year
15 — Ivy League Wrestlers of the Year
17 — NCAA champions
18 — Win by fall for Kyle Dake (2013), a single-season school record
24 — EIWA team titles
43 — Wins in a season for Nahshon Garrett (2013) and Gabe Dean (2015), a school record
55 — Career falls for Mack Lewnes ‘11, a school record
65 — Dual meet wins over nationally ranked teams since 1993 (65-74-5)
66 — All-time wins at Friedman Wrestling Center (66-13-1)
73 — Consecutive Ivy League dual match wins (conference record)
73 — NCAA All-Americans
79 — Consecutive matches won by Kyle Dake ‘13 to close his career, a school record
88 — Dual meet wins over Columbia, the most against any opponent
93 — Career bonus wins for Cam Simaz ‘12, a school record
143 — First-team All-Ivy League selections
151 — EIWA champions
150 — Career wins by Mack Lewnes ‘11, the school’s career leader
234 — Individual NCAA qualifiers
255 — EIWA individual finalists
283 — All-time Ivy League dual meet wins (283-52-1)
291 — All-Ivy League selections
476 — EIWA placewinners
481 —Individual wins at NCAA championship meets
784 — All-time dual meet wins (784-396-20)
14,037 — Match wins by Cornell wrestlers (since 1926)
Cornell Big Red at 2016 NCAA Championship • Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)
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