Cornell extended its undefeated streak to 8-0 after a dominating 28-11 win over the No. 14 Iowa Cyclones. Like the previous weekend, seniors Steve Bosak and Cam Simaz both dominated their respective opponents — each winning by fall — and leading head coach Rob Koll to say Simaz is the most dominant wrestler in the country.
Cornell wrestling had a successful weekend at home, defeating Ivy rivals Harvard and Brown handidly. The Red's strong play was anchored by sophomore Chris Villalonga, who brought the Newman Arena crowd to its feet.
Despite not returning as many starters as in previous seasons, the No. 5 Red — with three possible national champions and other potential All-Americans — looks like it will be in contention for its first-ever national title this year.
Two weeks removed from an upset win over Minnesota, the Red heads West this weekend to compete at the Las Vegas Invitational looking to make a statement heading into Winter Break.
Senior Mack Lewnes finishes his collegiate career on East Hill with an even 150 wins — the most of any wrestler in school history — against only 12 losses.
For the second consecutive season the Cornell wrestling program finished second in the NCAA tournament. The Red finished behind Penn State, but did not go home empty handed as sophomore Kyle Dake earned an individual national championship at 149 pounds.
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