by Betsy Veysman | Dec 3, 2020 | Wrestling
The referee slapped the mat and Hunter Richard rose to his feet and screamed. Matside, his coaches and teammates exploded with excitement. Richard’s pin of Gerard Angelo of Rutgers at 149 pounds was ultimately the difference in the Big Red’s 18-16 road victory in... Read More
by Betsy Veysman | Nov 21, 2020 | Wrestling
The following is from a phone interview with Cornell assistant coach Gabe Dean on Friday, November 13 – the day after the Ivy League cancelled all winter sports. Gabe will be facing World Champion David Taylor at 86 kg on November 24 at the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club... Read More
by Mike Mankowich | Nov 13, 2020 | Wrestling
Dear alumni, parents, friends and fans of the Big Red… This evening the Ivy League Presidents will announce that the pause on athletics competition will continue through winter as the global COVID-19 pandemic has worsened. The earliest any of our teams will... Read More
by Betsy Veysman | Nov 8, 2020 | Wrestling
The Ivy League was the first to cancel both spring sports and fall athletics due to COVID-19. At this point, Cornell is the only Ivy institution fully on campus and there are clearly questions as to whether a wrestling season will take place. So, it’s not... Read More
by Betsy Veysman | Oct 31, 2020 | Wrestling
Vince Cornella (Monarch High School, Colorado) National Rankings/Achievements: #47 Overall in the Class of 2021 by Matscouts #60 Overall in the Class of 2021 on Flowrestling’s Big Board #4 at 132 pounds Matscouts #5 at 132 pounds Flo 2018 Reno Tournament of Champions... Read More
by Betsy Veysman | Oct 21, 2020 | Wrestling
“Did you even sweat?” The comment from a teammate on Vito Arujau’s instagram post about his successful weekend was obviously a joke. However, there’s no question that Arujau looked dominant and in control from start to finish as he captured the USA Senior Nationals... Read More
by Betsy Veysman | Oct 16, 2020 | Wrestling
Last week, we shared a list of the current Cornell recruits from the high school classes of 2021 and 2022 and introduced you to highly-ranked middleweight Ryan Sokol. Now, it’s time to meet standout lightweight Brett Ungar, a senior from Pennsylvania. Brett... Read More
by Betsy Veysman | Oct 8, 2020 | Wrestling
Football coach Pete Carroll called recruiting “the lifeblood of every program.” The future at Cornell looks extremely bright as recruiting has been exceptional over the past few years. The 2019 class was ranked third in the country by Flowrestling, while the 2020... Read More
by Betsy Veysman | Oct 6, 2020 | Wrestling
“This dude is so much better than he was in college, it’s not even funny,” said Yianni Diakomihalis in a tweet about one of his Cornell coaches, Gabe Dean. Let’s face it – that’s a scary thought. Dean was an elite college wrestler, registering a 152-7 record... Read More
by Mank | Aug 28, 2020 | Wrestling
A New Place for Us to Linger? It was a sad day when WrestlingReport.com stopped serving that very special purpose of providing an organized forum for wrestling fanatics to weigh-in on, or harp on athletes and other fans. The forum was a mainstay in the lives of... Read More
