NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The No. 5 Cornell wrestling team won two of its three duals Monday at the National Collegiate Duals, beating Little Rock 32-8 and No. 13 Pittsburgh 27-13 before falling to No. 6 Iowa State 26-15 at Montgomery Bell Academy. The Big Red moved to 3-1 in duals this season at the event. 

Top Notes and Highlights

• Three-time All-American and 2023 national champion Vito Arujau (133) returned to Cornell's lineup for the first time since the Journeymen Classic in early November. The senior defeated No. 21 Nasir Bailey (Little Rock) 4-0 by decision and No. 23 Vinny Santaniello (Pitt) 19-4 by technical fall. 

• Ethan Fernandez (149) had the most impressive win in Cornell's first dual of the day against Little Rock. The junior fell behind 7-0 and 9-4 against Kyle Dutton before rallying to take the lead and winning 14-13 by decision. 

• Sophomore Vince Cornella (141) picked up a ranked win over No. 15 Cole Matthews, winning 8-2 by decision. Matthews came into the event off an upset of No. 3 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State). 

• Junior Julian Ramirez (165) continued his strong start to the season, winning both of his matches to improve to 10-1 overall. Against Pitt, he beat No. 8 Holden Heller 11-1 by major decision. 

• Senior Chris Foca (184) picked up two ranked victories, with one coming against a top-five wrestler at 184. He beat No. 14 Reece Heller (Pitt) 18-1 by technical fall and No. 5 Will Feldkamp, a two-time national qualifier, 8-7 by decision. 

• Senior Jacob Cardenas (197) beat No. 13 Stephen Little (Little Rock), No. 17 Mac Stout (Pitt) and McCrae Haggerty as part of a perfect 3-0 performance. 

• Junior Greg Diakomihalis (125) trailed No. 22 Kysen Terukina 9-8 (Iowa State) in the final minute before recording a three-point takedown and a pin to secure an exhilarating victory. It was his first collegiate win over a ranked opponent. 

• Cornell won four matches by fall, three by technical fall and two by major decision over the three duals. 

• Cornell won eight of 10 matches against Little Rock and seven of 10 against Pitt. Six of the Big Red's victories in the latter dual came against ranked wrestlers. 

FULL RESULTS (rankings from Intermat.com)

No. 5 Cornell 32, Little Rock 8

125: No. 5 Brett Ungar def. Jeremiah Reno 7-3 by decision 

133: No. 2 Vito Arujau def. No. 21 Nasir Bailey 4-0 by decision 

141: No. 16 Vince Cornella def. Brennan Van Hoecke 17-1 by technical fall 

149: Ethan Fernandez def. Kyle Dutton 14-13 by decision 

157: No. 15 Meyer Shapiro def. No. 28 Matty Bianchi 8-1 by decision 

165: No. 3 Julian Ramirez def. Bilal Bailey by fall 

174: Benny Baker lost to No. 15 Tyler Brennan by fall

184: Christian Hansen lost to Triston Willis 5-0 by decision 

197: No. 7 Jacob Cardenas def. No. 13 Stephen Little by fall

285: No. 19 Lewis Fernandes def. No. 27 Josiah Hill 5-0 by decision 

No. 5 Cornell 27, No. 13 Pitt 12

125: No. 5 Ungar lost to Colton Camacho 3-1 by decision 

133: No. 2 Arujau def. No. 23 Vinny Santaniello 19-4 by technical fall

141: No. 16 Cornella def. No. 15 Cole Matthews 8-2 by decision

149: Fernandez def. No. 19 Finn Solomon 4-1 by decision 

157: No. 15 Shapiro def. Dylan Evans 14-3 by major decision 

165: No. 3 Ramirez def. No. 8 Holden Heller 11-1 by major decision 

174: Baker lost to No. 17 Luca Augustine 5-1 by decision

184: No. 9 Chris Foca def. No. 14 Reece Heller 18-1 by technical fall 

197: No. 7 Cardenas def. No. 17 Mac Stout 2-1 by decision 

285: Ashton Davis lost to No. 10 Dayton Pitzer by fall

No. 5 Cornell 15, No. 6 Iowa State 26

125: Greg Diakomihalis def. No. 22 Kysen Terukina 11-9 by fall 

133: Ethan Qureshi lost to No. 8 Evan Frost 12-5 by decision 

141: No. 16 Cornella lost to No. 14 Anthony Echemendia 13-4 by major decision 

149: Fernandez lost to Zach Redding 5-1 by decision 

157: Cole Handlovic lost to No. 21 Cody Chittum 20-6 by major decision 

165: Benny Rogers lost to No. 4 David Carr by fall

174: Baker lost to No. 22 MJ Gaitan 10-7 by decision

184: No. 9 Foca beat No. 5 Will Feldkamp 8-7 by decision 

197: No.7 Cardenas beat McCrae Haggerty by fall 

285: No. 19 Fernandes lost to No. 3 Yonger Bastida 6-3 by decision