EVANSTON, Ill. – Sophomore Randy Cruz posted his second win by fall in as many days as No. 10 Lehigh completed its Midwestern trip with a 30-10 win over No. 17 Northwestern Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Lehigh won five of the eight contested bouts and benefitted from a pair of Wildcat forfeits to win its fourth straight dual as the Mountain Hawks improve to 5-1 on the dual season. Northwestern falls to 4-1.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 10 Lehigh won six of ten weight classes to post its first victory over Illinois since 1934 as the Mountain Hawks downed the 13th-ranked Fighting Illini 24-15 Saturday at Huff Hall. The Mountain Hawks won the first four weight classes, keyed by a first period pin by sophomore Randy Cruz at 141.
Troy, NY – Jamel Hudson, Cody Ruggirello and Michael Hughes each went 2-1 on the day as the Hofstra Pride Wrestling team recorded a 1-2 record at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals at Hudson Valley Community College Saturday.
TROY, N.Y. – The Cornell wrestling team has quality from top to bottom a number of times over, and that depth was on full display as the Big Red ripped through the Journeymen/ASICS Northeast Duals with three wins on Saturday afternoon at Hudson Valley Community College. The Big Red topped Division II Power Kutztown 43-4, No. 23 North Carolina State 20-13 and West Virginia 26-9 to improve to 4-0 on the year.