DR. DAVID L. HIRSCH, Cornell
’94 won three EIWA titles at 126 and placed fifth
and first at the NCAAs. He won Nationals for
1st-year coach, Rob Koll, after beating #2 seed,
Sanshiro Abe (NCAA 4,3,2,1 from Penn State and Japan). Hirsch was
Cornell’s first champion since 1960 and the fifth to win a
title. He set a school win record (41-3), with a career mark of
112-17. As senior, David was named the EIWA’s Outstanding
Wrestler and winner of the Fletcher Memorial Trophy for career
points. A three-time All-Ivy selection, Hirsch (a team
tri-captain) was named Ivy League Wrestler of the Year, the Cornell
Daily Sun Athlete of the Year and Ithaca Journal Male Athlete of
the Year in 1994.
The West Nyack, NY native
graduated from Clarkstown South, where he won titles at NY States
and Northeast Junior Olympic championships. Dr. Hirsch holds M.D.
and D.D.S. degrees and is a board certified Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgeon in NYC while residing in Montebello, NY.
