NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Cornell wrestling team went 1-1 on the first day of the Collegiate Duals, topping Oregon State 32-7 before falling to No. 6 Iowa State by a narrow 18-13 decision. The Big Red moved to 1-2 on the season with the split at the New Orleans Convention Center.
The Big Red's win over a Beaver squad that has been ranked at times during the season was impressive right from the start, as freshman
Brett Ungar topped All-American Brandon Kaylor 3-1 in sudden victory to kick it off at 125, one of eight wins for Cornell.
Jacob Cardenas also grabbed a huge win over a top 10 wrestler at 197 pounds, with the junior earning a 9-5 win over 10th-ranked Tanner Harvey. In all, the Big Red won all six matches between ranked wrestlers, with
Vito Arujau picking up a tech fall at 133 and
Yianni Diakomihalis winning by fall at 149.
In the nightcap, Cornell led 13-9 after seven matches, with the highlight an overtime victory by top-ranked Diakomihalias over No. 5 Paniro Johnson, 3-1. The three-time NCAA champion fought off a couple of deep attacks, only to score in the sudden victory session in the day's feature match. The Cyclones bumped up their final two grapplers, fourth-ranked Marcus Coleman from 184 to 197, and No. 2 Yonger Bastida from 197 to heavyweight. Both were able to pick up tight victories to clinch the win, including a last-second takedown by Bastida to close out the match.
Vince Cornella and
Chris Foca joined Arujau and Diakomihalis in going 2-0 on the day, with Focaearning bonus point wins over ranked opponents at 174 pounds in both wins.
Cornell will wrestler for third place against an opponent TBD on Tuesday afternoon.
#12 Cornell 32, Oregon State 7
125: #21
Brett Ungar (Cornell) won by decision over #10 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State), 3-1 (sv1)
133: #3
Vito Arujau (Cornell) won by technical fall over #16 Jason Shaner (Oregon State), 19-4
141: #21
Vince Cornella (Cornell) won by decision over #23 Cleveland Belton (Oregon State), 4-2
149: #1
Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by fall over Riley Gurr (Oregon State), 5:54
157: Isaiah Crosby (Oregon State) won by decision over
Colton Yapoujian (Cornell), 9-2
165: #7
Julian Ramirez (Cornell) won by decision over #23 Matthew Olguin (Oregon State), 6-2
174: #6
Chris Foca (Cornell) won by fall over #28 Aaron Olmos (Oregon State), 0:58
184: #13 Trey Munoz (Oregon State) won by major decision over
Evan Canoyer (Cornell), 12-3
197: #23
Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) won by decision over #10 Tanner Harvey (Oregon State), 9-5
285:
Brendan Furman (Cornell) won by decision over Ryan Reyes (Oregon State), 4-0
#6 Iowa State 18, #12 Cornell 13
125: Corey Cabanban (Iowa State) won by decision over #21
Brett Ungar (Cornell), 3-1
133: #3
Vito Arujau (Cornell) won by decision over #21 Ramazan Attasauov (Iowa State), 3-1
141: #21
Vince Cornella (Cornell) won by decision over Zach Redding (Iowa State), 6-1
149: #1
Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by decision over #5 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State), 3-1
157: Jason Kraisser (Iowa State) won by decision over
Colton Yapoujian (Cornell), 6-4 (sv1)
165: #3 David Carr (Iowa State) won by decision over #7
Julian Ramirez (Cornell), 10-5
174: #6
Chris Foca (Cornell) won by major decision over #21 Julien Broderson (Iowa State), 17-4
184: Joel Devine (Iowa State) won by decision over
Evan Canoyer (Cornell), 5-1
197: #4 (184) Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) won by decision over #23
Jacob Cardenas (Cornell), 4-1
285: #2 (197) Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) won by decision over #15
Lewis Fernandes (Cornell), 4-2
