NICEVILLE, Fla. -- Bonus point wins by the All-America tandem of
Vito Arujau and
Yianni Diakomihalis and a wild comeback victory by
Jonathan Loew helped Cornell take home third place at the Journeymen Collegiate Duals with an 18-15 thriller over No. 8 Virginia Tech on Tuesday afternoon. The Big Red improved to 3-1 on the season.
Loew's win was the signature victory, overcoming a late two-point deficit with a final second takedown to send the match against No. 9 Hunter Bolen to overtime in the 184-pound match. Loew then finished a shot in the first minute of sudden victory, picking up a signature top 10 win and putting the 11th-ranked Big Red in the driver's seat to pull the upset.
Arujau and Diakomihalis picked up dominant victories, with their three bonus points proving the difference in a dual where both teams won five matches. At 125 pounds to lead off the afternoon, Arujau manhandled 16th-ranked Sam Latona by a 10-2 margin, with two-time NCAA champion Diakomihals doing the same to Kylan Montgomery at 149 pound, picking up the tech fall triumph in the third period with a 19-3 win.
The Big Red's other wins came by way of
Julian Ramirez at 165 with a 4-2 victory over Clayton Ulrey and at 197 with
Jacob Cardenas topping Harrison Smith 3-2.
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#11 Cornell 18, #8 Virginia Tech 15
125: #5 (133)
Vito Arujau (C) won by major decision over #16 Sam Latona (VT), 10-2
133: #4 Korbin Myers (VT) won by decision over
Dom LaJoie (C), 9-3
141: Collin Gerardi (VT) won by decision over
Cole Handlovic (C), 6-0
149: #1
Yianni Diakomihalis (C) won by technical fall over Kylan Montgomery (VT), 19-3
157: #22 Connor Brady (VT) won by decision over #25
Colton Yapoujian (C), 2-1
165: #9
Julian Ramirez (C) won by decision over Clayton Ulrey (VT), 4-2
174: #4 Mekhi Lewis (VT) won by decision over #12
Chris Foca (C), 3-1 (ot1)
184: #15
Jonathan Loew (C) won by decision over #9 Hunter Bolen (VT), 7-5 (sv1)
197: #19
Jacob Cardenas (C) won by decision over Harrison Smith (VT), 3-2
285: #14 Nathan Traxler (VT) won by decision over #18
Lewis Fernandes (C), 5-3
