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CornellBigRed.com2013-14 CORNELLCornell Athletics WRESTLING@CornellSports Game Notes CornellAthletics Follow Big Red wRestling matCh 8 #6 CoRNELL Big Red (7-0, 2-0 ivy) at PENN QuaKeRs (4-4, 0-0 ivy) World Wide Web ............................................www.CornellBigRed.com Feb. 1, 2014 • PhiladelPhia, Pa. • The PalesTra (8,722) Facebook ....................................www.Facebook.com/cornellwrestling oNe adio THaca aTT cHulTz iVe ideo vY eague igiTal etwork com iVe TaTs TWiTTer .......................................... www.Twitter.com/bigredwrestling TV: N • r : espN i (m s ) • l V : i l d N . • l s : N/a YouTube .......................................www.Youtube.com/cornellwrestling corNell leads THe series 80-21-1 • corNell WoN 24-9 (JaN. 26, 2013 iN iTHaca, N.Y.) camps ............................................www.CornellWrestlingCamps.com live video (Home maTcHes) .............www.IvyLeagueDigitalNetwork.com matCh 9 #6 CoRNELL Big Red (7-0, 2-0 ivy) at PRINCETON tigeRs (4-1, 0-0 ivy) live audio (all maTcHes) .....................................www.ESPNIthaca.com Feb. 1, 2014 • PrinceTon, n.J. • dillon Gym (1,500) CoRnell CoaChing staFF TV: NoNe • radio: espN iTHaca (maTT scHulTz) • liVe Video: N/a • liVe sTaTs: N/a head CoaCh RoB Koll corNell leads THe series 51-15 • corNell WoN 42-0 (JaN. 12, 2013 iN iTHaca, N.Y.) Cornell head coach Rob Koll is in his 21st season at Cornell (238-79-5, .747; 93-8-1 Ivy, .916) ... he is the David R. Dunlop ‘59 Head Coach of Wrestling at Cornell ... the all-time winningest STORY LINES: On the road to its unprecedented 12th straight Ivy League title, the Cornell wrestling team will face two wrestling coach in program history, Koll has guided the Big Red of its biggest obstacles and need to pass both tests in the span of five hours — on the road. The Big Red will visit Penn to 11 straight Ivy League titles (14 overall), seven consecutive EIWA crowns and seven top five NCAA team finishes, including on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. before getting on the bus to visit Princeton at 6 p.m. Matt Schultz call all the action on ESPN second twice (2010, 2011) ... he was the 2005 NWCA Division I Coach of the Year and the Dan Gable Coach of the Year ... his Ithaca, while the Penn match will be available on the Ivy League Digital Network. wrestlers have won 11 national titles with 49 All-Americans The Big Red has had a strong campaign so far, winning all seven dual meets and the New York State Intercollegiate and 42 individual EIWA champions. tournament and placing fourth at both the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and the Southern Scuffle. Seven Big Red AssistAnt Coaches ...........................Damion Hahn (Minnesota ‘04) Mike Grey (Cornell ‘11) wrestlers rank in the top 20 nationally in their weight classes according to W.I.N. Magazine and lead one of the youngest Kyle Dake (Cornell ‘13) AthletiC trAiner .............................................................Chris Scarlata teams in the country with four freshmen and two sophomores in the 10-man lineup. Returning NCAA All-Americans strength CoACh ..............................................................Tom Howley Nahshon Garrett (No. 1 at 125 pounds) and Mike Nevinger (seventh at 141 pounds) are expected to lead the lineup along with 2013 NCAA qualifiers Chris Villalonga (eighth at 149), Jace Bennett and Stryker Lane (HWT). Freshmen Mark Grey CoRnell athletiC CommuniCations (14th 133), Brian Realbuto (sixth at 157), Dylan Palacio (17th at 165) and Gabe Dean (184) are all among the top 20 DireCtor (Wrestling ContACt) ............................... Jeremy Hartigan e-mAil ...........................................................jh295@cornell.edu wrestlers in their respective weight classes, with Dean sitting No. 3 after his upset of Penn State’s Ed Ruth, the two-time offiCe Phone ...................................................... (607) 255-9788 AssoCiAte DireCtor.............................................................. Julie Greco defending national champion. AssistAnt DireCtor - Content mAnAger ............... Brandon Thomas Head coach Rob Koll has built a powerhouse that has won 11 straight Ivy League titles, seven consecutive EIWA crowns AssistAnt DireCtor - multimeDiA CoorDinAtor .............Maura Parks Dir. of multimeDiA, ProD. & Web Comm. .......................John Lukach and has four NCAA top-five team finishes in a row and nine top-10 finishes in the last 11 years. With five starters who Accounts rePresentAtive .....................................Marlene Crockford Web site .................................................... www.CornellBigRed.com qualified for NCAAs a year ago returning, as well as one of the top recruiting classes in the country, Cornell wrestling looks Facebook ........................www.Facebook.com/cornellathletics to reach all of those lofty goals yet again. Twitter.........................................www.twitter.com/cornellsports YouTube .............................www.youtube.com/cornellathletics THE STREAKS: 2013-14 sChedule & Results NOVEMBER • Cornell is 66-12-1 (.842) in dual meet competition in the last six seasons. 23 BINGHAMTON # .......................................W, 33-6 • Cornell has won 60 consecutive Ivy League dual meets dating back to the 2001-02 campaign. 24 NEW YORK STATE INTERCOLLEGIATES # ... 1st (207 pts) • The Big Red has won 31 straight duals against current EIWA competitors dating back to 2010-11. • Cornell is 70-3-1 (.953) in dual meet action against current EIWA teams dating back to 2004-05, including 66-0 against DECEMBER Grapple at the Garden (New York, N.Y.) teams other than Lehigh. 1 vs. Maryland .......................................................W, 31-9 • The Big Red is 27-2 (.931) in its last 29 home duals dating back to the 2009-10 season. vs. #7 Illinois .....................................................W, 18-15 • Big Red wrestling has won 47 consecutive dual meets against unranked teams dating back to the beginning of the 2007- 6-7 at Las Vegas Invitational (Las Vegas, Nev.) ...4th (115.5 pts) 08 season. JANUARY • Cornell has won 23 straight meets against New York state opponents. 1-2 at Southern Scuffle (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 4th (114.5 pts) • Freshman Gabe Dean has won a team-high 15 consecutive matches, while sophomore Nahshon Garrett has won 13 straight. 12 #19 LEHIGH # ..........................................W, 33-7 18 * HARVARD^ .............................................W, 33-6 25 * BROWN^ ................................................W, 38-0 ABOUT PENN: 26 RUTGERS # ..............................................W, 29-9 • Penn is 4-4 in dual meets this season, including wins over Maryland, Boston University, Binghamton and Bucknell. • Junior Lorenzo Thomas is ranked 14th nationally at 184 pounds and is third in the EIWA rankings, while freshman Caleb FEBRUARY 1 * at Penn ............................................................ 1:00 p.m. Richardson sits 17th at 125 pounds and is third at the EIWA’s. * at Princeton ..................................................... 6:00 p.m. • Thomas is 16-7 on the season, while Richardson is 9-6. 8 * COLUMBIA^ .......................................... 1:00 p.m. • Fifth-year head coach Rob Eiter has Penn consistently challenging the Big Red’s Ivy League dominance. He has a 54-32 16-17 at National Duals (Columbus, Ohio) ..........................TBA 22 HOFSTRA^ ...........................................1:00 p.m. dual meet record during his Quaker career. MARCH 8-9 at EIWA Championships (Philadelphia, Pa.) ......... All Day Projected Starting Lineups vs. Penn, Princeton 20-22 at NCAA Championships (Oklahoma City, Okla.) .. All Day #6 Cornell Big Red Weight Penn Quakers Princeton Tigers * - Ivy League game #1 Nahshon Garrett (20-1) 125 #17 Caleb Richardson Ryan Cash # - Newman Arena (Ithaca, N.Y.) #14 Mark Grey (18-4) 133 Ken Bade Jake Intrator ^ - Friedman Wrestling Center (Ithaca, N.Y.) #7 Mike Nevinger (7-1) 141 Jeff Canfora Jordan Laster Home games in BOLD CAPS #8 Chris Villalonga (22-2) or Conner David (6-3) 149 Andrew Lenzi Adam Krop (#19 at 141) #6 Brian Realbuto (25-4) 157 Ray Bethea or Steven Robertson Kevin Moylan #17 Dylan Palacio (20-6) 165 Casey Kent Judd Ziegler Duke Pickett (13-4) or Jesse Shanaman (20-7) 174 Brad Wukie Ryan Callahan #3 Gabe Dean (25-2) 184 #14 Lorenzo Thomas Brett Harner Jace Bennett (20-7) 197 Frank Mattiace Abe Ayala Jacob Aiken-Phillips (14-6) or Stryker Lane (9-7) HWT Steven Graziano Ray O’Donnell Cornell Big Red at Princeton • Dillon Gymnasium (Princeton, N.J.) Feb. 1, 2014 • Page 1 CornellBigRed.com Cornell Athletics @CornellSports CornellAthletics THE SERIES WITH PENN: Rob Koll • Cornell has a decisive 80-21-1 lead in the all-time series dating back to 1907-08. The daVid r. dunloP ‘59 head coach • The Big Red has won 11 consecutive dual meets against the Quakers. • Penn’s last win came on Feb. 2, 2002, a 21-9 Quaker victory in Philadelphia, Pa. • Rob Koll, the David R. Dunlop ’59 Head Coach of Wrestling, enters his 21st season as the mentor of the Cornell wrestling program. LAST TIME VS. PENN: • Under Koll’s direction, the Big Red has captured 14 Ivy • The No. 7 Big Red wrestling team won seven out of 10 bouts on its way to a 24-9 victory over League titles, crowned 11 NCAA champions and achieved Penn on Jan. 26, 2013 at the Friedman Wrestling Center. 49 All-Americans and 42 individual EIWA champs. • Three-time NCAA champion Kyle Dake picked up his fourth-straight pin for his 11th fall of • He is the school’s career leader in wins, posting