GENERAL/MEDIA INFORMATION Table of Contents Cornell Quick Facts Table of Contents, Quick Facts ................................ 1 Location ........................................................ Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 Head Coach Rob Koll.............................................. 2 Founded............................................................................ 1865 Assistant Coach Tyler Baier ..................................... 3 Enrollment ..................................................................... 13,700 President ...........................................................David J. Skorton Assistant Coach Cory Cooperman .......................... 3 Colors ................................................. Carnelian Red and White Volunteer Assistant/Athletic Trainer ........................ 4 Affiliation ........................................................ NCAA - Division I 2006-07 Roster, Team Photo ................................... 5 Conference...................................................... Ivy League, EIWA 2006-07 Outlook .................................................. 6-7 Venue ................................... Friedman Wrestling Center (1,100) Athletics Administration Meet the Returners Director ........................................................... J. Andrew Noel Jr. Steve Anceravage ................................................... 8 Associate Director ................................................. Anita Brenner Keith Dickey ........................................................... 9 Associate Director ............................................. Stephen P. Erber Joey Hooker .......................................................... 10 Associate Director/Physical Education ........................ Al Gantert Jordan Leen .......................................................... 11 Associate Director/Business & Finance ......................... Alan Katz Assistant Director/Operations ................................... Matt Coats Troy Nickerson ...................................................... 12 Assistant Director/Sports Medicine ..................... Bernie DePalma Jerry Rinaldi .......................................................... 13 Assistant Director/Athlete Performance .................. Tom Howley Charlie Agozzino, Josh Arnone, Nick Bridge .......... 14 Assistant Director/Student Services/Compliance . Chris Wlosinski Matt Easter, Adam Frey, Corey Hamabata, Wrestling Information Zach Hammond............................................. 15 First Year of Wrestling at Cornell ....................................1907-08 Luke Hogle, Drake Hovis, Tim Ironman, Overall All-Time Record .......................................... 672-366-19 Michael Mackie ............................................. 16 2005-06 Record ................................................................. 10-4 Jason Manross, Dave Post .................................... 17 2005-06 Ivy Record ...................................................... 5-0 (1st) Mike Rodriguez, Evan Schiedel, Doug Weidner ... 18 Letter Winners Returning/Lost.............................................. 7/4 Starters Returning/Lost ........................................................ 6/4 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost ........................................... 4/4 Meet the Newcomers Brian Alves, John Basting, Trevin Cowman Coaching Information Head Coach ................................... Rob Koll (North Carolina ‘89) Nate Holley, Justin Kerber, Josh Knecht ................ 19 Record at Cornell ................................ 154-57-4 (13 seasons) Carl Landers, Corey Manson, Matt Panasevich ... 20 Career Record ................................................................ same Asst. Coaches Tyler Baier (Cornell ‘05); Cory Cooperman (Lehigh ‘06) 2005-06 Results and Records ................................ 21 Wrestling Office ............................................ (607) 255-7307 2005-06 Recap ...................................................... 22 Athletic Trainer ..................................................... Chris Scarlata Athletic Communications Staff The Friedman Wrestling Center ...................... 23-25 Director .............................................................Jeremy Hartigan Continuing The Tradition ................................ 26-30 Office Phone .................................................. 607-255-9788 All-Time Wins/Winning Percentage ..................... 30 Associate Director ..................................................... Julie Greco Office Phone .................................................. 607-255-4688 Where Are They Now? ......................................... 31 Assistant Director ...................................................... Kevin Zeise EIWA History ......................................................... 32 Office Phone .................................................. 607-255-5627 Ivy League/NCAA History ...................................... 33 Assistant Director (Wrestling Contact) ..............Lindsey Mechalik Award Winners..................................................... 34 Office Phone .................................................. 607-255-3753 Year-by-Year Results .............................................. 35 E-mail ....................................................lmm76@cornell.edu FAX .................................................................... 607-255-9791 Realizing a Bold Dream ................................... 36-37 ON THE COVERS: Ithaca, N.Y. ........................................................... 38 Front: University Leadership ........................................... 39 The Big Red honors its six national Cornell Athletics Leadership ................................. 40 champions during its 100th season of Cornell wrestling. Clockwise from top to Meet the Big Red Coaches ................................... 41 WWW botton: Glenn Stafford (1928), Don The Ivy League ..................................................... 42 Dickason (1953), Travis Lee (2003, The Friedman Center ........................................... 43 2005), David Hirsch (1994), Frank . Support Services ................................................... 44 Bettucci (1953), Dave Auble (1959, C Prominent Cornell Alumni .................................... 45 1960). ORNELL Big Red Facilities .............................................. 46-47 Success In and Out of the Classroom ................... 48 B Credits: The 2006-07 Cornell wrestling media Back: IG guide is a publication of the Cornell Athletic R Sophomore captain Troy Nickerson (top) Communications Office. Editorial content, layout ED and senior captain Jerry Rinaldi will help the and design by Lindsey Mechalik. Editorial . contributions by Jeremy Hartigan, Julie Greco, Kevin Big Red in its quest to regain the EIWA crown COM Zeise and Georgia Maloney. and to improve on last year’s fifth-place Photography: Patrick Shanahan, Darl Zehr. NCAA finish. 1 2006-07 WRESTLING MEET THE HEAD COACH ROBKOLL 18th Season At Cornell 14th Season As Head Coach North Carolina ‘89 The David R. Dunlop ‘59 Head Coach of Wrestling Rob Koll, the David R. Dunlop ’59 The Koll File Head Coach of Wrestling, begins his Education 14th season as the mentor of the Cornell University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill wrestling program. Koll, himself a B.S., Communications, 1989 former NCAA champion, has brought the Big Red program to unprec- Coaching Experience edented heights on the national stage. Cornell University, 1993-present (head coach) •154-57-4 record in duals Koll has led the Big Red to back-to-back top-five finishes at the national •Seven Ivy League titles (1995, 1999, 2001, 2003-2006) championships, leading Cornell to a fourth-place showing in 2004-05 •Three individual national champions and a fifth-place effort last season. He has also guided the program to •19 All-Americans three consecutive Ivy League titles, the longest run since Cornell’s run of •20 EIWA individual champions seven straight conference crowns from 1986-87 to 1992-93. Cornell University, 1989-93 (assistant coach) Under Koll’s direction, the Big Red has captured seven Ivy League •Two EIWA titles (1992, 1993) titles, three national champions, 19 All-Americans and 20 EIWA indi- •Four consecutive Ivy League titles (1990-93) vidual champions. He has sent at least one wrestler to the NCAA •Five All-Americans championships in each of his 13 seasons in charge of the Cornell program, •12 EIWA individual champions University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1988-89 (grad asst. coach) including sending a school-record nine wrestlers to the national meet in Wrestling Experience 2005. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1984-88 Koll was named the 2005 NWCA Division I Coach of the Year after •NCAA champion (1988) leading the Big Red to a fourth-place showing at the national champi- •Four-time All-American onships, the second-highest finish ever by a Cornell team. He was •Most wins in UNC history (150) awarded the prestigious Dan Gable Coach of the Year award that same •Three-time ACC champion (1986-88) season. Koll was also instrumental in the development of two-time NCAA International champion Travis Lee, who capped his career with his second national •U.S. Olympic team alternate (1992) championship as a senior in 2005. Additionally, he has been named the •Two-time World Cup champion (1990, 1993) New York State Coach of the Year four times during his career at Cornell. •World Grand Prix champion (1992) •Pan-American