Will Koll (149) and Jon Jay Chavez (165) each knocked off ranked wrestlers and freshman Yianni Diakomihalis earned a major decision shutout of No. 13 Luke Karam at 141 pounds in the feature match. Koll was in control throughout in knocking off No. 19 Cortlandt Schuyler 4-1, followed by Chavez taking out No. 18 Gordon Wolf on the strength of a six-point first-period move en route to a 12-6 victory. Diakomihalis was never threatened in an 8-0 victory over Karam, his xx win over a ranked opponent this season.
Cornell's other two freshman hammers, Max Dean at 184 and Ben Darmstadt at 197, each added bonus points in wins. Dean earned a dominant 10-1 major over Andrew Price before Darmstadt clinched the win heading into the final match with a first period fall over Jake Jakobsen.
Chaz Tucker got the Big Red moving in a big way after Lehigh's defending national champion, Darian Cruz, put up a major decision at 125. Tucker earned a takedown in sudden victory over Nick Farro in a tightly-contested match that turned the tide. Tucker's overtime win triggered three consecutive Big Red wins, the final two over ranked wrestlers, that put the home team into the team lead for good.
In front of a sold-out crowd, the 11-time defending EIWA champion Big Red won its second straight dual over the Mountain Hawks. The two teams are expected to jockey atop the league standings yet again when they gather for EIWAs beginning on March 3 at Hofstra. In the meantime, the Big Red will begin its search for a 16th consecutive Ivy title when it hosts Brown (1 p.m.) and Harvard (3 p.m.) at Friedman Wrestling Center on Saturday, Jan. 27.
Results:
125: #3 Darian Cruz (L) won by major decision over Noah Baughman (C), 17-8
133: Chaz Tucker (C) won by decision over Nick Farro (L), 3-1 (sv1)
141: #4 Yianni Diakomihalis (C) won by major decision over #13 Luke Karam (L), 8-0
149: Will Koll (C) won by decision over #19 Cortlandt Schuyler (L), 4-1
157: Ian Brown (L) won by major decision over Adam Santoro (C), 10-1
165: Jon Jay Chavez (C) won by decision over #18 Gordon Wolf (L), 12-6
174: #5 Jordan Kutler (L) won by decision over #17 Brandon Womack (C), 4-1
184: #11 Max Dean (C) won by major decision over Andrew Price (L), 10-1
197: #6 Ben Darmstadt (C) won by fall over Jake Jakobsen (L), 2:35
285: #11 Jordan Wood (L) won by decision over Ben Honis (C), 8-3
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