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    Cornell clips Hofstra for third straight New York State title

    ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell put a limited number of competitors into the field, but still claimed its third straight New York State championship, topping Hofstra 144.5-144 in a tight team race. The Big Red won three individual A bracket titles, two more in the B bracket, and ended the tournament with a cumulative record of 62-20 in the tournament.

    Cornell claimed championships in the A bracket at 174 (Duke Pickett), 184 (Gabe Dean) and 197 (Jace Bennett), with Dean especially dominant in his run through the field. The nation's No. 1 wrestler won three matches by tech fall and the other two by major decision by at least 10 points. He outscored his opponents 102-33 during the tournament and was a point-scoring machine, putting at least 16 points on the board in every match. Pickett won three straight decisions, including a 3-2 win over Army's Brian Harvey in the final, while Bennett won his first two matches by first period fall before capturing tighter decisions in the semifinals and finals, including a 5-2 triumph over Buffalo's Joe Ariola for first place.

    In the B bracket, both Chris Dowdy (157) and Billy George (184) won titles with perfect 5-0 records against the field. Dowdy captured a pair of one-point wins, while George had a one-point win in the semis before claiming a 7-4 decision over Buffalo's Austin Weigel in the final.

    Final Team Scores
    No. Team Pts.

    1. Cornell University 144.5
    2. Hofstra 144.0
    3. Army 128.5
    4. University at Buffalo 121.5
    5. Columbia University 104.5
    6. Binghamton University 83.0
    7. Brockport State 66.5
    8. Nassau Community College 61.0
    9. Hunter College 57.0
    10. Ithaca College 53.0
    11. SUNY Cortland 45.5
    12. New York University 37.0
    13. Oneonta State 33.5
    14. Long Island Post 27.0
    15. SUNY Oswego 20.5
    16. Niagara Community College 13.0
    17. Rochester Institute of Tech. 6.5
    18. SUNY Sullivan 3.0
    19. US Merchant Marine Academy 3.0
    20. Jamestown Community College 2.5

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