The Big Red won five matches with bonus points, including three by the freshman trio of Ben Darmstadt (197), Yianni Diakomihalis (141) and Max Dean (184). Both Darmstadt and Diakomihalis earned wins by fall and Dean was one of three Big Red grapplers to earn major decision victories and one of three shutout victories on the day.
Darmstadt got the dual going at 197, earning an early second period fall over Jacob Young for his 14th of the season. The third-ranked grappler at 197 improved to 22-1 on the year. Diakomihalis never let opponent Val Miele get to the break, pinning him at 2:05 of the first to move to 23-1 on the year. It was the sixth win by fall for the rookie, who improved to 3-0 in Ivy dual meets. Dean dominated Psomas to the tune of a 10-0 major to move his mark to 21-12, including a team-best 10-0 in dual competition.
There were plenty of highlights in the win as Cornell built a 23-2 lead and cruised. Noah Baughman dominated Spencer Good at 125 en route to a 14-4 triumph, and Chaz Tucker did the only offensive scoring in a 10-4 triumph at 133. Will Koll majored tough Jacob Macalolooy 10-0 thanks to a late four-point turn to give the home team an extra bonus point. Brandon Womack rode out NCAA qualifier Tyrel White for a 2-0 win at 174 and Chris Schoenherr was impressive in his first-ever collegiate dual, moving from 149 all the way to 165 to capture a 10-5 victory over Laurence Kosoy.
The Lions had ranked wrestlers win tight battles at 285 and 157, capturing both matches by a single takedown. The Lions had a team point deducted in the day's second match for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Cornell will visit No. 23 Lock Haven tomorrow at 1 p.m. The match will be broadcast live on YouTube.
Results:
197: #3 Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) won by fall over Jacob Young (Columbia), 3:23
285: #16 Garrett Ryan (Columbia) won by decision over Ben Honis (Cornell), 6-4
125: Noah Baughman (Cornell) won by major decision over Spencer Good (Columbia), 14-4
133: Chaz Tucker (Cornell) won by decision over Alec Kelly (Columbia), 10-4
141: #4 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by fall over Val Miele (Columbia), 2:05
149: Will Koll (Cornell) won by major decision over Jacob Macalolooy (Columbia), 10-0
157: #13 Markus Scheidel (Columbia) won by decision over Fredy Stroker (Cornell), 4-2
165: Chris Schoenherr (Cornell) won by decision over Laurence Kosoy (Columbia), 10-5
174: Brandon Womack (Cornell) won by decision over Tyrel White (Columbia), 2-0
184: #11 Max Dean (Cornell) won by major decision over Andrew Psomas (Columbia), 10-0
* Columbia deducted a team point for unsportsmanlike conduct
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