Frank Perrelli opened the day at 125 pounds facing Mark Rappo. Perrelli took a 2-1 lead into the second period, but Rappo tied the bout at 2-2 with an escape from his starting down position. In the third period, Perrelli quickly escaped off the whistle and notched another takedown to take a 5-2 lead. Rappo escaped late in the period, but with over two minutes in riding time, Perrelli won a 6-3 decision.
At 133 pounds, No. 11 ranked Mike Grey faced Bryan Ortenzio. Grey earned two points with a takedown in the first and rode Ortenzio out for the remainder of the period. The Big Red wrestler immediately escaped to start the second and went up 5-0 with a takedown to round out the second period. Grey was looking for the major decision in the third period and notched two more takedowns, but with eight seconds left on the clock, Ortenzio escaped to leave Grey one point shy of the major. With the 10-3 decision, Grey put the Big Red up, 6-0.
At 141 pounds, No. 1 Kyle Dake took on Penn’s Zach Kemmerer. The two wrestlers were scoreless after the first period, and Dake notched the only points of the second with a takedown. In the third, Dake escaped from his opening down position and with eight seconds left in the bout he notched another takedown. Kemmerer was charged with unnecessary roughness at the end of the match, and with riding time, Dake won a 7-0 decision.
Corey Manson faced No. 9 ranked Cesar Grajales at 149 pounds. The Big Red wrestler took the lead a minute into the bout with a takedown and racked up 40 seconds of riding time before Grajales was able to escape. Manson escaped to start the second period, but Grajales took him down to tie the match at 3-3. Manson escaped to once again to take the lead heading into the third. Grajales escaped to start the third, but Manson took him down once again to go up, 6-4. The referee hit Manson with a technical violation to give Grajales a point and the Penn wrestler escaped with time winding down to tie the score. Manson won the 7-6 decision with 1:47 in riding time.
At 157 pounds, Derek Schreiner faced Troy Hernandez. Hernandez went up 2-1 after the first period with a takedown, and furthered his lead in the second with an opening escape. In the third period, Schreiner escaped and was looking for a takedown to take the lead. Hernandez notched a takedown with 12 seconds left in the match to seal the 5-2 victory giving Penn its first points of the bout.
No. 16 ranked Justin Kerber and No. 18 Gabriel Burak were scoreless after the first period at 165 pounds. Burak chose to start the second down and escaped to grab the only point of the second. Kerber tied the bout with an escape in the third. With 11 seconds left in the match, Kerber took down Burak to win a 3-1 decision.
No. 1 ranked Mack Lewnes notched two takedowns and earned three back points in the first period against No. 17 Scott Giffin at 174 pounds. Giffin escaped to start the second, but Lewnes grabbed another two points. The Big Red wrestler was awarded choice position after Giffin took his second injury time out. Lewnes quickly escaped from bottom to earn another point. With riding time and another takedown, Lewnes won a 13-4 major decision.
At 184 pounds, No. 17 Bosak had a takedown and three back points against Harrison Cook in the first period. The Big Red wrestler reversed Cook to start the second period and pinned the Penn wrestler in 4:32. With six points for his team, Cornell was up 25-3.
No. 5 Cam Simaz faced Micah Burak at 197 pounds. Burak was awarded one point in the first period when Simaz was hit with a technical violation. Burak escaped in the second period, but with 55 seconds left in the period, Simaz took down the Penn wrestler to tie the bout at 2-2. Burak escaped again, but with eight seconds left on the clock, Simaz took him down once again. With an escape in the third period, Simaz won a 5-3 decision.
At heavyweight, Josh Arnone and Tyler Blakely were scoreless after the first period. Arnone escaped from his starting down position in the second for the only point of the period. Blakely escaped to start the third, but Arnone earned two takedowns in the period to win a 6-2 decision to bring the final team score to Cornell 31, Penn 3.
The Big Red traveled to Princeton for its second dual of the day. Perrelli opened with a 10-4 decision over Garrett Frey at 125 pounds.
Cornell took an 8-0 lead over the Tigers when Grey won by a 17-2 tech fall over Zach Bintliff in 6:32. At 141 pounds, Dake pinned Louis Ramos in 5:22, and Corey Manson followed with an 8-2 decision over Daniel Kolodzik. Princeton won its only points of the match with Danny Scotton’s 5-3 win over Schreiner at 157 pounds.
At 165 pounds, Kerber pinned Mike Alvarez in 2:02, and Mack Lewnes won a 16-0 tech fall in 5:42 over Travis Erdman at 174 pounds.
The Big Red finished out the team dual with three pins by Bosak (2:02, 184); Simaz (2:16, 197) and Arnone (4:16, HWT).
The Big Red will finish out its dual season next weekend in its final home matches of the year. Cornell will wrestle Brown at 7 p.m. on Friday and follow by playing host to Harvard on Saturday.
Cornell 31, Penn 3
125: Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Mark Rappo (Penn), 6-3 (Cornell 3, Penn 0)
133: No. 11 Mike Grey (Cornell) dec. Bryan Ortenzio (Penn), 10-3 (Cornell 6, Penn 0)
141: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec. Zach Kemmerer (Penn), 7-0, (Cornell 9, Penn 0)
149: Corey Manson (Cornell) dec. No. 9 Cesar Grajales (Penn), 7-6 (Cornell 12, Penn 0)
157: Troy Hernandez (Penn) dec. Derek Schreiner (Cornell, 5-2 (Cornell 12, Penn 3)
165: No. 16 Justin Kerber (Cornell) dec. No. 18 Gabriel Burak (Penn), 3-1 (Cornell 15, Penn 3)
174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) maj. dec. No. 17 Scott Giffin (Penn), 13-4 (Cornell 19, Penn 3)
184: No. 17 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Harrison Cook (Penn), 4:32 (Cornell 25, Penn 3)
197: No. 5 Cam Simaz (Cornell) dec. Micah Burak (Penn), 5-3 (Cornell 28, Penn 3)
HWT: Josh Arnone (Cornell) vs. Tyler Blakely (Penn)
Cornell 46, Princeton 3
125: Frank Perrelli (Cornell) dec. Garett Frey, 10-4 (Cornell 3, Princeton 0)
133: No. 11 Mike Grey (Cornell) tech fall Zach Bintliff, 17-2 (6:32) (Cornell 8, Princeton 0)
141: No. 1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) win by fall Luis Ramos, 5:22 (Cornell 14, Princeton 0)
149: Corey Manson (Cornell) dec. Daniel Kolodzik, 8-2 (Cornell 17, Princeton 0)
157: Danny Scotton (Princeton) dec. Derek Schreiner (Cornell), 5-3 (Cornell 17, Princeton 3)
165: No. 16 Justin Kerber (Cornell) win by fall Mike Alvarez, 2:02 (Cornell 23, Princeton 3)
174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) tech fall Travis Erdman, 16-0 (5:42) (Cornell 28, Princeton 3)
184: No. 17 Steve Bosak (Cornell) win by fall Kurt Brendel, 2:32 (Cornell 34, Princeton 3)
197: No. 5 Cam Simaz (Cornell) win by fall Charles Fox, 2:16 (Cornell 40, Princeton 3)
HWT: Josh Arnone (Cornell) win by fall Robert Grogan, 4:16 (Cornell 46, Princeton 3)
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