Boh duals came down to heavyweight, with junior Ben Honis moving up a weight and splitting a pair of one-point decisions. He dropped a tight decision after earning two early takedowns against North Dakota State, then rallied for a one-point victory with a late takedown to clinch the dual against Minnesota. Honis' takedown of Rylee Streifel with under 30 seconds remaining put the Big Red grappler up 4-3 and he was able to ride out the match to guarantee the Big Red its 800th dual meet win in program history (800-399-20).
Top-ranked Yianni Diakomihalis remained unbeaten at 141 pounds with a win by fall over Sam Hampton of North Dakota State early and an impressive 18-4 major decision over No. 10 Thomas Thorn of Minnesota late. Freshman classmates Max Dean and Ben Darmstadt also went 2-0 on the day, with Darmstadt collecting a pair of bonus point wins to help Cornell rally into a position to claim both duals in the final match. Darmstadt's second period pin of Bobby Steveson tied the match with the Gophers at 19-19, while his major decision victory over Cordell Eaton of the Bison brough the Big Red back within 17-16 heading into the final match. Dean defeated Owen Webster of Minnesota by tech fall to being Cornell's rally from down 19-8 heading into the final three matches.
Brandon Womack (174 vs. North Dakota State) and Will Koll (149 vs. Minnesota) also earned wins+ on the afternoon, with Koll going 1-0 with a major decision victory over Minnesota's Hunter Marko.
Cornell has now won four of its last five meetings with the Golden Gophers and has claimed four straight wins against ranked teams (three vs. top 10 squads).
Cornell will have two more chances to add to its 800 wins in Florida, as the Big Red wrestles Kent State on Saturday at 11 a.m. and No. 4 Missouri at 1 p.m. to close out the two-day event.
North Dakota State 20, #12 Cornell 16
125: Paul Bianchi (NDSU) won by decision over Mike Russo (Cor), 13-9
133: Cam Sykora (NDSU) won by decision over Chaz Tucker (Cor), 4-3
141: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cor) won by fall over Sam Hampton (NDSU), 4:11
149: Kyle Gliva (NDSU) won by decision over Hunter Richard (Cornell), 9-6
157: #14 Clay Ream (NDSU) won by major decision over Adam Santoro (Cor), 14-6
165: #18 Andrew Fogarty (NDSU) won by major decision over Kyle Simaz (Cor), 19-5
174: #18 Brandon Womack (Cor) won by decision over Charley Popp (NDSU), 9-5
184: #11 Max Dean (Cor) won by decision over Tyler McNutt (NDSU), 11-5
197: Ben Darmstadt (Cor) won by major decision over Cordell Eaton (NDSU), 13-4
285: Daniel Stibral (NDSU) won by decision over Ben Honis (Cor), 8-7
#11 Cornell 22, #8 Minnesota 19
125: #4 Ethan Lizak (Minn) won by technical fall over Mike Russo (C), 16-0
133: #8 Mitch McKee (Minn) won by major decision over Chaz Tucker (C), 11-2
141: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cor) won by major decision over #10 Thomas Thorn (Minn), 18-4
149: Will Koll (Cor) won by major decision over Hunter Marko (Minn), 10-2
157: #12 Jake Short (Minn) won by decision over Kyle Simaz (Cor), 3-2
165: #9 Nick Wanzek (Minn) won by major decision over Adam santoro (Cor), 17-6
174: Chris Pfarr (Minn) won by decision over #18 Brandon Womack (Cor), 6-4 (tb1)
184: #11 Max Dean (Cor) won by technical fall over Owen Webster (Minn), 16-1
197: Ben Darmstadt (Cor) won by fall over Bobby Steveson (Minn), 4:43
285: Ben Honis (Cor) won by decision over Rylee Streifel (Minn), 4-3
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