At 125 pounds, freshman Frank Perrelli opened the tournament with a 9-5 win over Cal-Poly's Micah Ferguson to advance to the quarterfinals. Perrelli lost to the No. 1 seed, Tanner Gardner (Stanford), to move to the wrestlebacks where he lost to UC-Davis' Marcos Orozco.
Also at 125, senior Mike Rodriguez wrestled unattached for the Big Red. Rodriguez lost his opening match to Arizona State's Anthony Robles. Rodriguez pinned all three of his next opponents in the wrestlebacks before avenging his loss to Robles, defeating the Sun Devils wrestler by major decision, 13-2. Rodriguez went on to place sixth in the tournament.
Freshman Mike Grey represented Cornell at 133 pounds as the No. 4 seed. Grey opened with an 11-5 decision over Conor Beebe of Central Michigan. Grey won his next two bouts by major decisions advancing to the semifinals, where he lost an 8-2 decision to No. 1 nationally ranked Coleman Scott of Oklahoma State). The freshman defeated the No. 3 seed Filip Novachkov (Cal Poly), 3-1, to take third place.
As the No. 2 seed at 141 pounds, sophomore Adam Frey pinned his first two opponents to advance to the semifinals where he defeated Cal State Bakersfields' Elijah Nacita, 7-5. In the finals, Frey faced No. 1 seed and fourth ranked Nathan Morgan of Oklahoma State. The two were scoreless after the first period, but Morgan edged past Frey by a 6-3 decision.
The Big Red did not wrestle at 149 pounds.
Leen entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed at 157 pounds. After receiving a bye in the first round, he won a 6-2 decision over Appalachian State's Eddie Hutchinson, before earning a 13-0 major decision over Oklahoma City's Brandon Benson in the quarterfinals. He advanced to the finals with a 12-5 win over Cal State Bakersfield's Trevor Hall. In the championship bout, Leen faced the No. 2 seed Chase Pami of Cal Poly. Leen earned an escape and with 1:44 in riding time, won a 2-0 bout to win the crown.
No. 3 seeded Mack Lewnes pinned his first opponent before winning major decisions over the next two to plow his way to the semifinals. Lewnes advanced to the finals with an 8-3 decision over ninth-ranked, and the No. 2 seed, Jake Dieffenback of Oklahoma State. The freshman faced the No. 4 seed Trevor Stewart of Central Michigan in the finals, where Lewnes earned the 5-2 victory.
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