Cornell Lineup
125: No. 6 Frank Perrelli
133: Nick Pena
141: No. 12 Mike Nevinger
149: No. 12 Craig Eifert
157: No. 1 Kyle Dake
165: Marshall Peppelman
174: Billy George
184: No. 3 Steve Bosak
197: Lukasz Stala
HWT: Maciej Jochym
30th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Friday, Dec. 4 - Saturday, Dec. 5, 2011
Las Vegas Convention Center ~ Hall C-5
Event Schedule (All times PST)
Friday, Dec. 4
9 a.m. - Pigtail Round, Round 1, Round 2, Consolation
Pigtails and Consolation Round 1
7 p.m. - Quarterfinals and Consolation Round 2 and 3
Saturday, Dec. 5
9 a.m. - Consolation Round 4
10 a.m. - Semi-Finals and Consolation Round 5, Consolation
Semi-Finals, Consolation Finals (3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th,
7th and 8th)
3 p.m. - Championship Finals 1st and 2nd
Teams Competing
Air Force
Army
Arizona State
Boise State
Brown
No. 19 Cal Poly
Cal State Bakersfield
California Baptist
No. 5 Cornell
Drexel
No. 24 Edinboro
Harvard
Hofstra
Indiana
No. 22 Kent State
Menlo College
No. 8 Michigan
Navy
Nebraska
Nebraska-Kearney
North Carolina
Northern Colorado
North Dakota State
North Idaho College
No. 10 Ohio State
No. 14 Oregon State
No. 14 Pittsburgh
San Francisco State
No. 12 Stanford
Utah Valley
West Virginia
Western Wyoming
Wisconsin
No. 13 Wyoming
AT THE HELM
Rob Koll, the David R. Dunlop '59 Head Coach of Wrestling, begins his 19th season as mentor of the Cornell wrestling program. In that time, Koll has amassed a 207-74-5 overall record in duals and has led the Big Red to 12 Ivy League titles. Cornell has captured five EIWA team championships and earned 36 EIWA individual titles. This season he helped Cornell to its first ever National Duals title Jan. 8-9, 2011 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Koll, a four-time All-American and former NCAA champion, has helped Big Red wrestlers to capture seven individual NCAA titles and 40 All-America honors.
Follow the Action
Fans can follow the Big Red throughout the season by Twitter. Cornell coaches will keep fans updated match-by-match throughout the weekend at www.twitter.com/bigredwrestling. Another great way to follow the Big Red throughout the season is to become a fan on Facebook. The team reached its goal of 10,000 fans this summer.
Mat Town Open
Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, eight Big Red grapplers headed to the Lock Haven Mat Town USA Open. Eight wrestlers placed in the top six including: Nick Pena (3rd, 133), Joe Stanzione (6th, 141), Ryan Dunphy (3rd, 149), Michael Alexander (5th, 174), Lukasz Stala (3rd, 197), Stryker Lane (1st, HWT) and Oney Snyder (5th, HWT).
Last Year In Sin City
The Big Red finished in first place at the Las Vegas Invitational last season after placing second in 2009. Mack Lewnes '11 (174), Steve Bosak (184) and Cam Simaz (197) all won individual titles in their respective weight classes. At 165 pounds, Justin Kerber '11 placed second. Also placing for Cornell was Frank Perrelli (fifth, 125), Chris Villalonga (eighth, 141) and DJ Meagher (sixth, 157). The Big Red finished with 140 team points and was trailed by Wisconsin (101.5), Boise State (100), Oklahoma (99) and Illinois (91).
Second-Straight Title
The Big Red wrestling team won the team title at the Body Bar Invitational after crowning three champions. Kyle Dake (157), Billy George (174) and Steve Bosak (184) all won titles in their individual weight classes. Frank Perrelli (125) and Mike Nevinger (141) both took second, while Joe Stanzione (133), Craig Eifert (149) and Marshall Peppelman (165) placed fifth. Heavyweight Maciej Jochym finished in sixth place.
All Things Ivy
With another 5-0 season against Ancient Eight foes, the Big Red won its ninth-straight Ivy League title last season. Cornell had an impressive 10 wrestlers earn All-Ivy honors. Cam Simaz was named Ivy League Wrestler of the Year. Simaz was joined by Frank Perrelli (125), Mike Grey '11 (133), Kyle Dake (149), Mack Lewnes '11 (174), Steve Bosak (184) on the first-team. Corey Manson '11 (141) and DJ Meagher (157) earned second-team nods, while Stryker Lane was honorable mention at heavyweight.
Next Time Out
The Big Red will break for the winter holidays, but Cornell will return to action on Jan. 1-2 at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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