Senior Chris Villalonga (149), junior Jace Bennett (197) and sophomores Brian Realbuto (157), Dylan Palacio (165) and Gabe Dean (184) each picking up a pair of wins on the day. Dean earned a major decision and fall in his two victories, while Palacio was especially dominant with a tech fall over Harvard and a fall vs. Brown.
Bennett had the signature win of the day for Cornell, however, dominating No. 9 James Fox of Harvard from start to finish en route to an 11-0 major decision victory. He backed that up with a solid 8-5 win over Augustus Marker of Brown, 8-5, to complete the weekend sweep.
Despite missing Nahshon Garrett at 125 and conceding a forfeit in the matchup with Brown (the Harvard match was not contested at 125), the Big Red quickly put away hopes of an upset in either match.
Senior Bricker Dixon opened the Crimson dual with a solid 10-0 major decision win over Harvard's Ryan Osleeb to get Cornell on the board. Harvard too a short-lived 5-4 lead after nationally-ranked Todd Preston earned a tech fall win at 141 before the Big Red won three straight matches in dominant fashion. Villalonga, Realbuto and Palacio each earned tech falls by a combined score of 54-4 to put the visitors up 19-5. Craig Eifert used a late takedown to rally past Josef Johnson at 174 by a 10-9 score to nearly lock up the dual, and Dean did just that with a 16-6 major over Michael Mocco at 184 to set up Bennett's upset over Fox.
Brown's 6-0 early lead was erased two matches later as the Big Red began a five-match win streak at 133. Mark Grey doubled up Zeke Salvo 20-10 and Ryan Dunphy a lead it would never relinquish with a strong 7-0 decision over Anthony Finnocchiaro at 141. Villalonga and Realbuto both grinded out wins before Palacio's second period fall over L.J. Remiddlard extended Cornell's lead to 19-6 heading into 174. Brown picked up a decision to get back within 19-9, but Dean thoroughly dominated Brown backup Josh Durso-Finley on his way to a second period pin at 184, Bennett avoided the upset at 197 and Jacob Aiken-Phillips never gave Sebastien Levin a chance at heavyweight with an 18-0 tech fall to close the dual.
Cornell returns home to face Penn on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 1 p.m. at Newman Arena in a match that may decide the Ivy champion if history is any indication. The Big Red or the Quakers have claimed at least a share of every conference wrestling title since 1987.
No. 7 Cornell 30, Harvard 8
125: Not contested
133: Bricker Dixon (C) won by major decision over Ryan Osleeb (H), 10-0
141: No. 17 Todd Preston (H) won by technical fall over Ryan Dunphy (C), 20-3
149: No. 7 Chris Villalonga (C) won by technical fall over Nicholas Stager (H), 17-0
157: No. 9 Brian Realbuto (C) won by technical fall over Tyler Tarsi (H), 17-0
165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (C) won by technical fall over Tyler Grimaldi (H), 20-4
174: Craig Eifert (C) won by decision over Josef Johnson (H), 10-9
184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (C) won by major decision over Michael Mocco (H), 16-6
197: No. 17 Jace Bennett (C) won by major decision over No. 9 James Fox (H), 11-0
285: David Ng (H) won by decision over Jacob Aiken-Phillips (C), 6-1
No. 7 Cornell 33, Brown 9
125: Billy Watterson (B) wins by forfeit
133: No. 15 Mark Grey (C) won by major decision over Zeke Salvo (B), 20-10
141: Ryan Dunphy (C) won by decision over Anthony Finocchiaro (B), 7-0
149: No. 7 Chris Villalonga (C) won by decision over William McDonald (B), 9-3
157: No. 9 Brian Realbuto (C) won by decision over Justin Staudenmayer (B), 3-0
165: No. 11 Dylan Palacio (C) won by fall over L.J. Remillard (B), 4:30
174: Ricky McDonald (B) won by decision over Jesse Shanaman (C), 7-3
184: No. 1 Gabe Dean (C) won by fall over Josh Durso-Finley (B), 3:45
197: No. 17 Jace Bennett (C) won by decision over Augustus Marker (B), 8-5
285: Jacob Aiken-Phillips (C) won by technical fall over Sebastien Levin (B), 18-0
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