Kyle Dake defeated David Taylor 5-4 in the NCAA finals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Dake received a total of 82 votes, including eight first-place ballots, to earn the honor. In second place was Penn State's Ed Ruth, 2012 InterMat Wrestler of the Year, who garnered 70 votes, including one first-place vote. Also getting a first-place vote -- and a total of 42 votes -- was Ohio State's Logan Stieber, who placed third in the ballotting.
The senior from Ithaca, N.Y. completed his Cornell career with a raft of accomplishments, including a perfect 37-0 season. He won his third EIWA (Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) title with a 20-5 technical fall victory over No. 7 seed Josh Houldsworth of Columbia, and garnered the Outstanding Wrestler, Fletcher (for most team points in a career) and Sheridan (most pins in the championship bracket) awards at the conference championships. At the 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Des Moines, the top-seeded Dake was not scored upon in his first four matches on his way to the much-anticipated 165-pound title match with defending champ David Taylor of Penn State. Dake prevailed, 5-4, to become the third four-time NCAA D1 champ, and the first to do it at four different weights, and without taking a redshirt.
2013 InterMat Wrestler of the Year
1st-5th-Place Votes: 9-7-5-3-1
Total Votes/(First-Place Votes)
1. Kyle Dake, Cornell, 82 (8)
2. Ed Ruth, Penn St., 70 (1)
3. Logan Stieber, Ohio St., 42 (1)
4. Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma St., 21
5. Quentin Wright, Penn St., 19
6. David Taylor, Penn St., 7
7. Tony Ramos, Iowa, 5
8. Kendric Maple, Oklahoma, 4
"No other wrestler this season, or perhaps in the history of college wrestling, was more earnest in accepting a challenge than Kyle Dake," said InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley. "By jumping a weight class to take on David Taylor, Dake proved that he not only loved to win, but enjoyed the challenge of competition. His fourth title is a tribute to the competitive spirit of wrestlers around the world."
1st-5th-Place Votes: 9-7-5-3-1
Total Votes/(First-Place Votes)
1. Kyle Dake, Cornell, 82 (8)
2. Ed Ruth, Penn St., 70 (1)
3. Logan Stieber, Ohio St., 42 (1)
4. Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma St., 21
5. Quentin Wright, Penn St., 19
6. David Taylor, Penn St., 7
7. Tony Ramos, Iowa, 5
8. Kendric Maple, Oklahoma, 4
Past Winners:
2013: Kyle Dake, Cornell
2012: Ed Ruth, Penn State
2011: Jordan Burroughs, Nebraska
2010: Jayson Ness, Minnesota
2009: Jake Herbert, Northwestern
2008: Brent Metcalf, Iowa
2007: Ben Askren, Missouri
2006: Ben Askren, Missouri
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