Dake also won the Fletcher Award for earning the most team points in his career with 82.5 points. He also was awarded the Sheridan Award for having the most pins (2) in the championship bracket in 3:06.
Cornell qualified seven wrestlers for the NCAA tournament. Mike Nevinger (141), Chris Villalonga (149), Jace Bennett (197) and Stryker Lane (HWT) will join the Big Red's trio of EIWA champions in Des Moines, Iowa.
At 125 pounds, Garrett faced the No. 2 seed Mark Rappo of Penn in the finals. Garrett had two close calls in the first period that looked to be takedowns, but the referee waived them off. Rappo chose to start the second period down, but he was unable to escape. Garrett escaped in the third, but Rappo was awarded a point on Garrett's second stalling call. Garrett had over a minute of riding time, but secured his victory with a takedown and three backpoints. Garrett won the EIWA tournament with a 6-1 victory over Rappo.
Dake faced Columbia's Josh Houldsworth in the finals at 165 pounds. Dake racked up takedowns throughout the match on his way to a 20-5 win by technical fall. Dake notched bonus points in all four of his matches during the weekend, including two pins, a tech fall and a major decision.
At 184 pounds, Bosak took on Navy's Mason Bailey. Bosak nearly had a major decision over the No. 4 seeded wrestler, but won his first EIWA title with a dominating 7-1 decision.
At 141 pounds, Nevinger opened the day with a 5-3 decision over Lehigh's Anthony Salupo in the consolation semifinals. Nevinger then faced Harvard's Steven Keith in the bout for third place. The two were scoreless after two periods. Nevinger escaped in the third period, but Keith racked up 1:01 in riding time. Nevinger sealed the win with a takedown at the edge of the mat, for a 3-0 victory.
Sophomore Jace Bennett took on Lehigh's John Bolich at 197 pounds in the consolation semifinals. Bennet avenged a loss from earlier in the season with 10-2 major decision. The win qualified Bennett for his first NCAA tournament. Bennett continued to find success in the bout for third place with a 4-2 win over Army's Bryce Barnes.
At 149 pounds, Villalonga won his consolation semifinal match by a 7-1 decision to qualify for his second NCAA tournament. Villalonga placed fourth after medically defaulting in the first period against Navy's Raymond Borja.
Lane received an automatic qualifying spot for the NCAAs with a 8-7 win in the tiebreakers over the No.1 seed, William Smith of Rutgers. Lane placed fourth after dropping a 12-0 major decision to Bucknell's Joe Stolfi.
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