Finishing up an impressive season, Cornell’s Kyle Dake became one of the few true-freshmen to win an NCAA Division 1 title. Coming in as the one seed, Dake racked up three impressive victories, including a 11-0 major decision over the nine seed Levi Jones of Boise State, before meeting Reece Humphrey, the fourth seed from Ohio State, in the semi-finals. Despite losing the first takedown and almost giving up back points, Dake was able to rally back to tie the match and send the match into overtime. Neither wrestler was able to secure a takedown in the one-minute, sudden victory period sending the match into a tiebreaker where Dake was able to secure an escape and win the match. In the finals, Dake met Montell Marion, the sixth seed from Iowa. Once again the freshman put on a stellar performance to earn a 7-3 victory, as well as the national championship; becoming the first true freshman to win a title since Dustin Schlatter from Minnesota won in 2006. Finishing the season at 34-2 with his last loss coming in December, Kyle Dake has set himself up for what could be a stellar colligate career.
Over the past month collegiate wrestlers from across the country have competed in the various national championships. The New York college-wrestling scene was well represented with a total of 21 All-Americans throughout the NCAA Division 1, Division 3, and NJCAA championships. In the Division 1 wrestling championships, Cornell lead the New York teams with 90 points for a school best 2nd place finish. Binghamton followed with 26 points (21st place), then Buffalo with 3.5 points (52nd place), and lastly Hofstra with 1 point (61st place). The individual place winners in the Division 1 Championships were:
Troy Nickerson (Cornell) – 4th at 125
Kyle Dake (Cornell) – 1st at 141
Justin Lister (Binghamton) – 4th at 157
Mack Lewnes (Cornell) – 2nd at 174
Cam Simaz (Cornell) – 3rd at 197
In the NCAA Division 3 Championships, Ithaca lead the New York teams with 41 points for a 6th place finish. Following Ithaca was US Merchant Marine Academy with 26.5 points (11th place), SUNY Cortland with 18.5 points (22nd place), NYU with 7.5 points (33rd place), and lastly SUNY Brockport with 2 points (41st place). The individual place winners in the Division 3 Championships were:
Jordan Alfano (USMMA) – 8th at 125
Aljamain Sterling (SUNY Cortland) – 4th at 133
Chad Winowich (Ithaca) – 6th at 133
Jeremy Stierly (Ithaca) – 2nd at 141
Blaine Wozszak (Ithaca) – 4th at 149
William Horwath (Ithaca) – 7th at 157
Matt Magill (NYU) – 8th at 157
Vincent Renaut (USMMA) – 1st at 165
Martino Sottile (SUNY Cortland) – 8th at 197
In the NJCAA Championships New York’s Junior College wrestlers had a strong showing with Nassau CC finishing 7th (89 points), Niagara CC finishing 20th (24.5 points), and Jamestown CC finishing 30th (7 points). The NJCAA All-Americans were:
Ricardo Gomez (Nassau CC) – 2nd at 125
Kodie Silvestri (Nassau CC) – 3rd at 141
Shay Shive (Niagara CC) – 3rd at 149
Rob Troy (Nassau CC) – 6th at 149
Lance Wade (Nassau CC) – 5th at 165
Jules Doliscar (Nassau CC) – 5th at 174
Corey James (Nassau CC) – 7th at 285
Full results can be found here:
DIVISION I
DIVISION III
NJCAA
