Wrestling 2015-16

[billhoward]

Photo essay (head shots) and short story in The New Yorker. Wrestling now exists once the NCAAs came to Madison Square Garden.

The Faces of College Wrestlers

[George64]

"Close, but no cigar."

[ugarte]

"Close, but no cigar."

It was a real bummer. Cox earned it. Beat the #1 seed in the QF before knocking off #2 Dake in the final. He was the better wrestler too.

Garrett - who will be a force to be reckoned with if he can consistently make weight - wrestled for the lightweight spot and almost knocked off the #1 guy in the first round but was hit with a decisive penalty point for (effectively) stalling with 10 seconds left in the match.

[George64]

Future Cornellian, Yianni Diakomihalis, named to USA Today's All-USA wrestling team in the 138-pound class.  A junior and four-time NYS champion, he has an opportunity to become only the second wrestler to win five state championships.  The other - four-time All-American Troy Nickerson '10.

[ithacat]

Future Cornellian, Yianni Diakomihalis, named to USA Today's All-USA wrestling team in the 138-pound class.  A junior and four-time NYS champion, he has an opportunity to become only the second wrestler to win five state championships.  The other - four-time All-American Troy Nickerson '10.

Also named the D&C's All-Greater Rochester wrestler of the year for the 4th straight year. His record is 232-3 with one year remaining. Let's hope his younger brother is a strong student as well. He won his first state title as an 8th grader.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/high-school/agr/2016/04/14/2015-16-all-greater-rochester-wrestling-division/82810246/

[George64]

Future Cornellian, Yianni Diakomihalis, named to USA Today's All-USA wrestling team in the 138-pound class.  A junior and four-time NYS champion, he has an opportunity to become only the second wrestler to win five state championships.  The other - four-time All-American Troy Nickerson '10.

Also named the D&C's All-Greater Rochester wrestler of the year for the 4th straight year. His record is 232-3 with one year remaining. Let's hope his younger brother is a strong student as well. He won his first state title as an 8th grader.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/high-school/agr/2016/04/14/2015-16-all-greater-rochester-wrestling-division/82810246/

More on future Cornellian Yianni Diakomihalis.

[Roy 82]

Future Cornellian, Yianni Diakomihalis, named to USA Today's All-USA wrestling team in the 138-pound class.  A junior and four-time NYS champion, he has an opportunity to become only the second wrestler to win five state championships.  The other - four-time All-American Troy Nickerson '10.

Also named the D&C's All-Greater Rochester wrestler of the year for the 4th straight year. His record is 232-3 with one year remaining. Let's hope his younger brother is a strong student as well. He won his first state title as an 8th grader.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/high-school/agr/2016/04/14/2015-16-all-greater-rochester-wrestling-division/82810246/

More on future Cornellian Yianni Diakomihalis.

ooh! Yianni!
http://movie-sounds.org/romance-movie-sound-bites/sound-clips-from-chasing-amy-1997/ooh-yanni

[George64]

Incoming freshman, Yianni Diakomihalis, won United World Wrestling cadet freestyle championship at 138.9 pounds this weekend in Tbilisi, Georgia.

[Al DeFlorio]

Incoming freshman, Yianni Diakomihalis, won United World Wrestling cadet freestyle championship at 138.9 pounds this weekend in Tbilisi, Georgia.

I believe another incoming frosh, Vito Arujau, placed second in his weight class.

[ugarte]

Incoming freshman, Yianni Diakomihalis, won United World Wrestling cadet freestyle championship at 138.9 pounds this weekend in Tbilisi, Georgia.

I believe another incoming frosh, Vito Arujau, placed second in his weight class.

For the uninitiated, they are "incoming" in the fall of 2017.

Still, we've got a great team coming back: a returning champ, two other returning All-Americans (Palacio from 2016, Realbuto from 2014 and 2015), and fave returning NCAA qualifiers (Macri, Galasso, Scott and Sweany in 2016; Grey in 2014 and 2015). Plus a solid freshman class.

This year is going to be fun. Cornell is back at the Garden the same weekend as Red Hot Hockey.