General 2012-13 Wrestling thread

[ugarte]

On an otherwise rough night for Cornell men's sports, the wrestling team came through.

Despite two significant early season injuries and five freshmen in the lineup, Cornell destroyed Binghamton 30-7.  The only two matches the Big Red lost were expected losses to likely All-Americans and even those were decently close. Dake dominated and got a pin and spl of the freshmen acquitted themselves well. Once the injuries clear up this could really be a team to reckon with.

[ugarte]

Cornell with three dual meet wins, inclusion a 40-0 blanking of Drexel and wins over #9 Central Michigan and #14(IIRC) Oklahoma.

[mountainred]

Cornell with three dual meet wins, inclusion a 40-0 blanking of Drexel and wins over #9 Central Michigan and #14(IIRC) Oklahoma.

And in a sign that the future looks bright for Cornell Wrestling, Freshman Nashon Garrett (125) won all three of his matches convincingly to run his record to 13-0 and Sophomore Jace Bennett (197) had two major decisions (one over the #19 guy) and a pin to clinch the Oklahoma dual.

[David Harding]

Grapple at the Garden was given two or three good plugs at the Cornell-Michigan hockey game Saturday.

[ugarte]

Out at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Open, the Red are in third after day one.

Gartett (125), Dake and Nevinger in the semifinals, five still alive in the consolation bracket. If you want to see something sick, enjoy Dake's first round match against a guy from Northern Colorado who probably regrets waking up this morning: http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/249935-2012-Cliff-Keen-Las-Vegas-Invitational/video/664520-165-r1-Kyle-Dake-Cornell-vs-Charlie-McMartin-Northern-Colorado

[Robb]

If you want to see something sick, enjoy Dake's first round match against a guy from Northern Colorado who probably regrets waking up this morning but could nevertheless whip my ass with one pinkie: http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/249935-2012-Cliff-Keen-Las-Vegas-Invitational/video/664520-165-r1-Kyle-Dake-Cornell-vs-Charlie-McMartin-Northern-Colorado

FYP.  Impressive.

[ugarte]

If you want to see something sick, enjoy Dake's first round match against a guy from Northern Colorado who probably regrets waking up this morning but could nevertheless whip my ass with one pinkie: http://www.flowrestling.org/coverage/249935-2012-Cliff-Keen-Las-Vegas-Invitational/video/664520-165-r1-Kyle-Dake-Cornell-vs-Charlie-McMartin-Northern-Colorado

FYP.  Impressive.

Agreed on both counts.

Dake won at 165, Garrett finished second at 125 (where he was seeded), Nevinger finished 4th at 141 (where he was seeded), Villalonga took sixth at 149 (he was unseeded), Bennet took seventh at 197 (seeded 9th) and Lane took sixth at 285 (unseeded). Good tournament overall for the squad with a third place finish.

[gjk22]

Is Bosak injured? Missing him from the lineup certainly hurts the team. We don't look like a podium team for NCAAs thus far, though clearly Dake winning #4 will be the huge story for Cornell and across wrestling this year. If he wrestles Taylor in the NCAA final, this may be the most anticipated NCAA final in history (though I'm not a wrestling history buff).

Other encouraging story so far for the Big Red is the emergence of Nashon Garrett. He looks like an all-American to me, and only a freshman. Intermat has him up to #10 ranking at 125.

[marty]

NWCA All Star Classic is on Fox sports FCS Pacific from 8 to 10 tonight. Not HD here but still fun. I think this took place in early November.

[ugarte]

Is Bosak injured?

Not injured in a way that should affect his wrestling, except to the extent it is affecting his conditioning. He is recovering from a serious staph infection. He is expected to come back well before NCAAs.

[Jim Hyla]

NY Times article on Dake and MSG.

[ugarte]

Rough start against Missouri:

125: Garrett loses (to a higher ranked wrestler)
133: Arujau loses by MD (to a higher ranked wrestler)
141: Nevinger loses (to a lower ranked wrestler)

but then a turnaround

149: Villalonga wins (over a roughly equivalent ranking)
157: Shanaman wins (over a higher ranked wrestler, but not really by much)

Currently 10-6 Mizzou.

165: Dake wins 5-0. Now 10-9 Mizzou... but it's kind of downhill from here...

174: Peppleman comes close but loses 4-3. 13-9 Mizzou.

184: Surprise appearance from Bosak! No more staph. And he's up 3-0 early in the 2d period. And wins 6-0. 13-12 Mizzou.

197: Bennett gets pinned. 19-12 Mizzou.

Hwt, Lane loses 7-1.

22-12 Mizzou final.

Oklahoma State next.

[ugarte]

125: Garrett wins
133: Arujua loses
141: Nevinger wins by MD
149: Villalonga loses by MD to #1 in the country
157: Shanaman loses by MD to #2 in the country

OSU leads 11-7 Things don't look good. We're the clear favorite at 184 (if Bosak is wrestling), clear dogs at 157, 174, 197 and Hwt. If Bosak isn't wrestling, we're dogs at all weights after 165.

Up next at 165, #1 Dake vs #3 Caldwell is the most highly anticipated match of the day.

Dake with a dominant 4-1 win. Got a reversal from the bottom in the second and rode hard the most of the second and third. Over 3 minutes RT.

OSU leads 11-10.

174: Pickett gets pinned by the #1 wrestler. 17-10 OSU. Bosak next.
184: Bosak with a narrow 4-3 win.

17-13 OSU. Two losses expected at the top weights; facing two top 10 guys.

197: OSU rested their starter and Bennett beat their backup. 17-16 OSU
Hwt: The #2 wrestler in the country beat Lane by MD.

Final score, Oklahoma State 21, Cornell 16

Lost to two teams ranked ahead of us so this isn't a huge surprise. Dake easily won both of his matches, Bosak came back and won (if not at top form yet). Good enough day.

[David Harding]

On Thursday the Ithaca Journal announced that Kyle Dake was sharing its Van Sickle Male Athlete of the Year Award with a three-sport athlete from Kyle's high school.

[semsox]

Surprised no mention of the Southern Scuffle.  Cornell placed 5th, with the highlight obviously being the Dake-Taylor rematch, which Dake won (semi-controversially?).  I'd be curious what some people who are more familiar with wrestling than I am thought of the supposed controversial calls.