Wrestling [2016-2017]

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Current rankings:

(Intermat/WIN/Flo)
125: Macri (15/14/14)
133: Grey (15/UR/15)
141: Koll (UR/UR/UR)
149: Galasso (20/UR/UR)
157: Palacio (2/2/2)
165: Womack (20/UR/UR)
174: Realbuto (5/3*/5)
184: Dean (1/1/1)
197: Scott (UR/16/UR)
Hwt: Sweany (19/UR/UR)

Mark Grey pops up on a couple of lists for the first time. Womack and Galasso sneak in to the intermat rankings because they won a tournament but as far as I know, Artigliere is still the likely starter at 165 (Womack won 2-0 at the Binghamton tournament).

* WIN is still ranking Realbuto at 165.

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If healthy -- sadly a big if but last Sunday was encouraging -- Grey should be ranked and should earn a rank higher than 15.  Not sure why the wrestling powers that be have no problem with Macri being top 15, but doubt Galasso.  The rest of the rankings seem appropriate to me.

The match notes for the Buffalo dual list Noah Baughman as the starter at 125.

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If healthy -- sadly a big if but last Sunday was encouraging -- Grey should be ranked and should earn a rank higher than 15.  Not sure why the wrestling powers that be have no problem with Macri being top 15, but doubt Galasso.  The rest of the rankings seem appropriate to me.

The match notes for the Buffalo dual list Noah Baughman as the starter at 125.

I agree, re: Grey. I think the voters are giving him a little time to prove that he's healthy and able to make weight.

I was surprised that Galasso got so little respect preseason too - and I'm equally surprised that Sweany got votes, though I'd love to see him do well.

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A busy weekend for the Big Red. On Saturday we have a dual meet against Buffalo. On Sunday, the NYS Intercollegiate Championships.

Injury notes: Dalton Macri is out for a while with a broken finger suffered in his first match at the Binghamton tournament, which explains his first round loss and subsequent forfeit. Jeramy Sweany also apparently hurt his hand, but he is still a maybe for the weekend. Brian Realbuto may be back this weekend but seems likely to return the following weekend for the matches against Hofstra and Rutgers at MSG.

Lineup notes: Dylan Palacio (157) and Owen Scott (197) are out until next semester to preserve their eligibility. Brandon Womack has taken the top spot at 165 from Dillon Artigliere after winning their match at Binghamton (though practice probably factored in as well). Ben Honis beat Jake Anderson at the wrestle-off for 197 and will be the starter until Scott returns. Drew Garcia will wrestle at 174 for Realbuto if Koll chooses to rest Realbuto this weekend. If Sweany can't wrestle, Craig Scott will go in his place.

Buffalo is a dual meet, so only the starters will wrestle. NYS is an open tournament, so most of the roster will be entered. You can read the match notes press release here (fyi it's a pdf).

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Cornell holds off Buffalo 18-15.  The matches were tied 5-5, but Gabe Dean's pin was worth 3 extra, and difference-making, points.  Not a great showing, but not the end of the world considering the injuries. In the order they wrestled.

Noah Baughman filled in for Macri and had a couple of nice takedowns, but couldn't escape from bottom position. Mark Grey looked off; he was ridden out for the entire second period and looked winded at the end when he gave up a late escape to lose his match. Will Koll had no offense at 141 and lost 2-1.  Joey Galasso took an early 6-0 and coasted to a win, as did Taylor Simaz.  Womack looks solid and explosive at 165, though his defense and match awareness need to improve.  He has real potential. Realbuto wrestled and was rusty but basically fine. Dean is a stud.  Honis was aggressive but couldn't finish enough of his shots. Craig Scott filled in at heavy and was okay, but lost a close one.

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Cornell holds off Buffalo 18-15.  The matches were tied 5-5, but Gabe Dean's pin was worth 3 extra, and difference-making, points.  Not a great showing, but not the end of the world considering the injuries. In the order they wrestled.

Noah Baughman filled in for Macri and had a couple of nice takedowns, but couldn't escape from bottom position. Mark Grey looked off; he was ridden out for the entire second period and looked winded at the end when he gave up a late escape to lose his match. Will Koll had no offense at 141 and lost 2-1.  Joey Galasso took an early 6-0 and coasted to a win, as did Taylor Simaz.  Womack looks solid and explosive at 165, though his defense and match awareness need to improve.  He has real potential. Realbuto wrestled and was rusty but basically fine. Dean is a stud.  Honis was aggressive but couldn't finish enough of his shots. Craig Scott filled in at heavy and was okay, but lost a close one.

Thanks mountainred. I saw that 4 of our 5 losses were by a single point. Yeesh.

I hope last week was the real Mark Grey. And I'm really looking forward to the return of Macri, Palacio and Scott.

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Cornell holds off Buffalo 18-15.  The matches were tied 5-5, but Gabe Dean's pin was worth 3 extra, and difference-making, points.  Not a great showing, but not the end of the world considering the injuries. In the order they wrestled.

Noah Baughman filled in for Macri and had a couple of nice takedowns, but couldn't escape from bottom position. Mark Grey looked off; he was ridden out for the entire second period and looked winded at the end when he gave up a late escape to lose his match. Will Koll had no offense at 141 and lost 2-1.  Joey Galasso took an early 6-0 and coasted to a win, as did Taylor Simaz.  Womack looks solid and explosive at 165, though his defense and match awareness need to improve.  He has real potential. Realbuto wrestled and was rusty but basically fine. Dean is a stud.  Honis was aggressive but couldn't finish enough of his shots. Craig Scott filled in at heavy and was okay, but lost a close one.

Thanks mountainred. I saw that 4 of our 5 losses were by a single point. Yeesh.

I hope last week was the real Mark Grey. And I'm really looking forward to the return of Macri, Palacio and Scott.

In a lot of ways, it was whatever could go wrong, did go wrong.  I didn't pay to watch the Bearcat, but the Mark Grey I watched yesterday doesn't put up the results Mark did last weekend.  The service that hedged on his ranking looks smart this morning.  

I know Dylan didn't play soccer this fall.  Is this semester off to account for the season of soccer he played at TC3 while at Finger Lakes?

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Pretty successful day at the NYS Intercollegiate Open, even though a lot of starters weren't there (Grey, Galasso, Palacio, Realbuto and any Heavy).  Titles to Noah Baughman at 125, Will Koll at 141, Womack at 165 (pinning teammate Dillion Artigliere in 1:06 of the finals) and Dean at 184.  Dean won every match by fall and that gives him four NYS titles;  I wonder if he would have wrestled today if he wasn't going for four.  Taylor Simaz took second at 157, Milik Dawkins second at 174, and Ben Honis beat Jake Anderson for 3rd place at 197.

The tournament also has a "B side" for redshirts, reserves, etc.  Too many guys to track, but a few notes:  recruit Ben Darmstadt blew away the competition at 197 with two pins, a shutout tech fall and a injury default.  Recruit Max Dean won at 184, and freshman Terence Gillem won at 141 with two pins, a TF, and a major along the way.

Next stop:  two duals next week at MSG versus Hofstra and Rutgers.

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Next stop:  two duals next week at MSG versus Hofstra and Rutgers.

See you there?

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Next stop:  two duals next week at MSG versus Hofstra and Rutgers.

See you there?

I wish, but MSG is a long drive from West Virginia.

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The Garden was good to the Big Red in Wrestling too.  Despite being down starters at 125, 157, and maybe 197, Cornell sweeps Hofstra (39-0) and #10 Rutgers (28-10).

Great days for most of the team.

At 125, Baughman fills in for Macri and gets a pair of close wins.  His win to start the Rutgers dual was a sign.

Will Koll looked aggressive at 141.  Even though he lost his match to top five Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers, it was only 6-4 and as quality a loss as you get.

Brandon Womack got two pins to up his total this year to 5.  

Gabe Dean is still a monster.  He beat Hofstra with a 30 second pin, then outlasted Rutges' highly-regarded 184 pounder with a crushing third period.

All in all, pretty good work.  Next week is the Las Vegas Invitational and then exams.

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Thanks for the recap MR.

Cornell shut out Hofstra 39-0 then pulled off a great win against Rutgers 28-10.

125: Baughman was solid in both matches, which played out roughly the same. Trade escapes, late takedown by Baughman. Solid work.

133: In the Hofstra match Grey was dominating Vespa, built a huge lead and was lucky to escape with the 14-12 win. He was nearly pinned multiple times and I'm sure Hofstra wants to see a replay. Against Rutgers, Grey again took an early lead and AGAIN held on, though this time the score was lower. #13 Dippery is his second big win of this young season but I'm seriously concerned about his strength. He's fast and can score but he has a very hard time getting off bottom and I feel like it's really going to cost him soon.

141: Hell of a day for Will Koll. Cruised in his match against Hofstra then damn near pulled off a win against the #5 wrestler in the country. I think Ashnault is the stronger guy but damn Koll really has potential.

149: Galasso didn't have a great day. Close win over Hofstra and then couldn't get off bottom for four full minutes against #10 Theobold. Got called for stalling and turned for four points to boot. Getting off bottom is a pretty widespread problem on the team. DON'T LIKE.

157: Waiting for Palacio to get back. Simaz was fine. Win over Hofstra, outclassed against Rutgers and lost a major.

165: Womack may... be... a beast. Artigliere was supposed to be the starter at 165 but Womack beat him twice... and he's beating everyone else too. Two second period falls today. After a scoreless first period, the Rutgers wrestler chose neutral so he wouldn't be stuck underneath Womack. Didn't matter. Womack took him down, almost turned him a few times before adjusting his position, locking up a cradle and getting the fall. Very, very impressive.

174: Realbuto is back, kind of. He destroyed an overmatched kid from Hofstra 20-3 then won a match that was closer than it should have been against Rutgers. As usual, the points BReal gave up were on a reversal when he tried for a tilt that wasn't there. His late takedown to break the tie and get the win was nice though.

184: Dean is Dean. He went right after Oxley of Hofstra, clearly intending to make it a quick match and save energy for Rutgers. He got the fall in under 30 seconds. Against #13 Gravina of Rutgers, he was never in danger of giving up points but it took until the third for him to break through. When he did, he was savage. Four point tilt, four point tilt, two point tilt, 16-3 major decision. And I thought he was going to get 4 the last time also for the tech.

197: Heck of a day for Honis too. Two matches, two wins. Looked strong, won 9-1 and 4-0. I still think this is Scott's spot when he comes back in January but Honis is going to make him work for it.

Hwt: Sweany had a solid match against Hofstra then a very good one against Rutgers. Against Rutgers he got the takedown and the tilt and seems to have hut his opponent's shoulder turning him over. The guy pretty much stopped fighting back and gave up the fall.

The big positives: Koll and Womack (and a tip of the cap to Baughman). And looking up from the Dean match to see incoming frosh Vito Arujau whip some kid from New Jersey in the NY/NJ all-star match one mat over.

The things that concern me: Grey on bottom, Realbuto doing that thing that worries us all (even though I'm glad to see him back).

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The things that concern me: Grey on bottom, Realbuto doing that thing that worries us all (even though I'm glad to see him back).

I would add Galasso, who is too talented to be struggling at getting out from bottom position.  As far as Realbuto, I think that's just who he is.  In the Hofstra match, he scored 4 NF points in a position where I was thinking he was in deep trouble.  No result at NCAA's would shock me, from going 0-2 to winning the title.  

Thanks for the color on my bare-boned review.  Noah and Will both looked much better than a week ago.

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I would add Galasso, who is too talented to be struggling at getting out from bottom position.

Yes, definitely. Especially because either he looks huge for 149 or Koll looks tiny for 141. Galasso stepped on the mat and it looked like we'd skipped a weight class - and he still couldn't stand up.

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Big test for the squad this weekend as they head to Las Vegas for the Cliff Keen Invitational. 5 top ten teams (including Cornell) in the lineup and a lot of other quality squads.