Wrestling 2026-27

ugarte · August 24, 2026, 01:01:48 PM

Season preview later but some updates on the incoming class.

Isaiah Cortez (USA) and Alessio Perentin (Italy by way of NJ) wrestled at the U20 World Championships in Bratislava over the weekend.

Cortez took silver at 57kg, beating China, Kazakhstan and Uzbekhistan before falling to Russia in the final. Cortez was the silver medalist in Greco last year and is the first dual-discipline medalist for the USA at the U20 championships.

Perentin took 5th at 74kg, losing to eventual silver medalist Jayden James (USA/Penn State) in the main bracket. In repechage, Perentin beat Slovakia and Belarus before losing to Kazakhstan in the bronze medal match.

At the U17 championships last month, '31* Arseni Kikiniou didn't place in either Greco (0-1) or freestyle (1-1). He medaled in both disciplines last year so I'm sure this was a disappointing result.

* maybe '32; he's a HS senior.

George64 · August 25, 2026, 03:49:01 PM

I don't see Meyer Shapiro listed on the 2026-27 roster. What's up?

Al DeFlorio · August 25, 2026, 04:01:19 PM

Quote from: George64 on August 25, 2026, 03:49:01 PMI don't see Meyer Shapiro listed on the 2026-27 roster. What's up?

Portal to Nebraska

ugarte · August 25, 2026, 07:46:38 PM

Quote from: Al DeFlorio on August 25, 2026, 04:01:19 PM
Quote from: George64 on August 25, 2026, 03:49:01 PMI don't see Meyer Shapiro listed on the 2026-27 roster. What's up?
Portal to Nebraska

there was apparently a falling out between shapiro and the coaching staff that couldn't be remedied. he's taking a gap year and coming back to wrestle for nebraska in 2027.

rss77 · September 05, 2026, 05:15:53 PM

I don't see Vinny Freeman on the Cornell wrestling roster-did he decommit?

scoop85 · September 05, 2026, 07:59:41 PM

Quote from: rss77 on September 05, 2026, 05:15:53 PMI don't see Vinny Freeman on the Cornell wrestling roster-did he decommit?

I assume he is doing the usual greyshirt year. Ugarte would presumably know more.

ugarte · September 06, 2026, 02:14:19 AM

Quote from: scoop85 on September 05, 2026, 07:59:41 PM
Quote from: rss77 on September 05, 2026, 05:15:53 PMI don't see Vinny Freeman on the Cornell wrestling roster-did he decommit?

I assume he is doing the usual greyshirt year. Ugarte would presumably know more.

yes indeed. according to wrestlestat, he's at Spartan Combat RTC this year. That list isn't totally accurate - Michael Turi decommitted and is going directly to Bloomsburg instead - but it does have a number of future Big Red I am hoping to see good things from (Jeter, Verrette, Traves).