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Ivy League Champs!

Cornell University Wrestling Tops Penn, Claims 42nd Ivy Title In Program History

ITHACA, N.Y. — With a meet seemingly ready to go down to the final match, Chris Foca and Jacob Cardenas had other ideas. Their bonus point victories allowed the Big Red to claim a 19-15 triumph over the 25th-ranked Quakers to cap an unbeaten Ivy dual season and clinching the program’s 42nd conference title in school history.

The win capped a Senior Day that honors the class of 2023, including three-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis, who earned an 8-3 win over No. 12 Doug Zapf in his final home match.

After trailing 9-6 at intermission, the Big Red won consecutive matches after the break to regain the lead, first tying it with a Julian Ramirez decision victory over Lucas Raveno at 165 to tie it at 12-12, then busting through with a third-period fall over No. 20 Nick Incontrera. With a comfortable lead, but in search of bonus points, Foca was able to turn what looked like a future stalemate position into a turn, getting near-fall before squaring Incontrera’s shoulders for the big six points at the 5:59 mark. The bonus points put Cornell in the driver’s seat with three matches to go. … rest of story at Cornellbigred.com/news/2023/2/5/wrestling-tops-penn-claims-42nd-ivy-title-in-program-history

February 9, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized