Cornell College Mt. Vernon, IA

Cornell College wrestling at UW-La Crosse Duals

College Wrestling
Candlewood Suite Duals
Saturday, Dec. 3
Mitchell Hall
La Crosse, Wis.

Round 1

#5 Cornell def. UW-Eau Claire, 37-12

Round 2

#5 Cornell def. #6 Saint John's, 21-15

Round 3

#5 Cornell def. #25 UW-Stevens Point, 25-16

Cornell improves to 5-2

Cornell Wrestling Releases 2011-12 Schedule

ITHACA, N.Y.-The Big Red wrestling team has released its 2011-12 schedule that is filled with action at home on East Hill. Cornell will play host to six dual matches, the Body Bar Invitational, the New York State Intercollegiate championships and is a regional site for the National Duals. Coming off a second-place NCAA finish a year ago, Rob Koll's Big Red team opens its season at home against Minnesota on Friday, Nov. 18 at Newman Arena.

The Golden Gophers finished seventh at the NCAA tournament last season. Cornell and Minnesota squared off at the 2011 National Duals, with the Big Red earning a 20-16 victory. One day later, the Big Red will play host to the Body Bar System Invitational in Newman Arena. Cornell will face competition from Army, Binghamton, Buffalo, Clarion, Drexel, Ithaca College, Kent State, Lock Haven, Minnesota, Sacred Heart and Virginia.

The Big Red travels to Las Vegas, Nev. to defend its 2010 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title on Dec. 2-3 before breaking for the winter holidays. In its first action of the new year, Cornell will compete at the Southern Scuffle, held for the first time in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Cornell will take on EIWA foe Lehigh at home on Jan. 8 before opening its Ivy slate. The Big Red will be in search for its 10th straight Ivy League title and looks to extend its 48-match conference win streak beginning Jan. 14 when it heads to Penn and Princeton.

On Jan. 21-22, the Big Red will play host to the New York State Intercollegiate championships with the junior varsity competing against the best teams in the state. A week later, Cornell will hit the road for a dual match on the campus of perennial powerhouse Iowa State.

On Sunday, Feb. 12, Cornell will welcome Central Michigan, Oklahoma, Purdue, Illinois and American to Newman Arena as a regional location for the NWCA/Cliff Keen Division I National Dual Meet Championship. There are four regional competitions from which the final team from each location will advance to the championship on Feb. 19. The final event will be held on one of the final team's campuses.

The National Duals rounds out Cornell's dual schedule. The Big Red will be in search of its sixth-straight EIWA team title on March 3-4 at Princeton. The 2012 NCAA championships return to St. Louis, Mo. March 15-17.

Cornell returns six starters including five NCAA qualifiers and three All-Americans. Included among the returners are two-time NCAA champion, junior Kyle Dake, three-time All-American Cam Simaz and All-American Steve Bosak. 
Cornell College Wrestling Team Carries Experience, No. 10 Ranking Into 2010-11 Campaign

MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College head wrestling coach Mike Duroe takes one of his more experienced squads into a promising 2010-11 campaign, which begins Saturday at the Loras Open in Dubuque.

Cornell’s 31-man roster features 17 letterwinners, eight of which were in the varsity lineup at the Iowa Conference Championships last February when the Rams scored a school-best third-place team finish. That has created early optimism for this year’s Rams, who have inherited a No. 10 ranking in the NWCA Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

“We’re cautiously optimistic that we can be real competitive in the conference,” said Duroe, the 2009-10 IIAC Co-Coach of the Year entering his sixth season on the Hilltop. “We’re looking for more consistency this season. We’re hoping that will happen with the number of experienced wrestlers we have.”

The Rams are led by two-time all-American Kevin Donahue (Mechanicsville, Va./St. Christopher’s) and 2010 national qualifier Nicholas Loughlin (Cherokee/Washington). Both wrestlers captured IIAC titles last season, the first time the program has crowned multiple champions in the same meet in 13 years in the league.

Donahue, a senior 141-pounder, capped a strong 35-9 campaign with a fourth-place finish at the 2010 NCAA Division III Championships. He heads all active Rams with 79 career wins. Donahue is rated fourth at 141 in the NWCA Preseason Individual Poll. He was voted the team’s Most Dedicated wrestler last season.

Loughlin enjoyed a breakout sophomore campaign with a 33-4 record at 157. He went undefeated against Division III foes until the national tournament. Loughlin, who owns a 41-9 career mark, is ranked sixth in the country in his weight class. He was named the team’s Most Improved wrestler in 2009-10.

Cornell finished 14-11 in dual competition, one win shy of the single-season school record. The Rams placed 12th at nationals with 25 points. It was the program’s fourth consecutive top-12 national team finish. 

Cornell welcomes back eight wrestlers who won at least 19 matches a season ago. The Rams return a talented class of junior starters in Timothy Hood (22-16 last season at 125), Jacob Schwebke (27-16 at 149), Joe Hambleton (25-15 at 165/174) and Andrew Roberts (23-18 at 184). Senior Robert Widmer (19-15 at 197) and sophomore Wyatt Bauman (13-28 at 285) were also regulars in the starting lineup.

Hood placed fourth at last year’s IIAC meet. Schwebke, Hambleton and Roberts all finished fifth in the conference.

Other returning letterwinners include seniors Wesley Schoo (9-14 at 125), Micky Spiwak (4-6 at 125/133), Ryan Mulnix (national qualifier at 149 in 2009) and Cliff Robertson (14-20 at 174), juniors Michael Buhr (6-11 at 141), Tigue Snider (16-20 at 133), Zach Wilson (19-14 at 149) and Dan Gratz (11-20 at 165), and sophomore Andrew Anderson (10-25 at 197).

Duroe has compiled a 65-48-1 record at Cornell. The Rams have landed 17 national qualifiers and 12 all-Americans under his guidance. Duroe said there are three keys to this team’s success.

“A lot depends on how healthy we can be, how our young guys develop and what kind of leadership we get from our juniors and seniors,” Duroe said. “This is one of our more experienced teams. I’m also real pleased with our freshman class. They’ve already energized this team and challenged our older guys.”

Cornell has eight newcomers in the program. Three-time Hawaii placewinner Jordan Ng at 125, and two-time Wyoming placewinner Alex Coolidge at 184 both won state championships. Micah Flora-Swick (122-42 career) at 141, Derek Munsey (93-24 career) at 165 and Marcus Streit at 197/285 are all state placewinners. 

The Rams lost two starters to graduation in Nick Nothern (24-9 at 133) and Alex Riniker (19-17 at 165). Nothern placed fifth at nationals last season, becoming the program’s sixth three-time all-American. He finished his career with 118 wins.

Cornell takes on another challenging schedule, which features up to 14 duals before Christmas. The home slate is highlighted with a triangular Nov. 26 against the University of Iowa and UT-Chattanooga, along with the Matman Invitational Jan. 15 and an IIAC dual with Wartburg Jan. 21.

The Rams are among six teams from the IIAC ranked nationally in the top 25. Wartburg is No. 2, Coe No. 4, Dubuque No. 11, Luther No. 14 and Buena Vista No. 23.

“Right now we’re trying to get through injuries. It’s already been a rough fall from that standpoint,” Duroe said. “We have a tough schedule. It’s real heavy in November and December, and that’s by design. We’ll get a lot of competition early in the year. It will be a balancing act between training and competition.” 
#3 Coe 33, #8 Cornell College 10

#3 Coe 33, #8 Cornell 10
125 - #1 Clayton Rush (Coe) tech fall Cole Mason, 18-3 (4:05).
133 - #7 Nick Nothern (Cor) maj. dec. Drew Hinschberger, 11-3.
141 - Chris LeClere (Coe) dec. Kevin Donahue, 10-5.
149 - Jacob Schwebke (Cor) dec. James Locke, 5-3.
157 - #4 Nicholas Loughlin (Cor) dec. Dale Handley, 6-1.
165 - #2 Nick LeClere (Coe) maj. dec. Alex Riniker, 18-4.
174 - Seth Rehn (Coe) pinned Joe Hambleton, 2:58.
184 - #1 Tyler Burkle (Coe) tech fall Andrew Roberts, 17-2.
197 - #5 Rob Kramer (Coe) pinned Andrew Anderson, 4:38.
285 - #6 Mitch Sander (Coe) maj. dec. Wyatt Bauman, 13-3.

Takedowns - Cornell 8, Coe 23; Nearfall points - Cornell 3, Coe 32; Reversals - Cornell 0, Coe 3; Escapes - Cornell 18, Coe 7; Penalty points - Cornell 1, Coe 3; Riding time points - Cornell 2, Coe 4;

Referee: Curt Frost
Length of match: 1:36
Attendance: 824

Records:
Cornell is 14-11 overall (5-3 Iowa Conference)
Coe 16-3 overall (7-1 Iowa Conference)
#22 Dubuque 22, Cornell College 20

174 - #1 Evan Brown (Dub) maj. dec. Cliff Robertson, 10-0. 184 - Jacob Durbin (Dub) dec. Andrew Roberts, 14-9. 197 - Robert Widmer (Cor) dec. Sam Johnson, 7-4. 285 - Chris Schiewe (Dub) dec. Wyatt Bauman, 1-0. 125 - #8 Timothy Hod (Cor) pinned Ryan Lessner, 5:40. 133 - #8 Nick Nothern (Cor) maj. dec. Derick Smith, 11-2. 141 - Mark Schultz (Dub) pinned Alex Hughes, :55. 149 - Jacob Schwebke (Cor) dec. Andrew Knoll, 6-5. 157 - #6 Nicholas Loughlin (Cor) maj. dec. Ryan Warczynski, 14-4. 165 - #4 Josh Terrell (Dub) pinned Alex Riniker, :38.

Takedowns - Cornell 16, Dubuque 7; Nearfall points - Cornell 2, Dubuque 12; Reversals - Cornell 5, Dubuque 3; Escapes - Cornell 8, Dubuque 9; Penalty points - Cornell 1, Dubuque 0; Riding time points - Cornell 3, Dubuque 2;

Referee: Kevin Tann
Length of match: 305
Attendance: 315

Records:
Cornell 9-9 overall (1-1 Iowa Conference)
Dubuque 4-3 overall (2-0 Iowa Conference)
Cornell College Wrestling Scores for Gator Duals

Sunday, Dec. 20
Orlando, Fla.

Round 1
#12 Cornell def. #26 Ohio Northern, 26-10
Round 2
Univ. of Chicago def. #12 Cornell, 22-18
Round 3
#12 Cornell def. #23 Johnson @ Wales, 34-8

Cornell is 6-6 overall
Cornell College Matman Invitational Moved to Sunday, Jan. 3

Cornell College's Matman Wrestling Invitational, originally scheduled for Jan. 2-3, has been moved to a one-day event on Sunday, Jan. 3 starting at 9:30 a.m. in Mount Vernon.
U.S.-Russia Freestyle Wrestling Teams To Clash Wednesday

A team of top U.S. wrestlers will compete in a freestyle dual meet against a team from Russia in Mount Vernon, IA, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Cornell College's Small Multi-Sports Center. The 700 remaining tickets will be sold prior to the event at the Small Multi-Sports Center. Doors are set to open and tickets sales will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. The local organizing committee is the Hawkeye Wrestling Club.

2008 U.S. Olympians Mike Zadick (Solon, Iowa/Gator WC), Doug Schwab (Coralville, Iowa/Gator WC) and Steve Mocco (Coralville, Iowa/New York AC) will be in the U.S. lineup. Schwab and Mocco both won NCAA Div. I titles for Iowa, while Zadick was an all-American for the Hawkeyes. Zadick won a World silver medal for the United States in 2006. Zadick will compete at 60 kg/132 lbs., Schwab will wrestle at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and Mocco will compete at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.

Two of the other U.S. team members train full-time in Iowa City. Paul Donahoe, a past NCAA champion for Nebraska, will compete at 55 kg/121 lbs. and Lloyd Rogers, who starred at Tennessee-Chattanooga, will wrestle at 74 kg/163 lbs. Also in the lineup is Bryce Hasseman (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) at 84 kg/185 lbs. Hasseman climbed to the No. 2 position on Freestyle Team USA's chart last season while training in Iowa City under Coach Terry Brands. Competing at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. will be Kyle Cerminara (Edinboro, Pa./New York AC), who was the 2009 U.S. Nationals runner-up at this weight class. Cerminara was an NCAA All-American for the Univ. of Buffalo.

Russia is the defending World Team champions in freestyle wrestling, and has been a long-time U.S. rival for international supremacy. The Russian lineup has not yet been finalized, but should include a number of athletes who have won medals on the international level. The Russian team is also expected to compete in dual meets in Illinois and New York, as well as wrestle in the New York AC International Open in New York City on Nov. 22.

The Russian team features numerous athletes who have won international medals on the World or Continental levels. Included are some of the top young stars in the Russian program. Russia is currently the reigning World Champion team in freestyle wrestling. Leading the effort is Nariman Israpilov at 55 kg/121 lbs., a 2009 European champion and the 2008 Junior World champion.Two of the team members have won silver medals at the Russian National Freestyle Championships, Arsen Mairov at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. and Anzor Urishev at 84 kg/185 lbs. Mairov was a Russian National silver medalist in 2009, while Urishev won his Russian National silver medal in 2008. Urishev was also a Junior World silver medalist at 2008.Bronze medalists at the Russian Freestyle Nationals on the tour include Vladimir Vilmov at 60 kg/132 lbs., Magomed Magomedov at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. and Valeri Bedoev at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. Bedoev won two Russian National bronze medals competing up at 120 kg/264.5 lbs. Vilmov won a gold medal at the Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs, Colo. in 2009.

U.S.- Russia Freestyle Match-Ups for Wednesday's Meet
55 kg/121 lbs. - Paul Donahoe (US) vs. Nariman Israpilov (R)
60 kg/132 lbs. - Mike Zadick (US) vs. Vladimir Vilmov (R)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Doug Schwab (US) vs. Arsen Mairov (R)
74 kg/163 lbs. - Lloyd Rogers (US) vs. Rashid Kurbanov (R)
84 kg/185 lbs. - Bryce Hasseman (US) vs. Anzor Urishev (R)
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Kyle Cerminara (US) vs. Magomed Magomedov (R) or Valeriy Bedoev (R)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Steve Mocco (US) vs. Alan Tsarikaev (R)
North Central 19, Cornell College 16

Wednesday, Nov. 11
Small Multi-Sport Center, Mount Vernon

#10 North Central 19, Cornell 16
133 - Nathan Fitzenreider (NC) dec. Tigue Snider, 9-3.
141 - #3 Kevin Donahue (Cor) maj. dec. Andrew Zoback, 12-4.
149 - Tim Gingerich (NC) dec. Zach Wilson, 10-6.
157 - Nicholas Loughlin (Cor) pinned Jake Sandborn, 2:13.
165 - Ron Uccardi (NC) dec. Joe Hambleton, 6-4.
174 - Cowan Brown (NC) dec. Cliff Robertson, 3-2.
184 - #2 Gabe Youel (NC) dec. Andrew Roberts, 4-2.
197 - #9 Vinny Sapienza (NC) maj. dec. Robert Widmer, 10-1.
285 - Wyatt Bauman (Cor) dec. Rod Knowlton, 2-1 OT.
125 - Timothy Hood (Cor) dec. #10 Joe Norton (NC), 8-6.

Takedowns - North Central 18, Cornell 7; Nearfall points - Cornell 8, North Central 0; Reversals - Cornell 1, North Central 0; Escapes - Cornell 19, North Central 13; Penalty points - Cornell 0, North Central 0; Riding time points - North Central 4, Cornell 2.

Referee: Kevin Tann
Length of match: 1:39
Attendance: 408

Records:
Cornell 0-1 overall
North Central 4-0 overall
#10 Cornell College 34, Augustana 9

125 - Kyle Brodwater (Aug) dec. Timothy Hood, 7-4. 133 - Andrew Randone (Aug) dec. Tigue Snider, 12-6. 141 - Kevin Donahue (Cor) dec. Alberto Quiros, 13-6.  149 - Ryan Mulnix (Cor) maj. dec. Zac Holland,10-0. 157 - Aron Kindelsperger (Cor) pinned Matt McIntyre, 3:34. 165 - Nicholas Loughlin (Cor) pinned Kris Kovach, 6:26. 174 - #9 Kyle Kehrli (Cor) pinned Gabe Gardner, 3:36. 184 - Brian Kerr (Aug) dec. Andrew Roberts, 13-9. 197 - Carmen Sacco (Cor) dec. Matt Nykaza, 8-5. 285 -  Robert Widmer (Cor) pinned Paul Sutkay, 6:19.

Takedowns - Cornell 23, Augustana 17; Nearfall points - Cornell 22, Augustana 2; Reversals - Cornell 2, Augustana 0; Escapes - Cornell 18, Augustana 13 ; Penalty points - Cornell 0, Augustana 0 ; Riding time points - Cornell 3, Augustana 0.

Referee: Kevin Tann
Length of match: 1:30
Attendance: 450

Records:
Cornell 14-6 overall
Augustana 2-11 overall