Garrett, Dean Crowned NCAA Champs In World's Most Famous Arena
March 19, 2016

 

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Senior Nahshon Garrett opened the night and closed his collegiate career with his first national title and junior Gabe Dean put the cherry on top with his second consecutive crown in front of a frenzied, sold-out Madison Square Garden on Saturday evening at the 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships. An ESPN audience and 19,270 fans the World's Most Famous Arena witnessed Garrett's 7-6 win over No. 2 seed Cory Clark of Iowa at 133 pounds and Dean's 5-3 triumph over No. 7 seed TJ Dudley of Nebraska.

Cornell finished seventh in the team race with 67 points, crowning three All-Americans after qualifying nine for the national championship meet. It is the Big Red's nine consecutive top 10 team finish and eighth straight among the top seven teams. The two individual titles brings Cornell's haul to 19 in program history, while its three All-Americans gives the Big Red 76 all-time, including 15 national crowns and 59 All-Americans under head coach Rob Koll.





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