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— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) December 17, 2018
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Sophomore Yianni Diakomihalis made his 2018-19 dual meet debut and Cornell ran off wins in the final three matches to overcome a deficit and top Northern Iowa 21-14 on Sunday afternoon at West Gym, The eighth-ranked Big Red improved to 3-0, while the Panthers fell to 1-2 with the loss.
Diakomihalis got Cornell off to a great start, running through No. 10 Josh Alber 12-2 as the meet opened at 141 pounds. Diakomihalis posted the only four takedowns, surrendered just two escapes and piled on a top 10 ranked wrestler on the road.