Six Cornell Wrestlers Record First-Place Finishes At Mat Town Open SOURCE: cornellbigred.com November 26, 2023
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- Six Cornell wrestlers won their weight classes as part of a strong showing for the Big Red at the Mat Town Open Tournament at Lock Haven University on Sunday. Greg Diakomihalis (125), Josh Saunders (149), Chris Foca (184), Jacob Cardenas (197), Eric Carlson (197) and Lewis Fernandes (285) went undefeated. Three Cornell grapplers logged second-place finishes, and two finished in third. Greg Diakomihalis (1st at 125) Diakomihalis won 17-2 by technical fall over Matt Dougherty (Spartan Combat RTC) Diakomihalis won 20-4 by technical fall over Ethan Smith (Lehigh) Diakomihalis won by fall over Carson Wagner (Binghamton) Marcello Milani (4th at 125) Milani lost 8-5 by decision to Carson Wagner (Binghamton) Milani won 13-0 by major decision over Matthew Griffin (Binghamton) Milani won 17-2 by technical fall over Matt Dougherty (Spartan Combat RTC) Milani won by forfeit over Kurt McHenry (Penn State) Milani lost 9-6 by decision to Nick Treaster (Navy) Ethan Qureshi (2nd at 133) Qureshi won 8-5 by decision over Jay McDonald (Binghamton) Qureshi won 8-1 by decision over Sean Logue (Lock Haven) Qureshi won 8-1 by decision over Joy Haynes Qureshi lost 4-1 by decision to Tyler Ferrara (Spartan Combat RTC) Foster Cardinale (No place, 133) Cardinale lost 10-3 by decision to Hayden Cunningham Cardinale lost 11-2 by decision to Sean Logue (Lock Haven) Mark Botello (No place, 141) Botello lost 20-3 by technical fall to Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) Botello lost 6-3 by decision to Wyatt Fox (Lock Haven) Josh Saunders (1st at 149) Saunders won 13-10 by decision over Jordan Brown (Binghamton) Saunders won 12-2 by major decision over Nate Wade (Cornell) Saunders won 4-1 by decision over Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) Ethan Fernandez (2nd at 149) Fernandez won 17-7 by major decision over Caleb Sweet (Binghamton) Fernandez won 10-6 by decision over Ty Linsenbigler (Lock Haven) Fernandez won 9-2 by decision over Cole Handlovic (Cornell) Fernandez lost 4-1 by decision to Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) Cole Handlovic (No place, 149) Handlovic won 18-3 by technical fall over Eli White Handlovic won 11-0 by major decision over Antonio Segura (American) Handlovic lost 4-1 by decision to Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) Handlovic lost by forfeit to Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) Nate Wade (No place, 149) Wade won 9-6 by decision over DaShawn Farber (Lock Haven) Wade won 12-2 by major decision over Kimo Leia (Lehigh) Wade lost 12-2 by major decision to Josh Saunders (Cornell) Wade lost 9-0 by major decision to Ty Linsenbigler (Lehigh) Benny Rodgers (2nd at 157) Benny Rogers won 17-2 by technical fall over Kaleb Williams Rogers won 9-5 by decision over Chris Crawford Rogers lost by fall to Carter Baer (Binghamton) Owen Finn (No place, 157) Finn lost 7-1 by decision to Connor Eck (Lock Haven) Finn won 6-3 by decision over Buzz Bonberger (Spartan Combat RTC) Finn won 18-2 by technical fall over Shane Lallkissoon Finn won 6-5 by decision over Chris Crawford Finn lost 13-4 by major decision to Richie Grungo (Lehigh) Gage McClenehan (3rd at 157) McClenehan won by fall over Devon Deem (Navy) McClenehan won 9-4 by decision over Nick Sanko (Virginia) McClenehan lost 9-4 by decision to Carter Baer (Binghamton) McClenehan won by fall over Grungo (Lehigh) McClenehan won by fall over Sanko Benny Baker (3rd at 174) Baker won 6-0 by decision over Brody Oleksak (Cornell) Baker lost by fall to Simon Ruiz (Spartan Combat RTC) Baker won 8-0 by decision over Ethan Hatcher (Cornell Baker won 4-0 by decision over Colt Barley (Cornell) Baker won 9-2 by decision over Will Ebert (Binghamton) Brody Oleksak (No place, 174) Oleksak lost 6-0 to Baker (Cornell) Oleksak lost 9-1 by major decision to Justin Mayes (Cornell) Justin Mayes (No place, 174) Mayes 19-2 by technical fall to Ruiz (Spartan Combat RTC) Mayes beat Oleksak 9-1 Mayes lost 11-9 by decision to Christian Hansen (Cornell) Christian Hansen (No place, 174) Hansen lost 5-4 by decision to Ebert (Binghamton) Hansen won by fall over Keegan Gagnon (Lehigh) Hansen won by fall over Logan Gumble (Binghamton) Hansen beat Mayes 11-9 Hansen lost 8-3 by decision to Ebert Evan Canoyer (No place, 174) Canoyer won 18-1 by technical fall over Keegan Gagnon (Lehigh) Canoyer lost 7-6 by decision to Ebert Canoyer lost 11-3 by major decision to Hatcher (Cornell) Colt Barley (No place, 174) Barley won 12-1 by major decision over Zahir McLean-Felix (Sparant Combat RTC) Barley won by fall over Logan Gumble (Binghamton) Barley lost 7-6 by decision to Dimitri Gamkreilidze (Binghamton) Barley lost 4-0 by decision to Baker (Cornell) Ethan Hatcher (No place, 174) Hatcher lost 10-4 by decision to Gumble (Binghamton) Hatcher won 7-1 by decision over Zahir McLean-Felix (Spartan Combat RTC) Hatcher won 11-3 by major decision over Canoyer (Cornell) Hatcher lost 8-0 by decision to Baker (Cornell) Liam Finn (No place, 174) Finn lost 17-5 by major decision to Dimitri Gamkreilidze (Binghamton) Finn lost 5-1 by decision to Mayes (Cornell) Luke Gorg (No place, 174) Gorg lost 14-5 by major decision to Gamkreilidze (Binghamton) Gorg lost 11-0 by major decision to Baker (Cornell) Chris Foca (1st place at 184) Foca won 15-0 by technical fall to Cael Black (Lock Haven) Foca won by fall over Carson Crace (Spartan Combat RTC) Foca won 15-0 by technical fall over Jack Wilt (Lehigh) Jacob Cardenas (T-1st place at 197) Cardenas won 2-0 by decision over Michael Dellagatta (Spartan RTC) Cardenas won 13-6 by decision over Lucas Cochran (Penn State) Eric Carlson (T-1st place at 197) Carlson won 15-3 by major decision over Cayden Bevis (Binghamton) Carlson won by fall against Jordan Butler Lewis Fernandes (1st place at 285) Fernandes won 15-0 by technical fall over Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) Fernandes won by forfeit over Isaac Reid (Lock Haven) Ashton Davis (No place, 285) Davis lost 3-1 by decision to Charles Tibbitts (Binghamton) Davis lost by forfeit to Cooper Rudolph Comments |