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Senior Gabe Dean has had more than his share of memorable moments at the Southern Scuffle, and he would cement his legend in Chattanooga with yet another finish atop the podium.

Dean leads a Cornell contingent that will attempt to claim its first Scuffle team title since 2011 when it hits the mats for the two-day tournament beginning on Sunday, Jan. 1 at McKenzie Arena.

Dean, the three-time defending Southern Scuffle champion at 184 pounds, first made a name for himself in 2014, posting a shocking upset of Penn State's Ed Ruth, snapping the three-time national champion's 84-match win streak.