Cornell Big Red wrestling
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| University | Cornell University |
| Conference | EIWA |
| Location | Ithaca, NY |
| Head Coach | Rob Koll (21st year) |
| Arena | Friedman Wrestling Center (Capacity: 1,100) |
| Nickname | Big Red |
| Colors | Carnelian Red and White |
The Cornell Big Red wrestling team represents Cornell University of Ithaca, New York. For the past twenty-two years, Rob Koll has served as the Head Coach for the Big Red squad. Koll has led the team to eight top-five finishes in the NCAA Division I wrestling tournament, including second-place finishes in 2010 and 2011. The 2010 and 2011 finishes were the best ever for an Ivy League team. In 2012, Cornell wrestling finished fourth in the NCAA tournament, while crowning three individual national champions Kyle Dake (157 lbs), Steve Bosak (184 lbs) and Cam Simaz (197 lbs). This was the first time in program history when there were multiple national champions (3) in the same year. Additionally, Kyle Dake went on to become the only wrestler in U.S. history to capture four individual national championships in different weight classes (141 lbs, 149 lbs, 157 lbs & 165 lbs), Outside of the NCAA tournament, Cornell wrestling is the current Ivy League champion. The 2015 title is the 34th title overall and 13th consecutive. The team has won 73 consecutive Ivy League dual meets. Cornell is also the current Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion and has won the title 22 times including ten consecutive titles though 2016. These streaks remain the longest in wrestling history for their respective divisions.
In 1907, E.J. O'Connell became the first coach in Cornell wrestling history. He led the team for two seasons with back-to-back winning records as well as a third-place finish at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association meet in 1907. Walter O'Connell became the next Head Coach and began a historic 39-year career. Under his direction, Cornell won 11 titles and had 63 individual winners at the EIWA Championships. In 1919, Charles Ackerly won the EIWA Championships at 115 lbs. Ackerly then competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Belgium, where he won the gold medal in the same weight class. Cornell also saw its first national champion under O'Connell as Glen Stafford won the individual national title in 1928 at 175 lbs.
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