Penn State. Iowa. Oklahoma. Missouri. These schools come to mind when most people think of wrestling powerhouse schools; however, Cornell is slowly joining these elite few as one of the top-performing programs in the nation.

The break was an interesting one for the Cornell wrestling team, who competed in some massive tournaments and the beginning of Ivy League competition, with some very positive results to start the season, while the rest of the student population went home for the holidays.

The No. 8 Cornell wrestling team crushed Drexel, No. 9 Central Michigan and No. 12 Oklahoma over the weekend at the Journeyman Northeast Duals.

On Friday night, Cornell wrestling breezed past Binghamton at the Friedman Center. The Red won eight out of ten total matches to beat the Bearcats, 30-7.

Junior Brett Henderson and Frankie Perrelli '12 discuss their clothing line Dirty Surf and Skate.

The Red heads into the season with the first matchup of the year against Binghamton Friday at home.

In the next installment of 21 answers, Tina Chou interviewed members of the wrestling team. 

Three Red wrestlers competed at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials in Iowa City, Iowa over the weekend.

A member of the Cornell wrestling team allegedly entered a neighbor’s apartment and, in search of the neighbor’s roommate, threatened her with his long gun, Ithaca Police said Sunday.

Three Cornell wrestlers brought home a national title Saturday night from the NCAA tournament held in St. Louis, Mo. Junior Kyle Dake’s national title was the third of his career, captured after a match in which he took persistent shots to the head from a St. John wrestler.