The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/category/sports/page/2/)
After an illustrious college career that included four NCAA national championships, Kyle Dake ’13 will compete for the United States Olympic Wrestling Team at the Tokyo Olympics.
“Equestrian at Cornell is definitely a unique program, but it’s nice to also have a team of 30-plus girls who understand your passions,” said Lucia Younger.
Inside Lacrosse ranks Cornell’s incoming recruitment class as No. 18 in the country.
The future still looks bright for the Red on the court, with four promising recruits currently verbally committed to Cornell next year.
Despite an unceremonious end to their tenure at Cornell, both Jeff Malott ’20 and Yanni Kaldis ’20 moved on to play on professional teams in the American Hockey League
The 2020-2021 season of ECAC play, which saw two-thirds of teams unable to participate, ended with its most unlikely champion in recent memory with St. Lawrence hoisting the hardware.
With talented squads in wrestling, lacrosse, hockey and other sports, the Red set an excellent standard throughout the 2010s.
“I really want him to be a leader and not a follower — to be different,” said Ed Marinaro. “Don’t be like everybody else. I don’t want him to be influenced negatively or fold in social pressure . . . I want him to be a leader on the field and take pride in the way people perceive him.”
2021 marks the centennial of Cornell’s second national football championship. This would be the beginning of three straight championship seasons, marking one of Cornell’s most winningest periods.
A video of Cornell wrestling’s own, junior Ben Darmstadt, pinning internet personality Jake Paul in a high school wrestling match went viral on social media ahead of Paul’s upcoming fight.