The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/wrestling/)
While five Cornellians represented the United States at this year’s Summer Olympic Games, Taylor Knibb ’20 and Kyle Dake ’13 each managed to find their way onto the podium.
15-year veteran of Cornell wrestling program Mike Grey ’11 seeks to continue Rob Koll’s legacy of success as the new head coach.
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.
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.
Undeterred by a childhood diagnosis of Type I diabetes, sophomore Drew Bogdan has demonstrated resilience through his participation in wrestling and rugby.
“You can be in really good shape and be really sharp, but it can take one or two matches to get used to competing again,” Diakomihalis said.
“I was kind of in shock, but at the same time, with the progression of everything getting canceled, it was just a matter of time,” said senior Chas Tucker.
“This team wrestled far over anyone’s expectations, and to qualify eight for the NCAA Tournament — and only two of those wrestlers had ever qualified — to get six new qualifiers was really a remarkable achievement,” said head coach Rob Koll.
“It was a great showing from top to bottom. Every single wrestler wrestled above their seed, and I’ve never had a tournament like that,” Koll said.
This marks Chas Tucker’s third first team All-Ivy honor.