The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/wrestling/page/4/)
“We had mediocre performances, so I can’t say I am overly pleased with results. That being said, we are finally getting everyone back into the lineup so I expect a vastly improved team moving forward.”
Darmstadt said his recovery has not been fast enough to get him ready for the upcoming season.
The true goal for Diakomihalis is to become the best wrestler he can be.
Tabbed as associate head coach in 2013, Hahn has guided the Red’s upper weight class wrestlers.
The freshman wrestled three matches with the knee injury to become the program’s second freshman to win a national title.
“If you told me at the beginning of the year we would have four All-Americans, win the Ivies and again have a 13-2 record, I would have been a little cynical to be quite honest.”
Diakomihalis is Cornell’s first freshman to win a national title since Kyle Dake ’13 won the tournament in 2010, also at 141 pounds.
After day one of the NCAA Championship, Cornell has six of seven wrestlers still competing in both the championship and consolation brackets.
The Red failed to defeat its rival in the final matches, with all three of the Red’s losses in the finals coming from the hands of the Mountain Hawks.
Entering Sunday, the Red trails the Mountain Hawks by 8.5 points.