ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell (156 points) put a limited number of competitors into the field, but still claimed its third straight New York State championship, topping Hofstra (149) and Army (148) in a tight team race. The Big Red won three individual A bracket titles, two more in the B bracket, and ended the tournament with a cumulative record of 62-20 in the tournament.
Cornell claimed championships in the A bracket at 174 (
Duke Pickett), 184 (
Gabe Dean) and 197 (
Jace Bennett), with Dean especially dominant in his run through the field. The nation's No. 1 wrestler won three matches by tech fall and the other two by major decision by at least 10 points. He outscored his opponents 102-33 during the tournament and was a point-scoring machine, putting at least 16 points on the board in every match. Pickett won three straight decisions, including a 3-2 win over Army's Brian Harvey in the final, while Bennett won his first two matches by first period fall before capturing tighter decisions in the semifinals and finals, including a 5-2 triumph over Buffalo's Joe Ariola for first place.
In the B bracket, both
Chris Dowdy (157) and
Billy George (184) won titles with perfect 5-0 records against the field. Dowdy captured a pair of one-point wins, while George had a one-point win in the semis before claiming a 7-4 decision over Buffalo's Austin Weigel in the final.
2014 NYS Intercollegiate Championships Results
A Bracket133 – Bricker Dixon (4-2)Champ. Round 2 - Joe Russ (Nassau Community College) won by decision over Dixon (Cornell), 6-4 (sv-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Dixon (Cornell) won by decision over Anthony Messina (Oneonta State), 5-2
Cons. Round 4 - Dixon (Cornell) won by injury default over Maverick Passaro (Hofstra)
Cons. Round 5 - Dixon (Cornell) won by decision over Sean Peacock (Buffalo), 7-5
Cons. Semi - Angelo Amenta (Columbia) won by decision over Dixon (Cornell), 4-1
5th Place Match - Dixon (Cornell) won by injury default over Eric Velez (Brockport State)
141 – Logan David (5-2)Champ. Round 1 - David (Cornell) won by decision over Dylan Caruana (Binghamton), 3-2
Champ. Round 2 - Vinny Turano (Long Island Post) won by decision over David (Cornell), 2-0
Cons. Round 3 - David (Cornell) won by major decision over Quamaine Thomas (SUNY Oswego), 11-0
Cons. Round 4 - David (Cornell) won by decision over Nick Wahba (Ithaca College), 7-3
Cons. Round 5 - David (Cornell) won by decision over Mark West (Nassau Community College), 3-2
Cons. Semi - Cary Palmer (Hunter College) won by decision over David (Cornell), 10-7
5th Place Match - David (Cornell) won by injury default over Logan Everett (Army)
157 – Taylor Simaz (3-2)Champ. Round 2 - Russell Parsons (Army) won by decision over Simaz (Cornell), 4-1
Cons. Round 3 - Simaz (Cornell) won by major decision over Alex Smythe (Buffalo), 17-4
Cons. Round 4 - Simaz (Cornell) won by decision over Raymond Jazikoff (New York University), 9-2
Cons. Round 5 - Vincent Deprez (Binghamton) won by decision over Simaz (Cornell), 6-4
7th Place Match - Simaz (Cornell) won by injury default over Evan Wallace (Oneonta State)
165 – Jesse Shanaman (2-1)Champ. Round 1 - Shanaman (Cornell) won by decision over Austin Coniker (Columbia), 4-0
Champ. Round 2 - Shanaman (Cornell) won by major decision over Jesse Bader (Hunter College), 8-0
Quarterfinal - Nick Velez (Ithaca College) won by fall over Shanaman (Cornell), 2:04
Cons. Round 4 - Ryan Therrien (Buffalo) won by injury default over Shanaman (Cornell)
174 – Jacob Taylor (4-1)Champ. Round 2 - Taylor (Cornell) won by decision over Frank Affronti (Hofstra), 3-2
Quarterfinal - Taylor (Cornell) won by major decision over Shaun Gillen (Oneonta State), 11-3
Semifinal - Brian Harvey (Army) won by major decision over Taylor (Cornell), 12-1
Cons. Semi - Taylor (Cornell) won by decision over Muhamed McBryde (Buffalo), 3-2
3rd Place Match - Taylor (Cornell) won by decision over Steven Schneider (Binghamton), 3-1
174 – Duke Pickett (4-0)Champ. Round 2 - Pickett (Cornell) won by major decision over Zakaria Small (Nassau Community College), 11-1
Quarterfinal - Pickett (Cornell) won by decision over Muhamed McBryde (Buffalo), 4-1
Semifinal - Pickett (Cornell) won by decision over Steven Schneider (Binghamton), 6-0
1st Place Match - Pickett (Cornell) won by decision over Brian Harvey (Army), 3-2
184 – Gabe Dean (5-0)Champ. Round 1 - Dean (Cornell) won by major decision over Patrick Rooney (US Merchant Marine Academy), 16-6
Champ. Round 2 - Dean (Cornell) won by tech fall over Cory Damiana (Hofstra), 25-10
Quarterfinal - Dean (Cornell) won by major decision over Samson Imonode (Army), 17-4
Semifinal - Dean (Cornell) won by tech fall over Jeff Palmeri (Brockport State), 21-5
1st Place Match - Dean (Cornell) won by tech fall over Austin Wilding (Army), 23-8
197 – Owen Scott (3-1)Champ. Round 2 – O. Scott (Cornell) won by fall over Stephen Snyder (Army), 3:00
Quarterfinal – O. Scott (Cornell University) won by decision over Matt Idelson (Columbia University) (Dec 7-5)
Semifinal - Joe Ariola (Buffalo) won by decision over O. Scott (Cornell), 8-3
Cons. Semi – O. Scott (Cornell) won by decision over Dennis Melendez (Hunter College), 7-5
3rd Place Match - Matt Idelson (Columbia) won by forfeit over O. Scott (Cornell) , FF
197 – Jace Bennett (4-0)Champ. Round 2 - Bennett (Cornell) won by fall over Freddy Vidal (Nassau Community College), 1:53
Quarterfinal - Bennett (Cornell) won by fall over Dennis Melendez (Hunter College), 1:08
Semifinal - Bennett (Cornell) won by decision over Chad Obzud (Oneonta State), 6-4
1st Place Match - Bennett (Cornell) won by decision over Joe Ariola (Buffalo), 5-2
285 – Jacob Aiken-Phillips (3-1)Champ. Round 2 - Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) won by fall over Daniel Glinko (Ithaca College), 3:47
Quarterfinal - Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) won by decision over James Bethel (Oneonta State), 8-5
Semifinal - Aiken-Phillips (Cornell) won by decision over Garrett Ryan (Columbia), 7-4
1st Place Match - Mike Hughes (Hofstra) won by major decision over Aiken-Phillips (Cornell), 12-4
B Bracket149 – Dylan Realbuto (4-1)Champ. Round 1 – D. Realbuto (Cornell) won by decision over Connor Muli (Hofstra), 6-3
Champ. Round 2 – D. Realbuto (Cornell) won by decision over Trevor Hoffmeier (Buffalo), 3-1
Quarterfinal – D. Realbuto (Cornell University) won by decision over Lincoln Mallinger (Army), 5-0
Semifinal - Gary Dinmore (Unrostered) won by major decision over D. Realbuto (Cornell), 15-6
3rd Place Match – D. Realbuto (Cornell) won by major decision over Ryan Snow (FlWC), 10-0
149 – Griffin Higginbotham (1-2)Champ. Round 2 - Higginbotham (Cornell) won by decision over Codie Gillette (Brockport State), 4-1 (tb1)
Quarterfinal - Laken Cook (FlWC) won by decision over Higginbotham (Cornell), 7-3
Cons. Round 4 - Richard Dennison (SUNY Sullivan) won by forfeit over Higginbotham (Cornell), FF
157 – Chris Dowdy (5-0)Champ. Round 1 - Dowdy (Cornell) won by tech fall over Javier Rodriquez (Army), 16-1
Champ. Round 2 - Dowdy (Cornell) won by decision over Tyler Zimmer (Columbia), 6-1
Quarterfinal - Dowdy (Cornell) won by decision over Joe Mastro (Binghamton), 4-3
Semifinal - Dowdy (Cornell) won by decision over
Craig Eifert (FlWC), 8-7
1st Place Match - Dowdy (Cornell) won by major decision over Kyle Simaz (FlWC), 18-5
165 – Matthew Russo (1-2)Champ. Round 2 - Russo (Cornell) won by decision over Ryan Marriott (Alfred State College), 7-4
Quarterfinal - Anthony Deprez (Binghamton) won by major decision over Russo (Cornell), 9-1
Cons. Round 4 - Codie Nichols (Alfred State College) won by decision over Russo (Cornell), 5-0
184 – Daniel Choi (3-2)Champ. Round 2 - Austin Weigel (Buffalo) won by decision over Choi (Cornell), 6-4
Cons. Round 3 - Choi (Cornell) won by decision over Gavin Berkley (USMA Prep School), 12-5
Cons. Round 4 - Choi (Cornell) won by fall over Daniel Viera (US Merchant Marine Academy), 2:15
Cons. Semi - Choi (Cornell) won by decision over Scott Votino (Army), 9-4
5th Place Match - Ty Walter (FlWC) won by fall over Choi (Cornell), 1:38
184 – Billy George (5-0)Champ. Round 1 - George (Cornell) won by decision over Tyler McLees (Army), 12-5
Champ. Round 2 - George (Cornell) won by fall over Nick Burch (US Merchant Marine Academy), 0:38
Quarterfinal - George (Cornell) won by decision over Ty Walter (FlWC), 5-2
Semifinal - George (Cornell) won by decision over Gio Santiago (Nassau Community College), 9-8
1st Place Match - George (Cornell) won by decision over Austin Weigel (Buffalo), 7-4
285 – George Famutimi (3-1)Champ. Round 2 - Famutimi (Cornell) won by decision over Anthony Osman (Alfred State College), 2-1 (tb1)
Quarterfinal - Famutimi (Cornell) won by decision over Kelsey Patten (Rochester Institute of Tech.), 2-1 (tb1)
Semifinal - Jake Gunning (Buffalo) won by decision over Famutimi (Cornell), 9-4
3rd Place Match - Famutimi (Cornell) won by major decision over Adam Groesbeck (Oneonta State), 8-0
285 – Robert Incorvaia (3-2)Champ. Round 2 - Adam Groesbeck (Oneonta State) won by decision over Incorvaia (Cornell), 2-0
Cons. Round 3 - Incorvaia (Cornell) won by fall over Ross Lapides (Farmingdale State College), 3:16
Cons. Round 4 - Incorvaia (Cornell) won by fall over Frankie Matos (Stony Brook Wrestling Club), 1:12
Cons. Semi - Incorvaia (Cornell) won by decision over Marvin Jean Simon (Nassau Community College), 9-4
5th Place Match - Austin Buttry (USMA Prep School) won by fall over Incorvaia (Cornell), 1:55
Final Team Scores| No. | Team | Pts. |
| 1. | Cornell University | 156 |
| 2. | Hofstra | 149 |
| 3. | Army | 148 |
| 4. | University at Buffalo | 130.5 |
| 5. | Columbia University | 127 |
| 6. | Binghamton University | 86 |
| Brockport State | 86 |
| 8. | Nassau Community College | 61 |
| 9. | Ithaca College | 60 |
| 10. | Hunter | 57 |
| 11. | SUNY Cortland | 45.5 |
| 12. | Oneonta State | 39.5 |
| 13. | New York University | 37 |
| 14. | Long Island Post | 27.0 |
| 15. | SUNY Oswego | 20.5 |
| 16. | Niagara Community College | 13.0 |
| 17. | Rochester Institute of Tech. | 6.5 |
| 18. | SUNY Sullivan | 3.0 |
| 19. | US Merchant Marine Academy | 3.0 |
| 20. | Jamestown Community College | 2.5 |