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Gabe Dean, 2015-16
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Wrestling Claims Fifth Straight NYS Title, Crowns Four Champs

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell wrestling team won its fifth straight New York state title, matching a 38-year old record, and crowned four individual champions on Sunday at Newman Arena. Senior Gabe Dean pinned his way to becoming the fourth four-time state champion in meet history and the second Cornellian, joining Jace Bennett '15. Noah Baughman (125), Will Koll (141) and Brandon Womack (165) all became first-time state champs.

Cornell's 155 team points was comfortably ahead of Buffalo (132) and Columbia (118) for first place despite not having seven starters in the lineup. Army (108.5) and Ithaca (91) rounded out the top five in the team standings.

The Big Red had three finalists to go along with the fourth champions, as Taylor Simaz (157), Dillon Artigliere (165) and Milik Dawkins (174) all finished as the runner-up in their weight classes.

Dean was his dominant self, winning all four matches by fall to give him five total pins over the two-day weekend. He moved into seventh place on the school's all-time list for wins by fall (35) and up to sixth in bonus wins (77), while his 123 career wins jumped him into the top 10 all-time at Cornell (ninth). His first three wins od the tournament all came in the first period and totaled just 3:04 of wrestling time - just over one full period. Dean needed to get into the third period before he squared off Ithaca College's Jake Ashcraft in the final.

Baughman claimed a title in his first state meet, winning by tech fall and fall in the first two rounds before a 3-1 decision over Ithaca's Jame Kaishian in the semis and a 5-2 triumph over Army's Sean Badua in the finals. Will Koll needed to win five matches to claim the title at 141 pounds and did so with three bonus point victories, including a dominant 15-0 tech fall over Joseph Russ of Binghamton in the finals. Womack claimed the 165 pound crown with three falls, including a first period pin of teammate Dillon Artigliere in the championship bout.

Othere placewinners included 197-pounders Ben Honis (third) and Jake Anderson (fourth) and Andrew Garcia with a sixth-place effort at 174.

Cornell had a number of wrestlers with top finishes in the open portion of the tournament, inclusinf a pair of all-Cornell finals. Freshman Trence Gillem won the 141-pound bracket with a 3-1 sudden victory over teammate Eli Bienstock in the finals, while Jonathan Furnas took the 149-pound event over Matt Russo with a narrow 4-3 decision. Matthew Russo was also a finalist at 165 pounds.
2016 NYS Intercollegiate Championships Results for Cornell
A 125 - Noah Baughman's place is 1st and has scored 22.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Noah Baughman (Cornell) won by tech fall over Jack DelDuca (SUNY-Oswego) (TF 20-3)
Quarterfinal - Noah Baughman (Cornell) won by fall over Dominic DeGraba (Oneonta State) (Fall 0:40)
Semifinal - Noah Baughman (Cornell) won by decision over James Kaishian (Ithaca) (Dec 3-1)
1st Place Match - Noah Baughman (Cornell) won by decision over Sean Badua (Army) (Dec 5-2)

A 141 - William Koll's place is 1st and has scored 24.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - William Koll (Cornell) won by fall over Donald McCoy (Brockport State) (Fall 2:27)
Champ. Round 2 - William Koll (Cornell) won by decision over Jacob Macololooy (Columbia) (Dec 4-1)
Quarterfinal - William Koll (Cornell) won by major decision over Sean Lyons (New York University) (Maj 13-5)
Semifinal - William Koll (Cornell) won by decision over Nick Wahba (Ithaca) (Dec 10-5)
1st Place Match - William Koll (Cornell) won by tech fall over Joseph Russ (Binghamton University) (TF 15-0)

A 157 - Taylor Simaz's place is 2nd and has scored 18.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Taylor Simaz (Cornell) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Taylor Simaz (Cornell) won by major decision over Jake Kaminsky (Hofstra) (Maj 11-1)
Quarterfinal - Taylor Simaz (Cornell) won by decision over Tyler Ponte (Columbia) (Dec 5-1)
Semifinal - Taylor Simaz (Cornell) won by major decision over Kobe Garrehy (Buffalo) (Maj 11-1)
1st Place Match - Cael McCormick (Army) won by fall over Taylor Simaz (Cornell) (Fall 2:05)

A 165 - Brandon Womack's place is 1st and has scored 26.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Womack (Cornell) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Brandon Womack (Cornell) won by fall over Christian Willoughby (Merchant Marine) (Fall 1:29)
Quarterfinal - Brandon Womack (Cornell) won by decision over Troy Keller (Niagara Community College) (Dec 11-10)
Semifinal - Brandon Womack (Cornell) won by fall over Nick Velez (Ithaca) (Fall 3:43)
1st Place Match - Brandon Womack (Cornell) won by fall over Dillon Artigliere (Cornell) (Fall 1:06)

A 165 - Dillon Artigliere's place is 2nd and has scored 18.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dillon Artigliere (Cornell) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Dillon Artigliere (Cornell) won by major decision over Derek Holcomb (Buffalo) (Maj 17-8)
Quarterfinal - Dillon Artigliere (Cornell) won by major decision over Brendan Dent (SUNY-Cortland) (Maj 14-6)
Semifinal - Dillon Artigliere (Cornell) won by decision over Tyrel White (Columbia) (Dec 8-5)
1st Place Match - Brandon Womack (Cornell) won by fall over Dillon Artigliere (Cornell) (Fall 1:06)

A 174 - Andrew Garcia's place is 6th and has scored 11.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Garcia (Cornell) won by major decision over John Messinger (New York University) (Maj 12-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Andrew Garcia (Cornell) won by major decision over Daniel DeCarlo (Oneonta State) (Maj 10-2)
Quarterfinal - Andrew Garcia (Cornell) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jaison White (Ithaca) (SV-1 10-6)
Semifinal - Austin Coniker (Columbia) won by decision over Andrew Garcia (Cornell) (Dec 2-0)
Cons. Semi - Muhamed McBryde (Buffalo) won by injury default over Andrew Garcia (Cornell) (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match - Sage Heller (Hofstra) won by forfeit over Andrew Garcia (Cornell) (FF)

A 174 - Milik Dawkins's place is 2nd and has scored 20.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Milik Dawkins (Cornell) won by decision over Trevor Hoffmier (SUNY-Oswego) (Dec 6-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Milik Dawkins (Cornell) won by tech fall over Jake Kocsis (Binghamton University) (TF 22-7)
Quarterfinal - Milik Dawkins (Cornell) won by major decision over Graham Ratermann (Army) (Maj 19-6)
Semifinal - Milik Dawkins (Cornell) won by fall over Sage Heller (Hofstra) (Fall 4:59)
1st Place Match - Austin Coniker (Columbia) won by fall over Milik Dawkins (Cornell) (Fall 1:03)

A 184 - Gabriel Dean's place is 1st and has scored 27.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Gabriel Dean (Cornell) won by fall over Jackson Kligerman (New York University) (Fall 0:36)
Quarterfinal - Gabriel Dean (Cornell) won by fall over Logan McGinn (Long Island University-Post) (Fall 1:03)
Semifinal - Gabriel Dean (Cornell) won by fall over Chris Morgan (Army) (Fall 1:35)
1st Place Match - Gabriel Dean (Cornell) won by fall over Jake Ashcraft (Ithaca) (Fall 5:20)

A 197 - Jacob Anderson's place is 4th and has scored 16.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Anderson (Cornell) won by fall over Deny Travarez (Nassau Community College) (Fall 2:03)
Quarterfinal - Jacob Anderson (Cornell) won by major decision over Daniel Smith (SUNY-Oswego) (Maj 10-0)
Semifinal - James Benjamin (Buffalo) won by decision over Jacob Anderson (Cornell) (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Semi - Jacob Anderson (Cornell) won by injury default over Triston Engle (Brockport State) (Inj. 0:30)
3rd Place Match - Benjamin Honis (Cornell) won by decision over Jacob Anderson (Cornell) (Dec 11-7)

A 197 - Benjamin Honis's place is 3rd and has scored 17.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Benjamin Honis (Cornell) won by tech fall over Brandon Joest (Merchant Marine) (TF 18-0)
Quarterfinal - Benjamin Honis (Cornell) won by major decision over Triston Engle (Brockport State) (Maj 16-5)
Semifinal - Nate Rose (Buffalo) won by decision over Benjamin Honis (Cornell) (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Semi - Benjamin Honis (Cornell) won by injury default over Daniel Smith (SUNY-Oswego) (Inj. 0:00)
3rd Place Match - Benjamin Honis (Cornell) won by decision over Jacob Anderson (Cornell) (Dec 11-7)

B (OPEN) 125 - Jacob Lehr's place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Lehr (Cornell) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Tito Colom (Ithaca) won by tech fall over Jacob Lehr (Cornell) (TF 16-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Lehr (Cornell) won by major decision over Jacoby Jones-Medious (Long Island University-Post) (Maj 8-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Jacob Lehr (Cornell) won by fall over Benjarmin Llyod (SUNY-Cortland) (Fall 2:31)
Cons. Round 4 - Jason Javier (Binghamton University) won by tech fall over Jacob Lehr (Cornell) (TF 16-1)

B (OPEN) 141 - Griffin Higginbotham's place is 3rd and has scored 18.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Griffin Higginbotham (Cornell) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Griffin Higginbotham (Cornell) won by tech fall over Austin Wilson (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) (TF 16-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Griffin Higginbotham (Cornell) won by decision over Thomas Miers (Columbia) (Dec 4-0)
Quarterfinal - Ryan Peters (Buffalo) won by decision over Griffin Higginbotham (Cornell) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 6 - Griffin Higginbotham (Cornell) won in sudden victory - 1 over Christian Doyle (Army) (SV-1 5-3)
Cons. Round 7 - Griffin Higginbotham (Cornell) won by decision over Chris Meloni (Nassau Community College) (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Semi - Griffin Higginbotham (Cornell) won by medical forfeit over Jacob Nicholson (Binghamton University) (MFF)
3rd Place Match - Griffin Higginbotham (Cornell) won by decision over Ryan Peters (Buffalo) (Dec 2-0)

B (OPEN) 141 - Ian McNitt's place is unknown and has scored 4.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ian McNitt (Cornell) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Ian McNitt (Cornell) won by fall over Alex Brutcher (Ithaca) (Fall 2:34)
Champ. Round 3 - Ryan Peters (Buffalo) won by decision over Ian McNitt (Cornell) (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Ian McNitt (Cornell) won by decision over Cole Murphy (Rochester Institute of Technology) (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 5 - Thomas Miers (Columbia) won by decision over Ian McNitt (Cornell) (Dec 8-1)

B (OPEN) 141 - Eli Bienstock's place is 2nd and has scored 21.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Eli Bienstock (Cornell) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Eli Bienstock (Cornell) won by fall over Jp Ascolese (Columbia) (Fall 2:54)
Champ. Round 3 - Eli Bienstock (Cornell) won by fall over Chris Wymer (Ithaca) (Fall 0:40)
Quarterfinal - Eli Bienstock (Cornell) won by decision over Max Pickett (Finger Lakes Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-2)
Semifinal - Eli Bienstock (Cornell) won by decision over Jacob Nicholson (Binghamton University) (Dec 7-2)
1st Place Match - Trence Gillem (Cornell) won in sudden victory - 1 over Eli Bienstock (Cornell) (SV-1 3-1)

B (OPEN) 141 - Trence Gillem's place is 1st and has scored 27.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Trence Gillem (Cornell) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Trence Gillem (Cornell) won by fall over Kitan Salako (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) (Fall 2:00)
Champ. Round 3 - Trence Gillem (Cornell) won by fall over Max Kutsepau (SUNY-Oswego) (Fall 2:38)
Quarterfinal - Trence Gillem (Cornell) won by tech fall over Chris Meloni (Nassau Community College) (TF 20-5)
Semifinal - Trence Gillem (Cornell) won by major decision over Ryan Peters (Buffalo) (Maj 15-7)
1st Place Match - Trence Gillem (Cornell) won in sudden victory - 1 over Eli Bienstock (Cornell) (SV-1 3-1)

B (OPEN) 149 - Chris Schoenherr's place is 5th and has scored 18.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Chris Schoenherr (Cornell) won by tech fall over Jordan Gonzalez (Nassau Community College) (TF 18-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Connor Lapresi (Unrostered) won by decision over Chris Schoenherr (Cornell) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Chris Schoenherr (Cornell) won by major decision over Rich Dennison (Unrostered) (Maj 15-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Chris Schoenherr (Cornell) won by tech fall over Anthony Palmiotto (Finger Lakes Wrestling Club) (TF 18-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Chris Schoenherr (Cornell) won by major decision over Ian Burke (New York University) (Maj 21-7)
Cons. Round 5 - Chris Schoenherr (Cornell) won by major decision over Ben Brisman (Ithaca) (Maj 14-3)
Cons. Semi - Sam Ward (Columbia) won by decision over Chris Schoenherr (Cornell) (Dec 3-2)
5th Place Match - Chris Schoenherr (Cornell) won by injury default over Derak Heyman (SUNY-Cortland) (Inj. 1:28)

B (OPEN) 149 - Matt Russo's place is 2nd and has scored 21.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matt Russo (Cornell) won by fall over Nick Swanson (SUNY-Oswego) (Fall 1:17)
Champ. Round 2 - Matt Russo (Cornell) won by tech fall over Justin Boone (Farmingdale State College) (TF 19-0)
Quarterfinal - Matt Russo (Cornell) won by fall over Colin Hopkins (New York University) (Fall 2:18)
Semifinal - Matt Russo (Cornell) won by decision over Sam Ward (Columbia) (Dec 6-2)
1st Place Match - Jonathan Furnas (Cornell) won by decision over Matt Russo (Cornell) (Dec 4-3)

B (OPEN) 149 - Jonathan Furnas's place is 1st and has scored 22.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jonathan Furnas (Cornell) won by decision over Derak Heyman (SUNY-Cortland) (Dec 10-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Jonathan Furnas (Cornell) won by decision over Ben Brisman (Ithaca) (Dec 5-1)
Quarterfinal - Jonathan Furnas (Cornell) won by fall over Ian Burke (New York University) (Fall 4:25)
Semifinal - Jonathan Furnas (Cornell) won in sudden victory - 1 over Connor Lapresi (Unrostered) (SV-1 5-4)
1st Place Match - Jonathan Furnas (Cornell) won by decision over Matt Russo (Cornell) (Dec 4-3)

B (OPEN) 157 - Derek Krajewski's place is unknown and has scored 8.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Derek Krajewski (Cornell) won by fall over Eric Petrie (Oneonta State) (Fall 1:32)
Champ. Round 2 - Jack Lucie (Army) won by decision over Derek Krajewski (Cornell) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Derek Krajewski (Cornell) won by fall over Troy Edwards (New York University) (Fall 1:34)
Cons. Round 3 - Derek Krajewski (Cornell) won by fall over Jaelen Jean (Niagara Community College) (Fall 0:23)
Cons. Round 4 - Tyler Zimmer (Columbia) won by fall over Derek Krajewski (Cornell) (Fall 1:42)

B (OPEN) 157 - Kyle Simaz's place is 4th and has scored 15.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Simaz (Cornell) won by major decision over Anthony Fano (Ithaca) (Maj 14-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Simaz (Cornell) won by fall over Nathan Palmer (Brockport State) (Fall 2:47)
Quarterfinal - Kyle Simaz (Cornell) won by decision over Tyler Zimmer (Columbia) (Dec 5-2)
Semifinal - Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) won by decision over Kyle Simaz (Cornell) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Semi - Kyle Simaz (Cornell) won by decision over Adam Santoro (Finger Lakes Wrestling Club) (Dec 11-8)
3rd Place Match - Tyler Zimmer (Columbia) won by decision over Kyle Simaz (Cornell) (Dec 14-7)

B (OPEN) 157 - Rami Pellumbi's place is 8th and has scored 9.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Rami Pellumbi (Cornell) won by tech fall over Dashea Edwards (SUNY-Oswego) (TF 21-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Rami Pellumbi (Cornell) won by decision over Nicholas Heck (Oneonta State) (Dec 4-1)
Quarterfinal - Laurence Kosoy (Columbia) won by decision over Rami Pellumbi (Cornell) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Rami Pellumbi (Cornell) won by fall over Jackson Bell (Brockport State) (Fall 2:32)
Cons. Round 5 - Adam Santoro (Finger Lakes Wrestling Club) won by fall over Rami Pellumbi (Cornell) (Fall 3:16)
7th Place Match - Beau Guffey (United States Military Academy Preparatory School) won by decision over Rami Pellumbi (Cornell) (Dec 5-1)

B (OPEN) 165 - Matthew Russo's place is 2nd and has scored 16.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Russo (Cornell) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Matthew Russo (Cornell) won by decision over Thomas Follman (Rochester Institute of Technology) (Dec 5-3)
Quarterfinal - Matthew Russo (Cornell) won by decision over Nick Carr (Finger Lakes Wrestling Club) (Dec 5-4)
Semifinal - Matthew Russo (Cornell) won by decision over Anthony Oliveri (Hofstra) (Dec 5-4)
1st Place Match - Sam Williams (Army) won by decision over Matthew Russo (Cornell) (Dec 8-2)

B (OPEN) 174 - Jacob George's place is 5th and has scored 14.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob George (Cornell) won by decision over Maykel Dolorit (New York University) (Dec 8-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Jacob George (Cornell) won by fall over Michael Southwick (SUNY-Oswego) (Fall 6:34)
Quarterfinal - Jacob George (Cornell) won by decision over Cameron Calderelli (Buffalo) (Dec 3-2)
Semifinal - Donald Donnelly (Columbia) won by fall over Jacob George (Cornell) (Fall 3:48)
Cons. Semi - Nunzio Crowley (Binghamton University) won by decision over Jacob George (Cornell) (Dec 5-2)
5th Place Match - Jacob George (Cornell) won by medical forfeit over Foster Karmen (Finger Lakes Wrestling Club) (MFF)

B (OPEN) 197 - Steve Congenie's place is unknown and has scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Steve Congenie (Cornell) won by fall over Michael Bulkin (Columbia) (Fall 2:09)
Champ. Round 2 - Steve Congenie (Cornell) won by major decision over Jack Buell (Army) (Maj 17-5)
Quarterfinal - Ben Darmstadt (Finger Lakes Wrestling Club) won by injury default over Steve Congenie (Cornell) (Inj. 0:00)
Cons. Round 4 - Tanner Nielsen (Ithaca) won by injury default over Steve Congenie (Cornell) (Inj. 0:00)

B (OPEN) 285 - Robert Incorvaia's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Chance O`Mahony (SUNY-Cortland) won by decision over Robert Incorvaia (Cornell) (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Robert Incorvaia (Cornell) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Harryson Myrtil (College of Mount St. Vincent) won by decision over Robert Incorvaia (Cornell) (Dec 2-0)

B (OPEN) 285 - McZiggy Richards's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Burge (Oneonta State) won by injury default over McZiggy Richards (Cornell) (Inj. 0:00)
Cons. Round 1 - McZiggy Richards (Cornell) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Jed Middleton (Niagara Community College) won by forfeit over McZiggy Richards (Cornell) (FF)
 
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Players Mentioned

Jake Anderson

Jake Anderson

197
5' 11"
Sophomore
Dillon Artigliere

Dillon Artigliere

165
5' 10"
Sophomore
Eli Bienstock

Eli Bienstock

141
5' 7"
Senior
Gabe Dean

Gabe Dean

184
5' 10"
Senior
2015, 2016 NCAA Champ
Jonathan  Furnas

Jonathan Furnas

149
5' 6"
Sophomore
Andrew Garcia

Andrew Garcia

174
5' 11"
Sophomore
Griffin Higginbotham

Griffin Higginbotham

157
5' 9"
Junior
Robert  Incorvaia

Robert Incorvaia

197
5' 11"
Junior
William Koll

William Koll

141
5' 5"
Sophomore
McZiggy Richards

McZiggy Richards

285
6' 2"
Sophomore
Matthew Russo

Matthew Russo

165
5' 10"
Junior
Kyle Simaz

Kyle Simaz

157
5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jake Anderson

Jake Anderson

5' 11"
Sophomore
197
Dillon Artigliere

Dillon Artigliere

5' 10"
Sophomore
165
Eli Bienstock

Eli Bienstock

5' 7"
Senior
141
Gabe Dean

Gabe Dean

5' 10"
Senior
2015, 2016 NCAA Champ
184
Jonathan  Furnas

Jonathan Furnas

5' 6"
Sophomore
149
Andrew Garcia

Andrew Garcia

5' 11"
Sophomore
174
Griffin Higginbotham

Griffin Higginbotham

5' 9"
Junior
157
Robert  Incorvaia

Robert Incorvaia

5' 11"
Junior
197
William Koll

William Koll

5' 5"
Sophomore
141
McZiggy Richards

McZiggy Richards

6' 2"
Sophomore
285
Matthew Russo

Matthew Russo

5' 10"
Junior
165
Kyle Simaz

Kyle Simaz

5' 10"
Sophomore
157