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Diakomihalis Shines, Wrestling Splits Sunday In South Beach

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Top-ranked Yianni Diakomihalis knocked off a pair of ranked challengers and Cornell split a pair of matches on Sunday at the South Beach Duals, topping Indiana 32-10 before falling to No. 6 Missouri 22-9. The loss to the Tigers snapped a 13-match win streak by the Big Red (5-1) dating back to last season.

Diakomihalis again avenged his lone collegiate loss, earning the only takedown in a 3-1 victory over No. 3 Jaydin Eierman of Missouri in the showcase matchup of the day. After a scoreless first period, it took Diakomihalis more than a minute to earn his point in the second after choosing bottom. The sophomore rode Eierman long enough to eliminate the riding time in the third, then picked up the takedown with 24 seconds remaining and rode Eierman out to remain unbeaten on the season. Diakomihalis earned a 23-4 tech fall over No. 16 Cole Weaver of Indiana earlier in the day, one of five consecutive wins to open the first dual of the day. Five takedowns and four turns, including a pair of four-point nearfalls, were all she wrote for Weaver.

Freshman Vitali Arujau and senior Jeramy Sweany also won a pair of matches, with Sweany's first period fall over Indiana's Brandon Streck and 3-2 nailbiter over 13th-ranked Zach Elam of Missouri almost assuredly earning him a spot back in the top 20. Sweany earned a takedown with less than a minute left and then held off Elam to remain perfect on the weekend with a pair of top 20 victories. Arujau, meanwhile, won easily by major decision 10-1 over Liam Cronin of Indiana in the morning before picking up an overtime takedown of Dack Punke of Missouri to secure a 4-2 victory.

Chas Tucker had the lone takedown in a 3-1 victory over Indiana's Paul Konrath before suffering a 4-2 loss to No. 9 John Erneste of Missouri later in the day, joining 184-pounder Max Dean, 157-pounder Fredy Stroker and and 174-pounder Brandon Womack as ranked Big Red wrestlers to top Indiana grapplers before dropping contests against the Tigers.

The loss was Cornell's first since a 27-11 defeat at the hands of Missouri at the South Beach Duals, exactly one year ago to the day. Since then, the Big Red won 13 consecutive, including five against top 20 teams. The win over Indiana was the 298th of head coach Rob Koll's career on East Hill.

Cornell will square off with Lehigh on Jan. 12, 2019 at 2 p.m. in Bethlehem, Pa. Lehigh leads the all-time series 60-33-3, though the Big Red has won seven of the last eight meetings. Included was last season's 23-14 Big Red victory in Ithaca.
#8 Cornell 32, Indiana 10
125: #13 Vitali Arujau (Cornell) won by major decision over Liam Cronin (Indiana), 10-1
133: #13 Chas Tucker (Cornell) won by decision over Paul Konrath (Indiana), 3-1
141: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by technical fall over #16 Cole Weaver (Indiana), 23-4
149: Hunter Richard (Cornell) won by decision over Breyden Bailey (Indiana), 9-7 (sv1)
157: #18 Fredy Stroker (Cornell) won by decision over Jake Danishek (Indiana), 2-1
165: Bryce Martin (Indiana) won by major decision over Adam Santoro (Cornell), 10-2 
174: #14 Brandon Womack (Cornell) won by decision over Jake Covaciu (Indiana), 3-0
184: #6 Max Dean (Cornell) won by technical fall over Norman Conley (Indiana), 16-0
197: Jake Kleimola (Indiana) won by forfeit
285: Jeramy Sweany (Cornell) won by fall over Brandon Streck (Indiana), 2:28

#6 Missouri 22, #8 Cornell 9
125: #13 Vitali Arujau (Cornell) won by decision over Dack Punke (Missouri), 4-2 (sv1)
133: #9 John Erneste (Missouri) won by decision over #13 Chas Tucker (Cornell), 4-2
141: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by decision over #3 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri), 3-1
149: #13 Brock Mauller (Missouri) won by decision over Chris Schoenherr (Cornell), 6-1
157: Jarrett Jacques (Miissouri) won by decision over #18 Fredy Stroker (Cornell), 8-5 
165: #13 Connor Flynn (Missouri) won by major decision over Milik Dawkins (Cornell), 10-0
174: #4 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) won by decision over #14 Brandon Womack (Cornell), 6-0 
184: Dylan Wisman (Missouri) won by decision over #6 Max Dean (Cornell), 7-6 
197: Wyatt Koelling (Missouri) won by decision over Jake Taylor (Cornell), 7-4
285: Jeramy Sweany (Cornell) won by decision over #13 Zach Elam (Missouri), 3-2

 
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Players Mentioned

Milik Dawkins

Milik Dawkins

165
5' 11"
Junior
Max Dean

Max Dean

184
5' 10"
Sophomore
Yianni Diakomihalis

Yianni Diakomihalis

141
5' 6"
Sophomore
Hunter Richard

Hunter Richard

157
5' 7"
Sophomore
Adam Santoro

Adam Santoro

157
5' 9"
Junior
Chris Schoenherr

Chris Schoenherr

149
5' 8"
Junior
Fredy Stroker

Fredy Stroker

157
5' 10"
Junior
Jeramy Sweany

Jeramy Sweany

285
6' 2"
Senior
Chas Tucker

Chas Tucker

133
5' 2"
Junior
Brandon Womack

Brandon Womack

174
5' 11"
Junior
Vito Arujau

Vito Arujau

125
5' 7"
Freshman
Jake Taylor

Jake Taylor

184/197
5' 11"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Milik Dawkins

Milik Dawkins

5' 11"
Junior
165
Max Dean

Max Dean

5' 10"
Sophomore
184
Yianni Diakomihalis

Yianni Diakomihalis

5' 6"
Sophomore
141
Hunter Richard

Hunter Richard

5' 7"
Sophomore
157
Adam Santoro

Adam Santoro

5' 9"
Junior
157
Chris Schoenherr

Chris Schoenherr

5' 8"
Junior
149
Fredy Stroker

Fredy Stroker

5' 10"
Junior
157
Jeramy Sweany

Jeramy Sweany

6' 2"
Senior
285
Chas Tucker

Chas Tucker

5' 2"
Junior
133
Brandon Womack

Brandon Womack

5' 11"
Junior
174
Vito Arujau

Vito Arujau

5' 7"
Freshman
125
Jake Taylor

Jake Taylor

5' 11"
Senior
184/197