PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Sophomore Yianni Diakomihalis claimed his second national title, classmate Max Dean came tantalizingly close to his first and Cornell posted a top 10 team finish for the 12th consecutive year as the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships concluded on Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena. The Big Red placed seventh overall, accumulating 59.5 points and crowning four All-Americans during the three-day meet.

Diakomihalis became the fifth multi-time national champion in program history with another clutch performance on college's biggest stage. A takedown in the final seconds sent the match to sudden victory where he used a trip for a takedown to knock off No. 2 Joey McKenna of Ohio State. The Big Red sophomore completed his season with a perfect 29-0 record. 

McKenna got on the board first with a takedown in the first 30 seconds to set the tone. Diakomihalis escaped after 20 seconds to make it 2-1, and that was all the scoring in the first three minutes. McKenna took bottom to start the second and captured his point inside of 15 seconds. Diakomihalis looked to possibly have a takedown and back points to take his first lead, but it wasn't called on the mat and video review confirmed the call. That was how the two entered the third, with the Buckeye grappler up 3-1. Diakomihalis went under and got his point 17 seconds into the period to scratch to within 3-2. A stalemate with 36 seconds left and McKenna got in on a shot after a stalemate with 36 seconds left, but the defending national champion was able to turn defense to offense on the scramble for two points and the Big Red grappler went up 4-3. McKenna escaped almost simultaneously to send the match to overtime, 4-4. The Buckeye corner challenged the last-second takedown, but the call was confirmed. In sudden victory, Diakomihalis used a trip for the takedown with 15 ticks left on the clock for his second straight national title.

For Cornell, it was the 10th time in the last 12 years at least one wrestler claimed an individual title and the 15th time in the last 17 years the program has finished in the top 10 as a team. Cornell joins Iowa as the only programs to secure top 10 team efforts every year since 2008.

Dean wasn't as fortunate, as the sophomore surrendered a late takedown to Northern Iowa's Drew Foster in a 6-4 defeat. The two-time All-American, making his first finals appearance after knocking off former NCAA champ and top-seeded Myles Martin in the semis, led 4-2 after the second, but a Foster escape and takedown in the third reversed the result, with riding time added in at the conclusion of the match. The sophomore finished his season with an EIWA title, a second All-America citation, a spot in the NCAA finals and a 25-6 record.

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- First-time All-Americans Vitali Arujau (125) and Ben Honis (197) concluded their seasons in Saturday morning's Session V at PPG Paints Arena. Arujau took fourth overall after knocking off the No. 2 seed in his first match, while Honis ended the three-day meet in eighth place.

Arujau opened the day with an early takedown and lots of riding time to knock off second-seeded Nick Piccininni of Oklahoma State 5-1 in the consolation semifinals, but dropped his second match of the tournament to top-seeded Sebastian Rivera of Northwestern in the third-place match, 8-3. Arujau had a near reversal at the end of the second period, but it wasn't given, and instead he gave up four back points that ended up being the difference. 

After winning four consecutive matches after a first round loss to earn a spot on the podium, Honis dropped a hard-fought 8-4 contest to No. 5 Jacob Warner of Iowa in the seventh-place match.

Cornell ended the session in seventh place in the team race (55.5 points) with sophomores Yianni Diakomihalis (141) and Max Dean (184) attempting to claim All-America accolades during Saturday's night's main event  Cornell could reach as high as fifth when the championships conclude at 7 p.m.

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125 - Vitali Arujau
First Round: #8 Vitali Arujau (Cornell) won by major decision over #25 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State), 12-2
Second Round: #8 Vitali Arujau (Cornell) won by major decision over #9 RayVon Foley (Michigan State), 12-2
Quarterfinal: #1 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) won by decision over #8 Vitali Arujau (Cornell), 6-2
Consolation Fourth Round: #8 Vitali Arujau (Cornell) won by major decision over #14 Sean Fausz (NC State), 11-3
Consolation Quarterfinal: #8 Vitali Arujau (Cornell) won by decision over #4 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State), 8-5
Consolation Semifinal: #8 Vitali Arujau (Cornell) won by decision over #2 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State), 5-1
Consolation Final: #1 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) won by decision over #8 Vitali Arujau (Cornell), 8-3 

133 - Chas Tucker
First Round: #24 DJ Fehlman (Lock Haven) won by decision over #9 Chas Tucker (Cornell), 7-2
Consolation First Round: #9 Chas Tucker (Cornell) won by decision over #25 Derek Spann (Buffalo), 5-3
Consolation Second Round: #10 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) won by decision over #9 Chas Tucker (Cornell), 6-3

141 - Yianni Diakomihalis
First Round: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by decision over #33 Pete Lipari (Rutgers), 10-5
Second Round: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by decision over #16 Chad Red (Nebraska), 7-3
Quarterfinal: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by decision over #9 Dom Demas (Oklahoma), 5-1
Semifinal: #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by decision over #5 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri), 6-5
Final:  #1 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) won by decision over #2 Joey McKenna (Ohio State), 6-4 (sv1)

174 - Brandon Womack
First Round: #16 Brandon Womack (Cornell) won by decision over #17 Neal Richards (VMI), 11-10 (tb2)
Second Round: #1 Mark Hall (Penn State) won by decision over #16 Brandon Womack (Cornell), 8-3
Consolation Second Round: #16 Brandon Womack (Cornell) won by decision over #18 Andrew Morgan (Campbell), 9-5
Consolation Third Round: #9 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) won by decision over #16 Brandon Womack (Cornell), 11-7

184 - Max Dean
First Round: #5 Max Dean (Cornell) won by major decision over #28 Noah Stewart (Army West Point), 13-2
Second Round: #5 Max Dean (Cornell) won by decision over #12 Cash Wilcke (Iowa), 6-4 (sv1)
Quarterfinal: #5 Max Dean (Cornell) won by decision over #13 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt), 6-0
Semifinal: #5 Max Dean (Cornell) won by decision over #1 Myles Martin (Ohio State), 5-4
Final: #6 Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) won by decision over #5 Max Dean (Cornell), 6-4

197 - Ben Honis
First Round: #24 Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) won by decision over #9 Ben Honis (Cornell), 8-5
Consolation First Round: #9 Ben Honis (Cornell) won by decision over #25 Greg Bulsak (Clarion), 8-6
Consolation Second Round: #9 Ben Honis (Cornell) won by decision over #7 Jay Aiello (Virginia), 9-7 (sv1)
Consolation Third Round: #9 Ben Honis (Cornell) won by decision over #32 Ethan Laird (Rider), 10-5
Consolation Fourth Round: #9 Ben Honis (Cornell) won by decision over #21 Thomas Lane (Cal Poly), 8-5
Consolation Quarterfinal: #6 Willie Miklus (Iowa State) won by decision over #9 Ben Honis (Cornell), 7-5
Seventh Place Match: #5 Jacob Warner (Iowa) won by decision over #9 Ben Honis (Cornell), 8-4 

285 - Jeramy Sweany
First Round: #10 Youssif Hemida (Maryland) won by decision over #23 Jeramy Sweany (Cornell), 7-1
Consolation First Round: #26 Ian Butterbrodt (Brown) won by decision over  #23 Jeramy Sweany (Cornell), 12-7