ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell wrestling team will face two top-15 teams on Monday, Dec. 18, when it returns to action at the National Collegiate Duals at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. Cornell starts the event with Little Rock (3-1) at 2 p.m. before facing No. 13 Pittsburgh (6-1) at 4 p.m. and No. 6 Iowa State (3-1) at 6 p.m. The duals will be broadcast live on Rofkin. 

Cornell Lineup and Individual Rankings (Flo/Intermat)

125: Brett Ungar (6/5) or Greg Diakomihalis 

133: Vito Arujau (2/2) or Ethan Qureshi 

141: Vince Cornella (12/16) 

149: Ethan Fernandez or Cole Handlovic 

157: Meyer Shapiro (16/15) or Benny Rogers 

165: Julian Ramirez (4/3)

174: Benny Baker or Colt Barley 

184: Chris Foca (13/9) or Christian Hansen 

197: Jacob Cardenas (8/7)

285: Lewis Fernandes (19/19) or Ashton Davis 

Storylines

• Cornell enters the Collegiate Duals ranked No. 5 in the NWCA Division I Coaches Poll and 1-0 in dual action this season, with a 48-3 victory over Sacred Heart in November. 

• A three-time All-American and the 2023 national champion at 133, Arujau will wrestle for the first time since Cornell opened its season at the Journeymen Classic in November. 

• Cornell's matchup against Iowa State could feature a rematch between Ramirez and David Carr, one of the top wrestlers in the nation. Ramirez defeated Carr, a four-time All-American and the 2021 national champion at 157pounds, 4-3 by decision at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational earlier this month. 

• Ramirez could have another top-10 opponent in Pitt's Holden Heller, who's ranked No. 8 at 165 by Intermat. 

• Foca could face ISU's Will Feldkamp, who's ranked No. 3 in the nation at 184 by FloWrestling. A transfer from Clarion, Feldkamp is a two-time NCAA qualifier. 

• The 285-pound match could also be a marquee matchup, with Cornell's Fernandes facing ISU's Yonger Bastida, ranked No. 3 in the nation at his weight by Intermat. Bastida defeated Fernandes 4-2 by decision last season. 

• Cornella will be looking to avenge the 13-3 loss he took against Iowa State's Anthony  Anthony Echemendia in the seventh-place match at the Cliff Keen Inivte. Intermat has Echemendia ranked No. 14 in the country at 141 pounds. 

• Six NCAA qualifiers returned for Cornell, including Ungar, Cornella, Ramirez, Foca, Cardenas and Arujau. Foca, Cardenas and Arujau earned All-American status last season. 

• Cornell is 136-33 in duals with Mike Grey on the sidelines. 

Know The Foes

• Little Rock's lineup includes five ranked wrestlers (Intermat): Nasir Bailey (No. 21 at 133), Matty Bianchi (No. 28, 157), Tyler Brennan (No. 15, 174), Stephen Little (No. 13, 197) and Josiah Hill (No. 27, 285). 

• Eight Pitt wrestlers are ranked by Intermat, including Vinnie Santaniello (No. 23, 133), Cole Matthews (No. 15, 149), Finn Solomon (No. 19, 149), Holden Heller (No. 8, 165), Luca Augustine (No. 17, 174), Reece Heller (No. 14, 184), Mac Stout (No. 17, 197) and Dayton Pitzer (No. 10, 285). 

• Pittsburgh upset then-No. 5 Ohio State on the road last weekend. Matthews had the marquee win, taking down previously unbeaten Jesse Mendez (No. 3, 144). 

• Every ISU starter is ranked, with Carr (No. 4, 165), Feldkamp (No. 5, 184), Bastida (No. 3, 285) and Evan Frost (No. 8, 133) in the top 10 in their weight classes. 

• The Cyclones won the Cliff Keen Invite earlier this month with 130.5 team points. 

Series History

• Monday's matchup will be the first between Cornell and Little Rock.

• Pitt has an 8-3 edge against Cornell in a series that began in 1956. The teams haven't met since 1971. 

• The Big Red is 4-6 all-time against Iowa State but has won two of the last three meetings, most recently in 2012 in Ames. The Cyclones beat Cornell at the Collegiate Duals last season. 

Ramirez Honored By EIWA; Two Reach Finals at Cliff Keen

• Ramirez won EIWA Wrestler of the Week after his strong performance at the Cliff Keen Inivte. The junior went 4-1 overall, beating three ranked opponents en route to the finals in his weight class. 

• Ungar also beat three ranked opponents during the tournament to reach the finals at 125 pounds. He took down No. 2-seeded Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) in the semifinals. 

• Ungar (2nd), Ramirez (2nd), Cardenas (4th), Cornella (8th) and Fernandes (8th) reached the podium for the Big Red. 

• Shapiro, one of the top freshmen in the nation, defeated two-time NCAA All-American Byrce Andonian (Virginia Tech) 16-4 by major decision in the Round of 16. It was Shapiro's first collegiate match against an NCAA All-American. 

• Cornell finished in sixth place in the team race with 93.5 points. 

Looking Ahead

• Cornell will return to dual action at No. 5 Ohio State on Friday, Jan. 5, at 8 p.m.