ITHACA, N.Y. –  The No. 10 Cornell wrestling team comes back to Bartels Hall for their second dual of the season against No. 8 North Carolina State Wolfpack. The dual will feature 14 ranked competitors.

DUAL INFO

Sunday, Dec. 22 at 4:00 p.m.

Bartels Hall, Ithaca N.Y.

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ALL ABOUT NC STATE

The Wolfpack is currently ranked No. 6 in the NWCA after a 5-0 dual start, with a notable 23-14 ranked win over No. 17 Rutgers on the road.

The Wolfpack returned two All-Americans, Kai Orine (133) and Ed Scott (157) and four 2024 NCAA qualifiers. The 2025 lineup consists of eight ranked wrestlers, four in the top ten of their weight class with two ACC Wrestlers of the Week, Vince Robinson and Issaac Trumble.

Matty Singleton and Isaac Trumble return after a season of redshirting and world competition. Trumble became the U23 97kg World Champions and Singleton took the bronze at the U20 Worlds in the 79 kg.

Chris Foca and Julian Ramirez will make their much-anticipated return in the Big Red lineup. No. 14 Foca will face No.13 Dylan Fishback, a rematch from last year's dual as both wrestlers get back in the swing of things.

All-American Meyer Shapiro will wrestle for the first time since Cornell opened its season at the Journeymen Classic in November. Ruiz is looking at a rematch against Singleton in the 174lb weight-class, Ruiz defeated Singleton 6-1 at the Cliff Keen Invitational only a week ago. Ashton Davis will face his first ranked opponent No. 4 Isaac Trumble in the 285lb weight class.

LAST SEASON VS NC STATE

No. 9 Cornell fell 24-9 to the No. 8 North Carolina State Wolfpack on the road mid-way through last season, the second straight win over Cornell.

No. 23 Jakob Camacho took down No. 15 Brett Ungar 5-1 by decision (125 pounds); No. 5 Kai Orine beat Ethan Qureshi 15-0 by technical fall (133); No. 4 Ryan Jack defeated Josh Saunders 7-4 by decision (141); and No. 4 Jackson Arrington won 12-2 by major decision over No. 20 Ethan Fernandez (149).

While the Big Red responded with three straight decisions from No. 7 Meyer Shapiro over No. 14 Ed Scott (157), No. 3 Julian Ramirez over AJ Kovacs (165) and Benny Baker over No. 31 Alex Faison (174), the early hole was too much to overcome.

PROJECTED LINEUP

125- Marcello Milani

133- Tyler Ferrara, Brett Ungar

141- Josh Saunders

149- Ethan Fernandez

157- Meyer Shapiro, Nate Wade

165- Julian Ramirez

174- Simon Ruiz

184- Chris Foca

197- Mikey Dellagatta, Aiden Hanning

285- Aiden Compton, Ashton Davis

CLIFF KEEN LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL RECAP

Freshman Simon Ruiz took fourth place at the Cliff Keen Invitational on Saturday in Las Vegas after powering through the 174-pound championship bracket, beating three ranked wrestlers to get to the third-place bout. The freshman then fell to No. 17 Garrett Thompson of Ohio in the final match to earn fourth of 37 wrestlers in his weight. The winning run earned him Ivy League Wrestler of the week on Dec. 10. Ruiz was the first freshman since Yianni Diakomihalis in 2017-18 to be the highest Big Red finisher at the Cliff Keen Invite.

Marcello Milani placed eighth winning three bouts by decision while Ethan Fernandez placed eighth winning two bouts by decision and one by technical fall. Josh Saunders won 4-2 by decision over No. 21 Haiden Drury (Utah Valley)

UP NEXT

Cornell travels to Missouri to face the No. 13 Tigers at the Hearnes Center on Jan. 3. The Big Red will be part of Mizzou's Beauty and the Beast match in collaboration with Mizzou Gymnastics. The event will be broadcast on ESPN+.