ITHACA N.Y. - The Hall of Fame Committee of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) named two Cornell alumni to the 2025 Hall of Fame Class.
Steven Bosak '13 and Gabe Dean '17 will be part of the induction ceremony that will take place on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Stabler Arena on the grounds of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA immediately prior to the finals of the 121st EIWA Championships.
A three-time All-American, Bosak won a national title at 184 pounds as a junior in 2012 and placed third as a senior.The four-time NCAA qualifier won an Eastern title in 2013, the last of three consecutive years in which he reached the finals. Bosak was a four-time All-Ivy pick, including a first-teamer in each of his final three seasons and served as team captain in both his junior and senior years. He claimed the EIWA's Sheridan Award in 2011. Bosak closed his career with a record of 131-30 and ranked among the school's career leaders in wins, winning percentage, falls and major decisions.
A two-time NCAA champion and four-time All-American, Dean graduates as one of the top wrestlers in collegiate history. A three-time national finalist at 184 pounds, Dean posted a career record of 152-7 with 101 bonus wins, both school records, and never finished lower than third at nationals. He is one of just 11 wrestlers in more than 100 years to win four Eastern wrestling titles and was a two-time Ivy League Wrestler of the Year. The four-time, first-team All-Ivy League pick was the 2014 Ivy League and EIWA Rookie of the Year and was a two-time Coaches Trophy Award winner as the most outstanding wrestler at the EIWA meet. Dean became the third four-time Southern Scuffle champion and the sixth three-time Las Vegas Invite champ. He was part of teams that won four EIWA and Ivy League titles and posted a cumulative 52-10 dual meet record in his four seasons, posting four top eight NCAA team finishes. Dean's signature win came against Penn State's two-time defending national champion Ed Ruth at the Southern Scuffle as a freshman, snapping Ruth's 84-match win streak dating back to 2011.
Read more about Bosak and Dean as well as the rest of the 2025 Class HERE
