Honors & Accomplishments
• Helped Cornell to a pair of Ivy titles, two EIWA runner-up finishes and seventh place finishes at NCAAs in each of his first two seasons as a collegiate coach.
• Worked closely with 2019 NCAA finalist and two-time All-American Max Dean, as well as Jon Jay Chavez, Ben Darmstadt and Ben Honis during their All-America campaigns.
• Won a pair of NCAA titles and was a four-time All-American on the mat for the Big Red.
Coaching Experience
• Assistant Coach, Cornell University (2018-present)
• Volunteer Assistant Coach, Cornell University (2017-18)
Wrestling Experience
• Cornell University (2014-17)
• Two-Time NCAA Champion
• Four-time NCAA All-American
• Four-time EIWA champion
• Two-time Ivy League Wrestler of the Year
• 152-7 career record
Education
• B.A., Applied Economics and Management, Cornell (2017)
At Cornell
Gabe Dean ’17 joined the Cornell staff in 2017 as a volunteer assistant and pair immediate dividends on the sidelines, on the recruiting trail and as a training partner. In his first year, the Big Red won its 16th straight Ivy title, claimed second at Easterns and seventh at NCAAs, with four All-Americans and a national title for freshman 141-pounder Yianni Diakomihalis. Cornell repeated those finishes in 2019, with Diakomihalis repeating as national champion and Max Dean earning a spot in the finals. Despite no national tournament in 2020, Dean helped the Big Red qualify eight wresters to the NCAA Championships in a season which many doubted the competitors in the Cornell wrestling room.
Wrestling Career
Dean graduated in the spring of 2017 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.
Along the way, 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 along with 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.
The Charles H. Moore Outstanding Senior Varsity Athlete as a senior, Dean worked with the Finger Lakes Wrestling Club after graduation while continuing train for a post-collegiate wrestling career.
Personal
Dean resides in Ithaca. His younger brother, Max, is a member of the Big Red wrestling program.
* Updated March 2020
