RESULTS
CEDAR RAPIDS – Cornell advanced three wrestlers to the finals and crowned them all champions during a strong performance at Saturday's Coe Invitational inside Kohawk Arena.
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Junior
Evan Husko started Cornell's perfect run in championship bouts, claiming the 133-pound title. Senior ninth-ranked
Casey Allen dominated the 165-pound class for a championship there. Senior
Colin Honderd capped the day by winning the 184-pound division.
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Cornell's three individual champions were second to Coe's four in the nine-team tournament. The Rams totaled 17 placewinners, fielding at least one in each weight class.
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Husko (8-5) defeated NIACC's Clarence Lee-Green, 4-3, in his title match. Husko was 3-0 on the day, including a 5-3 sudden victory over Simpson's Joe Weaver in the semifinals.
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Allen (7-3) pinned his first three opponents, all in the opening period. He won the championship with a 5-2 decision over Coe's Ryker Kurimski.
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Honderd (11-3) continued an impressive start to his season, posting two first-period falls before beating NIACC's Chase McCleish, 4-1, in the final. Honderd bumped his team-leading pin total to eight on the year.
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Freshman
Cael McLaren (9-4) placed third at 184 with a 4-1 record, which included two major decisions and a technical fall.
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The Rams received fourth-place efforts from
Gabe Carter (165) and
Frank Milella (197).
Nathan Bednarczyk (125),
Curtis Green-Saunders (157),
Dahson DeJong (174), Treyton Steffen (197) and
Drake Fox (285) all finished fifth at their respective weights.
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Cornell got sixth-place finishes from
Reilly Dolan (141),
Landon Card (149),
Spencer Roth (165) and
Joseph Pasquesi (184). Taking seventh was
Keegan Schultschik (133) and
Killian Perrigon (157).
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The Rams compete in the MSOE Invitational Dec. 4 in Milwaukee, Wis. Action begins at 9 a.m.
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