Saturday, January 10
Bethlehem, Pa.
1:00 PM
Lehigh University
20
vs
17
Cornell
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Early Returns, Strong Finish Push No. 22 Lehigh Past No. 20 Cornell, 20-17
1/10/2026 3:56:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The annual dual between longtime rivals Lehigh and Cornell once again came down to the final bout. Graduate student Sheldon Seymour delivered an 8-2 decision over Greg Diakomihalis capping a three-bout Lehigh run to close out the dual and give the 22nd ranked Mountain Hawks a 20-17 win over the No. 20 Big Red Saturday in front of a sellout crowd of 1,821 inside Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall.
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Saturday's dual was the White Out, presented by CB Construction.
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The Mountain Hawks trailed 17-11 after seven bouts before graduate student JT Davis and senior Nathan Taylor won decisions to even the score entering the final bout.
The dual began with sophomore All-Americans Ryan Crookham and Luke Stanich making their season debuts, with both wrestlers jump-starting the Mountain Hawks with victories.
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Lehigh improves to 4-6 on the dual season. The Mountain Hawks have now won the last four duals against Cornell inside Grace Hall and five of the last seven overall.
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Crookham kicked things off with a 7-3 decision over Tyler Ferrara at 133. He scored takedowns in the second and third periods compared to a trio of Ferrara escapes.
Stanich debuted with a come-from-behind top 10 win over Vince Cornella in his first official match up at 141. Cornella opened the scoring with first period takedown. Stanich trailed 4-2 late in the third when he scored the go-ahead takedown and then kept Cornella down to win 5-4.
Cornell came back with back-to-back bonus wins as No. 2 Jaxon Joy won 9-0 over junior Reinsel at 149 and No. 7 Meyer Shapiro won by technical fall over sophomore Griffin Gonzalez at 157.
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Senior Max Brignola answered with a dominant 23-7 technical fall over Louie Cerchio to give Lehigh an 11-9 lead at the halfway point. Bringola notched seven takedowns plus a second-period reversal.
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Cornell went back in front coming out of the break as No. 2 Simon Ruiz won a 15-0 technical fall over sophomore Richie Grungo at 174 and then Christian Hansen won 7-3 over junior Rylan Rogers at 184.
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Wrestling for the first time in nearly two months, Davis made a first period takedown stand in a 4-1 decision over Aiden Hanning at 197. Taylor also won behind a first period takedown, with a 4-2 decision over Cash Henderson at 285.
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In the decisive match at 125, Seymour struck first with a first period takedown to lead 3-1 after one, and then rode out the second period. Seymour was granted an escape to begin the third and then added another takedown to go up 7-1. A Diakomihalis escape plus Seymour's hefty riding time advantage made the final score 8-2.
The Mountain Hawks are back at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Sunday to face American at 2 p.m.
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The 2025-26 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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No. 22 Lehigh 20, No. 20 Cornell 17Â
133 – Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. Tyler Ferrara (Cornell) 7-3
141 – Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec. Vince Cornella (Cornell) 5-4
149 – Jaxon Joy (Cornell) major dec. Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) 9-0
157 – Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech fall Griffin Gonzalez (Lehigh) 18-3, 7:00
165 – Max Brignola (Lehigh) tech fall Louie Cerchio (Cornell) 23-7, 5:24
174 – Simon Ruiz (Cornell) tech fall Richie Grungo (Lehigh) 15-0, 7:00
184 – Christian Hansen (Cornell) dec. Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) 7-3
197 – JT Davis (Lehigh) dec. Aiden Hanning (Cornell) 4-1
285 – Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec. Cash Henderson (Cornell) 4-2
125 – Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec. Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) 8-2
Attendance – 1,821
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Saturday's dual was the White Out, presented by CB Construction.
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The Mountain Hawks trailed 17-11 after seven bouts before graduate student JT Davis and senior Nathan Taylor won decisions to even the score entering the final bout.
ÂPost-Cornell with Coach Santoro! 👇 pic.twitter.com/X7PgOVwFhf
— Lehigh Men's Wrestling (@LehighMWREST) January 10, 2026
The dual began with sophomore All-Americans Ryan Crookham and Luke Stanich making their season debuts, with both wrestlers jump-starting the Mountain Hawks with victories.
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Lehigh improves to 4-6 on the dual season. The Mountain Hawks have now won the last four duals against Cornell inside Grace Hall and five of the last seven overall.
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Crookham kicked things off with a 7-3 decision over Tyler Ferrara at 133. He scored takedowns in the second and third periods compared to a trio of Ferrara escapes.
ÂCrookham with the TD takes a 4-1 lead into the 3rd.
— Lehigh Men's Wrestling (@LehighMWREST) January 10, 2026
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Stanich debuted with a come-from-behind top 10 win over Vince Cornella in his first official match up at 141. Cornella opened the scoring with first period takedown. Stanich trailed 4-2 late in the third when he scored the go-ahead takedown and then kept Cornella down to win 5-4.
ÂLuke's still got that clutch gene!😤
— Lehigh Men's Wrestling (@LehighMWREST) January 10, 2026
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Cornell came back with back-to-back bonus wins as No. 2 Jaxon Joy won 9-0 over junior Reinsel at 149 and No. 7 Meyer Shapiro won by technical fall over sophomore Griffin Gonzalez at 157.
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Senior Max Brignola answered with a dominant 23-7 technical fall over Louie Cerchio to give Lehigh an 11-9 lead at the halfway point. Bringola notched seven takedowns plus a second-period reversal.
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Cornell went back in front coming out of the break as No. 2 Simon Ruiz won a 15-0 technical fall over sophomore Richie Grungo at 174 and then Christian Hansen won 7-3 over junior Rylan Rogers at 184.
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Wrestling for the first time in nearly two months, Davis made a first period takedown stand in a 4-1 decision over Aiden Hanning at 197. Taylor also won behind a first period takedown, with a 4-2 decision over Cash Henderson at 285.
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In the decisive match at 125, Seymour struck first with a first period takedown to lead 3-1 after one, and then rode out the second period. Seymour was granted an escape to begin the third and then added another takedown to go up 7-1. A Diakomihalis escape plus Seymour's hefty riding time advantage made the final score 8-2.
ÂSeymour strikes first and leads 3-1 after one.
— Lehigh Men's Wrestling (@LehighMWREST) January 10, 2026
Watch: https://t.co/E5aGyyOUOL pic.twitter.com/Cas4gLztJi
The Mountain Hawks are back at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Sunday to face American at 2 p.m.
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The 2025-26 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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No. 22 Lehigh 20, No. 20 Cornell 17Â
133 – Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec. Tyler Ferrara (Cornell) 7-3
141 – Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec. Vince Cornella (Cornell) 5-4
149 – Jaxon Joy (Cornell) major dec. Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) 9-0
157 – Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) tech fall Griffin Gonzalez (Lehigh) 18-3, 7:00
165 – Max Brignola (Lehigh) tech fall Louie Cerchio (Cornell) 23-7, 5:24
174 – Simon Ruiz (Cornell) tech fall Richie Grungo (Lehigh) 15-0, 7:00
184 – Christian Hansen (Cornell) dec. Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) 7-3
197 – JT Davis (Lehigh) dec. Aiden Hanning (Cornell) 4-1
285 – Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) dec. Cash Henderson (Cornell) 4-2
125 – Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) dec. Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) 8-2
Attendance – 1,821
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