No. 11 Cornell Posts Wins Over Purdue, Central Oklahoma; Falls to No. 10 Oklahoma
Mazzurco upsets OU’s Waldhaus, Baier claims two wins over ranked opponents.
Jan. 8, 2005
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — The 11th-ranked Cornell wrestling team opened up its dual season on Saturday at the Lone Star Duals in Texas, earning decisive victories over Purdue and Central Oklahoma after dropping a 23-12 decision to No. 10 Oklahoma in the morning. The Big Red defeated the Boilermakers 29-9 before winning nine bouts against Div. II powerhouse Central Oklahoma in a 38-3 rout.
In the opener against the Sooners, the Big Red was able to muster four wins, highlighted by Joe Mazzurco’s upset against E.K. Waldhaus at 174 pounds. Oklahoma posted victories in five of the first six matches, the lone exception being No. 2-ranked Travis Lee’s 8-1 decision over Joe Comparin at 133 pounds. In two matchups that both featured two ranked wrestlers, senior Tyler Baier (No. 9) secured a 5-0 victory over 13th-ranked Justin Dyer at 184 pounds and sophomore Jerry Rinaldi, ranked 11th in the country, held off No. 12 Joel Flaggert by a score of 3-2 at 197 pounds. Junior Dustin Manotti, the nation’s second-ranked wrestler at 149, scored a pair of early takedowns in his match with fifth-ranked Matt Stornolio, but ended up suffering his first loss of the season as Stornolio came back with two five-point moves en route to a 12-4 major decision.
Against the Boilermakers, six Cornell grapplers earned victories on the mat and Mazzurco won by forfeit. The Big Red’s most promising result occurred in the final bout, as senior heavyweight Matt Bogumil upset 13th-ranked Jake O’Brien, 3-1, by recording a takedown in the first sudden victory frame. Other winners for Cornell included senior Mike Mormile (125), Lee, Manotti, Baier and Rinaldi. Baier posted a 2-1 win in the first tiebreaker over 12th-ranked Ben Wissel.
Cornell will return to action on Friday, Jan. 14, when it travels to face EIWA rival Lehigh at 7 p.m. The Mountain Hawks are currently ranked sixth in the country.
No. 10 Oklahoma 23, No. 11 Cornell 12
125: Sam Hazewinkel (OU) dec. Mike Mormile (Cornell) 8-2
133: Travis Lee (Cornell) dec. Joe Comparin (OU) 8-1
141: Teyon Ware (OU) maj. Dec. Jordan Leen (Cornell) 12-4
149: Matt Storniolo (OU) maj. dec. Dustin Manotti (Cornell) 12-4
157: Charles Jones (OU) WBF John Cholish (Cornell) 2:31
165: Randy Sulaver (OU) dec. Joey Hooker (Cornell) 4-0
174: Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) dec. E.K. Waldhaus (OU) 8-6
184: Tyler Baier (Cornell) dec. Justin Dyer (OU) 5-0
197: Jerry Rinaldi (Cornell) dec. Joel Flaggert (OU) 3-2
HWT: Jake Hager (OU) dec. Tyler Shovlin (Cornell) 6-2
No. 11 Cornell 29, Purdue 9
125: Mike Mormile (Cornell) maj. dec. Brandon Tucker (PU) 13-3
133: Travis Lee (Cornell) WBF Sean Schmaltz (PU) 3:51
141: Rene Hernandez (PU) dec. Charlie Agozzino (Cornell) 8-2
149: Dustin Manotti (Cornell) maj. dec Doug Withstandley (PU) 12-4
157: Colton Salazar (PU) dec. John Cholish (Cornell) 3-2
165: John DeCeault (PU) dec. Drake Hovis (Cornell) 7-1
174: Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) wins by forfeit
184: Tyler Baier (Cornell) dec. Ben Wissel (PU) 2-1 (tb)
197: Jerry Rinaldi (Cornell) dec. Nathan Moore (PU) 9-2
HWT: Matt Bogumil (Cornell) dec. Jake O’Brien (PU) 3-1 (sv)
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