Freshmen Lead the Way as Big Red Opens Season at Journeymen Collegiate Classic ???
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. — No. 11 Cornell opened its 2026-27 season Sunday at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic with seven bracket champions. Four of them were freshmen in their college debuts. The seven champions went a combined 22-0.
The event places wrestlers in small brackets, with pool matches followed by placement matches. Each wrestler is guaranteed at least three bouts.
Freshman Isaiah Cortez won at 125 pounds in the black bracket. He pinned Harvard's Logan Brzozowski in 4:07 and earned a 19-3 technical fall over Illinois' Ethan Perryman. In the final he beat Columbia's Sulayman Bah 16-5 by major decision.
His twin brother, freshman Elijah Cortez, won in 133 black bracket with three close decisions. He beat Illinois' Troy Hohman 6-4 and Columbia's Evin Gursoy 4-2, then edged Indiana's Jackson Blum 5-4 in the final.
Freshman David Ogunsanya won at 165 in the white bracket. He pinned Sacred Heart's Jack Rowland in 4:10 and Duke's Charlie Lussier in 5:34, then beat Clarion's Jaden Wehler 20-5 by technical fall in the final.
Freshman Jude Correa swept the black bracket at 197. He opened with an 8-0 major decision over Maryland's Devin Downes and earned a 16-0 technical fall over Harvard's Hudson Skove. He closed with a 13-3 major decision over Virginia Tech's NO. 8 Sonny Sasso.
Junior Mikey Dellagatta won at 184 in the black bracket in his first event since moving down from 197. He pinned Columbia's Joe Curtis in 1:43 and Appalachian State's Tomas Brooker in 1:18, then beat Illinois' No. 13 Chris Moore 4-1 in the final.
Junior Carson Crace went 4-0 to win the 184 title in the white bracket. He beat Navy's Michael Taheny 11-2 by major decision and pinned Sacred Heart's Aman Khalil in 4:58 and Peter Stathis in 1:21. He finished with a 5-4 decision over Harvard's Michael Spielman.
Sophomore Cy Kruse won at heavyweight in the red bracket. He earned technical falls over Indiana's Nick Pavlechko (17-2) and NC State's Kai Calcutt (16-1), then beat Binghamton's Trent Sibble 11-6 in the final.
Six Cornell wrestlers finished second.
Junior Simon Ruiz, a 2025 All-American, pinned his first two opponents in 49 seconds and 3:59. He then fell 4-2 to Illinois' Colin Kelly in the 174 final, going 2-1 on the day.
Freshman Rocco Dellagatta reached the heavyweight final and lost 4-2 to Columbia's Vincent Mueller, finishing 2-1 on the day with a ranked win over Stephan Monchery of Appalachian State.
Sophomore Daniel Aranda won his 141 pool with decisions over Bloomsburg's Aiden Grogg (3-2) and Columbia's Brady Kaupp (8-4). He then lost 7-1 to Binghamton's Jacob Hanlon in the final, finishing 2-1 overall.
Sophomore Gabe Bouyssou won his 149 pool with an 11-6 decision over Rutgers' Rhett Washleski and an injury-default win over Binghamton's Gabe Rogers. Lehigh's Owen Reinsel pinned him in 3:30 in the final, making his final record at the tournament 2-1.
Sophomore Ryder Yoshitake went 2-1 in his 149 round-robin bracket. He earned a 17-2 technical fall over Sacred Heart's Joe Tornambe and a 6-2 decision over NC State's George Jones. His only loss was 6-5 to Navy's Nick Vafiadis, who won the bracket.
Junior Matt Furman won his 184 pool with a 12-2 major decision over Duke's David Hussey and a 1:55 pin of Davidson's Daniel Elyash. He then lost 11-4 to Virginia Tech's Sergio Desiante in the final.
Three Cornell wrestlers went 2-1 and placed third. Each finished second in his pool and then won the third-place match.
Sophomore Jaxon Joy opened at 157 with a 15-0 technical fall over Davidson's Tyler-Xavier McKnight. His only loss of the day came in his second pool bout, a 6-5 decision against Virginia Tech's Collin Gaj. Joy took third with a medical-forfeit win over Illinois' Kannon Webster.
Freshman Alessio Perentin dropped his college debut at 165, a 5-2 decision to Binghamton's Thomas Snipes. He bounced back with an injury-default win over Indiana's Ty Lillard. In the third-place match, he beat Davidson's Bryce Griffin 12-3 by major decision.
Sophomore Cash Henderson opened at heavyweight with a 13-7 decision over Lehigh's Rowan Holmes. Clarion's Andrew Blackburn-Forst pinned him in 5:50 in his second pool bout. Henderson then won the third-place match 23-8 by technical fall over Columbia's Billy McChesney.
Final Placings
Champions
125: Isaiah Cortez (3-0, 3 bonus wins)
133: Elijah Cortez (3-0, 3 ranked wins)
165: David Ogunsanya (3-0)
184: Mikey Dellagatta (3-0)
184: Carson Crace (4-0)
197: Jude Correa (3-0)
285: Cy Kruse (3-0)
Second
141: Danny Aranda (2-1)
149: Gabe Bouyssou (2-1)
149: Ryder Yoshitake (2-1)
174: Simon Ruiz (2-1)
184: Matt Furman (2-1)
285: Rocco Dellagatta (2-1)
Third
157: Jaxon Joy (2-1)
165: Alessio Perentin (2-1)
285: Cash Henderson (2-1)
Fourth
149: Luca Stefanelli (1-2)
149: Adrian DeJesus (1-2)
197: Zahir McLean-Felix (1-2)
197: Aiden Hanning (1-2)
Fifth
125: Marcello Milani (2-1)
125: Ernie Perry III (1-2)
149: Mac Calavitta (1-2)
Sixth
125: Kai Napadow-Baquero (0-3)
141: Joe Knackstedt (0-3)
149: Carter Tate (0-3)
184: Lou Cerchio (0-3)
UP NEXT
Cornell hosts the Big Red Invitational on Sunday, Nov. 22 at Barton Hall on Cornell's campus.