USA’s $65.1 Billion University Dominates World Wrestling Championship With Jaw-Dropping Medal Haul

The World Wrestling Championship turned out to be a mixed bag for the US. While its top wrestlers faced upsets across various weight classes, many wrestlers also bagged precious wins. Despite the overall ups and downs, one of the US universities didn’t suffer many inconsistencies. In fact, its wrestlers maintained their stellar performances from the 2022 iteration of the tournament.

Cornell University’s wrestling division, Cornell Big Red Wrestling, recently uploaded a graphic on social media, asserting their well-deserved dominance. The $65.1 billion worth of university proudly displayed its wrestlers who raised the American flag at Belgrade, not once, but twice. In fact, Cornell University’s Kyle Dake secured two medals in 2022 and 2023.

Cornell University leads American wrestling from the helm

The US is one of the biggest powerhouses when it comes to wrestling. Despite wrestling being one of the most ancient sports prevalent all around the world, the US established its supremacy, nonetheless. Along similar lines, Cornell University recently tweeted an image showcasing their stellar feat of producing six gold and silver medals for the US. 

According to the tweet, “Proud of the 6 World Championship Gold and Silver medals for Cornell wrestlers from September 2022-September 2023. #usa #yellcornell #gobigred #familynotfactory.” 

The staunch achievement of Cornell University’s wrestling unit displays their unending commitment to achieving as well as maintaining excellence. The winning wrestlers showcased by Cornell University included Kyle Dake, Vito Arujau, Yianni Diakomihalis, Jacob Cardenas, and Meyer Shapiro. 

The university showed off its global dominance in the 61kg, 64kg, 70kg, 74kg, and 92kg weight classes. While Dake led the charge for Cornell, he lost the 2023 gold medal to Russia’s Zaurbek Sidakov by three points. However, Dake will now head to the Olympics to take back his throne. In fact, even Vito Arujau and Yianni Diakomilahis stand a chance to compete at the Olympics due to a technicality.

Cornell wrestlers to target Olympics after World Championships

Two-time NCAA All-American Zane Richards recently failed to meet the qualifying weight for the Paris Olympics. While he could have easily cruised to the Olympics, his claim to Paris can now be challenged.

Cornell University’s Vito Arujau and Yianni Diakomihalis can request to challenge Richards for his qualifying spot in the Olympic trials. If either of them successfully wrestles off Richards, they will instantly qualify as the top seed at the Olympic trials. If Richards loses his claim, Cornell University will get one more Olympic candidate aside from Kyle Dake.

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Arujau and Diakomihalis will just have to drop down to the 57kg category to take on Zane Richards. Will Cornell University be able to successfully secure another spot at the upcoming 2024 Olympics?

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