No. 8 Cornell (3-0 / 1-0 EIWA) vs. No. 16 UNI wrestling (1-2 / 1-0 Big 12) – NWCA rankings
Officials: Mike Hagerty and Curt Frost
Attendance: 1,641
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI wrestling dropped its home opening dual to No. 8 Cornell, 21-14.
Cornell opened up with the nation's top-ranked wrestler Yianni Diakomihalis to jump out to a 4-0 lead with a major decision over UNI's Josh Alber at 141 pounds.
UNI traded major decisions at the next weight. No. 10 Max Thomsen dominated his match at 149 pounds with six takedowns and 3 minutes, 44 seconds of riding time to tie up the team score, 4-4.