Kyle Dake’s college wrestling career is one of the most remarkable in the history of collegiate wrestling. He attended Cornell University, where he set the record for most wins in the school’s wrestling history, with a staggering 137 wins and only four losses.
He became the first wrestler in NCAA history to win four national championships in four different weight classes, a feat that had never been accomplished before. His determination and dedication earned him the Dan Hodge Trophy, the most prestigious award in college wrestling, twice.
Dake’s college wrestling career was marked by his incredible talent, work ethic, and versatility, making him a legend in the sport.
Below are all of Kyle Dake’s college wrestling results.
| Kyle Dake Freshman Year (2009-2010) | Kyle Dake Sophomore Year (2010-2011) |
| Rush, Boston U. FALL 3:40 Gordon, Virginia, TF 16-0 Wilkinson, Lock Haven, MD 12-1 Bradley, Rider, MD 11-1 Goeres, SUNY-Binghamton W 2-0 Krom, Maryland W 8-3 Carlson, Utah Valley State, FALL 2:05 Shull, North Carolina State, MD Bailey, Oklahoma W 3-2 Humphrey, Ohio State, OT L 2-4 Drouin, Arizona State, W 4-0 Bailey, Oklahoma L 1-2 Hicks, Liberty, FALL 1:41 Piccolella, Duke FALL 1:46 Nelson, Virginia, MD 13-0 Lindsey, Ohio U, 6-0 Thorn, Minnesota 5-4 Schmitt, Wisconsin, 7-0 Humprey, Ohio State, 8-4 Schavrien, Missouri, 6-1 Krom, Maryland, 5-4 Jones, Boise State 6-1 Ciasulli, Lehigh, 6-3 Jensen, Iowa State, 7-1 Doyle, Columbia, FALL :33 Banks, Hofstra, TF 15-0 Ramos, Princeton, FALL 5:22 Kemmerer, Penn, 7-0 EIWA Championships Pagan, Navy 5-4 Zack Kemmerer, Penn 6-2 Jordan Lipp, American 9-2 NCAA Tournament Todd Schavrien (Missouri) W D, 4-1 Elijah Nacita (Cal-Bakersfield) W Fall, 3:48 Levi Jones (Boise State) W MD, 11-0 Reece Humphrey (Oklahoma) W D, 3-2 (TB) Montell Marion (Iowa) W D, 7-3 2011 | Smith, Bloomsburg, MD 12-2 Rodgers, Rider, MD 11-0 Lanzi, Brown 14-0 MD Santos, Columbia MD 8-0 Jantzen, Harvard 2-0 Corby, Central Michigan, 6-2 Stabile, North Carolina 7-5 Bird, Liberty, FALL 2:47 Basich, Navy MD 16-2 English, Penn State 4-0 Metzler, Old Dominion, 7-0 Molinaro, Penn State, 1-0 Fee, Ohio State, TF 21-6 Bradley, Missouri, 9-3 Zilverberg, Minnesota, MD 10-0 Stephens, Virginia Tech 10-0 Napoli, Lehigh, 403 Vinson, SUNY-Binghamton, 3-5 L Mayfield, Iowa State FALL 4:44 Spataro, Hofstra, FALL 1:33 DiVitantonio, Columbia, 1:35 FAL: Lenzi, Penn, FALL 1:00 Ott, Princeton, TF 19-2 Lanzi, Brown, FALL 2:06 Marino, Harvard, MD 16-3 EIWA Tournament Andrew Lenzi, FALL 2:08 Mario Mason, MD 11-1 Kevin LeValley L 2-4 OT NCAA Tournament Donnie Corby (Central Michigan) W MD, 9-0 Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro) W MD, 8-0 Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State) W D, 3-0 Ganbayar Sanjaa (American) W D, 4-0 Final Frank Molinaro (Penn State) W D, 8-1 |
| Kyle Dake Junior Year (2011-2012) | Kyle Dake Senior Year (2012-2013) |
| Marino, Harvard TF, 20-5 Morris, SUNY-Binghamton, TF 17-1 Greisheimer, Edinboro, MD 14-6 Lister, SUNY-Binghamton, 6-2 Deitchler, Minnesota, 5-0 Sheridan, Columbia, FALL 1:37 Chamish, SUNY-Binghamton, FALL 4:51 Kemerer, Lock Haven, 10-0 MD Hickman, Bloomsburg, 3-2 Taylor, Western Wyoming CC, FALL 1:52 Aniciete, Western Wyoming CC, FALL 2:11 Zeerip, Michigan, 6-0 Monk, North Dakota State, 6-0 Hepburn, Nebraska-Kearney, 4-0 Chino, Ohio, FALL 2:08 Kooser, Tennessee-Chattanooga, FALL 1:30 Medved, Gardner-Webb, FALL 3:44 Moore, Virginia, 10-1 Vollrath, Penn State 6-0 Alton, Penn State 3-0 Tanen, Lehigh, TF 16-0 Charnish, SUNY-Binghamton, FALL 6:23 Moreno, Iowa State 6-1 O’Hara, Columbia, MD 11-0 Banks, Hofstra, MD 11-3 Morse, Illinois, 6-4 EIWA Tournament Troy Hernandez, Penn FALL 1:11 John Regan, Bucknell, 8-0 Daniel Kolodzik MD 12-4 Walter Pepperman W 3-0 NCAA Tournament John Nicholson (Old Dominion) W Fall, 1:13 Joshua Kemier (Air Force) W Fall, 1:31 Frank Hickman (Bloomsburg) W Fall, 4:10 Ganbayar Sanjaa (American) W D, 4-0 Derek St. John (Iowa) W D, 4-1 | Lepkowsky, SUNY-Binghamton, FALL 5:00 Aungst, Drexel, FALL 2:00 Ottinger, Central Michigan, MD 14-2 Graham, Oklahoma, 5-0 Cook, Utah Valley State, FALL 2:41 McMartin, Northern Colorado, FALL 3:34 Packard, Boise Staet, MD 12-1 Toal, Missouri, MD 14-3 Monk, North Dakota State, 6-0 Toal, Missouri, 5-0 Caldwell, Oklahoma State, 4-1 Willet, Ohio, FALL 1:23 Duggan, Campbell, MD 13-1 Jones, North Carolina State, FALL 3:50 Sulzer, Virginia, FALL 1:21 Taylor, Penn State, 3-2 Brown, Lehigh, 9-3 Ziegler, Princeton, FALL :37 Roberts, Brown, FALL 1:26 Gobbo, Harvard, FALL 1:02 Kent, Penn, FALL 4:32 Thomas, Oregon State, TF 19-3 Terdick, Hofstra, FALL 1:05 Houldsworth, Columbia, FAL 6:02 Lear, Bucknell, FALL :53 Terdick, Hofstra, FALL 1:57 Koehn, Nebraska, FALL 3:57 Moore, Iowa, MD 13-4 EIWA Tournament Judson Zieger, Princeton FALL 1:23 Phillip Barreiro FALL 1:43 Peyton Walsh, Navy 10-2 MD Josh Houldsworth, Columbia MD 20-5 NCAA Tournament Mark Martin (Ohio State) W D, 3-0 Ryan LeBlanc (Indiana) W MD, 11-0 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) W MD, 13-0 Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma State) W D, 2-0 David Taylor (Penn State) W D, 5-4 |
