The Cornell Wrestling season begins on Nov. 12 as the No.5-ranked team in the FloWrestling preseason poll joins other high-level programs like Penn State at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic.

The Big Red have high expectations this season with the return of defending NCAA National Champion and recently crowned World Champion, Vito Arujau on the roster. Arujau won the World Championship at 61 KG in September in Belgrade. 

But it’s not just Arujau, the No.5-ranked pound-for-pound wrestler in FloWrestling’s rankings, Cornell has on the roster. The No. 13-ranked wrestler, Chris Foca also returns as does the the No.7-ranked 165-pound wrestler Julian Ramirez and the No. 7-ranked 197-pound wrestler Jacob Cardenas. 

The schedule features several marque dual meets, including ones against Ohio State, Missouri and North Carolina State. 

Here’s a look at the Cornell Wrestling schedule

Cornell Wrestling Schedule 2023-2024

• Nov. 12: Journeymen Collegiate Classic; Bethlehem, Pa.                                                   
• Nov. 18: Sacred Heart University; Ithaca, N.Y.                                                     
• Nov. 26:  Mat Town Open; Lock Haven, Pa.                                                  
• Dec. 1: Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational; Las Vegas, Nev.                                                  
• Dec. 18: National Collegiate Wrestling Duals; Nashville, Tenn.                                                 
• Jan. 5: Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio                                                   
• Jan. 7: Virginia Tech; Ithaca, N.Y. (Newman Arena at Bartels Hall)                      
• Jan. 13: Lehigh University; Bethlehem, Pa.                                                   
• Jan. 27: Brown University; Ithaca, N.Y. (Friedman Wrestling Center)                         
• Jan. 27: Harvard University; Ithaca, N.Y. (Friedman Wrestling Center)                         
• Jan. 28: University of Missouri; Ithaca, N.Y. (Newman Arena at Bartels Hall)                      
• Feb. 3: Columbia University; Ithaca, N.Y. (Friedman Wrestling Center)                         
• Feb. 9: Princeton University; Princeton, N.J.                                                  
• Feb. 10: University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pa.                                                
• Feb. 17: North Carolina State University; Raleigh, N.C.                                                  
• Feb. 18: Appalachian State University; Boone, N.C.                                                      
• Feb 25: Binghamton University; Ithaca, N.Y. (Friedman Wrestling Center) 

When Is The EIWA Championship Tournament?

The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championship is March 8-9 in Lewisburg, Pa.

Cornell is seeking their third straight EIWA Team Championship in 2024, having won the event in 2022 and 2023. From 2018-2021, Lehigh won the team championship. 

Which College Wrestling Teams Are In The EIWA?

The EIWA is made up of these  17 programs:

• Cornell 
• Lehigh
• Pennsylvania 
• Columbia 
• Navy
• Army West Point 
• Princeton
• Harvard
• Bucknell
• Drexel
• Binghamton
• Hofstra
• American
• Franklin & Marshall
• Brown
• Sacred Heart
• LIU

When is the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Tournament?

The NCAA Wrestling Championships are March 21- 23 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. 

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