Cornell @ Pennsylvania

Cornell beat Pennsylvania 19-13 in Philadelphia on February 8, 2026, handing the Quakers a close home loss in this Ivy dual. The margin came down to a couple of high-leverage bouts, including two bonus-point majors that swung the middle of the lineup.

One of the evening’s surprises was at 125 pounds when Davis Motyka (#32) edged Greg Diakomihalis (#26) 1-0 by decision, an upset that kept Penn in the mix. At 149 pounds Jaxon Joy (#2) delivered a key three-point decision, beating Cross Wasilewski (#12) 5-1 for Cornell. Those decision wins mattered, but the bonus-point outcomes were decisive.

Penn stayed alive thanks to Sean Seefeldt’s 15-2 major decision at 165, which produced four team points and closed the gap for the Quakers. Cornell answered with Simon Ruiz’s 9-0 major decision at 174, also worth four team points, and that bonus was pivotal in separating the teams late in the dual. The two majors ended up being the difference between a one-score dual and the six-point final margin.

Cornell’s ability to combine wins by ranked wrestlers like Joy with Ruiz’s bonus-point outing sealed the road victory, while Penn’s upset at 125 and Seefeldt’s major kept the match competitive to the end. The 19-13 final reflected a tight Ivy showdown decided by a few decisive individual performances.