Kyle Dake

Kyle Dake
Kyle Dake
	Dake at the 2016 US Olympic Team Trials
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Born	February 25, 1991 (age 33); Ithaca, New York, U.S.
High school	Lansing High School
State championships	2 (New York)
College	Cornell University
NCAA championships	4
Medal record
Representing United States
Men's freestyle wrestling
World Championships
World Cup
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
US Open National Championships
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Cornell Big Red
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
EIWA Championships

Kyle Dake (born February 25, 1991) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 74 kilograms. A two-time US National champion, '18 World Cup champion and '18 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix Silver medalist, Dake has won two back-to-back World Championships by defeating the '16 Olympic medalist Jabrayil Hasanov in the finals, in 2018 and 2019.^[1]^[2] During his first World Championship tournament, Dake outscored his opposition 37 points to zero, not surrendering a single point.^[3]

In college, he became the third four-time NCAA Division I National Champion in history, and the only one to ever do so in four different weight classes, and without a redshirt season.^[4] He also claimed three EIWA titles, competing out of Cornell University.^[5]

Folkstyle

Dake competed for the wrestling team at Cornell University. Between 2010 and 2013, he became only the third wrestler to win four NCAA Division I Wrestling titles. Among four-time champions, Dake is the first wrestler to win each title in four different weight classes, and the only one to not redshirt a season during his college career.^[6]

Following his final season, WIN magazine awarded Dake the Dan Hodge Trophy as the most outstanding college wrestler.^[7]

Freestyle career

Age-group

In the age-group, Dake focused more in the Greco-Roman discipline, but in freestyle, he was a two-time FILA US National All-American and a Fargo All-American. In Greco-Roman, he was a three-time FILA US National finalist, winning the championship in 2008, as well as the US World Team Trials. He placed fourteenth at the '08 Greco-Roman Junior World Championships.^[2]

Senior level

2011-2012

Dake made his senior freestyle debut on April 2011, at the age of 20, when he became the US University National runner-up to '10 US Open National champion Andrew Howe.^[8] On June, he competed at the US World Team Trials, where he posted notable wins over '10 NCAA champion J.P O'Connor and '11 NCAA finalist Tyler Caldwell, going 3-2 overall.^[9]

In April 2012, Dake, a three-time NCAA champion, attempted to become the US Olympic Team Member at 74 kilos, but was unable to as he was defeated by Trent Paulson in the semifinals.^[10] Overall, he got notable wins over '12 Dan Hodge Trophy winner and future World Champion David Taylor (pin),^[11] and '12 Pan American Champion Nick Marable (twice) to place third.^[12]

2013-2014

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2021 Henri Deglane Grand Prix at 74 kg
Win	92-17	Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev	Fall	January 16, 2021	Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021	Nice, France
Win	91-17	Mitch Finesilver	TF 11-0
Win	90-17	Jonathan Alvarez	TF 11-0
Win	89-17	David McFadden	TF 11-0	January 8, 2021	SCRTC I	Austin, Texas
Win	88-17	Frank Chamizo	4-3	July 25, 2020	FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo	Austin, Texas
2020 Matteo Pellicone RS at 74kg
Win	87-17	Soner Demirtaş	TF 11-0	January 15 - 18, 2020	2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series	Rome, Italy
Win	86-17	Fazli Eryilmaz	3-1
Win	85-17	Murad Kuramagomedov	TF 10-0
Win	84-17	Azamat Nurykau	5-1
2019 World Championships at 79 kg
Win	83-17	Jabrayil Hasanov	4-2	September 14 - 22, 2019	2019 World Wrestling Championships	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Win	82-17	Rashid Kurbanov	6-1
Win	81-17	Gadzhi Nabiev	5-1
Win	80-17	Oibek Nasirov	TF 12-2
2019 US World Team Trials at 79kg
Win	79-17	Alex Dieringer	4-2	August 17, 2019	2019 Final X Special Wrestle-off: Dake vs. Dieringer	Austin, Texas
Win	78-17	Alex Dieringer	3-2	August 17, 2019	2019 Final X Special Wrestle-off: Dake vs. Dieringer	Austin, Texas
2019 Spain Grand Prix at 79 kg
Win	77-17	Dauletmurat Orazgylyov	5-0	July 5 - 7, 2019	2019 Grand Prix of Spain	Madrid, Spain
Win	76-17	Max Budgey	TF 12-2
Win	75-17	Sarmat Tsarakhov	TF 12-0
Win	74-17	Carlos Gilabert	TF 10-0
Win	73-17	Dauletmurat Orazgylyov	7-5
2018 World Championships at 79 kg
Win	72-17	Jabrayil Hasanov	2-0	October 20 - 28, 2018	2018 World Wrestling Championships	Budapest, Hungary
Win	71-17	Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov	TF 13-0
Win	70-17	Davit Khutsishvili	TF 11-0
Win	69-17	Martin Obst	TF 11-0
2018 Yasar Dogu at 79 kg
Win	68-17	Ibrahim Yusubov	TF 11-0	July 27 - 29, 2018	2018 Yasar Dogu Ranking Series	Istanbul, Turkey
Win	67-17	Ayhan Sucu	Fall
Win	66-17	Jabrayil Hasanov	Fall
2018 US World Team Trials at 79kg
Win	65-17	Zahid Valencia	4-3	June 15 - 16, 2018	2018 Final X: State College	State College, Pennsylvania
Win	64-17	Zahid Valencia	4-0	June 15 - 16, 2018	2018 Final X: State College	State College, Pennsylvania
Win	63-17	Liván López	TF 13-1	May 17, 2018	2018 Beat The Streets: Team USA vs. The World All-Stars	New York City, New York
2018 US Open at 79 kg
Win	62-17	Alex Dieringer	5-5	April 24 - 28, 2018	2018 US Open Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	61-17	Josh Asper	TF 11-0
Win	60-17	Stacey Davis	TF 10-0
Win	59-17	Ryan Christensen	TF 10-0
2018 World Cup at 79 kg
Win	58-17	Jabrayil Hasanov	5-3	April 7 - 8, 2018	2018 World Cup	Iowa City, Iowa
Win	57-17	Tariel Gaphrindashvili	TF 10-0
Win	56-17	Sosuke Takatani	TF 10-0
Win	55-17	Sachin Giri	TF 11-0
2018 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix at 79 kg
Loss	54-17	Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov	1-8	January 26 - 28, 2018	2018 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Win	54-16	Rashid Kurbanov	TF 10-0
Win	53-16	Alan Zaseev	9-7
2017 World Clubs Cup as TMWC
Win	52-16	Ahmed Shamiya	TF 11-0	December 7 - 8, 2017	2017 World Wrestling Clubs Cup	Tehran, Iran
Win	51-16	Jitender	TF 10-0
Win	50-16	Hasan Molla	TF 10-0
Win	49-16	Ganbold Turbold	TF 10-0
Win	48-16	Reza Afzali	TF 12-0
2017 US World Team Trials at 74 kg
Loss	47-16	Jordan Burroughs	2-6	June 9 - 10, 2017	2017 US World Team Trials	Lincoln, Nebraska
Loss	47-15	Jordan Burroughs	4-8
Win	47-14	Jordan Burroughs	6-6
Win	46-14	Alex Dieringer	2-1		2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win	45-14	Isaiah Martinez	9-2		2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
2017 US Open at 74 kg
Loss	44-14	Jordan Burroughs	2-2	April 26 - 29, 2017	2017 US Open Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	44-13	Alex Dieringer	3-0
Win	43-13	Vladyslav Dombrovskiy	TF 11-0
Win	42-13	Tyrel White	TF 10-0
2017 Paris Grand Prix at 74 kg
Win	41-13	Alex Dieringer	TF 10-0	January 28 - 29, 2017	2017 International Paris Grand Prix	Paris, France
Win	40-13	Dan Valimont	TF 11-0
Win	39-13	Davit Tlashadze	TF 14-4
Win	38-13	Matt Brown	TF 10-0
2016 US Olympic Team Trials at 86 kg
Loss	37-13	J'den Cox	3-5	April 9 - 10, 2016	2016 US Olympic Team Trials	Iowa City, Iowa
Win	37-12	J'den Cox	5-3
Loss	36-12	J'den Cox	1-8
Win	36-11	David Taylor	4-3
Win	35-11	Richard Perry	10-7
2016 Medved International 9th at 86kg
Loss	34-11	Amarhajy Mahamedau	1-9	February 18 - 19, 2016	2016 Alexander Medved Prizes Ranking Series	Minsk, Belarus
Win	34-10	Irakli Mtsituri	6-1
Win	33-10	Sebastian Jezierzanski	TF 13-2
2015 US Nationals at 86 kg
Win	32-10	David Taylor	11-4	December 17 - 19, 2015	2015 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	31-10	Jon Reader	6-4
Win	30-10	Keith Gavin	6-2
Win	29-10	Tyrel Todd	Fall
2015 US World Team Trials at 74 kg
Loss	28-10	Jordan Burroughs	TF 4-14	June 12 - 14, 2015	2015 US World Team Trials	Madison, Wisconsin
Loss	28-9	Jordan Burroughs	3-6		2015 US World Team Trials
Win	28-8	David Taylor	8-2		2015 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win	27-8	Andrew Howe	3-1
Win	26-8	Colton Sponseller	TF 10-0
2015 Phil Portuese NE Regional at 74 kg
Win	25-8	Mason Manville	TF 11-0	May 1 - 3, 2015	2015 Phil Portuese Northeastern Regionals	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Win	24-8	Theodre King	TF 10-0
Win	23-8	Nestor Taffur	TF 12-2
Win	22-8	Nate Russell	TF 10-0
2014 Granma Cup at 74 kg
Win	21-8	Luis Quintana	4-0	February 11 - 15, 2014	2014 Granma & Cerro Pelado International	Habana, Cuba
Win	20-8	Cleopas Ncube	TF 10-0
Win	19-8	Ryan Lue	TF 12-2
2013 Heydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix 5th at 74 kg
Loss	18-8	Ashraf Aliyev	3-3	November 22 - 24, 2013	2013 Heydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix	Baku, Azerbaijan
Loss	18-7	Gadzhi Gadzhiev	1-7
Win	18-6	Denis Tsargush	10-5
Win	17-6	Ali Shabanau	7-1
2013 US World Team Trials at 74 kg
Loss	16-6	Jordan Burroughs	OT 6-9	June 20 - 22, 2013	2013 US World Team Trials	Stillwater, Oklahoma
Loss	16-5	Jordan Burroughs	TF 0-7		2013 US World Team Trials
Win	16-4	Andrew Howe	OT 4-2		2013 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win	15-4	David Taylor	7-4
Win	14-4	Trent Paulson	TF 8-1
Win	13-4	Hassan Tahmasebi	2-0, 1-0	May 15, 2013	2013 Beat The Streets: Rumble on the Rails	New York City, New York
2012 US Olympic Team Trials 4th at 74 kg
Win	12-4	Nick Marable	3-0, 1-1	April 21 - 22, 2012	2012 US Olympic Team Trials	Iowa City, Iowa
Win	11-4	David Taylor	Fall
Loss	10-4	Trent Paulson	0-2, 1-0, 0-6
Win	10-3	Nick Marable	0-1, 1-0, 1-0
Win	9-3	Colt Sponseller	2-0, 1-0
2011 US World Team Trials at 74 kg
Loss	8-3	Kirk White	3-0, 0-1, 0-1	June 9 - 11, 2011	2011 US World Team Trials Challenge	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Win	8-2	Tyler Caldwell	3-0, 2-4, 4-3
Win	7-2	Moza Fay	2-0, 5-0
Loss	6-2	Nick Marable	3-3, 0-3, 0-1
Win	6-1	J.P. O`Connor	0-1, 2,1, 1-0
2011 US University Nationals at 74 kg
Loss	5-1	Andrew Howe	1-3, 2-1, 0-1	April 20 - 23, 2011	2011 US University National Championships	Akron, Ohio
Win	5-0	Nick Sulzer	3-1, 3-1
Win	4-0	Dirk Cowburn	2-0, 1-0
Win	3-0	Corey Lear	7-0, 3-1
Win	2-0	Taylor Smith	TF 7-0, 6-0
Win	1-0	Brandon Guthrie	TF 5-0, 7-0

NCAA record

NCAA Championships Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event
2013 NCAA Championships at 165 lbs
Win	20-0	David Taylor	5-4	March 21-23, 2013	2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	19-0	Tyler Caldwell	2-0
Win	18-0	Nick Sulzer	MD 13-0
Win	17-0	Ryan Leblanc	MD 10-0
Win	16-0	Mark Martin	3-0
2012 NCAA Championships at 157 lbs
Win	15-0	Derek St. John	4-1	March 15-17, 2012	2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	14-0	Ganbayar Sanjaa	4-0
Win	13-0	Frank Hickman	Fall
Win	12-0	Josh Kreimier	Fall
Win	11-0	John Nicholson	Fall
2011 NCAA Championships at 149 lbs
Win	10-0	Frank Molinaro	8-1	March 17-19, 2011	2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	9-0	Ganbayar Sanjaa	4-0
Win	8-0	Jamal Parks	3-0
Win	7-0	Torsten Gillespie	MD 8-0
Win	6-0	Donnie Corby	4-1
2010 NCAA Championships at 141 lbs
Win	5-0	Montell Marion	7-3	March 18-20, 2010	2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win	4-0	Reece Humphrey	TB 3-2
Win	3-0	Levi Jones	MD 11-0
Win	2-0	Elijah Nacita	Fall
Win	1-0	Todd Schavrien	4-1

Freestyle awards and honors

2020
- Matteo Pellicone (74 kg)
2019
- World Championship (79 kg)
- Final X Wrestle-off: Dake vs. Dieringer (79 kg)
- Spain Grand Prix (79 kg)
2018
- World Championship (79 kg)
- World Cup (79 kg)
- US World Team Trials (79 kg)
- Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix (79 kg)
- Yasar Dogu (79 kg)
- US Open (79 kg)
- BTS: Team USA vs. The World All-Stars Dual (79 kg)
2017
- World Clubs Cup (79 kg)
- US World Team Trials (74 kg)
- Paris Grand Prix (74 kg)
- US Open (74 kg)
2016
- US Olympic Team Trials (86 kg)
2015
- US World Team Trials (74 kg)
- US Nationals (86 kg)
2014
- Cerro Pelado International (74 kg)
2013
- US World Team Trials (74 kg)
- BTS: Rumble on the Rails Dual (74 kg)
2012
- US Olympic Team Trials (74 kg)

Footnotes

^ "Kyle Dake wins Back-To-Back Wrestling World Championships". Team USA. September 22, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Kyle Dake Biography". Team USA.
^ NYWN (2018-10-24). "Kyle Dake wins World Championship". New York Wrestling News. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
^ "Kyle Dake wins NCAA title in fourth weight class". CNN. 2013-03-24.
^ "Kyle Dake - 2012-13 - Wrestling". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
^ Velasco, Haley (2012-03-22). "With a Third Title, Cornell Wrestler Kyle Dake Records a First - NYTimes.com". Thequad.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
^ "Kyle Dake wins 2013 Dan Hodge Trophy - WIN Magazine: Wrestling News". www.win-magazine.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
^ "2011 ASICS Univ. Natl-Men FS". Trackwrestling. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
^ "2011 U.S. World Team Trials". Trackwrestling. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
^ evan.bland@nonparielonline.com, Evan Bland. "Trent Paulson finishes third at Olympic Trials". The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
^ "Dake pins Taylor in battle of NCAA champs". Win Magazine. April 21, 2012.
^ "U.S. Olympic wrestling trials: Knee injury in finals quashes Howe's bid". Madison.com. April 21, 2012.

External Links

Kyle Dake's Rokfin Channel

[1] "Kyle Dake wins Back-To-Back Wrestling World Championships". Team USA. September 22, 2019.

[:0-2] "Kyle Dake Biography". Team USA.

[3] NYWN (2018-10-24). "Kyle Dake wins World Championship". New York Wrestling News. Retrieved 2020-12-31.

[4] "Kyle Dake wins NCAA title in fourth weight class". CNN. 2013-03-24.

[5] "Kyle Dake - 2012-13 - Wrestling". Cornell University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-31.

[6] Velasco, Haley (2012-03-22). "With a Third Title, Cornell Wrestler Kyle Dake Records a First - NYTimes.com". Thequad.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-05-27.

[7] "Kyle Dake wins 2013 Dan Hodge Trophy - WIN Magazine: Wrestling News". www.win-magazine.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[8] "2011 ASICS Univ. Natl-Men FS". Trackwrestling. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[9] "2011 U.S. World Team Trials". Trackwrestling. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[10] van.bland@nonparielonline.com, Evan Bland. "Trent Paulson finishes third at Olympic Trials". The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[11] "Dake pins Taylor in battle of NCAA champs". Win Magazine. April 21, 2012.

[12] "U.S. Olympic wrestling trials: Knee injury in finals quashes Howe's bid". Madison.com. April 21, 2012.

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