Kyle Dake
| Kyle Dake | |
|---|---|
| Weight | 141, 149, 157, 165 |
| Born | February 25, 1991 Ithaca, New York |
| College | Cornell University |
| NCAA championships | 4 |
Kyle Dake is an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler. He is only the third wrestler to win four NCAA Division I national titles.[1]
Folkstyle
Dake competed for the wrestling team at Cornell University, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. Between 2010 and 2013, he became only the third wrestler to win four NCAA Division I titles. Among four-time champions, however, he is the only one to win each title at a different weight class, and the only one to forgo a year of not officially competing.[2]
Following his final season, WIN Magazine awarded Dake the Dan Hodge Trophy as the most outstanding college wrestler.[3]
Freestyle
Dake won the United States World Team Trials in 2018 at 79kg[4] and will represent the United States in the World Championships in Budapest.
Dake was the runner-up at the United States World Team Trials in 2013, 2015, and 2017. He was also the runner-up at the United States Olympic Team Trials in 2016. In 2018, Dake earned a silver medal at the Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix, a major wrestling tournament held annually in Siberia.
Awards and honors
- 2018
Yasar Dogu (79 kg)
Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix (79 kg)
- 2017
- Grand Prix of Paris (74 kg)
- 2014
- Granma Cup (74 kg)
- 2013
- Sports Illustrated Male College Athlete of the Year[5]
- Dan Hodge Trophy winner
- NCAA Division I Championships Outstanding Wrestler
- NCAA Division I (165 lbs)
- EIWA conference (165 lbs)
- 2012
- NCAA Division I (157 lbs)
- EIWA conference (157 lbs)
- 2011
- NCAA Division I (149 lbs)
- EIWA conference (149 lbs)
- 2010
- NCAA Division I (141 lbs)
- EIWA conference (141 lbs)
Footnotes
- ^ "Kyle Dake wins NCAA title in fourth weight class". CNN. 2013-03-24.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Spey, Andrew. "Final X - State College Match Notes". Flo Wrestling. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Cornell's Kyle Dake wins SI's male College Athlete of the Year award". CNN. 2013-05-22.