Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell  uses his overhead cradle to score key near fall points en route to winning the 141- pound crown.

NY CROWNS THREE HS NATIONAL CHAMPS:  JUSTIN VINES (WANTAGH - 126), 

​JACORI TEEMER (LONG BEACH - 152), JONATHAN LOEW (WANTAGH -182)

NCAA Champion

Yianni Diakomihalis
(Cornell - 141 lbs.)

Front row: Zach Redding (ESM), Adam Busiello (ESM), Luke Bokina (Mattituck),

Chris Gomez (Patchogue-Medford), Mike Zariff (Mt. Sinai), Jack Bokina (Mattituck).

Back row: Jacori Teemer (Long Beach), Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge), Jon Loew (Wantagh),

Elijah Rodriguez (Long Beach), Deonte Wilson (Amityville).

   NCAA TOP TEN

  1. Penn State (141.5)

​  2. Ohio State (134.5) 

  3. Iowa (97)

  4. Michigan (80)    

  4. NC State (80)

  6. Missouri (61.5)

  7. Virginia Tech (47.5)

  8. Nebraska (47)

  9. Cornell (44)

10. Arizona State (43)

152- Jacori Teemer - Sr.

​(Long Beach)

5 New York State titles

​(210-5 career)

Front row: Spencer Lee (Iowa), Seth Gross (South Dakota State), Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell), Zain Retherford (Penn State), Jason Nolf (Penn State).

Back row: Kyle Snyder (Ohio State), Michael Macchiavello (North Carolina State), Bo Nickal (Penn State), Zahid Valencia (Arizona State), Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State).

Shakur Rasheed from Penn State made All-American at 197 pounds.

Long Island Wrestling

CORNELL'S YIANNI DIAKOMIHALIS WINS THE 141 POUND NCAA CROWN

Michael Hughes of Hofstra earned All American status at 285 pounds.

​ 2018 NCAA CHAMPIONS

126 - Adam Busiello - Jr.

(Eastport South Manor)

4 New York State titles

(231-8 career)

LONG ISLAND CROWNS 11 CHAMPIONS

Ohio State's Kyle Snyder won the 285 pound crown.

New York State

NCAA All-Americans

1st-Yianni Diakomihalis

(Hilton HS)

Cornell - 141 lbs.

7th-Shakur Rasheed

(Longwood HS)

Penn State - 197 lbs.

6th-Michael Hughes

(Smithtown West HS)

Hofstra - 285 lbs.

8th-Youssif Hemida

(Mamaroneck HS)

Maryland - 285 lbs.

Bo Nickal of Penn State won the 184 pound crown and clinched the team title for the Nittany Lions, he was also voted the Outstanding Wrestler Award.

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