PRINCETON, N.J. – With the inaugural Ivy League Wrestling Tournament set to take place on Sunday, March 9th, the Ivy League has announced its major award winners and All-Ivy Teams for the 2024-25 season.
After posting a 5-0 dual-meet record and winning the 2024-25 Ivy League dual meet title, Cornell swept the major awards and placed a combined nine wrestlers on the All-Ivy Teams, including a league-best six on the All-Ivy First Team.
Last year’s Rookie of the Year, Meyer Shapiro, was named the 2024-25 Wrestler of the Year after going 9-1 in the 157-pound weight class on the year and 5-0 in Ivy League duals. He is ranked the top 157-pound wrestler in both the Ivy League and the country heading into this weekend’s event. Shapiro is Cornell’s 14th Ivy League Wrestler of the Year in the last 17 seasons, and 22nd overall.
Cornell won the Rookie of the Year for the third year in a row, with Simon Ruiz following in Shapiro’s footsteps to win the award for the 2024-25 season. Ruiz went 20-5 this year at the 174-pound weight class and is the top seed at that weight for the Ivy League Tournament.
Cornell’s coaching staff, led by head coach Mike Grey, was named the 2024-25 Coaching Staff of the Year. The Big Red went 5-0 in Ivy League dual meets and 11-1 in dual meets overall. Cornell carries a number nine national ranking into this weekend's Ivy League Tournament.
Additionally, one Ivy League wrestling student-athlete from each institution was recognized for their commitment in the classroom and in sport as members of the 2024-25 Ivy League Wrestling Academic All-Ivy team. Brown’s Hunter Adrian, Columbia’s Nick Fine, Cornell’s Evan Canoyer, Harvard’s Jimmy Harrington, Penn's Ryan Miller, and Princeton’s Sebastian Garibaldi were each named to the team.
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR
Meyer Shapiro, Cornell
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Simon Ruiz, Cornell
COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Cornell
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY
125 — Max Gallagher, Penn*
133 — Tyler Ferrara, Cornell
133 — Ryan Miller, Penn
141 — CJ Composto, Penn*
149 — Cross Wasilewski, Penn*
157 — Meyer Shapiro, Cornell*
165 — Julian Ramirez, Cornell*
174 — Simon Ruiz, Cornell*
184 — Chris Foca, Cornell*
197 — Luke Stout, Princeton*
HWT — Ashton Davis, Cornell*
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY
125 — Marc-Anthony McGowan, Princeton
133 — Hunter Adrian, Brown
133 — Dan Jones, Princeton
141 — Joshua Saunders, Cornell
149 — Ethan Fernandez, Cornell
157 — Jude Swisher, Penn
165 — Cesar Alvan, Columbia
174 — Jack McGill, Columbia
184 — Maximus Hale, Penn
184 — Kole Mulhauser, Princeton
197 — Mikey Dellagatta, Cornell
HWT — John Pardo, Penn
HONORABLE MENTION
Blake Saito, Brown
Nick Fine, Columbia
Nick Incontrera, Penn
Blaine Bergey, Princeton
Sebastian Garibaldi, Princeton
Eligh Rivera, Princeton
Ty Whalen, Princeton
*Unanimous selection