VESTAL, N.Y. – In its final dual of the 2025-26 season, the Binghamton wrestling team (7-3, 4-1 EIWA) travels up the road to Ithaca, N.Y., to face Cornell (7-6, 4-1 Ivy) at 1 p.m., Saturday at the Friedman Wrestling Center.
 
In their last appearance on the mat on Feb. 7, the Bearcats won nine out of 10 bouts to defeat Sacred Heart on the road 29-3. Both No. 19 Carter Baer and Mikey Squires picked up a major decision during the dual.

In the first installment of the RPI rankings released on Thursday, Baer was ranked No. 16 at 174 lbs., while both Fin Nadeau and Trent Sibble were ranked No. 32 at 157 and 285 lbs., respectively. The RPI is a calculation that consists of three factors, with those being winning percentage, opponent winning percentage (strength of schedule) and opponent's opponent winning percentage (opponent's strength of schedule). A wrestler must have wrestled in at least 15 matches to be ranked. Only matches against Division I opponents at the designated weight class count towards the RPI.
 
Baer also remained ranked at No. 19 in the latest coaches' rankings. The rankings are determined by a vote of three coaches in each weight class. A wrestler must have eight Division I matches in the weight class to be considered, with at least one taking place within the last 30 days. Both coaches' rankings and RPI are among several criteria evaluated by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee while selecting at-large bids and seeding wrestlers in the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Other factors include head-to-head competition, quality wins, conference tournament placement, results versus common opponents and win percentage.
 
Additionally, five Bearcat wrestlers are ranked in the top six in their respective weight classes for the February edition of the EIWA rankings, which was announced on Tuesday. Baer is ranked No. 3, while Nadeau is ranked No. 4. Squires, Will Ebert, and Carson Wagner are ranked No. 5 at 197, 184, and 125 lbs., respectively.
 
Binghamton Projected Lineup (Overall Record, Dual Record)
125 | Carson Wagner (17-7, 8-2)
133 | Dillon Arrick (16-9, 5-5) or Gavin Sheridan (4-5, 0-0)
141 | Ryan Hartung (16-12, 4-5) or Jack Kazalas (0-8, 0-1)
149 | Caleb Sweet (15-10, 4-5) or Luke Geleta (8-6, 0-1)
157 | Fin Nadeau (15-6, 8-2)
165 | Jordan Brown (10-10, 2-2) or Marco Albanese (13-13, 2-5)
174 | No. 19/20 Carter Baer (16-2, 10-0)
184 | Will Ebert (6-4, 4-2) or Quinn Funk (12-7, 0-0)
197 | Mikey Squires (13-2, 9-1)
285 | Trent Sibble (15-10, 4-3) or Charlie Tibbitts (7-4, 0-0)
*Rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat
 
Binghamton Bearcats (7-3, 4-1 EIWA) vs. Cornell Big Red (7-6, 4-1 Ivy)
Date | Time: Saturday, Feb. 14 | 1 p.m.
Location: Friedman Wrestling Center, Ithaca, N.Y.
Watch: ESPN+
Results: X - @BearcatsWrestle
Series History: Cornell leads 12-0
Last Meeting: Feb. 1, 2025, Cornell won 29-9 in Vestal, N.Y.
 
Cornell Projected Lineup (Overall Record, Dual Record)
125 | Greg Diakomihalis (8-8, 1-5)
133 | No. 18/15 Tyler Ferrara (20-7, 8-2)
141 | No. 6/7 Vince Cornella (15-1, 10-1)
149 | Josh Saunders (3-2, 0-2)
157 | No. 3/2 Meyer Shapiro (11-0, 11-0)
165 | Benny Rogers (5-8, 0-4)
174 | No. 2/2 Simon Ruiz (11-0, 11-0)
184 | Louie Cerchio (10-13, 3-9) or Matt Furman (6-4, 0-1)
197 | Carson Crace (2-6, 1-3)
285 | Cy Kruse (12-4, 3-0)
*Rankings based on FloWrestling/InterMat
 
More About Cornell

• Cornell is coming off a pair of Ivy League dual victories on the road from the prior weekend when the Big Red defeated Princeton 31-5 on Feb. 7 and Penn 19-13 on Feb. 8. Throughout the season, Cornell has defeated Little Rock 31-10, Bucknell 26-9, Army West Point 25-13, Brown 38-15 and Harvard 31-11.
• Cornell's six losses have come against No. 5 Oklahoma State 22-12, No. 13 Northern Iowa 26-8, Illinois 21-14, Lehigh 20-17, Columbia 22-21 and Arizona State 18-17.
• Despite only receiving votes, but not being ranked, in the latest NWCA Division I Men's Wrestling Coaches Poll, the Big Red enter Saturday's dual ranked No. 7 in both the FloWrestling and InterMat team tournament rankings.
• Two-time All-American Meyer Shapiro has reached the podium at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in each of his first two collegiate seasons. Shapiro first took third at nationals in 2024, followed by a fifth-place finish in 2025.
• Simon Ruiz also finished fifth at nationals in 2025 at 174 lbs. Ruiz, who won the Ivy League championship as a freshman that season, was also named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year.

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