Cael McCormick

Class:
Junior
Weight:
165
Hometown:
Yorktown, Ind.
High School:
Yorktown

HONORS AND ACCOLADES

2x NCAA Qualifier (18-19 & 19-20)
2x NWCA Scholar All-American (18-19 & 19-20)
2x EIWA Academic Achievement Award (18-19 & 19-20)
2019-20 EIWA Championships 4th place
2018-19 EIWA Championships Runner-up

2019-20: Posted an impressive 21-6 record at 165 pounds in his senior season ... wrestled to a 7-2 dual record ... topped numerous leader boards for the Black Knights including third overall in dial wins (7) and tied for third overall in wins (23) ... opened the season with a tough 9-2 loss to No. 3 ranked Evan Wick (Wisconsin) ... recorded his first win against Adam Kemp (Fresno State) at the Battle on the Midway in a 3-1 sudden victory ... went on an eight match win streak starting at the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 7 to the Patriot Open on Dec. 7 ... posted a first place finish at the Black Knight Invite with wins over Layne Van Anrooy (Michigan) 11-4, Konner Kraeszig (Penn State) 7-3, and Richard Stamm (Hofstra) ... beat Nick Kiussis at West Virginia on Nov. 24 in a 3-1 decision ... grabbed another first place finish at the Patriot Open with wins against Evan Barczak (Drexel) 6-3, Mason Brestle (Maryland) 7-1, Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb) 9-2, and Joe Casey (Rider) 8-3 ... wrestled to a 3-1 record at the prestigious Midland Championships ... defeated Tim Noverini (Omega) 3-1, Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NW) in pin at 2:30, and Conor Melbourne (Princeton) 7-3 ... posted two wins at the West Point Duals with victories over Tim Fitzpatrick (American) 3-2 and Cole Moody (Wyoming) 5-2 ... went on six match win streak from Jan. 4 to Feb. 16 ... beat Jake Lizak (Penn) 7-2, Caleb Clymer (Lock Haven) 5-2, Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 7-3, and Zach Hartman (Bucknell) 2-1 ... picked up a tough 1-0 loss to Tanner Skidgel from Navy in the Black Knights final dual meet of the year ... notched a 3-2 record at the EIWA Championships for a fourth place finish ... clinched NCAA birth in the Quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Ebed Jarrell from Drexel ... qualified for the tournament for the second season in a row as well as being named an NWCA Scholar All-American and EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient.

2018-19: Competed to a 19-0 record at 165 pounds as a junior … went 8-3 in duals … one of three Black Knights to compete in all 11 duals … totaled seven bonus point wins with four falls, one technical fall and two major decisions … tied for the team-lead with five wins against ranked opponents … went 5-8 in such matches … tied for second on the squad in dual wins and sixth in pins … ranked as high as 26th in the NWCA Coaches’ Panel … posted a third-place finish at the SIUE Cougar Clash on Dec. 2 … pinned Trent Rakers (SIUE) at 3:25 in the first match … faced eighth-ranked and eventual All-American Josh Shields (Arizona State) at the tournament … tallied a 13-3 major decision over John Vaughn (Cleveland State) in the third-place bout … notched a 22-7 technical fall over Mike Manley (Drexel) in a dual on Dec. 7 … wrestled fourth-ranked and eventual All-American Alex Marinelli (Iowa) at the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29 … pinned Michial Foy (Harper College) at 1:04 … competed against ninth-ranked Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) in a dual on Jan. 4 … pinned Will MacDonald (North Carolina) at 2:22 in a dual on Jan. 4 … dropped a hard-fought 5-4 decision to 18th-ranked Jon Viruet (Brown) in a dual on Jan. 17 … documented his first-career win over a ranked opponent with a 2-1 decision against 18th-ranked Nick Kiussis (West Virginia) in a dual on Feb. 1 … upset 21st-ranked Gordon Wolf (Lehigh), 7-4, in a dual on Feb. 16 … wrestled 26th-ranked Tanner Skidgel (Navy) in the annual Star Meet on Feb. 23 … earned a runner-up finish at the EIWA Championships on March 8-9 … became just the 19th Army wrestler to reach the finals in his first appearance at the conference tournament … first since 2006-07 … knocked off 22nd-ranked Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) with a 16-13 decision in the quarterfinals … upset 15th-ranked Ebed Jarrell (Drexel) in the semifinals, 11-8 … dropped a 4-0 decision in the finals to 30th-ranked Tanner Skidgel (Navy) … earned his first bid to the NCAA Championships … pinned 9th-ranked Demetrius Romero (Utah Valley) at 2:27 in the first round of the national tournament … became just the ninth Cadet to earn a pin in his debut at NCAAs … it was Army’s sixth-fastest pin at NCAAs … also wrestled eighth-ranked and eventual national champion Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) and 27th-ranked Joseph Gunther (Illinois) … EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient … named an NWCA Scholar All-American.

2017-18: Wrestled to a 4-7 record as a sophomore at 165 pounds after missing the first half of the season with an injury … went 0-5 in duals … earned two bonus-point wins with a fall and a major decision … faced Zach Finesilver (Duke), Josh McClure (North Carolina) at the UNC Duals on Jan. 5 … wrestled May Bethea (Penn) in a dual on Jan. 14 … battled 33rd-ranked Ebed Jarrell (Drexel) to a 7-6 decision in a dual on Jan. 20 … dropped a 10-8 decision to No. 17 Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) in a dual on Jan. 21 … posted a 4-2 showing at the National Collegiate Open on Feb. 25 … won four-straight matches after dropping his first bout … picked up a 3-2 decision over Dillon Taylor (Navy) … added a 4-3 decision over Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) … pinned Clayton Porcaro (USMAPS) at 1:49 … documented a 15-4 major decision over Samuel Cokeley (Independent) for his 30th-career victory.

2016-17: Went 26-10 as a freshman, wrestling at 157 and 165 pounds … was 13-4 at 157 lbs. and 13-6 at 165 lbs. … recorded nine bonus point wins with six falls, two technical falls and a major decision … finished second on the team in wins and falls … tied for fourth in bonus point wins … made his career debut with a sixth-place showing at the Hokie Open – fresh/soph. division (11/6) … went 5-2 … documented a 17-1 tech. fall in his first-career match against Nick Wrobel of Notre Dame College … notched his first-career pin at 1:23 versus Brewton-Porter’s Marquez Horton … added another tech. fall against VMI’s Alex Rinehart … finished fourth at the Bearcat Open (11/13) … went 4-2 with a pin … won the 157-pound bracket at the New York State Championships (11/20) … pinned Cornell’s Taylor Simaz at 2:05 in the finals … transitioned to 165 pounds prior to the Lock Haven Classic (12/29) … placed third at the tournament … documented a pin over William MacDonald of UNC at 1:03 in the first round … wrestled in his first dual against No. 14 Mitch Minotti of Lehigh (2/10) … collected his first-career dual victory with a pin over Bucknell’s Logan Kerin (2/12) … posted a 5-3 showing at the National Collegiate Open (2/26) … placed sixth at the event.

Background: Wrestled at Yorktown High School … overall record of 180-13 … voted team captain three times … three-time state medalist … two-time Disney Duals Most Outstanding Wrestler … graduated as the valedictorian … given name is Cael Matthew McCormick … enjoys traveling and collecting coins … major is Systems Engineering.

Year	Weight	Record	Duals	Bonus Point Wins (F-TF-MD)
2019-20	165	21-6	7-2	1 (1-0-0)
2018-19	165	19-10	8-3	7 (4-1-2)
2017-18	165	4-7	0-5	2 (1-0-1)
2016-17	157/165	26-10	1-1	9 (6-2-1)
Career	157/165	70-33	15-11	19 (12-3-4)

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2018-19 Wrestling Roster

Roster

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J.T. Brown

Owen Brown

Taylor Brown

Jack Buell

Rocco Caywood

Trey Chalifoux

Colton Cummings

Eldon Davis-Picou

Jack Fisher

Sean Fitzsimons

Zach Glenn

Beau Guffey

Noah Hanau

Austin Harry

Markus Hartman

Ben Harvey

Bobby Heald

Ryan Hetrick

Luke Hodsden

Alex Hopkins

Jeremiah Imonode

Eric Keosseian

Gunnar Larson

Brad Laughlin

Nico Manzonelli

Matthew Marino

Zach Maxwell

Patrick Mayolo

Cael McCormick

C.J. Morgan

P.J. Ogunsanya

Bennett Paulson

Lane Peters

Brandon Phillips

Graham Ratermann

Nigel Ruiz

Sam Sallot

Corey Shie

Jed Smith

Noah Stewart

Ben Sullivan

Ethan Tursini

Christian Walden

Lucas Weiland

Sam Williams

Cole Wyman

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