Army West Point Athletics
2018-19 Wrestling Roster
Roster
McCormick, Cael

Cael McCormick
- Class:
- Junior
- Weight:
- 165
- Hometown:
- Yorktown, Ind.
- High School:
- Yorktown
Bio
HONORS AND ACCOLADES
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.
- 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
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) |
Army vs Lehigh
Sunday, February 06
Wrestling vs. Navy
Friday, February 12
Wrestling vs. Hofstra
Sunday, January 17
Wrestling vs. Lehigh
Friday, January 31