2016 NCAA Division I Qualifier (285)
2015-2016 at Gardner-Webb: NCAA Division I Tournament qualifier at 285 pounds … Posted a 23-10 record overall, including a 5-2 mark in the SoCon … Won opening bout at NCAA Championships in Madison Square Garden, defeating No. 11 Sam Stoll (Iowa) by medical default … Cornwell led 6-1 when the match was called … Lost two close matches to Big Ten wrestlers Brooks Black (Illinois) and No. 12 Billy Smith (Rutgers) in the NCAA wrestle backs … Posted a 3-1 mark at the 2016 SoCon Championships in Asheville … Won 4-3 decision over Campbell’s Jere Heino to secure the league’s third allocation at 285 for NCAAs … Won season’s first five matches before falling to No. 1 Nick Giwazdowski (NC State) at the Wolfpack Open … Went 12-3 during duals in first season at 285 pounds … Finished the season with 26 takedowns, which ranked third on the team … Had three major decisions, two tech falls and two pin falls … Recorded three near falls … Went 5-2 in SoCon action … Won more matches (23) as a junior than his previous two seasons combined (20) at 197 pounds.
2014-2015 at Gardner-Webb: Posted a 9-12 record at 197 pounds, including a 4-2 mark against SoCon foes … Won opening match at the 2015 SoCon Tournament before dropping a pair of competitive decisions … Recorded 2 pins on the season … Six wins came via decision.
2013-2014 at Gardner-Webb: Powerful wrestler at 197 pounds posted an even, 11-11, ledger ...Pinned Cleveland State's Raymone Stone (2/23) ... Recorded a 2-2 mark at the 2014 SoCon Championships, including a pin of VMI's Jake Koch (3/8) in just 59 seconds ... Had a major decision over VMI's Andrew Embree (12/4), winning by a 20-8 count.
2012-13 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted … Wrestled unattached at 197 pounds on the season … Posted an overall record of 14-9 on the season … Tallied a season-high five-match winning steak on the year … Took second-place overall at the King College Open and the Newberry Open … Also took third-place at The Citadel Open … Posted a 23-5 technical fall win over Ryan Jacobs of Lindenwood University at The Citadel Open … Also tallied an 18-2 technical fall win over Cameron King of Virginia at the 2013 National Collegiate Open … Earned a 15-4 major decision win over Jeffrey Lamer of Belmont Abbey at The Citadel Open … Also recorded an 11-2 major decision victory versus Aric Fernandez of Cumberland at the Newberry Open … Registered wins over Joseph Hinchman of Shorter, John Merickel of Campbell and Nicholas Grossi of The Citadel at The Citadel Open … Tallied three straight wins versus Mike Brennan of Appalachian State, Jacob Dempset of Life and Justin Tribble of Limestone at the King College Open … Defeated Jared Johnson of Chattanooga 5-3 at the CSU Open … Earned a 10-4 win versus Roy Daniels of King College and a 6-2 decision over Scott Richardson of Anderson at the Newberry Open … Picked up a 3-1 decision over Darren Hankins of Virginia Tech at the 2013 National Collegiate Open … Also competed at 197 pounds at the Wolfpack Open … Competed at 96 KG at both the 2013 ASICS (FILA) Junior Greco-Roman National Championships and the 2013 ASICS (FILA) Junior Freestyle National Championships ... Earned a spot on the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
High School: Recorded 118 career wins overall at Heritage High School in Conyers, Ga. ... Improved on his win total each and every season, finishing his career with 44 wins his senior year ... Also totaled 33 wins his junior year ... A two-time Regional Champion and a three-time Team MVP ... Was the State Champion at 195 pounds his senior season ... Took third-place at the FloNationals his senior year to become a FloNationals All-American ... Also was a East Sectional Champion and an Area Champion as a senior ... Was named to the All-Area Team as a junior, winning the Area Championship ... Finished sixth overall at the state tournament at 215 pounds his junior year ... Named to the 2012 GWCA Dream Team his senior year .... Also letter in football at Heritage H.S. ... A member of the National Honor Society and ranked in the top-10 percent of his graduating class.
