A three-win return to varsity wrestling earned Cornell junior Mikey Dellagatta the Ivy League Wrestler of the Week award Tuesday.
Ranked No. 26, Dellagatta went 3-0 in the 184-pound Black Pool at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. It was his first event since moving down from 197 pounds and his first varsity competition since his freshman season.
Dellagatta pinned two ranked opponents to reach the final: Columbia’s No. 28 Joe Curtis in 1 minute, 43 seconds, and Appalachian State’s No. 22 Tomas Brooker in 1:18. He then defeated Illinois’ No. 13 Chris Moore 4-1 to finish unbeaten in his pool.
Return follows a season away from varsity competition
Dellagatta did not compete at the varsity level during the 2025-26 season. His return follows a freshman campaign in 2024-25 that included an NCAA Tournament berth and second-team All-Ivy recognition.
He finished that freshman season 16-6 overall and went 1-2 at the NCAA Tournament. His dual-meet victories came against Buffalo, Binghamton, Columbia, Penn, Arizona State, Harvard, Brown and Bucknell.
Dellagatta led Cornell with five pins that season and added four other bonus-point victories.
Before Cornell, Dellagatta was a four-time New Jersey state medalist who compiled a 122-16 high school record. He won the 2023 individual state championship at 190 pounds and was part of a 2023 New Jersey team state championship squad that ranked No. 8 nationally.
Dellagatta is enrolled in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Cornell next hosts the Big Red Invitational on Sunday, Nov. 22, at Barton Hall on campus.
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