Stop Me Project

This week on the Airey Bros Radio, we are honored to have Rob Koll, the Head Wrestling Coach at Stanford University, as our guest. Koll reflects on his illustrious 32-year tenure at Cornell University, where he made a significant impact on the wrestling program in Ithaca.Koll began his coaching career at Cornell University in 1989 as an assistant coach. By 1993, he had ascended to the role of head coach. Under his leadership, the Cornell wrestling team achieved remarkable success, securing six top-five finishes in the NCAA Division I wrestling tournament. Notably, the team achieved second-place finishes in both 2010 and 2011, marking the highest placements ever attained by an Ivy League school in the tournament. During the 2011 season, Cornell held the number one ranking for a significant portion of the year but faced a tough challenge in the NCAA tournament, where they were defeated by Penn State, a program that was on the rise under the guidance of Coach Cael Sanderson.Throughout his coaching career, Koll h