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Continuing the Big Red\u2019s tradition of excellence on the mat, Vito Arujau \u201924 is the first Cornellian to hold the title as a student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Lindsay Lennon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2023, Big Red wrestler Vito Arujau \u201924<\/a> was in Belgrade, Serbia, gearing up for his first shot at a world title. He\u2019d already dominated the previous four rounds of the World Wrestling Championship, surging into the finals with his signature swiftness and focus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arujau bounded onto the mat and faced his opponent, the reigning featherweight world champ from Russia. A 15-minute flurry of grapples, fake-outs, and takedowns ensued\u2014including a climactic moment when Arujau broke a tie with just 90 seconds left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of Arujau’s wins leading up to his gold medal match. (Cornell Athletics)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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By the end of the exhilarating, down-to-the-wire<\/a> match, Arujau had prevailed 10-9, taking home the gold medal<\/a> in freestyle wrestling for Team USA in his weight class (61 kg, or roughly 134 lbs)\u2014in his first-ever senior-level world championship, no less. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I\u2019m wrestling, I\u2019m in a combat state, where I’m not really thinking\u2014and the second the whistle blows and the match ends, it\u2019s kind of like waking up,\u201d says the CALS global development major, recalling his winning moment. \u201cI looked up at the crowd, and everything\u2019s coming to light, and I\u2019m realizing: I did it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When I\u2019m wrestling, I\u2019m in a combat state, where I’m not really thinking.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

At the same event, <\/strong>Kyle Dake \u201913\u2014one of the most decorated wrestlers in Big Red history\u2014earned silver<\/a> in the 74 kg weight class, his fifth world medal overall. While Dake has won gold for USA in four previous world championships, Arujau is the first Cornellian to take the title as an undergrad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVito is truly one of a kind,\u201d says Dake. \u201cFrom a young age, he could move at speeds that didn\u2019t seem real. I believe this is simply the beginning for him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the weeks leading up to the world championships, another recent Big Red wrestler\u2014Arujau\u2019s former teammate Yianni Diakomihalis \u201921, BS \u201923\u2014traveled to Belgrade from a training camp in Azerbaijan to help him prepare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arujau competes in the finals at the 2023 NCAA Division I championships. (Tony Rotundo \/ Cornell University)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s a \u2018family, not factory\u2019 mentality,\u201d says Diakomihalis. \u201cObviously, it\u2019s inconvenient to spend two weeks helping someone, but it\u2019s a no-brainer\u2014and it\u2019s understood that he would do the same thing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The win came just months after Arujau clinched his first national title at the NCAA Division I championships in Tulsa, OK, at 133 lbs. (The NCAA has different weight classes than international tournaments, as do the Olympics.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arujau was also named that tournament\u2019s most outstanding wrestler\u2014the fourth Cornellian so honored. The Big Red placed third overall, making it the 14th consecutive year<\/a> the team has ranked in the top 10 at the NCAAs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From a young age, he could move at speeds that didn\u2019t seem real.<\/p>\nKyle Dake \u201913<\/strong>, four-time gold medalist for Team USA<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m really proud of his effort and preparation\u2014everything that went into him becoming a world champion,\u201d reflects head wrestling coach Michael Grey \u201911, who traveled to Serbia to watch Arujau compete. \u201cIt\u2019s a testament to who he is as a person, and how dedicated he is to his craft.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Arujau, wrestling is a family business. His father is a two-time world champion and Olympic bronze medalist; his older brother, CALS alum Nick Arujau \u201916, was a three-time undefeated New York State champ in high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arujau\u2019s mother and father are from Belarus and Azerbaijan, respectively, and the family emigrated to the U.S. when Arujau was a toddler. He grew up on Long Island and started wrestling in fifth grade\u2014and hasn\u2019t stopped competing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After nabbing national and world titles, Arujau has set his sights beyond the current NCAA season to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He hopes to compete in the 57 kg (125 lbs) class, in which he wrestled before going up to 61 kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As Arujau explains, it\u2019s not uncommon for wrestlers to change weight classes, for a variety of reasons including an assessment of the current competition and personal needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olympic trials begin in early April, \u201cso we\u2019ll have some good news or bad news very shortly,\u201d he quips.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Diakomihalis (left) and Arujau at the 2023 NCAA Division I championships. (Tony Rotundo \/ Cornell Athletics)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Arujau points out that while he was training for the worlds, he was taking 15 academic credits; when he checked what his course load would look like if he converted his wrestling to credit hours, it worked out to around 36. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt does get very hectic, and I have a lot on my plate at times,\u201d he says. \u201cBut the wrestling is the easy part for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduation, Arujau plans to stay in Ithaca and continue training; ultimately, he may aim to join the Big Red coaching staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt seems like I\u2019m the one doing all the work,\u201d he says, \u201cbut it\u2019s really the coaches doing most of the work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grey and Arujau embrace at the NCAA Division I finals. (Cornell Athletics)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Like Diakomihalis, Grey notes that the Big Red wrestling program values selflessness and mutual support\u2014so it\u2019s not surprising that Arujau is quick to give others a large measure of the credit for his success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, there\u2019s a village of people behind him to help him get the preparation and training he needs,\u201d Grey says. \u201cBut at the end of the day, it\u2019s him out there, achieving his dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top: Arujau with his championship belt. (Ryan Young \/ Cornell University)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published October 31, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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