Cornell

Cornell ascended to No. 1 in the rankings Monday. The Big Red would prefer to be No. 1 on the final Monday of the season. It’s been 48 years.

Kirst is on pace to break Payton Cormier's NCAA Division I men's career goals record.

Cornell is the third team this season to spend time at No. 1.

Cornell's 15-10 takedown of Princeton means the Big Red will steal the No. 2 spot from the Tigers.

C.J. Kirst, a Tewaaraton frontrunner, is having a season for the ages. He led the Big Red past Cornell on Saturday.

Dom Pietramala dominates at Homewood, Fairfield is endearing and Cornell is dangerous.

Notre Dame’s Chris Kavanagh and Cornell’s CJ Kirst come from similar molds.

A talented Cornell team lost five games last year, but three of them came by just one goal.

Kirst produced 45 goals and 22 assists in 2024 while shooting a career-best 63 percent on goal.

CJ Kirst is a two-time Tewaaraton Award finalist at Cornell, the 2022 U20 world championship MVP and a member of the 2024 U.S. Men's Box Training Team.