Congrat’s to our Sigma Nu brothers who earned All-Ivy distinction for their play on the gridiron this fall. Senior safety Nick Gesualdi ’18 was a first-team selection, and senior linebacker Kurt Frimel ’18 was a second-team pick.
Kurt, who joined Nick as a defensive captain, led the Big Red and ranked fourth in the Ivy League in tackles for loss (9.5). He had 55 tackles, two sacks, two pass breakups and a forced fumble in nine games. The CoSIDA Academic All-District selection was a two-year starter and letter winner who compiled 148 tackles, 16.5 for a loss and 4.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and four pass breakups.
Nick is a repeat unanimous selection on the first team, becoming the first Cornell defensive player to be placed on the first team in consecutive years since 1992 and 1993. He ranked second on the team in tackles (60), leading the team in solo stops (42), and was third in the Ivy League with three interceptions (55th nationally). The team captain had an interception in the season finale at Penn, giving him 14 for his career, the most by a Big Red player in 68 years and second on the school’s all-time list.
Additionally, the Cornell football team placed three student athletes on CoSIDA’s (College Sports Information Directors of America) academic all-district team, and they are all Sigma Nus: Seniors Kurt Frimel ’18, Jack Gellatly ’18, and Seth Hope ’18. A senior defensive end, Seth was named to the Academic All-America Division I Football first team. Hope becomes the fifth Big Red football player to twice be honored as a two-time Academic All-American after capturing second team honors in 2016. Hope is the eighth Cornellian to earn first-team honors and the first since Luke Siwula ’07 (also a Sigma Nu!) in 2006. Gellatly is making his second straight appearance, while Frimel is being recognized for the first time. In all, 19 Ivy League football players reached the academic all-America ballot.
Well done Nick, Kurt, Jack, and Seth and Go Big Red!