#9 Overall Junior Toscano Commits to Cornell

The Cornell recruiting Class of 2025 is massive and will go down as one of the best in the current recruiting cycle. With a verbal commitment from #9 overall Joseph Toscano (Buchanan, CA), Cornell’s Class of 2026 has gotten off to an excellent start. 

Toscano is two-time state runner-up in single-class California. His first finals appearance came as a freshman at 126 lbs and his second was in 2024 at 144. 

During the high school regular season, Toscano advanced to the finals in the Doc Buchanan Invitational in each of his first two years of high school. He was able to win the traditional cowboy hat with a title during his freshman season. 

Toscano will be in action next at the Super 32 in a stacked 144 lb bracket. He is currently ranked sixth in the nation and the top eight wrestlers at the weight are expected to compete. 

At the next level, Toscano appears to project as a 157 lber. That works out well for the Big Red as current starter, All-American Meyer Shapiro, would finish up as Toscano would enroll in the fall of 2026. 

Toscano is the highest ranked recruit from the Class of 2026 to commit thus far and is the first ranked in the top-ten. 

For all of Cornell’s current recruits, check out InterMat’s College Commitment page.

Editor's Note: A few hours after Toscano verballed, Cornell also received a verbal commitment from Tommy Verrette who is the #32 overall recruit in the Class of 2026. Verrette is a two-time Fargo 16U Greco-Roman national champion. He's also placed third in freestyle twice. In the spring, he was an NHSCA Sophomore National Champion. Verrette has finished third at the UWW U17 Trials in Greco on two occasions. 

Verrette is a Colorado native that has moved to Edmond North High School in Oklahoma. He projects as a 149 lber for Cornell.