September 15, 2005
Release courtesy of Darren Miller, Cornell College sports information director

MOUNT VERNON , IOWA . . . Former Cornell player Tim Preston has been hired as the head men’s tennis coach for the Rams. Preston played for Cornell in 2002, compiling a record of 11-15 in singles (primarily at No. 2) and 18-11 in doubles. He also played two seasons at Simpson.

He replaces Rusty Graff, who resigned last spring as the winningest coach in Cornell men’s tennis history, compiling a record of 78-88 in nine seasons. The Rams were 11-11 last season and, under Graff, had a string of three consecutive winning campaigns from 2000-02.

Preston earned a bachelor’s degree in religion from the University of Northern Iowa in 2003. He is currently part of a team of tennis professionals teaching private and group lessons at Westfield Tennis Club in Cedar Rapids.

Cornell wrestling coach Drew Pariano has resigned to become an assistant wrestling coach at Northwestern (Ill.) University, where he was a three-time national qualifier for the Division I Wildcats. Pariano inherited a Cornell program that went 2-16 in 2002-03. In his second season (2004-05), the Rams were 6-12. Cornell’s preseason roster includes 24 wrestlers recruited by Pariano.

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