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Princeton Looks To Build On Last Year's All-Time Season With Grueling 2019-20 Schedule
July 09, 2019 | Wrestling
2019-20 Schedule
What a year the 2018-19 season was for Princeton Wrestling …
First series win over Lehigh since 1968 ...
First top-ten win this century ...
The first Midlands Individual Champion in 55 years …
A second Midlands Individual Champion … less than an hour later ...
A win over No. 15 North Carolina ...
A third-place finish at EIWA ...
We haven't even mentioned the NCAA Championships …
Not one, or two, but three All-Americans …
Two semifinalists …
The first three-time All-American in program history …
The highest placing freshman All-American …
A 15th place finish … the highest mark since 1978 ...
Patrick Brucki said, "We're here," following the 2019 NCAA Championships and the 2019-20 schedule will only punctuate that sentiment among the wrestling community.
"A big differentiating factor between us and most other Ivies is our schedule, and this year is no different, as we have one of the toughest in the country," said head coach Chris Ayres. "Out of our 13 duals over half of the teams placed in the top-20 last year, with four of those finishing in the top 10. Incredibly, we will wrestle three teams that finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships in Jadwin Gym. I have to give associate head coach Sean Gray a lot of credit for the schedule as he worked hard to finalize it which can be tough when working around the Big Ten schedule."
"Over the last couple of years, Princeton Wrestling's RPI/strength of schedule has been the highest, or one of the highest in the country," stated Gray. "This year will be no exception as we look to continue that level of competitiveness. It's been a lot of fun scheduling traditional Division-I powerhouses, but I think what is most exciting is that these teams now recognize us as a wrestling power on the rise and want to continue to keep us on their schedules. We continue to do a lot of firsts for our program's scheduling, which will include an away trip to Oklahoma State along with Iowa coming to Jadwin! We'll also do another southern swing like last year with a trip to UNC and NC State. This could be a very exciting year and we have a lot to look forward to and prepare for. Go Tigers!"
The 2019-20 season gets underway as the Tigers host the Princeton Open at Jadwin on Nov. 3. A few weeks later, the No. 12 Lehigh Mountain Hawks make the trip to Jadwin (Nov. 23) as two of the very best in the EIWA face off.
December starts with a fury. The program makes its first trip to No. 3 Oklahoma State on Dec. 6 before welcoming No. 4 Iowa to Jadwin (Dec. 8). After a home match vs. Rider (Dec. 19), the Tigers head to the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30).
2020 starts off with the F&M Open (Jan. 4) before a trip to the state of North Carolina. Princeton battles No. 19 North Carolina on Jan. 10 and No. 17 NC State the day after (Jan. 11).
Ivy action starts during the first weekend of February with a jaunt to Harvard (Feb. 1) and Brown (Feb. 2). The first Ivy home matches include Columbia (Feb. 8) and No. 7 Cornell (Feb. 9). The Big Red match will be in Jadwin. The Tigers take on Penn (12 p.m.) and Drexel (2 p.m.) in Dillon on Feb. 15.
In-state rival No. 9 Rutgers heads to Jadwin to wrap up the regular season on Feb. 23 (6 p.m.). The EIWA Championships take place on Mar. 6-7 at Lehigh before the NCAA Championships (Mar. 19-21) in Minneapolis, Minn.
What a year the 2018-19 season was for Princeton Wrestling …
First series win over Lehigh since 1968 ...
First top-ten win this century ...
The first Midlands Individual Champion in 55 years …
A second Midlands Individual Champion … less than an hour later ...
A win over No. 15 North Carolina ...
A third-place finish at EIWA ...
We haven't even mentioned the NCAA Championships …
Not one, or two, but three All-Americans …
Two semifinalists …
The first three-time All-American in program history …
The highest placing freshman All-American …
A 15th place finish … the highest mark since 1978 ...
Patrick Brucki said, "We're here," following the 2019 NCAA Championships and the 2019-20 schedule will only punctuate that sentiment among the wrestling community.
"A big differentiating factor between us and most other Ivies is our schedule, and this year is no different, as we have one of the toughest in the country," said head coach Chris Ayres. "Out of our 13 duals over half of the teams placed in the top-20 last year, with four of those finishing in the top 10. Incredibly, we will wrestle three teams that finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships in Jadwin Gym. I have to give associate head coach Sean Gray a lot of credit for the schedule as he worked hard to finalize it which can be tough when working around the Big Ten schedule."
"Over the last couple of years, Princeton Wrestling's RPI/strength of schedule has been the highest, or one of the highest in the country," stated Gray. "This year will be no exception as we look to continue that level of competitiveness. It's been a lot of fun scheduling traditional Division-I powerhouses, but I think what is most exciting is that these teams now recognize us as a wrestling power on the rise and want to continue to keep us on their schedules. We continue to do a lot of firsts for our program's scheduling, which will include an away trip to Oklahoma State along with Iowa coming to Jadwin! We'll also do another southern swing like last year with a trip to UNC and NC State. This could be a very exciting year and we have a lot to look forward to and prepare for. Go Tigers!"
The 2019-20 season gets underway as the Tigers host the Princeton Open at Jadwin on Nov. 3. A few weeks later, the No. 12 Lehigh Mountain Hawks make the trip to Jadwin (Nov. 23) as two of the very best in the EIWA face off.
December starts with a fury. The program makes its first trip to No. 3 Oklahoma State on Dec. 6 before welcoming No. 4 Iowa to Jadwin (Dec. 8). After a home match vs. Rider (Dec. 19), the Tigers head to the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30).
2020 starts off with the F&M Open (Jan. 4) before a trip to the state of North Carolina. Princeton battles No. 19 North Carolina on Jan. 10 and No. 17 NC State the day after (Jan. 11).
Ivy action starts during the first weekend of February with a jaunt to Harvard (Feb. 1) and Brown (Feb. 2). The first Ivy home matches include Columbia (Feb. 8) and No. 7 Cornell (Feb. 9). The Big Red match will be in Jadwin. The Tigers take on Penn (12 p.m.) and Drexel (2 p.m.) in Dillon on Feb. 15.
In-state rival No. 9 Rutgers heads to Jadwin to wrap up the regular season on Feb. 23 (6 p.m.). The EIWA Championships take place on Mar. 6-7 at Lehigh before the NCAA Championships (Mar. 19-21) in Minneapolis, Minn.
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