Princeton University
Bucknell
Friday's Dual Finale Sends Wrestlers to Bucknell
February 14, 2023 | Wrestling
at Bucknell, Fri., 7 p.m. | YouTube | Live Results
Series History • Princeton holds a 5-3 series lead all-time. The Bison have won three of the last four, including the last meeting in 2011. Princeton won the next previous meeting, in 2010.
Matches to Watch • The Bison have three wrestlers ranked across multiple outlets. At 133, Kurt Phipps is ranked No. 23 by the NCAA Coaches. At 141, Darren Miller is ranked No. 26 by the NCAA Coaches and as high as No. 19 by WIN. At heavyweight, Dorian Crosby is ranked No. 29 by the NCAA Coaches and as high as No. 20 by AWN and Wrestlestat, and the heavyweight match may be a matchup of NCAA Coaches-ranked wrestlers with Princeton's Travis Stefanik at No. 31.
Tough Schedule • Seven teams in the Feb. 14 NWCA top 25 are on Princeton's dual-meet schedule this year: #4 Cornell, #18 Arizona State, #19 Wisconsin, #22 Rutgers, #23 Michigan State, #24 Penn and #25 Indiana.
Glory & Monday • Both NCAA finalists in 2022, delivering Princeton its first and second NCAA finalists since 2002 and two finalists in the same year for the first time ever, Patrick Glory and Quincy Monday are consensus-ranked top-six nationally. Glory is a consensus No. 2 at 125 and Monday is ranked anywhere between No. 3 and No. 6 at 165, and No. 4 by the NCAA Coaches rankings, after making his collegiate non-exhibition debut at the weight in winning the Midlands title, defeating Wisconsin's then-No. 4 (InterMat) Dean Hamiti in the final. Glory is undefeated this season at 16-0, and Monday stands 18-1 between 157 and 165. Monday was an NCAA finalist at 157 last year and was a near-consensus No. 1 at that weight before going to 165. Midlands also saw rookie Kole Mulhauser place seventh at 174 and sophomore Luke Stout place fifth at 197.
Raise the Stakes • Princeton's team theme this year is Raise The Stakes, a reflection of the team returning all six of its NCAA qualifiers from last year. Seniors Patrick Glory (125) and Quincy Monday (157, now 165) not only became Princeton's first finalists in 20 years but gave Princeton its first two-finalist NCAAs ever. Seniors Marshall Keller (149) and Travis Stefanik (184, now HWT), junior Matt Cover (HWT) and sophomore Luke Stout (197) are back after earning NCAA bids last year. Still available for the Tigers this season are the program's first EIWA team title since 1978, the program's first NCAA individual champion since 1951, and of an NCAA trophy, which would eclipse its current best-ever finish at the NCAAs of fifth in 1951.
All-Americans • Of Princeton's 25 All-American finishes, 12 have come during Chris Ayres' coaching tenure, and all since 2016. Of the 13 wrestlers to earn All-American honors, five have come during Ayres' tenure. Active All-Americans include Patrick Glory (3x) and Quincy Monday (2x). Glory is looking to become just the second four-time All-American in program history, along with Matthew Kolodzik '21.
Rankings • Four Tiger wrestlers were in the Feb. 9 NCAA Coaches rankings: No. 2 Patrick Glory (125), No. 4 Quincy Monday (165), No. 19 Luke Stout (197), No. 31 Travis Stefanik (285). Nate Dugan was ranked No. 27 by Wrestlestat as of Feb. 14.
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