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Whalen, Squires and Garibaldi Claim Titles as Tigers Begin Season with Princeton Open
November 03, 2024 | Wrestling
PRINCETON, N.J. – With three Tigers claiming championship titles and four others placing, the Princeton wrestling team began the 2024-25 season at home with the annual Princeton Open on Sunday.
Ty Whalen claimed the 149 lb title while Mikey Squires and Sebastian Garibaldi captured the 184 and heavyweight championships.
How It Happened
Whalen’s journey to the top took five matches, beginning with two technical falls in the rounds of 32 and 16. The quarterfinals saw Whalen earn an 8-2 decision, before moving on to get the major decision, 15-2, against Lehigh’s Kelvin Griffin in the semifinals. The championship match against Lucas Kapusta was a 2-1 victory for Whalen as he claimed the title.
Squires picked up a major decision in the round of 16 before moving on to defeat Rider’s Brock Zurawski in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal match against Lock Haven’s Jared Lledo, Squires’s aggressive energy and a series of takedowns secured him the major decision 21-10. The final match against Colin Fegley, also of Lock Haven, was an 8-3 Squires win.
Garibaldi dominated his first two matches, pinning Lock Haven’s Ethan Miller in the round of 16 and getting a major decision against Hofstra’s Danny Church, 14-2. The semifinal match against West Point’s Brady Colbert was a close battle, but Garibaldi’s resilience and toughness enabled him to take the 5-4 victory. In the championship, Garibaldi was again faced with an intense matchup, but he was triumphant as he took first place with a 2-0 decision.
Major decision for Seb Garibaldi and it’s onto the semifinals! ??
— Princeton Wrestling (@tigerwrestling) November 3, 2024
Ty Whalen and Mikey Squires also ready to battle it out in the semis! ??#PrincetonWrestling #WhateverItTakes pic.twitter.com/jvUwr6NC1N
In the women's freestyle, Chloe Ayres took silver in the 117 lb class, getting on the podium with two VSUs and a VSU1 before the final match.
In the 125 lb class, freshman Ethan Rivera claimed fifth place in his collegiate debut. Classmate Xavier Giles also took sixth place in the 174 lb category in his first outing in the Orange & Black.
133 lb sophomore Drew Heethuis also placed sixth in his class, picking up a technical fall in the round of 32 before wrestling back into the standings with three wins and two major decisions.
Across 10 mats with hundreds of matchups taking place in Jadwin Gym, the Tigers had a strong first outing to begin the season, with results on the podium and wins both on and off the mat that they will build upon in the coming weeks.
Up Next
Princeton will take to the mat again later this month at the Jersey Jostle against LIU and NC State on November 17th. The meet will take place at the Poland Springs Arena in Toms River, N.J. beginning at 9 a.m.
Full Results
125lbs
Charles Farmer (West Point) DEC Ethan Rivera (Princeton), 4-1 SV
Ethan Rivera (Princeton) TF Alex Esposito (Rider-Unattached), 18-1 3:39
Ethan Rivera (Princeton) DEC Noah Micheals (Rider), 5-0
Ethan Rivera (Princeton) DEC Caleb Uhorchuk (West Point), 4-1
Ethan Rivera (Princeton) DEC Sulayman Bah (Columbia), 5-1
133
Drew Heethuis (Princeton) TF Nain Vazquez (West Point), 16-1 5:27
Joe Couch (West Point) DEC Sebastian Ortega (Princeton), 9-3
Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) DEC Drew Heethuis (Princeton), 7-3
Sebastian Ortega (Princeton) DEC D'amani Almodovar (Rider), 6-1
Drew Heethuis (Princeton) MD Sebastian Ortega (Princeton), 13-4
Drew Heethuis (Princeton) DEC Nieko Malone (Rider), 10-4
Zach (boris) Witmer (Columbia) MD Drew Heethuis (Princeton), 9-0
141
Jacob Mann (Princeton) DEC Joe Sparacio (Hofstra), 6-1
Joe Davi (Princeton) DEC Joey Iamunno (Brown), 4-3
Malyke Hines (Lehigh) TF Jacob Mann (Princeton), 15-0 2:59
Carter Bailey (Lehigh) F Joe Davi (Princeton), 3:38
Jacob Mann (Princeton) MD Musa Tamaradze (Wpwc), 17-5
Joe Davi (Princeton) FOR Eren Sement (Unattached-Unroster), 0-0
Jacob Mann (Princeton) DEC Pat Phillips (Unattached-Unroster), 6-5
Joe Davi (Princeton) M FOR Malyke Hines (Lehigh)
Carter Bailey (Lehigh) TF Jacob Mann (Princeton), 15-0 1:58
Rich Treanor (West Point) DEC Joe Davi (Princeton), 4-1
149
Matt Repos (Lehigh) DEC Tyler Vazquez (Princeton), 2-0
Chris Martino (Princeton) F Jordan Joslyn (Wpwc), 1:23
Ty Whalen (Princeton) TF Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven), 15-0 4:58
Chris Martino (Princeton) DEC Ethan Mojena (Brown), 3-0
Ty Whalen (Princeton) TF Trae Mcdaniel (West Point), 17-0 5:00
Ethan Mojena (Brown) DEC Tyler Vazquez (Princeton), 4-1 SV
Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh) F Chris Martino (Princeton), 3:42
Ty Whalen (Princeton) DEC Andrew Clark (Rutgers-Unattached), 8-2
Chris Martino (Princeton) MD Ricahrd Fedalen (Columbia), 11-2
Ty Whalen (Princeton) MD Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh), 15-2
Andrew Clark (Rutgers-Unattached) MD Chris Martino (Princeton), 9-1
Ty Whalen (Princeton) DEC Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven-Unattached), 2-1
157
Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) DEC Zander Silva (Princeton), 9-3
Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) MD Cody Tavoso (Princeton), 11-2
Cody Tavoso (Princeton) F Connor Quinn (Unattached-Unroster), 2:01
Jaden Le (Columbia) DEC Zander Silva (Princeton), 9-7
Jaden Le (Columbia) DEC Cody Tavoso (Princeton), 8-7
165
Liam Scrivanich (Rider) DEC Hudson Hightower (Princeton), 10-4
Caden Dobbins (Lock Haven) MD Hudson Hightower (Princeton), 8-0
175
Xavier Giles (Princeton) DEC Hunter Mays (TCNJ), 13-12
Xavier Giles (Princeton) DEC Andrew Christie (West Point), 3-2
Jack Mcgill (Columbia) DEC Xavier Giles (Princeton), 11-4
Xavier Giles (Princeton) MD Liam Gil-swiger (Lehigh), 11-1
Xavier Giles (Princeton) DEC Eric Freeman (Rutgers), 8-3
Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) MD Xavier Giles (Princeton), 17-4
184
Mikey Squires (Princeton) MD Cole Karpinski (West Point), 13-0
Shane Cartagena-walsh (Rutgers-Unattached) TF Anthony Moscatello (Princeton), 19-3 5:24
Mikey Squires (Princeton) DEC Brock Zurawski (Rider), 7-6
Andrew Reall (Brown) DEC Anthony Moscatello (Princeton), 15-9
Mikey Squires (Princeton) MD James Lledo (Lock Haven), 21-10
Mikey Squires (Princeton) DEC Colin Fegley (Lock Haven), 8-3
197
Pj Casale (Rutgers) TF Anderson Olcott (Princeton), 18-1 4:27
Cael Black (Lock Haven) TF Anderson Olcott (Princeton), 22-6 6:54
HWT
Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) F Ethan Miller (Lock Haven), 5:35
Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) MD Danny Church (Hofstra), 14-2
Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) DEC Brady Colbert (West Point), 5-4
Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton) DEC Sam Sorenson (West Point), 2-0
