Wrestling to Host Rider, Travel for Ivy Opener Against Columbia This Weekend

Princeton vs Rider
Friday, January 24th | Jadwin Gym
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Princeton vs Columbia
Sunday, January 26th | New York City
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Coming off a dominant win over Clarion, the Princeton wrestling team is gearing up for another big weekend of competition, beginning with a home dual against Jersey rival Rider on Friday and the start of Ivy League action on the road Sunday against Columbia. Friday's dual is scheduled for 7 p.m., while Sunday's Ivy opener will begin at 2 p.m.

Probable Lineup
125 - #25/23 Marc-Anthony McGowan (22)
133 - Drew Heethius or Dan Jones
141- #29/30 Eligh Rivera (25)
149 - #6/8 Ty Whalen (8)
157 - Jake Mann
165 - Zander Silva or Blaine Bergey
174 - Xavier Giles
184 - #-/29 Kole Mulhauser
197 - #16/19 Luke Stout
285 - Sebatian Garibaldi
*Rankings Flo/Intermat (NCAA)

About the Tigers

The Tigers are coming off a 42-3 win over Clarion on the road last Sunday. First-years Marc-Anthony McGowan and Dan Jones each earned fall victories, with McGowan's in just 47 seconds. Four other Tigers also earned tech falls in the match.
#16/19 Luke Stout returned to the mat for the first time since early December, earning a 17-1 tech fall in his first match back.
Three Tigers were ranked in the first NCAA Coaches poll, as announced on Thursday. Ty Whalen sits in eighth, while McGowan is ranked 22nd and Eligh Rivera is ranked 25th.
#6/8 Whalen is 11-0 this season after picking up a tech fall this weekend. The sophomore also won his weight class at the Princeton Open on November 3rd and has gone 5-0 in duals since.
Before Clarion, Princeton split on the road to compete in the F&M Open and a dual with Morgan State. At F&M, two Tigers won third place in their respective weight classes, with Kole Mulhauser taking bronze in the 184 class and Eligh Rivera taking third in the 141 class. Chris Martino also took sixth in the 149 class. At Morgan State, the Tigers took the dual meet 46-0.
Princeton is now 4-5 in dual meets so far this year, with its two other wins against LIU and UTC.

About the Coaches

The Tigers are led by two-time national champion Head Coach Joe Dubuque, in his second season at the helm of the program. Joining Dubuque this year are two new assistant coaches - Cody Brewer, who comes to Princeton from Virginia Tech, and 2019 NCAA Champion Anthony Ashnault, who is beginning his coaching career after an impressive collegiate wrestling career at Rutgers.

Probable Lineup - Rider
125 - Noah Michaels
133 - Nieko Malone or Will Betancourt
141 - McKenzie Bell (29)
149 - #16/15 Sammy Alvarez (15)
157 - NR/27 Colton Washleski (27)
165 - NR/31 Enrique Munguia (30)
174 - Michael Wilson
184 - #15/14 Isaac Dean (14)
197 - Steyn De Lange or Brock Zurawski
285 - Collin French
*Individual rankings are according to FloWrestling/

About Rider

Rider is 2-6 on the season, capturing a notable 18-17 win over #24 Maryland in late December.
Rider is coming off a doubleheader on January 11th that featured a 30-9 loss to #13 Iowa State and a 23-15 loss to Bucknell.
The Broncs visited Princeton in November for the Princeton Open, with the Tigers going 5-1 on the day against Rider's wrestlers.
The Tigers are 4-10 all-time against Rider, most recently meeting last season in Lawrenceville in a close 20-19 Rider win.

Probable Lineup - Columbia
125 - Sulayman Bah or Connor Smith
133 - Boris Witmer
141 - Kai Owen or Lorenzo Frezza
149 - Richard Fedalen
157 - Jaden Le or Dominic Rossetti or Rawson Iwanicki
165 - 28/27 Cesar Alvan (25)
174 - Jack McGill
184 - 31/32 Nick Fine (27) or Spencer Fine
197 - Joe Curtis (32)
285 - Billy McChesney or Vincent Mueller
*Rankings Flo/Intermat (NCAA)

About Columbia

Columbia is 3-4 on the season, most recently falling to Binghamton on January 5, 25-16 before competing in the F&M Open.
Three Lions are currently ranked, as Richard Fedalen, Cesar Alvan, and Nick Fine are all ranked in one or both of the FloWrestling and Intermat polls entering the weekend. Alvan, Fine, and Joe Curtis were ranked in the first NCAA Coaches Poll on Thursday.
Princeton is 10-12 all-time against Columbia, with the last dual meet between the two sides taking place in Princeton last season when the Tigers took a 26-7 win.
Columbia made the trip to New Jersey for the Princeton Open, where the Tigers went 3-4 against the Lions on the day in individual brackets.

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