Princeton University Athletics
Sunday, November 2
Princeton, N.J.
9:00 AM
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Tigers to Begin 2025-26 Season with Princeton Open
October 31, 2025 | Wrestling
Princeton Open
November 2 (Sun.) | 9:00 a.m. | Jadwin Gym
Results | ESPN+
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton wrestling team will return to Jadwin Gym to open the season on Sunday, November 2 as it hosts the 2025 Princeton Open.
The 12-mat tournament will see the Tigers begin the 2025-26 season as they return four 2025 NCAA qualifiers. The action will begin at 9 a.m.
Looking Back at Last Season
Princeton's 2024-25 season was marked with progress, as the Tigers built over the course of the year before seeing success in the postseason.
Under a new coaching staff, the Tigers went 8-9 in duals on the year while going 3-2 in the Ivy League.
In March, Princeton hosted the first-ever Ivy League Wrestling Tournament, claiming two of the first individual champions in Luke Stout (197) and now-returning Marc-Anthony McGowan (125).
The Tigers qualified five to the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, with four returning to Jadwin this year in McGowan, Ty Whalen (149), Eligh Rivera (141) and Kole Mulhauser (184).
In The Rankings
Four Tigers were ranked in the latest Flowrestling and Intermat preseason polls:
125 | McGowan: #18 Flowrestling, #17 Intermat
165 | Whalen: #19 Flowrestling (157), #15 Intermat
141 | Rivera: #20 Flowrestling, #17 Intermat
184 | Mulhauser: #17 Flowrestling, #17 Intermat
More on the Key Returners
McGowan returns for his sophomore season after going 16-4 on the year last year. Winning the first individual Ivy Championship title at 125, McGowan punched his ticket to NCAAs where he went 1-2 after dropping a close contest to would-be national champion Vincent Robinson.
Whalen went 21-5 during the 2024-25 season with ranked wins over #9 Jaden Abas of Stanford and #18 Ethan Fernandez of Columbia, whom he beat at NCAAs after falling to him nearly a week prior in the Ivy Tournament.
Rivera, who saw success at the Junior Pan American Games this summer, went 18-9 last year with his season ending in Philadelphia as he went 2-2 at NCAAs.
Mulhauser jumped into the Tiger lineup at 184 in January of last season, climbing to a spot at NCAAs where he went 1-2 with a record of 15-10 overall on the season. During the season he boasted ranked wins over #27 Nick Fine, whom he beat twice.
Meet the New Tigers
Several of the new Tigers in the Class of 2029 will make their collegiate debut on Sunday.
Joining the Tigers this year is a class of six in Gabe Garibaldi, Gavin Hawk, Matthew Martino, Conor McCloskey, Blase Mele and Dale O'Blia.
Martino and O'Blia were both 2024 David Schultz Award winners in their respective states, Idaho and Colorado.
In The Tiger Corner
Head Coach Joe Dubuque enters his third season at the helm and 10th year with the Tigers after joining the program as assistant coach in 2016. The two-time NCAA Champion at Indiana has transferred his impressive wrestling career into an equally impressive coaching one, bringing the Tigers to new national and regional heights. Dubuque helped coach Princeton's first NCAA champion since 1951 and second ever (Patrick Glory) in 2023, also having the Tigers take 13th place nationally that year. He also helped Princeton take the Ivy League Title in 2020, the program's first since 1986.
Head Assistant Coach Cody Brewer enters his second year at Princeton after spending five years at Virginia Tech, where he helped Joey Prata ascend the national rankings and achieve a third-place finish at the 2020 ACC Championships. With the Sooners, Brewer was a two-time Big 12 champion, a four-time All-American and an NCAA champion in 2015.
Assistant Coach Anthony Ashnault, also in his second season at Princeton, brings experience from an extraordinary college career into what is his first coaching position. Ashnault was the 2019 NCAA Champion (149 lbs), and he is the Rutgers leader in all-time wins with 123 victories. This Fall, he was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Fame. The Hodge Trophy finalist and four-time All-American remains in his home state of New Jersey as he returns for year two with the Tigers.
Assistant Coach Ryan Wolfe is new to the Tiger corner this year after serving as assistant coach at his alma mater, Rider, since 2018. During his tenure, he coached Rider's first national finalist in Jesse Dellavecchia (165) and two All-Americans. As a Bronc himself, Wolfe earned All-America honors in 2017. He was a three-time NCAA DI tournament qualifier and three-time EWL Champion.
November 2 (Sun.) | 9:00 a.m. | Jadwin Gym
Results | ESPN+
PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton wrestling team will return to Jadwin Gym to open the season on Sunday, November 2 as it hosts the 2025 Princeton Open.
The 12-mat tournament will see the Tigers begin the 2025-26 season as they return four 2025 NCAA qualifiers. The action will begin at 9 a.m.
Looking Back at Last Season
Princeton's 2024-25 season was marked with progress, as the Tigers built over the course of the year before seeing success in the postseason.
Under a new coaching staff, the Tigers went 8-9 in duals on the year while going 3-2 in the Ivy League.
In March, Princeton hosted the first-ever Ivy League Wrestling Tournament, claiming two of the first individual champions in Luke Stout (197) and now-returning Marc-Anthony McGowan (125).
The Tigers qualified five to the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, with four returning to Jadwin this year in McGowan, Ty Whalen (149), Eligh Rivera (141) and Kole Mulhauser (184).
In The Rankings
Four Tigers were ranked in the latest Flowrestling and Intermat preseason polls:
125 | McGowan: #18 Flowrestling, #17 Intermat
165 | Whalen: #19 Flowrestling (157), #15 Intermat
141 | Rivera: #20 Flowrestling, #17 Intermat
184 | Mulhauser: #17 Flowrestling, #17 Intermat
More on the Key Returners
McGowan returns for his sophomore season after going 16-4 on the year last year. Winning the first individual Ivy Championship title at 125, McGowan punched his ticket to NCAAs where he went 1-2 after dropping a close contest to would-be national champion Vincent Robinson.
Whalen went 21-5 during the 2024-25 season with ranked wins over #9 Jaden Abas of Stanford and #18 Ethan Fernandez of Columbia, whom he beat at NCAAs after falling to him nearly a week prior in the Ivy Tournament.
Rivera, who saw success at the Junior Pan American Games this summer, went 18-9 last year with his season ending in Philadelphia as he went 2-2 at NCAAs.
Mulhauser jumped into the Tiger lineup at 184 in January of last season, climbing to a spot at NCAAs where he went 1-2 with a record of 15-10 overall on the season. During the season he boasted ranked wins over #27 Nick Fine, whom he beat twice.
Meet the New Tigers
Several of the new Tigers in the Class of 2029 will make their collegiate debut on Sunday.
Joining the Tigers this year is a class of six in Gabe Garibaldi, Gavin Hawk, Matthew Martino, Conor McCloskey, Blase Mele and Dale O'Blia.
Martino and O'Blia were both 2024 David Schultz Award winners in their respective states, Idaho and Colorado.
In The Tiger Corner
Head Coach Joe Dubuque enters his third season at the helm and 10th year with the Tigers after joining the program as assistant coach in 2016. The two-time NCAA Champion at Indiana has transferred his impressive wrestling career into an equally impressive coaching one, bringing the Tigers to new national and regional heights. Dubuque helped coach Princeton's first NCAA champion since 1951 and second ever (Patrick Glory) in 2023, also having the Tigers take 13th place nationally that year. He also helped Princeton take the Ivy League Title in 2020, the program's first since 1986.
Head Assistant Coach Cody Brewer enters his second year at Princeton after spending five years at Virginia Tech, where he helped Joey Prata ascend the national rankings and achieve a third-place finish at the 2020 ACC Championships. With the Sooners, Brewer was a two-time Big 12 champion, a four-time All-American and an NCAA champion in 2015.
Assistant Coach Anthony Ashnault, also in his second season at Princeton, brings experience from an extraordinary college career into what is his first coaching position. Ashnault was the 2019 NCAA Champion (149 lbs), and he is the Rutgers leader in all-time wins with 123 victories. This Fall, he was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Fame. The Hodge Trophy finalist and four-time All-American remains in his home state of New Jersey as he returns for year two with the Tigers.
Assistant Coach Ryan Wolfe is new to the Tiger corner this year after serving as assistant coach at his alma mater, Rider, since 2018. During his tenure, he coached Rider's first national finalist in Jesse Dellavecchia (165) and two All-Americans. As a Bronc himself, Wolfe earned All-America honors in 2017. He was a three-time NCAA DI tournament qualifier and three-time EWL Champion.
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