Wrestling Travels for Triple-Header Weekend at #19 Pitt, App State and #20 WVU

Friday, November 14

Pittsburgh, Pa.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

Pitt

Marc-Anthony McGowan Princeton Open 2025

Wrestling Travels for Triple-Header Weekend at #19 Pitt, App State and #20 WVU

November 14, 2025 | Wrestling

Princeton vs. #19 Pitt
Nov. 14 (Fri.) | 7:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh, Pa.
ACC Network Extra

Princeton vs. Appalachian State
Nov. 16 (Sun.) | 12:00 p.m. | Morgantown, W.Va.

Princeton vs. #20 West Virginia
Nov. 16 (Sun.) | 1:30 p.m. | Morgantown, W.Va.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Traveling to open up the dual season, the Princeton wrestling team will prepare for three matchups this weekend with #19 Pitt on Friday and App State and West Virginia on Sunday.

Probable Lineup
125: #18 Marc-Anthony McGowan
133: Ethan Rivera
141: Matt Martino / Jake Mann
149: #19 Eligh Rivera
157: Gavin Hawk / Rocco Camillaci
165: #17 Ty Whalen
174: Xavier Giles
184: #16 Kole Mulhauser
197: Connor McCloskey
285: Sebastian Garibaldi

*rankings according to Flowrestling

About the Tigers

Princeton kicked off the season at the Princeton Open on Sunday, Nov. 2. Five Tigers placed in their respective weight classes. Marc-Anthony McGowan and Ty Whalen claimed second place, while Drew Heethuis and first-year Gavin Hawk each claimed fourth. Sebastian Garibaldi rounded out the Tiger placewinners with a sixth-place finish.
#17 Whalen, a 2025 NCAA qualifier, debuted at 165 at the Open, going 4-1 on the day with two tech falls and two major decisions.
#18 McGowan also dominated his first three matches of the day, picking up a tech fall and two majors. In the semifinal, he earned the major decision over #26 Tyler Klinsky, 14-2.
First-year Gavin Hawk made his collegiate debut on the mat, going 3-2 on the day at 157. His first match as a Tiger saw him pin Rob Connelley in just 2:08.
Sophomore Heethuis, at 133, also looked strong on the day as he picked up a tech fall in his first match over Marius Garcia. He went on to pick up a major in the next round, before battling out an extra-time win over Columbia's Evin Gursoy.

In The Rankings

125 | McGowan: #18 Flowrestling, #18 Intermat
141 | Rivera: #18 Flowrestling, #15 Intermat
165 | Whalen: #17 Flowrestling (157), #19 Intermat
184 | Mulhauser: #16 Flowrestling, #17 Intermat

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, Whalen, Eligh Rivera (141) and Kole Mulhauser (184).

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

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.

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.
Head Assistant Coach Cody Brewer and Assistant Coach Anthony Ashnault are both in their second season with the Tigers. Brewer spent a successful five-year tenure at Virginia Tech before coming to Princeton, while the role is Ashnault's first coaching position. Both are former national champions.
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