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Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Rivera, Whalen Take The Podium as Tigers Finish Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
December 06, 2025 | Wrestling
LAS VEGAS, NEV. – Eligh Rivera and Ty Whalen took second and third place in their respective weight classes as the Princeton wrestling team closed out competition at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
Rivera claimed silver in the 149 class after advancing to the semifinals with a win over #3 Lachlan McNeil in yesterday's quarterfinal.
Going for a second-straight ranked win, Rivera took on #4 Jacob Frost in the semifinal, beginning the scoring with a takedown less than a minute into the match. Continuing to score, Rivera added two more takedowns while conceding zero. With a final score of 11-4, Rivera punched his ticket to the 149 final.
There, he fell to #9 Jaxon Joy of Cornell, claiming second place.
Whalen's road to bronze came after a loss to #4 Joey Blaze of Purdue in the 165 semifinal.
Working his way back in consolation, Whalen defeated Columbia's Cesar Alvan. After conceding a takedown in the first period, Whalen nabbed two escapes and a takedown of his own, adding a point for riding time for a 6-4 decision.
In the third place match, Whalen again faced Aiden Riggins, whom he defeated with a 5-2 decision in yesterday's quarterfinal. This time, Whalen started the scoring early and kept going, getting three takedowns as he worked his way to an 11-2 major decision to claim third.
With Cliff Keen concluded, the Tigers will turn to the Patriot Open, hosted by George Mason, tomorrow in Fairfax, Va.
125 -- #7 Seed Marc-Anthony McGowan
First Round -- defeated James Garcia (Franklin & Marshall), Dec 5-1
Second Round -- defeated Koda Holeman (Cal Poly), MD 8-0
Quarterfinals -- lost to Nick Provo (Stanford), Dec TB-1 2-1
Consolation Third Round – lost to Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern), MFF
133 -- Ethan Rivera
First Round -- Bye
Second Round -- lost to #1 Evan Frost (Iowa State), 6-1
Consolation Second Round -- lost to Will Betancourt (Rider), 7-2
141 -- Jake Mann
First Round -- lost to #5 Greyson Clark (Purdue), Dec 4-1 (SV)
Consolation First Round -- lost to Nathan Jerore (Michigan), Injury Default
149 -- #7 Eligh Rivera
First Round -- Bye
Second Round -- defeated Gavin Brown (Purdue), Dec 9-5
Quarterfinals -- defeated #3 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan), Dec 4-3
Semifinals – defeated #4 Jacob Frost (Iowa State), Dec 11-4
Final – lost to Jaxon Joy (Cornell), F 2:18
165 -- #4 Ty Whalen
First Round -- defeated Clay Giddens (Oklahoma), TF 18-1 (2:36)
Second Round -- defeated Luke Gayer (Cal Poly), TF 15-0 (4:07)
Quarterfinals -- defeated Aiden Riggins (Iowa State), Dec 5-3
Semifinals – defeated Joey Blaze (Purdue), Dec 4-2
Consolation Semis - defeated Cesar Alvan (Columbia), Dec 6-4
Third Place Match - defeated Aiden Riggins (Iowa State), MD 11-2
184 -- #8 Kole Mulhauser
First Round -- Bye
Second Round -- lost to #9 Caesar Gareza (Cal Poly), Dec 5-4
Consolation Second Round -- defeated Caleb Roe (NIU), MD 13-5
Consolation Third Round -- lost to Abraham Wojcikiewicz (Stanford), F 2:59
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