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Eligh And Ethan Rivera To Represent Puerto Rico This Summer In Freestyle Wrestling
July 10, 2025 | Wrestling
Eligh and Ethan Rivera will take to the mats and represent Puerto Rico in international competition this summer as they've qualified for a pair of freestyle events.
Ethan, a rising sophomore for the Tigers, will wrestle at the U-20 Pan-American Championships in Lima, Peru on July 12 at 57kg. Eligh, a rising junior, will compete at the Junior Pan-American Games in Asunción, Paraguay on August 23.
Ethan Rivera is one of nine entrants at 57kg. He is coming off a freshman season where he was 10-7 overall, including a 4-1 record at the Princeton Open to finish fifth.
Eligh Rivera was a NCAA qualifier last season at 141 pounds and was an honorable mention All-Ivy selection. He was 18-9 overall during the season, and ranked as high as No. 25 nationally. In the postseason, he was runner-up at the Ivy League Tournament and then went 2-2 in his first trip to nationals including a win over No. 8 seed Andrew Alirez of Northern Colorado.
Eligh is making his fourth appearance representing Puerto Rico in international competition. This past October, he competed at the U23 World Championships. In June 2024, Rivera competed at the U23 Pan-American Championships in Colombia, taking silver and second place overall after qualifying for the finals by defeating two opponents by VSU1 and one by VSU. Rivera also took 12th place in the U20 World Championships in Jordan in August 2023.
Ethan, a rising sophomore for the Tigers, will wrestle at the U-20 Pan-American Championships in Lima, Peru on July 12 at 57kg. Eligh, a rising junior, will compete at the Junior Pan-American Games in Asunción, Paraguay on August 23.
Ethan Rivera is one of nine entrants at 57kg. He is coming off a freshman season where he was 10-7 overall, including a 4-1 record at the Princeton Open to finish fifth.
Eligh Rivera was a NCAA qualifier last season at 141 pounds and was an honorable mention All-Ivy selection. He was 18-9 overall during the season, and ranked as high as No. 25 nationally. In the postseason, he was runner-up at the Ivy League Tournament and then went 2-2 in his first trip to nationals including a win over No. 8 seed Andrew Alirez of Northern Colorado.
Eligh is making his fourth appearance representing Puerto Rico in international competition. This past October, he competed at the U23 World Championships. In June 2024, Rivera competed at the U23 Pan-American Championships in Colombia, taking silver and second place overall after qualifying for the finals by defeating two opponents by VSU1 and one by VSU. Rivera also took 12th place in the U20 World Championships in Jordan in August 2023.
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