Wrestling Team Ivy Champions
The Princeton wrestling team has captured 12 Ivy League Championships. The Tigers won seven in a nine-year span from 1970-78 and ended a 34-year gap with their 2020 title.
| 1956 |
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5-2-1, 5-0-1 Ivy Peter B. Alexander ’58, William W. Fortenbaugh ’58, John J. Hunt ’57, George H. McLaughlin ’58, Edward J. Nell ’57, Richard D. Osborne ’56, Mundy I. Peale, Jr. ’56, James P. Sandler ’57 (mgr), Arthur V.B. Tebbutt ’58, Thomas J.S. Waxter ’56; Head Coach: Jimmy Reed |
| Princeton finished as the outright Ivy League champion and the league's only undefeated team in conference matches. Bill Fortenbaugh (147) went on to be a placewinner at the EIWAs, finishing fourth. |
| 1967 |
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9-3, 6-0 Ivy Paul M. Arnow ’68, James H. Bedell ’68, Eric L. Chase ’68, Bryant B. Crouse ’67, Peter H. Detweiler ’68, Donald D. Joye ’67, Oliver K. Kenen ’69, Geoffrey W. Lipsey ’67, H. Clay McEldowney ’69, Julian L. McPhillips, Jr. ’68, Samuel K. Mitchell III ’68, George B. Richardson ’69 (mgr), Bruce D. Rosenberg ’69; Head Coach: John Johnston |
| Princeton swept through the Ivy League and saw Paul Arnow (145) finish second at EIWAs. Jim Bedell (137), Sam Mitchell (167), Julian McPhillips (191) and Oliver Kenen (Unl.) were all NCAA qualifiers. |
| 1970 |
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12-1-1, 6-0 Ivy Emil A. Deliere ’72, Charles R. Dressel ’71, John B. Feldmeier ’70, Stephen B. Garner ’72, Theodore B. Madden ’72, Michael J. Maybach ’72, Stephen R. McCrae, Jr. ’71 (mgr), Thomas H. Potts ’71, Jeffrey D. Raub ’72, Barry J. Roecker ’72, Robert W. Tygenhof ’71, Allen B. Uyeda ’71; Head Coach: John Johnston |
| Princeton swept the Ivy and had three EIWA placewinners in Alan Uyeda (126, third), Tom Potts (158, fourth) and Emil Deliere (190, third). Charles Dressel (unl.), Deliere and Steve Garner (134) qualified for the NCAAs, and Deliere, in finishing sixth, was Princeton's first All-American since 1952. |
| 1971 |
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12-3, 6-0 Ivy John D. Bartges ’73, Steven L. Curtis ’73, Emil A. Deliere ’72, Charles R. Dressel ’71, Stephen B. Garner ’72, Robert E. Grosse ’73, Lee W. Klepper ’73, Frederick E. Lepore ’71, Theodore B. Madden ’72, Barry L. Margerum ’73, Thomas H. Potts ’71, Jeffrey D. Raub ’72, Gilbert R. Serota ’73, Thomas F. Thompson ’73, Allen B. Uyeda ’71, Robert L. Zweibel ’73 (mgr); Head Coach: John Johnston |
| Princeton swept through the Ivy for the second straight year and had Alan Uyeda (134, third), Barry Margerum (142, third) and Charles Dressel (Unl., second) as EIWA placewinners. Dressel and Ted Madden (190) were NCAA qualifiers. |
| 1972 |
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11-3, 5-1 Ivy Karl V. Chandler ’74, Emil A. Deliere ’72, Stephen B. Garner ’72, Jack M. Harrison, Jr. ’74, Lee W. Klepper ’73, Christopher D. Kuntze ’74, Eric R. Lubell ’75, Theodore B. Madden ’72, Barry L. Margerum ’73, Paul E. Martinelli ’74, Jeffrey D. Raub ’72, Robert L. Zweibel ’73 (mgr); Head Coach: John Johnston |
| Princeton (5-1) and Penn (4-0-2) shared the Ivy title before the Tigers placed five at EIWAs and saw Emil Deliere (190) win Princeton's first EIWA individual title in 20 years. Deliere was one of three NCAA qualifiers from Princeton and finished runner-up for the program's highest NCAA individual finish since Bradley Glass '53 won the NCAA title in 1951. |
| 1973 |
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10-5, 5-1 Ivy David F. Batista ’74, Karl V. Chandler ’74, Jay E. Closser III ’75, Steven L. Curtis ’73, Jack M. Harrison, Jr. ’74, Lee W. Klepper ’73, Eric R. Lubell ’75, Barry L. Margerum ’73, Paul E. Martinelli ’74, Douglas C. Schutte ’75, Gilbert R. Serota ’73, Patrice E. Sweeney ’75, Denis A. Underkoffler ’76, C. Andre Washington ’74 (mgr); Head Coach: John Johnston |
| Princeton shared the Ivy title with Cornell, each at 5-1. Denis Underkoffler (142) represented Princeton at the NCAAs and was one of four EIWA placewinners.  |
| 1975 |
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14-4, 6-0 Ivy Christopher J. Carey ’75, Mark R. Cribbs ’77, Arun K. Gosain ’77, Gerald E. Greenwood ’77, Mark J. Kowal ’75, William S. Miron ’78, Michael N. Murburg ’77, Michael H. Nuckols ’76, Kevin O. Pobst ’77 (mgr), Kevin T. Roesch ’78, Douglas C. Schutte ’75, Jay A. Stuart ’76, Denis A. Underkoffler ’76; Head Coach: John Johnston |
| Princeton swept through the Ivy and had nine EIWA placewinners, a program record. Princeton sent five to the NCAA Championships. |
| 1977 |
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18-3, 5-0 Ivy Steven A. Ballock ’78, Michael J. Carey ’77, Marjorie R. Corman ’78 (mgr), Kirk W. Dabney ’80, Keith A. Ely ’79, Steven L. Grubman ’78, William P. Hawley ’80, Gregory T. Linteris ’79, Anthony D. Maiocco ’78, William S. Miron ’78, Christopher Ritrievi ’79, Kevin T. Roesch ’78, John C. Sefter ’78, Bruce R. Spicer ’80; Head Coach: John JohnstonPrinceton swept through the Ivy and John Sefter (Unl.) led six Tiger EIWA placewinners in winning the EIWA individual title. Sefter finished sixth at NCAAs and was one of three NCAA qualifiers from Princeton, along with Steve Grubman (150) and Keith Ely (177).  |
| 1978 |
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19-0, 5-0 Ivy Marjorie R. Corman ’78 (mgr), Kirk W. Dabney ’80, Keith A. Ely ’79, Steven L. Grubman ’78, William P. Hawley ’80, Evan S. Kovalsky ’80, Anthony D. Maiocco ’78, Henry B. Milligan ’81, William S. Miron ’78, Christopher Ritrievi ’79, Kimberly E. Ritrievi ’80, Kevin T. Roesch ’78, John C. Sefter ’78, Michael E. Sherwood ’79; Head Coach: John JohnstonPrinceton swept through the Ivy for the second straight year and had two EIWA individual champs for the first time since 1941, in Steve Grubman (142) and John Sefter (Unl.). Those finishes helped lead Princeton to an EIWA team title, the program's first since 1941. Four Tigers went to NCAAs and Sefter finished second to earn All-America honors, helping Princeton to a 14th-place finish that stands second-best in program history (1951, fifth).  |
| 1985 |
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20-6, 6-0 Ivy Arleigh V. Closser ’88, Brian D. Crane ’86, David C. Crisanti ’86, Peter K. DeVlaminck ’85, William E. Ehling ’86, William H. Eville ’87, David T. Farina ’87, Robert A. Garwood ’87, John T. Kernan ’86, Paul R. Kester ’87, Trevor C. Lewis ’88, Jeffrey M. McDonnell ’85, Joanne Micale ’86 (mgr), Michael E. Novogratz ’87, John H. Orr ’85, Eric Pearson ’87, Richard R. Rochelle ’86, Vincent J. Stravino ’85, Richard J. Tavoso ’87, Jeffrey J. Urbany ’85; Head Coach: John Johnston.Princeton swept through the Ivy, placed five at EIWAs and sent John Orr (142) and Dave Crisanti (118) to NCAAs. Both earned All-American honors, with Orr finishing second and Crisanti eighth.  |
| 1986 |
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24-6, 6-0 Ivy Stephen N. Brown ’88, Arleigh V. Closser ’88, Brian D. Crane ’86, David C. Crisanti ’86, William H. Eville ’87, David T. Farina ’87, Robert A. Garwood ’87, John T. Kernan ’86, Paul R. Kester ’87, Trevor C. Lewis ’88, Kevin M. Lynch ’89, Shannon M. Malloy ’87, Pamela J. Moutoux ’89 (mgr), Michael E. Novogratz ’87, Eric Pearson ’87, Richard K. Pochert ’89, John A. Ripley ’89, Michael H. Rogers ’89, Richard J. Tavoso ’87; Head Coach: John JohnstonPrinceton swept the Ivy for the second straight year and Dave Crisanti (118) won an EIWA title to lead four Tiger placewinners at the meet. Crisanti, Brian Crane (134) and Mike Novogratz (150) represented Princeton at the NCAAs.  |
| 2020 |
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9-4, 5-0 Ivy Ty Agaisse ’21, Obinna Ajah ’20, Noah Ajram ’20, Forest Belli ’22, Josh Breeding ’22, Patrick Brucki ’21, Aidan Conner ’23, Matt Cover ’23, Grant Cuomo ’22, Mike D’Angelo ’20, Pat D’Arcy ’20, Jack DelGarbino ’23, Nate Dugan ’23, Patrick Glory ’22, John Goettee ’21, Marshall Keller ’22, Matthew Kolodzik ’21, Jack Lang ’23, A.J. Lonski ’23, Jake Marsh ’22, Conor Melbourne ’21, Quincy Monday ’22, Kevin Parker ’20, Sean Pierson ’23, Luca Pontone ’23, Carlin Powell ’21, Mark Schleifer ’21, Travis Stefanik ’22, Travis Tavoso ’23, Dale Tiongson ’21; Head Coach: Chris Ayres |
| Princeton returned to the top of the Ivy for the first time in 34 years, sweeping through the league. Patrick Glory (125) and Matthew Kolodzik (149) made it back-to-back years with two EIWA individual titles for Princeton, and though the NCAA Championships were not held due to COVID-19, six Tigers qualified and Glory, Kolodzik, Quincy Monday and Patrick Brucki were named All-Americans by the NWCA. |