Princeton University Athletics
2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Eligh Rivera
- Weight:
- 149
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Lake Highland Prep
Honors
2x All-Ivy Honorable Mention (2025, 2026)
2x NCAA Qualifier (2025, 2026)
2025-26
All-Ivy Honorable Mention ... NCAA Qualifier ... went 13-11 on the year and 8-6 in duals, all at 149 ... took silver at Cliff Keen Las Vegas, going 3-2 while taking down #3 Lachlan McNeil and #4 Jacob Frost in back-to-back matches ... ranked as high as ninth in the national rankings ... took fourth at the Ivy League Championships, going 2-2 ... seeded 22nd at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, went 0-2.
2024-25
All-Ivy Honorable Mention … won silver at inaugural Ivy League Tournament, earning an automatic bid to NCAAs … went 2-2 at NCAAs in Philadelphia, including a win over #8 seeded Andrew Alirez of No. Colorado … went 8-3 in duals on the season … won third place at F&M Open, going 4-1 at the tournament with two tech falls and a pin … went 1-2 at Midlands … overall record of 18-9 on the season, all at 141 … ranked as high as 25th nationally.
2023-24
Held a 17-12 record, wrestling at 149 ... placed 7th at his first EIWA Championships ... competed in 12 dual matches with a record of 8-4... placed 4th at the Navy Classic ... had three ranked opponent wins over No. 8 Graham Rooks (Indiana), No. 19 Kelly Dunnigan and No. 24 Quinn Kinner ... ranked as high as No.12 on WrestleStat and No. 21 in the NCAA Coaches' Poll ... 3-1 in sudden victories on the season
Before Princeton: Had a 170-10 prep record ... won the 2022 and 2023 National Prep Championship titles, both at 138 pounds ... two time prep state champion ... won the 126-pound title at the NHSCA championship as a sophomore in 2021 and was runner-up at 138 pounds as a junior in 2022 ... earned All-American honors at the Super 32 and Powerade events and was a two-time All-American honoree at the Ironman tournament.
2x All-Ivy Honorable Mention (2025, 2026)
2x NCAA Qualifier (2025, 2026)
2025-26
All-Ivy Honorable Mention ... NCAA Qualifier ... went 13-11 on the year and 8-6 in duals, all at 149 ... took silver at Cliff Keen Las Vegas, going 3-2 while taking down #3 Lachlan McNeil and #4 Jacob Frost in back-to-back matches ... ranked as high as ninth in the national rankings ... took fourth at the Ivy League Championships, going 2-2 ... seeded 22nd at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, went 0-2.
2024-25
All-Ivy Honorable Mention … won silver at inaugural Ivy League Tournament, earning an automatic bid to NCAAs … went 2-2 at NCAAs in Philadelphia, including a win over #8 seeded Andrew Alirez of No. Colorado … went 8-3 in duals on the season … won third place at F&M Open, going 4-1 at the tournament with two tech falls and a pin … went 1-2 at Midlands … overall record of 18-9 on the season, all at 141 … ranked as high as 25th nationally.
2023-24
Held a 17-12 record, wrestling at 149 ... placed 7th at his first EIWA Championships ... competed in 12 dual matches with a record of 8-4... placed 4th at the Navy Classic ... had three ranked opponent wins over No. 8 Graham Rooks (Indiana), No. 19 Kelly Dunnigan and No. 24 Quinn Kinner ... ranked as high as No.12 on WrestleStat and No. 21 in the NCAA Coaches' Poll ... 3-1 in sudden victories on the season
Before Princeton: Had a 170-10 prep record ... won the 2022 and 2023 National Prep Championship titles, both at 138 pounds ... two time prep state champion ... won the 126-pound title at the NHSCA championship as a sophomore in 2021 and was runner-up at 138 pounds as a junior in 2022 ... earned All-American honors at the Super 32 and Powerade events and was a two-time All-American honoree at the Ironman tournament.
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