2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Rivera, Eligh
Eligh Rivera
- Weight:
- 149
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Lake Highland Prep
Bio
Honors
All-Ivy Honorable Mention (2025)
NCAA Qualifier (2025)
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.
All-Ivy Honorable Mention (2025)
NCAA Qualifier (2025)
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.
Princeton Athletics 2023-24 Highlights
Tuesday, June 04
Highlights from 2022 Gary Walters ’67 PVC Awards Banquet
Wednesday, June 22
Princeton Athletics 2021-22 Highlights
Monday, June 06
Out of Office with John Mack - Quincy Monday and Grace Stone
Monday, February 28
