Lions Set To Compete At The Patriot Open

Saturday, December 7

Fairfax, Va.

10:00 a.m.

Columbia University

Patriot Open

Photo by: Randy Martin

12/6/2019 11:44:00 AM | Wrestling

Live Stats

Columbia Wrestling heads just outside Washington D.C. to take part in the Patriot Open hosted by George Mason.

FAIRFAX, Va. – After having a successful weekend in California, which saw Columbia Wrestling (0-1) nearly knock off Stanford (Nov. 23) and No. 16 Joe Manchio take the 125-pound title at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 24), the Lions next head just outside Washington D.C. for the Patriot Open, set to start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, hosted by George Mason with the matches to be competed in the Field House in Fairfax, Virginia.

HOW TO FOLLOW:
Patriot Open - Live Stats | Twitter (@ColumbiaWR)

REVIEWING THE PREVIOUS ACTION: Columbia was last in action over the weekend of Nov. 23-24, where they made a trip west to face the Stanford Cardinal and take part in the Roadrunner Open. While in Palo Alto, California, the Lions nearly knocked off the Cardinal, taking five wins, including the final two, on their way to a tough and close 21-19 loss at Stanford.

The next day, Nov. 24, the Lions went to Bakersfield, California to take part in the Roadrunner Open, hosted by CSU-Bakersfield, where they placed nine, which included Manchio taking the title at 125 pounds. Along with Manchio, sophomore Matt Kazimir (second place/141 pounds), first-year Lennox Wolak (second place/174 pounds), first-year Angelo Rini (third place/125 pounds), first-year Trent Svingala (fourth place/133 pounds), sophomore Danny Conley (fourth place/285 pounds), first-year Riley Jacops (fifth place/157 pounds), sophomore Sam Wustefeld (fifth place/197 pounds) and first-year Kyle Mosher (sixth place/165 pounds) all placed giving Columbia nine placers in a successful Roadrunner Open.

RANKED LIONS: Following their strong performance over the weekend in California, Manchio entered the realm of the ranked, having gone 6-0 while knocking off the then-ranked No. 14 125-pounder in the nation against Stanford along with his title at the Roadrunner Open, while Kazimir's 5-1 weekend and second place finish at the Roadrunner Open allowed him to stay put in the rankings where he has been since his title at the Princeton Open (Nov. 3).

For Manchio, he enters the weekend ranked as the No. 16 125-pounder in the nation by Trackwrestling, having fallen a few spots from the No. 11 ranking he earned after the California weekend due to Columbia not competing this weekend. As for Kazimir, his rank remains the same, having earned the No. 19 ranking by Amateur Wrestling News earlier in the month.

COLUMBIA PARTICIPANTS

PATRIOT OPEN
Fairfax, Va. (Field House)

125 Pounds: No. 16 Joe Manchio
133 Pounds: Spencer Good
133 Pounds: Angelo Rini
133 Pounds: Trent Svingala
141 Pounds: Gunnar Fuss
141 Pounds: No. 19 Matt Kazimir
141 Pounds: Chris Scorese
149 Pounds: Andrew Garr
157 Pounds: Riley Jacops
165 Pounds: Kyle Mosher
174 Pounds: Lennox Wolak
184 Pounds: Michael Baker
184 Pounds: Joe Franzese
197 Pounds: Sam Wustefeld
285 Pounds: Danny Conley

FOLLOWING THE LIONS: Stay up to date on all things Columbia Wrestling by following the Lions on Twitter (@ColumbiaWR), Instagram (@columbiawr) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).