Columbia Opens Ivy League Slate At Princeton And No. 23 Penn

Saturday, January 22

Princeton, N.J.

1:00 p.m.

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Columbia Opens Ivy League Slate At Princeton And No. 23 Penn

1/21/2022 5:00:00 PM | Wrestling

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Columbia Wrestling heads to Princeton (Jan 22) and No. 23 Penn (Jan. 23) in the first weekend of Ivy League action.

PRINCETON, N.J./PHILADELPHIA — Columbia Wrestling (1-3, 1-1 EIWA) begins its 2022 Ivy League slate of matches with a weekend of dual meets starting on Saturday, Jan. 22 (1 p.m.) at Princeton (1-2), before wrapping up at No. 23 Penn (0-1) on Sunday, Jan. 23 with that match set to get going at 1 p.m.

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LAST TIME OUT: Columbia's last weekend was a busy one, that begun in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and ended in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Lions dropped both match over the weekend, but took No. 17 Lehigh to the wire, falling 20-16, before making a solid showing at No. 4 Oklahoma State in a 35-6 loss.

The weekend began with a five-five split at Lehigh that saw No. 18 Joe Manchio (125), No. 18 Matt Kazimir (141), Danny Fongaro (149), No. 21 Joshua Ogunsanya (165) and Nick Fine (174) all get wins at Lehigh. Manchio and Ogunsanya's wins were over ranked opponents in the strong showing by the Lions, but unable to get the bonus points they needed, helped Lehigh stay in and eventually win the match, 20-16.

After a quick change of scheduling, after a COVID situation at West Virginia cancelled the scheduled tri-meet, Columbia visited No. 4 Oklahoma State on Jan. 16. The Lions battled hard in the match, facing a lineup with ranked opponents at nine out of 10 weight classes, but in the end Columbia dropped the match, 35-6.

In the match, Kazimir and Ogunsanya got wins, with Kazimir winning via decision, 6-1, over No. 18 Carter Young and Ogunsanya getting a 3-2 decision win over Jalin Harper.

RANKED LION WINS: Five Lions have earned themselves at least one win over a ranked opponent so far this season.

125 | Joe Manchio
- (Nov. 19, 2021) No. 7 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) dec. 10-8
- (Jan. 14) No. 15 Jaret Lane (Lehigh) dec. 4-3

141 | Matt Kazimir
- (Jan. 16) No. 18 Carter Young (Ok State) dec. 6-1

157 | Kyle Mosher
- (Dec. 3, 2021) No. 23 Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) F (1:55)

165 | Joshua Ogunsanya
- (Jan. 14) No. 25 Brian Meyer (Lehigh) dec. 7-2

174 | Nick Fine
- (Jan. 7) No. 29 Ben Pasiuk (Army) dec. 5-4
- (Jan. 14) No. 33 Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec. 4-3

PIN PARTY: During Columbia's domination of LIU, the Lions stuck five Sharks on the way to the win. The five pins were the most for the Lions since 2006, where they collected six pins against Wagner in a 53-3 win.

The fastest pin came from Ogunsanya who stuck Blake Bahna at 2:37 and right behind him was Baker, who much like Ogunsanya, didn't let his match get out of the first round sticking Karl Bouyer at 2:42. Rini got his pin at 3:17, while Fine ended his match at 4:11 and Bonino's win via fall came at 4:45.

RANKED LIONS: Columbia enters the weekend in four ranked nationally by either FloWrestling or Intermat. Leading the way is Kazimir, who comes in at No. 17 in Flo's rankings and No. 18 in Intermat's rankings.

Manchio sits at No. 18 in both Flo and Intermat, while Ogunsanya also holds the same ranking in both polls, coming in at No. 21. Rounding out Columbia's national ranked wrestlers is Kyle Mosher, who at 157 pounds sits at No. 30 in Intermat's ranking and has an honorable mention from Flowrestling.

4️⃣ Lions earn rankings in first @NCAAWrestling Coaches' Rankings of the season.

- No. 16 Joe Manchio (125)
- No. 12 Matt Kazimir (141)
- No. 18 Josh Ogunsanya (165)
- No. 33 Nick Fine (174)

📰 https://t.co/6iHzPUdULs #Team119 | #RoarLionRoar pic.twitter.com/IgOHPCO4jq
— Columbia Wrestling (@CULionsWR) January 21, 2022

CAPTAINS OF THREE: At the start of the season, at Columbia's outdoor practice during Columbia Football's Homecoming game on Oct. 16, 2021, Andrew F. Barth Head Coach of Wrestling Zach Tanelli announced that Kazimir and Manchio will be joined by Brian Bonino as the 142nd, 143rd and 144th Lions to be named team captains for the 2021-22 season.

"All three bring unique elements to the program that consistently elevate the men and women of this team to be better versions of themselves," said Tanelli. "They deserve to have a title associated with their leadership."

PRINCETON MATCHUP: For the 111th time, Columbia and Princeton will meet on the mat as the Lions face off against the defending Ivy League champions. The last time these two sides met was in 2020, where the Tigers, en route to their Ivy League title, won 28-9.

Princeton has wrestled only three dual meets this season, facing ranked opponents in all meets. The Tigers began the season with a 32-12 loss at No. 1 Iowa, followed by a 32-9 loss to No. 5 North Carolina State. But in the last match for Princeton, the Tigers took down No. 6 Arizona State in a 20-18 win.

The Tigers carry a handful of grapplers ranked nationally, headlined by No. 2 Pat Glory, who at 125 pounds, continues to be one of the best at that class in the country. Quincy Monday sits at No. 11 at 157 pounds, Travis Stefanik (184) comes in at No. 21 and Princeton's ranked wrestlers is rounded out by No. 17 Luke Stout at 197 pounds.

PENN MATCHUP: Two of the oldest programs in the country meets for the 117th time when Columbia, "The Nation's Oldest Program", takes on Penn at The Palestra. In the last meeting, Columbia battled to a 17-15 win in Philadelphia in the first of what was a doubleheader that day, which ended at Princeton.

Penn enters the match ranked No. 23 in the country but has an 0-1 record having had six dual meets either being canceled or postponed so far this season. The one dual meet that the Quakers have had a chance to finish was a close, 20-16, loss to No. 1 Penn State.

The Quakers last took the mat in a meeting with Drexel where the two sides were able to get five matches in, combating at 125, 149, 165, 174 and 285 pounds.

Nine Penn wrestlers carry national rankings into the matchup against Columbia, starting at 125 pounds with No. 29 Ryan Miller. No. 19 Michael Colaiocco sit at 133 pounds, CJ Composto is the No. 19 141-pounder and at 149 pounds Anthony Artalona sits at No. 24.

At 157 pounds, Doug Zapf is ranked No. 22, at 165 sits No. 25 Lucas Revano and at 174 pounds is No. 25 Nick Incontrera. Rounding out Penn's ranked wrestlers are No. 32 Neil Antrassian (184) and No. 33 Ben Goldin (285).

PROJECTED LINEUPS
Columbia at Princeton
Saturday, Jan. 22 (Dillon Gymnasium)

125 | No. 18 Joe Manchio (COL) vs. No. 2 Patrick Glory (PRIN)
133 | Angelo Rini / Zack Witmer (COL) vs. Brandon Spellman (PRIN)
141 | No. 18 Matt Kazimir / Mason Clarke (COL) vs. Danny Coles (PRIN)
149 | Danny Fongaro / Matt Arciuolo (COL) vs. Marshall Keller (PRIN)
157 | No. 30 Kyle Mosher / Andrew Garr (COL) vs. No. 11 Quincy Monday (PRIN)
165 | No. 21 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) vs. Blaine Bergey / Grant Cuomo / Jake Marsh (PRIN)
174 | Nick Fine / Aaron Ayzerov (COL) vs. Nate Dugan (PRIN)
184 | Brian Bonino / Jack McGill (COL) vs. No. 21 Travis Stefanik (PRIN)
197 | Sam Wustefeld (COL) vs. No. 17 Luke Stout (PRIN)
285 | Danny Conley (COL) vs. Matt Cover (PRIN)

Columbia at No. 23 Penn
Saturday, Jan. 23 (The Palestra)

125 | No. 18 Joe Manchio (COL) vs. No. 29 Ryan Miller (PENN)
133 | Angelo Rini / Zack Witmer (COL) vs. No. 19 Michael Colaiocco (PENN)
141 | No. 18 Matt Kazimir / Mason Clarke (COL) vs. No. 19 CJ Composto / Carmen Ferrante (PENN)
149 | Danny Fongaro / Matt Arciuolo (COL) vs. No. 24 Anthony Artalona / Kaya Sement (PENN)
157 | No. 30 Kyle Mosher / Andrew Garr (COL) vs. No. 22 Doug Zapf (PENN)
165 | No. 21 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) vs. No. 25 Lucas Revano (PENN)
174 | Nick Fine / Aaron Ayzerov (COL) vs. No. 25 Nick Incontrera (PENN)
184 | Brian Bonino / Jack McGill (COL) vs. No. 32 Neil Antrassian (PENN)
197 | Sam Wustefeld (COL) vs. Cole Urbas (PENN)
285 | Danny Conley (COL) vs. No. 33 Ben Goldin (PENN)

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