Wrestling Hosts Penn, Princeton to Open Ivy League Action

Friday, January 24

New York, N.Y.

7:00 PM

Columbia University

Penn

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Stockton Photo, Inc.

Wrestling Hosts Penn, Princeton to Open Ivy League Action

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Columbia faces Penn Friday before meeting Princeton Sunday

By: Garret Sulak

NEW YORK – The Columbia wrestling team returns to action on its home mat inside Levien Gymnasium for the first time since December when the Lions host Penn on Friday at 7 p.m. and Princeton on Sunday at 2 p.m. to open the Ivy League dual slate.

LIVE COVERAGE
Thursday's dual match will be streamed live on ESPN+ and live results will be available through TrackWrestling.

LAST TIME OUT
Columbia returns to dual action for the first time since January 5 when the Lions competed at the Armbar at the Armory event. Columbia defeated Maryland, but fell to Lock Haven and Binghamton.

Most recently, the Lions competed at the David H. Lehman Franklin and Marshall Open on January 10. Columbia senior Jack McGill claimed the 174-pound title to highlight a successful showing that saw a total of six Columbia wrestlers post top-three finishes.

McGill became the first Lion to win a title at the tournament since Shane Hughes captured the 184 crown in 2013. Friday also marked the first collegiate open title of McGill's career. Columbia's six place winners at the Franklin and Marshall Open is the most in Columbia's eight appearances at the tournament.

PROJECTED LINEUP
125: Sulayman Bah or Connor Smith
133: Boris Witmer
141: Kai Owen or Lorenzo Frezza
149: #NR/33 Richard Fedalen
157: Jaden Le or Dominic Rossetti or Rawson Iwanicki
165: #28/27 Cesar Alvan
174: Jack McGill
184: #31/32 Nick Fine or Spencer Fine
197: Joe Curtis
285: Billy McChesney or Vincent Mueller
*FloWrestling/Intermat Rankings

RANKED LIONS
Richard Fedalen, Cesar Alvan, and Nick Fine are all ranked in one or both of the FloWrestling and Intermat polls entering the weekend. Alvan and Fine have been consistently ranked most of the season, while Fedalen entered the Intermat rankings earlier this month

Alvan, Fine and Joe Curtis were listed in the first edition of the coaches' rankings for the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Alvan came in at No. 25 at 165 pounds, Fine earned the No. 27 spot at 184 and Curtis ranked 32^nd at 197.

Richard Fedalen (149) – NR (FloWrestling), 33 (Intermat), NR (NCAA)
Cesar Alvan (165) – 28 (FloWrestling), 27 (Intermat), 25 (NCAA)
Nick Fine (184) – 31 (FloWrestling), 32 (Intermat), 27 (NCAA)
Joe Curtis (197) – NR (FloWrestling), NR (Intermat), 32 (NCAA)

THE PENN MATCHUP
Penn enters Friday's match with a 5-3 overall dual record this season. The Quakers last competed at the Elite Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Penn went 4-1 over two days of dual action with wins against Ohio, Sacred Heart, Drexel and Wyoming.

THE PRINCETON MATCHUP
Princeton is 4-5 overall in duals this season with wins against Clarion, Morgan State, Chattanooga and LIU. The Tigers will host Rider Friday night before travelling to New York for Sunday's match against Columbia.

8 AGAINST HATE
This weekend the Ivy League is hosting its "8 Against Hate Weekend" at all athletic events across its eight campuses. The "8 Against Hate" initiative is a league-wide initiative that includes campus programming and support for student-athletes, coaches and staff. It promotes a consistent and unwavering message against all forms of discrimination and hate.

HYGIENE ESSENTIALS DRIVE
Athletics will be collaborating with the local nonprofit Harlem United at the women's basketball game on Saturday, January 25 at 2 PM. We will be conducting a hygiene essentials drive benefiting their shower program which provides basic personal care supplies and access to safe showers for 3,000 New Yorkers each year. We will be collecting travel-sized shampoos, 2-in-1 shampoos, bar soaps, body washes, shaving cream, deodorant, hair brushes, wide-tooth combs, toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss picks, lip balm, and feminine hygiene products.

ALUMNI DAY
The Columbia wrestling program will celebrate its alumni during Sunday's dual match against Princeton. Alumni in attendance will be recognized during a ceremony that will take place halfway through the dual match. Additionally, a post-match social will take place at Amity Hall near campus.

FOLLOWING THE LIONS 
Stay up to date on all things Columbia Wrestling by following the Lions on X (@CULionsWR), Instagram (@culionswr) and on Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).