Wrestling Assistant Coach Sebastian Rivera to Compete at World Championships
9/12/2025 12:06:00 PM | Wrestling
2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist to represent Puerto Rico
ZAGREB, Croatia – Columbia wrestling's David and Michael Barry Assistant Coach of Wrestling Sebastian Rivera is set to compete at the Senior World Championships, beginning Saturday in Zagreb, Croatia. The 2024 Olympic Bronze Medalist will be representing Puerto Rico and competing in the 65kg weight class.
Entering his second season with the Lions, Rivera begins on Monday at 4:30 a.m.
All action can be streamed on FloWrestling, with live results found here.
Full Schedule
Saturday, September 13
Rivera also achieved silver and bronze at the Pan American Championship in 2022 and 2023, silver in 2023 at the Central American and Caribbean Games and gold at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and the Grand Prix of Spain.
At the collegiate level, Rivera was a five-time All-American. Earning his undergraduate degree at Northwestern and graduate degree at Rutgers, he was a two-time Big Ten Champion, was the 2022 NCAA tech fall leader and boasts 115 career collegiate victories.
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Entering his second season with the Lions, Rivera begins on Monday at 4:30 a.m.
All action can be streamed on FloWrestling, with live results found here.
Full Schedule
Saturday, September 13
- 4:30 a.m. ET – 12:00 p.m. ET: Qualification rounds – 61, 70, 86, 125 kg
- 1:00 p.m. ET – 3:00 p.m. ET: Semifinals – MFS 61, 70, 86, 125 kg
- 4:30 a.m. ET – 10:00 a.m. ET: Qualification rounds – MFS 57, 74, 79, 92 kg; Repechage – MFS 61, 70, 86, 125 kg
- 10:30 a.m. ET – 11:30 a.m. ET: Semifinals – MFS 57, 74, 79, 92 kg
- 12:00 p.m. ET – 1:00 p.m. ET: Medal Matches – MFS 61, 70, 86, 125 kg
- 4:30 a.m. ET – 9:00 a.m. ET: Qualification rounds – MFS 65, 97 kg; WFS 55, 59 kg; Repechage – MFS 57, 74, 79, 92 kg
- 10:00 a.m. ET – 11:00 a.m. ET: Semifinals – MFS 65, 97 kg; WFS 55, 59 kg
- 12:00 p.m. ET – 2:00 p.m. ET: Medal Matches – MFS 57, 74, 79, 92 kg
Rivera also achieved silver and bronze at the Pan American Championship in 2022 and 2023, silver in 2023 at the Central American and Caribbean Games and gold at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and the Grand Prix of Spain.
At the collegiate level, Rivera was a five-time All-American. Earning his undergraduate degree at Northwestern and graduate degree at Rutgers, he was a two-time Big Ten Champion, was the 2022 NCAA tech fall leader and boasts 115 career collegiate victories.
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).
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