Wrestling Blasts Princeton to Open Ivy League Action

Friday, January 23

Princeton, N.J.

7:00 PM

Columbia University

Princeton

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics / Josh Wang

Wrestling Blasts Princeton to Open Ivy League Action

1/23/2026 9:31:00 PM | Wrestling

Lions Win nine of 10 bouts against Tigers

PRINCETON, N.J. – Columbia dominated from the start and overwhelmed host Princeton, winning 36-6 to open Ivy League action Friday night at Jadwin Gymnasium.

Columbia won nine of 10 bouts, including the first eight, to move to 5-3 overall and 1-0 in Ivy duals this season.

The Lions jumped out to a 12-0 advantage after the first three bouts of the night. Starting at 165, 29th-ranked Cesar Alvan defeated No. 16 Ty Whalen via a 4-2 decision. No. 28 Nick Fine followed that up with a 5-3 decision over Holden Garcia. Joe Curtis notched his 10th win by fall of the year when he pinned Xavier Giles one minute into the bout at 184.

A trio of tech falls gave Columbia an insurmountable lead. No. 32 Jack Wehmeyer began the run with a 17-1 win over Gabe Garibaldi. Wehmeyer has now won 10 straight bouts, dating back to January 3rd. No. 32 Vincent Mueller followed that up with a 15-0 at 285. Sulayman Bah finished the flurry with a 20-3 win over Dale O'Blia at 125.

Evin Gursoy defeated Dan Jones 3-0 at 133 to extend the Lions' lead. No. 20 Lorenzo Frezza defeated Matthe Martino 13-9. After Princeton won a bout at 149, No. 20 Kai Owen capped off the night with a 9-4 win over Rocco Camillaci at 157.

Columbia returns to action tomorrow evening when they take on Penn in Philadelphia. Saturday's Ivy League dual is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

RESULTS
165: #29 Cesar Alvan (Columbia) def. #16 Ty Whalen (Princeton) | Decision, 4-2
174: #28 Nick Fine (Columbia) def. Holden Garcia (Princeton) | Decision, 5-3
184: Joe Curtis (Columbia) def. Xavier Giles (Princeton) | Fall, 1:00
197: #32 Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) def. Gabe Garibaldi (Princeton) | Tech Fall, 17-1
285: #32 Vincent Mueller (Columbia) def. Connor McClocksey (Princeton) | Tech Fall, 15-0
125: Sulayman Bah (Columbia) def. Dale O'Blia (Princeton) | Tech Fall, 20-3
133: Evin Gursoy (Columbia) def. Dan Jones (Princeton) | Decision, 3-0
141: #20 Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia) def. Matthew Martino (Princeton) | Decision, 13-9
149: Eligh Rivera (Princeton) def. Richard Fedalen (Columbia) | Decision, 10-7
157: #20 Kai Owen (Columbia) def. Rocco Camillaci (Princeton) | Decision, 9-4

Cumulative Scoring Results:
165 | COL 3 - PRI 0
174 | COL 6 - PRI 0
184 | COL 12 - PRI 0
197 | COL 17 - PRI 0
285 | COL 22 - PRI 0
125 | COL 27 - PRI 0
133 | COL 30 - PRI 0
141 | COL 33 - PRI 0
149 | COL 33 - PRI 3
157 | COL 36 - PRI 3

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