Wrestling Announces 2026-27 Schedule
10/6/2026 10:29:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Reigning Ivy League champions begin title defense January 22nd
NEW YORK – The Columbia wrestling team has announced its 2026-27 schedule, featuring a challenging slate of dual meets and tournaments against some of the nation's top programs.
Year three under Andrew F. Barth Head Coach of Wrestling Donny Pritzlaff begins on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Columbia will then face a pair of Big Ten opponents on the road, traveling to Michigan on Nov. 13 and Ohio State on Nov. 15. The Lions will return to New York for their home opener against Hofstra on Friday, Nov. 20, at Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium.
Columbia will close out November at the Black Knight Invite at Army on Nov. 22 before returning to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite on Dec. 4-5. The Lions will continue their December schedule with road duals at Morgan State on Dec. 12 and American on Dec. 13.
The Lions will open the new year at home against LIU on Jan. 3 before competing at the Franklin & Marshall Open on Jan. 8.
Columbia will begin its Ivy League title defense on Jan. 22 against Princeton, followed by a pair of Ivy League matchups against Penn on Jan. 24 and Cornell on Jan. 31.
Following the home Ivy League stretch, Columbia will travel to Harvard on Feb. 13 and Brown on Feb. 14 before closing the regular season at Bucknell on Feb. 20. The Lions will then compete at the Ivy League Championships in Philadelphia on March 7.
The NCAA Championships will follow March 18-20 in St. Louis, Missouri.
For the complete 2026-27 Columbia wrestling schedule, visit the official schedule page.
FOLLOWING THE LIONS
Stay up to date on all things Columbia Wrestling by following the Lions on X (@CULionsWR), Instagram (@culionswr) and Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
Year three under Andrew F. Barth Head Coach of Wrestling Donny Pritzlaff begins on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Columbia will then face a pair of Big Ten opponents on the road, traveling to Michigan on Nov. 13 and Ohio State on Nov. 15. The Lions will return to New York for their home opener against Hofstra on Friday, Nov. 20, at Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium.
Columbia will close out November at the Black Knight Invite at Army on Nov. 22 before returning to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite on Dec. 4-5. The Lions will continue their December schedule with road duals at Morgan State on Dec. 12 and American on Dec. 13.
The Lions will open the new year at home against LIU on Jan. 3 before competing at the Franklin & Marshall Open on Jan. 8.
Columbia will begin its Ivy League title defense on Jan. 22 against Princeton, followed by a pair of Ivy League matchups against Penn on Jan. 24 and Cornell on Jan. 31.
Following the home Ivy League stretch, Columbia will travel to Harvard on Feb. 13 and Brown on Feb. 14 before closing the regular season at Bucknell on Feb. 20. The Lions will then compete at the Ivy League Championships in Philadelphia on March 7.
The NCAA Championships will follow March 18-20 in St. Louis, Missouri.
For the complete 2026-27 Columbia wrestling schedule, visit the official schedule page.
FOLLOWING THE LIONS
Stay up to date on all things Columbia Wrestling by following the Lions on X (@CULionsWR), Instagram (@culionswr) and Facebook (@ColumbiaAthletics).
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