The Columbia men’s wrestling team will continue its Ivy League season this weekend with matches against Princeton and Penn.
On Friday night, Columbia will host Princeton at the New York Athletic Club. Princeton, (4-9, 1-2 Ivy) who is ranked 57th in the nation, faced Harvard, Brown, and Penn this past weekend, defeating the Bears 21-16 but falling to the Crimson 15-21 and the Quakers 10-37. One of the top performers for the Tigers was 125-pound sophomore Garret Frey, who is currently ranked 17th in the country in his weight class. However, Frey lost his latest match against Penn’s No. 19 Mark Rappo, presenting Columbia freshman Penn Gottfried an opportunity for victory this Friday. Princeton boasts two wrestlers who have won a total of 20 matches so far this season—Frey and 157-pound junior Daniel Kolodzik.
On Saturday the Lions will host No. 19 Penn, which will prove to be a more difficult match for the Light Blue. The Quakers are currently tied for first in the Ivy League with Cornell, whom they will go against on Friday evening.
Penn has five wrestlers ranked in the top 20, spread out between various weight classes. Their highest-ranked wrestlers, 133-pound senior Rollie Peterkin and 197-pound sophomore Micah Burak, stand at number five.
The Light Blue is coming off a loss to the Big Red, where the Lions owed their one win of the night to heavyweight Kevin Lester. This weekend will be an opportunity for Columbia to improve their Ivy League record. The action kicks off at the New York Athletic Club at 6:30 p.m. and on Saturday in the University Gym at 3 p.m.
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