The Columbia wrestling team (7-7, 3-2 Ivy) enjoyed a solid season throughout the winter, competing in a large number of matches every weekend. The Lions kicked off season play with their annual Blue-White Match held in the University Gym back in November and continued with tournaments well into late March.
Competing in a few training matches in November, the Light Blue took a trip out west to battle teams in Las Vegas and South Grand Prairie, Texas. Columbia had mixed results at these tournaments, winning against Wyoming and losing to Navy, Cal State Fullerton, and Michigan.
Upon their arrival back to New York, the Lions defeated American University 27-22 as seniors Brandon Kinney and Anthony Constantino pinned their opponents in a matter of minutes. The Light Blue continued nonconference play with a win against Bucknell and a loss against Maryland.
The first Ivy League match of the season was against Cornell, which beat the Lions 30-5. The Light Blue was then hit with a string of injuries, forcing many of its best players to sit out on the bench. Despite this obstacle, Columbia built momentum at the Princeton meet in late February, which it followed with wins over Brown and Harvard.
Columbia did especially well at the Harvard meet, winning 26-14. Victor Mocco stepped in at the 165-pound weight class because of an injured player and earned a decision over Harvard wrestler Michael Sadler 11-3. Heavyweight Lou Miller also dominated with a score of 3-1 in a matter of minutes.
After the completion of conference play, the Light Blue continued onto the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championship where it placed right in the middle of the pack, at seventh out of 14 teams.
While Columbia traveled to the NCAA championships in St. Louis, it only advanced one wrestler, freshman heavyweight Ryan Flores. He ended the Light Blue's season when he lost to Bloomsburg's Mark Spade in the consolation round.
Despite their mediocre performance at the EIWAs, the Lions have high hopes for next winter's season, since only a few of their best players are graduating.