Wrestling

Tigers Go 1-2 in Nebraska Duel as They Look to Take on Lehigh and Binghamton

Michael Gao

After an impressive trouncing of Maryland and Buffalo at the Madison Square Garden Grapple in the Garden, the 25th-ranked Tigers headed to Lincoln this weekend for another pre-season test as they took part in the Nebraska Duels, hosted by the University of Nebraska.

SPORTS | 12/06/2016

Princeton Wrestling Rebounds Spectacularly from Recent Loss at Rutgers, Takes Down Maryland and Buffalo in Madison Square Garden

Michael Gao

Though the wrestling season is barely a couple of weeks in, the Tigers have already become quite the local celebrities.

SPORTS | 11/28/2016

In Historic Matchup, Princeton Wrestling Looks to Take Down Rutgers in the “Battle of the Birthplace”

Michael Gao

Ever since that first fateful 1869 football game played, Princeton and Rutgers University, the flagship state university of New Jersey, have traveled down quite different paths.

SPORTS | 11/17/2016

Princeton Caps Historic Season with Strong Performance in NCAA Championships

Princeton Caps Historic Season with Strong Performance in NCAA Championships

Michael Gao

What a season it has been for the Princeton Tigers men’s wrestling team. This year, the Tigers have established themselves as a strong wrestling program to be respected and feared.

SPORTS | 03/20/2016

Princeton wrestling to host EIWA tournament

Michael Gao

In 1978, a dominant Princeton men’s wrestling team captured the EIWA title.

SPORTS | 03/03/2016

Men's Wrestling falls just short against Cornell in Ivy League Championships

Michael Gao

In the 2012-2013 season, the Princeton men’s wrestling team went 0-5 in Ivy League play. For the last two years they have steadily improved but have finished each year with a 3-2 record. This year, the men’s wrestling team finally broke the dam, reaching the Ivy League Championship round in Dillon gym for the first time in three decades against perennial conference champion Cornell on Saturday.

SPORTS | 02/16/2016

Men’s Wrestling Remains Undefeated with Thrilling Victories over Harvard and Brown

Michael Gao

Coming off an exciting victory over longtime rival Penn, the Tigers surged through the first two matches of Ivy League play, winning key matchups against the Harvard and Brown wrestling teams.

SPORTS | 02/09/2016

Tigers overcome Franklin and Marshall, Penn, suffer defeat against Rutgers

Michael Gao

The Princeton men’s wrestling team faced a busy intersession weekend as they competed in three meets over two days. On Saturday, the Tigers, coming off a narrow defeat to Binghamton University, hosted Franklin and Marshall and Ivy League rival Penn.

SPORTS | 02/01/2016

Tight battle ends in loss for Tigers at Dillon

Miles Hinson

This past Friday, the men of Princeton wrestling played host to Navy, a team against whom the Tigers have found little success in decades past.

SPORTS | 12/15/2015

Wrestlers take on Hofstra, Nebraska, Illinois in Big Apple

Jack Rogers

The wrestling team kicked off its dual meet scheduleon Sundayin New York City, which is where the Tigers hope to finish their season in March at the 2016 NCAA Championships.

SPORTS | 12/01/2015

Wrestling captures title at Navy Classic

Jack Rogers

In its second tournament of the season and final tournament before heading to New York City this weekend, the wrestling team took home major hardware en route to its team victory at the Navy Classic on Saturday.

SPORTS | 11/23/2015

Grapplers conclude strong season at NCAAs

Jack Rogers

Back in the fall, Chris Ayres and his coaching staff established the mantra of “In the Hunt” for the 2014-15 wrestling season.

SPORTS | 03/22/2015

3 Tigers into NCAA Championships

Jack Rogers

As a walk-on on the wrestling team at Lehigh University 20 years ago, Chris Ayres quickly turned heads.

SPORTS | 03/08/2015

Wrestlers face challenges against opponents both within and outside of conference

Jack Rogers

In its final weekend of dual competition, the wrestling team (9-9, 6-7 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) faced stiff competition from opponents both in and out of the conference.

SPORTS | 02/23/2015

Wrestlers split away matches over weekend

Jack Rogers

Going into the weekend riding a three-match win streak, which included a home rout of Ivy rivals Harvard and Brown last weekend, the wrestling team (9-6, 6-5 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) split a pair of road matches this weekend.

SPORTS | 02/16/2015

Men's wrestling sees major successes in home matches against Brown, Harvard

Jack Rogers

Just a month away from postseason competition, the wrestling team (8-5 overall, 2-1 Ivy League) started off the month of February on a hot streak, as the Tigers took out Ivy opponents Harvard and Brownon Saturday.

SPORTS | 02/08/2015

Wrestling splits pair of home matches

Jack Rogers

The wrestling team split a pair of conference matches in its first home outing of the New Year, as the Tigers (5-4, 2-3 Eastern Intercollegiate Western Association) defeated Sacred Heart University and fell short in its comeback against Hofstra University on Friday evening. The Tigers started off against Sacred Heart at 174 pounds, where junior Judd Ziegler got things going with a strong 8-4 decision to put Princeton on the board first.

SPORTS | 01/11/2015

Short-handed grapplers finish 15th at Midlands Championships

Jack Rogers

The wrestling team (4-3, 1-2 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) kept busy over winter break, competing out of state on three separate occasions as a prelude to the heart of its conference schedule. After falling to Binghamton at home on Dec.

SPORTS | 01/04/2015

Dillon Gymnasium to host grapplers' final home match

Jack Rogers

After a strong 3-1 finish at the Windy City Duals last weekend, the wrestling team (3-1, 0-0 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) will take on conference rival Binghamton University (1-4, 0-0 EIWA) Friday evening for the Tigers’ first home match of the season.

SPORTS | 12/11/2014

Northwestern edges out Tigers in Chicago

Jack Rogers

The Princeton wrestling team was just shy of a perfect weekend, as the squad posted an impressive 3-1 mark in its four matches at the Windy City Duals on Saturday. The grapplers started strong on Saturday morning, as they took six of the final seven individual bouts to secure a 26-11 victory over Eastern Michigan.

SPORTS | 12/07/2014

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