Columbia @ Princeton

PRINCETON, N.J. — Columbia beat Princeton 36-3 at Jadwin Gymnasium on Jan. 23, 2026.

Columbia built an insurmountable margin with multiple bonus-point results, including technical falls by Sulayman Bah (125), Jack Wehmeyer (197) and Vincent Mueller (285) and a pin by Joe Curtis at 184.

Sulayman Bah opened the scoring with a 20-3 technical fall at 125, using takedowns across both periods and a four-point nearfall at the 40-second mark of the second period that ended the match.

Joe Curtis recorded a first-period takedown and converted the sequence into a fall at 184 to add six team points. Jack Wehmeyer, No. 26, built an 11-0 first period that included two four-point nearfalls on his way to a 17-1 technical fall at 197. Vincent Mueller closed with a 15-0 technical fall at 285 after early takedowns and a first-period nearfall.

Columbia supplemented the bonus wins with tight decisions. Evin Gursoy won 3-0 at 133 via a third-period reversal and a riding-time point. Lorenzo Frezza, No. 20, defeated Matthew Martino 13-9 at 141, and No. 20 Kai Owen beat Rocco Camillaci 9-4 at 157.

Princeton’s lone victory came at 149, where No. 15 Eligh Rivera beat Richard Fedalen 10-7.

The most consequential ranked matchup occurred at 165, where No. 29 Cesar Alvan of Columbia edged No. 22 Ty Whalen of Princeton 4-2. Alvan recorded a three-point takedown with 0:24 remaining in the third period that supplied the deciding points in a low-scoring bout.

Columbia won nine of the 10 bouts, including the first eight, and the bonus-point cluster proved decisive as Princeton was limited to three team points. Columbia’s athletics release also noted the result moved the team to 5-3 overall and 1-0 in Ivy League duals.

The dual was contested at Jadwin Gymnasium and served as Columbia’s Ivy League opener. Several of the decisive sequences — Bah’s second-period nearfall and Alvan’s late third-period takedown — were match-ending or match-defining plays that swung team scoring toward Columbia.