Indiana University Athletics
Thursday, November 21
New York, N.Y.
7:30 PM
Indiana University
at
Columbia
Indiana Wrestling Heads East for Columbia Dual & Navy Classic
11/20/2024 1:00:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– No. 30 Indiana Wrestling has a loaded weekend ahead of it out east with a match at Columbia on Thursday and the Navy Classic tournament slated for Saturday.
COLUMBIA CLASH:
-Indiana will face off against Columbia on Thursday night in New York City for its fourth dual of the season.
-It will be the second ever meeting between the two programs with the only other one coming in 2010 when Indiana defeated Columbia, 22-15, in Orlando, Fla.
-It will also be the third consecutive season that Indiana faces off with an Ivy League opponent after defeating Princeton each of the last two seasons.
-The Lions enter the match with a 1-1 mark after defeating Cleveland State and falling to Michigan.
-Columbia has two ranked wrestlers in No. 26 Kai Owen (141) and No. 26 Cesar Alvan (165). Alvan could face No. 13 Tyler Lillard for a potential ranked matchup at 165 lbs.
-Indiana's projected starter at 133 lbs., graduate student Angelo Rini, is a Columbia transfer. Rini spent five years with the Lions before joining the Hoosiers this year.
-He followed suit with former Hoosier Dan Fongaro who was a 2024 NCAA Qualifier at 141 lbs. Fongaro wrestled for Columbia from 2018-2023 before coming to Bloomington.
NAVIGATING THE NAVY CLASSIC:
-Indiana will be one of 11 teams competing in what is a loaded field at the Navy Classic on Saturday.
-The other teams include Navy, Maryland, George Mason, Nebraska, Lehigh, Oregon State, Bucknell, The Citadel, Ohio and Kent State.
-Nebraska, Lehigh, Oregon State and Indiana are all ranked in the top 30 nationally.
CMU REWIND:
-Indiana won in a tight dual at Central Michigan, 17-16, by tiebreaker criteria last Friday in Mount Pleasant.
-Indiana opened with wins in four of the first six bouts before dropping three of its last four.
-With it being tied, Indiana won on criteria with more combined points scored, 59-51.
-No. 21 DJ Washington (184) won in his first match of the season by decision, 7-2.
-No. 13 Tyler Lillard earned bonus points with his 14-3 major decision victory over Chandler Amaker.
RETURN TO THE LINEUP:
-Moran, Porter, Gilcher and Bullock are all competing after nearly a full calendar year off from wrestling for the Hoosiers.
-Moran, Porter and Bullock each took a redshirt last season after competing in the Indiana lineup in 2022-23.
-Moran and Bullock are both competing at 125 and 285 lbs. while Porter is up to 141 after previously competing at 133 lbs.
-Bullock was an NCAA Qualifier in 2023 and was one win away from qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Team Trials this past spring.
-Porter was an alternate at 133 lbs. for the 2023 NCAA Championships.
-Gilcher is healthy again after suffering a season-ending injury in December last year.
-He was an NCAA Qualifier at 157 lbs. in 2023 in a season where he had seven ranked wins and took eighth place on the podium at the Big Ten Championships.
COLUMBIA CLASH:
-Indiana will face off against Columbia on Thursday night in New York City for its fourth dual of the season.
-It will be the second ever meeting between the two programs with the only other one coming in 2010 when Indiana defeated Columbia, 22-15, in Orlando, Fla.
-It will also be the third consecutive season that Indiana faces off with an Ivy League opponent after defeating Princeton each of the last two seasons.
-The Lions enter the match with a 1-1 mark after defeating Cleveland State and falling to Michigan.
-Columbia has two ranked wrestlers in No. 26 Kai Owen (141) and No. 26 Cesar Alvan (165). Alvan could face No. 13 Tyler Lillard for a potential ranked matchup at 165 lbs.
-Indiana's projected starter at 133 lbs., graduate student Angelo Rini, is a Columbia transfer. Rini spent five years with the Lions before joining the Hoosiers this year.
-He followed suit with former Hoosier Dan Fongaro who was a 2024 NCAA Qualifier at 141 lbs. Fongaro wrestled for Columbia from 2018-2023 before coming to Bloomington.
NAVIGATING THE NAVY CLASSIC:
-Indiana will be one of 11 teams competing in what is a loaded field at the Navy Classic on Saturday.
-The other teams include Navy, Maryland, George Mason, Nebraska, Lehigh, Oregon State, Bucknell, The Citadel, Ohio and Kent State.
-Nebraska, Lehigh, Oregon State and Indiana are all ranked in the top 30 nationally.
CMU REWIND:
-Indiana won in a tight dual at Central Michigan, 17-16, by tiebreaker criteria last Friday in Mount Pleasant.
-Indiana opened with wins in four of the first six bouts before dropping three of its last four.
-With it being tied, Indiana won on criteria with more combined points scored, 59-51.
-No. 21 DJ Washington (184) won in his first match of the season by decision, 7-2.
-No. 13 Tyler Lillard earned bonus points with his 14-3 major decision victory over Chandler Amaker.
RETURN TO THE LINEUP:
-Moran, Porter, Gilcher and Bullock are all competing after nearly a full calendar year off from wrestling for the Hoosiers.
-Moran, Porter and Bullock each took a redshirt last season after competing in the Indiana lineup in 2022-23.
-Moran and Bullock are both competing at 125 and 285 lbs. while Porter is up to 141 after previously competing at 133 lbs.
-Bullock was an NCAA Qualifier in 2023 and was one win away from qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Team Trials this past spring.
-Porter was an alternate at 133 lbs. for the 2023 NCAA Championships.
-Gilcher is healthy again after suffering a season-ending injury in December last year.
-He was an NCAA Qualifier at 157 lbs. in 2023 in a season where he had seven ranked wins and took eighth place on the podium at the Big Ten Championships.
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