Sunday, December 21, 2025 - 12:00 PM
Rider Broncs (1-3, 0-0 MAC) vs Clarion Golden Eagles (0-1, 0-1 MAC)
LOCATION- Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gym
WATCH- ESPN+
Live Stats: TrackWrestling
Live Updates: X - @RiderWrestling 

Sunday, December 21, 2025 - 4:00 PM
Rider Broncs (1-3, 0-0 MAC) vs Columbia Lions (1-2, 0-1 Ivy)
LOCATION- Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gym
WATCH- ESPN+
Live Stats: TrackWrestling
Live Updates: X - @RiderWrestling 

What You Need to Know
- The Rider wrestling team continues its dual meet season on Sunday, opening MAC competition against Clarion in the first dual of the day before facing Ivy League foe Columbia later in the afternoon at Alumni Gym.

Last Time Out
- The Broncs are coming off a 26-15 loss to No. 20 Oklahoma on Dec. 14.
- Rider won the first four bouts of the dual, picking up victories from Tyler Klinsky (125 lbs), Will Betancourt (133 lbs), Elijah Griffin (141 lbs), and Dylan Layton (149 lbs) but would fall in the final six bouts.

Broncs in the Rankings – FloWrestling/Intermat
125 lbs: No. 22/19 Tyler Klinsky
133 lbs: NR/32 Will Betancourt 
141 lbs: No. 15/13 Elijah Griffin
197 lbs: No. 21/24 Brock Zurawski

History vs. Clarion
- Rider leads the all-time series with Clarion, 22-4, dating back to 1997.
- The Broncs claimed a 32-11 road victory in last season's matchup.
- Rider has won seven straight meetings, with its last loss to Clarion coming in 2018.

Scouting the Golden Eagles
- Clarion finished the 2023-24 season with a 3-12 overall record and went 2-6 in MAC duals.
- The Golden Eagles enter Sunday 0-1 this season, with their lone dual coming in a loss to MAC rival Lock Haven on Dec. 5.

History vs. Columbia
- Rider and Columbia are tied 2-2 in the all-time series, which dates back to 2003.
- The most recent meeting came in 2017, when the Broncs earned a 37-7 win in Fort Lauderdale as part of the South Beach Duals.

Scouting the Lions
- Columbia posted a 6-7 overall record last season and went 2-3 in Ivy League competition.
- The Lions sent five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships a season ago and return four of those qualifiers: Lorenzo Frezza (141 lbs), Richard Fedalen (149 lbs), Cesar Alvan (165 lbs), and Nick Fine (174 lbs).
- Columbia is 1-2 this season, with its lone win coming at Hofstra on Nov. 16.

Lions in the Rankings
125 lbs: No. NR/32 Sulayman Bah
141 lbs: No. 21/16 Lorenzo Frezza
165 lbs: No. 23/22 Cesar Alvan
174 lbs: No. 31/29 Nick Fine
184 lbs: No. 16/19 Aaron Ayzerov

Projected Lineups 
Rider
125: No. 22/19 Tyler Klinsky or Alex Esposito 
133: No. NR/32 Will Betancourt
141: No. 15/13 Elijah Griffin or D'Amani Almodovar 
149: Dylan Layton 
157: James Farina or Jacob Zearfoss 
165: Brendon Abdon 
174: Enrique Munguia 
184: JP Hangey or Angelo Esposito 
197: No. 21/24 Brock Zurawski 
285: Hogan Swenski or James Farina 

Clarion 
125: Travis Clawson or Weston Pisarchick
133: Joey Fischer
141: Scott Johnson or Jack Martinec
149: Oliver Fairchild
157: Wesley Barnes or Connor Eck
165: Alejandro Herrera-Rondon
174: John Altieri or Patrick Cutchember
184: Adrian Gacek or Deegan Ross
197: Ethan Wiant or Ethan Finch
285: John Meyers

Columbia
125: No. NR/32 Sulayman Bah or Connor Smith
133: Evin Gursoy
141: No. 21/16 Lorenzo Frezza or Roman Lermer
149: Richard Fedalen or Marco Frinzi or KJ Monaco
157: Charlie Scanlan
165: No. 23/22 Cesar Alvan
174: No. 31/29 Nick Fine or Oliver Howard
184: No. 16/19 Aaron Ayzerov or Joe Curtis
197: Adam Haselius or Jack Wehmeyer
285: Vincent Mueller