Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 12:00 PM
Rider vs Cleveland State
LOCATION- Lawrenceville, NJ
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What You Need to Know
- The Rider wrestling team closes out their dual meet season against Cleveland State on Saturday afternoon in Alumni Gym.

Last Time Out
- The Broncs are coming off a 2-0 weekend defeating MAC opponents Edinboro and Clarion. 
- Rider defeated Edinboro 24-12 and Clarion by a final of 32-11 last weekend.

Broncs in the Rankings
- Four Broncs are in the latest second NCAA Coaches Rankings Poll with No. 12 Sammy Alvarez (149 lbs), No. 26 Colton Washleski (157 lbs), No. 30 Enrique Munguia (165 lbs), and No. 15 Isaac Dean (184 lbs).

History vs Cleveland St
- The Broncs are 7-3 in all-time series history vs the Vikings dating back to 2003.
- The last matchup came last season where the Broncs came out of Ohio with a 23-12 victory.
- Rider has taken the last 6 of 7 meetings over the Vikings with the last loss coming in 2022 when Cleveland St secured a 22-16 victory. 

About Cleveland St
- This will be the last and final year of Cleveland St wrestling. On Jan. 23, Cleveland State University announced the discontinuation of three NCAA sports programs with wrestling included.
- The Vikings are coming off a 28-14 loss to Lock Haven. 
- Cleveland State finished 8-8 overall and 6-3 in the MAC.
- Daniel Bucknavich is the lone returner who qualified for the 2024 NCAA Championships.
- Bucknavich is the lone Viking in the latest NCAA Coaches Rankings Poll coming in at No. 29 at 285 lbs. 

Probable Lineups 
Rider
125: Noah Michaels
133: Will Betancourt
141: Branden Palcko
149: No. 12 Sammy Alvarez
157: No. 26 Colton Washleski
165: No. 30 Enrique Munguia
174: Michael Wilson
184: No. 15 Isaac Dean
197: Brock Zurawski
285: Collin French

Cleveland State
125: Ben Aranda
133: Nick Molchak
141: Ethan Mitchell
149: Connor Saylor
157: Douglas Terry
165: Tate Geiser
174: Ronald Dimmerling
184: Gavin Ricketts
197: Joey Lyons
285: No. 29 Daniel Bucknavich

*All individual rankings are according to NCAA Coaches' Poll Rankings 2.13.25*