Saturday, January 17, 2026 - 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM
Rider Broncs (4-4, 2-0 MAC) vs Campbell Fighting Camels (2-10, 1-0 SoCon) & The Citadel Bulldogs ( 4-5, 0-0 SoCon)
LOCATION- Buies Creek, NC – Gore Arena/Pope Convocation Center
WATCH- YouTube
Live Stats: TrackWrestling
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What You Need to Know
- Rider wrestling heads south to Buies Creek, NC, for a tri-match against Campbell and The Citadel.
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Tyler Klinsky leads the Broncs into the weekend as the only wrestler with a perfect dual-meet record at 8–0.
Last Time Out
- The Broncs are coming off a commanding 28–10 win over MAC foe Kent State, taking seven of 10 bouts to improve to 2–0 in conference action.
- Individual victories were secured by Klinsky,
Will Betancourt,
Elijah Griffin,
Dylan Layton,
Gianni Maldonado,
Enrique Munguia, and
Brock Zurawski.
Broncs in the Rankings – FloWrestling/Intermat
125: #23/20
Tyler Klinsky
141: #17/14
Elijah Griffin
174: #32/NR
Enrique MunguiaÂ
197: #22/23
Brock Zurawski
History vs Campbell
- Rider holds a perfect 5–0 record all-time against Campbell, with the series dating back to 2002.
- The most recent meeting came last season in New Jersey, where the Broncs earned a 22–17 home victory over the Fighting Camels.
Scouting the Fighting Camels
- Campbell enters Saturday with a 2–10 overall record, with wins coming against Division III opponent Williams College and Presbyterian in November.
- The Fighting Camels are aiming to snap a six-match losing streak, having last picked up a victory on Nov. 15 against Presbyterian.
- Campbell qualified three wrestlers for the NCAA Championships a season ago, though none of those qualifiers return this year.Â
Fighting Camels in the Rankings – FloWrestling/Intermat
165: #22/NR Anthony FerrariÂ
History vs. The Citadel
- Saturday marks just the fourth all-time meeting between Rider and The Citadel, with the Broncs winning each of the first three matchups dating back to 2005.
- The most recent meeting came in 2015, when Rider earned a 26–12 victory.
About The Citadel
- The Bulldogs enter the weekend with a 4–5 overall record and are coming off a 32–6 win over Buffalo in their most recent outing.
- The Citadel qualified four wrestlers for the NCAA Championships last season, with three returning in Gylon Sims (125), Caron DesRosier (149), and Thomas Snipes (165).
Bulldogs in the Rankings – FloWrestling/Intermat
149: #31/NR Carson DesRosier
157: #26/29 Kyrel Leavell
165: #21/29 Thomas Snipes
Projected Lineups
Rider
125: # 23/20
Tyler Klinsky or
Alex Esposito
133:
Will Betancourt or
D'Amani Almodovar
141: #17/14
Elijah GriffinÂ
149:
Dylan LaytonÂ
157:
James Farina or
Gianni MaldonadoÂ
165:
Brendon Abdon or
Liam Scrivanich
174: #32/NR
Enrique MunguiaÂ
184:
JP Hangey or
Giovanni Alejandro
197: #22/23
Brock ZurawskiÂ
285:
Hogan Swenski or
James Farina
Campbell
125: Colby Crouch
133: Logan Heil
141: Zander Phaturos
149: Jonathan Chang
157: Kendrick Hodge
165: #22/NR Anthony Ferrari
174: Ryan Bolletino
184: Brant Cracraft
197: Conor Maslanek
285: Sawyer Van Rider
The Citadel
125: Gylon Sims or Tyler Washburn
133: Teegan Vasquez
141: George Rosas or Presley Johnson
149: Â #31/NR Carson DesRosier
157: Â Jacob Silka or #26/29 Kyrel Leavell
165: #21/29 Thomas Snipes or Parker Kearns
174: Braxton Russell or Owen Hendricks
184: Brodie Porter
197: Adam Ortega or Roy Price III
285: Christian Bell
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