PRINCETON, N.J. – Lehigh males’s wrestling formally opened its 2025-26 marketing campaign with a contingent of twenty-two wrestlers at the Princeton Open Sunday at Jadwin Gym. Sophomore Matty Lopes (133) and junior Rylan Rogers (184) gained particular person titles to steer the Mountain Hawks, with Lopes competing unattached at the occasion. Lopes and Rogers have been two of six top-six place winners for the Mountain Hawks at the season-opening event.
Lopes opened his event with a fall and posted two selections to achieve the finals in opposition to Army’s Ethan Berginc, who defeated Lopes twice final season. This time, Lopes used a primary interval takedown and third interval reversal to assert a 5-4 victory.
Rogers started his day with two technical fall victories, then defeated Lehigh teammate Jack Wilt 6-1 within the semifinals. In the finals, Rogers confronted TJ McDonnell of Oregon State and gained a 2-0 resolution behind an second interval trip out and third interval escape.
Wilt and sophomore Jared Schoppe gave Lehigh three of the highest 4 place winners at 184. Schoppe had a win by main resolution and a fall earlier than dropping to McDonnell within the semifinals. He claimed third place by medical forfeit over Wilt, who positioned fourth.
At 174, sophomore Zeke Dubler completed third with a second interval fall over Army’s Andrew Christie within the third place match.
Graduate pupil JT Davis reached the semifinals at 197, in the end ending in fourth place.
Senior Carter Bailey and deferred first-year Seamus Mack competed at 141, with Bailey going 3-2 and Mack successful one bout.
Lehigh had three entrants at 149 with sophomore Matt Repos successful 4 bouts and junior Kelvin Griffin and first-year Jadon Skellenger each successful one.
Sophomore Griffin Gonzalez went 3-2 at 157, whereas graduate pupil Zac Martin additionally competed.
At 165, junior Owen Quinn dropped each of his bouts.
In addition to Dubler, Lehigh had six different wrestlers entered at 174. First-year Duncan Christensen picked up 4 victories, sophomores Justin Onello and Richie Grungo and first-year Dom Federici all gained one bout. Senior Keegan Gagnon and sophomore Liam Gil-Swiger additionally competed.
Senior Dontae Hoose and junior Remy Brancato-Roed each went 1-2 at 197.
Lehigh might be busy in Bethlehem subsequent weekend. The Mountain Hawks will face Duke and Virginia Saturday at Journeymen WrangleMania at Liberty High School, after which will transfer to Freedom High School Sunday for the Journeymen Collegiate Classic,
The 2025-26 Lehigh males’s wrestling season is offered by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
Lopes opened his event with a fall and posted two selections to achieve the finals in opposition to Army’s Ethan Berginc, who defeated Lopes twice final season. This time, Lopes used a primary interval takedown and third interval reversal to assert a 5-4 victory.
Rogers started his day with two technical fall victories, then defeated Lehigh teammate Jack Wilt 6-1 within the semifinals. In the finals, Rogers confronted TJ McDonnell of Oregon State and gained a 2-0 resolution behind an second interval trip out and third interval escape.
Wilt and sophomore Jared Schoppe gave Lehigh three of the highest 4 place winners at 184. Schoppe had a win by main resolution and a fall earlier than dropping to McDonnell within the semifinals. He claimed third place by medical forfeit over Wilt, who positioned fourth.
At 174, sophomore Zeke Dubler completed third with a second interval fall over Army’s Andrew Christie within the third place match.
Graduate pupil JT Davis reached the semifinals at 197, in the end ending in fourth place.
Senior Carter Bailey and deferred first-year Seamus Mack competed at 141, with Bailey going 3-2 and Mack successful one bout.
Lehigh had three entrants at 149 with sophomore Matt Repos successful 4 bouts and junior Kelvin Griffin and first-year Jadon Skellenger each successful one.
Sophomore Griffin Gonzalez went 3-2 at 157, whereas graduate pupil Zac Martin additionally competed.
At 165, junior Owen Quinn dropped each of his bouts.
In addition to Dubler, Lehigh had six different wrestlers entered at 174. First-year Duncan Christensen picked up 4 victories, sophomores Justin Onello and Richie Grungo and first-year Dom Federici all gained one bout. Senior Keegan Gagnon and sophomore Liam Gil-Swiger additionally competed.
Senior Dontae Hoose and junior Remy Brancato-Roed each went 1-2 at 197.
Lehigh might be busy in Bethlehem subsequent weekend. The Mountain Hawks will face Duke and Virginia Saturday at Journeymen WrangleMania at Liberty High School, after which will transfer to Freedom High School Sunday for the Journeymen Collegiate Classic,
The 2025-26 Lehigh males’s wrestling season is offered by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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