Wrestling heads northeast for non-conference tri-dual
ITHACA, N.Y. – Sun Devil Wrestling is set for its first tri-dual meet of the season, taking on Cornell and Columbia on Saturday, Jan. 31 at the Friedman Wrestling Center in Ithaca, New York.
Schedule
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026
Arizona State at Cornell
Ithaca, New York | Friedman Wrestling Center | 1:00 p.m. MST
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Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026
Arizona State vs. Columbia
Ithaca, New York | Friedman Wrestling Center | 3:00 p.m. MST
Last time out
Northern Iowa Dual (L, 27-11)
The Sun Devils claimed three bouts on the evening, as redshirt sophomore No. 26 Pierson Manville (141 lb.), redshirt sophomore No. 2 Kaleb Larkin (157 lb.) and graduate student No. 19 David Szuba (HWT) each notched wins for the Sun Devils.
Manville picked up his second win by major decision (MD) of the season, while Szuba nabbed his fifth win by MD - his 11th bonus point victory of the season - to now pace the Sun Devils in both respective categories.
Additionally, Larkin now moves to 5-0 at the 157-lb. mark after beginning the season at 149 lbs.
ASU Probables
125: An’ee Vigil (Jr., 9-6)
133: Carter Dibert (R-Jr., 0-4)
141: No. 26 Pierson Manville (R-Fr., 13-4)
149: Daniel Miranda (So., 1-3)
157: No. 2 Kaleb Larkin (R-So., 18-1)
165: No. 12 Nicco Ruiz (R-So., 16-3)
174: Cael Valencia (R-Sr., 11-6) -OR- Leo Tukhlynovych (Jr., 7-7)
184: Aziz Fayzullaev (Sr., 3-5)
197: Colton Hawks (Gr., 1-4)
HWT: No. 19 David Szuba (Gr., 15-8)
Scouting the opposition
No. 18 Cornell (5-4, 2-0 Ivy League)
The Sun Devils and the Big Red are facing off for just the fifth time in program history. Cornell took the most recent matchup in 2025 and leads the all-time series 3-1.
Cornell features eight different ranked wrestlers, including four ranked within the top five in each respective weight class. Notably, No. 2 ranked Jaxon Joy (149-lb.) handed Kaleb Larkin his only loss of the season at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 6, 2025. Larkin has since moved up to 157 lbs. and is 5-0 in the weight reclassification.
Cornell probables
125: No. 26 Greg Diakomihalis (8-4) -OR- Joe Sciarrone (3-2)
133: No. 17 Tyler Ferrara (17-6)
141: No. 6 Vince Cornella (11-1)
149: No. 2 Jaxon Joy (17-0) -OR- Ethan Fernandez (2-2)
157: No. 7 Meyer Shapiro (7-0)
165: Louie Cerchio (8-11) -OR- Kaleb Williams (2-4)
174: No. 2 Simon Ruiz (7-0)
184: No. 15 Christian Hansen (20-6) -OR- Matt Ferman (6-3)
197: Aiden Hanning (4-10, NR) -OR- Carson Crace (1-4, NR)
HWT: No. 30 Ashton Davis (11-11), -OR- Cash Henderson (5-7) -OR- Cy Kruse (10-4)
Columbia (6-3, 2-0 Ivy League)
The Sun Devils and Lions are set to face off in a dual setting for the first time in program history. Columbia enters this weekend 6-3 in dual meets and has won four in a row after going 2-0 last weekend. Columbia downed Princeton on the road and followed that with an upset of No. 22 Penn. Senior Cesar Alvan was named the Ivy League Wrestler of the Week after going 2-0 with a pair of ranked wins.
Columbia probables
125: Sulayman Bah
133: Evin Gursoy
141: No. 18 Lorenzo Frezza
149: Richard Fedalen
157: No. 18 Kai Owen
165: No. 23 Cesar Alvan
174: No. 28 Nick Fine
184: Joe Curtis
197: No. 32 Jack Wehmeyer
HWT: No. 31 Vincent Mueller
By the numbers
- Kyler Larkin ranks No. 1 nationally at 133 lbs. in the RPI, posting a 0.7124 rating through 14 matches.
3: Nicco Ruiz has set a new single-season career high with three wins by major decision, topping his previous career high of two in 2024.
3: Kaleb Larkin has defeated three opponents ranked in the top three this season across two weight classes:
149: No. 2 Lachlan McNeil (Michigan) MD 12-2
157: No. 1 Ty Watters (West Virginia) Dec. 4-2
157: No. 3 Vinny Zerban (Iowa State) Dec. 4-1
5: Kyler Larkin has defeated five opponents ranked within the top 30 at 133 lbs. this season:
No. 6 Tyler Knox (Stanford)
No. 11 Dillon Campbell (Virginia Tech)
No. 16 Gunner Andrick (West Virginia)
No. 17 Richard Figueroa II (Oklahoma State)
No. 30 Jarvis Little (Appalachian State)
5: The Sun Devils feature five wrestlers ranked in FloWrestling and Intermats weekly rankings:
133 | No. 5 Kyler Larkin
141 | No. 26 Pierson Manville
157 | No. 2 Kaleb Larkin
165 | No. 12 Nicco Ruiz
HWT | No. 18 David Szuba
8: Eight of Kaleb Larkin’s last nine bouts have seen him lined up against opponents ranked within the top 25, where he has gone 8-1 in that stretch:
No. 24 Alek Martin (SDSU) W, 7-3
No. 9 Jaxon Joy (Cornell) L, TF (15-0 / 2:53)
No. 14 Aden Valencia (Stanford) W, 10-6
No. 21 Alek Martin (SDSU) W, 5-2
No. 3 Vinny Zerban (Iowa State) W, 4-1
No. 1 Ty Watters (West Virginia) W, 4-2
11: Graduate student David Szuba now holds a team-leading 11 wins by bonus points this season (5 MD, 4 F, 2 TF).
16: The Larkin brothers have combined to go a perfect 16-0 across nine duals this season. They are the only Sun Devils to remain undefeated in duals this season.
18: Pierson Manville, Nicco Ruiz and Cael Valencia have combined for 18 wins by TF this season as each wrestler holds a team-leading six wins by TF.
29: Graduate student David Szuba recorded the fastest fall of the season so far in just 29 seconds over Davidson’s DJ Spring. The 29-second takedown was the third fastest of Szuba’s career.
40: Nicco Ruiz earned the 40th win of his career after a 19-3 TF win on Jan. 18 at Northern Colorado.
80: David Szuba notched the 80th win of his career between his time at ASU and Rider on Jan. 15 against Missouri’s Jarrett Stoner.
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