The 2016 edition of Grapple at the Garden brings together NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III intercollegiate programs, along with two club teams, in a dual-meet format. The event -- which has become an early-season staple on the college wrestling calendar -- first took place at Madison Square Garden in Dec. 2012.
Among the participating schools: Buffalo, Columbia, Cornell University, George Mason, Hofstra, Johns Hopkins University, LIU Post, Maryland, Mount St. Vincent, Muhlenberg, New York University, Princeton, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Rutgers, Stevens Institute, SUNY Oswego, United States Merchant Marine Academy, and Wilkes University ... along with club teams from Stony Brook University and SUNY Farmingdale.
Madison Square Garden also revealed specific match-ups for the dual-meet-format event. As in the past, there will be three sessions for collegiate programs. Session one, which begins at 8:30 a.m., features Mt. St. Vincent (Div. III) vs. SUNY Farmingdale (club); and NYU (Div. III) vs. Johns Hopkins (Div. III). Session two, which starts at 10:30 a.m., features Cornell vs. Hofstra, Columbia vs. Rutgers, Princeton vs. Maryland, Buffalo vs. GMU, Wilkes (Div. III) vs. USMMA (Div. III), Stevens (Div. III) vs. Oswego (Div. III), Muhlenberg (Div. III) vs. NYU (Div. III), and Johns Hopkins (Div. III) vs. Pitt-Johnstown (Div. II). Session three, starting at 12:30 p.m., includes Cornell vs. Rutgers, Hofstra vs. GMU, Maryland vs. Columbia, Buffalo vs. Princeton, Stevens vs. Wilkes, Muhlenberg vs. Oswego, and LIU Post (Div. II) vs Pitt-Johnstown.
In addition, this year's Grapple at the Garden will also feature the second-annual New York vs. New Jersey High School All-Star meet, as well as a first-ever Nassau County vs. Suffolk County All-Star High School meet.
Tickets, priced at $20.00, $35.00, and $55.00, are currently on sale and may be purchased online at www.thegarden.com, all Ticketmaster locations, and the Madison Square box office.
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