SCHEDULE/RESULTS MATSIDE: CENTENARY/FRESNO STATE/JOHNSON & WALES NOVEMBER 3..... CENTENARY...... 10 A.M. FRESNO STATE...... 11:30 A.M. 10 a.m. - Centenary JOHNSON & WALES...... 1 P.M. • Head Coach: John Garriques 11...vs. Utah Valley State#...... TBA • 2017-18 Record: 12-2 vs. Appalachian State#...... TBA • 2018 DIII National Qualifiers: 2 16...at Hofstra...... 6 p.m. 30...at Cliff Keen Invitational ...... All Day 11:30 a.m. - Fresno State • Head Coach: Troy Steiner DECEMBER • 2017-18 Record: 4-16 1.....at Cliff Keen Invitational...... All Day • 2018 DI National Qualifiers: 2 16... RIDER...... 1 P.M. 1 p.m. - Johnson & Wales JANUARY • Head Coach: Lonnie Morris 6.....at Minnesota*...... 2 p.m. • 2017-18 Record: 21-2 11... WISCONSIN*...... 7 P.M. • 2018 DIII National Qualifiers:7 13... OKLAHOMA STATE...... 1 P.M. Three-time All-American returns for 18...at Iowa*...... 9 p.m. his final collegiate season in 2018-19 with 91 career wins. 25... MICHIGAN STATE*...... 7 P.M.

FEBRUARY KNIGHT NOTES 1..... NEBRASKA*...... 7 P.M. • Rutgers opens the 2018-19 season Matthew Correnti (1x) and Jordan Pagano (1x) 3..... PRINCETON...... NOON on Saturday, Nov. 3, hosting Centenary, Fresno will also be available in 2018-19. 8.....at Indiana*...... 7 p.m. State and Johnson & Wales for a quad meet at • Under the guidance of head coach Scott 10...at Purdue*...... 1 p.m. the RAC. Goodale, Rutgers produced its best team finish 17... MICHIGAN*...... NOON • The Scarlet Knights enter the season ranked at the NCAA Championships in 2018, finishing 22...at Maryland*...... 7 p.m. as high as No. 13 in the national preseason 11th with 42.5 points. The historic result also MARCH polls. Four RU grapplers - Nick Suriano, Antho- included the program’s first national finalist 9-10...... at Big Ten Championships...... All Day ny Ashnault, John Van Brill and Nick Gravina (Suriano) as well as a sixth-place finisher in 21-23.... at NCAA Championships...... All Day - also appear in preseason individual rankings Scott DelVecchio. for their respective weight classes. • RU has produced multiple All-Americans in BOLD - Home Match • RU returns six wrestlers with NCAA Cham- three consecutive seasons and has had at least * - Big Ten Match pionships experience, including a three-time one competitor on the podium in five-straight # - Journeymen Duals - Clifton Park, N.Y. All-American (Ashnault) and a 2018 national NCAA Championships. All Match Times Eastern Standard Time finalist (Suriano). Gravina (3x), Van Brill (2x),

RUTGERS PROJECTED LINEUP TEAM & INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Wt. Name Year Hometown 2017-18 Record (Dual) Wrestler Wt. Intermat Flo OM WIN Track 125 Shane Metzler So. Long Valley, N.J. 11-11 (2-0) N. Suriano 125 2 2 2 3 (133) 2 -OR- Nick DeNora R-Fr. West Paterson, N.J. 3-11 (0-0)^ 133 No. 2 Nick Suriano ** Jr. Paramus, N.J. 25-1 (11-0) A. Ashnault 149 2 3 3 2 3 -OR- Kyle DiNapoli R-So. Voorhees, N.J. 14-11 (0-0)^ 141 Michael Van Brill R-So. Mullica Hill, N.J. 15-14 (7-8) J. Van Brill 157 9 9 8 15 (165) 9 -OR- Robert Cleary R-Fr. Edison, N.J. 14-7 (0-0)^ 149 No. 2 Anthony Ashnault *** Gr.-Sr. South Plainfield, N.J. 0-0 (0-0)! N. Gravina 184 13 12 13 11 12 -OR- Jake Benner Fr. Ocean Township, N.J. First Collegiate Season 157 No. 9 John Van Brill ** Gr.-Sr. Mullica Hill, N.J. 22-14 (7-7) Team NWCA Intermat Flo WIN Track 165 Stephan Glasgow Fr. Bound Brook, N.J. First Collegiate Season Preseason 16 13/18 14 14 13 174 Joseph Grello R-So. Newtown, N.J. 14-10 (7-5) -OR- Willie Scott R-Jr. Brick, N.J. 10-10 (0-2) 184 Jordan Pagano * R-Sr. South Brunswick, N.J. 13-8 (1-4) 197 Matthew Correnti * R-So. Delran, N.J. 16-6 (0-0)^ * denotes NCAA Championships qualifier -OR- Max Wright Fr. Delaware, Ohio First Collegiate Season ! missed last season due to injury Hwt. Christian Colucci R-Jr. Summit, N.J. 8-2 (2-0)# ^ 2017-18 redshirt record -OR- Ralph Normandia R-Sr. Somerset, N.J. 7-10 (0-2) # wrestled at Lehigh in 2017-18

WWW.SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM | @RUWrestling MEDIA INFORMATION 2018-19 ROSTER RUTGERS CONTACT Name Class Weight Hometown/High School (Previous School) Bradly Derechailo, Asst. Director of Communications Nicolas Aguilar Fr. 125 Gilroy, Calif./Gilroy Email: [email protected] Anthony Ashnault Gr.-Sr. 149 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Office: 732-445-7028 Jake Benner Fr. 149 Ocean Township, N.J./Ocean Cell: 732-647-5034 John “JT” Ciaramella Fr. 174 Waxhaw, N.C./Marvin Ridge Twitter: @Bradly_D Robert Cleary R-Fr. 141 Edison, N.J./Bound Brook Christian Colucci R-Jr. HWT Summit, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep (Lehigh) POST-MATCH INTERVIEW POLICY Matthew Correnti R-So. 197 Delran, N.J./Holy Cross Academy Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale and requested Nick DeNora R-Fr. 125 West Paterson, N.J./Passaic Valley student-athletes will be made available to the media in the RAC Media Room following a brief cooling-off Kyle Dinapoli R-So. 133 Voorhees, N.J./Voorhees (George Mason) period. Please direct any student-athlete requests to Brett Donner R-So. 165 Wall, N.J./Wall Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Bradly Luke Ecklof So. 125/133 Howell Township, N.J./St. John Vianney Derechailo ([email protected]/732-647-5034). Alex Esposito R-Fr. HWT Cranford, N.J./Cranford Zach Firestone R-So. 133 Swedesboro, N.J./Clearview (Bucknell) IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICY Stephan Glasgow Fr. 157/165 Bound Brook, N.J./Bound Brook Rutgers holds weekly media availability (either in Nicholas Gravina Gr.-Sr. 184 Allendale, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional person or via teleconference). Requests for head coach Joseph Grello R-So. 174 Newtown, N.J./Bergen Catholic Scott Goodale and student-athletes should be made - if possible - 24-48 hours in advance. All interviews MUST Billy Janzer Fr. 184 Elk Township, N.J./Delsea be coordinated through the Office of Athletic Commu- Gerald Jones Fr. 157 Caldwell, N.J./Caldwell nications, and interviews will not be granted on the Kyle Lightner Fr. 197 Frenchtown, N.J./Delaware Valley day of competition until after the event has concluded. Peter Lipari R-Jr. 133/141 Little Falls, N.J./Bergen Catholic Shane Metzler So. 125 Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Ralph Normandia R-Sr. HWT Somerset, N.J./Franklin QUICK FACTS Anthony Olivieri R-So. 174/184 East Hanover, N.J./Hanover Park (Hofstra) Location...... New Brunswick/Piscataway, N.J. Jordan Pagano R-Sr. 174/184 South Brunswick, N.J./Bergen Catholic (Penn State) Enrollment...... 69,198 Malcolm Robinson Fr. 133/141 Culpeper, Va./Blair Academy Nickname...... Scarlet Knights Nick Santos R-Fr. 149 Clark, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep President...... Robert L. Barchi Willie Scott R-Jr. 174 Brick, N.J./Brick Township Athletic Director...... Pat Hobbs Nick Suriano Jr. 125/133 Paramus, N.J./Bergen Catholic (Penn State) Administrator...... Carly Northup John Van Brill Gr.-Sr. 157 Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Arena (Capacity)...... RAC (8,000) Michael Van Brill R-So. 141 Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Attendance Record (Stadium).... 16,178 (11/19/16) Max Wright Fr. 197 Delaware, Ohio/Delaware Hayes Attendance Record (RAC)...... 8,321 (1/28/18) Head Coach...... Scott Goodale Head Coach: Scott Goodale (Lock Haven, ‘95) – 12th Season Years at School (Record)...... 12th (161-62-1) Associate Head Coach: Donny Pritzlaff (Wisconsin, ’02) Years as Head Coach (Record)...... Same Assistant Coach: John Leonardis (Lehigh, ’97) Associated Head Coach...... Donny Pritzlaff Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Murphy (Michigan, ‘18) Assistant Coach ...... John Leonardis Director of Wrestling Operations: Joe Pollard (Rider, ‘03) Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Brian Murphy Director of Operations...... Joe Pollard Pronunciation Guide 2017-18 Dual Record...... 8-7 Nicolas Aguilar Agg-e-lar 2017-18 Big Ten Dual Record...... 3-6 John “JT” Ciaramella Chair-a-mella ‘18 Big Ten Tournament Finish...... 11th, 42.5 Points Stephan Glasgow Steff-ahn Glass-gow ‘18 Big Ten Placewinners...... 5 Anthony Olivieri Ol-e-ver-e ‘18 NCAA Qualifiers...... 6 Ralph Normandia Nor-man-d-ah ‘18 NCAA Finish...... 11th, 42.5 points ‘18 National Finalists...... 1 (Nick Suriano - 125 bs) ‘18 All-Americans...... 2 (Nick Suriano, Scott DelVecchio) ‘18 “Blood Round” Participants...... 4 Dual Starters Returning/Lost...... 6/4 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost...... 6/3 All-Americans Returning/Lost...... 2/1 EIWA Champions...... 11 LAST TIME... Big Ten Champions...... 2 Won at the RAC...... 1/19/18 vs. Hofstra - 37-9 Wrestled top-five team...... 1/28/18 vs. No. 1 Penn State All-Americans...... 16 Won at the CAG...... 11/1/15 vs. Binghamton - 38-0 Beat a top-five team...... 12/12/15 vs. No. 4 Nebraska - 17-16 100-Win Wrestlers...... 16 Won at a neutral site...... 11/11/17 vs. Virginia - 21-9 Shut out an opponent... 11/11/16 vs. San Francisco St. - 45-0 Lost at the RAC...... 2/9/18 vs. No. 21 Minnesota - 12-20 Scored 50+ points...... 11/7/10 vs. Sacred Heart - 56-0 ASHNAULT TRACKER Lost at the CAG...... 2/1/15 vs. No. 4 Ohio St. - 17-23 Scored 40-49 points...... 11/11/16 vs. San Francisco St. - 45-0 Lost at a neutral site...... 11/27/16 vs. No. 8 Cornell - 10-28 Scored 30-39 points...... 1/19/18 vs. Hofstra - 37-9 Graduate senior Anthony Ashnault sits at 91 career victories, tied for 20th all-time in program history. Ashnault needs 27 Won on the road...... 2/18/18 at Princeton - 28-7 Scored 20-29 points...... 2/18/19 at Princeton - 28-7 wins to pass Mike McHugh (1986-89) as Rutgers’ all-time wins Lost on the road...... 2/4/18 at No. 14 Illinois - 12-23 Scored less than 20 points...2/9/18 vs. No. 21 Minnesota - 12-20 leaders. Won a B1G dual...... 2/16/18 at No. 18 Wisconsin - 24-12 Was shut out...... 2/24/13 vs. No. 3 Penn State - 0-34 Lost a B1G dual...... 2/9/18 vs. No. 21 Minnesota - 12-20 Top-three in conference....2014 EIWA Championships (Third) Rank Name Wins Tied an opponent...... 1/16/10 at Michigan State - 16-16 Top-five in conference.....2016 Big Ten Championships (Fifth) 1. Mike McHugh 117 Won by criteria...... 1/12/18 vs. No. 24 UNC - 18-17 (3.15.3) Had a Big Ten champion...... 2017 (Anthony Ashnault, 141) 16. Trevor Melde 100 Lost by criteria....2/6/15 at No. 18 Wisconsin - 18-19 (3.15.3) Had multiple All-Americans...... 2018 (Suriano, DelVecchio) 17. Tom Tanis 98 Beat a ranked foe...... 2/16/18 at No. 18 Wisconsin - 24-12 Had one All-American...... 2015 (Anthony Ashnault) 18. Tom Wysocki 96 Lost to a ranked foe...... 2/4/18 at No. 14 Illinois - 12-23 Had multiple “Rd. of 12” participants...... 2018 (4) 19. Rick Romeri 94 Wrestled No. 1 team...... 1/28/18 vs. No. 1 Penn State Placed at NCAA’s...... 2018 (11th, 42.5 Points) T20 Anthony Ashnault 91 Ashnault Career Record BY THE NUMBERS Year Wins Losses NCAA Finish R.-Fr. (2014-15) 29 8 8th R-So. (2015-16) 32 4 4th 27 64 32,764 91 R-Jr. (2016-17) 30 6 6th natives NCAA qualifiers Fans who attended RAC Career wins for R-Sr. (2017-18) 0 0 --- Gr.-Sr. (2018-19) 0 0 0 on 2018-19 roster since 2007 matches in 2017-18 Anthony Ashnault

2 2018-19 BIG TEN STANDINGS OPPONENT LINEUP & OUTLOOK Team Conference Overall W-L-T % CENTENARY PROJECTED LINEUP RUTGERS 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 Weight Name Year Hometown/High School (Previous School) Illinois 0-0-0 .000 0-1-0 .000 125 Jacy Jones Fr. Montclair, N.J./Montclair Indiana 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 133 Bobby Demeter Jr. Manville, N.J./Manville Iowa 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 141 Cameron Bruffy Fr. North Haledon, N.J./Passaic County Technical Institute Maryland 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 149 Logan Long Fr. North Bend, Pa./Bucktai Michigan 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 157 Chris Muce** Sr. Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Township Michigan St. 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 165 Jeremey Nurnberger Jr. Manville, N.J./Manville 174 Jordan Juliano Sr. High Bridge, N.J./Voorhees Minnesota 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 184 Justin Hopman Fr. Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Township Nebraska 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 197 Etiini Udott*** Sr. Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway Northwestern 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 Hwt. Jerold Goodman Jr. Jackson, N.J./Jackson Liberty Ohio State 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 Penn State 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 *denotes NCAA Division III qualification Purdue 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 Wisconsin 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 CENTENARY AT A GLANCE • Centenary finished the 2017-18 dual season with a 12-2 mark, including a perfect 5-0 mark at Updated through 11/1 home and nine concecutive wins to close out the campaign. • Chris Muce (157) and Ettini Udott (197) both qualified for the NCAA Division III Champion- ships, where Udott became an All-American at 197 pounds with his fifth-place result.

FRESNO STATE PROJECTED LINEUP Weight Name Year Hometown/High School (Previous School) THIS WEEK IN THE B1G 125 Jeremy Trinh R-Fr. Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard -OR- Robert Garcia IV R-Fr. Selma, Calif./Selma Illinois 133 Gary Joint R-Fr. Lemoore, Calif./Lemoore Sat., Nov. 3...... vs. No. 7 Missouri (1:30 p.m.) 141 Chris Deloza So. Fresno, Calif./Clovis North 149 Khristian Olivas* R-Jr. Clovis, Calif./Clovis (Utah Valley) Indiana 157 Isaiah Hokit R-Jr. Clovis, Calif./Clovis Sat., Nov. 3...... at Virginia (noon) -OR- Jacob Wright R-Fr. Dinuba, Calif./Dinuba Sun., Nov. 4...... at Hokie Open (All Day) 165 Brandon Martino R-Fr. Clovis, Calif./Clovis 174 Ricky Padilla R-Jr. San Dimas, Calif./Northview (Air Force) Maryland -OR- Dominic Kincaid R-Jr. Clovis, Calif./Clovis (California Baptist) Sun., Nov. 4...... at Princeton Open (All Day) 184 Jackson Hemauer R-Fr. DeForest, Wis./DeForest (Wisconsin) 197 Richie Brandt R-Jr. Madera, Calif./Liberty (Utah Valley) Michigan -OR- Danny Salas R-Fr. Bellflower, Calif./St. John Bosco Sat., Nov. 3...... at Michigan State Open (All Day) Hwt. AJ Nevills* So. Clovis, Calif./Clovis (Penn State)

Michigan State *denotes NCAA qualification Sat., Nov. 3...... at Michigan State Open (All Day) FRESNO STATE AT A GLANCE Minnesota • In its first season since reinstating the program to varsity status, Fresno State finished the 2017- Sun., Nov. 4...... at Daktronics Open (All Day) 18 dual campaign with a 4-16 record. The Bulldogs finished fifth in national attendance last year, averaging 4,566 fans per home dual. Nebraska • Khristian Olivas (149) and AJ Nevills (Hwt.) qualified for nationals last season and both return for Sun., Nov. 4...... at Daktronics Open (All Day) Fresno State in 2018-19. Nevills is currently ranked No. 17 in the preseason polls by FloWrestling. Northwestern Sun., Nov. 4...... at North Dakota St. (noon) JOHNSON & WALES PROJECTED LINEUP Weight Name Year Hometown/High School (Previous School) 125 Jay Albis** Sr. Fishkill, N.Y./John Jay Ohio State 133 Jordan Robinson So. Garfield, N.J./Garfield Sat., Nov. 3...... at Navy (7 p.m.) 141 Joe Ferinde*** Sr. Nutley, N.J./Nutley 149 Da’mani Burns Jr. Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh (SUNY Cortland) Purdue 157 Malik Rasheed Jr. Coram, N.Y./Longwood Sat., Nov. 3...... at Michigan State Open (All Day) 165 Nick Munsch Jr. Commack, N.Y./Commack Sun., Nov. 4...... at Princeton Open (All Day) 174 Adrian Gonzalez* Sr. Groton, Conn./Fitch 184 Khamri Thomas* Sr. Windsor Locks, Conn./Windsor Locks Wisconsin 197 Michael DiNardo* Jr. Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Thurs., Nov. 1...... vs. Buffalo (8 p.m.) Hwt. Liridon Leka Jr. Montville, N.J./Montville Sat., Nov. 3...... at Cyclone Open (All Day) *denotes NCAA Division III qualification

JOHNSON & WALES AT A GLANCE B1G WRESTLER OF THE WEEK • Johnson & Wales finished 21-2 last season, including 8-0 at home in 2017-18. Nov. 5 • The Wildcats qualified seven individuals for the 2018 NCAA Division III Championships, where they finished sixth. That included the program’s first national champion in Jay Albis, who cap- tured the individual 125-pound title. Joe Ferinde (141) and Khamri Thomas (184) were also named Divison III All-Americans in 2018.

3 NATIONAL POLLS Preseason NWCA Coaches Poll (Dual) Preseason Intermat (Dual) Preseason FloWrestling (Tournament) Team (First-Place Votes) Final 2017-18 Record Team Record Team Projected Points 1. Penn State (16) 14-0 1. Penn State 0-0 1. Penn State 112 2. Ohio State 14-1 2. Oklahoma State 0-0 2. Ohio State 88.5 3. Iowa 12-3 3. Ohio State 0-0 3. Iowa 80.5 4. Oklahoma State 13-2 4. Iowa 0-0 4. OK State 72.5 5. Michigan 11-3 5. Lehigh 0-0 5. Michigan 56 6. Lehigh 12-3 6. Michigan 0-0 6. Arizona State 55.5 7. Missouri 19-0 7. Cornell 0-0 7. Nebraska 46 8. NC State 15-2 8. Arizona State 0-0 8. Missouri 43.5 9. Cornell 13-2 9. Minnesota 0-0 9. NC State 40.5 10. Arizona State 11-3 10. Missouri 0-0 10. Lehigh 38 11. Virginia Tech 14-3 11. Nebraska 0-0 11. Virginia Tech 35.5 12. Nebraska 10-4 12. Virginia Tech 0-0 12. UNI 34 13. Minnesota 10-8 13. North Carolina State 0-0 13. Cornell 34 14. Northern Iowa 6-5 14. Northern Iowa 0-0 14. RUTGERS 33.5 15. Illinois 7-4 15. Northwestern 0-0 15. Princeton 26.5 16. RUTGERS 8-7 16. Wisconsin 0-0 16. Northwestern 26 17. Northwestern 11-4 17. Illinois 0-0 17. Illinois 22 18. Purdue 9-7 18. RUTGERS 0-0 18. SD State 20 19. Wisconsin 7-5 19. Lock Haven 0-0 19. Wisconsin 19.5 T20. South Dakota State 13-2 20. Purdue 0-0 20. Minnesota 19.5 T20. Lock Haven 12-4 21. North Carolina 0-0 22. Wyoming 13-3 22. Iowa State 0-0 23. North Carolina 9-11 23. Maryland 0-0 24. Duke 7-7 24. Stanford 0-0 25. Appalachian State 9-4 25. Pittsburgh 0-0 Bold denotes 2018-19 Opponent

NOTES Historic Showing in Cleveland Attendance Meter • Rutgers produced its highest finish at nationals in program history, • Rutgers continues to cement itself as one of the hottest tickets in col- placing 11th with 42.5 team points at the NCAA Championships out in legiate wrestling as the Scarlet Knights finished fourth in average home Cleveland. attendance for the 2017-18 season.

The performance was highlighted by the program’s first national finalist RU averaged 4,680 fans for its seven matches this past season and aver- in Nick Suriano as well as sixth-place finisher Scott DelVecchio at 133 aged 5,070 for its six home duals at the RAC. In total, 32,764 fans watched pounds. DelVecchio and Suriano gave Rutgers multiple All-Americans for Rutgers wrestle in Piscataway in 2017-18, a program record. the third consecutive season, as the program has had at least one Scarlet Knight on the podium in each of the last five seasons. The Scarlet Knights finished within the top-5 in home attendance for the third-straight season, with only Iowa (8,996), Penn State (7,693) and Ohio As the No. 4 seed, Suriano used wins over the No. 1 (Darian Cruz, Le- State (6,681) drawing more per average. high), No. 12 (Louie Hayes, UVA) and No. 13 (Zeke Moisey, WVU) seeds to secure his spot in the national final at 125 pounds against No. 3 seed (Iowa). Prior to his championship bout, Suriano had not Season tickets for the 2018-19 season are currently at 2,900, marking the fourth conceded a takedown at the national tournament, having outscored his consecutive season the program has re-wrote its season tickets sold number. opponents, 27-0, with a pin, tech fall and major decision. Another Year, Another Tough Schedule Along with Suriano, three other wrestlers - DelVecchio, John Van Brill • Rutgers’ 2018-19 dual schedule will be another challenging slate. Ten of the (157) and Richie Lewis (165) advanced to the Blood Round in 2018. Scarlet Knights 16 Division I opponents appear in national preseason rankings. NCAA Experience • Rutgers returns six Scarlet Knights with NCAA Championships Experi- Five of those programs - No. 2/4 Oklahoma State, No. 6/5 Michigan, No. ence. Anthony Ashnault, the only three-time All-American in program 11/7 Nebraska, No. 16/19 Wisconsin and No. NR/15 Princeton - will visit history - has qualified for nationals from 2015-17. the RAC this season. Rankings reflect Intermat/FloWrestling rankings.

Graduate senior Nicholas Gravina has also qualified for nationals three In addition, Thirty-two Division I NCAA qualifiers, 13 2018 All-Americans times (2016-18), while Nick Suriano and John Van Brill have qualified and eight individual conference champions are set to visit Piscataway this twice. Suriano qualified for nationals in 2017 as a freshman for Penn season. Rutgers will face a total of 64 preseason ranked individuals by State. Intermat and 62 preseason ranked individuals by FloWrestling this year.

Redshirt senior Jordan Pagano and redshirt sophomore Matthew Cor- Preseason Ranked Individual Foes Breakdown renti each appeared at the national tournament in 2017, competing at Weight Intermat FloWrestling 174 and 197 pounds, respectively. 125 8 9 133 4 4 Goodale Approaching Most Wins in Program History 141 7 9 • Head coach Scott Goodale currently owns a 161-62-1 dual record in 11 seasons at Rutgers, needing six more victories to pass John Sacchi (1990- 149 5 5 2006) for the most wins in program history. 157 6 5 165 7 6 Goodale has had a winning dual record in each of his first 11 seasons as 174 8 8 head coach, good for a .722 winning percentage. The most dual wins un- 184 5 4 der Goodale came during the 2010-11 campaign, when his squad wres- 197 7 6 tled to a 21-2 mark. HWT 7 6 4 NOTES Jersey Strong Best Foot Forward • Twenty-seven of RU’s 31 student-athletes (87%) hail from the Garden • Rutgers has won 10 consecutive duals to open a season. Last year, The State. This group includes 10 NJSIAA individual state champions, with a Scarlet Knights secured a 27-9 win over Maryland on Nov. 4, 2017 at High breakdown below. Point Solutions Stadium.

Wrestler NJSIAA State Titles Top-15 2018 Recruiting Class Anthony Ashnault...... 4x • One of the best recruiting classes in Rutgers wrestling history checked Nick Suriano...... 4x in at No. 12 in the country, according to the final 2018 class rankings by Intermat. The 2018 class – consisting of Nicolas Aguilar, Jake Benner, Bil- Stephan Glasgow...... 2x ly Janzer, Kyle Lightner and Malcolm Robinson – will make its presence Joe Grello...... 2x felt beginning this fall. Billy Janzer...... 2x Jake Benner...... 1x Janzer (No. 2, 182 lbs), Aguilar (No. 4, 120 lbs) and Benner (No. 16, 138 Christian Colucci...... 1x lbs) are all rated within the Top 20 of their respective weight classes, as Matthew Correnti...... 1x both Aguilar and Janzer collected individual state titles this past season. Zach Firestone...... 1x Janzer is a two-time NJSIAA state champion, while Benner and Lightner collected New Jersey state titles in 2017. Kyle Lightner...... 1x Colucci Joins the Fold As Seen on TV • Rutgers announced over the summer the addition of heavyweight • Rutgers will appear on national television three times this season. Christian Colucci, a transfer from Lehigh. Colucci is immediately eligible this season and will have two seasons of eligibility for the Scarlet Knights. The Scarlet Knights’ match at preseason No. 9 Minne- sota on Sunday, Jan. 6 in Minneapolis will broadcast live on BTN, with the In two seasons with the Mountain Hawks, Colucci finished with a 20-6 match set for either 1 p.m. or 3:15 p.m. ET. RU’s road match at preseason varsity record, which included an 8-2 mark during the 2017-18 season. No. 4 Iowa on Friday, Jan. 18 will air during primetime on BTN at 9 p.m. ET. A Summit, New Jersey native, Colucci secured a 2015 NJSIAA state title at 220 pounds for St. Peter’s Prep. The three-time region and district cham- Rutgers will close out its home dual schedule with a match against pre- pion finished his Garden State high school career with 112 wins, including season No. 6 Michigan at the RAC on Sunday, Feb. 17 on BTN at noon. a 31-3 mark with 16 pins and two tech falls as a senior en route to a state title.

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS VS. RANKED INTERMAT FOES

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5 2017-18 WRESTLING STATS BREAKDOWN 125 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest *DeNora, Nick 3-11 0-0 0-0 0 2 (0) --- 1 (0) ------Ecklof, Luke 5-9 0-1 0-1 0 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) ------Metzler, Shane 11-11 2-0 1-0 9 8 (1) --- 1 (0) --- 2 (1) 1:00 Suriano, Nick 25-1 11-0 6-0 47 8 (3) --- 6 (3) 8 (4) 3 (1) 2:32

133 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest DelVecchio, Scott 26-10 12-3 6-3 39 20 (9) --- 4 (3) --- 2 (0) 1:00 *Firestone, Zach 19-4 0-0 0-0 0 10 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) --- 7 (0) 1:19 *Kyle DiNapoli 14-11 0-0 0-0 0 7 (0) --- 5 (0) --- 2 (0) 1:11

141 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Ashnault, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 ------*Cleary, Robert 14-7 0-0 0-0 0 10 (0) 2 (0) --- 1 (0) 3 (0) 2:33 Van Brill, Michael 15-14 7-8 2-7 25 9 (5) 1 (0) 2 (1) --- 3 (1) 2:12 Lipari, Peter 10-8 0-0 0-0 0 6 (0) --- 1 (0) --- 3 (0) 1:55

145 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest DeLuca, Eleazar 14-13 7-7 4-4 22 10 (5) --- 3 (1) --- 1 (0) 2:05 Santos, Nick 19-8 0-1 0-1 0 10 (0) --- 3 (0) 1 (0) 6 (0) 0:52

157 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Donner, Brett 7-9 0-1 0-1 0 4 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) ------Lewis, Richie 1-0 1-0 1-0 4 ------1 (1) ------Santos, Nick 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 ------Van Brill, John 20-12 5-5 3-5 24 10 (2) 2 (1) 2 (0) 2 (0) 4 (2) 2:27

165 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Donner, Brett 0-3 0-3 0-1 0 0 (0) ------Lewis, Richie 20-6 9-2 5-3 28 12 (5) 1 (0) 6 (2) 1 (1) ------Van Brill, John 2-2 2-2 1-0 8 1 (1) ------1 (1) ------

174 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Pagano, Jordan 13-7 0-3 0-1 0 6 (0) --- 2 (0) --- 3 (0) 1:46 Grello, Joseph 14-10 7-5 3-4 21 9 (6) --- 1 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 4:16 Scott, Willie 4-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 (0) ------

184 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Gravina, Nicholas 18-7 10-2 6-1 34 14 (8) --- 1 (1) 1 (0) 2 (1) 1:59 Scott, Willie 6-6 0-1 0-1 0 2 (0) ------Pagano, Jordan 1-1 1-1 0-1 3 1 (0) ------

197 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Gravina, Nicholas 1-0 1-0 0-0 3 1 (1) ------Mulligan, Kevin 9-9 2-5 1-2 7 8 (0) --- 1 (1) ------Messner, Anthony 2-13 1-5 1-4 3 2 (1) ------Scott, Willie 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 ------

HWT Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest *Correnti, Matthew 16-6 0-0 0-0 0 6 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 7 (0) 0:36 *D’Amore, Dylan 6-10 0-0 0-0 0 ------*Esposito, Alex 12-7 0-0 0-0 0 ------Gross, Razohnn 15-13 5-8 2-6 15 15 (5) ------Normandia, Ralph 7-10 0-2 0-1 0 2 (0) ------

*denotes redshirt record

6 HEAD COACH: SCOTT GOODALE Since taking over the program on July 31, 2007, head coach Scott GOODALE: AT A GLANCE Goodale has made Rutgers wrestling into one of the most relevant teams in the country. With the help of associate head coach Donny Rutgers Coaching Record: 161-62-1 (.722) Pritzlaff, assistant coach John Leonardis and director of operations Career Coaching Record: Same Joe Pollard, the Scarlet Knights have produced eight All-Americans Top-10 Dual Rankings Finishes: 2 in the past five seasons, and since 2009, have earned two top-10 Top-25 Dual Rankings Finishes: 7 finishes and seven top-25 finishes in the USA Today/ NWCA Divi- 64 sion I Coaches Poll. National Qualifiers: Big Ten Championships Placewinners: 161-62-1 (.722) Under Goodale’s watch, RU has had a national finalist, eight All-Americans: 16 All-Americans, three conference champions (two Big Ten, one Conference Champions: 3 (2 Big Ten, 1 EIWA) EIWA), 64 NCAA Championship bids, 23 Big Ten Conference Cham- National Finalists: 1 (Nick Suriano, 2018) pionships placewinners and 42 placewinners at the Eastern Inter- Hometown: Jackson, N.J. Association (EIWA) Championships. The pro- Alma Mater: Lock Haven, 1995 gram has tallied an impressive 161-62-1 dual meet record during his 11 years “On the Banks.” ALL-AMERICANS UNDER GOODALE The 2017-18 season was arguably the most notable under Goodale, as Rutgers produced the best team YEAR WRESTLER (PLACE) WEIGHT finish in program history at the 2018 NCAA Championships in Cleveland. Six Scarlet Knights combined for 19 2018 Nick Suriano (2nd) 125 victories and 42.5 team points en route to an 11th-place result at nationals, which included the program’s Scott DelVecchio (6th) 133 first national finalist in Nick Suriano, as well as a sixth-place finisher in Scott DelVecchio. 2017 Anthony Ashnault (6th) 141 The program earned multiple All-Americans for the third consecutive year this past season. During the dual Ken Theobold (7th) 149 campaign, RU collected eight wins, including victories over four ranked foes, and added its best finish at the 2016 Anthony Ashnault (4th) 141 Midlands Championships in its history with its second-place result. Rutgers finished 2017-18 ranked 19th Anthony Perrotti (8th) 165 in the final coaches’ poll, while six Scarlet Knights closed out the season ranked in their respective weight 2015 Anthony Ashnault (8th) 141 classes by FloWrestling. Anthony Perrotti (8th) 157 The Rutgers faithful have taken notice of what Goodale and his staff have created, as the Scarlet Knights CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS UNDER GOODALE finished fourth nationally in average home attendance for the 2017-18 season with 5,070 for its six home YEAR WRESTLER (PLACE) WEIGHT duals at the RAC. In total, 32,764 fans watched RU wrestle in Piscataway this past season, which included 2017 Anthony Ashnault (Big Ten) 141 the first RAC sellout in program history when Rutgers hosted Penn State in front of 8,321 fans on Jan. 28. 2016 Anthony Ashnault (Big Ten) 141 It was the third consecutive season the Scarlet Knights finished within the top-5 in home attendance, as the 2011 Scott Winston (EIWA) 165 team sold more than 2,000 season ticket packages for this past year’s campaign – the third-straight year RU sold the most season tickets in its history.

The investment in the winning culture Goodale and company have set is also evident. Rutgers is one year away from opening the RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Per- formance Center, which will be the new home for the program. The state-of-the-art facility on the Livingston Campus will feature three regulation practice mats, a 30-person team locker room as well as offices for coaches and support staff.

The Jackson, N.J., native took over the Rutgers program following an impressive seven-year stint as head coach at his alma mater, Jackson Memorial High School. In seven seasons, Goodale compiled an overall record of 155-16, leading his squad to the top ranking in the state in 2006 and 2007. The legendary Jersey high school wrestling coach was inducted into the South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame on Nov. 7, 2009.

Goodale was named the New Jersey State Coach of the Year three times, while also earning District 21 and Region VI Coach of the Year accolades three times during his tenure with the Jaguars. Goodale coached four New Jersey State Champions and five New Jersey State runner-ups, along with 16 additional state placewinners. In total, he has coached a total of 41 District 21 Champions and 10 Region VI Champions. Goodale led his teams to two Group IV State Championships, as well as four Central Jersey Group IV Sectional titles. Each season Goodale spent with Jackson Memorial, the Jaguars were crowned District 21 Team Champions, as well as winning four Class A-South Shore Conference titles.

Prior to being named head coach at Jackson Memorial, Goodale served as a top assistant for the wrestling program, while also working as the offensive coordinator for the football team. During his time with the Jaguars football squad, he was a part of three state championship teams.

Goodale wrestled for Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania, earning his bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education in 1995. He then went to New Jersey City University where he earned a certification in Special Education in 1997. As a collegiate wrestler, Goodale made three trips to the NCAA Championships, as well as placing second at the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Tournament twice in his career. During his time with the Bald Eagles, the team was ranked as high as ninth in the country. Goodale finished with 99 wins at Lock Haven. Goodale and his wife Lisa are the parents of Shelby and Zachary, and reside in Toms River.

SEASON SCHOOL RECORD % CONFERENCE RECORD % 2007-08 Rutgers 11-7 .611 5-3 (EIWA) .625 2008-09 Rutgers 20-7 .741 7-1 (EIWA) .875 2009-10 Rutgers 19-5-1 .780 6-2 (EIWA) .750 2010-11 Rutgers 21-2 .913 8-1 (EIWA) .888 2011-12 Rutgers 13-8 .619 5-1 (EIWA) .833 2012-13 Rutgers 16-4 .800 6-1 (EIWA) .857 2013-14 Rutgers 11-5 .688 7-2 (EIWA) .777 2014-15 Rutgers 14-7 .667 2-7 (Big Ten) .222 2015-16 Rutgers 16-5 .762 5-4 (Big Ten) .555 2016-17 Rutgers 12-5 .666 6-3 (Big Ten) .666 2017-18 Rutgers 8-7 .533 3-6 (Big Ten) .333 Career Record 161-62-1 .720 60-31 .659

7 ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: DONNY PRITZLAFF Associate head coach Donny Pritzlaff, a two-time national champion, world medalist, and Big Ten Conference veteran as a coach and wrestler, enters his fifth season with Rutgers wrestling in 2018-19. Pritzlaff has been integral in the Scarlet Knights’ rise to the top of the collegiate wrestling landscape.

Since Pritzlaff arrived “On the Banks” in 2014, Rutgers has had 28 NCAA qualifiers, 23 Big Ten Championships placewinners, seven All-Americans and two Big Ten individual champions. The Scarlet Knights have picked up 50 dual victories during his tenure as associate head coach, which includes winning dual records in each of the past four seasons.

Pritlaff has played a crucial role on the recruiting trail for the Scarlet Knights, as Rutgers inked the No. 12 recruiting class – ac- cording to Intermat ­– in the country in 2018. The class is headlined by Billy Janzer (No. 2, 182 lbs), Nicolas Aguilar (No. 4, 120 lbs) and Jake Benner (No. 16, 138 lbs), who are all rated within the Top 20 of their respective weight classes.

A decorated collegiate and freestyle wrestler, Pritzlaff owns more than 11 years of collegiate coaching experience at the NCAA Division I level. Prior to Rutgers, the Lyndhurst, N.J., native spent three seasons at the University of Michigan (2011-13) as an assistant wrestling coach after spending five years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the associate head wrestling coach.

Prior to arriving at Michigan, Pritzlaff served five seasons as an assistant coach at Wisconsin (2007-11), including the last two as associate head coach. He helped lead the Badgers to top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships in each of the last three seasons, including a fourth-place finish in 2010.

As a collegiate wrestler at Wisconsin (1998-2001), Pritzlaff compiled one of the most impressive careers in the program’s history. Pritzlaff was a two-time NCAA 165-pound champion (2000, 2001) and four-time NCAA All-American, placing fifth as a junior at 165 pounds in 1999 and sixth as a freshman at 150 pounds in 1998.

ASSISTANT COACH: JOHN LEONARDIS John Leonardis has been with Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale since his first day “On the Banks” and has played a vital role in the program’s rise to national prominence over the past 11 years. With the help of Leonardis, the Scarlet Knights have pro- duced eight All-Americans in the past five seasons, and since 2009, have earned two top-10 finishes and seven top-25 finishes in the USA Today/ NWCA Division I Coaches Poll.

No stranger to the recruiting trail, Leonardis has had a direct impact on RU’s success hauling in the best talent in the country. Rutgers inked the No. 12 recruiting class – according to Intermat –­ in the country in 2018. The class is headlined by Billy Janzer (No. 2, 182 lbs), Nicolas Aguilar (No. 4, 120 lbs) and Jake Benner (No. 16, 138 lbs), who are all rated within the Top 20 of their respective weight classes.

During Leonardis’ tenure, RU has also had three conference champions, 64 NCAA Championship bids, 23 Big Ten Conference Championship placewinners and 42 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships placewinners. The 2017-18 season was arguably the most notable in program history, as Rutgers produced its best team finish at the 2018 NCAA Championships in Cleveland. Six Scarlet Knights combined for 19 victories and 42.5 team points en route to an 11th-place result at nationals, which included the program’s first national finalist in Nick Suriano, as well as a sixth-place finisher in Scott DelVecchio.

Leonardis was a three year varsity wrestling letterwinner at Lehigh before graduating in 1997. He was an EIWA Champion in 1996 in the 190-pound weight class. The Sea Girt, N.J., native played football and wrestled for Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J. His senior year he was a captain for both wrestling and football, leading each program to a State Championship.

During his wrestling career, Leonardis was a four-time National Prep placewinner and champion and an Amateur Wrestling News All-American. On the coaching front, Leonardis has extensive experience. For six years (2000-06), he compiled a .720 winning percentage as the head coach at Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J.

VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: BRIAN MURPHY Brian Murphy, a four-time NCAA qualifier and 2015 All-American at the University of Michigan, begins his first season as a volunteer assistant coach with Rutgers Wrestling. Murphy served as an undergraduate assistant coach last year at UM prior to his arrival “On the Banks”.

Murphy collected 75 varsity wins during his time in Ann Arbor from 2013-17, which included four consecutive trips to nation- als as a Wolverine. As a sophomore in 2014-15, Murphy wrestled to a 30-12 mark and a seventh-place finish at NCAAs, as he secured his place as an All-American at 157 pounds.

The Carol Stream, Illinois, native placed all four years at the Big Ten Championships and picked up a bronze medal at the event as a junior.

Murphy graduated from the University of Michigan in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in English.

8 NCAA QUALIFIER: ANTHONY ASHNAULT

The Ashnault File: Granted sixth year of eligibility for 2018-19 after missing 2017-18 season due to injury ... 91 career victories (active leader, tied for 20th all-time) ... Three-time All-American (sixth-2017, fourth-2016, eighth-2015) ... Only three-time All-American in program history ... Two-time national semifinalist (2016 & 2017) ... Two-time Big Ten Champion at 141 pounds (2016 & 2017) ... Three-time Big Ten Championships placewinner (first-2017, first-2016, fifth-2015) ... Three-time Midlands Championships placewinner (third-2017, third-2016, fourth-2015) ... Three-time national qualifier (2015-17) ... 2014 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational placewinner (fourth) ... 2014 Asics University Freestyle National Champion at 65 kg ... 2014 USA Univer- sity World Team member ... 2014 National Collegiate Open Champion.

2017-18 (As a redshirt senior): Missed entire 2017-18 season due to injury ... preseason No. 5 at 141 pounds by FloWrestling.

2016-17 (As a redshirt junior): Named Bauer Male Athlete of the Year for the third year in a row at the 2017 R Awards (May 3) ... became first three-time All-American after he finished sixth at the 2017 NCAA Championships (March 16-18) ... closed out the 2016-17 season with a 30-6 record ... advanced to the NCAA semifinals for the second consecutive season after he defeated Princeton’s No. 4-seeded Matthew Kolodzik, 6-2, in the quarterfinals ... finished NCAA’s with a 3-3 record ... became first two-time Big Ten Champion in program history after he defeated Michigan State’s Javier Gasca III, 15-2.

YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS. 2013-14 Redshirt Season 2014-15 29-8 19-2 (7-2) (3-2/3-2) 3 (3) 4 (3) 5 (4) 1:41 78 2015-16 32-4 18-1 (7-1) (4-0/4-2) 12 (6) 3 (1) 3 (2) 2:45 68 2016-17 30-6 16-1 (9-0) (3-0/3-3) 8 (5) 7 (3) 4 (2) 1:30 65 CAREER 91-18 53-4 (23-3) (10-2/10-7) 23 (14) 14 (7) 12 (8) 1:30 211

NCAA QUALIFIER: NICK SURIANO

The Suriano File: 2018 national finalist and All-American at 125 pounds ... First national finalist and highest finisher (second) in program history ... Finished sophomore season with a 25-1 record ... 2017 Big Ten Championships placewinner (sixth-125) despite injury ... 2017 Midlands Champion ... Two-time national qualifier ... First wrestler in program history to secure No. 1 overall ranking in individual weight class ... Four-time NJSIAA State Championships at Bergen Catholic … finished his scholastic career a perfect 159-0 … just the fourth four-time New Jersey state champion all-time.

2017-18 (As a sophomore): 2018 national finalist at 125 pounds, producing a 4-1 mark en route to a second-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Championships (March 15-17) ... highest finisher and first national finalist in program history ... collected wins over the No. 1, 12 and 13 seeds en route to All-America status ... placed sixth after going 1-0 and then defaulting out of the Big Ten Championships (March 3-4).

2016-17 (As a freshman): Finished 16-3 as a true freshman for Penn State in 2016-17, which included a 12-2 mark in dual action and an 8-1 record in Big Ten duals … seeded third at the 2017 NCAA Championships in St. Louis at 125 pounds, but was unable to compete in the tournament due to injury … two of Suriano’s losses were the result of injury, while his other defeat came against Iowa’s , who was the 2017 Big Ten champion and NCAA runner-up in his weight class.

YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS. 2016-17 16-3 12-2 (8-1) 0-0/0-0 7 (5) 2 (2) 2 (1) 1:30 48 2017-18 25-1 11-0 (6-0) 1-0/4-1 6 (3) 8 (4) 3 (1) 2:58 47 CAREER 41-4 23-2 (14-1) 1-0/4-1 13 (8) 10 (6) 5 (2) 1:30 95

NCAA QUALIFIER: NICK GRAVINA

The Gravina File: Three-time national qualifier (2016-18) ... 2017 NCAA “Round of 12” appearance ... 2016 Big Ten Cham- pionships placewinner (fourth) ... 71 career varsity wins ... First four-time Academic All-Big Ten student-athlete in Rutgers history ... 2017-18 Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) member ... Three-time Midlands Championships placewinner (sixth-2017, sixth-2016, eighth-2015) ... 2016 East Stroudsburg Open Champion.

2017-18 (As a redshirt senior): Earned an at-large selection to 2018 NCAA Championships, collecting two wins (March 15-17) ... earned three wins at the Big Ten Championships (March 3-4).

2016-17 (As a redshirt junior): Advanced to Round of 12 and finished 3-2 at 2017 NCAA Championships (March 16-18) ... collected seeded victory over Chattanooga’s No. 15 Bryce Carr in sudden victory at NCAA’s ... finished ninth at Big Ten Champi- onships to earn automatic bid to NCAA’s (March 5).

YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS. 2013-14 Redshirt Season 2014-15 7-4 4-3 (0-3) (---/---) 3 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 2:03 18 2015-16 22-11 13-4 (5-1) (4-2/1-2) 3 (1) 1 (1) 2 (1) 4:54 45 2016-17 23-11 11-5 (5-4) (2-2/3-2) 5 (3) 3 (1) 4 (3) 0:57 47 2017-18 19-7 11-2 (6-1) (3-2/2-2) 1 (1) 1 (0) 2 (1) 1:59 37 CAREER 71-32 39-14 (16-6) (9-6/6-6) 12 (6) 6 (3) 9 (6) 0:57 147

9 NCAA QUALIFIER: JOHN VAN BRILL

The Van Brill File: Two-time national qualifier (2017-18) ... 2018 “Round of 12” participant ... Two-time Big Ten Championships placewiner (eighth-2018, seventh-2017) ... Bronze at 2017 Midlands Championships ... 2016 Midlands Championships place- winner (eighth)

2017-18 (As a redshirt junior): Closed out the year with 22 wins, including seven victories in dual action ... moved to 157 pounds midway through the season ... went 2-2 at the 2018 NCAA Championships, which included an appearance in the Blood Round (March 15-17) ... finished eighth at the Big Ten Championships with a 2-3 mark (March 3-4)

2016-17 (As a redshirt sophomore): Finished first NCAA Championships 1-2 as the No. 13 seed (March 16-18) ... finished sev- enth at Big Ten Championships with a 3-2 record (March 5)

YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS. 2014-15 Redshirt Season 2015-16 8-7 2-2 (0-1) (---/---) 2 (1) --- 1 (-) 4:42 10 2016-17 24-13 11-4 (5-3) (3-2/1-2) 4 (3) 2 (1) 4 (1) 3:54 44 2017-18 22-14 7-7 (4-4) (2-3/2-2) 2 (0) 3 (0) 5 (2) 2:27 32 CAREER 54-34 21-13 (9-8) (5-5/3-4) 8 (4) 5 (1) 10 (3) 2:27 76

NCAA QUALIFIER: MATTHEW CORRENTI

The Correnti File: 2017 NCAA qualifier (197) ... 2017 Big Ten Championships placewinner (sixth-2017) ... Redshirted during 2017-18 season ... four-time NJSIAA placewinner, capping off his career with a state title at 220 pounds in 2016 ... also finished second, third, and eighth at NJSIAAs.

2017-18 (As a redshirt freshman): Picked up 16 wins wrestling unattached, including seven pins ... collected three wins at the 55th Annual Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Dec. 29-30) ... placed second with a 4-1 record at the Wilkes Open (Dec. 23) ... finished third at heavyweight with a 3-1 record at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 12).

2016-17 (As a freshman): Finished first NCAA Championships 0-2 (March 16-18) ... placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships with a 3-3 record to earn automatic bid to NCAA’s (March 5) ... closed 2016-17 with 16 wins in first season of competition ... knocked off the first ranked wrestler of his career with a 3-2 decision against Oregon State’s No. 18-ranked Corey Griego (Jan. 20).

YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS. 2016-17 16-15 8-6 (4-5) (3-3/0-2) 4 (3) --- 2 (-) 1:24 27 2017-18 16-6* ------1 (0) (1) 7 (0) 0:43 --- CAREER 16-15 8-6 (4-5) (3-3/0-2) 4 (3) --- 2 (-) 1:24 27 * redshirt season

NCAA QUALIFIER: JORDAN PAGANO

The Pagano File: Missed second half of last season due to injury ... 2017 NCAA Champions Qualifier ... 2017 “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Champion … 2016 (Seventh) Midlands Championships Placewinner.

2017-18 (As a redshirt junior): Missed majority of season due to injury ... finished third at the Shorty Hitchcock Classic (Jan. 13) ... picked up three wins at 55th Annual Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) ... wrestled up at 184 pounds and defeated Corey Hazel of Lock Haven (Dec. 1) ... secured the 174-pound title at the Mat-Town Open (Nov. 26) ... runner up at the Black Knight Invitational in West Point, N.Y. (Nov. 19).

2016-17 (As a redshirt sophomore): Finished 2017 NCAA Championships 1-2 (March 16-18) ... earned at-large selection for NCAA’s ... scored the biggest win of his career by upsetting No. 4 Ryan Preisch, 10-4, on the road at Lehigh (Feb. 17) … the win vaulted Pagano to No. 15 in the following Intermat rankings … earned the first Intermat ranking of his career a week prior, coming in at No. 19 (Feb. 7).

YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS. 2014-15 Redshirt Season 2015-16 16-11 1-0 (0-0) (---/---) 3 (0) --- 8 (1) 1:46 6 2016-17 27-12 6-1 (3-1) (2-3/1-2) 4 (1) 2 (0) 7 (1) 0:20 22 2017-18 13-8 1-4 (0-2) --- 1 (0) --- 2 (0) 1:46 3 CAREER 56-31 8-5 (3-3) (2-3/1-2) 8 (1) 2 (0) 17 (2) 0:20 31

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