2015-16 SCHEDULE/ RESULTS MATSIDE ACTIVE WINS LEADERS

Overall: 7-1 | Home: 3--0 | Away: 1-0 | Neutral: 3-1 | Big Ten: 0-0 “Grapple at the Wrestler Year W L Date Opponent Time Garden” RUTGERS DUALS Billy Smith Fr. (2011-12) Redshirted NOV. 1 CENTENARY (N.J.) W, 46-0 vs. George Mason R-Fr. (2012-13) 27 11 FRANKLIN & MARSHALL W, 47-0 vs. No. 7 Cornell R-So. (2013-14) 27 8 BINGHAMTON W, 38-0 Nov. 8 Binghamton Open All Day Madison Square Garden R-Jr. (2014-15) 20 10 ASICS/JOURNEYMEN NORTHEAST DUALS R-Sr. (2015-16) 6 2 Nov. 15 vs. No. 22 Oklahoma L, 19-18 New York, N.Y. Total 111 80 31 vs. No. 13 North Carolina W, 19-13 Nov. 29, 2015 vs. No. 25 Northern Iowa W, 28-10 Anthony Perrotti Fr. (2011-12) 18 14 Nov. 21 at No. 18 Oregon State W, 24-12 10 a.m. | Noon vs. Utah Valley W, 30-9 R-Fr. (2012-13) Redshirted “GRAPPLE AT THE GARDEN” MEDIA COVERAGE R-So. (2013-14) 22 15 Nov. 29 vs. George Mason 10 a.m. George Mason No. 7 Cornell R-Jr. (2014-15) 20 10 vs. No. 7 Cornell Noon Live Stream: FloWrestling FloWrestling R-Sr. (2015-16) 6 1 Dec. 10 at Iowa* 6 p.m. Total 106 66 40 DEC. 12 NEBRASKA* 1 P.M. Live Results TrackWrestling TrackWrestling Dec. 29-30 Midlands Championships All Day Radio: N/A N/A JAN. 8 MICHIGAN STATE* 7 P.M. Ken Theobold Fr. (2012-13) 16 13 Jan. 17 at Minnesota* 2 p.m. KNIGHT NOTES So. (2013-14) 22 14 JAN. 22 WISCONSIN* 7 P.M. Jr. (2014-15) 24 9 JAN. 29 MARYLAND* 7 P.M. • No. 14 Rutgers wrestling puts its four-match winning streak to the test on Sunday, Nov. Sr. (2015-16) 0 0 Jan. 31 at Princeton 1 p.m. 29 at the fourth annual “Grapple at the Garden.” The Scarlet Knights (7-1) will wrestle FEB. 7 MICHIGAN* NOON their fifth ranked opponent of the season in No. 7 Cornell (1-0) at noon following a 10 a.m. Total 98 62 36 Feb. 12 at Indiana* 7 p.m. match with George Mason (0-0). Feb. 14 at Purdue* 1 p.m. • The Scarlet Knights head into the weekend ranked No. 14 in the USA Today/NWCA Division FEB. 19 DREXEL 6 P.M. I Team Coaches Poll, up one spot from the previous week. Rutgers is also ranked No. 16 March 5-6 Big Ten Championships All Day March 17-19 NCAA Championships All Day in both the Intermat Dual and Tournament Rankings. WIN Magazine tabs the Scarlet Knights at No. 15 in TPI and No. 14 in its Dual Rankings. *Big Ten Conference Match • Rutgers swept Saturday in Corvallis, Ore., topping No. 18 Oregon, 24-12, before handling Home events denoted by BOLD CAPS Utah Valley, 30-0. RU’s win vs. the Beavers made them 3-1 against ranked foes this season. Big Ten Championships to be held in Iowa City, Iowa • Four Scarlet Knights are ranked this week by Intermat in 133-pounder Anthony Giraldo, NCAA Championships to be held at Madison Square Garden 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault, 165-pounder Anthony Perrotti, and heavyweight Billy All Matches in Eastern Standard Time Smith. Ashnault is ranked No. 3 and Smith is ranked No. 7, both of which tie career-highs. • 197-pounder Hayden Hrymack and Perrotti each posted wins over ranked competition last weekend. Perrotti defeated No. 12 Seth Thomas (Oregon State), 10-3, and Hrymack won, 5-2, against No. 15 (Oregon State) Cody Crawford. MEDIA INFORMATION RUTGERS PROJECTED COMPETITORS RANKED SCARLET KNIGHTS POST-MATCH INTERVIEW POLICY Wt. Name Yr. Hometown/ High School 2015-16 Record (Dual) Wrestler Wt. Intermat Flo Open Mat AWN WIN Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale and 125 Sean McCabe R-Jr. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 4-3 (4-3) A. Giraldo 133 17 20 15 - 18 student-athletes will be made available to -OR- Josh Patrick R-So. Rector, Pa. 3-1 (1-0) the media following a brief cooling-off period. Please direct 133 Anthony Giraldo R-Fr. Guttenberg, N.J. 6-2 (6-2) A. Ashnault 141 3 4 3 6 4 any student-athlete requests to Assistant Director of Athletic 141 Anthony Ashnault* R-So. South Plainfield, N.J. 7-0 (7-0) Communications Anthony Hernandez (ahernandez@scarletk- 149 Tyson Dippery R-So. Harrisburg, Pa. 5-3 (5-3) A. Perrotti 157 9 10 7 13 7 nights.com/ 609-709-0013). 157 Richie Lewis Jr. Toms River, N.J. 7-0 (7-0) -OR- John Van Brill R-Fr. Mullica Hill, N.J. 5-3 (1-0) B. Smith 285 7 9 10 10 7 IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICY 165 Anthony Perrotti** R-Sr. Roseland, N.J. 6-1 (6-1) Rutgers holds weekly media availability (either in person or 174 Phil Bakuckas R-Jr. Hammonton, N.J. 4-2 (4-2) via teleconference). Requests for head coach Scott Goodale -OR- Anthony Pafumi R-Jr. Westfield, N.J. 1-1 (1-1) and student-athletes should be made - if possible - 24-48 184 Nicholas Gravina R-So. Allendale, N.J. 6-1 (6-1) hours in advance. All interviews MUST be coordinated through -OR- Anthony Messner R-So. Somerset, N.J. 5-4 (1-0) the Office of Athletic Communications, and interviews will not 197 Hayden Hrymack Sr. Point Pleasant, N.J. 5-3 (5-3) be granted on the day of competition until after the event has 285 Billy Smith*** R-Sr. Wantage, N.J. 6-2 (6-2) concluded. * denotes previous NCAA Championships qualifications 2015-16 B1G STANDINGS SCOUTING GEORGE MASON • George Mason is led by fourth-year head coach Joe Russell. The Patriots open the 2015-16 season with the Team Conference Overall Scarlet Knights Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Redshirt senior 157-pounder Greg Flournoy is the lone Conference Overall returning 2015 NCAA qualifier on the Patriots roster. W-L-T % W-L-T % Iowa 1-0-0 1.000 2-0-0 1.000 SCOUTING CORNELL Illinois 0-0-0 .000 5-0-0 1.000 • Cornell heads to New York, N.Y., as the No. 7-ranked team in the country in the latest USA Today/NWCA Coaches Nebraska 0-0-0 .000 4-0-0 1.000 Poll. The Big Red, led by 22-year head coach Rob Koll, opened their dual season on Nov. 21 with a 37-3 victory Penn State 0-0-0 .000 4-0-0 1.000 against Drexel in Ithaca, N.Y. Ohio State 0-0-0 .000 2-0-0 1.000 Wisconsin 0-0-0 .000 1-0-0 1.000 Cornell wrapped up the 2015-16 season by placing fifth at the NCAA Championships with 71.5 team points. RUTGERS 0-0-0 .000 6-1-0 .857 Three All-Americans in 184-pound national champion Gabe Dean, senior Nashon Garrett (fifth), and junior Brian Purdue 0-0-0 .000 4-1-0 .800 Realbuto (runner-up) return to the Cornell lineup this season. Garrett moves from 125 pounds to 133 pounds Michigan 0-0-0 .000 3-1-0 .750 this season, while Realbuto bumps up from 157 pounds to 174 pounds. Minnesota 0-0-0 .000 4-3-0 .571 Indiana 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 Five Cornell grapplers are ranked by Intermat entering the weekend: No. 18 Dalton Macri at 125 pounds, No. 4 Northwestern 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 Nashon Garrett at 133 pounds, No. 10 Duke Pickett at 165 pounds, No. 2 Brian Realbuto at 174 pounds, and No. Michigan State 0-0-0 .000 0-3-0 .000 1 Gabe Dean at 184 pounds. Maryland 0-1-0 .000 1-3-0 .250 SERIES VS. GEORGE MASON • Rutgers is 8-3-1 all-time against the Patriots, having won the last three meetings against GMU. The two teams last met at the second annual “Grapple at the Garden” a match won by Rutgers, 29-10. Picking up wins in that match were Sean McCabe (W-MD, 9-0), Tyson Dippery (W-D, 9-7 SV), Anthony Perrotti (W-D, 3-1) and Phillip B1G WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK Bakuckas (W-D, 4-2).

Nov. 3: N. Tomasello, OSU SERIES VS. CORNELL Nov. 10: B. Pfarr, MINN • The Scarlet Knights are 2-5-1 all-time against the Big Red. The most recent matchup on Jan. 26, 2014 went to Nov. 17 S. Brooks, IOWA Nov. 24 Bo Nickal, PSU then-No. 3 Cornell, 29-9. Smith defeated Jacob Aiken-Phillips, 3-2, in tiebreakers in the final bout of the match. MOVING UP THE WIN LIST • Redshirt senior Billy Smith recorded the 80th win of his Rutgers career Saturday against Utah Valley’s Dustin Dennison by a 10-1 major decision. He is now tied for 28th (80-31) on RU’s all-time win list and is three victories shy of 50 dual wins (47-13) for his career. RANKED MATCHUPS • There are two individual ranked matchups on deck for Rutgers in its two duals this weekend. LAST WEEK IN THE BIG TEN No. 9 Anthony Perrotti will wrestle No. 10 Duke Pickett (Cornell) at 165 pounds. No. 17 Anthony Giraldo will Illinois 5-0 Nebraska 3-0 wrestle three-time All-American and No. 4-ranked Nashon Garrett at 133 pounds. No Dual Meets Nov. 21 Wyoming W, 35-4 Unranked Scarlet Knights set to see ranked competition are Sean McCabe versus No. 18 Dylan Macri (Cornell)

Indiana 0-0 Northwestern 0-0 2015-16 NATIONAL POLLS (bold indicates 2015-16 opponent) No Dual Meets No Dual Meets NWCA/USA Today Coaches’ Poll Record Intermat Dual Rankings Points W.I.N. Magazine TPI TPI Score 1. Penn State (11) 4-0 1. Penn State 4-0 1. Oklahoma State 86.5 2. Iowa 5-0 2. Iowa 5-0 2. Iowa 75 Iowa 5-0 Ohio State 3-0 3. Ohio State (1) 2-0 3. Oklahoma State 0-1 3. Penn State 73.5 Nov. 20 Maryland W, 36-9 Nov. 20 Arizona State W, 28-9 4. Oklahoma State 0-1 4. Nebraska 4-0 4. Virginia Tech 65 Nov. 20 Grand Canyon W, 44-0 Nov. 24 Cleveland State W, 26-18 5. Nebraska 3-0 5. Virginia Tech 3-1 5. Ohio State 56.5 Nov. 20 Iowa Central W, 54-0 6. Virginia Tech 3-1 6. Lehigh 4-1 6. Cornell 50 Nov. 20 Cornell College W, 58-0 7. Cornell 1-0 7. Ohio State 2-0 7. NC State 49 Maryland 1-3 Penn State 4-0 8. Oklahoma 5-0 8. Cornell 1-0 8. Missouri 47.5 Nov. 20 at No. 1 Iowa L, 36-9 Nov. 20 CSU Bakersfield W, 39-3 9. Missouri 1-0 9. Oklahoma 5-0 9. Michigan 46 Nov. 22 Stanford W, 31-12 10. Michigan 3-1 10. Michigan 3-1 10. Nebraska 45.5 11. Lehigh 4-1 11. Missouri 1-0 11. Illinois 44 12. Illinois 5-0 12. Illinois 5-0 12. Oklahoma 37 Michigan 3-1 Purdue 4-1 13. N.C. State 7-0 13. North Carolina State 7-0 13. Northern Iowa 31 Nov. 22 No. 14 Oklahoma L, 23-12 Nov. 21 Shippensburg W, 34-4 14. RUTGERS 7-1 14. Wisconsin 1-0 14. Wisconsin 30.5 Nov. 21 Lock Haven W, 31-9 15. Wisconsin 1-0 14. Iowa State 2-1 15. RUTGERS 26.5 16. North Carolina 3-1 16. RUTGERS 7-1 16. North Carolina 25.5 17. Iowa State 2-1 17. Ohio 3-0 17. Old Dominion 24.5 Michigan State 0-3 Rutgers 7-1 18. Minnesota 3-3 18. North Carolina 3-1 18. Stanford 24 No Dual Meets Nov. 21 No. 18 Oregon St. W, 24-12 19. Virginia 4-2 19. Central Michigan 2-0 T-19. Northwestern 21 Nov. 21 Utah Valley W, 30-9 20. Ohio 3-0 20. Northwestern 0-0 T-19. Kent State 21 21. Old Dominion 2-1 21. Minnesota 4-3 21. Lehigh 18.5 22. Central Michigan 2-0 22. Oregon State 2-1 22. Edinboro 17 Minnesota 4-3 Wisconsin 1-0 23. Oregon State 2-3 23. Virginia 4-2 23. Oregon State 16.5 Nov. 21 Air Force W, 22-12 No Dual Meets 24. West Virginia 4-2 24. Old Dominion 2-1 24. Minnesota 15.5 25. Northern Iowa 1-2 25. Rider 2-1 T-25. Arizona State 14.5 T-25. Duke 14.5 Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 2 RUTGERS BY THE NUMBERS at 125 pounds, Phillip Bakuckas against No. 2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) at 174 pounds, and Nicholas Gravina vs. No. 1-ranked and defending national champion, Gabe Dean (Cornell), at 184 pounds. 4 McCabe will wrestle his fourth consecutive ranked opponent Sunday against Macri. Nationally ranked Scarlet Knights RU AT GRAPPLE AT THE GARDEN • The Scarlet Knights have competed in the “Grapple at the Garden” each year and are 4-2 all-time in the event. RU swept Army (24-13) and Davidson (46-3) last season and earned splits in its previous two trips. 5 The Scarlet Knights dropped a heartbreaker, 18-16, against Maryland before bouncing back with a 29-10 win Returning 2015 NCAA qualifiers against George Mason in 2013. In its first trip to the “Grapple” in 2012, Rutgers lost to No. 14 Nebraska, 22-10, and dominated Chattanooga, 28-12. 2 AS SEEN ON TV • Entering its second year in the Big Ten Conference, Rutgers wrestling will once again receive comprehensive Returning All-Americans coverage by the Big Ten Network in 2015-16. The Scarlet Knights’ match at Purdue on Sunday, Feb. 14 will air live nationally on BTN. Additionally, RU will have 12 matches appear exclusively on the BTN Plus online platform 24 during the upcoming season. RANKED OPPOSITION N.J. natives on the roster • 165-pounder Anthony Perrotti earned his second win over a ranked opponent last weekend to pull into a tie with 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault for the team lead. Below is a tally of Rutgers grapplers vs. ranked opponents 10 this season. Consecutive seasons of double-digit wins 125 Pounds - Sean McCabe (0-3) Nov. 21, 2015 No. 12 Chase Tolbert (Utah Valley) L-D, 6-3 Nov. 21, 2015 No. 10 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) L-D, 6-3 Nov. 15, 2015 No. 9 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) L-MD, 13-5 133 Pounds - Anthony Giraldo (0-1) Nov. 15, 2015 No. 1 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) L-F, 2:42 141 Pounds - Anthony Ashnault (2-0) THE LAST TIME RUTGERS ... Nov. 1, 2015 No. 9 Richard Durso (Franklin & Marshall) W-D, 7-1 Nov. 15, 2015 No. 5 Evan Henderson (North Carolina) W-D, 7-4 Won at the RAC...... Feb. 21, 2014 vs. Drexel - 33-6 Won at the CAG...... Nov. 1 vs. Binghamton - 38-0 165 Pounds - Anthony Perrotti (2-1) Won at a neutral site...... Nov. 21, 2015 vs. Utah Valley - 30-9 Nov. 21, 2015 No. 12 Seth Thomas (Oregon State) W-D, 10-3 Lost at the RAC...... Jan. 16, 2015 vs. No. 5 Penn State - 6-28 Nov. 15, 2015 No. 11 Clark Glass (Oklahoma) L-D, 6-4 Lost at the CAG...... Feb. 1, 2015 vs. No. 4 Ohio State - 17-23 Lost at a neutral site...... Nov. 15, 2015 vs. No. 22 Oklahoma - 18-19 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Won on the road...... Nov. 21, 2015 at No. 18 Oregon State - 24-12 Lost on the road...... Feb. 6, 2015 at No. 18 Wisconsin - 18-19 Location New Brunswick, N.J. Won a Big Ten dual match...... Feb. 8, 2015 at No. 25 Northwestern- 22-19 Enrollment 65,000 Nickname Scarlet Knights Lost a Big Ten dual match...... Feb. 6, 2015 at No. 18 Wisconsin - 18-19 Arena (Capacity) College Ave Gym (1,500) Tied an opponent...... Jan. 16, 2010 at Michigan State - 16-16 RAC (8,000) Won by criteria...... Nov. 1, 2013 at Hofstra - 22-21 (3.15.2) Attendance Record (Match) 6,071 (Penn State: Jan. 16, 2015) Lost by criteria...... Feb. 6, 2015 at No. 18 Wisconsin - 18-19 (3.15.3) Head Coach Scott Goodale Beat a ranked opponnent.....Nov. 21, 2015 at No. 18 Oregon State - 24-12 Years at School (Record) Ninth (132-46-1) Lost to a ranked opponent...... Nov. 15, 2015 vs. No. 22 Oklahoma - 18-19 Years as head coach (Record) Same Wrestled No. 1 team...... Iowa, Jan. 2, 2015 - L, 9-27 Associate Head Coach Donny Pritzlaff Assistant Coach John Leonardis Wrestled a top-five team...... No.4 Ohio State, Feb 1, 2015 - L, 17-23 Volunteer Assistant Coach Joe Pollard Beat a top-five team...... No. 3 Virginia Tech, Jan. 21, 2011 - 24-7 2014-15 Dual Meet Record 14-7 Shut out an opponent...... Nov. 1, 2015 vs. Binghamton - 38-0 2014-15 Big Ten Dual Meet Record 2-7 Scored 50+ points...... Nov. 7, 2010 vs. Sacred Heart - 56-0 Big Ten Tournament Finish 11th, 20.5 points Scored 40-49 points...... Nov. 1, 2015 vs. Frankling & Marshall - 47-0 NCAA Tournament Finish T-31st, 9.5 points Scored 30-39 points...... Nov. 21, 2015 vs. Utah Valley - 30-9 Sports Information Contact Anthony Hernandez Phone 732-445-8119 Scored 20-29 points...... Nov. 21, 2015 at No. 18 Oregon State - 24-12 Email [email protected] Scored less than 20 points.....Nov. 15, 2015 vs. No. 13 North Carolina- 19-13 Website www.scarletknights.com Shut out...... Feb. 24, 2013 vs. NO. 3 Penn State - 0-34 Dual starters returning/lost 9/1 Finished top-three in conference...... 2014 EIWA Championships (Third) 2015 NCAA qualifiers returning/ lost 5/0 Had an All-American...... 2015 - Anthony Ashnault, Eighth (141 Pounds) All-Americans returning/lost 2/0 Placed at NCAAs...... 2015 - T-31st, 11.5 points Program History EIWA Champions 11 All-Americans 11 100-win wrestlers 15 Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 3 Nov. 15, 2015 No. 3 Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) W-D, 6-4 Cadet and University Nationals on June 1 in Akron, Ohio. 174 Pounds - Phil Bakuckas (0-1) COMING HOME Nov. 15, 2015 No. 17 Matt Reed (Oklahoma) L-D, 7-6 • Entering its inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference in 2014-15, the Rutgers wrestling program made a big addition to its coaching staff in the offseason, 184 Pounds - Nicholas Gravina (0-1) hiring longtime Big Ten coach and former grappler Donny Pritzlaff to its staff as Nov. 15, 2015 No. 20 Alex Utley (North Carolina) L-D, 7-4 associate head coach. A decorated collegiate and freestyle wrestler, Pritzlaff owns more than 10 years of collegiate coaching experience at the NCAA Division 197 Pounds - Hayden Hrymack (1-1) I level. Nov. 21, 2015 No. 15 Cody Crawford (Oregon State) W-D, 5-2 Nov. 15, 2015 No. 20 Alex Utley (North Carolina) L-D, 7-4 The Lyndhurst, New Jersey, native spent the last three seasons at the University of Michigan (2011-13) as an assistant wrestling coach after spending five years Heavyweight - Billy Smith (1-2) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the associate head wrestling coach. Nov. 21, 2015 No. 5 Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon State) L-DQ As a collegiate wrestler at Wisconsin (1998-2001), Pritzlaff compiled one of the Nov. 15, 2015 No. 9 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) W-D, 8-1 most impressive careers in the program’s history. Pritzlaff was a two-time NCAA Nov. 15, 2015 No. 4 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa) L-D, 9-3 165-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. RETURNING TO THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT • The Rutgers wrestling team was ranked No. 18 in the country in the first 2015-16 BEST FOOT FORWARD USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll. The Scarlet Knights were one of nine Big • RU won its first dual of the 2015 season, 47-0, over Centenary. That makes it Ten schools ranked in the top 25, which leads all conferences. eight consecutive years that the Scarlet Knights have recorded a victory in their first dual of the season. It is Rutgers’ first time opening the season ranked since 2011, when RU earned the No. 15 spot in the NWCA rankings. RETURNING NCAA QUALIFIERS • Redshirt senior Billy Smith, senior Ken Theobold, 2014 All-American Anthony RECORD TICKET SALES Perrotti, junior Scott DelVecchio, and 2015 All-American Anthony Ashnault return • The Rutgers wrestling program has surpassed its total of 860 season tickets as RU’s five NCAA qualifiers from last season. from last season and reached the 1,000-ticket mark for the 2015-16 season. JERSEY STRONG The Scarlet Knights drew 18,877 fans to the Rutgers Athletic Center and College • More than 80 percent (24 of 29) of RU’s roster hails from the “Garden State.” Ave. Gym across seven duals in 2014-15 - an average of 2,697 per match - to finish sixth in the country in attendance. Five of the top-six programs in attendance 2015 NCAA RECAP hailed from the Big Ten. • For the second consecutive season, Rutgers wrestling boasted an All-American. 141-pound redshirt freshman Anthony Ashnault stood atop the podium on March Against No. 1 Iowa, 5,420 fans packed into the RAC to watch RU wrestle in its 21 at the Scottrade Center as the eighth-place finisher at the 2015 NCAA Division inaugural Big Ten Conference match. The program reset its attendance record I Wrestling Championships. It is the first time in program history that Rutgers to close the home dual season at the RAC, drawing 6,071 fans for the Penn State had an All-American in consecutive years, as Ashnault became the 10th wrestling match. All-American in school history. RU SWEEPS THE RUTGERS DUALS Also qualifying for NCAAs was Billy Smith (HWT), Anthony Perrotti (157), Ken • No. 18 Rutgers wrestling opened the 2015-16 season with three shutout wins Theobold (149), and Scott DelVecchio (133). against Centenary, 46-0, Franklin & Marshall, 47-0, and Binghamton, 38-0, Sunday at the College Ave. Gym. The Scarlet Knights (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) won all 30 matches on the day, with 19 coming in bonus-point fashion. RU began the season with three consecutive shutouts for the third time in the Goodale era, joining the 2009-10 and 2010-11 teams. HOT START • Rutgers got off to a 9-0 start to the dual season in 2014-15, the program’s best start in its 82-year history. The team’s previous best start to a season was in 2012-13, when the squad began the year 6-0. ON THE WORLD STAGE • Anthony Ashnault posted a 4-1 record and finished third at 66 KG at the 2015 USA UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials on June 12 in Madison, Wisc. Ashnault, who earned a spot on the USA University World Team last summer, defeated Freddy Stroker (Minnesota Storm) by decision, 7-6, to earn the third- place designation. Anthony Giraldo also competed for Rutgers at 60 KG, finishing the tournament with a 1-2 record. UNIVERSITY NATIONALS • Anthony Perrotti went 7-2 and finished eighth at 80 KG at the 2015 ASICS UWW

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 4 2015-16 RUTGERS WRESTLING STATISTICS WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT BREAKDOWN Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Dual Rcd. Dual Points Dec./Forf. (Duals) MD(Duals) TF(Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Riding Time For 125 McCabe, Sean 4-3 4-3 0-0 13 3 (3) 1 (1) - - - 4 Patrick, Josh 3-1 1-0 0-0 5 1 (-) 1 (-) 1 (1) - - 2 Gonzalez, Luiz ------Lipari, Peter 6-3 - - - 1/2 (-) 1 (-) 1 (-) 1 (-) 0:31 2 133 Giraldo, Anthony 6-2 6-2 0-0 26 2/1 (2/1) 1 (1) 2 (2) - - 4 DelVecchio, Scott 8-2 - - - 6 (-) 1 (-) 1 (-) - - 3 Cali, Sam ------141 Ashnault, Anthony 7-0 7-0 0-0 26 3 (3) 3 (3) 1 (1) - - 5 Ottaviano, Nicholas 4-4 1-0 0-0 6 1/1 (0/1) - 1 (-) 1 (-) 2:44 1 Ramos, Jalen 2-2 - - - - 1 (-) - 1 (-) 3:30 1 149 Dippery, Tyson 5-3 5-3 0-0 19 3 (3) 1 (1) - 1 (1) 0:30 2 Theobold, Ken 9-1 - - - 3 (-) 3 (-) 2 (-) 1 (-) 3:49 6 Povalac, William 6-4 - - - 1 (-) 2 (-) 2 (-) 1 (-) 4:35 4 Gentile, Ronald ------157 Lewis, Richie 7-0 7-0 0-0 27 3 (3) 3 (3) - 1 (1) 2:31 2 Painton, Dylan 6-3 - - - 4/1 (-) - 1 (-) - - 1 Van Brill, John 5-3 1-0 0-0 6 2/1 (0/1) 1 (-) - 1 (-) 4:42 1 165 Perrotti, Anthony 6-1 6-1 0-0 29 2 (2) - 1 (1) 3 (3) 2:41 1 Pagano, Jordan 7-4 1-0 0-0 6 1/1 (-) 1 (-) - 4 (1) 1:46 3 Simmons, Mikey 0-2 ------Scott, Willie 4-4 - - - 1 (-) 1 (-) 2 (-) - - 4 174 Bakuckas, Phillip 4-2 4-2 0-0 15 2 (2) 1 (1) 1 (1) - - 3 Pafumi, Anthony 1-1 1-1 0-0 3 1 (1) - - - - - 184 Gravina, Nicholas 6-1 6-1 0-0 20 5 (5) - 1 (1) - - 6 Messner, Anthony 5-4 1-0 0-0 - 3/1 (1/0) 1 (-) - - - 3 197 Hrymack, Hayden 5-3 5-3 0-0 20 2 (2) 2 (2) - 1 (1) 0:56 3 Kremiller, Kyle 3-4 - - - 3 (-) - - - - 1 285 Smith, Billy 6-2 6-2 0-0 26 1 (1) 3 (3) 1 (1) 1 (1) 2:48 4 Normandia, Ralph 3-4 - - - 1 (-) 1 (-) - 1 (-) 5:55 1

DUAL LEADERS

Wins Pins Decisions T-1. Anthony Ashnault 7 1. Anthony Perrotti 3 1. Nicholas Gravina 5 T-1. Richie Lewis 7 T-2. Five Tied 1 T-2. Four Tied 3 T-1. Four Tied 6 Tech Falls Major Decisions Points 1. Anthony Giraldo 2 T-1. Anthony Ashnault 3 1. Anthony Perrotti 29 T-2. Six Tied 1 T-1. Richie Lewis 3 2. Richie Lewis 27 T-1. Billy Smith 3 T-3. Three Tied 26

OVERALL LEADERS Wins Tech Falls Major Decisions 1. Ken Theobold 9 T-1. Four Tied 2 T-1. Four Tied 3 2. Scott DelVecchio 8 T-5. 10 Tied 1 T-5. William Povalac 2 T-3. Three Tied 7 T-5. Hayden Hrymack 2 Decisions Pins 1. Scott DelVecchio 6 1. Jordan Pagano 4 2. Nicholas Gravina 5 2. Anthony Perrotti 3 3. Dylan Painton 4 T-3. 11 Tied 1

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 5 RESULTS BY WEIGHT DUALS Individual Record 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 5-3 6-2 8-0 5-3 8-0 7-1 5-3 7-1 5-3 6-2 62-18

Decisions 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 6 2 1 28

Major Decisions 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 1 1 3 1 3 0 1 0 2 3 15

Tech Falls 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 8

Pins 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 8

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 6 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS

DUAL NO. 1 DUAL NO. 2 NO. 18 RUTGERS 46, CENTENARY 0 NO. 18 RUTGERS 47, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 0

Nov. 1, 2015 • New Brunswick, N.J. • College Ave. Gym • Dual started at 125 pounds Nov. 1, 2015 • New Brunswick, N.J. • College Ave. Gym • Dual started at 125 pounds 125: Josh Patrick (RU) tech fall over Joey Zargo (CC), 16-1; Rutgers leads, 5-0 125: Sean McCabe (RU) major dec. over Edgar Garcia (F&M), 10-2; Rutgers leads, 4-0 133: No. NR/19/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU) tech fall over Christian Sable (CC), 18-0; Rutgers leads, 10-0 133: No. NR/19/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU) tech fall over Paddy Quinlan (F&M), 17-1; Rutgers leads, 9-0 141: Nicholas Ottaviano (RU) wins by forfeit; Rutgers leads, 16-0 141: No. 8/8/7 Anthony Ashnault (RU) dec. over No. 9/9/9 Rick Durso (F&M), 7-1; Rutgers leads, 12-0 149: Tyson Dippery (RU) dec. over Chris Muce (CC), 10-8; Rutgers leads, 19-0 149: Tyson Dippery (RU) dec. over Jason Bing (F&M), 11-5; Rutgers leads, 15-0 157: John Van Brill (RU) wins by forfeit; Rutgers leads, 25-0 157: Richie Lewis (RU) wins by fall over Andy Francos (F&M), 2:31; Rutgers leads, 21-0 165: Jordan Pagano (RU) wins by fall over Anthony Kubish (CC), 3:49; Rutgers leads, 31-0 165: No. 9/13/11 Anthony Perrotti (RU) wins by fall over Gordon Bolig (F&M), 2:41; Rutgers leads, 27-0 174: Anthony Pafumi (RU) dec. over Josh Sibblies (CC), 9-7 (SV); Rutgers leads, 34-0 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) tech fall over Colin Gironda (F&M), 16-0; Rutgers leads, 32-0 184: Anthony Messner (RU) dec. over Joey Ragsdale (CC), 4-0; Rutgers leads, 37-0 184: Nicholas Gravina (RU) tech fall over Anthony Mancini (F&M), 19-1; Rutgers leads, 37-0 197: Hayden Hrymack (RU) major dec. over Etiini Udott (CC) 14-0; Rutgers leads, 41-0 197: Hayden Hrymack (RU) wins by fall over Charles Kerkenser (F&M) 0:56; Rutgers leads, 43-0 285: No. 8/9/11 Billy Smith (RU) tech fall over James Valley (CC), 15-0; Rutgers wins, 46-0 285: No. 8/9/11 Billy Smith (RU) major dec. over Antonio Pelusi (F&M), 10-2; Rutgers wins, 47-0 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat

DUAL NO. 3 DUAL NO. 4 NO. 18 RUTGERS 38, BINGHAMTON 0 NO. 22 OKLAHOMA 19, NO. 17 RUTGERS 18

Nov. 1, 2015 • New Brunswick, N.J. • College Ave. Gym • Dual started at 125 pounds Nov. 15, 2015 • Troy, N.Y. • Hudson Valley Community College 125: Sean McCabe (RU) dec. over Thierno Diallo (BU), 10-4; Rutgers leads, 3-0 125: Sean McCabe (RU) dec. over Ryan Milhoff (OU), 2-1 (SV); Rutgers leads, 3-0 133: No. NR/19/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU) dec. over Jacob Nicholson (BU), 8-4; Rutgers leads, 6-0 133: No. 1/1/1 Cody Brewer (OU) wins by fall over No. 19/19/14 Anthony Giraldo (RU), 2:42; Oklahoma leads, 6-3 141: No. 8/8/7 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. over Jesse Dellevecchia (BU), 12-2; Rutgers leads, 10-0 141: No. 8/8/6 Anthony Ashnault (RU) tech fall over Trae Blackwell (OU), 5:14; Rutgers leads, 8-6 149: Tyson Dippery (RU) dec. over Frankie Garcia (BU), 4-0; Rutgers leads, 13-0 149: Davlon Jefferies (OU) dec. over Tyson Dippery (RU), 9-2; Oklahoma leads, 9-8 157: Richie Lewis (RU) dec. over Vincent DePrez (BU), 3-1; Rutgers leads, 16-0 157: Richie Lewis (RU) major dec. over Brock Wingerbermuehle (OU), 15-6; Rutgers leads, 12-9 165: No. 9/13/11 Anthony Perrotti (RU) wins by fall over Anthony DePrez (BU), 6:46; Rutgers leads, 22-0 165: No. 11/NR/16 Clark Glass (OU) dec. over No. 9/14/9 Anthony Perrotti (RU), 6-4; Match tied, 12-12 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Jack McKeever (BU), 3-2; Rutgers leads, 25-0 174: No. 17/NR/NR Matt Reed (OU) dec. over Phillip Bakuckas (RU), 7-6. Oklahoma leads, 15-12 184: Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Steve Schneider (BU), 6-2; Rutgers leads, 28-0 184: Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Joel Dixon (OU), 3-2; Match tied, 15-15 197: Hayden Hrymack (RU) major dec. over Mark Tracy (BU) 8-0; Rutgers leads, 32-0 197: Brad Johnson (OU) major dec. over Hayden Hrymack (RU), 14-6; Oklahoma leads, 19-15 285: No. 8/9/11 Billy Smith (RU) wins by fall over Connor Calkins (BU), 2:48; Rutgers wins, 38-0 285: No. 8/9/11 Billy Smith (RU) dec. over No. 9/10/19 Ross Larson (OU), 8-1; Oklahoma wins, 19-18 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat

DUAL NO. 5 DUAL NO. 6 NO. 17 RUTGERS 19, NO. 13 NORTH CAROLINA 13 NO. 17 RUTGERS 28, NO. 25 NORTHERN IOWA 10

Nov. 15, 2015 • Troy, N.Y. • Hudson Valley Community College Nov. 15, 2015 • Troy, N.Y. • Hudson Valley Community College 125: Sean McCabe (RU) dec. over Tyrone Klump (UNC), 10-3; Rutgers leads, 3-0 125: No. 9/8/9 Dylan Peters (UNI) major dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 13-5; Northern Iowa leads, 4-0 133: No. 19/19/14 Anthony Giraldo (RU) dec. over AC Headlee (UNC), 6-4 (TB-1); Rutgers leads, 6-0 133: Josh Alber (UNI) dec. over No. 19/19/14 Anthony Giraldo (RU), 3-1; Northern Iowa leads, 7-0 141: No. 8/8/6 Anthony Ashnault (RU) dec. over No. 5/2/3 Evan Henderson (UNC), 7-4; Rutgers leads, 9-0 141: No. 8/8/6 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. over Trevor Jauch (UNI), 14-5; Northern Iowa leads, 7-4 149: Christian Barber (UNC) dec. over Tyson Dippery (RU), 1-0; Rutgers leads, 9-3 149: Tyson Dippery (RU) wins by fall over Gunnar Wolfensperger (UNI), 0:30; Rutgers leads, 10-7 157: Richie Lewis (RU) dec. over Jack Clark (UNC), 5-3; Rutgers leads, 12-3 157: Richie Lewis (RU) dec. over Bryce Steiert (UNI), 2-1 (TB-1); Rutgers leads, 13-7 165: No. 9/14/9 Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over No. 3/3/2 Ethan Ramos (UNC), 6-4; Rutgers leads, 15-3 165: No. 9/14/9 Anthony Perrotti (RU) wins by fall over Taylor Berger (UNI), 7:00; Rutgers leads, 19-7 174: John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC) dec. over Phillip Bakuckas (RU), 6-2 (SV). Rutgers leads, 15-6 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Drew Foster (UNI), 5-1. Rutgers leads, 22-7 184: No. 20/20/NR Alex Utley (UNC) dec. over Nicholas Gravina (RU), 7-4; Rutgers leads, 15-9 184: Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Cody Caldwell (UNI), 7-2; Rutgers leads, 25-7 197: Chip Ness (UNC) major dec. over Hayden Hrymack (RU), 14-6; Rutgers leads, 15-13 197: Hayden Hrymack (RU) dec. over over Cody Krumwiede (UNI), 6-2; Rutgers leads, 28-7 285: No. 8/9/11 Billy Smith (RU) major dec. over Cory Daniel (UNC), 12-4; Rutgers wins, 19-13 285: No. 4/6/6 Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. over No. 8/9/11 Billy Smith (RU), 9-3; Rutgers wins, 28-10 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat

DUAL NO. 7 DUAL NO. 8 NO. 15 RUTGERS 24, NO.18 OREGON STATE 12 NO. 15 RUTGERS 30, UTAH VALLEY 9

Nov. 21, 2015 • Corvalis, Ore. • Gill Coliseum Nov. 21, 2015 • Corvalis, Ore. • Gill Coliseum 125: No. 10/9/6 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon St.) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 6-3; Oregon St. leads, 3-0 125: No. 12/12/12 Chase Tolbert (UVU) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 6-3; Utah Valley leads, 3-0 133: No. NR/19/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU) major dec. over Joey Palmer (Oregon St.), 12-2; Rutgers leads, 4-3 133: No. NR/19/15 Anthony Giraldo (RU wins by forfeit; Rutgers leads, 6-3 141: No. 3/4/3 Anthony Ashnault (RU) dec. over Jack Hathaway (Oregon St.), 4-0; Rutgers leads, 7-3 141: No. 3/4/3 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. over Jarod Maynes (UVU), 20-7; Rutgers leads, 10-3 149: Joey Delgado (Oregon St.) dec. over Tyson Dippery (RU), 5-2; Rutgers leads, 7-6 149: Tyson Dippery (RU) major dec. over Brayden Humphreys (UVU), 10-0; Rutgers leads, 14-3 157: Richie Lewis (RU) major dec. over Abraham Rodriguez (Oregon St.), 11-2; Rutgers leads, 11-6 157: Richie Lewis (RU) major dec. over Raider Lofthouse (UVU), 8-0; Rutgers leads, 18-3 165: No. 9/11/7 Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over No. 12/NR/16 Seth Thomas (Oregon St.), 10-3; Rutgers leads, 14-6 165: No. 9/11/7 Anthony Perrotti (RU) tech fall over Kieffer Taylor (UVU), 16-0; Rutgers leads, 23-3 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) major dec. over Tyler Chay (Oregon St.), 11-2. Rutgers leads, 18-6 174: Ross Taylor (UVU) major dec. over Anthony Pafumi (RU), 3-2. Rutgers leads, 23-6 184: Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Corey Griego (Oregon St.), 6-4; Rutgers leads, 21-6 184: Nicholas Gravina (RU) dec. over Will Sumner (UVU), 4-0; Rutgers leads, 26-6 197: Hayden Hrymack (RU) dec. over No. 15/12/16 Cody Crawford (Oregon St.), 5-2; Rutgers leads, 24-12 197: Derek Thomas (UVU) dec. over Hayden Hrymack (RU), 5-1; Rutgers leads, 26-9 285: No. 5/5/5 Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon St.) wins by disqualification over No. 7/9/10 Billy Smith (RU); Rutgers wins, 24-12 285: No. 7/9/10 Billy Smith (RU) major dec. over Dustin Dennison (UVU), 10-1; Rutgers wins, 30-9 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 7 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS

DUAL NO. 9 DUAL NO. 10 NO. 14 RUTGERS VS. GEORGE MASON NO. 14 RUTGERS VS. NO. 7 CORNELL

Nov. 29, 2015 • New York, N.Y. • Madison Square Garden Nov. 29, 2015 • New York, N.Y. • Madison Square Garden

DUAL NO. 11 DUAL NO. 12 RUTGERS AT IOWA RUTGERS VS. NEBRASKA

Dec. 10, 2015 • Iowa City, Iowa • Carver-Hawkeye Arena Dec. 12, 2015 • Piscataway, N.J. • Rutgers Athletic Center

DUAL NO. 13 DUAL NO. 14 RUTGERS VS. MICHIGAN STATE RUTGERS AT MINNESOTA

Jan. 8, 2016 • Piscataway, N.J. • Rutgers Athletic Center Jan. 17, 2016 • Minneapolis, Minn. • The Sports Pavilion

DUAL NO. 15 DUAL NO. 16 RUTGERS VS. WISCONSIN RUTGERS VS, MARYLAND

Jan. 22, 2016 • Piscataway, N.J. • Rutgers Athletic Center Jan. 29, 2016 • Piscataway, N.J. • Rutgers Athletic Center

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DUAL NO. 17 DUAL NO. 18 RUTGERS AT PRINCETON RUTGERS VS. MICHIGAN

Jan. 31, 2016 • Princeton, N.J. • Jadwin Gym Feb. 7, 2016 • Piscataway, N.J. • Rutgers Athletic Center

DUAL NO. 19 DUAL NO. 20 RUTGERS AT INDIANA RUTGERS AT PURDUE

Feb. 12, 2016 • Bloomington, Ind. • University Gym Feb. 14, 2016 • West Lafayette, Ind. • Holloway Gymnasium

DUAL NO. 21 RUTGERS VS. DREXEL

Feb. 19, 2016 • New Brunswick,N.J. • College Ave. Gym

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 9 DUAL-BY-DUAL STARTERS Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Centenary Patrick Giraldo Ottaviano Dippery Van Brill Pagano Pafumi Messner Hrymack Smith Nov. 1 (W-TF, 16-1) (W-TF, 18-0) (W-Forfeit) (W-D, 10-8) (W-Forfeit) (W-F, 3:49) (W-D, 9-7 SV) (W-D, 4-0) (W-MD, 14-0) (W-TF, 15-0) W, 46-0

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. F&M McCabe Giraldo Ashnault Dippery Lewis Perrotti Bakuckas Gravina Hrymack Smith Nov. 1 (W-MD, 10-2) (W-TF, 17-1) (W-D, 7-1) (W-D, 11-5) (W-F, 2:31) (W-F, 2:41) (W-TF, 16-0) (W-TF, 19-1) (W-F, 0:56) (W-MD, 10-2) W, 47-0

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Binghamton McCabe Giraldo Ashnault Dippery Lewis Perrotti Bakuckas Gravina Hrymack Smith Nov. 1 (W-D, 10-4) (W-D, 8-4) (W-MD, 12-2) (W-D, 4-0) (W-D, 3-1) (W-F, 6:46) (W-D, 3-2) (W-D, 6-2) (W-MD, 8-0) (W-F, 2:48) W, 38-0

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. No. 22 McCabe Giraldo Ashnault Dippery Lewis Perrotti Bakuckas Gravina Hrymack Smith Oklahoma (W-D, 2-1 SV) (L-D, 2:42) (W-TF, 5:14) (L-D, 9-2) (W-MD, 15-6) (L-D, 6-4) (L-D, 7-6) (W-D, 3-2) (L-MD, 14-6) (W-D, 8-1) L, 19-18

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. No. 13 McCabe Giraldo Ashnault Dippery Lewis Perrotti Bakuckas Gravina Hrymack Smith North Carolina (W-D, 10-3) (W-D, 6-4 TB-1) (W-D, 7-4) (L-D, 1-0) (W-D, 5-3) (W-D, 6-4) (L-D, 6-2 SV) (L-D, 7-4) (L-MD, 14-6) (W-MD, 12-4) W, 19-13

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. No. 25 McCabe Giraldo Ashnault Dippery Lewis Perrotti Bakuckas Gravina Hrymack Smith Northern Iowa (L-MD, 13-5) (L-D, 3-1) (W-MD, 14-5) (W-D, 4-0) (W-F, 0:30) (W-F, 7:00) (W-D, 5-1) (W-D, 7-2) (W-MD, 6-2) (L-D, 9-3) W, 28-10

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at No. 15 McCabe Giraldo Ashnault Dippery Lewis Perrotti Bakuckas Gravina Hrymack Smith Oregon St. (L-D, 6-3) (L-MD, 12-2) (W-D, 4-0) (L-D, 5-2) (W-MD, 11-2) (W-D, 10-3) (W-MD, 11-2) (W-D, 6-4) (W-D, 5-2) (L-D, DQ) W, 24-12

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Utah Valley McCabe Giraldo Ashnault Dippery Lewis Perrotti Pafumi Gravina Hrymack Smith Nov. 21 (L-D, 6-3) (W-Forf.) (W-MD, 20-7) (W-MD, 10-0) (W-MD, 8-0) (W-TF, 16-0) (L-D, 3-2) (W-D, 4-0) (L-D, 5-1) (W-MD, 10-1) W, 30-9

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. George Mason Nov. 29

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. No. 7 Cornell Nov. 29

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 10 DUAL-BY-DUAL STARTERS Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at Iowa Dec. 10

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Nebraska Dec. 12

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Michigan State Jan. 8 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at Minnesota Jan. 17

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Wisconsin Jan. 22

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Maryland Jan. 29

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at Princeton Jan. 31

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Michigan Feb. 7

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at Indiana Feb. 12

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at Purdue Feb. 14

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Drexel Feb. 19

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 11 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Scott Goodale Scott Goodale enters his ninth season as the Rutgers head wrestling coach. During his tenure, Goodale has brought the Scarlet Knights into the forefront of collegiate wrestling, leading the program to four top-25 and one top-10 finish since 2009. Under Goodale’s watch, RU has produced two All-Americans, one conference champion, 41 NCAA Championship bids, two Big Ten Conference Championships placewinners and 42 placewinners at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships. The program has tallied an impressive 125-45-1 record during his first eight years “On the Banks.” Rutgers has produced All-Americans in each of the last two seasons, with Anthony Ashnault (141 pounds) becoming the first freshman to accomplish the feat in program history last year in St. Louis. Rutgers achieved its first All-American since 2002 in 2014, as 157-pounder Anthony Perrotti finished eighth at NCAAs. Rutgers’ national prominence soared to new heights in 2014-15, when the Scarlet Knights tallied a new single-season attendance mark and posted the sixth-best attendance total (18,877) and average (2,697) in the nation, according to a report released Roby Publishing. RU ended its inaugural Big Ten Conference campaign No. 21 in the nation in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll after a 14-7 campaign that featured a pair of ranked wins and five NCAA Championships selections. Goodale had his first grappler breakthrough on the national scene in 2013-14, as 157-pounder Anthony Perrotti became the program’s first All-American wrestler since 2002 by placing eighth at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Oklahoma City. Perrotti made NCAA Championships history on his consolation run, recording the second-fastest win by fall all-time at the national tournament with a 10-second pin over Oregon State’s Roger Pena. After dropping his first match of the tournament, Perrotti rattled off four consecutive victories, including three in a row against top-15 opponents. In RU’s (11-5, 7-2) final season in the EIWA before joining the Big Ten Conference, the squad finished third with 91 points at the 2014 EIWA Championships in Philadelphia. Three Scarlet Knights received automatic bids to nationals, while an additional at-large selection gave Goodale at least four NCAA qualifiers in five of his first seven seasons “On the Banks.” 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 Jag- uars. 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. During the 2005-06 season, the Jaguars finished ranked No. 10 in the country. The following year, Goodale and the Jaguars improved that performance, finishing the year ranked seventh nationally. In every year Goodale was at Jackson Memorial, he led his team to a top-10 finish in the New Jersey wrestling polls. 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.

GOODALE CAREER TOTALS Year School Record Pct. 2007-08 Rutgers 11-7 .611 2008-09 Rutgers 20-7 .741 2009-10 Rutgers 19-5-1 .780 2010-11 Rutgers 21-2 .913 2011-12 Rutgers 13-8 .619 2012-13 Rutgers 16-4 .800 2013-14 Rutgers 11-5 .688 2014-15 Rutgers 14-7 .667 2015-16 Rutgers 7-1 .875 RU: overall (132-46-1, .740) Big Ten (2-7, .222) EIWA (44-11, .800) TOTAL: Same

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 12 COACHING STAFF Associate Head Coach Donny Pritzlaff Associate head coach Donny Pritzlaff, a two-time national champion and Big Ten Conference veteran as a coach and wrestler, enters his second season with Rutgers in 2015-16. Pritzlaff arrived at RU for its inaugural season in the Big Ten, helping the program achieve its second consecutive All-American in redshirt freshman Anthony Ashnault (141 pounds) and a No. 21 USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll ranking to end the 2014-15 season. A decorated collegiate and freestyle wrestler, Pritzlaff owns more than 10 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. Pritzlaff mentored four Wolverine All-Americans in his time in Ann Arbor, Mich., working closely with Kellen Russell, who captured his second NCAA title and fourth Big Ten title to finish a stellar collegiate career in 2012. Russell became just the 11th four-time Big Ten Champion in league history. 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. Pritzlaff was instrumental in developing the Badger middleweight wrestlers, battle-testing notable performers under his tutelage such as NCAA champion and three-time All-American Andrew Howe, NCAA finalist Craig Henning and All-Americans Tyler Turner, Zach Tanelli and Kyle Ruschell. In all, 36 Badgers qualified for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in his tenure, a list that included 15 All-Americans, five Big Ten Champions and 19 Academic All-Big Ten members. 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. He became the 12th NCAA champion in Badger program history with a 4-2 sudden-victory decision over Iowa State’s Joe Heskett in the championship final. The following season, he again used an overtime takedown to edge Heskett, 3-1, en route to his second-straight NCAA title, becoming Wisconsin’s fourth multiple champion and one of just three four-time All-Americans in program history. A 2001 NWCA All-Star selection, Pritzlaff claimed three-straight Big Ten Conference 165-pound titles (1999-2001). He posted a 135-15 career collegiate record, including a 43-1 mark as a senior, ranking fourth among Wisconsin’s all-time winningest wrestlers. His .894 career winning percentage ranks third in Badger program history. Pritzlaff was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. Pritzlaff’s success continued on the international scene, as the experienced grappler completed a successful eight-year career in the 74 kg/163-pound freestyle division. He captured the bronze medal at the 2006 World Championships and earned medals at the Pan American Championships (silver, 2006), New York Athletic Club Holiday International Open (gold, 2001; silver, 2005; bronze, 2002, ‘03, ‘04), Henri Deglane Challenge (bronze, 2002), Dave Schultz Memorial International (gold, 2002, ‘05) and Sunkist Kids International Open (gold, 2002; silver, 2004). While in college, Pritzlaff captured the 1998 Junior World championship at 70 kg. A native of Lyndhurst, N.J., Pritzlaff graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. He and his wife, Robin, have two daughters, Adalena and Onaliese. THE PRITZLAFF FILE Born: Jan. 23, 1979 Hometown: Lyndhurst, New Jersey High School: Lyndhurst College: University of Wisconsin, 2002 Bachelor’s Degree: Sociology Family: Wife Robin; children Adalena and Onaliese Collegiate Coaching Experience: Rutgers University (Associate Head Coach), 2014-Present. University of Michigan (Assistant Coach), 2011-14. University of Wisconsin (Associate Head Men’s Coach), 2009-11. University of Wisconsin (Assistant Coach), 2006-09. Hofstra University (Assistant Coach), 2004-06. University of Wisconsin (Volunteer Assistant Men’s Coach), 2002-03. Collegiate Wrestling Highlights • Two-time NCAA 165-pound champion (2000-01) • Four-time NCAA All-American (1998-2001) • Three-time Big Ten 165-pound champion (1999-2001) • Career Record: 135-15 Freestyle Wrestling Highlights • 1998 Junior World gold medalist (70kg/154 pounds) • Two-time Dave Schultz Memorial International champion (2002, ‘05) • 2006 Pan American Championships silver medalist (74kg/163 pounds) • 2007 World Cup bronze medalist (74kg/163 pounds) • 2006 World Championships bronze medalist (74kg/163 pounds)

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 13 COACHING STAFF 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. Leonardis has helped the Scarlet Knights to a 125-45-1 record during his first eight years at RU. Leonardis made an immediate impact on the recruiting trail, as their first recruiting class was ranked nationally by W.I.N. Magazine (No. 3) and Intermat (No. 4). During Leonardis’ tenure, RU has produced two All-Americans, one conference champion, 41 NCAA Championship bids, two Big Ten Conference Championship placewinners, and 42 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships placewinners. The program has produced All-Americans in each of the last two seasons, with Anthony Ashnault (141 pounds) becoming the first freshman to accomplish the feat in program history last year in St. Louis. Rutgers achieved its first All-American since 2002 in 2014, as 157-pounder Anthony Perrotti finished eighth at NCAAs. Consistent success has been attained with Leonardis on staff, as RU notched four top-25 and one top-10 finish since 2009. 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 exten- sive experience. For six years (2000-06), he compiled a .720 winning percentage as the head coach at Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J. Leonardis-coached teams placed in the top-five of the National Prep Championships five times. He coached 32 National Prep Place winners and four Junior National All-Americans. The eight-year assistant coach also worked as the New Jersey Wrestling Federation Coach from 1997-2007, receiving Coach of the Year honors three times from the Trenton Times.

Volunteer Assistant Coach Joe Pollard A strong presence in Rutgers’ wrestling room over the last four seasons, Joe Pollard begins his fifth year “On the Banks” in 2014-15. Pollard continues in the volunteer assistant coach role after serving as one of the Rutgers’ wrestling program’s assistant coaches in 2011-12. While at RU, he has assisted in all facets of the wrestling program, including training, conditioning and opponent scouting. In Pollard’s time at Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights have produced two All-Americans, one conference champion, 29 NCAA Championship bids, two Big Ten Conference Championship placewinners, and 28 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships placewinners. Pollard joined the Scarlet Knights after spending seven seasons as an assistant coach at The College of New Jersey under legendary coach Dave Icen- hower. While at TCNJ, Pollard helped the Lions reach new heights as 18 wrestlers earned All-America honors under Pollard’s tutelage. For his successes at TCNJ, Pollard was named NCAA Division III National Assistant Coach of the Year in 2007. Prior to accepting the position at TCNJ, Pollard was a three-year varsity starter at Rider University. While at Rider, Pollard was a two-time Josh Hanson Award winner, given to the wrestler who demonstrates exceptional leadership, work ethic and academics. A placewinner at the Prep Nationals as a student at the Peddie School, Pollard was a New Jersey State qualifier. A two-time first-team All-County selection, he was also a three-time County Champion and earned Most Outstanding Wrestler honors at the Mercer County tournament. Pollard currently resides in Hamilton, N.J.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 14 2015-16 RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS ALPHABETICAL Name Year Weight High School / Prev. School / Hometown Ashnault, Anthony* R-So. 141 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Bakuckas, Phillip R-Jr. 174 Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton Cali, Sam Fr. 133/141 Towaco, N.J./Don Bosco Prep DelVecchio, Scott* Jr. 133 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Dippery, Tyson R-So. 149 Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin Gentile, Ronald Fr. 149 Paulsboro, N.J./Paulsboro Giraldo, Anthony R-Fr. 133 Guttenberg, N.J./North Bergen Gonzalez, Luis Fr. 125 Butler, N.J./Don Bosco Prep Gravina, Nicholas R-So. 184 Allendale, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional Hrymack, Hayden Sr. 197 Point Pleasant, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy Kremiller, Kyle Fr. 197 Perry, Ohio/Perry Lewis, Richie Jr. 157 Toms River, N.J./Toms River East/Iowa Central Lipari, Peter Fr. 125 Byram, N.J./Bergen Catholic McCabe, Sean R-Jr. 125 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot Messner, Anthony R-So. 184 Somerset, N.J./Franklin Normandia, Ralph So. 197/HWT Somerset, N.J./Franklin Ottaviano, Nicholas R-Fr. 141 Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck Pafumi, Anthony R-Jr. 184 Westfield, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep Pagano, Jordan R-Fr. 165 South Brunswick, N.J./Bergen Catholic/Penn State Painton, Dylan R-So. 157 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Patrick, Josh R-So. 125 Rector, Pa./Ligonier Valley Perrotti, Anthony** R-Sr. 165 Roseland, N.J./West Essex Povalac, William Fr. 149 Edison, N.J./Edison Ramos, Jalen R-Jr. 141 Bayville, N.J./Central Regional Scott, Willie Fr. 165 Brick, N.J./Brick Township Simmons, Mikey R-Jr. 165 Middletown, Pa./Middletown Smith, Billy*** R-Sr. HWT Wantage, N.J./High Point Theobold, Ken** Sr. 149 Toms River, N.J./Toms River South Van Brill, John R-Fr. 157 Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview WEIGHT Name Year Weight High School / Prev. School / Hometown Gonzalez, Luis Fr. 125 Butler, N.J./Don Bosco Prep McCabe, Sean R-Jr. 125 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot Lipari, Peter Fr. 125 Byram, N.J./Bergen Catholic Patrick, Josh R-So. 125 Rector, Pa./Ligonier Valley DelVecchio, Scott* Jr. 133 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Giraldo, Anthony R-Fr. 133 Guttenberg, N.J./North Bergen Cali, Sam Fr. 133/141 Towaco, N.J./Don Bosco Prep Ashnault, Anthony* R-So. 141 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Ramos, Jalen R-Jr. 141 Bayville, N.J./Central Regional Ottaviano, Nicholas R-Fr. 141 Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck Povalac, William Fr. 149 Edison, N.J./Edison Theobold, Ken** Sr. 149 Toms River, N.J./Toms River South Gentile, Ronald Fr. 149 Paulsboro, N.J./Paulsboro Dippery, Tyson R-So. 149 Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin Lewis, Richie Jr. 157 Toms River, N.J./Toms River East/Iowa Central Painton, Dylan R-So. 157 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Van Brill, John R-Fr. 157 Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Pagano, Jordan R-Fr. 165 South Brunswick, N.J./Bergen Catholic/Penn State Perrotti, Anthony** R-Sr. 165 Roseland, N.J./West Essex Scott, Willie Fr. 165 Brick, N.J./Brick Township Simmons, Mikey R-Jr. 165 Middletown, Pa./Middletown Bakuckas, Phillip R-Jr. 174 Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton Messner, Anthony R-So. 184 Somerset, N.J./Franklin Pafumi, Anthony R-Jr. 184 Westfield, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep Gravina, Nicholas R-So. 184 Allendale, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional Kremiller, Kyle Fr. 197 Perry, Ohio/Perry Normandia, Ralph So. 197/HWT Somerset, N.J./Franklin Hrymack, Hayden Sr. 197 Point Pleasant, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy Smith, Billy*** R-Sr. HWT Wantage, N.J./High Point * denotes previous NCAA qualifications

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 15 PROJECTED STARTERS The McCabe File ... Sean McCabe Career Honors: 2014 TCNJ Open Champion. R-Jr. 125 Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 125 Connetquot HS 2015-16 (As a redshirt junior): Had a 2-1 day at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals (Nov. 15) … posted a 2-0 record at the Rutgers Duals, winning by major decision and decision (Nov. 1). Career Overall / Dual Record: 2014-15 (As a redshirt sophomore): Wrestled to a 15-10 overall record and 11-6 dual record … went 4-4 in his first 40-25 / 21-14 Big Ten dual season … posted a 2-0 B1G weekend with wins over Minnesota’s Jordan Bremer (Jan. 11) and Illinois’ 2015-16 Season - 4-3 / 4-3 Dominic Olivieri (Jan. 9) … the win over Olivieri was the first Big Ten victory of his career … finished 2-0 at the Third Conor Kirkegard (Franklin & Marshall) W-MD, 10-0 Annual “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 21) … went 1-1 at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals (Nov. 29) … captured Thierno Diallo (Binghamton) W-D, 10-4 Ryan Milhoff (Oklahoma) W-D, 2-1 (SV) the TCNJ Open title at 125 pounds, defeating teammate Josh Patrick by a 5-2 decision in the final (Nov. 22) … won by Tyrone Klump (North Carolina) W-D, 10-3 decision and major decision in a 2-0 day at the Rutgers Duals (Nov. 2). No. 9 Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) L-MD, 13-5 No. 10 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) L-D, 6-3 No. 12 Chase Tolbert (Utah Valley) L-D, 6-3 2013-14: Completed the season with a 21-12 overall record and a 6-5 record in dual competition … went 1-2 during the 2014 EIWA Championships, defeating Brown’s Vincent Moita, 5-4, during the tournament … registered a win by fall against Drexel’s Tanner Shoap (Feb. 21) … finished in third place at the 81st Annual Wilkes University Open ... dropped first-career bout to Hofstra’s Jamel Hudson ... picked up his first-career dual win at the “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 1), winning by major decision over George Mason’s William Prochniewski.

2012-13: Redshirt season … finished the year 12-13 … took fifth place at the National Collegiate Open, posting five wins in the tournament … picked up three wins at the Franklin & Marshall Open … also competed in the Wilkes Open, Nittany Lion Open, East Stroudsburg Open and Hokie Open.

Prior to Rutgers: New York state champion, winning the DI title to finish 37-2 as a senior at 120 pounds … national 120-pound runner-up at the 2012 NHSCA Senior Tournament … compiled a career record of 175-13 … three-time League II Champion … recorded a third-place finish at the 2011 New York DI State Championships … captured 2011 Suffolk County Championship crown at 112 pounds, earning recognition as the tournament’s most outstanding wrestler … ranked No. 192 in D1CollegeWrestling.net’s Top 200 Seniors listing … coached by Bill Santoro.

Personal: Son of Kevin … intends to major in labor and employment relations.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 16 PROJECTED STARTERS The Patrick File ... Josh Patrick Career Honors: 2015 Academic All-Big Ten selection. R-So. 125 Rector, Pa. 125 Ligonier Valley HS 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Had a 3-1 day at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 8) … won his first match of the year by a 16-1 tech fall over Centenary’s Joey Zargo (Nov. 1).

Career Overall / Dual Record: 2014-15 (As a redshirt freshman): Ended the season with a 22-9 overall record and 3-2 dual mark … competed in his 25-10 / 4-2 first-career Big Ten dual against Ohio State’s No. 7 Nathan Tomasello (Feb. 1) … placed third at the “Shorty” Hitchcock 2015-16 Season - 3-1 / 1-0 Memorial Invitational, going 5-1 with three falls on the day (Jan. 18) … took fourth place at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 7) Joey Zargo (Centenary) W-TF, 16-1 … finished as runner-up at the TCNJ Open, losing to teammate Sean McCabe in the final (Nov. 22) … placed fourth at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open East Stroudsburg Open, finishing with a 5-2 mark (Nov. 16) … made his dual debut at the Rutgers Duals, defeating Alex *Brandon Roseborough (Army Prep) W-F, 2:20* Brant Leadbeter (Navy) W-D, 9-2 Reeves (Centenary) by a 16-1 tech fall at 125 pounds and topping Anthony Geiger (Stevens Institute of Technology) with a Gerard Daly (Sacred Heart) L-D, 7-5 pin (4:41) at 133 pounds (Nov. 2). Tanner Shoap (Drexel) W-MD, 17-3 *Sean Badua (Army West Point) L-Forf.* 2013-14: Redshirt season … finished year 23-13 wrestling unattached … placed third at the National Collegiate Open with *does not count toward career record* a 5-1 record, including four wins by fall (March 2) … took first place in the Messiah Open, going 3-0 with two falls (Feb. 8).

Prior to Rutgers: Amassed a 113-20 career record and was a four-time Pennsylvania State qualifier at Ligonier Valley … placed three times at the state level, finishing fourth as a sophomore and fifth as a junior and senior at 120 pounds … was a three-time PIAA District 6 Champion and a Southwest Regional Champion in 2013 … won the NHSCA Junior National Championship and was named an NHSCA Academic All-American twice … also an all-state competitor for his school’s cross country team, qualifying for four consecutive state championships.

Personal: Son of Robert and Cheryl … has two brothers, Robby and Justin, and one sister, Hannah … intends to major in criminal justice.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 17 PROJECTED STARTERS The Giraldo File ...

Anthony Giraldo 2015-16 (As a redshirt freshman): Secured a dominant 12-2 win over Oregon State’s Joey Palmer (Nov. 21) … topped UNC’s R-Fr. AC Headlee in tiebreakers, 6-4, with riding time at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals (Nov. 15) … made his varsity Guttenberg, N.J. 125 debut at 133 pounds at the Rutgers Duals, going 3-0 with two tech falls and a decision (Nov. 1) … ranked No. 19 by 133 North Bergen HS FloWrestling to begin the year.

Career Overall / Dual Record: 2014-15 (As a freshman): Went 20-5 wrestling unattached … posted a fifth-place finish at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memo- 6-2 / 6-2 rial Invitational at 141 pounds, going 4-2 in the tournament (Jan. 18) … finished in second place at the Nittany Lion Open, 2015-16 Season - 6-2 / 6-2 losing only to No. 5 Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State) by a 3-0 score in the final … won his first tournament at the collegiate Christian Sable (Centenary) W-TF, 18-0 level, going 5-0 at the East Stroudsburg Open to earn the title at 133 pounds (Nov. 16) … defeated consecutive ranked Paddy Quinlan (Franklin & Marshall) W-TF, 17-1 foes to close the tournament, beating No. 19 (Intermat) Caleb Richardson (Penn), 9-1, and No. 20 Kevin Devoy (Drexel), Jacob Nicholson (Binghamton) W-D, 8-4 No. 1 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) L-F, 2:42 2-1, in TB2 … placed in his collegiate debut wrestling unattached at the Clarion Open, going 4-1 on the day to end in third AC Headlee (North Carolina) W-D, 6-4 (TB-1) place (Nov. 2) … fell by a 4-3 decision to Jade Rauser (Utah Valley) in the semifinals but bounced back with a 3-2 win Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) L-D, 3-1 Joey Palmer (Oregon State) W-MD, 12-2 against Chase Zemenak (Bloomsburg) in the third-place match. (Utah Valley) W-Forf. Prior to Rutgers: A four-time NJSIAA State placewinner at North Bergen … won two consecutive state championships to close his high school career … won in the state finals at 132 pounds as a senior and at 126 pounds as a junior ... also took third at the NHSCA Junior Nationals … member of the USA Cadet World Greco Team … represented the USA at the 2013 Cadet World Championships … winner of the Dave Shultz High School Excellence Award.

Personal: Son of Martha … enrolled in the School of Arts and Sciences … an undecided major.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 18 PROJECTED STARTERS The Ashnault File ...

Anthony Ashnault 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Extended his unbeaten start to the year with two victories in Corvallis, Ore. (Nov. R-So. 21) … earned the No. 3 ranking at 141 pounds by Intermat, the highest of his career (Nov. 17) … had a 3-0 day at the 125 South Plainfield, N.J. Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals highlighted by a 7-4 decision against North Carolina’s No. 5-ranked and All-American 141 South Plainfield HS Evan Henderson (Nov. 15) … went 2-0 to start the season at the Rutgers Duals, defeating No. 9 Rick Durso (Franklin & Marshall), 7-1, and scoring a major decision against Binghamton’s Jesse Dellevecchia (Nov. 1) … began season ranked No. Career Overall / Dual Record: 8 by Intermat and FloWrestling. 36-8 / 26-2

2015-16 Season - 7-0 / 7-0 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Had a 3-0 day at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals highlighted by a 7-4 decision No. 9 Rick Durso (Franklin & Marshall) W-D, 7-1 against North Carolina’s No. 5-ranked and All-American Evan Henderson (Nov. 15) … went 2-0 to start the season at the Jesse Dellevecchia (Binghamton) W-MD, 12-2 Rutgers Duals, defeating No. 9 Rick Durso (Franklin & Marshall), 7-1, and scoring a major decision against Binghamton’s Trae Blackwell (Oklahoma) W-TF, 5:14 No. 5 Evan Henderson (North Carolina) W-D, 7-4 Jesse Dellevecchia (Nov. 1) … began season ranked No. 8 by Intermat and FloWrestling. Trevor Jauch (Northern Iowa) W-MD, 14-5 Jack Hathaway (Oregon State) W-D, 4-0 Jarod Maynes (Utah Valley) W-MD, 20-7 2014-15 (As a redshirt freshman): All-American … finished eighth with a 3-2 record at the 2015 NCAA Championships in St. Louis (March 19-21) … defeated No. 13 seed Randy Cruz of Lehigh in the round of 12 to secure All-America status … sus- tained an injury in the consolation semifinals before medical forfeiting the seventh-place match … posted a 29-8 overall record to lead RU … finished fifth as the highest-placing Scarlet Knight at his first Big Ten Championships (March 7-8) … went a team-best 19-2 in his first dual season … wrapped up his first B1G dual season tied with a team-best 7-2 record by winning a 4-2 decision over Northwestern’s Jameson Oster (Feb. 8) … converted a takedown on the edge with two seconds left to beat No. 6 Josh Dziewa of Iowa, 3-1, in the team’s B1G opener at the RAC (Jan. 2) … went 2-0 at the Third Annual “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 23) … placed fourth at the 33rd Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, going 4-2 (Dec. 7) … went 3-0 at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals, earning a 15-0 tech fall over Trae Blackwell to help RU to a 20-18 upset over No. 19 Oklahoma (Nov. 29) … orchestrated a thrilling comeback against Hofstra’s No. 18 (Intermat) Jamel Hudson, using a takedown and near fall in the final minute to win, 10-7 (Nov. 16) … went 3-0 at the Rutgers Duals with two falls and a tech fall in his collegiate debut (Nov. 2) … ranked No. 19 by Intermat in the preseason … competed for the USA University World Team in Pécs, Hungary in July, becoming the first Scarlet Knight ever to do so … won the Asics University Freestyle National Championship at 65 KG in May, sweeping 2012 All-American Michael Mangrum in a two-of-three final … also defeated 2014 NCAA National Champion at 149 pounds, Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern), en route to the championship.

2013-14 (As a freshman): Redshirt season … went 15-3 wrestling unattached at 141 pounds … finished in first place at the National Collegiate Open, going 5-0 to claim top honors (March 2) … went 3-2 at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 10) ... finished in third place with a 7-1 clip at the Clarion Open (Nov. 3).

Prior to Rutgers: The first-ever four-time and undefeated N.J. State Champion … won the state crown at 103, 112, 126 and 138 pounds in a 170-0 career at South Plainfield … two-time Super 32 National Champion (112 and 126 pounds) … team- mate at South Plainfield with fellow classmates Scott DelVecchio, Dylan Painton and Tyler Hunt.

Personal: Son of Bill and Sue … has two siblings, Billy and Carly … Billy is the Rutgers wrestling team’s director of operations and was a two-time NCAA qualifier for the Scarlet Knights … his sister, Carly, is a manager on the team … an undeclared major.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 19 PROJECTED STARTERS The Dippery File ... yson ippery T D Career Honors: 2015 and 2014 East Stroudsburg Open Champion … 2014 EIWA Championships placewinner, finishing sixth. R-So. Harrisburg, Pa. 149 Central Dauphin HS 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Won by a 10-0 major decision against Utah Valley’s Brayden Humphreys in Corvallis, Ore. (Nov. 21) … pinned Northern Iowa’s Gunnar Wolfensperger in 30 seconds in his final match at the Journeymen/Asics Career Overall / Dual Record: Northeast Duals (Nov. 15) … one of four Scarlet Knights to get 3-0 at the Rutgers Duals, registering three decisions (Nov. 27-17 / 14-8 1).

2015-16 Season - 5-3 / 5-3 2014-15 (As a sophomore): Went 26-6 wrestling unattached … finished sixth at the Edinboro Open at 149 pounds … took Chris Muce (Centenary) W-D, 10-8 third at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Invitational at 149 pounds, defeating Ian Brown (Lehigh) in the third-place Jason Bing (Franklin & Marshall) W-D, 11-5 Frankie Garcia (Binghamton) W-D, 4-0 match after losing by fall to Brown earlier in the tournament (Jan. 18) … placed second at the Nittany Lion Open with a 4-1 Davlon Jefferies (Oklahoma) L-D, 9-2 performance (Dec. 7) … ended the TCNJ Open as runner-up after dropping a tight 4-3 decision against former high school Christian Barber (North Carolina) L-D, 1-0 Gunnar Wolfensperger (Northern Iowa) W-F, 0:30 teammate Shyhiem Brown of Maryland in the final (Nov. 22) … captured his second consecutive East Stroudsburg Open Joey Delgado (Oregon State) L-D, 5-2 championship at 141 pounds, going 6-0 on the day (Nov. 16) … wrestled unattached at the Clarion Open, going 2-2 due to a Brayden Humphreys (Utah Valley) W-MD, 10-0 pair of injury defaults (Nov. 2) … began the day 2-0 but defaulted in the championship and consolation semifinals.

2013-14: Went 24-14 during rookie campaign, including a 9-5 record in dual action at 141 pounds … finished sixth at the 2014 EIWA Championships, going 3-3 during the tournament … had both a win by fall and technical fall at EIWAs … tallied his first win by fall in dual action by taking down Harvard’s Colby Knight in 2:09 (Jan. 5) ... began his career with four con- secutive dual victories, a streak snapped by former high school teammate Shyhiem Brown of Maryland at the “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 1) ... posted a nine-bout winning streak from Nov. 17-Dec. 1 ... won in his first-career dual match against Clarion’s Tyler Bedelyon, 7-3 ... posted a 5-0 clip at the East Stroudsburg University Open to take first place (Nov. 17) ... finished with a 6-2 record at the Clarion Open (Nov. 3).

Prior to Rutgers: Recorded a 183-15 record at Central Dauphin, good for the most wins in school history … was a member of two state championship teams … ranked No. 41 overall recruit and No. 9 at 138 pounds by Intermat … finished 2012 and 2013 as the state runner-up … four-time sectional champ and three-time South Regional Champion … won the 2013 FloNationals Championship … placed third at the PIAA State Championships in 2011 … posted a win at the 2012 Greco State Championships.

Personal: Son of John and Gwen … has two sisters, Taylor and Zoey … intends to major in exercise science and sports studies.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 20 PROJECTED STARTERS The Lewis File ... Richie Lewis 2015-16 (As a junior): Extended his unbeaten start to the season with two major decisions in Corvallis, Ore., against Jr. Toms River, N.J. Oregon State and Utah Valley (Nov. 21) … went 3-0 at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals with a two decisions and a 157 Toms River East HS major (Nov. 15) … made his Rutgers debut with a 2-0 day at the Rutgers Duals, scoring a fall and a decision (Nov. 1).

Career Overall / Dual Record: Prior to Rutgers: A two-time National Junior College Athletic Association All-American, finishing second and third in two tournament trips while at Iowa Central ... four-year letterwinner and captain at Toms River HS East … compiled a 121-22 7-0 / 7-0 record in his career, placing at the NJSIAA Championships three times … finished third at 138 pounds in 2013, fifth at 132 pounds in 2012, and seventh at 119 pounds in 2011 at the state tournament … two-time NHSCA All-American … a three-time 2015-16 Season - 7-0 / 7-0 Andy Francos (Franklin & Marshall) W-F, 2:31 All-Shore Conference selection. Vincent DePrez (Binghamton) W-D, 3-1 Brock Wingerbermuehle (Oklahoma) W-MD, 15-6 Jack Clark (North Carolina) W-D, 5-3 Personal: Son of Joseph and Maria … has one brother, Michael … intends to major in psychology … his father, Joseph, was Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) W-D, 2-1 (TB-1) a legendary New Jersey high school basketball coach at Cardinal McCarrick for 17 years, leading the program to 310 wins, Abraham Rodriguez (Oregon State) W-MD, 11-2 11 Greater Middlesex Conference division titles, two Greater Middlesex Tournament titles and three NJSIAA Non-Public, Raider Lofthouse (Utah Valley) W-MD, 8-0 South B championships.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 21 PROJECTED STARTERS The Van Brill File ... John Van Brill 2015-16 (As a redshirt freshman): Recorded a 2-1 outing at the Mat Town Open, taking third/fourth place (Nov. 22) … went R-Fr. Mullica Hill, N.J. 2-2 at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 8) … won by forfeit against Centenary (Nov. 1). 157 Clearview HS 2014-15 (As a freshman): Recorded a 22-11 record wrestling unattached … posted a third-place finish at the “Shorty” Hitch- Career Overall / Dual Record: cock Memorial Invitational, going 5-1 in the tournament (Jan. 18) … finished fifth and went 6-2 at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 7) … went 2-2 at the TCNJ Open (Nov. 22) … posted a 2-2 record at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 16) … placed in his 5-3 / 1-0 first collegiate open, finishing fourth at the Clarion Open at 149 pounds with a 6-2 record and four major decisions (Nov. 2) 2015-16 Season - 5-3 / 1-0 … lost in the championship quarterfinals, but wrestled back to the third-place match with three consecutive wins. (Centenary) W-Forf. Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open Aaron Mckinney (Lock Haven) W-D, 4-3 Prior to Rutgers: Finished with a 139-11 record at Clearview, where he served as a three-year captain … ended his high Maaziah Bethea (Penn) L-D, 9-4 school career with 98 pins … helped guide Clearview to its first state team title … was a four-time NJ qualifier and two- Austin Eads (Old Dominion) W-D, 7-0 Terrell Forbes (Old Dominion) L-D, 4-2 time placewinner, finishing fourth and fifth … won three region and four district championships. Mat Town Open (Third/Fourth Place) Demetrius Johnson (Clarion) W-MD, 8-0 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) L-TF, 20-5 Personal: Son of Michael & Suzanne... has three siblings: Vanessa, Mike and Brooke … undecided on major. Nate Cheek (Lock Haven) W-F, 4:42

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 22 PROJECTED STARTERS The Perrotti File ... nthony errotti A P Career Honors: 2014 NCAA All-American … went 4-3 and finished eighth at 2014 NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City … R-Sr. 2015 Academic All-Big Ten selection … 2015 and 2014 NCAA qualifier … 2014 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational placewinner, 165 Roseland, N.J. West Essex HS finishing third … 2014 Asics University National Freestyle Championships placewinner, finishing sixth at 74 KG … 2014 EIWA Championships placewinner, finishing third. Career Overall / Dual Record: 2015-16 (As a redshirt senior): Defeated his second ranked opponent of the season in No. 12 Seth Thomas (Oregon State) 66-40 / 29-18 in Corvallis, Ore. (Nov. 21), winning 10-3 … went 2-1 at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals with a 6-4 decision against 2015-16 Season - 6-1 / 6-1 North Carolina’s No. 3-ranked and All-American Ethan Ramos (Nov. 15) … notched back-to-back falls at the Rutgers Duals Gordon Bolig (Franklin & Marshall) W-F, 2:41 to begin the year 2-0 (Nov. 1) … ranked No. 9 by Intermat and No. 13 by FloWrestling in the preseason. Anthony DePrez (Binghamton) W-F, 6:46 No. 11 Clark Glass (Oklahoma) L-D, 6-4 No. 3 Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) W-D, 6-4 2014-15: NCAA qualifier … dropped a pair of sudden victory decisions to finish 0-2 at NCAA Championships in St. Louis Taylor Berger (Northern Iowa) W-F, 7:00 (March 19-21) … went 20-10 overall … placed seventh at his first Big Ten Championships (March 7-8) … wrestled to a 13-5 No. 12 Seth Thomas (Oregon State) W-D, 10-3 Kieffer Taylor (Utah Valley) W-TF, 16-0 dual mark … went 3-3 in his first Big Ten dual season … upset Ohio State’s No. 9 Josh Demas, 8-5, for his first top-10 win of the year (Feb. 1) … finished third at the 33rd Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, defeating No. 20 Justin Stauden- mayer (Brown) by a 3-1 decision in the consolation final … went 2-1 at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals … recorded a dominant performance to begin the season at the Rutgers Duals, going 3-0 with a fall and two tech falls … ranked No. 6 by Intermat and The Open Mat and No.7 by W.I.N. Magazine in the preseason … placed sixth at the 2014 Asics University National Freestyle Championships at 74 KG.

2013-14: Became the first grappler to earn All-American status for Rutgers since 2002 after finishing eighth at the 2014 NCAA Championships, going 4-3 during the tournament to reach the podium … finished the season 22-15, including a 7-7 mark in dual action … was one of just three wrestlers at the NCAA’s to lose first match and bounce back to become an All- American … defeated three ranked opponents in a row after his first loss in the championships, including a pin against No. 9/9/9 (The Open Mat, Intermat, W.I.N) Roger Pena (Oregon State) … Perrotti’s 10 second pin of Pena was the second fastest time in NCAA Championships history by collegiate rules … also defeated ranked foes No. 14/NR/17 Zach Brunson (Illinois) and No. 8/8/7 Nestor Taffur (Boston University) at the championships … narrowly edged by No. 2-seeded Derek St. John (Iowa), 6-5, in the consolation quarterfinal match … won four-straight matches after falling into wrestle backs at the 2014 EIWA Championships to finish third and secure his first NCAA Championships bid ... upset No. 2-seeded Brian Realbuto (Cornell) in the third-place bout, scoring a reversal and near fall as time expired for an 11-7 win ... was narrowly edged by then-No. 10/11/10 (AWN, Intermat, W.I.N.) Nestor Taffur of Boston University, 6-5 (Nov. 17) ... went 4-2 at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, winning his first two bouts by fall and posting three pins overall (Nov. 10)... earned his first win since the 2011-12 season by defeating Hofstra’s Nick Terdick, 6-4, in RU’s season-opening win (Nov. 3).

2012-13: Redshirt season … put together a 13-7 record wrestling unattached … took third place at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Tournament, going 4-1 … finished in second place at the Wilkes Open, going 3-1 with two pins … wrestled at the National Collegiate Open, Nittany Lion Open and Hokie Open.

2011-12: Provided spark in the lineup while backing up the 141-pound, 149-pound and 157-pound weight classes for Rutgers … compiled an 18-14 overall record between the three weight divisions … represented RU at 157 pounds at the EIWA Championships from March 3-4 at Princeton, going 1-2 with a 3:41 pin of Franklin & Marshall’s Eric Norgard … went 1-1 in dual action at 157 pounds to close the season, notching a 8-6 decision of Drexel’s Austin Sommer on Feb. 16 … scored RU’s fastest pin of the dual season with a 13-second stick of Navy 149-pounder Peyton Walsh on Jan. 22 … posted a 1-1 mark at 149 pounds at the Virginia Duals from Jan. 13-14, decisioning Garrett Scivrani of Campbell by a score of 6-2 … competed in the Knight Point (Clarion Open), Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational, Nittany Lion Open and Wilkes Open … placed fourth and third, respectively, at the Brockport and Wilkes tournaments.

Prior to Rutgers: Won 2011 New Jersey state championship at 130 pounds for West Essex … became just the second wrestler in West Essex history to win a state title … recorded a career mark of 115-9 … also won back-to-back county, district and regional championships as a junior and senior … placed sixth at the 2010 “Super 32” … was named Essex County Wrestler of the Year.

Personal: Son of Jean and Frank Perrotti … has an older brother, Frank … plans to major in accounting.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 23 PROJECTED STARTERS The Bakuckas File ... hil akuckas P B Career Honors: 2014 TCNJ Open Champion. R-Jr. Hammonton, N.J. 174 2015-16 (As a redshirt junior): Notched an 11-2 major decision against Tyler Chay (Oregon State) in Corvallis, Ore. (Nov. Hammonton HS 21) … posted a 5-1 decision against Northern Iowa’s Drew Foster to close the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals (Nov. Career Overall / Dual Record: 15) … opened the season by going 2-0 at the Rutgers Duals, ending the day by grinding out a 3-2 decision against NCAA 40-27 / 27-16 qualifier Jack McKeever (Binghamton).

2015-16 Season - 4-2 / 4-2 2014-15 (As a redshirt sophomore): Posted a 20-14 overall record and 12-9 mark in dual action … picked up a 4-3 decision Colin Gironda (Franklin & Marshall) W-TF, 16-0 against Maryland’s Josh Snook for his first Big Ten win (Jan. 18) … Snook was the first opponent Bakuckas faced outside Jack McKeever (Binghamton) W-D, 3-2 No. 17 Matt Reed (Oklahoma) L-D, 7-6 the top-five at 174 pounds since Big Ten competition began … went 3-2 to finish one match shy of placing at the 33rd John Michael Staudenmayer (North Carolina) L-D, 6-2 (SV) Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 7) … upset No. 15 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 5-4, in his opening match … posted Drew Foster (Northern Iowa) W-D, 5-1 Tyler Chay (Oregon State) W-MD, 11-2 a 3-0 mark at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals, registering a decision and two majors (Nov. 29) … went 4-0 with three tech falls and a fall to claim first place at the TCNJ Open (Nov. 22) … converted the second of back-to-back pins versus Hofstra, winning by fall against Frank Affronti (4:18) in a 33-6 wins (Nov. 16) … went 3-0 at the Rutgers Duals, collecting a fall, tech fall and major decision (Nov. 2).

2013-14: Compiled a 16-11 record in overall action, including an 11-5 record in dual competition … went 1-2 at the 2014 EIWA Championships … posted a 17-0 tech fall, his second of the year and first in dual action, over American’s Keithen Cast in the 31-6 Rutgers win (Jan. 10) ... went 3-1 combined at the Asics/Journeymen Northeast Duals (Nov. 30) and “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 1), outscoring the opposition, 17-2, in his victories ... won his first three matches at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open to finish 4-2 overall ... recorded the first win of his career in RU’s 22-21 win over Hofstra (Nov. 3).

2012-13: Redshirt season … went 22-11 wrestling unattached, including a third-place finish (5-1 record) at the 2013 Na- tional Collegiate Open … took fourth place at the Wilkes Open, picking up four wins, including a tech fall, pin and a major decision … finished in seventh place at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 2), going 4-2 at the tournament … also competed in the Franklin & Marshall Open, East Stroudsburg Open and Hokie Open.

Prior to Rutgers: State runner-up at the 2012 NJSIAA Championships to finish a 41-1 senior season at 160 pounds … set a new school record with 132 career wins … won District 30 and Region 8 titles in his final prep campaign … named The Press of Atlantic City’s 2012 Wrestler of the Year … scored pins in 24 of his 41 victories as a senior … performance at 2012 state tournament marked the first time a Hammonton wrestler advanced to the championship match … finished fourth at the 2012 FloNationals … qualified for the 2011 state tournament … coached by Dave Mauriello.

Personal: Son of John and Beth Ann … an undeclared major.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 24 PROJECTED STARTERS The Pafumi File ... nthony afumi A P Career Honors: 2015 Academic All-Big Ten selection. R-Jr. Westfield, N.J. 174 2015-16 (As a redshirt junior): Won a thrilling sudden victory match against NCAA Division III qualifier Josh Sibblies, 9-7, St. Peter’s Prep in sudden victory with a takedown at the horn (Nov. 1). Career Overall / Dual Record: 40-25 / 6-11 2014-15 (As a redshirt sophomore): Went 17-16 overall and 5-10 in dual action … earned his first-career Big Ten win by an 11-2 major decision against Maryland’s Tony Gardner (Jan. 18) … took second at the 82nd Annual Wilkes University Open, 2015-16 Season - 1-1 /1-1 going 3-1 (Dec. 28) … sealed a 6-5 decision over Scott Patrick (Davidson) at the Third Annual “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 174 Pounds Josh Sibblies (Centenary) W-D, 9-7 (SV) 21) … went 5-1 at the Nittany Lion Open to take third place (Dec. 7) … finished as runner-up at the TCNJ Open at 184 pounds 174 Pounds (Nov. 22) … won convincingly against Jermaine John (Hofstra) by a 16-1 tech fall (Nov. 16) … won first match of the season Ross Taylor (Utah Valley) L-D, 3-2 against Delaware Valley’s Conor Gabriel, 9-2, at the Rutgers Duals (Nov. 2).

2013-14: Went 23-9 wrestling unattached … finished third at the Messiah Open, compiling a 4-1 record with two major decisions during the tournament (Feb. 8) … posted a 7-1 record at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Classic to finish third ... went 6-1 at the 81st Annual Wilkes University Open, finishing in third place ... went 2-2 with a pin at the Clarion Open.

2012-13: Redshirt season … notched a 16-9 record competing unattached … went 3-2 on the way to a fifth-place finish at the National Collegiate Open … compiled six wins at the Franklin & Marshall Open to take third place … competed in the Wilkes Open, Nittany Lion Open, East Stroudsburg Open and Hokie Open.

Prior to Rutgers: Two-time NJSIAA place-winner … won three District 16 Championships … scored a third-place NJSIAA Championships finish to cap a 44-3 senior season at 170 pounds … placed third at the prestigious Beast of the East tour- nament in 2012 … ranked 14th in the country at his weight in Wrestling USA’s Best 2011-12 Seniors … earned All-America honors three times at the NHSCA Nationals, taking fifth at 171 pounds in 2011 and third at 160 pounds in 2010 and 2009 … compiled a 35-5 junior campaign en route to a fifth-place state finish … four-time New Jersey state qualifier … coached by Anthony Verdi.

Personal: Son of Sal and Paula … intends to major in communication.

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Nicholas Gravina Career Honors: 2015 Academic All-Big Ten selection. R-So. Allendale, N.J. 184 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Picked up two wins in Corvallis, Ore. against Oregon State and Utah Valley (Nov. 21) … Northern Highlands Regional HS had a 2-1 day at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals with a pair of decisions (Nov. 15) … went 2-0 with a tech fall and Career Overall / Dual Record: decision at the Rutgers Duals (Nov. 1). 13-5 / 10-4 2014-14 (As a redshirt freshman): Ended the dual season with a 7-4 overall and 4-3 dual mark … placed second at the 82nd 2015-16 Season - 6-1 / 6-1 Annual Wilkes University Open with a 3-1 record (Dec. 28) … returned from injury with a 6-5 decision over Chandler Smith Anthony Mancini (Franklin & Marshall) W-TF, 19-1 Steve Schneider (Binghamton) W-D, 6-2 (Army) at the Third Annual “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 21) … went 3-0 in his first collegiate action at the Rutgers Duals, Joel Dixon (Oklahoma) W-D, 3-2 picking up a fall, tech fall and major decision (Nov. 2). No. 20 Alex Utley (North Carolina) L-D, 7-4 Cody Caldwell (Northern Iowa) W-D, 7-2 Corey Griego (Oregon State) W-D, 6-4 2013-14: Redshirt season. Will Sumner (Utah Valley) W-D, 4-0 Prior to Rutgers: A four-time district, region and county champion at Northern Highlands Regional … amassed a 148-12 career record … named an NHSCA All-American during his freshman and junior seasons.

Personal: Son of Vincent and Stacey … has three siblings: Deb, Ashley and Iliana … intends to major in psychology.

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Anthony Messner 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Went 2-2 and finished fourth at the Mat Town Open (Nov. 22) … posted a 2-2 mark at R-So. the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 8) … defeated Centenary’s Joey Ragsdale, 4-0, at the Rutgers Duals (Nov. 1). 184 Somerset, N.J. Franklin HS 2014-15 (As a sophomore): Went 9-6 wrestling unattached … placed fourth at the 82nd Annual Wilkes University Open, Career Overall / Dual Record: going 2-2 (Dec. 28) … capped a 1-2-3 Rutgers finish at 184 pounds at the TCNJ Open, winning by a 17-2 tech fall in the third 14-21 / 1-2 place-match (Nov. 22) … kicked off the season with a 2-2 outing at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 16).

2015-16 Season - 5-4 / 1-0 2013-14: Finished 11-17 in his rookie campaign, including a 0-2 mark in dual action … competed at 197 pounds against Joey Ragsdale (Centenary) W-D, 4-0 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open No. 2/3/3 Gabe Dean of Cornell (Jan. 26) … saw first dual action of career against George Mason at the “Grapple at the Alexander DeCiantis (Drexel) L-D, 9-4 Garden” (Dec. 1) … posted a 1-2 record at the Clarion Open in his first collegiate action. Jeff Palmeri (Brockport State) W-Forf. Zach Bruce (Pittsburgh) W-D, 5-3 Kellan Stout (Penn State) L-MD, 12-2 Prior to Rutgers: 2013 NJSIAA state runner-up and All-America honoree at the NHSCA Senior Nationals at 195 pounds … Mat Town Open (Fourth Place) Will Shany (Virginia) L-D, 5-4 finished senior season 40-2 at Franklin and was the first wrestler in school history to reach the state finals … compiled Dusty Floyd (Virginia) W-MD, 11-3 a career record of 118-25 throughout four-year career … was a three-time Somerset County Champion and a three-time Tyler Askey (Virginia) W-D, 6-4 Devon Van Cura (Penn State) L-D, 3-2 District 18 Champion … took fourth place at the 2012 FloNationals.

Personal: Son of Michael and Leticia … has one brother, Nicholas, and one sister, Samantha … intends to major in criminal justice.

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Hayden Hrymack Career Honors: 2015 Academic All-Big Ten selection. Sr. Point Pleasant, N.J. 197 2015-16 (As a senior): Pulled a 5-2 upset against No. 15 Cody Crawford (Oregon State) in Corvallis, Ore. (Nov. 21) … notched Christian Brother Academy a 6-2 decision versus Cody Krumwiede (Northern Iowa) in his final match at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals (Nov. Career Overall / Dual Record: 15) … one of four Scarlet Knights to go 3-0 at the Rutgers Duals (Nov. 1) … notched two major decisions and a fall. 44-46 / 15-28 2014-15 (As a junior): Recorded a 13-12 overall record and 6-7 dual mark … earned the first ranked win of his career with a 2015-16 Season - 5-3 / 5-3 6-5 decision over No. 10 Timmy McCall of Wisconsin (Feb. 6) … got a takedown in the final minute against Navy’s Steban Etiini Udott (Centenary) W-MD, 14-0 Charles Kerkenser (Franklin & Marshall) W-F, 0:56 Cervantes to win, 4-3, and propel RU to a 20-15 dual victory over the Midshipmen (Jan. 31) … pinned Oklahoma’s Brooks Mark Tracy (Binghamton) W-MD, 8-0 Climmons (5:30) to help RU to a 20-18 upset of No. 19 Oklahoma (Nov. 29) … recorded a 4-0 day to finish first at the TCNJ Brad Johnson (Oklahoma) L-MD, 14-6 Chip Ness (North Carolina) L-MD, 14-6 Open (Nov. 22) … won his first match of the season, 13-3, against Hofstra’s Michael Oxley, who was his former teammate Cody Krumwiede (Northern Iowa) W-D, 6-2 at Christian Brothers Academy (Nov. 16). No. 15 Cody Crawford (Oregon State) W-D, 5-2 Derek Thomas (Utah Valley) L-D, 5-1 2013-14: Finished season 14-16, including a 4-11 dual mark … went 1-2 at the 2014 EIWA Championships, capturing a 7-5 decision against Lehigh’s John Bolich during the tournament … went 2-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 6-7) … posted a 2-1 combined recorded at the Asics/Journeymen Northeast Duals (Nov. 30) and “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 1) ... finished third at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, going 7-1 with two pins ... notched the first of back-to-back pins for RU that lead to a victory by criterion 3.15.2 over Hofstra, 22-21, in the season opener (Nov. 3).

2012-13: Saw dual action at 197 pounds in his initial season, accumulating a 12-15 overall record and an 0-7 record in duals … posted a 3-2 mark at the 2013 National Collegiate Open … took fifth place at the Wilkes Open with five wins, including two major decisions and one pin, to just two losses.

Prior to Rutgers: Placed fifth at the 2012 NJSIAA Championships, compiling an outstanding 46-2 senior season record at 195 pounds … led the CBA squad with 27 pins in his final prep season … repeated as District 22 champion, advancing to win Region Six … won District 22 as a junior in 2011 after placing third as a sophomore in 2010 … compiled a 31-6 record as a junior at 189 pounds … coached by Mike Tomaino.

Personal: Son of Mae … has one brother, Kyle … intends to major in criminal justice.

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Career Overall / Dual Record: 2015-16 (As a redshirt senior): Topped Utah Valley’s Dustin Dennison, 10-1, to close a 30-9 dual win in Corvallis, Ore. (Nov. 80-31 / 47-13 21) … had a 2-1 day at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals with a dominant 8-1 decision against No. 9 Ross Larson of Oklahoma (Nov. 15) … one of four Scarlet Knights to go 3-0 at the Rutgers Duals (Nov. 1) … posted three bonus-point wins, 2015-16 Season - 6-2 / 6-2 including a fall, tech fall, and major decision … ranked No. 8 by Intermat and No. 9 by FloWrestling to begin the season. James Valley (Centenary) W-TF, 15-0 Antonio Pelusi (Franklin & Marshall) W-MD, 10-2 Connor Calkins (Binghamton) W-F, 2:48 2014-15 (As a redshirt junior): NCAA qualifier … went 2-2 with two major decisions in St. Louis at his third NCAA Champion- No. 9 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) W-D, 8-1 ships (March 19-21) … psoted a 20-10 overall record … took ninth at the Big Ten Championships to earn automatic NCAA Cory Daniel (North Carolina) W-MD, 12-4 No. 4 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa) L-D, 9-3 bid (March 7-8) … went 11-6 in dual meets on the year … captured the first Big Ten dual win of his career, 2-1, against No. 5 Amarveer Dhese (Oregon State) L-DQ Illinois’ Brooks Black (Jan. 9) … won his first-career open title at the 82nd Annual Wilkes University Open, recording Dustin Dennison (Utah Valley) W-MD, 10-1 two majors and a pair of 8-1 decisions (Dec. 28) … returned to the lineup at the Third Annual “Grapple at the Garden” by recording two falls (Dec. 21) … picked up three wins at the Rutgers Duals, including a major decision, decision and forfeit (Nov. 2) … ranked No. 9 by Intermat, No. 8 by The Open Mat and No. 13 by W.I.N. Magazine in the preseason.

2013-14: Posted a 27-8 record, including a 13-2 mark in dual action … went 2-2 at the 2014 NCAA Championships … upset No. 15-seeded Adam Fager (Utah Valley) with a 6-2 decision … finished as the runner-up at the 2014 EIWA Championships, falling to No. 2 Joe Stolfi in the finals, 9-7 ... reached the 50-win mark for his career at the tournament, defeating Penn’s Steve Graziano by a 10-2 major decision ... picked up his 20th win of the season against Lehigh’s Max Wessell, 5-3 (Feb. 8) ... topped American’s Blake Herrin for the second time on the year, 3-1, to cap RU’s 31-6 win (Jan. 10) ... took seventh place at the 2013 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Invitational, posting a 5-2 record ... topped a ranked opponent in 15/13/20 Blake Herrin of American in the consolation bracket ... defeated then-No. 14/14/16 (AWN, Intermat, W.I.N.) Kevin Innis of Boston University to catapult himself into the InterMat and AWN rankings ... finished as runner-up at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, going 4-1 ... fell to Penn State’s No. 13/11/12 Jimmy Lawson by a 3-2 decision ... earned the second of back-to-back pins for RU that lead to a victory by criterion 3.15.2 over Hofstra, 22-21, in the season-opener (Nov. 3).

2012-13: Started off his career in impressive fashion, reaching the NCAA Championships with an at-large bid at 285 pounds … named to NWCA Individual All-Academic team ... wrestled to a 27-9 record overall, including an outstanding 17-3 mark in dual contests as a rookie … the 17 dual wins were a team-best … led the team with 12 bonus-point wins and didn’t lose a bonus-point match (eight pins, four major decisions) … put in a tough outing at the NCAA Championships, losing both bouts by just a single point … earned a thrilling 5-3 win over Bloomsburg’s Justin Grant, who was ranked No. 16 at the time, to help RU to a comeback win over the Huskies (Feb. 8) … secured a Rutgers victory over Lehigh in a thrill- ing defeat of Mountain Hawk Jack Delia, 6-0, to give the Scarlet Knights a 17-16 win (Jan. 18) … defeated NCAA qualifier Dan Scherer of Stanford, 6-2, on Jan. 6.

2011-2012: Redshirt season.

Prior to Rutgers: Finished high school career ranked as Intermat’s fourth-best heavyweight and 36th overall prospect … wrestled to an undefeated season as a senior at High Point, winning the 2011 NJSIAA State Championship at heavyweight … finished third at the 2010 state tournament while competing at 215 pounds … two-time Region I Champion … three- time state qualifier … also played football for High Point, earning all-state honors twice in Group III … earned all-area honors three times … former High Point teammate, Ethan Orr, also wrestles at Rutgers.

Personal: Son of Christine Smith … has an older brother, Chris, and older sister, Nicole … intends to major in education.

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