2016-17 SCHEDULE/ RESULTS MATSIDE ACTIVE WINS LEADERS

Overall: 5-1 | Home: 1-0 | Away: 3-0 | Neutral: 1-1 | B1G: 0-0 Wrestler Year W L Date Opponent Result (1-3, 0-0) K. Theobold Fr. (2012-13) 16 13 Nov. 11 vs. San Fransisco State W, 45-0 So. (2013-14) 22 14 at CSU Bakerfield W, 26-15 Sunday, Dec. 11 Jr. (2014-15) 24 9 Nov. 13 at Cal Poly W, 38-4 Sr. (2015-16) 0 0 Noon ET “BATTLE AT THE BRTHPLACE” R-Sr. (2016-17) 9 1 NOV. 19 PRINCETON! W, 19-16 Total 71 37 “GRAPPLE AT THE GARDEN” College Park, Md. Nov. 27 vs. Columbia W, 39-3 XFinity Center Pavilion A. Ashnault Fr. (2013-14) 0 0 vs. No. 8 Cornell L, 28-10 R-Fr. (2014-15) 29 8 Dec. 4 Journeymen Tussle NTS R-So. (2015-16) 32 4 Dec. 11 at Maryland*& Noon MEDIA COVERAGE R-Jr. (2016-17) 7 2 Dec. 29-30 Midland Champs All Day Maryland Total 68 14 JAN. 6 ILLINOIS* 7 P. M . TV: Jan. 8 at Ohio State*& Noon Live Stream: BTN Plus P. Bakuckas Fr. (2012-13) 0 0 Jan. 13 at Penn State*& 7 p.m. Results: @RUWrestling So. (2013-14) 16 11 Jr. (2014-15) 20 14 JAN. 20 OREGON STATE 7 P.M. KNIGHT NOTES JAN. 22 PURDUE* NOON Sr. (2015-16) 18 15 Jan. 27 at Michigan* 7 p.m. • Rutgers wrestling is ready to take on the , R-Sr. (2016-17) 9 3 Jan. 29 at Michigan State*& 2 p.m. beginning Sunday, Dec. 11 at Maryland on Big Ten Network. Shane Total 63 43 Sparks will provide the play-by-play and Jim Gibbons the analysis. FEB. 5 INDIANA* NOON • RU seeks its third consecutive win against the Terrapins in the S. McCabe Fr. (2012-13) 0 0 FEB. 12 NORTHWESTERN* NOON series. The program is 0-2 in B1G openers since joining the league March 4-5 Big Ten Champs All Day in 2014-15. So. (2013-14) 21 12 Jr. (2014-15) 15 10 March 16-18 NCAA Champs All Day • Nine wrestlers went 2-1 or better last weekend at the Journeymen Tussle, hosted by . 157-pounder John Van Brill Sr. (2015-16) 14 16 & denotes match televised on BTN defeated two ranked opponents at the event. R-Sr. (2016-17) 6 4 * Big Ten Conference Match • Rutgers is tabbed No. 12 in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll. Total 56 42 ! denotes match at High Point Solutions Stadium RU is also No. 13 by Intermat and No. 14 by FloWrestling. Home matches denoted by BOLD CAPS Big Ten Championships to be held in Bloomington, Ind. • Four Scarlet Knights are ranked by Intermat. , NCAA Championships to be held in St. Louis, Mo. ranked sixth at 141 pounds, is the sole representative in the top 10. All Matches in Eastern Standard Time Van Brill joined the rankings at No. 20 for the first time in his career. *Big Ten Conference Match • 149-pounder Anthony Giraldo, Van Brill, and 165-pounder Willie Scott are tied for a team-best 10 wins among those with dual experience. Scott went a perfect 3-0 last week at the Journeymen MEDIA INFORMATION Tussle. RANKED SCARLET KNIGHTS POST-MATCH INTERVIEW POLICY Wrestler Wt. Intermat Flo OpenMat WIN AWN Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale and RUTGERS PROJECTED COMPETITORS T. Dippery 133 - 16 - 12 - student-athletes will be made available to the media following a brief cooling-off period. Wt. Name Yr. Hometown Record (Dual) Please direct any student-athlete requests A. Ashnault 141 6 6 6 5 8 to Assistant Director of Athletic Communi- 125 Sean McCabe* R-Sr. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 6-4 (3-3) cations Anthony Hernandez (ahernandez@ -OR- Brandon Paetzell Fr. Phillipsburg, N.J. 7-1 (0-0) scarletknights.com/ 609-709-0013). 133 Tyson Dippery * R-Jr. Harrisburg, Pa. 8-1 (3-1) K. Theobold 149 15 12 12 12 10 IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICY -OR- Scott DelVecchio* R-Jr. South Plainfield, N.J. 7-2 (2-0) Rutgers holds weekly media availability 141 Anthony Ashnault** R-Jr. South Plainfield, N.J. 7-2 (5-1) R. Lewis 157 - 5 4 4 3 (either in person or via teleconference). Requests for head coach Scott Goodale and 149 Ken Theobold** R-Sr. Toms River, N.J. 9-1 (5-0) student-athletes should be made - if pos- -OR- Anthony Giraldo* R-So. Guttenberg, N.J. 10-3 (2-1) J. Van Brill 157 20 - 11 - - sible - 24-48 hours in advance. All interviews 157 John Van Brill R-So. Mullica Hill, N.J. 10-2 (5-0) MUST be coordinated through the Office of 165 Willie Scott R-Fr. Brick, N.J. 10-3 (3-1) Athletic Communications, and interviews will N. Gravina 184 12 12 10 11 14 not be granted on the day of competition 174 Phillip Bakuckas* R-Sr. Hammonton, N.J. 9-3 (3-2) until after the event has concluded. 184 Nicholas Gravina* R-Jr. Allendale, N.J. 7-1 (4-1) 197 Matthew Correnti Fr. Delran, N.J. 6-4 (3-1) Twitter: @RUWrestling HWT Marc McDonald So. Fairfield, N.J. 7-4 (1-1) Instagram: @RUWrestling www.Facebook.com/RUWrestling * denotes previous NCAA Championships qualifications 2016-17 B1G STANDINGS MARYLAND PROJECTED STARTERS Weight Name Year Overall Record (Dual) Team Conference Overall W-L-T % 125 Michael Beck Jr. 2-3 (1-2) Nebraska 1-0-0 1.000 5-0-0 1.000 -OR- Alex Vargas Fr. 7-6 (1-2) Iowa 1-0-0 1.000 4-0-0 1.000 133 Jhared Simmons R-Jr. 2-4 (0-0) Michigan 0-0-0 .000 3-0-0 1.000 141 Billy Rappo R-Sr. 2-5 (1-3) Ohio State 0-0-0 .000 3-0-0 1.000 149 Alfred Bannister R-So. 9-0 (4-0) Penn State 0-0-0 .000 3-0-0 1.000 -OR- Adam Whitesell R-So. 4-5 (0-0) Wisconsin 0-0-0 .000 1-0-0 1.000 157 Danny Boychuck R-Fr. 11-4 (2-1) Indiana 0-0-0 .000 5-1-0 .833 -OR- Justin Alexander R-Jr. 1-0 (1-0) RUTGERS 0-0-0 .000 5-1-0 .833 165 Josh Ugalde R-Fr. 1-1 (1-1) Northwestern 0-0-0 .000 4-1-0 .800 -OR- Patrick Gerish R-So. 5-5 (1-1) Minnesota 0-0-0 .000 1-1-0 .500 174 Sam Rowell R-Fr. 9-8 (1-3) Maryland 0-0-0 .000 1-3-0 .250 184 Idris White R-Fr. 3-5 (1-3) Illinois 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 197 David-Brian Whisler R-Fr. 7-2 (2-2) Purdue 0-1-0 .000 4-2-0 .667 -OR- Garrett Wesneski R-So. 5-4 (0-0) Michigan St. 0-1-0 .000 2-3-0 .400 HWT Youssif Hemida So. 4-4 (1-3)

Updated through 12/6 SCOUTING MARYLAND •Maryland is 1-3 to start the dual season and draws the Scarlet Knights to begin the Big Ten slate. The Terrapins won their most recent dual against Columbia, 30-9, on Nov. 27 in their second match at the fifth annual “Grapple at the Garden.”

Two Terrapins are currently ranked by Intermat: No. 11 Tyler Goodwin at 133 pounds and B1G WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK No. 12 Alfred Bannister at 149 pounds. Goodwin is not listed on this week’s probably lineup for the Terps. Nov. 8 C. Medbery, WIS Nov. 15 C. Medbery, WIS Nov. 22 K. Snyder, OSU Prior to facing Rutgers Sunday on BTN, Maryland will travel to Fairfax, Virginia, on Friday, Nov. 29 B. Pfarr, MINN Dec. 9 to wrestle North Dakota State and George Mason. Dec. 6 L. Massa, MICH SERIES VS. MARYLAND • Rutgers leads the all-time series against Maryland, 8-5-1. RU has topped the Terrapins in its last two meetings against them since both schools joined the Big Ten in 2014-15. Last year on Jan. 29, RU dropped just one bout to UMD en route to a 30-3 win at the . Current Scarlet Knights Sean McCabe, Anthony Giraldo, Anthony Ashnault, Tyson Dippery, Richie Lewis, Phillip Bakuckas, and Nicholas Gravina all picked up wins in that dual. LAST WEEK IN THE BIG TEN RANKED MATCHUPS llinois 0-0 Nebraska 4-0 • Two ranked matchups are on the docket this weekend at 133 and 149 pounds. No. 16 Dec. 3 N. Iowa Open NTS Dec. 3 Michigan St. W, 35-3 (FloWrestling) Tyson Dippery could potentially wrestle No. 11 Goodwin (Intermat) at 133 Dec. 3 Drexel W, 33-4 Dec. 3 Princeton W, 27-6 pounds. Dippery was ranked No. 19 by Intermat last week. The 149-pound match figures

Indiana 4-1 Northwestern 4-1 NATIONAL POLLS (bold indicates 2016-17 opponent) Dec. 4 North Dakota St. W, 18-17 Dec. 2 North Dakota St. L, 24-12 Dec. 4 SIU-Edwardsville W, 21-16 NWCA/USA Today Coaches’ Poll Record Intermat Dual Rankings Record FloWrestling Team Rankings Last 1. Oklahoma State (11) 4-0 1. Oklahoma State 4-0 1. Oklahoma State -- 2. Penn State (5) 3-0 2. Iowa 4-0 2. Iowa -- Iowa 4-0 Ohio State 3-0 3. Iowa 4-0 3. Missouri 2-0 3. Penn State 4 Dec. 2 South Dakota St. W, 29-8 Dec. 2-3 Cliff Keen 1st Place 4. Ohio State 3-0 4. Penn State 3-0 4. Ohio State 3 5. Missouri 2-0 5. Ohio State 3-0 5. Virginia Tech -- 6. Virginia Tech 4-1 6. Nebraska 5-0 6. Missouri -- 7. Nebraska 5-0 7. Virginia Tech 4-1 7. Cornell -- Maryland 1-3 Penn State 3-0 8. Cornell 3-0 8. Cornell 3-0 8. Nebraska 9 Nov. 27 Princeton L, 25-9 Dec. 4 Lehigh W, 30-10 9. NC State 3-0 9. Michigan 3-0 9. Illinois 8 Nov. 27 Columbia W, 30-9 10. Michigan 3-0 10. Minnesota 1-1 10. Lehigh -- 11. Lehigh 3-1 11. Illinois 0-0 11. Wisconsin 12 12. RUTGERS 5-1 12. NC State 3-0 12. Minnesota 13 Michigan 3-0 Purdue 4-2 13. Illinois 0-0 13. RUTGERS 5-1 13. Arizona State 16 Dec. 2-3 Cliff Keen 9th Place Dec. 2-3 Cliff Keen 14th Place 14. Central Michigan 1-0 14. Lehigh 3-1 14. RUTGERS 17 15. Stanford 2-1 15. Stanford 2-1 15. Stanford 11 16. Wisconsin 1-0 16. Central Michigan 1-0 16. Michigan 14 17. Oklahoma 1-2 17. Northern Iowa 3-1 17. SD State 19 Michigan State 2-3 Rutgers 5-1 18. Minnesota 1-1 18. Oklahoma 1-2 18. Northern Iowa NR Dec. 3 Nebraska L, 35-3 Dec. 4 Journeymen Tussle NTS 19. Arizona State 1-1 19. Arizona State 1-1 19. Princeton 15 Dec. 3 Princeton L, 25-15 20. South Dakota State 4-2 20. South Dakota State 3-2 20. NC State 18 Dec. 3 Drexel L, 25-9 21. Northern Iowa 3-1 21. Appalachian State 5-1 22. Appalachian State 5-1 22. North Carolina 1-1 Minnesota 1-1 Wisconsin 1-0 23. Pittsburgh 3-2 Dec. 2-3 Cliff Keen 4th Place Dec. 2-3 Cliff Keen 2nd Place 23. Oregon State 1-2 24. Drexel 6-1 24. Wyoming 1-1 25. Virginia 4-2 25. Virginia 4-2

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 2 RUTGERS BY THE NUMBERS to be the dual’s most anticipated, as No. 15 Ken Theobold will wrestle No. 12 Bannister. RUTGERS REMATCH 6 • Sean McCabe defeated Michael Beck by a 13-4 major decision in last year’s dual. Nationally ranked JOURNEYMEN TUSSLE • Fourteen Rutgers wrestlers competed at the 2016 Journeymen Tussle, hosted by Hofstra Scarlet Knights University at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. 157-pounder John Van Brill had the biggest day among the No. 12-ranked Scarlet Knights, pinning No. 4 Max 9 Rohskopf (NC State) and defeating No. 16 May Bethea (Penn). 165-pounder Willie Scott finished as the lone unbeaten for the Scarlet Knights Sunday, Returning NCAA qualifiers posting a 3-0 clip with a pair of bonus-point wins to move to 10-3 on the season.

Nine other Scarlet Knights finished with just one loss at the Tussle: 125-pounders 1 Brandon Paetzell (3-1) and Sean McCabe (3-1), 133-pounder Scott DelVecchio (2-1), No. 5 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault (2-1), 149-pounders Anthony Giraldo (2-1) and No. 10 Ken Returning All-American Theobold (2-1), 165-pounder Anthony Pafumi (2-1), 174-pounder Phillip Bakuckas (2-1), and heavyweight Marc McDonald (2-1). 25 RU AT GRAPPLE AT THE GARDEN • The Scarlet Knights have competed in the “Grapple at the Garden” every year since its N.J. natives on the roster creation and are 7-3 all-time in the event. RU split the 2016 edition after sweeping the two previous seasons, beating Columbia (39-3) and losing to No. 8 Cornell (28-10). 10 RU topped No. 7 Cornell (21-13) and George Mason (47-0) last season and Army (24-13) and Davidson (46-3) in 2014. The Scarlet Knights dropped a heartbreaker, 18-16, against Consecutive winning Maryland before bouncing back with a 29-10 win against George Mason in 2013. In its first trip to the “Grapple” in 2012, Rutgers lost to No. 14 Nebraska, 22-10, and dominated seasons and campaigns Chattanooga, 28-12. of double-digit wins BATTLE AT THE BIRTHPLACE • Longstanding wrestling rivals Rutgers and Princeton added a new chapter to their history at the first ever “Battle at the Birthplace”, presented by Autoland, on Saturday, THE LAST TIME RUTGERS ... Nov. 19 inside High Point Solutions Stadium.

Won at the RAC...... Feb. 20, 2016 vs. No. 7 Lehigh - 18-15 No. 10 Rutgers and Princeton drew the second-highest crowd in NCAA dual history Won at High Point Solutions Stadium...... Nov. 19, 2016 vs. Saturday at High Point Solutions Stadium, where the Scarlet Knights defeated the Tigers, ...... Princeton - 19-16 19-16, in front of 16,178 fans. Won at the CAG...... Nov. 1, 2015 vs. Binghamton - 38-0 The teams split the dual, 5-5, but bonus points for RU in the form of two major decisions Won at a neutral site...... Nov. 27, 2016 vs. Columbia - 39-3 Lost at the RAC...... Feb. 7, 2016 vs. No. 8 Michigan - 16-27 Lost at the CAG...... Feb. 1, 2015 vs. No. 4 Ohio State - 17-23 QUICK FACTS Lost at a neutral site...... Nov. 27, 2016 vs. No. 8 Cornell - 10-28 Won on the road...... Nov. 13, 2016 at Cal Poly- 38-4 Location New Brunswick, N.J. Lost on the road...... Jan. 17, 2016 at Minnesota - 16-17 Enrollment 65,000 Won a B1G dual.....Feb. 14, 2016 at No. 23 Purdue - 24-15 Nickname Scarlet Knights Lost a B1G dual...... Feb. 7, 2016 vs. No. 8 Michigan - 16-27 Arena (Capacity) RAC (8,000) Tied an opponent....Jan. 16, 2010 at Michigan State - 16-16 Attendance Record (Match) 6,071 (Penn State: Jan. 16, 2015) Won by criteria...... Dec. 12, 2015 vs. No. 4 Nebraska - 17-16 (3.15.3) Head Coach Scott Goodale Lost by criteria...Feb. 6, 2015 at No. 18 Wisconsin - 18-19 (3.15.3) Years at School (Record) 10th (146-51-1) Years as head coach (Record) Same Beat a ranked opponnent...... Feb. 20, 2016 vs. No. 7 Lehigh - 18-15 Associate Head Coach Donny Pritzlaff Lost to a ranked opponent.....Nov. 27, 2016 vs. No. 8 Cornell - 10-28 Assistant Coach John Leonardis Wrestled No. 1 team...... Iowa, Jan. 2, 2015 - L, 9-27 Volunteer Assistant Coach Joe Pollard Wrestled a top-five team...... Dec. 12, 2015 vs. No. 4 Nebraska - W, 17-16 2016-17 Dual Meet Record 16-5 Beat a top-five team....Dec. 12, 2015 vs. No. 4 Nebraska - 17-16 2016-17 Big Ten Dual Meet Record 5-4 Shut out an opponent.....Nov. 11, 2016 vs. San Francisco St.- 45-0 Big Ten Tournament Finish 5th, 106.5 points Scored 50+ points...... Nov. 7, 2010 vs. Sacred Heart - 56-0 NCAA Tournament Finish 15th, 30 points Scored 40-49 points....Nov. 11, 2016 vs. San Francisco St. - 45-0 Sports Information Contact Anthony Hernandez Scored 30-39 points...... Nov. 27, 2016 vs. Columbia - 39-3 Phone 732-445-8119 Scored 20-29 points...Nov. 11, 2016 at CSU Bakersfield - 45-0 Email [email protected] Scored less than 20 points.....Nov. 27, 2016 vs. No. 8 Cornell - 10-28 Website www.scarletknights.com Shut out...... Feb. 24, 2013 vs. No. 3 Penn State - 0-34 Dual starters returning/lost 7/3 Top-three in conference...... 2014 EIWA Championships (Third) NCAA qualifiers returning/ lost 9/3 Top-five in conference...... 2016 Big Ten Championships (Fifth) All-Americans returning/lost 1/1 Had an All-American...2016 - Anthony Ashnault, Fourth (141 Pounds) Program History ...... Anthony Perrotti, Eighth (165 Pounds) EIWA Champions 11 Placed at NCAAs...... 2016 - 15th, 30 points Big Ten Champions 1 All-Americans 12 100-win wrestlers 16

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 3 and a tech fall from Nicholas Gravina at 184 pounds gave the first Big Ten championship. Scarlet Knights their 21st-straight win in the series. MOVING ON UP Rutgers University, chartered in 1766 as Queens College, • Rutgers achieved its highest USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll celebrates its 250th Anniversary in 2016. The Rutgers and ranking ever at No. 6 in the nation last season on Jan. 12, 2016. Princeton wrestling programs have met 80 times since 1931, with RU defeated seven top-25 opponents and topped three top-10 the Scarlet Knights winning 21 consecutive matches in the rivalry. opponents in 2015-16. The Scarlet Knights’ previous high in the All-time, RU holds the slight edge over the Tigers, 42-33-5. polls was No. 7 on Feb. 8, 2011, when the program was 20-1 in dual competition. The rich athletic tradition between the two schools extends to the gridiron, with Rutgers and Princeton meeting in the first ever AS SEEN ON TV collegiate football game on Nov. 6, 1869 on the current site of the • Rutgers wrestling is set to appear in four nationally televised College Ave. Gym, dubbing Rutgers “The Birthplace of College matches on Big Ten Network. The Scarlet Knights’ four TV duals, Football.” all coming on the road, are tied with Iowa, Ohio State, and Penn State for the most among league schools. RU opens its TV slate NWCA ALL-STAR CLASSIC with its Big Ten opening dual at Maryland on Sunday, Dec. 11 •Anthony Ashnault and Richie Lewis captured victories on Nov. at noon. The Scarlet Knights have won their last two meetings 5 at the Wolstein Center in the 51st Annual All-Star Classic, as against the Terrapins. Rutgers’ remaining TV matches are all Rutgers had competitors in the historic event for the first time. scheduled in January, beginning with Ohio State on Sunday, Jan. 8 (noon) and Penn State on Friday, Jan. 13 (7 p.m.). RU’s final BTN Then-No. 4 Ashnault, who reached the All-America podium in match comes on the road at Michigan State on Sunday, Jan. 29 each of the last two seasons, escaped in the final period to tie the (2 p.m.). match at 6-6. In sudden victory, the South Plainfield, New Jersey, native swept 2016 NCAA runner-up Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) BEST FOOT FORWARD to the mat to come out on top in the main event match. • Rutgers has won nine consecutive duals to open a season.

Lewis, ranked No. 6 to enter the year by Intermat, won by a RETURNING NCAA QUALIFIERS 2-0 score against Missouri’s No. 11-ranked Joey Lavallee in a • Sean McCabe (125), Scott DelVecchio and Tyson Dippery (133), showcase match. Anthony Ashnault (141), Ken Theobold and Anthony Giraldo (149), Richie Lewis (157), Phillip Bakuckas (174), and Nicholas EAST STROUSBURG OPEN Gravina (184) all return to Rutgers after qualifying for the NCAA • Six Scarlet Knights won East Stroudsburg University Open titles Championships last year. on Nov. 6, as 125-pounder Brandon Paetzell, 133-pounder Tyson Dippery, 157-pounder Eleazar DeLuca, 174-pounder Phillip JERSEY STRONG Bakuckas, 184-pounder Nicholas Gravina, and 197-pounder • More than 80 percent (25 of 31) of RU’s roster hails from the Kevin Mulligan all kicked off the season in winning fashion. In “Garden State.” total, 25 Scarlet Knights wrestled unattached in the tournament. 2015-16 SEASON RECAP TOP-FIVE IN NATIONAL ATTENDANCE • The Scarlet Knights (16-5) ended last season ranked No. 10 • Rutgers wrestling continued its push into the national spotlight in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll. The program in 2015-16, as TheOpenMat.com announced Thursday the Scarlet defeated seven ranked opponents and three in the top-10, Knights tallied the fifth-highest attendance total in the nation last culminating with an 18-15 win over No. 7 Lehigh in the NWCA season. Denny Diehl of Roby Publishing compiled the attendance National Duals Championship Series. The top-10 finish was the figures for the top-10 programs, with RU making the top-six for second since 2009 and fifth top-25 finish in the Goodale era. the second-straight season. All 10 Scarlet Knights qualified for the NCAA Championships In total, Rutgers wrestling drew 16,226 fans to the Rutgers Athletic for the first time in program history, as RU was one of just three Center for an average of 2,874 fans for match. Attendance figures schools to accomplish that feat. Nine NCAA qualifiers return to from the Rutgers Duals on Nov. 1, which featured matches against the lineup this season for Rutgers and will mesh with a recruiting Centenary, Franklin & Marshall, and Binghamton, were not class that ranked No. 9 in the nation by FloWrestling and No. 10 factored into the total. RU’s highest-attended match last season by Intermat. came against Michigan State, with 3,360 filling the RAC stands. 2016 NCAA RECAP The Scarlet Knights finished behind Iowa (1st – 97,325), Penn • Rutgers wrapped up the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling State (2nd – 15,983), Oklahoma State (3rd – 29,493), and Ohio Championships with two All-Americans for the second time in State (4th – 19,254) in the rankings. program history at Madison Square Garden. Fourth-place finisher Anthony Ashnault and eighth-place finisher Anthony Perrotti both ESTABLISHING A WINNING TRADITION reached the national podium for the second time in their careers. • In his nine years “On the Banks,” head coach Scott Goodale Ashnault’s finish ties the second-highest in the history of Rutgers has elevated the program to new heights. The Scarlet Knights wrestling. have posted a winning dual record in 10 consecutive seasons, including all nine under the leadership of Goodale. The program Rutgers concluded the national tournament in 15th place with 30 had All-Americans in three-straight years, the first time in program team points, the best finish in program history. history that was accomplished. The Scarelt Knights had two All- Americans at NCAAs in 2016 in Anthony Perrotti (8th-165) and Anthony Ashnault (4th-141). Ashnault also captured the team’s

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 4 2016-17 RUTGERS WRESTLING STATISTICS WEIGHT-BY-WEIGHT BREAKDOWN Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf. (Duals) MD(Duals) TF(Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest 125 Lipari, Peter 0-0 0-0 ------Mackall, Alex 0-0 0-0 ------McCabe, Sean 6-4 3-3 --- 13 4 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) ------Paetzell, Brandon 7-1 0-0 ------2 (---) 3 (---) 2 (---) ------Patrick, Josh 12-5 0-0 ------5 (---) --- 2 (---) 3 (---) 2 (---) 0:19 133 DelVecchio, Scott 7-2 2-0 --- 10 3 (---) --- 1 (1) 1 (---) 2 (1) 3:56 Dippery, Tyson 8-1 3-1 --- 13 4 (1) ------4 (2) ------141 Ashnault, Anthony 7-2 5-1 --- 23 1 (1) --- 1 (1) 3 (2) 2 (1) 1:38 Ottaviano, Nicholas 4-4 0-0 ------2 (---) ------2 (---) 2:18 Van Brill, Michael 8-2 0-0 ------7 (---) --- 1 (---) ------149 DeLuca, Eleazar 5-0 0-0 ------3 (---) --- 1 (---) --- 1 (---) 2:29 Giraldo, Anthony 10-3 2-1 --- 7 5 (1) --- 3 (1) 1 (---) 1 (---) 2:33 Theobold, Ken 9-1 5-0 --- 20 4 (3) --- 1 (---) 2 (1) 2 (1) 3:27 Povalac, William 5-4 0-0 ------3 (---) --- 1 (---) --- 1 (---) 2:43 157 Lewis, Richie 1-0 1-0 --- 4 ------1 (1) ------Van Brill, John 10-2 5-0 --- 17 5 (3) 1 (---) 3 (2) --- 1 (---) 5:45 165 Donner, Brett 6-6 0-0 ------4 (---) ------2 (---) 1:21 Grello, Joseph 3-2 0-0 ------1 (---) ------2 (---) 0:56 Pafumi, Anthony 7-7 0-0 ------6 (---) ------1 (---) ------Painton, Dylan 3-3 0-0 ------1 (---) ------1 (---) 1 (---) 5:27 Scott, Willie 10-3 3-1 --- 11 4 (1) --- 4 (2) 1 (---) 1 (---) 1:24 174 Bakuckas, Phillip 9-3 3-2 --- 13 3 (1) --- 2 (---) 3 (2) 1 (---) 1:34 Pagano, Jordan 7-3 2-0 --- 9 4 (1) ------1 (---) 2 (1) 0:20 184 Gravina, Nicholas 7-1 4-1 --- 21 1 (---) --- 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (2) 0:57 197 Correnti, Matthew 6-4 3-1 --- 10 4 (2) --- 2 (1) ------Kremiller, Kyle 0-0 0-0 ------Messner, Anthony 3-6 0-2 ------2 (---) ------1 (---) 1:34 Mulligan, Kevin 12-3 0-0 ------5 (---) --- 3 (---) 1 (---) 3 (---) 0:59 HWT Gross, Razohnn 3-5 0-4 ------2 (---) ------1 (---) 6:50 McDonald, Marc 7-4 1-1 --- 6 5 (---) 1 (---) ------1 (1) 0:29 Normandia, Ralph 1-0 0-0 ------1 (---) ------

DUAL LEADERS Wins Pins Major Decisions 1. Ken Theobold 5 1. Nicholas Gravina 2 1. Willie Scott 2 Anthony Ashnault 5 2. Five Tied 1 John Van Brill 2 John Van Brill 5 3. Seven Tied 1

Points Tech Falls Decisions 1. Anthony Ashnault 23 1. Tyson Dippery 2 1. John Van Brill 3 2. Nicholas Gravina 21 Phillip Bakuckas 2 Ken Theobold 3 3. Ken Theobold 20 Anthony Ashnault 2 3. Matthew Correnti 2

OVERALL LEADERS Wins Tech Falls Decisions 1. Kevin Mulligan 12 1. Tyson Dippery 4 1. Michael Van Brill 7 Josh Patrick 12 2. Anthony Ashnault 3 2. Anthony Pafumi 6 3. Three Tied 10 Phillip Bakuckas 3 3. Five Tied 5 Josh Patrick 3 Fastest Fall Pins Major Decisions 1. Josh Patrick 0:19 1. Kevin Mulligan 3 1. Willie Scott 4 2. Jordan Pagano 0:20 2. 10 Tied 2 2. Four Tied 3 3. Marc McDonald 0:29

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 5 DUAL RESULTS BY WEIGHT

Individual Record 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 3-3 5-1 5-1 5-1 6-0 5-1 4-2 5-1 3-3 1-5 42-18

Decisions 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 15

Major Decisions 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 11

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

Pins 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 7

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DUAL NO. 1 DUAL NO. 2 NO. 10 RUTGERS 45, SAN FRANCISCO STATE 0 NO. 10 RUTGERS 26, CSU BAKERSFIELD 15

Nov. 11, 2016 • Bakersfield, Calif. • Icardo Center Nov. 11, 2016 • Bakersfield, Calif. • Icardo Center 184: Jordan Pagano (RU) wins by fall over Mitchell Owens (SFST), 2:32; RU leads 6-0 184: No. 15/13/14 Nicholas Gravina (RU) wins by fall over Dylan Bollinger (CSUB), 1:33; RU leads 6-0 197: Matthew Correnti (RU) major dec. over Jonathan Costa (SFST), 11-2; RU leads, 10-0 197: Matt Williams (CSUB) wins by fall over Matthew Correnti (RU), 2:28; Dual tied, 6-6 285: Marc McDonald (RU) wins by fall over Ricardo Jaramillo (SFST), 0:29; RU leads, 16-0 HWT: Alex Encarnacion-Strand (CSUB) dec. over Razohnn Gross (RU), 6-2; CSUB leads, 9-6 125: Sean McCabe (RU) dec. over Matt Gamble (SFST), 10-4; RU leads, 19-0 125: Sean Nickell (CSUB) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 8-1; CSUB leads, 12-6 133: Scott DelVecchio (RU) major dec. over Nate Cervantez (SFST), 16-2; RU leads, 23-0 133: No. 15/14/20 Tyson Dippery (RU) tech fall over Carlos Herrera (CSUB), 17-1; CSUB leads, 12-11 141: No. 3/3/4 Anthony Ashnault (RU) tech fall over Joshua Weinberg (SFST), 17-0; RU leads, 28-0 141: No. 3/3/4 Anthony Ashnault (RU) major dec. over Russel Rohlfing (CSUB), 17-5; RU leads, 15-12 149: No. 13/13/NR Ken Theobold (RU) tech fall over Thomas Turcol (SFST), 19-0; RU leads, 33-0 149: No. NR/NR/18 Coleman Hammond (CSUB) dec. over Anthony Giraldo (RU), 3-0; Dual tied, 15-15 157: Anthony Giraldo (RU) dec. over Landon Myers (SFST), 6-3;RU leads, 36-0 157: No. 13/13/NR Ken Theobold (RU) dec. over Sean O’Rourke (CSUB), 2-0; RU leads, 18-15 165: Willie Scott (RU) major dec. over Tyson Kuahine (SFST), 16-6; RU leads, 40-0 165: John Van Brill (RU) dec. over Lorenzo De La Riva (CSUB), 10-3; RU leads, 21-15 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) tech fall over Jesse Lyga (SFST), 17-1; RU wins 45-0 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) tech fall over Matt Penyacsek (CSUB), 17-0; RU wins, 26-15 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat

DUAL NO. 3 DUAL NO. 4 NO. 10 RUTGERS 38, CAL POLY 4 NO. 10 RUTGERS 19, PRINCETON 16

Nov. 13, 2016 • San Luis Obispo, Calif. • Mott Athletics Center Nov. 19, 2016 • Piscataway, N.J. • High Point Solutions Stadium 125: Sean McCabe (RU) major dec. over Isaac Blackburn (Cal Poly), 10-1; RU leads, 4-0 125: Ty Agaisse (PU) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 2-0; PU leads, 3-0 133: No. 15/14/20 Tyson Dippery (RU) tech fall over Yoshi Funakoshi (Cal Poly), 16-0; RU leads, 9-0 133: No. 13/13/19 Tyson Dippery (RU) dec. over Pat D’Arcy (PU), 7-2; Dual tied, 3-3 141: No. 3/3/4 Anthony Ashnault (RU) wins by fall over Connor Pollock (Cal Poly), 6:16; RU leads, 15-0 141: No. 10//10/10 Matthew Kolodzik (PU) dec. over No. 3/3/4 Anthony Ashnault (RU), 4-3; PU leads, 6-3 149: No. 13/13/NR Ken Theobold (RU) wins by fall over Joshua Cortez (Cal Poly), 6:42; RU leads, 21-0 149: No. 14/11/NR Ken Theobold (RU) dec. over No. 19/NR/13 Jordan Laster (PU), 6-4; Dual tied, 6-6 157: John Van Brill (RU) dec. over Colt Shorts (Cal Poly), 7-2; RU leads, 24-0 157: John Van Brill (RU) major dec. over Mike D’Angelo (PU), 14-3; RU leads, 10-6 165: Willie Scott (RU) major dec. over Blake Kastl (Cal Poly), 11-3; RU leads, 28-0 165: No. 6/7/7/ Richie Lewis (RU) major dec. over Joe Tavoso (PU), 17-6; RU leads, 14-6 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Mathew Wilhelm (Cal Poly), 7-3; RU leads, 31-0 174: No. 16/19/17 Jonathan Schleifer (PU) dec. over Phillip Bakuckas (RU), 3-1 (SV); RU leads, 14-9 184: No. 15/13/14 Nicholas Gravina (RU) major dec. over Thomas Lane (Cal Poly), 8-0; RU leads, 35-0 184: No. 14/14/14 Nicholas Gravina (RU) tech fall over No. 17/15/11 Ian Baker (PU), 24-3; RU leads, 19-9 197: Matthew Correnti (RU) dec. over JT Goodwin (Cal Poly), 8-7; Rutgers leads, 38-0 197: No. 4/4/4 Brett Harner (PU) dec. over Anthony Messner (RU), 8-2; RU leads, 19-12 HWT: Spencer Empey (Cal Poly) major dec. over Razohnn Gross (RU), 8-0; Rutgers wins, 38-4 HWT: No. 18/18/14 Ray O’Donnell (PU) major dec. over Marc McDonald (RU), 12-4; RU wins, 19-16 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat

DUAL NO. 5 DUAL NO. 6 NO. 10 RUTGERS 39, COLUMBIA 3 NO. 8 CORNELL 28, NO. 10 RUTGERS 10

Nov. 27, 2016 • New York, N.Y. • Madison Square Garden Nov. 27, 2016 • New York, N.Y. • Madison Square Garden 125: Sean McCabe (RU) wins by forfeit; RU leads, 6-0 125: Noah Baughman (CU) dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 3-1; Cornell leads, 3-0 133: Scott DelVecchio (RU) wins by fall over Alec Kelly (CU), 5:46; RU leads, 12-0 133: No. NR/17/NR Mark Grey (CU) dec. over No. 13/14/18 Tyson Dippery (RU), 6-4; CU leads, 6-0 141: No. 5/5/6 Anthony Ashnault (RU) tech fall over Jacob Macalolooy (CU), 18-3; RU leads, 17-0 141: No. 5/5/6 Anthony Ashnault (RU) dec. over Will Koll (CU), 6-4; CU leads, 6-3 149: Anthony Giraldo (RU) major dec. over Dan Reed (CU), 13-1; RU leads, 21-0 149: No. 10/9/12 Ken Theobold (RU) dec. over No. 19/NR/7 Joey Galasso (CU), 6-0; Dual tied, 6-6 157: John Van Brill (RU) dec. over Tyler Ponte (CU), 4-0; RU leads, 24-0 157: John Van Brill (RU) major dec. over Taylor Simaz (CU), 8-0; RU leads, 10-6 165: Willie Scott (RU) dec. over No. NR/15/14 Tyrel White (CU), 8-6 (SV); RU leads, 27-0 165: No. 20/NR/NR Brandon Womack (CU) wins by fall over Willie Scott (RU), 4:24; CU leads, 12-10 174: Jordan Pagano (RU) dec. over Austin Coniker (CU), 6-0; RU leads, 30-0 174: No. 5/5/6 Brian Realbuto (CU) dec. over Phillip Bakuckas (RU), 4-2; CU leads, 15-10 184: No. 13/13/11 Nick Gravina (RU) wins by fall over Donny Donnelly (CU), 0:57; RU leads, 36-0 184: No. 1/1/1 Gabe Dean (CU) major dec. over No. 13/13/11 Nick Gravina (RU), 16-3; CU leads, 19-10 197: Matthew Correnti (RU) dec. over over Matt Doggett (CU), 6-1; RU leads, 39-0 197: Ben Honis (CU) dec. over Anthony Messner (RU), 4-0; CU leads, 22-10 HWT: No. NR/NR/19 Garrett Ryan (CU) dec. over Razohnn Gross (RU), 9-2; RU wins, 39-3 HWT: No. 19/NR/NR Jeramy Sweany (CU) wins by fall over Razohnn Gross (RU), 4:32; CU wins, 28-10 Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat

DUAL NO. 7 DUAL NO. 8 NO. 12 RUTGERS AT MARYLAND* RUTGERS VS. ILLINOIS*

Dec. 11, 2016 • College Park, Md. • XFinity Center Pavilion Jan. 6, 2017 • Piscataway, N.J. • Rutgers Athletic Center 125: 125: 133: 133: 141: 141: 149: 149: 157: 157: 165: 165: 174: 174: 184: 184: 197: 197: HWT: HWT: Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat

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DUAL NO. 9 DUAL NO. 10 RUTGERS AT OHIO STATE* RUTGERS AT PENN STATE*

Jan. 8, 2017 • Columbus, Ohio • St. John Arena Jan. 13, 2017 • University Park, Pa. • Rec Hall 125: 125: 133: 133: 141: 141: 149: 149: 157: 157: 165: 165: 174: 174: 184: 184: 197: 197: HWT: HWT: Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat

DUAL NO. 11 DUAL NO. 12 RUTGERS VS. OREGON STATE RUTGERS VS. PURDUE

Jan. 20, 2017 • Piscataway, N.J. • Rutgers Athletic Center Jan. 22, 2017 • Piscataway, N.J. • Rutgers Athletic Center 125: 125: 133: 133: 141: 141: 149: 149: 157: 157: 165: 165: 174: 174: 184: 184: 197: 197: HWT: HWT: Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat

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

Jan. 27, 2017 • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Cliff Keen Arena Jan. 29, 2017 • East Lansing, Mich. • Jenison Field House 125: 125: 133: 133: 141: 141: 149: 149: 157: 157: 165: 165: 174: 174: 184: 184: 197: 197: HWT: HWT: Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat

DUAL NO. 15 DUAL NO. 16 RUTGERS VS. INDIANA RUTGERS VS. NORTHWESTERN

Feb. 5, 2017 • Piscataway, N.J. • Rutgers Athletic Center Feb. 17, 2017 • Piscataway, N.J. • Rutgers Athletic Center 125: 125: 133: 133: 141: 141: 149: 149: 157: 157: 165: 165: 174: 174: 184: 184: 197: 197: HWT: HWT: 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 8 DUAL-BY-DUAL STARTERS Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. San Francisco St. McCabe DelVecchio Ashnault Theobold Giraldo Scott Bakuckas Pagano Correnti McDonald W-D, 10-4 W-MD, 16-2 W-TF, 17-0 W-TF, 19-0 W-D, 6-3 W-MD, 16-6 W-TF, 17-1 W-F, 2:32 W-MD, 11-2 W-F, 0:29 W, 45-0 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at CSU Bakersfield McCabe Dippery Ashnault Giraldo Theobold Van Brill Bakuckas Gravina Correnti Gross L-D, 8-1 W-TF, 17-1 W-MD, 17-5 L-D, 3-0 W-D, 2-0 W-D, 10-3 W-TF, 17-0 W-F, 1:33 L-F, 2:28 L-D, 6-2 W, 26-15 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at Cal Poly W, 38-4 McCabe Dippery Ashnault Theobold Van Brill Scott Bakuckas Gravina Correnti Gross W-MD, 10-1 W-TF, 16-0 W-F, 6:16 W-F, 6:42 W-D, 7-2 W-MD, 11-3 W-D, 7-3 W-MD, 8-0 W-D, 8-7 L-MD, 8-0

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. McCabe Dippery Ashnault Theobold Van Brill Lewis Bakuckas Gravina Messner McDonald Princeton L-D, 2-0 W-D, 7-2 L-D, 4-3 W-D, 6-4 W-D, 14-3 W-MD, 17-6 L-D, 3-1 (SV) W-TF, 24-3 L-D, 8-2 L-MD, 12-4 W, 19-16 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. McCabe DelVecchio Ashnault Giraldo Van Brill Scott Pagano Gravina Correnti Gross Columbia W-Forf. W-F, 5:46 W-TF, 18-3 W,MD, 13-1 W-D, 4-0 W-D, 8-6 (SV) W-D, 6-0 W-F, 0:57 W-D, 6-1 L-D, 9-2 W, 39-3

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. No. 8 McCabe Dippery Ashnault Theobold Van Brill Scott Bakuckas Gravina Messner Gross Cornell L-D, 3-1 L-D, 6-4 W-D, 6-4 W-D, 6-0 W-MD, 8-0 L-F, 4:24 L-D, 4-2 L-MD, 16-3 L-D, 4-0 L-F, 4:32 W, 28-10 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at Maryland Dec. 11 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Illinois Jan. 6

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at Ohio State Jan. 8 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at Penn State Jan. 13

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. Oregon State Jan. 20 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Purdue Nov. 22

Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at Michigan Jan. 27 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT at Michigan State Jan. 29 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Indiana Feb. 5 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. North- western Feb. 12

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 10 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Scott Goodale 10th-year head coach Scott Goodale has brought the Scarlet Knights to the forefront of in his tenure “On the Banks.” After dominating at the high school ranks at Jackson Memorial, Goodale, joined by assistant coach John Leonardis, took over Rutgers wrestling in 2007- 08 with a new vision for the program. Over the past three seasons, Rutgers has achieved four All-Americans. Since 2009, RU has earned two top-10 finishes and five top-25 finishes in the USA Today/ NWCA Division I Coaches Poll.

Under Goodale’s watch, RU has produced four All-Americans, two conference champions (One Big Ten, One EIWA), 51 NCAA Championship bids, 12 Big Ten Conference Championships placewinners and 42 placewinners at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships. The program has tallied an impressive 141-50-1 record during his first nine years “On the Banks.”

Rutgers has produced All-Americans in each of the last three seasons. Anthony Ashnault (141 pounds) became the first Rutgers freshman to accomplish the feat in 2015 in St. Louis, and followed that performance up with a fourth-place finish in 2016 at Madison Square Garden. Ashnault is the first wrestler in RU history to start his career with consecutive All-America honors.

The 2015-16 season was undeniably the most successful in Rutgers wrestling history. The Scarlet Knights sent all 10 weight classes to the NCAA Championships for the first time and finished 15th in the nation. Ashnault won the Big Ten title at 141 pounds to become Rutgers’ first ever Big Ten champ, as the squad wrestled to a fifth-place finish at the 2016 Big Ten Championships.

RU (16-5) closed the dual season ranked No. 10 in the final USA Today/ NWCA Coaches Poll, defeating seven ranked opponents and three in the top-10, culminating with an 18-15 win over No. 7 Lehigh in the NWCA National Duals Championship Series.

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 Jaguars. Goodale coached four New Jersey State Champions and five New Jersey State runner-ups, along with 16 additional state placewinners. In total, he has coached a total of 41 District 21 Champions and 10 Region VI Champions. Goodale led his teams to two Group IV State Championships, as well as four Central Jersey Group IV Sectional titles. Each season Goodale spent with Jackson Memorial, the Jaguars were crowned District 21 Team Champions, as well as winning four Class A-South Shore Conference titles. 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, 2-7 Big Ten .667 2015-16 Rutgers 16-5, 5-4 Big Ten .762 2016-17 Rutgers 5-1, 0-0 Big Ten .833 RU: overall (146-51-1, .740) Big Ten (7-11, .388) EIWA (44-11, .800) TOTAL: Same

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 11 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 sAssociate head coach Donny Pritzlaff, a two-time national champion, world medalist, and Big Ten Conference veteran as a coach and wrestler, enters his third season with Rutgers wrestling in 2016-17. Pritzlaff arrived at RU before its inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference and has helped usher in a new era for the program. Three All- America honors were achieved over his first two seasons. In 2015-16, the Scarlet Knights finished in the top-10 of the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll for the second time since 2009. 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 (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 fol- lowing 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 divi- sion. 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 daugh- ters, 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 12 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 141-50-1 record during his first nine 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 four All-Americans, two conference champions, 51 NCAA Championship bids, 12 Big Ten Confer- ence Championship placewinners, and 42 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships placewinners. Rutgers has produced All-Americans in each of the last three seasons. Anthony Ashnault (141 pounds) became the first Rutgers freshman to accomplish the feat in 2015 in St. Louis, and followed that performance up with a fourth-place finish in 2016 at Madison Square Garden. Ashnault is the first wrestler in RU history to start his career with consecutive All-America honors. With Leonardis and Goodale at the helm, RU notched five top-25 and two top-10 finishes since 2009. The 2015-16 season was undeniably the most successful in Rutgers wrestling history. The Scarlet Knights sent all 10 weight classes to the NCAA Championships for the first time and finished 15th in the nation. Ashnault won the Big Ten title at 141 pounds to become Rutgers’ first ever Big Ten champ, as the squad wrestled to a fifth-place finish at the 2016 Big Ten Championships. Leonardis was a three year varsity wrestling letterwinner at Lehigh before graduating in 1997. He was an EIWA Champion in 1996 in the 190-pound weight class. The Sea Girt, N.J., native played football and wrestled for Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J. His senior year he was a captain for both wrestling and football, leading each program to a State Championship. During his wrestling career, Leonardis was a four-time National Prep placewinner and champion and an Amateur Wrestling News All-American. On the coaching front, Leonardis has extensive experience. For six years (2000-06), he compiled a .720 winning percentage as the head coach at Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J. 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 six seasons, Joe Pollard begins his seventh year “On the Banks” in 2016-17. Pollard continues in the volunteer assistant coach role after serving as one of the Rutgers’ wrestling program’s assistant coaches in 2011-12. He assists in all facets of the wrestling program, including training, conditioning and opponent scouting. In Pollard’s time at Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights have produced four All-Americans, two conference champions, 39 NCAA Championship bids, 12 Big Ten Conference Championship placewinners, and 28 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Associa- tion (EIWA) Championships placewinners. RU set a school record in duals won (21) and tied Rutgers’ best total for NCAA qualifiers (eight) in 2011. 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 . 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 selec- tion, 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 13 2016-17 RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS ALPHABETICAL Name Year Weight High School / Prev. School / Hometown Ashnault, Anthony** R-Jr. 141 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Bakuckas, Phillip* R-Sr. 174 Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton Correnti, Matthew Fr. 197/HWT Delran, N.J./Holy Cross Academy DeLuca, Eleazar Sr. 149 Talent, Ore./Northern Colorado DelVecchio, Scott* R-Jr. 133 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Dippery, Tyson* R-Jr. 133/141 Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin Donner, Brett Fr. 165/174 Wall, N.J./Wall Giraldo, Anthony* R-So. 149 Guttenberg, N.J./North Bergen Gravina, Nicholas* R-Jr. 184 Allendale, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional Grello, Joseph Fr. 165/174 Newton, N.J./Bergen Catholic Gross, Razohnn Jr. HWT Franklin Park, N.J./ Don Bosco Prep Kremiller, Kyle R-Fr. 197 Perry, Ohio/Perry Lewis, Richie* Sr. 157 Toms River, N.J./Toms River East/Iowa Central Lipari, Peter R-Fr. 125 Byram, N.J./Bergen Catholic Mackall, Alex Fr. 125 Austintown, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit McCabe, Sean* R-Sr. 125 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot McDonald, Marc So. HWT Fairfield, N.J./West Essex Messner, Anthony R-Jr. 197 Somerset, N.J./Franklin Mulligan, Kevin Fr. 197 Blauvelt, N.Y./Bergen Catholic Normandia, Ralph R-So. HWT Somerset, N.J./Franklin Ottaviano, Nicholas R-So. 141 Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck Paetzell, Brandon Fr. 125 Phillipsburg, N.J./ Phillipsburg Pafumi, Anthony R-Sr. 165 Westfield, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep Pagano, Jordan R-So. 174 South Brunswick, N.J./Bergen Catholic/Penn State Painton, Dylan R-Jr. 165 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Patrick, Josh R-Jr. 125 Rector, Pa./Ligonier Valley Povalac, William R-Fr. 149 Edison, N.J./Edison Scott, Willie R-Fr. 165 Brick, N.J./Brick Township Theobold, Ken** R-Sr. 149 Toms River, N.J./Toms River South Van Brill, John R-So. 157 Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Van Brill, Michael Fr. 141 Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview WEIGHT Name Year Weight High School / Prev. School / Hometown Lipari, Peter R-Fr. 125 Byram, N.J./Bergen Catholic Mackall, Alex Fr. 125 Austintown, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit McCabe, Sean* R-Sr. 125 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot Paetzell, Brandon Fr. 125 Phillipsburg, N.J./ Phillipsburg Patrick, Josh R-Jr. 125 Rector, Pa./Ligonier Valley DelVecchio, Scott* R-Jr. 133 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Dippery, Tyson* R-Jr. 133/141 Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin Ashnault, Anthony** R-Jr. 141 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Ottaviano, Nicholas R-So. 141 Marlboro, N.J./Colts Neck Van Brill, Michael Fr. 141 Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview DeLuca, Eleazar Sr. 149 Talent, Ore./Northern Colorado Giraldo, Anthony* R-So. 149 Guttenberg, N.J./North Bergen Povalac, William R-Fr. 149 Edison, N.J./Edison Theobold, Ken** R-Sr. 149 Toms River, N.J./Toms River South Lewis, Richie* Sr. 157 Toms River, N.J./Toms River East/Iowa Central Van Brill, John R-So. 157 Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Pafumi, Anthony R-Sr. 165 Westfield, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep Painton, Dylan R-Jr. 165 South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield Scott, Willie R-Fr. 165 Brick, N.J./Brick Township Donner, Brett Fr. 165/174 Wall, N.J./Wall Grello, Joseph Fr. 165/174 Newton, N.J./Bergen Catholic Bakuckas, Phillip* R-Sr. 174 Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton Pagano, Jordan R-So. 174 South Brunswick, N.J./Bergen Catholic/Penn State Gravina, Nicholas* R-Jr. 184 Allendale, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional Kremiller, Kyle R-Fr. 197 Perry, Ohio/Perry Messner, Anthony R-Jr. 197 Somerset, N.J./Franklin Mulligan, Kevin Fr. 197 Blauvelt, N.Y./Bergen Catholic Correnti, Matthew Fr. 197/HWT Delran, N.J./Holy Cross Academy Gross, Razohnn Jr. HWT Franklin Park, N.J./ Don Bosco Prep McDonald, Marc So. HWT Fairfield, N.J./West Essex Normandia, Ralph R-So. HWT Somerset, N.J./Franklin * denotes previous NCAA qualifications

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 14 PROJECTED COMPETITORS Sean McCabe The McCabe File ... Career Honors: 2016 NCAA qualifier … 2014 TCNJ Open Champion. 125 R-Sr. 125 Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 2016-17 (As a redshirt senior): Went 3-1 at the Journeymen Tussle (Dec. 4) … won his first match Connetquot HS of the year, 10-4, against San Francisco State’s Matt Gamble (Nov. 11). Career Overall / Dual Record: 2015-16 (As a redshirt junior): Went 14-16 overall and 10-9 in duals … posted an 0-2 mark at 56-42 / 30-23 his first NCAA Championships (March 17-19) … received an at-large bid to the NCAA Champion- 2016-17 Season - 6-4 / 3-3 ships, earning his first-career trip to nationals (March 8) … scored a takedown as time expired to Matt Gamble (San Francisco State) W-D, 10-4 defeat Minnesota’s Skyler Petry, 7-6 (Jan. 17) … wrestled at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Sean Nickell (CSU Bakersfield) L-D, 8-1 Championships, finishing one win shy of placing (Dec. 29-30) … pinned George Mason’s Ibrahim Isaac Blackburn (Cal Poly) W-MD, 10-1 Ty Agaisse (Princeton) L-D, 2-0 Bamduka in 2:16 and upset then-No. 18 Dalton Macri of Cornell, 6-5, at the “Grapple at the Gar- (Columbia) W-Forf. den” (Nov. 29) … earned the first ranking of his career following the win, coming in at No. 18 by Noah Baughman (Cornell) L-D, 3-1 Journeymen Tussle WIN Magazine … had a 2-1 day at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals (Nov. 15) … posted a 2-0 Donald Keeley (Brown) W-D, 4-1 record at the Rutgers Duals, winning by major decision and decision (Nov. 1). Charlie Lenox (NC State) W-D, 6-2 Patrick Hearney (Citadel) W-D, 8-2 No. 13 Nathan Kraisser (Campbell) L-D, 4-0 2014-15 (As a redshirt sophomore): Wrestled to a 15-10 overall record and 11-6 dual record … went 4-4 in his first Big Ten dual season … posted a 2-0 B1G weekend with wins over Minnesota’s Jordan Bremer (Jan. 11) and Illinois’ Dominic Olivieri (Jan. 9) … the win over Olivieri was the first Big Ten victory of his career … finished 2-0 at the Third Annual “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 21) … went 1-1 at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals (Nov. 29) … captured the TCNJ Open title at 125 pounds, defeating teammate Josh Patrick by a 5-2 decision in the final (Nov. 22) … won by decision and major decision in a 2-0 day at the Rutgers Duals (Nov. 2).

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), win- ning 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 … born on Aug. 2, 1994.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 15 PROJECTED COMPETITORS The Paetzell File ... Brandon Paetzell Career Honors: 2016 East Stroudsburg Open Champion. 125 Fr. 125 Phillipsburg, N.J. 2016-17 (As a freshman): Posted a 3-1 mark at the Journeymen Tussle (Dec. 4) … went 4-0 at the Phillipsburg HS East Stroudsburg University Open for a title in his first-career tournament (Nov. 6). Career Overall / Dual Record: Prior to Rutgers: Competed at Phillipsburg HS ... tabbed the No. 62 overall recruit byIntermat and 7-1 / 0-0 ranked No. 4 nationally at 120 pounds …NJSIAA runner-up at 132 pounds in 2016 and at 106 2016-17 Season - 7-1 / 0-0 pounds in 2014 … finished fifth at 106 pounds as a freshman … 2014 Beast of the East Cham- East Stroudsburg Open (First Place) pion. Aslan Kilic (Navy) W-TF, 19-4 Ryan Hetrick (West Point Prep School) W-MD, 15-5 Anthony Petril (Kutztown) W-TF, 15-0 Austin Petril (Kutztown) W-MD, 11-3 Journeymen Tussle Michael Russo (Brown) W-D, 4-1 No. 13 Nathan Kraisser (Campbell) L-D, 7-1 Jacob Martin (Hofstra) W-MD, 10-1 Charlie Lenox (NC State) W-D, 6-2

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 16 PROJECTED COMPETITORS Tyson Dippery The Dippery File ... Career Honors: 2016 NCAA Championships qualifier … 2016 Big Ten Championships placewinner, 125 R-Jr. finishing sixth … 2016, 2015 and 2014 East Stroudsburg Open Champion … 2014 EIWA Champi- 133 Harrisburg, Pa. onships placewinner, finishing sixth. Central Dauphin HS 2016-17 (As a redshirt junior): Captured a 7-2 decision against Princeton’s Pat D’Arcy in the “Battle Career Overall / Dual Record: at the Birthplace” at High Point Solutions Stadium (Nov. 19) … went 5-0 for the top spot at the East 48-30 / 25-14 Stroudsburg University Open, his third title at the event (Nov. 6). 2016-17 Season - 8-1 / 3-1 East Stroudsburg Open (First Place) 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Ended his sophomore campaign 18-15 overall and 13-8 in Chris Crane (Kutztown) W-TF, 16-1 Cody Trybus (Navy) W-TF, 16-0 dual competition … went 0-2 at his first NCAA Championships (March 17-19) … wrestled to a Joe Lobeck (Lehigh) W-D, 3-0 sixth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, earning an automatic qualifying bid for the NCAA Andy Schultz (Bloomsburg) W-D, 7-2 Championships (March 5-6) … earned the first Intermat ranking of his career, coming in at No. 20 Scott DelVecchio (Rutgers) W-D, 1-0 Carlos Herrera (CSU Bakersfield) W-TF, 17-1 on March 8 … topped Ian Brown, 6-0, in RU’s NWCA National Duals win over No. 7 Lehigh (Feb. 20) Yoshi Funakoshi (Cal Poly) W-TF, 16-0 … scored 14 near fall points in the first period of a tech fall in the win over No. 23 Purdue (Feb. Pat D’Arcy (Princeton) W-D, 7-2 Mark Grey (Cornell) L-D, 6-4 14) … entered the rankings for the first time at No. 19 by WIN Magazine (Feb. 1) … escaped with time winding down to defeat Princeton’s Chris Perez, 6-5 (Jan. 31) … scored 14 near fall points in an 18-0 tech fall over Kaelan Richards of Michigan State (Jan. 8) … competed at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, finishing one win shy of placing (Dec. 29-30) … went 2-0 with a tech fall and decision at the “Grapple at the Garden” (Nov. 29) … 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 Northeast Duals (Nov. 15) … one of four Scarlet Knights to get 3-0 at the Rutgers Duals, registering three decisions (Nov. 1).

2014-15 (As a sophomore): Went 26-6 wrestling unattached … finished sixth at the Edinboro Open at 149 pounds … took third at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Invitational at 149 pounds, defeating Ian Brown (Lehigh) in the third-place match after losing by fall to Brown earlier in the tournament (Jan. 18) … placed second at the Nittany Lion Open with a 4-1 performance (Dec. 7) … ended the TCNJ Open as runner-up after dropping a tight 4-3 decision against former high school teammate Shyhiem Brown of Maryland in the final (Nov. 22) … captured his second consecutive East Stroudsburg Open championship at 141 pounds, going 6-0 on the day (Nov. 16) … wrestled unattached at the Clarion Open, going 2-2 due to a 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 consecutive 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 Champi- onship … 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 … born on April 18, 1994.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 17 PROJECTED COMPETITORS The DelVecchio File ... Scott DelVecchio Career Honors: 2015 NCAA qualifier … 2014 Clarion Open Champion … 2014 National Collegiate R-Jr. Open Champion. 133125South Plainfield, N.J. South Plainfiled HS 2016-17 (As a redshirt junior): Finished with a 2-1 record and a win by fall at the Journeymen Tussle (Dec. 4) … won by fall over Alec Kelly, 5:46, in match against Columbia (Nov. 27) … went Career Overall / Dual Record: 3-1 and finished as runner-up at the East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6). 47-21 / 18-9 2015-16 (As a junior): Compiled a 14-5 redshirt season … competed at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft 2016-17 Season - 7-2 / 2-0 East Stroudsburg Open (Runner-Up) Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … placed third at the Nittany Lion Open with a 5-1 showing Anthony Fajardo (Bergen Comm. College) W-TF, 16-1 (Dec. 6) … posted a third-place finish with a 3-1 day at the Mat Town Open (Nov. 22) … finished as Lane Peters (West Point Prep School) W-D, 6-3 runner-up at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, falling to No. 4-ranked and three-time All-Ameri- Nick Farro (Lehigh) W-D, 7-1 Tyson Dippery (Rutgers) L-D, 1-0 can, Nashon Garrett (Cornell), by a 6-1 score in the final (Nov. 8). Nate Cervantez (San Francisco State) W-MD, 16-2 Alec Kelly (Columbia) W-F, 5:46 Journeymen Tussle 2014-15 (As a sophomore): NCAA qualifier … posted an 0-2 mark at first national tournament … Paul Ambrose (Campbell) W-F, 3:56 went 21-12 on the year … pinned Purdue’s Danny Sabatello in 6:33 to finish ninth at the Big Ten Vinny Vespa (Hofstra) W-D, 9-4 Sean Fausz (NC State) L-D, 7-2 Championships (March 7-8) … went 12-6 in dual competition … ended the Big Ten dual season with a 5-4 record … captured his first top-10 win of the year against Ohio State’s No. 7 Johnni Di- Julius by a 7-1 score (Feb. 1) … debuted in the Intermat and FloWrestling rankings at No. 20 and 17, respectively, following a 10-4 upset decision against then-No. 14 Geoffrey Alexander (Jan. 18) … beat Iowa’s Phillip Laux, 10-3, in dual action to give Rutgers its first Big Ten Conference bout vic- tory in program history (Jan. 2) … posted a 2-0 mark at the Third Annual “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 21) … went 3-2 at the 33rd Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational to finish one match shy of placing (Dec. 7) … recorded a 2-1 mark at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals (Nov. 29) … came back from being down 6-3 against Hofstra’s Maverick Passaro to cap a 9-8 win (Nov. 16) … opened the season with a Clarion Open title at 133 pounds (Nov. 2) … went 4-0 at the tournament with two major decisions and a 6-4 win over Jade Rauser (Utah Valley) in the finals.

2013-14: Finished rookie season with a 20-7 record, including a 4-3 mark in dual action … captured first place at the National Collegiate Open, defeating Tyler Keselring of Central Michigan, 6-4, to take top honors (March 2) … placed third at the 11th Annual “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Classic, going 5-1 on the day ... posted a combined 2-1 record at the Asics/Journeymen Northeast Duals (Nov. 30) and “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 1), picking up an 11-8 win over Michigan State’s Hermilo Esquivel in RU’s 20-18 victory over the Spartans (Nov. 30) ... earned the first dual win of his career by major decision against Clarion’s Johnathan Mele (Nov. 22) ... finished third at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open at 125 pounds, losing his first bout before winning seven straight in wrestle backs (Nov. 10) ... fell to Hofstra’s Jamie Franco, 5-1, in his first career collegiate dual bout (Nov. 3).

Prior to Rutgers: Compiled a 160-10 career record as a four-year letterwinner at South Plainfield … two-time state champion at 132 pounds … went 44-0 during his senior season … ranked the No. 7 133-pounder by Intermat ... qualified for the state tournament in 2010 and 2011 … team- mate at South Plainfield with fellow classmates Anthony Ashnault, Dylan Painton and Tyler Hunt.

Personal: Son of Cheryl and Scott … has three brothers, Jake, Zack and Tyler, and one sister, Caitlyn … undecided on major … born on Sept. 22, 1994.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 18 PROJECTED COMPETITORS The Ashnault File ... Anthony Ashnault Career Honors: Two-time All-American (2016, 2015) … finished fourth in 2016 and eighth in 2015 125 R-Jr. at NCAA Championships … 2016 Big Ten Champion … 2015 Midlands Championships place- 141South Plainfield, N.J. winner (fourth) … 2016 and 2015 NCAA qualifier … 2015 Big Ten Championships placewinner, South Plainfiled HS finishing fifth … 2014 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational placewinner, finishing fourth … 2014 Asics University Freestyle National Champion at 65 KG … 2014 member of the USA University World Career Overall / Dual Record: Team … 2014 National Collegiate Open Champion. 68-14 / 42-4

2016-17 Season - 7-2 / 5-1 2016-17 (As a redshirt junior): Went 2-1 with a fall and tech fall at the Journeymen Tussle (Dec. 4) 51st Annual NWCA All-Star Classic … had a tech fall over Jacob Macalolooy, 18-3, in match against Columbia (Nov. 27) … defeated *No. 2 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming)* W-D, 8-6 (SV) Joshua Weinberg (San Francisco State) W-TF, 17-0 2016 NCAA runner-up Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 8-6, in sudden victory at the 51st Annual NWCA Russel Rohling (CSU Bakersfield) W-MD, 17-5 All-Star Classic in Cleveland (Nov. 5) … was the first Scarlet Knight to earn an invite to the event. Connor Pollock (Cal Poly) W-F, 6:16 No. 10 Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) L-D, 4-3 Jacob Macalolooy (Columbia) W-TF, 18-3 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Became the second two-time All-American in program history Will Koll (Cornell) W-D, 6-4 with a fourth-place finish at the 2016 NCAA Championships (March 17-19) … finished the season Journeymen Tussle Connor Burkert (Hofstra) W-F, 1:38 with a team-best 32-4 overall record … advanced to the NCAA semifinals, the first Rutgers semi- Ezekiel Salvo (Brown) W-TF, 17-1 finalist since 1960 … posted a 4-2 record at nationals… went 4-0 and defeated Jimmy Gulibon No. 6 Kevin Jack (NC State) L-D, 2-0 (Penn State), 9-0, in the final to win Rutgers wrestling’s first Big Ten Conference championship (March 5-6) … topped No. 17 Randy Cruz, 9-2, in RU’s NWCA National Duals win over No. 7 Lehigh (Feb. 20) … concluded the dual season 18-1 … won the 50th match of his career, 7-2, against Wis- consin’s Gabe Grahek (Feb. 5) … notched his eighth major decision of the year against Princeton’s Jordan Laster (Jan. 31) … took fourth place at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … began the year 17-0 before dropping his first official match to No. 5 Kevin Jack (NC State) in the third-place match at Midlands.

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 … sustained 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).

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) … teammate at South Plainfield with fellow class- mates 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 COMPETITORS Ken Theobold The Theobold File ... Career Honors: 2015 and 2014 NCAA qualifier …2015 Midlands Championships placewinner (sev- 125 R-Sr. enth) … 2015 Mat Town Open Champion … 2014 TCNJ Open Champion … 2014 EIWA Champion- 149 Toms River, N.J. ships placewinner, finishing third. Toms River South HS 2016-17 (As a redshirt senior): Had a 2-1 day at the Journeymen Tussle (Dec. 4) … defeated No. 19 Career Overall / Dual Record: Joey Galasso of Cornell, 6-0 (Nov. 27) … topped No. 19 Jordan Laster of Princeton by a 6-4 decision 71-37 / 37-16 in the “Battle at the Birthplace” at High Point Solutions Stadium (Nov. 19) … competed at the East 2016-17 Season - 9-1 / 5-0 Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6). East Stroudsburg Open Will Lucie (West Point Prep School) W-F, 3:27 Chad Haegele (Kutztown) W-TF, 16-0 2015-16 (As a senior): Notched a 22-5 record competing unattached … took seventh competing *Paul Klee (Unatt.)* L-Forf. unattached at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … pinned No. 16 *Jack Taddeo (Unatt.)* L-Forf. Gabe Moreno in 1:12 in the seventh-place match … finished as runner-up at the Nittany Lion Open, Thomas Turcol (San Francisco State) W-TF, 19-0 157 Pounds dropping the championship match, 8-1, to No. 1 Zain Retherford of Penn State (Dec. 6) … posted a Sean O’Rourke (CSU Bakersfield) W-D, 2-0 5-1 record on the day … went 5-0 to win the Mat Town Open title, winning three matches by bonus Joshua Cortez (Cal Poly) W-F, 6:42 No. 19 Jordan Laster (Princeton) W-D, 6-4 points (Nov. 22) … took sixth place at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open with a 4-1 day (Nov. 8). No. 19 Joey Galasso (Cornell) W-D, 6-0 Journeymen Tussle Ty Buckiso (Citadel) W-MD, 11-2 2014-15 (As a junior): Received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships … posted a 1-2 mark Beau Donohue (NC State) W-D, 5-4 in St. Louis in second NCAA trip (March 19-21) … went 24-9 overall … ended the season with RU’s No. 16 Sam Speno (NC State) L-D, 8-1 second-best dual record at 17-3 … tied for a team-best 7-2 Big Ten dual record … had an eight-match winning streak snapped against Northwestern’s No. 3 Jason Tsirtsis, the 2014 NCAA 149-pound national champion (Feb. 8) … earned his 20th victory of the season against Ohio State’s Randall Lan- guis (Feb. 1) … climbed to a career-best No. 17 ranking by Intermat after upsetting then-No. 17 Zack Beitz (Penn State) on Jan. 16 … swept a B1G weekend with decisions against Minnesota’s Jake Short (Jan. 11) and Illinois’ Kyle Langenderfer (Jan. 9) … trailed Short, 6-2, in the first period before com- ing back for the win in the third … the win over Langenderfer was the first conference dual victory of his career … notched a 2-0 day at the Third Annual “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 21) … recorded a 3-0 mark at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals (Nov. 29) … went 4-0 at the TCNJ Open en route to his first open tournament championship (Nov. 22) … notched a 2-0 day at the Rutgers Duals with a 5-4 decision against Vinny Fava (Delaware Valley) and a fall over Allan Jordan (Centenary) in 2:28 (Nov. 2).

2013-14: Finished season 22-14, including a 9-6 mark in dual action … went 0-2 in his first trip to the NCAA Championships … recorded two falls and a 4-1 overall record to finish third at the 2014 EIWA Championships ... secured his first NCAA Championships appearance in the process ... pinned No. 13/10/11 Mitch Minotti of Lehigh to tie the match, 6-6, vs. No. 23/22 Lehigh (Feb. 8) ... notched his fifth win by fall of the year (0:36) against Harvard’s Nicholas Stager (Jan. 5) ... went 4-1 at the 81st Wilkes University Open, taking second place ... posted a combined 3-1 record at the Asics/Journey- men Northeast Duals (Nov. 30) and the “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 1), with all three wins coming by fall ... recorded a 4-2 clip at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 10).

2012-13: Saw extended action at 149 pounds, compiling a 16-13 overall record and a 6-7 mark in dual competitions … posted five bonus-point victories … defeated two NCAA qualifiers in back-to- back appearances … first pinned Alex Hudson of Chattanooga in 2:51 on Dec. 16 before earning a 4-0 decision over Iowa State’s Max Mayfield on Jan. 11 … took fourth place at the East Stroudsburg Open.

Prior to Rutgers: Two-time NJSIAA place-winner … was the state runner-up at 145 pounds, finishing the season with a stellar 40-2 record as a senior … placed seventh at 125 pounds at the 2011 state tournament for Manchester … coached by Ron Laycock at Toms River South and Tom Scheffler at Manchester.

Personal: Son of Jennifer Colangelo and Kenneth Theobold … has four siblings: Matt, Nick, Alexis and Victoria … intends to major in psychology and labor studies … born on June 7, 1993.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 20 PROJECTED COMPETITORS The Giraldo File ... Anthony Giraldo Career Honors: 2016 NCAA Championships qualifier … 2016 Big Ten Championships placewin- R-So. ner, finishing sixth … 2015 Midlands Championships placewinner (fourth). 149125Guttenberg, N.J. North Bergen HS 2016-17 (As a redshirt sophomore): Went 2-1 with a fall at the Journeymen Tussle (Dec. 4) … had a major decision over Dan Reed, 13-1, in the dual against Columbia (Nov. 27) … took third at the Career Overall / Dual Record: East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6). 27-19 / 13-10

2016-17 Season - 10-3 / 2-1 2015-16 (As a redshirt freshman): Wrapped up his rookie campaign 17-16 overall and 11-9 in East Stroudsburg Open (Third Place) duals … went 0-2 at his first NCAA Championships (March 17-19) … finished sixth at the Big Ten Adrian Nelson (Sacred Heart) W-F, 2:33 Ryan Kemmerer (Temple) L-D, 5-3 (SV) Championships to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships (March 5-6) … recorded the first win Barry Breidegan (Kutztown) W-MD, 11-1 by fall of his career against Princeton’s Trey Aslanian in 3:55 (Jan. 31) … wrestled for fourth place Samuel Butler (Franklin & Marshall) W-MD, 14-1 Cole Aaron (Unatt.) W-D, 4-1 at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … knocked off No. 5-ranked David Pipa (Lehigh) W-D, 9-3 2014 All-American Earl Hall of Iowa State, 5-4, to reach the semifinals before falling into consola- Jack Taddeo (Navy) W-TF, 16-0 tions …. posted a 16-0 tech fall against Vince Rodriguez of George Mason at the “Grapple at the 157 Pounds Landon Myers (San Francisco State) W-D, 6-3 Garden” (Nov. 29) … secured a dominant 12-2 win over Oregon State’s Joey Palmer (Nov. 21) … Coleman Hammond (CSU Bakersfield) L-D, 3-0 topped UNC’s AC Headlee in tiebreakers, 6-4, with riding time at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Dan Reed (Columbia) W-MD, 13-1 Journeymen Tussle Duals (Nov. 15) … made his varsity debut at 133 pounds at the Rutgers Duals, going 3-0 with two Ryan Burkert (Hofstra) W-D, 6-2 tech falls and a decision (Nov. 1) … ranked No. 19 by FloWrestling to begin the year. No. 16 Sam Speno (NC State) L-D, 9-6 Beau Donohue (NC State) W-D, 16-11 2014-15 (As a freshman): Went 20-5 wrestling unattached … posted a fifth-place finish at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Invitational at 141 pounds, going 4-2 in the tournament (Jan. 18) … finished in second place at the Nittany Lion Open, losing only to No. 5 Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State) by a 3-0 score in the final … won his first tournament at the collegiate level, going 5-0 at the East Stroudsburg Open to earn the title at 133 pounds (Nov. 16) … defeated consecutive ranked foes to close the tournament, beating No. 19 (Intermat) Caleb Richardson (Penn), 9-1, and No. 20 Kevin Devoy (Drexel), 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 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 against Chase Zemenak (Blooms- burg) in the third-place match.

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 Champion- ships … winner of the Dave Shultz High School Excellence Award.

Personal: Son of Martha … enrolled in the School of Arts and Sciences … an undecided major … born on April 28, 1996.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 21 PROJECTED COMPETITORS John Van Brill The Van Brill File ... 2016-17 (As a redshirt sophomore): Entered the Intermat rankings for the first time at No. 20 125 R-So. following a 10-2 start to the year (Dec. 6) ... went 2-1 with two ranked wins at the Journeymen 157 Mullica Hill, N.J. Tussle (Dec. 4), including a pin of No. 4 Max Rohskopf (NC State) and decision over No. 16 May Clearview HS Bethea (Penn) … earned an 8-0 major decision against Taylor Simaz of Cornell (Nov. 27) … picked up a 14-3 major decision against Princeton’s Mike D’Angelo in the “Battle at the Birthplace” at Career Overall / Dual Record: High Point Solutions Stadium (Nov. 19) ... posted two dual wins to begin the dual season at CSU 18-9 / 7-2 Bakersfield (Nov. 11) and Cal Poly (Nov. 13) … went 3-1 and was runner up at the East Stroudsburg 2016-17 Season - 10-2 / 5-0 University Open (Nov. 6). East Stroudsburg Open (Runner-Up) James Saylor (West Point Prep School) W-MD, 15-3 Michael Comunale (Drexel) W-Med. Forf. 2015-16 (As a redshirt freshman): Went 8-7 overall and 2-2 in dual competition … competed at Beau Guffey (West Point Prep School) W-D, 4-0 the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, going 2-2 (Dec. 29-30) … defeated George Eleazar DeLuca (Rutgers) L-D, 3-2 165 Pounds Mason’s Greg Fluornoy, 15-6, in a 47-0 win at the “Grapple at the Garden” (Nov. 29) … recorded a Lorenzo De La Riva (CSU Bakersfield) W-D, 10-3 2-1 outing at the Mat Town Open, taking third/fourth place (Nov. 22) … went 2-2 at the Jonathan Colt Shorts (Cal Poly) W-D, 7-2 Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 8) … won by forfeit against Centenary (Nov. 1). Mike D'Angelo (Princeton) W-MD, 14-3 Tyler Ponte (Columbia) W-D, 4-0 Taylor Simaz (Cornell) W-MD, 8-0 2014-15 (As a freshman): Recorded a 22-11 record wrestling unattached … posted a third-place Journeymen Tussle No. 4 Max Rohskopf (NC State) W-F, 5:45 finish at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Invitational, going 5-1 in the tournament (Jan. 18) … No. 16 May Bethea (Penn) W-D, 4-2 finished fifth and went 6-2 at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 7) … went 2-2 at the TCNJ Open (Nov. Aaron Walker (Citadel) L-D, 12-10 (SV) 22) … posted a 2-2 record at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 16) … placed in his first collegiate open, finishing fourth at the Clarion Open at 149 pounds with a 6-2 record and four major deci- sions (Nov. 2) … lost in the championship quarterfinals, but wrestled back to the third-place match with three consecutive wins.

Prior to Rutgers: Finished with a 139-11 record at Clearview, where he served as a three-year captain … ended his high school career with 98 pins … helped guide Clearview to its first state team title … was a four-time NJ qualifier and two-time placewinner, finishing fourth and fifth … won three region and four district championships.

Personal: Son of Michael & Suzanne... has three siblings: Vanessa, Mike and Brooke … undecided on major … born on Oct. 25, 1995.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 22 PROJECTED COMPETITORS Willie Scott The Scott File ... 2016-17 (As a redshirt freshman): Went a perfect 3-0 at the Journeymen Tussle with a major deci- 125 R-Fr. sion and a tech fall (Dec. 4) … earned a sudden victory decision against two-time NCAA qualifier 165 Brick, N.J. and FloWrestling’s No. 15-ranked Tyrel White in the dual against Columbia (Nov. 27) … earned Brick Township HS two major decisions in dual action to open the season against San Francisco State (Nov. 11) and Cal Poly (Nov. 13) … went 4-2 for a fourth place finish at the East Stroudsburg University Open Career Overall / Dual Record: (Nov. 6). 10-3 / 3-1 2015-16 (As a freshman): Posted a 9-9 record competing unattached … went 2-2 at the 83rd An- 2016-17 Season - 10-3 / 3-1 East Stroudsburg Open (Fourth Place) nual Wilkes University Open (Dec. 28) … wrestled at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 6) … went 2-2 at Charles Layer (Rowan College) W-F, 1:24 the Mat Town Open (Nov. 22) … saw first collegiate action at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, Spencer Carey (Navy) W-MD, 14-4 going 2-2 (Nov. 8). Zachary Spira (Drexel) W-D, 3-2 Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) L-MD, 17-3 Joe Grello (Rutgers) W-D, 4-2 Prior to Rutgers: Four-year letterwinner at Brick Township HS … placed sixth at NJSIAA State Theodore King (Franklin & Marshall) L-D, 4-2 Tyson Kuahine (San Francisco State) W-MD, 16-6 Championships at 160 pounds in 2015, also capturing a district and region championship … Blake Kastl (Cal Poly) W-MD, 11-3 holds the state record for most tech falls in his career (49) and in a single season (23) … posted a Tyrel White (Columbia) W-D, 8-6 (SV) No. 20 Brandon Womack (Cornell) L-F, 4:24 102-28 record om high school career. Journeymen Tussle Quentin Perez (Campbell) W-MD, 16-4 Jason Carr (Citadel) W-TF, 15-0 Personal: Son of Bill and Micaela … has one sister, Anna … undecided on major … his father, Bill, Bobby Fehr (Hofstra) W-D, 6-1 was a three-time district and region champ at Brick Memorial High School.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 23 PROJECTED COMPETITORS The Bakuckas File ... Phillip Bakuckas

125 R-Sr. Career Honors: 2016 NCAA Championships qualifier … 2016 Big Ten Championships placewinner, 174 Hammonton, N.J. finishing seventh … 2015 Midlands Championships placewinner (fifth) … 2016 East Stroudsburg Hammonton HS Open Champion … 2014 TCNJ Open Champion. Career Overall / Dual Record: 2016-17 (As a redshirt senior): Had a 2-1 day at the Journeymen Tussle (Dec. 4) … went 4-0 to win 63-43 / 36-25 the East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6). 2016-17 Season - 9-3 / 3-2 East Stroudsburg Open (First Place) 2015-16 (As a redshirt junior): Went 18-15 overall and 10-9 in dual competition … competed at the Charlie Sell (Lehigh) W-MD, 12-0 Owen Brooks (Drexel) W-TF, 16-0 first NCAA Championships of his career, going 0-2 (March 17-19) … placed seventh at the Big Ten Andrew Buckley (Navy) W-F, 1:34 Championships to earn an automatic qualifying bid for the NCAA Championships (March 5-6) … de- Jordan Pagano (Rutgers) W-D, 4-0 Jesse Lyga (San Francisco State) W-TF, 17-1 feated Lehigh’s Gordon Wolf, 9-2, in RU’s NWCA National Duals win over the No. 7-ranked Mountain Matt Penyacsek (CSU Bakersfield) W-TF, 17-0 Hawks (Feb. 20) … pinned Michigan’s Aaron Calderon in 2:49 to temporarily give Rutgers the dual Matthew Wilhelm (Cal Poly) W-D, 7-3 lead over the No. 8 Wolverines (Feb. 7) … took fifth place at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands No. 16 Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton) L-D, 3-1 (SV) No. 5 Brandon Realbuto (Cornell) L-D, 4-2 Championships with a 4-1 decision against South Dakota State’s David Kocer (Dec. 30) … defeated Journeymen Tussle No. 15 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 6-3, during his fifth-place run … majored Ryan Forrest Lee Davis (NC State) W-D, 6-1 Jonathan Viruet (Brown) W-MD, 10-1 of George Mason in a 47-0 win at the “Grapple at the Garden” (Nov. 29) … notched an 11-2 major No. 3 Casey Kent (Penn) L-MD, 10-0 decision against Tyler Chay (Oregon State) in Corvallis, Ore. (Nov. 21) … posted a 5-1 decision against Northern Iowa’s Drew Foster to close the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals (Nov. 15) … opened the season by going 2-0 at the Rutgers Duals, ending the day by grinding out a 3-2 decision against NCAA qualifier Jack McKeever (Binghamton).

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 against Maryland’s Josh Snook for his first Big Ten win (Jan. 18) … Snook was the first opponent Bakuckas faced outside the top-five at 174 pounds since Big Ten competi- tion began … went 3-2 to finish one match shy of placing at the 33rd Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 7) … upset No. 15 Duke Pickett (Cornell), 5-4, in his opening match … posted 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 National 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 FloNation- als … qualified for the 2011 state tournament … coached by Dave Mauriello.

Personal: Son of John and Beth Ann … an undeclared major … born on May 16, 1994.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 24 PROJECTED COMPETITORS Nick Gravina The Gravina File ... Career Honors: 2016 NCAA Championships qualifier … 2016 Big Ten Championships placewinner, 125 R-Jr. finishing fourth … 2015 Midlands Championships placewinner (eighth) …2016 East Stroudsburg 184 Allendale, N.J. Open Champion … 2015 Academic All-Big Ten selection. Northern Highlands HS 2016-17 (As a redshirt junior): Won by fall over Donny Donnelly, 0:57, in match against Columbia Career Overall / Dual Record: (Nov. 27) … dominated No. 17 Ian Baker, 24-3, in a tech fall victory in the “Battle at the Birthplace” 36-16 / 21-8 versus Princeton at High Point Solutions Stadium (Nov. 19) … won the 184-pound East Strouds- 2016-17 Season - 7-1 / 4-1 burg University Open title (Nov. 6). East Stroudsburg Open (First Place) Jed Smith (West Point Prep School) W-MD, 11-3 Caleb Edwards (Unatt.) W-TF, 21-6 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Posted a 22-11 overall record and 13-4 mark in duals as a Chris Weiler (Lehigh) W-D, 13-6 sophomore … went 0-2 at his first NCAA Championships (March 17-19) … had a strong Big Ten Dylan Bollinger (CSU Bakersfield) W-F, 1:33 Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) W-MD, 8-0 Championships for a fourth-place finish and automatic NCAA Championships qualifying bid No. 17 Ian Baker (Princeton) W-TF, 24-3 (March 5-6) … handled No. 19 Abram Ayala (Princeton), 7-1, to open RU’s 28-6 win over the Tigers Donny Donnelly (Columbia) W-F, 0:57 (Jan. 31) … cruised to an 11-3 major decision against Minnesota’s Christopher Pfarr (Jan. 17) … No. 1 Gabe Dean (Cornell) L-MD, 16-3 finished eighth at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships with a 4-3 outing (Dec. 29-30) … earned the first ranking of his career at No. 20 by Intermat following an upset win … won his first match against a ranked opponent with a 3-2 victory over No. 4 T.J. Dudley at the RAC to spark a 17-16 upset against No. 4 Nebraska (Dec. 12) … scored a fall in 4:54 against George Mason’s Austin Harrison at the “Grapple at the Garden” (Nov. 29) … picked up two wins in Corval- lis, Ore., against Oregon State and Utah Valley (Nov. 21) … 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 decision at the Rutgers Duals (Nov. 1).

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 Annual Wilkes University Open with a 3-1 record (Dec. 28) … returned from injury with a 6-5 decision over Chandler Smith (Army) at the Third Annual “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 21) … went 3-0 in his first collegiate action at the Rutgers Duals, picking up a fall, tech fall and major decision (Nov. 2).

2013-14: Redshirt season.

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 … born on Sept. 25, 1994.

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125 Fr. 2016-17 (As a freshman): Capped his day at the Journeymen Tussle with a 16-6 major decision 197 Delran, N.J. (Dec. 4) … defeated Jonathan Costa (San Francisco State), 11-2, in his first-career dual match (Nov. Delran HS 11) … placed fourth at the East Stroudsburg University Open in the first tournament of his career (Nov. 6). Career Overall / Dual Record: 6-4 / 3-1 Prior to Rutgers: Competed at Holy Cross Academy ... ranked No. 54 overall recruit byIntermat … 2016-17 Season - 6-4 / 3-1 ranked No. 5 nationally at 220 pounds …a four-time NJSIAA placewinner, capping off his career East Stroudsburg Open (Fourth Place) with a state title at 220 pounds in 2016 ... also finished second, third, and eighth … three-time Garett Stehley (Lehigh) W-D, 13-6 Kevin Mulligan (Rutgers) L-D, 4-0 Cadet and Junior All-American … two-time high school national champion. JT Correll (Wyoming Seminary Prep) W-D, 10-7 *Bennett Paulson (West Point Prep School)* L-Forf. Jonathan Costa (San Francisco State) W-MD, 11-2 Matt Williams (CSU Bakersfield) L-F, 2:28 JT Goodwin (Cal Poly) W-D, 8-7 Matt Doggett (Columbia) W-D, 6-1 Journeymen Tussle No. 14 Frank Mattiace (Penn) L-D, 6-1 Sawyer Root (Citadel) L-D, 6-1 Rob Ng (Penn) W-MD, 16-6

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 26 PROJECTED COMPETITORS The McDonald File ... Marc McDonald 2016-17 (As a sophomore): Went 2-1 at the Journeymen Tussle (Dec. 4) … captured the first dual 125 So. win of his career with a fall versus Ricardo Jaramillo (San Francisco State) in 0:29 (Nov. 11) … HWT Fairfield, N.J. finished fourth with a 4-2 record at the East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6). West Essex HS Prior to Rutgers: Competed at West Essex HS, winning three county titles, two district champion- Career Overall / Dual Record: ships, and once finishing as the N.J. runner-up at 220 pounds in 2015 … named NJ.com’s Super 7-4 / 1-1 Essex Conference Wrestler of the Year for 2014-15 … captured 103 wins in his career, going 28-3 2016-17 Season - 7-4 / 1-1 as a senior … also played football, at West Essex, earning four all-conference, three all-county, and East Stroudsburg Open (Fourth Place) one all-state recognition. Saul Wilkins (Bloomsburg) W-D, 6-2 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) L-D, 3-2 Tommy Kiloran (Kutztown) W-D, 7-3 Ben Aquilina (Middlesex County College) W-D, 6-3 Razohnn Gross (Rutgers) W-Forf. Antonio Pelusi (Franklin & Marshall) L-D, 3-1 Ricardo Jaramillo (San Francisco State) W-F, 0:29 No. 18 Ray O'Donnell (Princeton) L-MD, 12-4 Journeymen Tussle Joe Bexley (Citadel) W-D, 2-1 Jere Heino (Campbell) L-D, 10-4 Tyler Hall (Penn) W-D, 9-3

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