2016-17 SCHEDULE/ RESULTS MATSIDE ACTIVE WINS LEADERS

Overall: 3-0 | Home: 0-0 | Away: 3-0 | Neutral: 0-0 | B1G: 0-0 “Battle at the Birthplace” Wrestler Year W L Date Opponent Result vs. 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 Jr. (2014-15) 24 9 Nov. 13 at Cal Poly W, 38-4 Sr. (2015-16) 0 0 “BATTLE AT THE BRTHPLACE” R-Sr. (2016-17) 5 0 NOV. 19 PRINCETON! 11 A.M. Saturday, Nov. 19 | 11 a.m. Total 67 36 “GRAPPLE AT THE GARDEN” Piscataway, N.J. Nov. 27 vs. Columbia 10:30 a.m. High Point Solutions Stadium A. Ashnault Fr. (2013-14) 0 0 vs. Cornell 12:30 p.m. R-Fr. (2014-15) 29 8 Dec. 4 Hofstra Invitational All Day R-So. (2015-16) 32 4 Dec. 11 at Maryland*& Noon MEDIA COVERAGE R-Jr. (2016-17) 3 0 Dec. 29-30 Midland Champs All Day Princeton Total 64 12 JAN. 6 ILLINOIS* 7 P. M . Live Stream: BTN Plus Jan. 8 at Ohio State*& Noon TV: N/A 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. • The wait is over. No. 10 Rutgers wrestling and Princeton R-Sr. (2016-17) 7 0 Jan. 29 at Michigan State*& 2 p.m. will face off Saturday in the historic “Battle at the Birthplace” Total 61 40 FEB. 5 INDIANA* NOON wrestling match inside High Point Solutions Stadium. FEB. 12 NORTHWESTERN* NOON • The Scarlet Knights are tabbed No. 10 in the USA Today/ S. McCabe Fr. (2012-13) 0 0 NWCA Coaches Poll, No. 13 by Intermat, and No. 15 by March 4-5 Big Ten Champs All Day So. (2013-14) 21 12 FloWrestling this week. Jr. (2014-15) 15 10 March 16-18 NCAA Champs All Day • Five Scarlet Knights are ranked this week by Intermat. Sr. (2015-16) 14 16 & denotes match televised on BTN Anthony Ashnault, ranked third at 141 pounds, and Richie R-Sr. (2016-17) 2 1 * Match Lewis, ranked No. 6 at 157, represent RU in the top 10. ! denotes match at High Point Solutions Stadium Total 52 39 Home matches denoted by BOLD CAPS • Seven projected starters sport unblemished records Big Ten Championships to be held in Bloomington, Ind. entering the weekend, with No. 13 133-pounder Tyson NCAA Championships to be held in St. Louis, Mo. Dippery leading the way at 7-0. All Matches in Eastern Standard Time *Big Ten Conference Match • RU opened the dual season with three wins last weekend in California against San Francisco State (45-0), CSU Bakersfield (26-15), and Cal Poly (38-4). Ashnault captured MEDIA INFORMATION wins by major decision, tech fall, and fall for 15 dual points. 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 13 13 19 15 -- 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 3 3 4 3 3 to Assistant Director of Athletic Communi- 125 Sean McCabe* R-Sr. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. 2-1 (2-1) cations Anthony Hernandez (ahernandez@ -OR- Brandon Paetzell Fr. Phillipsburg, N.J. 4-0 (0-0) 133 Tyson Dippery* R-Jr. Harrisburg, Pa. 7-0 (2-0) scarletknights.com/ 609-709-0013). K. Theobold 149 14 11 -- 16 16 -OR- Scott DelVecchio* R-Jr. South Plainfield, N.J. 4-1 (1-0) IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICY 141Anthony Ashnault** R-Jr. South Plainfield, N.J. 3-0 (3-0) Rutgers holds weekly media availability 149 Ken Theobold** R-Sr. Toms River, N.J. 5-0 (3-0) R. Lewis 157 6 7 7 5 4 (either in person or via teleconference). -OR- Anthony Giraldo* R-So. Guttenberg, N.J. 7-2 (1-1) Requests for head coach Scott Goodale and 157 Richie Lewis* Sr. Toms River, N.J. 0-0 (0-0) student-athletes should be made - if pos- N. Gravina 184 14 14 14 14 15 sible - 24-48 hours in advance. All interviews -OR- John Van Brill R-So. Mullica Hill, N.J. 5-1 (2-0) MUST be coordinated through the Office of 165 Willie Scott R-Fr. Brick, N.J. 6-2 (2-0) Athletic Communications, and interviews will -OR- John Van Brill R-So. Mullica Hill, N.J. 5-1 (2-0) not be granted on the day of competition 174 Phillip Bakuckas* R-Sr. Hammonton, N.J. 7-0 (3-0) until after the event has concluded. 184 Nicholas Gravina* R-Jr. Allendale, N.J. 5-0 (2-0) -OR- Jordan Pagano R-So. South Brunswick, N.J. 5-1 (1-0) 197 Matthew Correnti Fr. Delran, N.J. 4-2 (2-1) Twitter: @RUWrestling -OR- Anthony Messner R-Jr. Somerset, N.J. 2-2 (0-0) Instagram: @RUWrestling HWT Razohnn Gross Jr. Franklin Park, N.J. 3-3 (0-2) -OR- Marc McDonald So. Fairfield, N.J. 5-2 (1-0) www.Facebook.com/RUWrestling * denotes previous NCAA Championships qualifications 2016-17 B1G STANDINGS PRINCETON PROJECTED STARTERS Weight Name Year Overall Record (Dual) Team Conference Overall W-L-T % 125 Ty Agaisse Fr. 4-2 (0-0) Northwestern 0-0-0 .000 3-0-0 1.000 133 Pat D’Arcy So. 2-2 (0-0) Purdue 0-0-0 .000 3-0-0 1.000 141 Matthew Kolodzik Fr. 4-0 (0-0) RUTGERS 0-0-0 .000 3-0-0 1.000 149 Jordan Laster Sr. 5-1 (0-0) Penn State 0-0-0 .000 2-0-0 1.000 157 Mike D’Angelo So. 3-2 (0-0) Michigan 0-0-0 .000 1-0-0 1.000 165 Joe Tavoso So. 0-2 (0-0) Michigan St. 0-0-0 .000 1-0-0 1.000 -OR- Chase Piperato So. 1-1 (0-0) Indiana 0-0-0 .000 1-1-0 .500 174 Jon Schleifer** Jr. 3-1 (0-0) Illinois 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 184 Ian Baker Jr. 4-0 (0-0) Iowa 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 Maryland 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 197 Brett Harner** Sr. 0-0 (0-0) Minnesota 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 HWT Ray O’Donnell* Sr. 3-0 (0-0) Nebraska 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 * denotes previous NCAA Championships qualifications Ohio State 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 Wisconsin 0-0-0 .000 0-0-0 .000 SERIES VS. PRINCETON • All-time, RU holds the series edge over the Tigers, 41-33-5. Rutgers Updated through 11/16 has won 20 consecutive duals against Princeton dating back to the 1993 season. RANKED MATCHUPS • There are four ranked matchups set for Saturday’s dual, with the highest-ranked clash coming at 141 pounds between No. 3 Anthony B1G WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK Ashnault and No. 10 Matthew Kolodzik. The two split their only Nov. 8 C. Medbery, WIS meetings last season at the Midlands Championships. Nov. 15 C. Medbery, WIS Other ranked matchups include No. 14 Ken Theobold vs. No. 19 Jordan Laster at 149 pounds and No. 14 Nicholas Gravina vs. No. 17 Ian Baker at 184 pounds. NCAA qualifier Phillip Bakuckas, though unranked, will get a shot to crack the top-20 with a match against Princeton’s No. 16 Jon Schleifer. Schliefer edged Bakuckas last season, 6-3.

BATTLE AT THE BIRTHPLACE • Longstanding wrestling rivals Rutgers and Princeton LAST WEEK IN THE BIG TEN will add a new chapter to their history at the first ever “Battle at the llinois 0-0 Nebraska 0-0 Birthplace”, presented by Autoland, on Saturday, Nov. 19 inside High Did Not Compete Did Not Compete Point Solutions Stadium. The historic dual-meet event will occur at 11 a.m. prior to Rutgers football versus Penn State in the evening, as the

Indiana 1-1 Northwestern 3-0 NATIONAL POLLS (bold indicates 2016-17 opponent) Nov. 13 SF State W, 39-7 Nov. 6 Chicago W, 47-3 Nov. 13 Cal Poly L, 19-18 Nov. 6 North Central W, 41-0 NWCA/USA Today Coaches’ Poll Record Intermat Dual Rankings Record FloWrestling Tean Rankings Last Nov. 12 Cal Poly W, 30-8 1. Oklahoma State (11) 1-0 1. Oklahoma State 1-0 1. Ok State -- 2. Penn State (5) 2-0 2. Iowa 0-0 2. Iowa -- 3. Iowa 0-0 3. Missouri 1-0 3. Ohio State -- Iowa 0-0 Ohio State 0-0 4. Ohio State 0-0 4. Penn State 2-0 4. Penn State 5 Did Not Compete Did Not Compete 5. Missouri 1-0 5. Ohio State 0-0 5. Missouri 6 6. Virginia Tech 3-0 6. Nebraska 0-0 6. Virginia Tech 4 7. Nebraska 0-0 7. Virginia Tech 3-0 7. Cornell -- 8. Cornell 0-0 8. Cornell 0-0 8. Nebraska -- Maryland 0-0 Penn State 2-0 9. NC State 0-0 9. Michigan 1-0 9. Illinois -- Did Not Compete Nov. 11 Army W, 45-0 10. RUTGERS 3-0 10. Minnesota 0-0 10. Michigan -- Nov. 13 Stanford W, 36-6 T-11. Michigan 1-0 11. Illinois 0-0 11. Lehigh 15 T-11. Lehigh 1-0 12. North Carolina State 0-0 12. Stanford 11 13. Illinois 0-0 13. RUTGERS 3-0 13. Wisconsin -- Michigan 1-0 Purdue 3-0 14. Central Michigan 1-0 14. Lehigh 1-0 14. Minnesota 12 Nov. 11 Virginia W, 24-9 Nov. 13 Indy W, 31-6 15. Stanford 1-1 15. Stanford 1-1 15. RUTGERS 16 Nov. 13 Bloomsburg W, 26-6 16. Minnesota 0-0 16. Central Michigan 1-0 16. NC State 14 Nov. 13 N. Illinois W, 20-13 17. Oklahoma 0-0 17. Northern Iowa 2-0 17. Arizona State NR 18. Wisconsin 0-0 18. Oklahoma 0-0 18. SD State -- Michigan State 0-0 Rutgers 3-0 19. Arizona State 1-0 19. Arizona State 1-0 19. Northern Iowa 17 Did Not Compete Nov. 11 SF State W, 45-0 Nov. 11 CSU Bakersfield W, 26-15 20. South Dakota State 1-0 20. South Dakota State 1-0 20. Iowa State 19 Nov. 13 Cal Poly W, 38-4 21. Pittsburgh 3-0 21. Appalachian State 2-0 22. Northern Iowa 2-0 22. Oregon State 1-1 23. Appalachian State 2-0 23. Iowa State 0-2 Minnesota 0-0 Wisconsin 0-0 Did Not Compete Did Not Compete T-24. Oregon State 1-1 24. Chattanooga 2-1 T-24. Chattanooga 2-1 25. Old Dominion 0-1

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 2 RUTGERS BY THE NUMBERS Scarlet Knights look to shatter their total attendance of 17,464 from the 2015-16 season in a single match. , chartered in 1766 as Queens College, celebrates 5 its 250th Anniversary in 2016. The Rutgers and Princeton wrestling Nationally ranked programs have met 79 times since 1931, with the Scarlet Knights winning 20 consecutive matches in the rivalry. All-time, RU holds the slight edge Scarlet Knights over the Tigers, 41-33-5. The rich athletic tradition between the two schools extends to the 9 gridiron, with Rutgers and Princeton meeting in the first ever collegiate football game on Nov. 6, 1869 on the current site of the College Ave. Returning NCAA qualifiers Gym, dubbing Rutgers “The Birthplace of College Football.”

NWCA ALL-STAR CLASSIC 1 •Anthony Ashnault and Richie Lewis captured victories on Nov. 5 at Returning All-American the Wolstein Center in the 51st Annual All-Star Classic, as Rutgers had competitors in the historic event for the first time. Then-No. 4 Ashnault, who reached the All-America podium in each of 25 the last two seasons, escaped in the final period to tie the match at 6-6. N.J. natives on the roster In sudden victory, the South Plainfield, New Jersey, native swept 2016 NCAA runner-up Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) to the mat to come out on top in the main event match. 10 Lewis, ranked No. 6 to enter the year by Intermat, won by a 2-0 score Consecutive winning against Missouri’s No. 11-ranked Joey Lavallee in a showcase match. seasons and campaigns EAST STROUSBURG OPEN of double-digit wins • Six Scarlet Knights won East Stroudsburg University Open titles on Nov. 6, as 125-pounder Brandon Paetzell, 133-pounder Tyson Dippery, 157-pounder Eleazar DeLuca, 174-pounder Phillip Bakuckas, 184-pounder Nicholas Gravina, and 197-pounder Kevin Mulligan all THE LAST TIME RUTGERS ... kicked off the season in winning fashion. In total, 25 Scarlet Knights wrestled unattached in the tournament. Won at the RAC...... Feb. 20, 2016 vs. No. 7 Lehigh - 18-15 Won at the CAG...... Nov. 1, 2015 vs. Binghamton - 38-0 TOP-FIVE IN NATIONAL ATTENDANCE Won at a neutral site...... Nov. 11 vs. San Francisco State - 45-0 • Rutgers wrestling continued its push into the national spotlight in 2015- 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 16, as TheOpenMat.com announced Thursday the Scarlet Knights tallied Lost at a neutral site...Nov. 15, 2015 vs. No. 22 Oklahoma - 18-19 Won on the road...... Nov. 13 at Cal Poly- 38-4 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Lost on the road...... Jan. 17, 2016 at Minnesota - 16-17 Won a B1G dual.....Feb. 14, 2016 at No. 23 Purdue - 24-15 Location New Brunswick, N.J. Lost a B1G dual...... Feb. 7, 2016 vs. No. 8 Michigan - 16-27 Enrollment 65,000 Tied an opponent....Jan. 16, 2010 at Michigan State - 16-16 Nickname Scarlet Knights Won by criteria...... Dec. 12, 2015 vs. No. 4 Nebraska - 17-16 (3.15.3) Arena (Capacity) RAC (8,000) Lost by criteria.Feb. 6, 2015 at No. 18 Wisconsin - 18-19 (3.15.3) Attendance Record (Match) 6,071 (Penn State: Jan. 16, 2015) Beat a ranked opponnent...... Feb. 20, 2016 vs. No. 7 Lehigh - 18-15 Head Coach Scott Goodale Lost to a ranked opponent... Feb. 7, 2016 vs. No. 8 Michigan - 16-27 Years at School (Record) 10th (144-50-1) Years as head coach (Record) Same Wrestled No. 1 team...... Iowa, Jan. 2, 2015 - L, 9-27 Associate Head Coach Donny Pritzlaff Wrestled a top-five team...... Dec. 12, 2015 vs. No. 4 Nebraska - W, 17-16 Assistant Coach John Leonardis Beat a top-five team....Dec. 12, 2015 vs. No. 4 Nebraska - 17-16 Volunteer Assistant Coach Joe Pollard Shut out an opponent.....Nov. 11 vs. San Francisco State- 45-0 2016-17 Dual Meet Record 16-5 Scored 50+ points...... Nov. 7, 2010 vs. Sacred Heart - 56-0 2016-17 Big Ten Dual Meet Record 5-4 Scored 40-49 points...... Nov. 11 vs. San Francisco State- 45-0 Big Ten Tournament Finish 5th, 106.5 points Scored 30-39 points...... Nov. 13 at Cal Poly - 38-4 NCAA Tournament Finish 15th, 30 points Scored 20-29 points...... Nov. 11 at CSU Bakersfield - 45-0 Sports Information Contact Anthony Hernandez Scored less than 20 points...... Feb. 20, 2016 vs. No. 7 Lehigh - 18-15 Phone 732-445-8119 Shut out...... Feb. 24, 2013 vs. No. 3 Penn State - 0-34 Email [email protected] Top-three in conference...... 2014 EIWA Championships (Third) Website www.scarletknights.com Top-five in conference...... 2016 Big Ten Championships (Fifth) Dual starters returning/lost 7/3 Had an All-American...2016 - Anthony Ashnault, Fourth (141 Pounds) NCAA qualifiers returning/ lost 9/3 ...... Anthony Perrotti, Eighth (165 Pounds) All-Americans returning/lost 1/1 Placed at NCAAs...... 2016 - 15th, 30 points Program History EIWA Champions 11 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 the fifth-highest attendance total in the nation last competition in consecutive seasons, beating No. 7 season. Denny Diehl of Roby Publishing compiled Cornell (21-13) and George Mason (47-0) last season the attendance figures for the top-10 programs, and Army (24-13) and Davidson (46-3) in 2014. with RU making the top-six for the second-straight season. The Scarlet Knights dropped a heartbreaker, 18- 16, against Maryland before bouncing back with a In total, Rutgers wrestling drew 16,226 fans to the 29-10 win against George Mason in 2013. In its first Rutgers Athletic Center for an average of 2,874 trip to the “Grapple” in 2012, Rutgers lost to No. 14 fans for match. Attendance figures from the Rutgers Nebraska, 22-10, and dominated Chattanooga, 28- Duals on Nov. 1, which featured matches against 12. Centenary, Franklin & Marshall, and Binghamton, were not factored into the total. RU’s highest- AS SEEN ON TV attended match last season came against Michigan • Rutgers wrestling is set to appear in four nationally State, with 3,360 filling the RAC stands. televised matches on Big Ten Network. The Scarlet Knights’ four TV duals, all coming on the road, are The Scarlet Knights finished behind Iowa (1st – tied with Iowa, Ohio State, and Penn State for the 97,325), Penn State (2nd – 15,983), Oklahoma State most among league schools. RU opens its TV slate (3rd – 29,493), and Ohio State (4th – 19,254) in the with its Big Ten opening dual at Maryland on Sunday, rankings. Dec. 11 at noon. The Scarlet Knights have won their last two meetings against the Terrapins. Rutgers’ 2015-16 SEASON RECAP remaining TV matches are all scheduled in January, • The Scarlet Knights (16-5) ended last season beginning with Ohio State on Sunday, Jan. 8 (noon) ranked No. 10 in the USA Today/NWCA Division I and Penn State on Friday, Jan. 13 (7 p.m.). RU’s final Coaches Poll. The program defeated seven ranked BTN match comes on the road at Michigan State on opponents and three in the top-10, culminating Sunday, Jan. 29 (2 p.m.). with an 18-15 win over No. 7 Lehigh in the NWCA National Duals Championship Series. The top-10 BEST FOOT FORWARD finish was the second since 2009 and fifth top-25 • Rutgers has won nine consecutive duals to open a finish in the Goodale era. season.

All 10 Scarlet Knights qualified for the NCAA RETURNING NCAA QUALIFIERS Championships for the first time in program history, • Sean McCabe (125), Scott DelVecchio and as RU was one of just three schools to accomplish Tyson Dippery (133), Anthony Ashnault (141), Ken that feat. Nine NCAA qualifiers return to the lineup Theobold and Anthony Giraldo (149), Richie Lewis this season for Rutgers and will mesh with a recruiting (157), Phillip Bakuckas (174), and Nicholas Gravina class that ranked No. 9 in the nation by FloWrestling (184) all return to Rutgers after qualifying for the and No. 10 by Intermat. NCAA Championships last year.

ESTABLISHING A WINNING TRADITION JERSEY STRONG • In his nine years “On the Banks,” head coach Scott • More than 80 percent (25 of 31) of RU’s roster hails Goodale has elevated the program to new heights. from the “Garden State.” The Scarlet Knights have posted a winning dual record in 10 consecutive seasons, including all nine 2016 NCAA RECAP under the leadership of Goodale. The program had • Rutgers wrapped up the 2016 NCAA Division I All-Americans in three-straight years, the first time in Wrestling Championships with two All-Americans program history that was accomplished. The Scarelt for the second time in program history at Madison Knights had two All-Americans at NCAAs in 2016 Square Garden. Fourth-place finisher Anthony in Anthony Perrotti (8th-165) and Anthony Ashnault Ashnault and eighth-place finisher Anthony Perrotti (4th-141). Ashnault also captured the team’s first Big both reached the national podium for the second Ten championship. time in their careers. Ashnault’s finish ties the second- highest in the history of Rutgers wrestling. MOVING ON UP • Rutgers achieved its highest USA Today/NWCA Rutgers concluded the national tournament in 15th Coaches Poll ranking ever at No. 6 in the nation last place with 30 team points, the best finish in program season on Jan. 12, 2016. RU defeated seven top-25 history. opponents and topped three top-10 opponents in 2015-16. The Scarlet Knights’ previous high in the polls was No. 7 on Feb. 8, 2011, when the program was 20-1 in dual competition.

RU AT GRAPPLE AT THE GARDEN • The Scarlet Knights have competed in the “Grapple at the Garden” every year since its creation and are 6-2 all-time in the event. RU has swept the

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 Dual Rcd. Dual Points Dec./Forf. (Duals) MD(Duals) TF(Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest 125 Lipari, Peter 0-0 0-0 ------Mackall, Alex 0-0 0-0 ------McCabe, Sean 2-1 2-1 --- 7 1/0 (1/0) 1 (1) ------Paetzell, Brandon 4-0 0-0 ------2 (---) 2 (---) ------Patrick, Josh 9-4 0-0 ------4/0 (---) 2 (---) 2 (---) 1 (---) 0:19 133 DelVecchio, Scott 4-1 1-0 --- 4 2/0 (---) 1 (1) 1 (---) ------Dippery, Tyson 7-0 2-0 --- 10 3/0 (---) --- 4 (2) ------141 Ashnault, Anthony 3-0 3-0 --- 15 --- 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 6:16 Ottaviano, Nicholas 4-4 0-0 ------2/0 (---) ------2 (---) 2:18 Van Brill, Michael 8-2 0-0 ------7/0 (---) 1 (---) ------149 DeLuca, Eleazar 5-0 0-0 ------3/0 (---) 1 (---) --- 1 (---) 2:29 Giraldo, Anthony 7-2 1-1 --- 3 3/0 (1/0) 2 (---) 1 (---) 1 (---) 2:33 Theobold, Ken 5-0 3-0 --- 14 1/0 (1/0) --- 2 (1) 2 (1) 3:27 Povalac, William 5-4 0-0 ------3 (---) 1 (---) --- 1 (---) 2:43 157 Lewis, Richie 0-0 0-0 ------Van Brill, John 5-1 2-0 --- 6 3/1 (2/0) 1 (---) ------165 Donner, Brett 5-4 0-0 ------3/0 (---) ------2 (---) 1:21 Grello, Joseph 3-2 0-0 ------0/1 (---) ------2 (---) 0:56 Pafumi, Anthony 2-4 0-0 ------1/0 (---) --- 1 (---) ------Painton, Dylan 3-3 0-0 ------1 (---) --- 1 (---) 1 (---) 5:27 Scott, Willie 6-2 2-0 --- 8 2 (---) 3 (2) --- 1 (---) 1:24 174 Bakuckas, Phillip 7-0 3-0 --- 13 2/0 (1/0) 1 (---) 3 (2) 1 (---) 1:34 Pagano, Jordan 5-1 1-0 --- 6 2 (---) --- 1 (---) 2 (1) 0:20 184 Gravina, Nicholas 5-0 2-0 --- 10 1 (---) 2 (1) 1 (---) 1 (1) 1:33 197 Correnti, Matthew 4-2 2-1 --- 7 3/0 (1/0) 1 (1) ------Kremiller, Kyle 0-0 0-0 ------Messner, Anthony 2-2 0-0 ------1 (---) ------1 (---) 1:34 Mulligan, Kevin 10-2 0-0 ------4/0 (---) 3 (---) --- 3 (---) 0:59 HWT Gross, Razohnn 3-3 0-2 ------2 (---) ------1 (---) 6:50 McDonald, Marc 5-2 1-0 --- 6 3/1 (---/---) ------1 (1) 0:29 Normandia, Ralph 1-0 0-0 ------1 (---) ------

DUAL LEADERS Wins Pins Major Decisions 1. Anthony Ashnault 3 1. Five Tied 1 1. Willie Scott 2 Ken Theobold 3 2. Five Tied 1 Phillip Bakuckas 3 Tech Falls Points 1. Tyson Dippery 2 Decisions 1. Anthony Ashnault 15 Phillip Bakuckas 2 1. John Van Brill 2 2. Ken Theobold 14 3. Anthony Ashnault 1 2. Five Tied 1 3. Phillip Bakuckas 13 Ken Theobold 1

OVERALL LEADERS Wins Tech Falls Decisions 1. Kevin Mulligan 10 1. Tyson Dippery 4 1. Michael Van Brill 7 2. Josh Patrick 9 Phillip Bakuckas 3 2. Josh Patrick 4 3. Michael Van Brill 8 3. Three Tied 2 Kevin Mulligan 4

Pins Major Decisions Fastest Fall 1. Kevin Mulligan 3 1. Willie Scott 3 1. Josh Patrick 0:19 2. Five Tied 2 Kevin Mulligan 3 2. Jordan Pagano 0:20 3. Four Tied 2 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 2-1 3-0 3-0 2-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-2 25-5

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

Major Decisions 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 7

Tech Falls 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6

Pins 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 5

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DUAL NO. 1 DUAL NO. 2 RUTGERS 45, SAN FRANCISCO STATE 0 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 RUTGERS 38, CAL POLY 4 RUTGERS VS. PRINCETON

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: 133: No. 15/14/20 Tyson Dippery (RU) tech fall over Yoshi Funakoshi (Cal Poly), 16-0; RU leads, 9-0 133: 141: No. 3/3/4 Anthony Ashnault (RU) wins by fall over Connor Pollock (Cal Poly), 6:16; RU leads, 15-0 141: 149: No. 13/13/NR Ken Theobold (RU) wins by fall over Joshua Cortez (Cal Poly), 6:42; RU leads, 21-0 149: 157: John Van Brill (RU) dec. over Colt Shorts (Cal Poly), 7-2; RU leads, 24-0 157: 165: Willie Scott (RU) major dec. over Blake Kastl (Cal Poly), 11-3; RU leads, 28-0 165: 174: Phillip Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Mathew Wilhelm (Cal Poly), 7-3; RU leads, 31-0 174: 184: No. 15/13/14 Nicholas Gravina (RU) major dec. over Thomas Lane (Cal Poly), 8-0; RU leads, 35-0 184: 197: Matthew Correnti (RU) dec. over JT Goodwin (Cal Poly), 8-7; Rutgers leads, 38-0 197: HWT: Spencer Empey (Cal Poly) major dec. over Razohnn Gross (RU), 8-0; Rutgers wins, 38-4 HWT: Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat Rankings (-/-/-): InterMat / FloWrestling/The Open Mat

DUAL NO. 5 DUAL NO. 6 RUTGERS VS. CORNELL RUTGERS VS. COLUMBIA

Nov. 27, 2016 • New York, N.Y. • Nov. 27, 2016 • New York, N.Y. • Madison Square Garden 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. 7 DUAL NO. 8 RUTGERS AT MARYLAND* RUTGERS VS. ILLINOIS*

Jan. 6, 2017 • Piscataway, N.J. • Rutgers Athletic Center Dec. 11, 2016 • College Park, Md. • XFinity Center Pavilion 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 7 DUAL-BY-DUAL RESULTS

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. Princeton Nov. 19 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Cornell Nov. 27 Dual 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT vs. Columbia Nov. 27 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 collegiate wrestling 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 3-0, 0-0 Big Ten 1.000 RU: overall (144-50-1, .741) 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 University of Michigan (2011-13) as an assistant wrestling coach after spending five years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the associate head wrestling coach. Pritzlaff mentored four Wolverine All-Americans in his time in Ann Arbor, Mich., working closely with Kellen Russell, who captured his second NCAA title and fourth Big Ten title to finish a stellar collegiate career in 2012. Russell became just the 11th four-time Big Ten Champion in league history. Prior to arriving at Michigan, Pritzlaff served five seasons as an assistant coach at Wisconsin (2007-11), including the last two as associate head coach. He helped lead the Badgers to top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships in each of the last three seasons, including a fourth-place finish in 2010.

Pritzlaff was instrumental in developing the Badger middleweight wrestlers, battle-testing notable performers under his tutelage such as NCAA champion and three- time All-American Andrew Howe, NCAA finalist Craig Henning and All-Americans Tyler Turner, Zach Tanelli and Kyle Ruschell. In all, 36 Badgers qualified for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in his tenure, a list that included 15 All-Americans, five Big Ten Champions and 19 Academic All-Big Ten members. As a collegiate wrestler at Wisconsin (1998-2001), Pritzlaff compiled one of the most impressive careers in the program’s history. Pritzlaff was a two-time NCAA 165-pound champion (2000, 2001) and four-time NCAA All-American, placing fifth as a junior at 165 pounds in 1999 and sixth as a freshman at 150 pounds in 1998. He became the 12th NCAA champion in Badger program history with a 4-2 sudden-victory decision over Iowa State’s Joe Heskett in the championship final. The 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 Rider University. While at Rider, Pollard was a two-time Josh Hanson Award winner, given to the wrestler who demonstrates exceptional leadership, work ethic and academics. A placewinner at the Prep Nationals as a student at the Peddie School, Pollard was a New Jersey State qualifier. A two-time first-team All-County 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 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): Won his first match of the year, 10-4, against San Francisco State’s Connetquot HS 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 52-39 / 29-21 his first NCAA Championships (March 17-19) … received an at-large bid to the NCAA Champion- 2016-17 Season - 2-1 / 2-1 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 Bamduka in 2:16 and upset then-No. 18 Dalton Macri of Cornell, 6-5, at the “Grapple at the Gar- den” (Nov. 29) … earned the first ranking of his career following the win, coming in at No. 18 by WIN Magazine … had a 2-1 day at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals (Nov. 15) … posted a 2-0 record at the Rutgers Duals, winning by major decision and decision (Nov. 1).

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): Went 4-0 at the East Stroudsburg University Open for a title in his first- Phillipsburg HS career tournament (Nov. 6). Career Overall / Dual Record: Prior to Rutgers: Competed at Phillipsburg HS ... tabbed the No. 62 overall recruit byIntermat and 4-0 / 0-0 ranked No. 4 nationally at 120 pounds …NJSIAA runner-up at 132 pounds in 2016 and at 106 2016-17 Season - 4-0 / 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

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): Went 5-0 for the top spot at the East Stroudsburg University Open, Career Overall / Dual Record: his third title at the event (Nov. 6). 47-29 / 24-13

2016-17 Season - 7-0 / 2-0 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Ended his sophomore campaign 18-15 overall and 13-8 in East Stroudsburg Open (First Place) dual competition … went 0-2 at his first NCAA Championships (March 17-19) … wrestled to a Chris Crane (Kutztown) W-TF, 16-1 Cody Trybus (Navy) W-TF, 16-0 sixth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, earning an automatic qualifying bid for the NCAA Joe Lobeck (Lehigh) W-D, 3-0 Championships (March 5-6) … earned the first Intermat ranking of his career, coming in at No. 20 Andy Schultz (Bloomsburg) W-D, 7-2 on March 8 … topped Ian Brown, 6-0, in RU’s NWCA National Duals win over No. 7 Lehigh (Feb. 20) Scott DelVecchio (Rutgers) W-D, 1-0 Carlos Herrera (CSU Bakersfield) W-TF, 17-1 … scored 14 near fall points in the first period of a tech fall in the win over No. 23 Purdue (Feb. Yoshi Funakoshi (Cal Poly) W-TF, 16-0 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): Went 3-1 and finished as runner-up at the East Stroudsburg Uni- versity Open (Nov. 6). Career Overall / Dual Record: 44-20 / 17-9 2015-16 (As a junior): Compiled a 14-5 redshirt season … competed at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … placed third at the Nittany Lion Open with a 5-1 showing 2016-17 Season - 4-1 / 1-0 East Stroudsburg Open (Runner-Up) (Dec. 6) … posted a third-place finish with a 3-1 day at the Mat Town Open (Nov. 22) … finished as Anthony Fajardo (Bergen Comm. College) W-TF, 16-1 runner-up at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, falling to No. 4-ranked and three-time All-Ameri- Lane Peters (West Point Prep School) W-D, 6-3 can, Nashon Garrett (Cornell), by a 6-1 score in the final (Nov. 8). Nick Farro (Lehigh) W-D, 7-1 Tyson Dippery (Rutgers) L-D, 1-0 Nate Cervantez (San Francisco State) W-MD, 16-2 2014-15 (As a sophomore): NCAA qualifier … posted an 0-2 mark at first national tournament … went 21-12 on the year … pinned Purdue’s Danny Sabatello in 6:33 to finish ninth at the Big Ten 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. 64-12 / 40-3

2016-17 Season - 3-0 / 3-0 2016-17 (As a redshirt junior): Defeated 2016 NCAA runner-up Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), 8-6, 51st Annual NWCA All-Star Classic in sudden victory at the 51st Annual NWCA All-Star Classic in Cleveland (Nov. 5) … was the first *No. 2 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming)* W-D, 8-6 (SV) Joshua Weinberg (San Francisco State) W-TF, 17-0 Scarlet Knight to earn an invite to the event. Russel Rohling (CSU Bakersfield) W-MD, 17-5 Connor Pollock (Cal Poly) W-F, 6:16 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Became the second two-time All-American in program history with a fourth-place finish at the 2016 NCAA Championships (March 17-19) … finished the season with a team-best 32-4 overall record … advanced to the NCAA semifinals, the first Rutgers semi- finalist since 1960 … posted a 4-2 record at nationals… went 4-0 and defeated Jimmy Gulibon (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 125 R-Sr. (seventh) … 2015 Mat Town Open Champion … 2014 TCNJ Open Champion … 2014 EIWA Cham- 149 Toms River, N.J. pionships placewinner, finishing third. Toms River South HS 2016-17 (As a redshirt senior): Competed at the East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6). Career Overall / Dual Record: 67-36 / 35-16 2015-16 (As a senior): Notched a 22-5 record competing unattached … took seventh competing 2016-17 Season - 5-0 / 3-0 unattached at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … pinned No. East Stroudsburg Open 16 Gabe Moreno in 1:12 in the seventh-place match … finished as runner-up at the Nittany Lion Will Lucie (West Point Prep School) W-F, 3:27 Chad Haegele (Kutztown) W-TF, 16-0 Open, dropping the championship match, 8-1, to No. 1 Zain Retherford of Penn State (Dec. 6) … *Paul Klee (Unatt.)* L-Forf. posted a 5-1 record on the day … went 5-0 to win the Mat Town Open title, winning three matches *Jack Taddeo (Unatt.)* L-Forf. by bonus points (Nov. 22) … took sixth place at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open with a 4-1 day Thomas Turcol (San Francisco State) W-TF, 19-0 157 Pounds (Nov. 8). Sean O’Rourke (CSU Bakersfield) W-D, 2-0 Joshua Cortez (Cal Poly) W-F, 6:42 2014-15 (As a junior): Received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships … posted a 1-2 mark in St. Louis in second NCAA trip (March 19-21) … went 24-9 overall … ended the season with RU’s 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 Languis (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 coming 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 “Grap- ple 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/Journeymen 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, finish- ing 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 Schef- fler 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): Took third at the East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6). Career Overall / Dual Record: 2015-16 (As a redshirt freshman): Wrapped up his rookie campaign 17-16 overall and 11-9 in 24-18 / 12-10 duals … went 0-2 at his first NCAA Championships (March 17-19) … finished sixth at the Big Ten 2016-17 Season - 7-2 / 1-1 Championships to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships (March 5-6) … recorded the first win East Stroudsburg Open (Third Place) by fall of his career against Princeton’s Trey Aslanian in 3:55 (Jan. 31) … wrestled for fourth place Adrian Nelson (Sacred Heart) W-F, 2:33 Ryan Kemmerer (Temple) L-D, 5-3 (SV) at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … knocked off No. 5-ranked Barry Breidegan (Kutztown) W-MD, 11-1 2014 All-American Earl Hall of Iowa State, 5-4, to reach the semifinals before falling into consola- Samuel Butler (Franklin & Marshall) W-MD, 14-1 Cole Aaron (Unatt.) W-D, 4-1 tions …. posted a 16-0 tech fall against Vince Rodriguez of George Mason at the “Grapple at the David Pipa (Lehigh) W-D, 9-3 Garden” (Nov. 29) … secured a dominant 12-2 win over Oregon State’s Joey Palmer (Nov. 21) … Jack Taddeo (Navy) W-TF, 16-0 topped UNC’s AC Headlee in tiebreakers, 6-4, with riding time at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast 157 Pounds Landon Myers (San Francisco State) W-D, 6-3 Duals (Nov. 15) … made his varsity debut at 133 pounds at the Rutgers Duals, going 3-0 with two Coleman Hammond (CSU Bakersfield) L-D, 3-0 tech falls and a decision (Nov. 1) … ranked No. 19 by FloWrestling to begin the year.

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 Richie Lewis The Lewis File ... Career Honors: 2016 NCAA Championships qualifier … 2016 Big Ten Championships placewinner, Sr. finishing fifth … 2015 Midlands Championships placewinner (fourth). 157125Toms River, N.J. Toms River East HS 2016-17 (As a senior): Defeated No. 11-ranked Joey Lavallee (Missouri), 2-0, in an exhibition showcase at the 51st Annual All-Star Classic in Cleveland (Nov. 5). Career Overall / Dual Record: 27-7 / 16-1 2015-16 (As a junior): Notched a 27-7 overall mark and 16-1 dual record in his first season at Rutgers … went 1-2 at his first NCAA Championships (March 17-19) … automatic NCAA Champion- 2016-17 Season - 0-0 / 0-0 51st Annual NWCA All-Star Classic Showcase ships qualifier … topped Ohio State’s Jake Ryan, 5-2, to secure fifth place at the Big Ten Champion- *No. 11 Joey Lavallee (Missouri)* W-D, 2-0 ships (March 5-6) … beat Doug Welch, 4-2, with a third period takedown, helping RU to a win over No. 23 Purdue (Feb. 14) … scored a takedown with eight seconds remaining to beat No. 9 Brian Murphy ( Michigan) at the RAC (Feb. 7) … topped NCAA qualifier Adam Krop (Princeton), 7-4, in RU’s 28-6 dual win over the Tigers (Jan. 31) … took fourth at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … defeated No. 16 Edwin Cooper Jr. (Iowa) and No. 18 Tyler Berger (Nebraska) in the tournament … dropped No. 10 Tyler Berger (Nebraska), 10-3, for his first win over a ranked opponent (Dec. 12) … entered the national rankings for the first time, earning the No. 17 spot at 157 pounds according to Intermat on Dec. 8 after a 7-0 start to the season … ex- tended his unbeaten start to the season with two major decisions in Corvallis, Ore., against Oregon State and Utah Valley (Nov. 21) … went 3-0 at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals with a two decisions and a major (Nov. 15) … made his Rutgers debut with a 2-0 day at the Rutgers Duals, scoring a fall and a decision (Nov. 1).

Prior to Rutgers: A two-time National Junior College Athletic Association All-American, finishing second and third in two tournament trips while at Iowa Central ... four-year letterwinner and captain at Toms River HS East … compiled a 121-22 record in his career, placing at the NJSIAA Championships three times … finished third at 138 pounds in 2013, fifth at 132 pounds in 2012, and seventh at 119 pounds in 2011 at the state tournament … two-time NHSCA All-American … a three-time All-Shore Conference selection.

Personal: Son of Joseph and Maria … has one brother, Michael … intends to major in psychology … his father, Joseph, was a legendary New Jersey high school coach at Cardinal Mc- Carrick for 17 years, leading the program to 310 wins, 11 Greater Middlesex Conference division titles, two Greater Middlesex Tournament titles and three NJSIAA Non-Public, South B champion- ships.

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): Earned two major decisions in dual action to open the season 125 R-Fr. against San Francisco State (Nov. 11) and Cal Poly (Nov. 13) … went 4-2 for a fourth place finish at 165 Brick, N.J. the East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6). Brick Township HS 2015-16 (As a freshman): Posted a 9-9 record competing unattached … went 2-2 at the 83rd An- Career Overall / Dual Record: nual Wilkes University Open (Dec. 28) … wrestled at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 6) … went 2-2 at 6-2 / 2-0 the Mat Town Open (Nov. 22) … saw first collegiate action at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, going 2-2 (Nov. 8). 2016-17 Season - 6-2 / 2-0 East Stroudsburg Open (Fourth Place) Charles Layer (Rowan College) W-F, 1:24 Prior to Rutgers: Four-year letterwinner at Brick Township HS … placed sixth at NJSIAA State Spencer Carey (Navy) W-MD, 14-4 Championships at 160 pounds in 2015, also capturing a district and region championship … Zachary Spira (Drexel) W-D, 3-2 Gordon Wolf (Lehigh) L-MD, 17-3 holds the state record for most tech falls in his career (49) and in a single season (23) … posted a Joe Grello (Rutgers) W-D, 4-2 102-28 record om high school career. Theodore King (Franklin & Marshall) L-D, 4-2 Tyson Kuahine (San Francisco State) W-MD, 16-6 Blake Kastl (Cal Poly) W-MD, 11-3 Personal: Son of Bill and Micaela … has one sister, Anna … undecided on major … his father, Bill, 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 John Van Brill The Van Brill File ... 2016-17 (As a redshirt sophomore): Posted two dual wins to begin the dual season at CSU Ba- 157/125 R-So. kersfield (Nov. 11) and Cal Poly (Nov. 13) … went 3-1 and was runner up at the East Stroudsburg Mullica Hill, N.J. University Open (Nov. 6). 165 Clearview HS 2015-16 (As a redshirt freshman): Went 8-7 overall and 2-2 in dual competition … competed at Career Overall / Dual Record: the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, going 2-2 (Dec. 29-30) … defeated George 13-8 / 4-2 Mason’s Greg Fluornoy, 15-6, in a 47-0 win at the “Grapple at the Garden” (Nov. 29) … recorded a 2016-17 Season - 5-1 / 2-0 2-1 outing at the Mat Town Open, taking third/fourth place (Nov. 22) … went 2-2 at the Jonathan East Stroudsburg Open (Runner-Up) Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 8) … won by forfeit against Centenary (Nov. 1). James Saylor (West Point Prep School) W-MD, 15-3 Michael Comunale (Drexel) W-Med. Forf. Beau Guffey (West Point Prep School) W-D, 4-0 2014-15 (As a freshman): Recorded a 22-11 record wrestling unattached … posted a third-place Eleazar DeLuca (Rutgers) L-D, 3-2 165 Pounds finish at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Invitational, going 5-1 in the tournament (Jan. 18) … Lorenzo De La Riva (CSU Bakersfield) W-D, 10-3 finished fifth and went 6-2 at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 7) … went 2-2 at the TCNJ Open (Nov. Colt Shorts (Cal Poly) W-D, 7-2 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.

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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): Went 4-0 to win the East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6). 61-40 / 36-23

2016-17 Season - 7-0 / 3-0 2015-16 (As a redshirt junior): Went 18-15 overall and 10-9 in dual competition … competed at East Stroudsburg Open (First Place) the first NCAA Championships of his career, going 0-2 (March 17-19) … placed seventh at the Big Charlie Sell (Lehigh) W-MD, 12-0 Owen Brooks (Drexel) W-TF, 16-0 Ten Championships to earn an automatic qualifying bid for the NCAA Championships (March 5-6) Andrew Buckley (Navy) W-F, 1:34 … defeated Lehigh’s Gordon Wolf, 9-2, in RU’s NWCA National Duals win over the No. 7-ranked Jordan Pagano (Rutgers) W-D, 4-0 Jesse Lyga (San Francisco State) W-TF, 17-1 Mountain Hawks (Feb. 20) … pinned Michigan’s Aaron Calderon in 2:49 to temporarily give Matt Penyacsek (CSU Bakersfield) W-TF, 17-0 Rutgers the dual lead over the No. 8 Wolverines (Feb. 7) … took fifth place at the 53rd Annual Matthew Wilhelm (Cal Poly) W-D, 7-3 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships with a 4-1 decision against South Dakota State’s David Kocer (Dec. 30) … defeated No. 15 Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State), 6-3, during his fifth-place run … majored Ryan Forrest of George Mason in a 47-0 win at the “Grapple at the Garden” (Nov. 29) … notched an 11-2 major 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 North- east 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 FloNationals … 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 25 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 the 184-pound East Stroudsburg University Open title (Nov. Career Overall / Dual Record: 6). 34-15 / 19-7

2016-17 Season - 5-0 / 2-0 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Posted a 22-11 overall record and 13-4 mark in duals as a East Stroudsburg Open (First Place) sophomore … went 0-2 at his first NCAA Championships (March 17-19) … had a strong Big Ten Jed Smith (West Point Prep School) W-MD, 11-3 Caleb Edwards (Unatt.) W-TF, 21-6 Championships for a fourth-place finish and automatic NCAA Championships qualifying bid Chris Weiler (Lehigh) W-D, 13-6 (March 5-6) … handled No. 19 Abram Ayala (Princeton), 7-1, to open RU’s 28-6 win over the Tigers Dylan Bollinger (CSU Bakersfield) W-F, 1:33 Thomas Lane (Cal Poly) W-MD, 8-0 (Jan. 31) … cruised to an 11-3 major decision against Minnesota’s Christopher Pfarr (Jan. 17) … 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 R-So. 2016-17 (As a redshirt sophomore): Won by fall in dual action against Mitchell Owens (San 184 South Brunswick, N.J. Francisco State) in a 45-0 RU win (Nov. 11) … went 4-1 at the East Stroudsburg University for a South Brunswick HS runner-up finish (Nov. 6). Career Overall / Dual Record: 2015-16 (As a redshirt freshman): Compiled a 16-11 overall record competing unattached … 21-12 / 2-0 competed at the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, going 2-2 (Dec. 29-30) … went 4-3 to finish sixth at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 6) … posted a strong 4-2 performance at the Mat 2016-17 Season - 5-1 / 1-0 East Stroudsburg Open (Runner-Up) Town Open, finishing fourth (Nov. 22) … went 2-2 at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open … made Allen Reyes (SUNY-Sullivan) W-F, 0:20 his Rutgers debut with a fall over Centenary’s Anthony Kubish in 3:49 at the Rutgers Duals (Nov. Casey Glunt (Bloomsburg) W-TF, 16-0 1). Doug Hamman (TCNJ) W-D, 5-1 Kenny Long (Navy) W-D, 9-3 Phillip Bakuckas (Rutgers) L-D, 4-0 Prior to Rutgers: Spent one season at Penn State, posting an 8-8 record wrestling unattached … Mitchell Owens (San Francisco State) W-F, 2:23 wrestled for four seasons at Bergen Catholic, going 128-29 with a fourth-place NJSIAA State Cham- pionships finish at 160 pounds in 2014 … a two-time district, region, and county champ … placed seventh at the Beast of the East.

Personal: Son of James and Brigitte … has two siblings, James and Jianna … undecided on major.

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125 Fr. 2016-17 (As a freshman): Defeated Jonathan Costa (San Francisco State), 11-2, in his first-career 197 Delran, N.J. dual match (Nov. 11) … placed fourth at the East Stroudsburg University Open in the first tourna- Delran HS ment of his career (Nov. 6). Career Overall / Dual Record: Prior to Rutgers: Competed at Holy Cross Academy ... ranked No. 54 overall recruit byIntermat … 4-2 / 2-1 ranked No. 5 nationally at 220 pounds …a four-time NJSIAA placewinner, capping off his career 2016-17 Season - 4-2 / 2-1 with a state title at 220 pounds in 2016 ... also finished second, third, and eighth … three-time East Stroudsburg Open (Fourth Place) Cadet and Junior All-American … two-time high school national champion. Garett Stehley (Lehigh) W-D, 13-6 Kevin Mulligan (Rutgers) L-D, 4-0 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

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R-Jr. 2016-17 (As a redshirt junior): Competed at the East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6). 197125 Somerset, N.J. Franklin HS 2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Went 8-8 overall and 1-1 in dual competition … competed at the 83rd Annual Wilkes University Open (Dec. 28) … wrestled at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 6) … Career Overall / Dual Record: went 2-2 and finished fourth at the Mat Town Open (Nov. 22) … posted a 2-2 mark at the Jonathan 19-27 / 1-3 Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 8) … defeated Centenary’s Joey Ragsdale, 4-0, at the Rutgers Duals 2016-17 Season - 2-2 / 0-0 (Nov. 1). East Stroudsburg Open Phillip Robilotto (Franklin & Marshall) W-D, 6-4 Nick Mort (Kutztown) W-F, 1:34 2014-15 (As a sophomore): Went 9-6 wrestling unattached … placed fourth at the 82nd Annual Thomas Murray (Lehigh) L-D, 5-2 Wilkes University Open, going 2-2 (Dec. 28) … capped a 1-2-3 Rutgers finish at 184 pounds at the Bennett Paulson (West Point Prep School) L-F, 0:46 TCNJ Open, winning by a 17-2 tech fall in the third place-match (Nov. 22) … kicked off the season with a 2-2 outing at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 16).

2013-14: Finished 11-17 in his rookie campaign, including a 0-2 mark in dual action … competed at 197 pounds against No. 2/3/3 Gabe Dean of Cornell (Jan. 26) … saw first dual action of career against George Mason at the “Grapple at the Garden” (Dec. 1) … posted a 1-2 record at the Clarion Open in his first collegiate action.

Prior to Rutgers: 2013 NJSIAA state runner-up and All-America honoree at the NHSCA Senior Nationals at 195 pounds … finished senior season 40-2 at Franklin and was the first wrestler in school history to reach the state finals … compiled a career record of 118-25 throughout four-year career … was a three-time Somerset County Champion and a three-time District 18 Champion … took fourth place at the 2012 FloNationals.

Personal: Son of Michael and Leticia … has one brother, Nicholas, and one sister, Samantha … intends to major in criminal justice … born on June 22, 1995.

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 29 PROJECTED COMPETITORS Razohnn Gross The Gross File ... 2016-17 (As a junior): Opened his RU career at the East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6). 125 Jr. HWT Franklin Park, N.J. Prior to Rutgers: Posted a 127-18 record and won back-to-back 195-pound NJSIAA State titles in Don Bosco Prep HS his final two years at Don Bosco Prep … went 29-2 as a senior, ending his career with a champion- ship … captured four District 5 championships and three Region 2 titles Career Overall / Dual Record: 3-3 / 0-2

2016-17 Season - 3-3 / 0-2 East Stroudsburg Open Andrew McDonald (Lehigh) W-D, 4-0 George Thompson (Kutztown) W-F, 6:50 Bobby Heald (West Point Prep School) W-D, 4-3 Andrew Piehl (Navy) L-D, 5-1 *Marc McDonald (Rutgers)* L-Forf. Alex Encarnacion-Strand (CSU Bakersfield) L-D, 6-2 Spencer Empey (Cal Poly) L-MD, 8-0

Contact: Anthony Hernandez • [email protected] • Office: (732) 445-8119 • Cell: (609) 709-0013 30 PROJECTED COMPETITORS The McDonald File ... Marc McDonald 2016-17 (As a sophomore): Captured the first dual win of his career with a fall versus Ricardo 125 So. Jaramillo (San Francisco State) in 0:29 (Nov. 11) … finished fourth with a 4-2 record at the East HWT Fairfield, N.J. 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 5-2 / 1-0 Essex Conference Wrestler of the Year for 2014-15 … captured 103 wins in his career, going 28-3 2016-17 Season - 5-2 / 1-0 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

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