SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-4, 0-4 B1G) MATSIDE: 2021 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS JANUARY Saturday Schedule 8..... NO. 3 MICHIGAN...... L, 26-10 Session I: 10 a.m. 16... NO. 2 PENN STATE...... Cancelled 24...at No. 11 Ohio State...... L, 19-14 Session II: 7:30 p.m. (Semis) 31... NO. 19 PURDUE...... L, 18-15 NO. 15 MINNESOTA...... L, 21-18 Sunday Schedule FEBRUARY 6.....at Indiana...... Cancelled Session III: Noon vs. No. 23 Michigan State...... Cancelled Session IV: 4 p.m. (Finals) vs. No. 7 Nebraska...... Cancelled 19...at Maryland...... Cancelled Media Coverage MARCH TV...... BTN (All Sessions) 6-7...... at Big Ten Championships...... All Day Live Stream... BTN2Go (All Sessions) 18-20.... at NCAA Championships...... All Day Radio...... WRSU (88.7 FM)

KNIGHT NOTES • Rutgers wrestling competes at the 2021 Big • Rutgers appears in almost all national tourna- • Rutgers earned five top-eight pre-seeds for Ten Wrestling Championships from March 6-7 ment rankings, which includes No. 12 by FloW- the championships - No. 3 Sammy Alvarez in University Park, Pennsylvania. restling, No. 14 by TrackWrestling, No. 15 by (133), No. 3 Sebastian Rivera (141), No. 5 John • Sessions I & II take place on Saturday, with Ses- WIN Magazine and No. 18 by Intermat. Poznanski (184), No. 7 Jackson Turley (174) and sion II featuring the championship semifinals. • Due to COVID-19 protocols, the Scarlet No. 8 Michael VanBrill (149). These seeds will Session III will be held on Sunday morning, fol- Knights have not competed since Jan. 31, when be finalized by the coaches on Friday. lowed by championship bouts on Sunday after- they hosted Minnesota and Purdue at the RAC. • After he earned two conference titles at North- noon. For the first time, all four sessions of the RU faced four top-20 foes during its abbrevi- western, Rivera looks to become a three-time Big championships will air on Big Ten Network and ated dual schedule, which included 5/5 match Ten champion and just the third individual Big Ten will also be available via BTNPlus. splits with No. 11 Ohio State, No. 15 Minnesota champion for Rutgers, joining (2019) and No. 19 Purdue. and (2016-17, 2018).

RUTGERS PROJECTED LINEUP INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Wt. (Pre-Seed) Name Year Hometown 2021 Record (Dual) Wrestler Wt. Intermat Flo TOM AWN Track 125 (13) Dylan Shawver Fr. Lorain, Ohio 2-0 (0-0) N. Aguilar 125 NR NR NR NR 20 133 (3) Sammy Alvarez *! So. Garfield, N.J. 3-0 (3-0) 141 (3) Sebastian Rivera *** !!! Gr. Toms River, N.J. 4-0 (4-0) S. Alvarez 133 6 6 4 5 6 149 (8) Michael VanBrill * !! R-Sr. Mullica Hill, N.J. 1-3 (1-3) 157 (N/A) NO ENTRY ------S. Rivera 141 3 1 3 2 3 165 (13) Brett Donner ! R-Sr. Wall, N.J. 0-3 (0-3) 174 (7) Jackson Turley So. Chester, Va. 3-1 (2-0) M. VanBrill 149 NR 17 NR NR 24 184 (5) John Poznanski Fr. Colonia, N.J. 3-1 (3-1) 197 (10) Billy Janzer * ! R-So. Elk Township, N.J. 2-2(2-2) R. Kanniard 157 NR 24 NR NR 23 HWT (11) Christian Colucci ! Gr. Summit, N.J. 0-2 (0-2) B. Donner 165 NR NR NR NR 28 * denotes past NCAA Championships qualifications ! denotes past Big Ten Championships appearances J. Turley 174 NR 20 23 NR 14 # Rutgers will not enter a 157-pounder this week for the Big Ten Championships. With a 1-3 record, Robert Kanniard is still eligible for an at-large selection to the NCAA Championships later this J. Poznanski 184 18 9 18 17 12 month. B. Janzer 197 NR NR 25 NR 25

WWW.SCARLETKNIGHTS.COM | @RUWrestling MEDIA INFORMATION 2020-21 ROSTER RUTGERS CONTACT Name Class Weight Hometown/High School (Previous School) Bradly Derechailo, Asst. Director of Communications Nicolas Aguilar R-So. 125 Gilroy, Calif./Gilroy Email: [email protected] Sammy Alvarez So. 133 Garfield, N.J./St. Joseph’s Regional Office: 732-445-7028 Gerard Angelo R-So. 149 East Hanover, N.J./Bergen Catholic (Cornell) Cell: 732-647-5034 JoJo Aragona So. 141 Matamoras, Pa./Pope John XXIII Twitter: @Bradly_D Jake Benner R-So. 149 Ocean Township, N.J./Ocean Devon Britton R-Fr. 133 Northampton, Pa./Northampton POST-MATCH INTERVIEW POLICY Andrew Clark Fr. 149 Collingswood, N.J./Collingswood Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale and requested Christian Colucci Gr. HWT Summit, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep (Lehigh) student-athletes will be made available to the media in the RAC Media Room following a brief cooling-off Niccolo Colucci Fr. HWT Summit, N.J./St. Peter's Prep period. Please direct any student-athlete requests to Al DeSantis Fr. 141 Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Bradly Brett Donner R-Sr. 165 Wall, N.J./Wall Township Derechailo ([email protected]/732-647-5034). Kyle Epperly Fr. 197 Jackson Township, N.J./Jackson Memorial Alex Esposito R-Jr. HWT Cranford, N.J./Cranford IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICY Marcus Estevez Fr. HWT Franklin, N.J./Franklin Rutgers holds weekly media availability (either in Zach Firestone Gr. 133 Swedesboro, N.J./Clearview (Bucknell) person or via teleconference). Requests for head coach Andrew Gapas Jr. 141 Clinton Township, N.J./North Hunterdon (Clarion) Scott Goodale and student-athletes should be made - if possible - 24-48 hours in advance. All interviews MUST Joseph Grello Gr. 174 Newtown, N.J./Bergen Catholic be coordinated through the Office of Athletic Commu- Billy Janzer R-So. 184 Elk Township, N.J./Delsea nications, and interviews will not be granted on the Robert Kanniard R-Fr. 157 Wall, N.J./Wall Township day of competition until after the event has concluded. Boone McDermott R-So. HWT Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque Wahlert (Iowa Central C.C.) Nico Messina Fr. 125 Freehold, N.J./Freehold Regional Shane Metzler R-Sr. 133 Long Valley, N.J./West Morris QUICK FACTS Connor O'Neill Fr. 174 Green Brook, N.J./DePaul Catholic Location...... Piscataway, N.J. John Poznanski Fr. 184 Colonia, N.J./Colonia Enrollment...... 69,198 Sebastian Rivera Gr. 141 Toms River, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy (Northwestern) Nickname...... Scarlet Knights Malcolm Robinson R-So. 125 Culpeper, Va./Blair Academy President...... Robert L. Barchi Nick Santos R-Jr. 149 Clark, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep Athletic Director...... Pat Hobbs Dylan Shawver Fr. 125 Lorain, Ohio/Elyria Administrator...... Carly Northup Nick Suriano Sr. 133 Paramus, N.J./Bergen Catholic (Penn State) Arena (Capacity)...... RAC (8,000) Jackson Turley So. 165 Chester, Va./St. Christopher’s Attendance Record (Stadium).... 16,178 (11/19/16) Michael VanBrill R-Sr. 157 Mullica Hill, N.J./Clearview Attendance Record (RAC)...... 8,321 (1/28/18) Head Coach...... Scott Goodale Head Coach: Scott Goodale (Lock Haven, ‘95) – 14th Season Years at School (Record)...... 14th (183-79-1) Associate Head Coach: Donny Pritzlaff (Wisconsin, ’02) Years as Head Coach (Record)...... Same Assistant Coach: John Leonardis (Lehigh, ’97) Associated Head Coach...... Donny Pritzlaff Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kyle Kiss (North Carolina, ‘11) Assistant Coach ...... John Leonardis Director of Wrestling Operations: Joe Pollard (Rider, ‘03) Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Kyle Kiss Director of Operations...... Joe Pollard Pronunciation Guide 2019-20 Dual Record...... 10-7 Nicolas Aguilar Agg-e-lar 2019-20 Big Ten Dual Record...... 4-5 JoJo Aragona Air-A-Go-Na ‘20 Big Ten Tournament Finish...... 12th, 25.5 Points Robert Kanniard Ka-Nard ‘20 Big Ten Placewinners...... 2 John Poznanski Pahz-nan-ski '20 NCAA Qualifiers...... 5 Dylan Shawver Shaw-vur ‘20 NCAA Finish...... Cancelled Scott Goodale Good-ale ‘20 All-Americans...... 2 (Aguilar, Alvarez) ‘20 “Blood Round” Participants...... N/A (Cancelled) Dual Starters Returning/Lost...... 7/3 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost...... 5/1 All-Americans Returning/Lost...... 2/0 EIWA Champions...... 11 Big Ten Champions...... 4 LAST TIME... All-Americans...... 20 Won at the RAC...... 2/14/20 vs. No. 25 Northwestern - 26-13 Wrestled top-five team...... 1/8/21 vs. No. 3 Michigan 100-Win Wrestlers...... 17 Won at the CAG...... 11/1/15 vs. Binghamton - 38-0 Beat a top-five team...... 12/12/15 vs. No. 4 Nebraska - 17-16 Won at a neutral site...... 11/10/18 vs. App. State - 26-9 Shut out an opponent... 11/11/16 vs. San Francisco St. - 45-0 Lost at the RAC...... 1/31/21 vs. No. 15 Minnesota - 18-21 Scored 50+ points...... 11/7/10 vs. Sacred Heart - 56-0 RWJBARNABAS HEALTH APC Lost at the CAG...... 2/1/15 vs. No. 4 Ohio St. - 17-23 Scored 40-49 points...... 11/2/19 vs. LIU - 43-3 Lost at a neutral site...... 2/1/20 vs. No. 25 Michigan - 16-21 Scored 30-39 points...... 11/2/19 vs. Centenary - 38-6 Won on the road...... 2/9/20 vs. Rider - 25-12 Scored 20-29 points..... 2/14/20 vs. No. 25 N'Western - 26-13 Lost on the road...... 1/24/21 at No. 11 Ohio State - 14-19 Scored less than 20 points...... 1/31/21 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Won a B1G dual...... 2/14/20 vs. No. 25 Northwestern - 26-13 Was shut out...... 2/24/13 vs. No. 3 Penn State - 0-34 Lost a B1G dual...... 1/31/21 vs. No. 15 Minnesota - 18-21 Top-three in conference....2014 EIWA Championships (Third) Tied an opponent...... 1/16/10 at Michigan State - 16-16 Top-five in conference.....2016 Big Ten Championships (Fifth) Won by criteria.....1/11/19 vs. No. 10 Wisconsin - 17-16 (3.15.3) Had a Big Ten champion...... 2019 (Ashnault & Suriano) Lost by criteria....2/6/15 at No. 18 Wisconsin - 18-19 (3.15.3) Had multiple All-Americans...... 2020 (Aguilar & Alvarez) Beat a ranked foe...2/14/20 vs. No. 25 Northwestern - 26-13 Had one All-American...... 2015 (Anthony Ashnault) Lost to a ranked foe..... 1/31/21 vs. No. 15 Minnesota - 18-21 Had multiple “Rd. of 12” participants...... 2019 (2) Wrestled No. 1 team...... 1/28/18 vs. No. 1 Penn State Placed at NCAA’s...... 2019 (9th, 51.5 Points)

BY THE NUMBERS Rutgers unveiled the RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Per- formance Center in September of 2020, the new home for the program. The state-of-the-art facility on the Living- 24 75 4,492 183 ston Campus features three regulation practice mats, a natives NCAA qualifiers Average attendance for Career wins for head 30-person team locker room as well as offices for coaches on 2020-21 roster since 2007 the 2019-20 season coach Scott Goodale and support staff.

2 FINAL 2021 B1G STANDINGS BIG TEN LINEUP VS. THE FIELD Team Conference Overall W-L-T % 125 Pounds: Dylan Shawver (0-0) 165 Pounds: Brett Donner (0-3) Penn State 6-0-0 1.000 6-0-0 1.000 Iowa 5-0-0 1.000 5-0-0 1.000 Date Opponent W/L Result Date Opponent W/L Result Nebraska 7-1-0 .875 7-1-0 .875 1/8 Cameron Amine (UM) L D, 10-4 Michigan 5-1-0 .833 5-1-0 .833 133 Pounds: Sammy Alvarez (3-0) 1/24 Ethan Smith (OSU) L D, 10-3 Minnesota 7-2-0 .778 7-2-0 .778 Date Opponent W/L Result 1/31 Andrew Sparks (MINN) L MD, 13-3 Illinois 5-3-0 .625 5-3-0 .625 Ohio State 5-4-0 .556 5-4-0 .556 1/24 Jordan Decatur (OSU) W MD, 14-3 Purdue 4-5-0 .444 4-5-0 .444 1/31 Boo Dryden (MINN) W D, 10-5 174 Pounds: Jackson Turley (2-0) Michigan State 2-5-0 .286 2-5-0 .286 1/31 JAcob Rundell (PUR) W D, 6-0 Date Opponent W/L Result Indiana 2-6-0 .250 2-6-0 .250 1/31 Jake Allar (MINN) W TF, 17-2 Northwestern 2-6-0 .250 2-6-0 .250 141 Pounds: Sebastian Rivera (4-0) 1/31 Emil Soehnlen (PUR) W D, 6-2 Wisconsin 1-6-0 .143 1-6-0 .143 RUTGERS 0-4-0 .000 0-4-0 .000 Date Opponent W/L Result Maryland 0-8-0 .000 0-8-0 .000 1/8 Drew Mattin (UM) W MD, 8-0 184 Pounds: John Poznanski (2-1) 1/24 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) W MD, 11-2 Date Opponent W/L Result 1/31 Marcos Polanco (MINN) W MD, 14-3 1/24 Rocky Jordan (OSU) W D, 9-6 1/31 PArker Filius (PUR) W D, 7-6 1/31 Owen Webster (MINN) L D, 6-4 1/31 Max Lyon (PUR) W D, 7-4 149 Pounds: Michael VanBrill (1-3) Date Opponent W/L Result 197 Pounds: Billy Janzer (1-2) 1/8 Kanen Storr L TB1, 4-2 Date Opponent W/L Result COACHES PANEL/RPI RANKINGS 1/24 Sammy Sasso (OSU) L D, 11-5 1/8 Gavin Hoffman (OSU) L D, 3-2 1/31 Michael Blockhus (MINN) W D, 10-5 1/31 Garrett Joles (MINN) W D, 6-4 Nicolas Aguilar - 125 Pounds 1/31 Griffin Parriott (PUR) L D, 2-1 1/31 Thomas Penola (PUR) L D, 4-0 Date NCAA Coaches Panel RPI Feb. 11 29 Not Released Feb. 25 29 Not Released 157 Pounds: NO ENTRY 285 Pounds: Christian Colucci (0-2) Date Opponent W/L Result Date Opponent W/L Result Sammy Alvarez - 133 Pounds 1/8 Mason Parris (UM) L MD, 11-2 Date NCAA Coaches Panel RPI 1/24 Tate Orndoff (OSU) L D, 4-2 Feb. 11 4 Not Released Feb. 25 5 Not Released

Sebastian Rivera - 141 Pounds Date NCAA Coaches Panel RPI Feb. 11 3 Not Released Feb. 25 3 Not Released

Michael VanBrill - 149 Pounds Date NCAA Coaches Panel RPI Feb. 11 21 Not Released Feb. 25 22 Not Released

Robert Kanniard - 157 Pounds Date NCAA Coaches Panel RPI Feb. 11 27 Not Released Feb. 25 30 Not Released

Jackson Turley - 174 Pounds Date NCAA Coaches Panel RPI Feb. 11 19 Not Released Feb. 25 22 Not Released

John Poznanski - 184 Pounds Date NCAA Coaches Panel RPI Feb. 11 15 Not Released Feb. 25 14 Not Released

Billy Janzer - 197 Pounds Date NCAA Coaches Panel RPI Feb. 11 25 Not Released Feb. 25 27 Not Released RUTGERS AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Team Finish (Points) Placewinners AQ’s Champions & Medalists 2020 12th (25.5) 2 2 None 2019 T/8th (53.5) 4 5 Ashnault: 1st, 149; Suriano: 1st, 133 2018 11th (42.5) 5 5 Richie Lewis: 3rd, 165 2017 T/8th (67.5) 6 6 Anthony Ashnault: 1st, 141 2016 5th (106.5) 10 9 Anthony Ashnault: 1st, 141 2015 11th (20.5) 2 4 None

3 2021 RECORDS VS. RANKED INTERMAT FOES 125: Nicolas Aguilar (0-3) 165: Brett Donner (0-3) Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result 1/24/21 No. 14 Malik Heinselman (OSU) L-D, 10-4 1/8/21 No. 17 Cameron Amine (Michigan) L-D, 10-4 1/31/21 No. 6 Devin Schroder (Purdue) L-Fall (4:20) 1/24/21 No. 20 Ethan Smith (OSU) L-D, 10-3 1/31/21 No. 12 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) L-Fall (5:58) 1/31/21 No. 17 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) L-MD, 13-3 133: Devon Britton (0-1) 174: Joseph Grello (0-1) Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result 1/8/21 No. 13 Jack Medley (Michigan) L-D, 10-5 1/8/21 No. 2 Logan Massa (Michigan) L-MD, 13-5 1/24/21 No. 4 Kaleb Romero (OSU) L-MD, 15-5 141: Sebastian Rivera (1-0) Date Opponent Result 184: John Poznanski (2-0) 1/31/21 No. 20 Parker Filius (Purdue) W-D, 7-6 Date Opponent Result 1/24/21 No. 11 Rocky Jordan (OSU) W-D, 9-6 149: Michael VanBrill (0-3) 1/31/21 No. 12 Max Lyon (Purdue) W-D, 7-4 Date Opponent Result 1/8/21 No. 6 Kanen Storr (Michigan) L-SV2, 4-2 HWT: Christian Colucci (0-2) 1/24/21 No. 2 Sammy Sasso (OSU) L-D, 11-5 Date Opponent Result 1/31/21 No. 17 Griffin Parriott (Purdue) L-D, 2-1 1/8/21 No. 2 Mason Parris (Michigan) L-MD, 11-3 1/24/21 No. 8 Tate Orndorff (OSU) L-D, 4-2 157: Robert Kanniard (0-3) Date Opponent Result HWT: Boone McDermott (0-1) 1/8/21 No. 9 Will Lewan (Michigan) L-D, 11-5 Date Opponent Result 1/31/21 No. 7 Kendall Coleman (Purdue) L-D, 13-8 1/31/21 No. 1 Gable Steveson L-TF, 17-2 1/31/21 No. 6 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) L-D, 10-7 FLO TOURNAMENT RANKINGS 2021 NCAA ALLOCATIONS Projected NCAA Tournament Points Conference 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT Total Team Projected Points 1. Iowa 133 ACC 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 33 2. Virginia Tech 67.5 Big 12 4 4 3 4 2 4 3 3 4 4 45 3. NC State 66 BIG TEN 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 5 6 76 4. Penn State 63 EIWA 2 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 3 45 5. Nebraska 55.5 6. Michigan 53 MAC 3 4 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 35 7. OK State 52 Pac 12 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 19 8. Arizona State 52 Southern 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 13 9. Minnesota 44.5 10. Ohio State 38.5 11. Iowa State 35.5 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS CAREER APPEARANCES 12. RUTGERS 32.5 13. Pittsburgh 31 125: Dylan Shawver (First Appearance) 165: Brett Donner (First Appearance) 14. Missouri 30 133: Sammy Alvarez (First Appearance) • 2020 - DNP 15. Northwestern 29.5 • 2020 - Sixth Place 16. North Carolina 27 174: Jackson Turley (First Appearance) 17. UNI 26 141: Sebastian Rivera (Fourth Appearance) 184: John Poznanski (First Appearance) 18. Central Michigan 24.5 • 2020 - 133 Pound Champion (@ NW) 197: Billy Janzer (Second Appearance) 19. Illinois 23 • 2019 - 125 Pound Champion (@ NW) • 2020 - DNP 20. Wyoming 20 21. Utah Valley 19.5 • 2018 - Fifth Place (@ NW) HWT: Christian Colucci (Second Appearance) 22. Rider 18.5 149: Michael VanBrill (Third Appearance) • 2019 - DNP 23. Purdue 17.5 • 2020 - Seventh Place (157) 24. Virginia 17 25. Stanford 16.5 • 2018 - DNP (141)

NOTES Sebastian Rivera Going for History Alvarez Ready for Breakout • Graduate student Sebastian Rivera enters this weekend as a two-time • Along with Rivera, Sammy Alvarez also earned a No. 3 pre-seed for the conference champion, having won individual Big Ten titles for Northwest- Big Ten Championships. This weekend will be Alvarez' second appearance ern in 2019 and 2020. With a third, he can become the third individual Big at the conference tournament, as he also competed as a rookie last year Ten champion in Rutgers' history and the 60th three-time Big Ten cham- at the RAC. pion in conference history. Associate head coach Donny Pritzlaff is also a • Alvarez went 3-3 at Big Tens last March at the RAC en route to a sixth- three-time Big Ten champion, having done so at Wisconsin from 1999-01. place finish at 133 pounds. Alvarez went toe-to-toe with eventual Big Ten • With a title at 141 pounds, Rivera would be the first three-time Big Ten champion Seth Gross (Wisconsin) and runner-up Roman Bravo Young Champion to win at three different weights since Bo Nickal earned titles (Penn State) during his impressive performance. at 174, 184 and 197 pounds from 2016-19. Rivera won the 125-pound • Alvarez went 3-0 during the abbreviated 2021 dual season, which includ- conference title in 2019 and the 133-pound title last season at the RAC. ed three wins over the 2021 Big Ten Championships field. • A 2021 individual Big Ten title will make Rivera the first student-athlete in • In two seasons with the Scarlet Knights, Alvarez is 30-10 and was named conference history with a Big Ten championship at two different schools. an NWCA All-American after the 2020 NCAA Wrestling Championships • With a win, Rivera will join Anthony Ashnault (2016-17, 2019) and Nick were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alvarez earned a No. 10 Suriano (2019) as Big Ten Champions for Rutgers. seed at the national tournament a year ago.

4 NOTES Poznanski Bursts onto the Scene ished fifth that season, its highest finished at the conference tournament • In just four dual matches, John Poznanski showed why he is one of the in its history. top 184-pounders in the country as a true freshman. The Colonia, New • Sammy Alvarez and Michael VanBrill both placed last season at the RAC Jersey, native finished the regular season 3-1, which included wins over No. and will look to repeat that feat this weekend. 11 Rocky Jordan (Ohio State) and No. 12 Max Lyon (Purdue). • Sebastian Riverawill make his fourth consecutive Big Ten Championships • Poznanski is ranked as high as No. 9 in the county (FloWrestling) head- appearance this weekend after three podium finishes with Northwestern ing into this weekend's championships and is currently No. 14 in the latest from 2018-20. Michael VanBrill earns his third trip to the conference tour- NCAA Coaches Panel rankings. nament, while Alvarez, Christian Colucci (HWT), Brett Donner (165) and • A High School All-American at Colonia, Poznanski finished his historic Billy Janzer (197) all earned their second appearances. John Poznanski scholastic career with a perfect 40-0 record en route to a 2020 NJSIAA indi- (184), Dylan Shawver (125) and Jackson Turley (174) will all make their Big vidual state title, the first for Colonia in 43 years. Poznanski was named the Ten Championships debut on Saturday. tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler and closed out his high school career with a school record 164 wins. 2021 Dual Season Recap • Rutgers went 0-4 in its abbreviated dual season and has not wrestled Road to Nationals since it hosted Minnesota and Purdue on Jan. 31 at the RAC. The Scarlet Knights have missed five dual matches due to COVID-19-related protocols. • Rutgers will look to qualify five or more wrestlers for nationals for the seventh consecutive season. Nicolas Aguilar (125), Sammy Alvarez (133), • The Scarlet Knights wrestled four top-20 opponents this season, which Michael VanBrill (157), Billy Janzer (184) and Jordan Pagano (197) all included 5/5 match splits with No. 11 Ohio State, No. 15 Minnesota and earned spots at the 2020 NCAA Championships last March before the tour- No. 19 Purdue. RU also opened its dual season on Jan. 8 against then-No. nament was cancelled. 3 Michigan at the RAC. • Six student-athletes qualified the year prior, which included 2019 NCAA • Sammy Alvarez (133) and Sebastian Rivera (141) finished with unblem- Champions Nick Suriano (133) and Anthony Ashnault (149). ished records during the regular season.

Big Tens in Perspective Rutgers in the Rankings • With Dylan Shawver (125) and John Poznanski (184) in the postseason • Rutgers appears in almost all national tournament rankings, which in- lineup, this will be the second consecutive season Rutgers will have mul- cludes No. 12 by FloWrestling, No. 14 by TrackWrestling, No. 15 by WIN tiple true freshman compete at Big Tens. Sammy Alvarez (133) and JoJo Magazine and No. 18 by Intermat. Aragona both earned postseason nods last season. • Six Scarlet Knights are ranked by FloWrestling - No. 1 Sebastian Rivera • Rutgers has placed at least two individuals on the Big Ten podium since (141), No. 6 Sammy Alvarez (133), No. 9 John Poznanski (184), No. 17 it joined the league in 2015. The most placewinners for the Scarlet Knights Michael VanBrill (149), No. 20 Jackson Turley (174) and No. 24 Robert came in 2016, when all 10 participants earned top-eight finishes. RU fin- Kanniard (157).

Rutgers hosted last year's Big Ten Championships from March 6-7, 2020 at the RAC. The two-day, four session tournament drew close to 20,000 fans to Piscataway, one of the last full-venue events in the Big Ten before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the 2020 NCAA Championships, set for that month in Minneapolis.

5 2021 WRESTLING STATS BREAKDOWN 125 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Aguilar, Nicolas 0-4 0-4 0-4 0 ------Messina, Nico ------Shawver, Dylan 2-0 0-0 2-0 0 1 (0) ------1 (0) 4:30 133 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Alvarez, Sammy 3-0 3-0 3-0 10 2 (2) --- 1 (0) ------Britton, Devon 0-2 0-1 0-2 0 ------Metzler, Shane 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 (0) ------Robinson, Malcolm 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 ------Suriano, Nick ------141 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Aragona, JoJo ------DeSantis, Al ------Firestone, Zach 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 (0) ------Rivera, Sebastian 4-0 4-0 4-0 15 1 (1) --- 3 (3) ------149 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Angelo, Gerard 2-1 0-0 2-1 0 2 (0) ------Benner, Jake 1-0 0-0 1-0 0 1 (0) ------Gapas, Andrew 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 ------Santos, Nick ------VanBrill, Michael 1-3 1-3 1-3 3 1 (1) ------157 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Harrison, Cody 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 ------Kanniard, Robert 1-3 1-3 1-3 3 1 (1) ------Santos, Nick 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 ------165 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Clark, Andrew 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 ------Donner, Brett 0-3 0-3 0-3 0 ------O’Neill, Connor 0-4 0-0 0-4 0 ------174 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Grello, Joseph 0-3 0-2 0-3 0 ------Turley, Jackson 2-1 2-0 2-1 8 1 (1) ------1 (1) ------184 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Poznanski, John 3-1 3-1 3-1 9 3 (3) ------Turley, Jackson 1-0 0-0 1-0 0 ------1 (0) 4:02 197 Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Janzer, Billy 2-2 2-2 2-2 6 2 (2) ------Epperly, Kyle 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 (0) ------HWT Wrestler Overall Rcd. Dual Rcd. B1G Rcd. Dual Points Dec. (Duals) Forf./Def. (Duals) MD (Duals) TF (Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Colucci, Christian 0-2 0-2 0-2 0 ------Colucci, Niccolo ------Esposito, Alex 2-1 0-0 2-1 0 2 (0) ------Estevez, Marcus ------McDermott, Boone 2-1 1-1 2-1 3 2 (1) ------

6 DUAL RESULTS BY WEIGHT Individual Record 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 0-4 3-1 4-0 1-3 1-3 0-4 2-2 3-1 2-2 2-2 17-23

Decisions 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL --- 2 1 1 1 --- 1 3 2 1 12

Major Decisions 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL --- 1 3 ------4

Tech Falls 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL ------1 ------1

Pins 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL ------0

DUAL LEADERS Wins Decisions Tech Falls 1. Sebastian Rivera 4 1. John Poznanski 3 1. Jackson Turley 1 2. Alvarez/Poznanski 3 2. Alvarez/Janzer 2 3. Janzer/Turley 2 3. Five Tied 1

Dual Points Major Decisions Falls 1. Sebastian Rivera 15 1. Sebastian Rivera 3 2. Sammy Alvarez 10 2. Sammy Alvarez 1 3. John Poznanski 9

OVERALL LEADERS Wins Wins by Bonus Falls 1. Sebastian Rivera 4 1. Sebastian Rivera 3 1. Shawver/Turley 1 2. Alvarez/Poznanski/Turley 3 2. Jackson Turley 2 3. Six Tied 2 3. Alvarez/Shawver 1

Decisions Tech Falls Fastest Fall 1. John Poznanski 3 1. Jackson Turley 1 1. Jackson Turley 4:02 2. Five Tied 2 2. Dylan Shawver 4:30 3. Nine Tied 1

REDSHIRT LEADERS

7 HEAD COACH: SCOTT GOODALE The winningest coach in program history with 183 career victories GOODALE: AT A GLANCE “On the Banks”, head coach Scott Goodale has made Rutgers wres- tling into one of the most relevant teams in the country since he Rutgers Coaching Record: 183-79-1 took over the program on July 31, 2007. With the help of associate Career Coaching Record: Same head coach Donny Pritzlaff, assistant coach John Leonardis and di- Top-10 Dual Rankings Finishes: 2 rector of operations Joe Pollard, the Scarlet Knights have produced Top-25 Dual Rankings Finishes: 9 two individual national champions, 12 All-Americans in the past six 75 seasons, multiple All-Americans at the last five NCAA Champion- National Qualifiers: ships, and since 2009, have earned two Top 10 finishes and nine Big Ten Championships Placewinners: 29 Top 25 finishes in the USA Today/ NWCA Division I Coaches Poll. All-Americans: 20 Conference Champions: 5 (4 Big Ten, 1 EIWA) Goodale led RU to its best season in the program’s 89-year history National Champions:2 (Anthony Ashanult, Nick in 2018-19, as Rutgers recorded its first top-10 finish at the NCAA Suriano, 2019) Championships with its ninth-place result on March 23, 2019 in National Finalists: 3 (Anthony Ashnault 2019, Nick Pittsburgh. The performance was highlighted by individual national titles for Nick Suriano (133 pounds) and Anthony Ashnault (149), as Suriano, 2018 & 19) Goodale was named both the Dan Gable and NCAA Tournament Coach of the Year. Hometown: Jackson, N.J. Alma Mater: Lock Haven, 1995 Ashnault and Suriano both flourished under Goodale’s guidance, as the duo also claimed individual confer- ALL-AMERICANS UNDER GOODALE ence titles at the 2019 Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis. Ashnault finished his historic career as the YEAR WRESTLER (PLACE) WEIGHT program’s all-time wins leader with 123 victories and was a 2019 Hodge Trophy finalist with an unblemished 32-0 record. In his second season “On the Banks”, Suriano wrestled to a 29-3 record and defeated the No. 2020 Nicolas Aguilar (HM) 125* 1 seed (, State) and the No. 2 seed (Stevan Micic, Michigan) en route to the 133-pound Sammy Alvarez (Second Team) 133* national title. 2019 Anthony Ashnault (1st) 149 Nick Suriano (1st) 133 In dual action, Rutgers finished 2018-19 with a 12-6 mark and a 5-4 record within the Big Ten – the third win- 2018 Nick Suriano (2nd) 125 ning league record since it joined the conference in 2014-15. The overall dual mark included three victories Scott DelVecchio (6th) 133 over ranked foes – No. 10 Wisconsin, No. 19 Princeton and No. 20 Purdue. 2017 Anthony Ashnault (6th) 141

Under Goodale’s watch, RU has two individual national titles, three national finalists, 10 All-Americans, five Ken Theobold (7th) 149 conference champions (four Big Ten, one EIWA), 70 NCAA Championship bids, 27 Champi- 2016 Anthony Ashnault (4th) 141 onships placewinners and 42 placewinners at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Champi- Anthony Perrotti (8th) 165 onships. The program has tallied an impressive 173-68-1 dual meet record during his 12 years “On the Banks.” 2015 Anthony Ashnault (8th) 141 Anthony Perrotti (8th) 157 The Rutgers faithful have taken notice of what Goodale and his staff have created, as the Scarlet Knights finished fifth nationally in average attendance for the 2018-19 season with 5,038 fans per home dual. In CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS UNDER GOODALE total, a record 40,306 fans watched RU wrestle in Piscataway this past season. YEAR WRESTLER (CONFERENCE) WEIGHT 2019 Anthony Ashnault (Big Ten) 149 It was the fourth consecutive season the Scarlet Knights finished within the Top 5 in home attendance, as Nick Suriano (Big Ten) 133 the team sold a program-record 3,022 season ticket packages for this year’s campaign – the fourth straight year it sold the most season tickets in its history. 2017 Anthony Ashnault (Big Ten) 141 2016 Anthony Ashnault (Big Ten) 141 The investment in the winning culture Goodale and company have set is also evident. Rutgers moved into 2011 Scott Winston (EIWA) 165 its new home at the RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center over the summer. The state-of-the- art facility on the Livingston Campus features three regulation practice mats, a 30-person team locker room as well as offices for coaches and support staff.

The Jackson, N.J., native took over the Rutgers program following an impressive seven-year stint as head coach at his alma mater, Jackson Memorial High School. In seven seasons, Goodale compiled an overall record of 155-16, leading his squad to the top ranking in the state in 2006 and 2007.

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.

SEASON SCHOOL RECORD % CONFERENCE RECORD % 2007-08 Rutgers 11-7 .611 5-3 (EIWA) .625 2008-09 Rutgers 20-7 .741 7-1 (EIWA) .875 2009-10 Rutgers 19-5-1 .780 6-2 (EIWA) .750 2010-11 Rutgers 21-2 .913 8-1 (EIWA) .888 2011-12 Rutgers 13-8 .619 5-1 (EIWA) .833 2012-13 Rutgers 16-4 .800 6-1 (EIWA) .857 2013-14 Rutgers 11-5 .688 7-2 (EIWA) .777 2014-15 Rutgers 14-7 .667 2-7 (Big Ten) .222 2015-16 Rutgers 16-5 .762 5-4 (Big Ten) .555 2016-17 Rutgers 12-5 .666 6-3 (Big Ten) .666 2017-18 Rutgers 8-7 .533 3-6 (Big Ten) .333 2018-19 Rutgers 12-6 .667 5-4 (Big Ten) .556 2019-20 Rutgers 10-7 .588 4-5 (Big Ten) .444 2020-21 Rutgers 0-4 .000 0-2 (Big Ten) .000 Career Record 183-79-1 .708 69-44 .633

8 2021 DUAL BOX SCORES Dual 1: No. 3 Michigan 26, No. 15 Rutgers 10 (Jan. 8, 2021 - The RAC) 125: Dylan Ragusin (UM) over 20/19 Nicolas Aguilar (RU) by fall (1:01) 133: 13/14 Jack Medley (UM) over Devon Britton (RU) by decision, 10-5 141: 4/1 Sebastian Rivera (RU) over Drew Mattin (UM) by major decision, 8-0 149: 6/8 Kanen Storr (UM) over Michael VanBrill (RU) by decision (TB2), 4-2 157: 9/11 Will Lewan (UM) over Robert Kanniard (RU) by decision, 11-5 165: 17/16 Cameron Amine (UM) over Brett Donner (RU) by decision, 10-4 174: 2/2/3 Logan Massa (UM) over 19/22 Joseph Grello by major decision, 13-5 184: John Poznanski (RU) over Joseph Walker (UM) by decision, 7-1 197: NR/14 Billy Janzer over Andrew Davison (UM) by decision, 4-1 285: 2/2 Mason Parris (UM) over Christian Colucci (RU) by major decision, 11-3

Dual 2: No. 11 Ohio State 19, No. 19 Rutgers 14 (Jan. 24, 2021 - Columbus, Ohio) 125: 14/16 Malik Heinselman (OSU) 10-4 dec. over NR/22 Nicolas Aguilar (RU) 133: 6/6 Sammy Alvarez (RU) 14-3 MD over Jordan Decatur (OSU) 141: 4/1 Sebastian Rivera (RU) 11-2 MD over Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) 149: 2/1 Sammy Sasso (OSU) 11-5 dec. over Michael VanBrill (RU) 157: Robert Kanniard (RU) 7-5 SV1 over NR/25 Elijah Cleary (OSU) 165: 20/11 Ethan Smith (OSU) 10-3 dec. over Brett Donner (RU) 174: 3/4 Kaleb Romero (OSU) 15-5 MD over NR/24 Joseph Grello (RU) 184: John Poznanski (RU) 9-6 dec. over 11/8 Rocky Jordan (OSU) 197: Gavin Hoffman (OSU) 3-2 dec. over NR/14 Billy Janzer (RU) 285: 8/11 Tate Orndorff (OSU) 4-2 dec. over Christian Colucci (RU)

Dual 3: No. 19 Purdue 18, No. 20 Rutgers 15 (Jan. 31, 2021 - The RAC) 125: 6/6/4 Devin Schroder (PUR) fall (4:20) over NR/22/19 Nicolas Aguilar (RU) 133: 6/6/6 Sammy Alvarez (RU) 6-0 dec. over Jacob Rundell (PUR) 141: 4/1/3 Sebastian Rivera (RU) 7-6 dec. over 20/19/20 Parker Filius (PUR) 149: 17/9/NR Griffin Parriott (PUR) 2-1 dec. over Michael VanBrill (RU) 157: 7/5/5 Kendall Coleman (PUR) 13-8 dec. over NR/25/28 Robert Kanniard (RU) 165: Gerrit Nijenhuis (PUR) 5-0 dec. over Andrew Clark (RU) 174: Jackson Turley (RU) 6-2 dec. over Emil Soehnlen (PUR) 184: 18/12/14 John Poznanski (RU) 7-4 dec. over 12/11/11 Max Lyon (PUR) 197: NR/21/20 Thomas Penola (PUR) 4-0 dec. over NR/NR/29 Billy Janzer (RU) 285: Boone McDermott (RU) 3-1 dec. over Jamarcus Grant (PUR)

Dual 4: No. 15 Minnesota 21, No. 20 Rutgers 18 (Jan. 31, 2021 - The RAC) 125: 12/9/8 Patrick McKee (MINN) fall (5:58) over NR/22/19 Nicolas Aguilar (RU) 133: 6/6/6 Sammy Alvarez (RU) 10-5 dec. over NR/24/28 Boo Dryden (MINN) 141: 4/1/3 Sebastian Rivera (RU) 14-3 MD over Marcos Polanco (MINN) 149: Michael VanBrill (RU) 10-5 dec. over NR/19/19 Michael Blockhus (MINN) 157: 6/7/9 Brayton Lee (MINN) 10-7 dec. over NR/25/28 Robert Kanniard (RU) 165: 17/16/18 Andrew Sparks (MINN) 13-3 MD over Brett Donner (RU) 174: Jackson Turley (RU) 17-2 TF over NR/13/22 Jake Allar (MINN) 184: NR/19/27 Owen Webster (MINN) 6-4 dec. over 18/12/14 John Poznanski (RU) 197: NR/NR/29 Billy Janzer (RU) 6-4 dec. over Garrett Joles (MINN) 285: 1/1/1 Gable Steveson (MINN) 17-2 TF over Boone McDermott (RU)

9 2021 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Aguilar, Nicolas • R-So. • 125 Pounds • Gilroy, Calif. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 125 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) * * * L Fall (1:01) 0-1 125 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State No. 14 Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) * * * L D, 10-4 0-2 125 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue No. 6 Devin Schroder (Purdue) * * * L Fall (4:20) 0-3 125 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota No. 12 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) * * * L Fall (5:58) 0-4

Alvarez, Sammy • So. • 133 Pounds • Garfield, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 133 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State Jordan Decatur (Ohio State) * * * W MD, 14-3 1-0 133 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Jacob Rundell (Purdue) * * * W D, 6-0 2-0 133 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Boo Dryden (Minnesota) * * * W D, 10-5 3-0

Angelo, Gerard • R-So. • 149 Pounds • East Hanover, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 149 1/8//21 vs. No. 3 Michigan Cole Mattin (Michigan) * * W D, 9-6 1-0 149 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State Trey Grenier (Ohio State) * * W D, 6-1 2-0 149 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) * * L D, 5-1 2-1

Aragona, JoJo • Fr. • 141 Pounds • Matamoras, Pa. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record

Benner, Jake • R-So. • 149 Pounds • Ocean Township, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 157 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Cooper Noehre (Purdue) * * W D, 8-6 1-0

Britton, Devon • R-Fr. • 133 Pounds • Northampton, Pa. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 133 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan No. 13 Jack Medley (Michigan) * * * L D, 10-5 0-1 133 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Jacob Rundell (Purdue) * * L MD, 9-1 0-2

Clark, Andrew • Fr. • 149 Pounds • Collingswood, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 165 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) * * * L D, 5-0 0-1

Colucci, Christian • Gr. • 285 Pounds • Summit, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record HWT 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan No. 2 Mason Parris (Michigan) * * * L MD, 11-3 0-1 HWT 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State No. 8 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) * * * L D, 4-2 0-2

Colucci, Niccolo • Fr. • 285 Pounds • Summit, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record

DeSantis, Al • Fr. • 149 Pounds • Oceanport, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record

Donner, Brett • R-Sr. • 165 Pounds • Wall, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 165 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan No. 17 Cameron Amine (Michigan) * * * L D, 10-4 0-1 165 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State No. 20 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) * * * L D, 10-3 0-2 165 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota No. 17 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) * * * L MD, 13-3 0-3

Epperly, Kyle • Fr. • 197 Pounds • Jackson Township, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 197 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan JT Correll (Michigan) * * L MD, 15-2 0-1 197 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Mitch Hutmacher (Purdue) * * W SV1, 3-1 1-1 197 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Rowan Morgan (Minnesota) * * L D, 7-3 1-2

10 2019-20 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS Esposito, Alex • R-Jr. • 285 Pounds • Cranford, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record HWT 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan Luke Ready (Michigan) * * W D, 4-3 1-0 HWT 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Dorian Keys (Purdue) * * W D, 6-0 2-0 HWT 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Keaton Kluever (Minnesota) * * L D, 9-6 2-1

Estevez, Marcus • Fr. • 285Pounds • Franklin, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record

Firestone, Zach • R-Sr. • 133/141 Pounds • Swedesboro, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 141 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan Patrick Nolan (Michigan) * * L D, 3-1 0-1 141 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Michael Leveille (Purdue) * * W D, 8-1 1-1 141 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Brent Jones (Minnesota) * * L inj. (4:28) 1-1

Gapas, Andrew • Jr. • 141 Pounds • Clinton Township, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 149 1/8/2021 vs. Michigan Nick Lombard (Michigan) * * L MD, 14-1 0-1

Grello, Joe • R-Sr. • 174 Pounds • Newton, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 174 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan No. 2 Logan Massa (Michigan) * * * L MD, 13-5 0-1 174 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State No. 3 Kaleb Young (Ohio State) * * * L MD, 15-5 0-2 174 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Sam Skillings (Minnesota) * * L inj. (2:49) 0-3

Harrison, Cody • R-Fr. • 157 Pounds • Washington Township, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 157 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan Fidel Mayora (Michigan) * * L D, 8-2 0-1 157 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Cael Carlson (Minnesota) * * L MD, 13-0 0-2

Janzer, Billy • R-So. • 197 Pounds • Elk Township, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 197 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan Andrew Davison (Michigan) * * * W D, 4-1 1-0 197 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) * * * L D, 3-2 1-1 197 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Thomas Penola (Purdue) * * * L D, 4-0 1-2 197 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Garrett Joles (Minnesota) * * * W D, 6-4 2-2

Kanniard, Robert • R-Fr. • 157 Pounds • Wall, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 157 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan No. 9 Will Lewen (Michigan) * * * L D, 11-5 0-1 157 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State Elijah Cleary (Ohio State) * * * W SV1, 7-5 1-1 157 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue No. 7 Kendall Coleman (Purdue) * * * L D, 13-8 1-2 157 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota No. 6 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) * * * L D, 10-7 1-3

McDermott, Boone • R-So. • 285 Pounds • Dubuque, Iowa Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record HWT 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State Gary Traub (Ohio State) * * W D, 2-0 1-0 HWT 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Jamarcus Grant (Purdue) * * * W D, 3-1 2-0 HWT 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota No. 1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota) * * * L TF, 17-2 2-1

Messina, Nico • Fr. • 125 Pounds • Freehold, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record

Metzler, Shane • R-Jr. • 133 Pounds • Long Valley, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 133 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State Jordan Decatur (Ohio State) * * L D, 6-2 0-1 133 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Nathan Cummings (Purdue) * * W D, 11-4 1-1

11 2019-20 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS O’Neill, Connor • Fr. • 165 Pounds • Green Brook, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 165 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan Layne Van Anrooy (Michigan) * * L D, 5-3 0-1 165 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Baylor Fernandes (Minnesota) * * L Fall (0:49) 0-2 165 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Hayden Lohrey (Purdue) * * L MD, 14-6 0-3 165 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Bailee O’Reilly (Minnesota) * * L TF, 19-3 0-4

Poznanski, John • Fr. • 184 Pounds • Colonia, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 184 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan Joseph Walker (Michigan) * * * W D, 7-1 1-0 184 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State No. 11 Rocky Jordan (Ohio State) * * * W D, 9-6 2-0 184 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue No. 12 Max Lyon (Purdue) * * * W D, 7-4 3-0 184 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Owen Webster (Minnesota) * * * L D, 6-4 3-1

Rivera, Sebastian • Gr. • 141 Pounds • Toms River, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 141 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan Drew Mattin (Michigan) * * * W MD, 8-0 1-0 141 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) * * * W MD, 11-2 2-0 141 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue No. 20 Parker Filius (Purdue) * * * W D, 7-6 3-0 141 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Marcos Polanco (Minnesota) * * * W MD, 14-3 4-0

Robinson, Malcolm • R-So. • 133 Pounds • Culpeper, Va. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 133 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Jake Gilva (Minnesota) * * L MD, 12-3 0-1

Santos, Nick • R-Jr. • 149 Pounds • Clark, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 157 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State Elijah Cleary (Ohio State) * * L SV1, 3-1 0-1 157 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State Kevon Freeman (Ohio State) * * L D, 4-0 0-2

Shawver, Dylan • Fr. • 125 Pounds • Lorain, Ohio Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 125 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State Brady Koontz (Ohio State) * * W D, 9-4 1-0 125 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Kooper Loehr (Purdue) * * W Fall (4:30) 2-0

Suriano, Nick • Sr. • 133 Pounds • Paramus, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record

Turley, Jackson • So. • 174 Pounds • Chester, Va. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 174 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan Max Maylor (Michigan) * * L D, 7-5 0-1 184 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State Zach Steiner (Ohio State) * * W Fall (4:02) 1-1 174 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue Emil Soehnlen (Purdue) * * * W D, 6-2 2-1 174 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Jake Allar (Minnesota) * * * W TF, 17-2 3-1

VanBrill, Mike • R-Sr. • 149 Pounds • Mullica Hill, N.J. Weight Date Dual/Tournament Opponent Attached Dual Conference W/L Result Record 149 1/8/2021 vs. No. 3 Michigan No. 6 Kanen Storr (Michigan) * * * L TB2, 4-2 0-1 149 1/24/2021 at No. 11 Ohio State No. 2 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) * * * L D, 11-5 0-2 149 1/31/2021 vs. No. 19 Purdue No. 17 Griffin Parriott (Purdue) * * * L D, 2-1 0-3 149 1/31/2021 vs. No. 15 Minnesota Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) * * * W D, 10-5 1-3

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