2019 NCAA Champion Anthony Ashnault (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com)Welcome to a new, regular feature for InterMat! Every day, for the next few months, we'll look into the recent history of a DI wrestling program with our "Ten Years of…" feature. Even if you're a die-hard supporter of a particular school, there will be good information you may have forgotten. For others, it's a quick way to learn about a program you may not be familiar with. We're going in alphabetical order for this one, so next up is...Rutgers!
NCAA Qualifiers (62)
2022
#23 Dylan Shawver (125 lbs), #22 Joey Olivieri (133 lbs), #3 Sebastian Rivera (141 lbs), #12 Mike Van Brill (149 lbs), #33 Connor O'Neill (174 lbs), #20 John Poznanski (184 lbs), #14 Greg Bulsak (197 lbs)
2021
#3 Sebastian Rivera (141 lbs), #10 Mike Van Brill (149 lbs), #26 Jackson Turley (174 lbs), #6 John Poznanski (184 lbs), #33 Billy Janzer (197 lbs)
2020
#16 Nic Aguilar (125 lbs), #10 Sammy Alvarez (133 lbs), #31 Mike Van Brill (157 lbs), #21 Billy Janzer (184 lbs), #17 Jordan Pagano (197 lbs)
2019
#3 Nick Suriano (133 lbs), #33 Peter LiPari (141 lbs), #1 Anthony Ashnault (149 lbs), #16 John Van Brill (157 lbs), #29 Joe Grello (174 lbs), #21 Nick Gravina (184 lbs)
2018
#4 Nick Suriano (125 lbs), Scott DelVecchio (133 lbs), Eleazar DeLuca (149 lbs), #15 John Van Brill (157 lbs), #6 Richie Lewis (165 lbs), #14 Nick Gravina (184 lbs)
2017
Scott DelVecchio (133 lbs), #5 Anthony Ashnault (141 lbs), #15 Ken Theobold (149 lbs), #13 John Van Brill (157 lbs), Jordan Pagano (174 lbs), Nick Gravina (184 lbs), Matt Correnti (197 lbs)
2016
Sean McCabe (125 lbs), #16 Anthony Giraldo (133 lbs), #4 Anthony Ashnault (141 lbs), Tyson Dippery (149 lbs), #9 Richie Lewis (157 lbs), #7 Anthony Perrotti (165 lbs), Phil Bakuckas (174 lbs), #15 Nick Gravina (184 lbs), Hayden Hrymack (197 lbs), #12 Billy Smith (285 lbs)
2015
Scott DelVecchio (133 lbs), #7 Anthony Ashnault (141 lbs), Ken Theobold (149 lbs), #13 Anthony Perrotti (157 lbs), Billy Smith (285 lbs)
2014
Vinnie Dellafave (133 lbs), Ken Theobold (149 lbs), Anthony Perrotti (157 lbs), Billy Smith (285 lbs)
2013
Vinnie Dellafave (133 lbs), Trevor Melde (141 lbs), Scott Winston (157 lbs), Nick Visicaro (165 lbs), Greg Zannetti (174 lbs), Dan Rinaldi (184 lbs), Billy Smith (285 lbs)
NCAA Champions
Nick Suriano (133 - 2019)
Anthony Ashnault (149 - 2019)
NCAA All-Americans
2022: Sebastian Rivera (141 - 3rd), Greg Bulsak (197 - 8th)
2021: Sebastian Rivera (141 - 4th), Jackson Turley (174 - 8th), John Poznanski (184 - 4th)
2019: Nick Suriano (133 - 1st), Anthony Ashnault (149 - 1st)
2018: Nick Suriano (125 - 2nd), Scott DelVecchio (133 - 6th)
2017: Anthony Ashnault (141 - 6th), Ken Theobold (149 - 7th)
2016: Anthony Ashnault (141 - 4th), Anthony Perrotti (149 - 8th)
2015: Anthony Ashnault (141 - 8th)
2014: Anthony Perrotti (157 - 8th)
NWCA All-Americans
Sammy Alvarez (133 - Second Team)
Nic Aguilar (125 - Honorable Mention)
NCAA Round of 12 Finishers
John Van Brill (2018 - 157)
Richie Lewis (2018 - 165)
Scott DelVecchio (2017 - 133)
Nick Gravina (2017 - 184)
Billy Smith (2016 - 285)
Big Ten Champions
2019: Nick Suriano (133), Anthony Ashnault (149)
2017: Anthony Ashnault (141)
2016: Anthony Ashnault (141)
Dual Record
2021-22: 16-5
2021: 0-4
2019-20: 10-7
2018-19: 12-6
2017-18: 8-7
2016-17: 12-5
2015-16: 16-5
2014-15: 14-7
2013-14: 11-5
2012-13: 16-4
Conference Tournament Placement
Big Ten
2021-22: 9th
2021: 10th
2019-20: 12th
2018-19: 8th
2017-18: 11th
2016-17: 8th-tie
2015-16: 5th
2014-15: 11th
EIWA
2013-14: 3rd
2012-13: 5th
NCAA Tournament Team Placement
2021-22: 20th-tie (28.5 points)
2021: 28th 13th-tie (37.5 points)
2019-20: No Tournament
2018-19: 9th (51.5 points)
2017-18: 11th (42.5 points)
2016-17: 19th (24.5 points)
2015-16: 15th (30 points)
2014-15: 31st-tie (9.5 points)
2013-14: 34th (11.5 points)
2012-13: 35th-tie (7.5 points)
Head Coaching History
Scott Goodale (2007 - Present)
Best Lineup (Comprised of wrestlers from 2013-22)
125 - Nick Suriano: 2x NCAA Qualifier (#3 and #4 seeds), 2x NCAA All-American (1st, 2nd), 2019 Big Ten Champion, 2022 NCAA Champion for Michigan
133 - Scott DelVecchio: 3x NCAA Qualifier, 2018 NCAA All-American (6th)
141 - Anthony Ashnault: 4x NCAA Qualifier (#1, #4, #5, and #7 seeds), 4x NCAA All-American (1st, 6th, 4th, 8th), 3x Big Ten Champion
149 - Ken Theobold: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#15 seed), 2017 NCAA All-American (7th), 2014 EIWA 3rd Place
157 - Anthony Perrotti: 3x NCAA Qualifier (#7 and #13 seeds), 2x NCAA All-American (8th x2), 2014 EIWA 3rd Place
165 - Richie Lewis: 2x NCAA Qualifier (#6 and #9 seeds), 2018 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 2018 Big Ten 3rd Place
174 - Jackson Turley: 2021 NCAA All-American (8th)
184 - John Poznanski: 2x NCAA Qualifier (#6 and #20 seeds), 2021 NCAA All-American (4th), 2021 Big Ten 3rd Place
197 - Greg Bulsak: 2022 NCAA All-American (8th), 3x NCAA Qualifier for Clarion
285 - Billy Smith: 4x NCAA Qualifier (#12 seed), 2016 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 2014 EIWA Runner-Up
Recruiting
Number of Big Boarder's Per Year
2022: #12 Brian Soldano (NJ), #43 PJ Casale (NJ), #59 Luke Gayer (CA), #71 Jon Fongaro (NJ), #236 Brandan Chletsos (PA)
2021: #10 Dean Peterson (NJ), #24 Kyonte Hamilton (NJ), #54 Joey Olivieri (NJ), #69 Anthony White (NJ), #190 Dylan Weaver (NJ), #245 Michael Cetta (NJ), #266 John O'Donnell (NJ)
2020: #40 John Poznanski (NJ), #44 Connor O'Neill (NJ), #63 Dylan Shawver (OH), #164 Andrew Clark (NJ)
2019: #5 Jojo Aragona (PA), #30 Jackson Turley (VA), #33 Ryan Vulakh (PA), #36 Sammy Alvarez (NJ), #47 Robert Kanniard (NJ)
2018: #34 Nic Aguilar (CA), #41 Billy Janzer (NJ), #97 Jake Benner (NJ)
2017: #26 Stephen Glasgow (NJ)
2016: #43 Kevin Mulligan (NJ), #54 Joe Grello (NJ), #56 Matt Correnti (NJ), #113 Brett Donner (NJ), #128 Brandon Paetzell (NJ), #137 Alex Mackall (OH)
2015: #69 Ronnie Gentile (NJ)
2014: #51 Anthony Giraldo (NJ), #81 Wesley Bernard (IN), #97 Vinny Corsaro (IN)
2013: #8 Anthony Ashnault (NJ), #56 Tyson Dippery (PA), #107 Taylor Jackson (FL), #185 Corey Stasenko (NJ), #193 Nick Gravina (NJ)
For past teams:
Air Force
American
Appalachian State
Arizona State
Army West Point
Binghamton
Bloomsburg
Brown
Bucknell
Buffalo
Cal Poly
Campbell
Central Michigan
Chattanooga
Clarion
Cleveland State
Columbia
Cornell
CSU Bakersfield
Davidson
Drexel
Duke
Edinboro
Franklin & Marshall
Gardner-Webb
George Mason
Harvard
Hofstra
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Iowa State
Kent State
Lehigh
Lock Haven
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Missouri
Navy
NC State
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota State
Northern Colorado
Northern Illinois
Northern Iowa
Northwestern
Ohio
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Oregon State
Penn
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Princeton
Purdue
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