Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling team represents Rutgers University of New Brunswick, New Jersey. The squad is coached by Scott Goodale, who is a 1995 graduate of Lock Haven University. He came to Rutgers from the high school ranks, where he was previously the head coach at Jackson Memorial High School in Jackson, New Jersey, and coached four state champions.[2]

Rutgers Scarlet Knights
UniversityRutgers University-New Brunswick
Head CoachScott Goodale (17th season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationNew Brunswick, NJ
ArenaRutgers Athletic Center (RAC)
(Capacity: 8,000)
NicknameScarlet Knights
ColorsScarlet[1]
 

In 2019, Nick Suriano and Anthony Ashnault became the first NCAA champions for Rutgers.

Rutgers has had All-Americans in each of the last five seasons. Anthony Ashnault (141-149) became the first four-time All-American in program history when he finished first at the 2019 national championships in Pittsburgh. The program has had two or more All-Americans for four consecutive years: 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Founded in 2011, the Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club, Inc. (SKWC) is an independent, non-profit charitable organization with a mission to promote amateur wrestling in the United States. The SKWC is recognized as a U.S. Olympic Regional Training Center site. With this designation, the SKWC sponsors resident athletes to live and train in the New Brunswick area under the Club’s outstanding coaching staff. The SKWC also works to support the Rutgers University Wrestling program with golf outings, a 'pin pool',[3] banquets, and post-event socials. In 2011, the IRS approved SKWC as a tax-exempt, charitable, educational organization in accordance with IRS code Section 501(c)3.[4]

Coach Goodale runs the Scarlet Knights Wrestling Camp, summer wrestling camps for high school students, youth and teams in New Jersey and the adjacent states of New York and Pennsylvania, featuring Rutgers wrestling coaches and athletes as staff. It is unaffiliated with Rutgers University and the Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club.[5]

Current coaching staff

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All-Americans

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Name Year Weight Class Place NCAA Location High School
Ray Vohden 1952 177 4th University of Iowa Springfield Regional, New Jersey
Emil Perona 1952 157 4th University of Iowa Newton, New Jersey
George Mulligan 1955 147 4th Cornell University Bound Brook, New Jersey
Mike Leta 1960 137 3rd University of Maryland Plainfield, New Jersey
Ed Scharer 1964 UNL 6th Cornell University Dover, New Jersey
Tony Surage 1980 150 7th Oregon State University Passaic Valley, New Jersey
Tony Surage 1983 142 7th Oklahoma City, OK Passaic Valley, New Jersey
Tom Tanis 2002 184 4th Albany, NY Jefferson, New Jersey
Anthony Perrotti 2014 157 8th Oklahoma City, OK West Essex, New Jersey
Anthony Ashnault 2015 141 8th St. Louis, MO South Plainfield, New Jersey
Anthony Ashnault 2016 141 4th New York City, NY South Plainfield, New Jersey
Anthony Perrotti 2016 165 8th New York City, NY West Essex, New Jersey
Anthony Ashnault 2017 141 6th St. Louis, MO South Plainfield, New Jersey
Kenny Theobold 2017 149 7th St. Louis, MO Toms River South, New Jersey
Nick Suriano 2018 125 2nd Cleveland, OH Bergen Catholic, New Jersey
Scott DelVecchio 2018 133 6th Cleveland, OH South Plainfield, New Jersey
Nick Suriano 2019 133 1st Pittsburgh, PA Bergen Catholic, New Jersey
Anthony Ashnault 2019 149 1st Pittsburgh, PA South Plainfield, New Jersey
Sebastian Rivera 2021 141 4th St. Louis, MO Christian Brothers Academy, New Jersey
John Poznanski 2021 184 4th St. Louis, MO Colonia, New Jersey
Jackson Turley 2021 174 8th St. Louis, MO St. Christopher's, Virginia
Sebastian Rivera 2022 141 3rd Detroit, MI Christian Brothers Academy, New Jersey
Greg Bulsak 2022 197 8th Detroit, MI South Park, Pennsylvania
Dylan Shawver 2024 133 7th Kansas City, MO Lorain, Ohio
Yaraslau Slavikouski 2024 HWT 7th Kansas City, MO Rechitsa, Belarus

Source:[6][7]

International wrestling competition

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Name RU Class Year Weight Class Place Style Location
Laurence Larry Colton 1985 2009 55 kg 4th Freestyle Maccabiah Games - Israel
Laurence Larry Colton 1985 2009 55 kg 4th Greco-Roman Maccabiah Games - Israel
Anthony Ashnault 2018 2014 65 kg 10th Freestyle World University Championship - Hungary
Moshe (MB) Klyman 2008 2017 97 kg 3rd Freestyle Maccabiah Games - Israel
Richie Lewis[8] 2018 2017 70 kg 1st Freestyle Under-23 World Championships - Poland
Anthony Ashnault 2018 2019 70 kg 1st Freestyle Pan American Championships - Argentina
Sebastian Rivera 2022 2023 65 kg 2nd Freestyle 2023 World Championships-Belgrade

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References

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  1. ^ "Colors | Visual Identity System". Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Scott Goodale". Rutgers University. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club - Pin Pool". Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club - About Us". Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Scarlet Knights Wrestling Camp: Summer Youth Camp, Intensive Camp & Team Camp for New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York area wrestlers ages 6 through 12th grades". Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  6. ^ "ScarletKnights.com 2017-18 Wrestling Fact Book - Rutgers University" (PDF).
  7. ^ "ScarletKnights.com Suriano's Title Match Appearance Highlights Historic Run for Wrestling at NCAA Championships".
  8. ^ "Lewis Claims Gold at U23 World Championships". Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  9. ^ "WrestlingDatabase". unitedworldwrestling.org. Retrieved 12 September 2017.