No. 17 WRES Matches Up With Three Ranked Opponents
Nov 13 | Wrestling
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The dual season heats up for No. 17 Rutgers wrestling Sunday at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals, where the Scarlet Knights wrestle three ranked opponents in nonconference action. RU takes on No. 22 Oklahoma (11:15 a.m.), No. 13 UNC (1:15 p.m.), and No. 25 Northern Iowa (3:15 p.m.) in the event. Fans can follow all the action at the Northeast Duals at FloWrestling.com.
| 2015 Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals | |
| Date | Sunday, Nov. 15 |
| Time | 11:15 a.m. | 1:15 p.m. | 3:15 p.m. |
| Location | Troy, N.Y. | Hudson Valley Community College |
| Live Stream | FloWrestling |
| Live Results | TournaFlex |
| Statistics | Rutgers | Oklahoma | North Carolina | Northern Iowa |
| Match Notes | Rutgers |
Knight Notes
- The Scarlet Knights head into the weekend ranked No. 17 in the NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll, after opening the season at No. 18. Rutgers is also ranked in the Intermat Tournament Rankings at No. 24 and WIN Magazine TPI at No. 17.
- Fifteen Scarlet Knights competed last week at the Binghamton Open. Junior Scott DelVecchio (South Plainfield, N.J.), who is expected to redshirt, finished as the runner-up at 133 pounds.
- Four Scarlet Knights are ranked this week in No. 19 133-pounder Anthony Giraldo (Guttenberg, N.J.), No. 8 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.), No. 9 165-pounder Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.), and No. 9 heavyweight Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.).
- Rutgers is 3-0 to start the year for the fourth time in head coach Scott Goodale's tenure and third consecutive year. The Scarlet Knights seek their fourth 4-0 start in the last six seasons.
| Rutgers Projected Starters | ||||
| Wt. | Name | Yr. | Hometown/ High School | 2015-16 Overall Record (Dual) |
| 125 | R-Jr. | Ronkonkoma, N.Y./ Connetquot | 2-0 (2-0) | |
| OR | R-So. | Rector, Pa./ Ligonier Valley | 3-1 (1-0) | |
| 133 | R-Fr. | Guttenberg, N.J./ North Bergen | 3-0 (3-0) | |
| 141 | R-So. | South Plainfield, N.J./ South Plainfield | 2-0 (2-0) | |
| 149 | R-So. | Harrisburg, Pa./ Central Dauphin | 3-0 (3-0) | |
| 157 | Jr. | Toms River, N.J./ Toms River East | 2-0 (2-0) | |
| OR | R-Fr. | Mullica Hill, N.J./ Clearview | 3-2 (1-0) | |
| 165 | Anthony Perrotti | R-Sr. | Roseland, N.J./ West Essex | 2-0 (2-0) |
| 174 | R-Jr. | Hammonton, N.J./ Hammonton | 2-0 (2-0) | |
| OR | R-Jr. | Westfield, N.J./ St. Peter's Prep | 1-0 (1-0) | |
| 184 | R-So. | Allendale, N.J./ Northern Highlands Regional | 2-0 (2-0) | |
| OR | R-So. | Somerset, N.J./ Franklin | 3-2 (1-0) | |
| 197 | Hayden Hrymack | Sr. | Point Pleasant, N.J./ Christian Brothers Academy | 3-0 (3-0) |
| 285 | Billy Smith | R-Sr. | Wantage, N.J./ High Point | 3-0 (3-0) |
Scouting Oklahoma
Oklahoma is led by fifth-year head coach Mark Cody. The Sooners finished 18th at the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, with then-redshirt junior and three-time All-American Cody Brewer leading the way with a national championship at 133 pounds.
In total, four Sooners are ranked by Intermat - No. 1 Cody Brewer at 133 pounds, No. 11 Clark Glass at 165 pounds, No. 17 Matt Reed at 174 pounds, and No. 9 Ross Larson at heavyweight. Glass, Reed, and Larson each qualified for the 2014-15 NCAA Championships.
Oklahoma Projected Starters
| Weight | Name | Year | Hometown | 2015-16 Record (Dual) |
| 125 | Ryan Millhof | So. | Suwanee, Ga. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| OR | Sean Williams | Jr. | Tulare, Calif. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 133 | Cody Brewer | R-Sr. | Kansas City, Mo. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 141 | Noah Teaney | R-Fr. | Kansas City, Mo. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| OR | Trae Blackwell | So. | Morganfield, Ky. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 149 | Davion Jeffries | Fr. | Broken Arrow, Okla. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 157 | Brock Wingbermuehle | R-Fr. | Imperial, Mo. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| OR | Shayne Tucker | R-So. | Sacramento, Calif. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 165 | Clark Glass | R-Jr. | Brandon, Fla. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 174 | Matt Reed | R-Jr. | Wichita, Kan. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| OR | Lance Dixon | R-Fr. | Edmond, Okla. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 184 | Andrew Dixon | So. | Edmond, Okla. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 197 | Brad Johnson | R-Jr. | Lockport, Ill. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| OR | Joel Dixon | R-Fr. | Edmond, Okla. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| HWT | Ross Larson | R-Jr. | Ankeny, Iowa | 0-0 (0-0) |
| OR | Mike Brown | R-Sr. | Noble, Okla. | 0-0 (0-0) |
Scouting North Carolina
North Carolina is led by first-year head coach Coleman Scott. The Tar Heels finished 24th at the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
In total, four Tar Heels are ranked by Intermat - No. 13 Joey Ward at 133 pounds, No. 5 Evan Henderson at 141 pounds, No. 3 Ethan Ramos at 165 pounds, and No. 20 Alex Utley at 184 pounds. Henderson is a two-time All-American and three-time NCAA qualifier. Ramos secured All-America honors last season. Ward is a two-time NCAA qualifier, while Utley qualified during the 2012-13 season.
North Carolina Projected Starters
| Weight | Name | Year | Hometown | 2015-16 Record (Dual) |
| 125 | Tyrone Klump | R-Fr. | Nazareth, Pa. | 3-1 (0-0) |
| OR | Anthony Bosco | R-Fr. | St. Charles, Ill. | 2-2 (0-0) |
| 133 | Joey Ward | R-Jr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | 0-0 (0-0) |
| OR | A.C. Headlee | Fr. | Waynesburg, Pa. | 3-1 (0-0) |
| 141 | Evan Henderson | R-Sr. | New Florence, Pa. | 3-1 (0-0) |
| 149 | Christian Barber | R-Sr. | Westfield, N.J. | 4-2 (0-0) |
| 157 | Robert Henderson | R-Sr. | New Florence, Pa. | 2-1 (0-0) |
| OR | Jack Clark | R-Fr. | Glassboro, N.J. | 3-2 (0-0) |
| 165 | Ethan Ramos | R-So. | Hawthorne, N.J. | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 174 | John | R.Sr. | Plymouth Meeting, Pa. | 2-1 (0-0) |
| 184 | Alex Utley | R-Sr. | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | 4-0 (0-0) |
| 197 | Chip Ness | So. | Duluth, Ga. | 3-1 (0-0) |
| OR | Scott Marmoll | R-Jr. | Marietta, Ga. | 2-2 (0-0) |
| HWT | Cory Daniel | R-Fr. | Fulton, Md. | 2-2 (0-0) |
Scouting Northern Iowa
UNI is guided by sixth-year head coach Doug Schwab. The Panthers finished 34th at the 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
In total, three Panthers are ranked by Intermat - No. 9 Dylan Peters at 125 pounds, No. 4 Cooper Moore at 165 pounds, and No. 4 Blaize Campbell at heavyweight. Peters finished sixth at the 2014 NCAA Championships to secure All-America honors. Moore and Campbell are two-time NCAA qualifiers.
Northern Iowa Projected Starters
| Weight | Name | Year | Hometown | 2015-16 Record (Dual) |
| 125 | Dylan Peters | Jr. | Denver, Iowa | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 133 | Josh Alber | R-Fr. | Freeport, Illinois | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 141 | Trevor Jauch | Sr. | Crystal Lake, Illinois | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 141 | Jake Hodges | So. | Watkinsville, Georgia | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 149 | Gunnar Wolfensperger | Jr. | Denver, Iowa | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 157 | Bryce Steiert | Fr. | Horton, Iowa | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 165 | Taylor Berger | Sr. | Mount Carmel, Iowa | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 174 | Drew Foster | R-Fr. | Burlington, Iowa | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 174 | Kyle Lux | Sr. | Toledo, Iowa | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 184 | Cody Caldwell | Sr. | Waverly, Iowa | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 197 | Jared Bartel | Jr. | Nora Springs, Iowa | 0-0 (0-0) |
| 197 | Cody Krumwiede | Sr. | Waverly, Iowa | 0-0 (0-0) |
| HWT | Blaize Cabell | Sr. | Independence, Iowa | 0-0 (0-0) |
Series vs. Oklahoma
Rutgers won its first dual match over Oklahoma in program history at last year's Northeast Duals. Then-junior Hayden Hrymack (Point Pleasant, N.J.) sealed the win over OU with a fall at 184 pounds to put the match out of reach. All-time, the Scarlet Knights at 1-6 against the Sooners.
Series vs. North Carolina
The Scarlet Knights are 2-1 all-time against North Carolina, last wrestling the Tar Heels on Nov. 26, 2011. RU took that match, 33-9 and has won two-straight against UNC.
Series vs. Northern Iowa
RU is 1-0 all-time against Northern Iowa. The Scarlet Knights and Panthers wrestled once on Nov. 22, 2009, a 25-10 victory for Rutgers.
Ranked Matchups
Among RU's three ranked duals this weekend are eight individual ranked matchups. All four ranked Scarlet Knights have at least one ranked match.
Ashnault is projected to wrestle No. 5 Evan Henderson (North Carolina) at 141 pounds.
Smith is slated to grapple with No. 4 Blaize Cabell (Northern Iowa) and No. 9 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) at heavyweight.
Perrotti is slated to face No. 3 Ramos (North Carolina), No. 4 Moore (Northern Iowa), and No. 11 Glass (Oklahoma) at 165 pounds.
Giraldo is projected to wrestle No. 1 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) and No. 13 Joey Ward (North Carolina) at 133 pounds.
2014 Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals
The Rutgers wrestling team swept the 2014 Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals with a 20-18 win over No. 19 Oklahoma, 19-16 win vs. West Virginia, and 27-9 victory against Buffalo.
RU completed its fifth-straight trip to the Northeast Duals last season, sweeping for the first time since 2012. The Scarlet Knights are 12-2 at the event since 2010.
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