WRES in the Rankings – Week One
Nov 04 | Wrestling
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Rutgers wrestling team opened the 2015-16 season with three shutout victories at the Rutgers Duals and maintains the No. 18 position in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll. There was no new poll released this week due to just two ranked teams competing over the weekend.
The Scarlet Knights did climb according to Intermat, which placed Rutgers at No. 23 in its Tournament Rankings with 21.5 points.
Individually, four Scarlet Knights were recognized by Intermat, FloWrestling, The Open Mat, Amateur Wrestling News (AWN), or WIN Magazine this week, with many maintaining preseason rankings.
Redshirt sophomore Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) is the highest ranked Scarlet Knight, coming in as high as No. 6 by WIN Magazine and No. 7 by Intermat and The Open Mat at 141 pounds. Ashnault went 2-0 at the Rutgers Duals Sunday, defeating then-No. 9 Rick Durso of Franklin & Marshall by a convincing 7-1 margin.
The next highest ranked Scarlet Knight is redshirt senior Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.). The heavyweight is tabbed No. 8 by Intermat and WIN Magazine and No. 9 by FloWrestling. The High Point HS product began his season with three bonus-point wins of three varieties Sunday, including a fall, tech fall, and major decision.
Redshirt senior Anthony Perrotti (Roseland, N.J.) tallied two wins by fall at the Rutgers Duals to maintain his top-15 ranking at 165 pounds. Perrotti is ranked No. 9 by Intermat and No. 11 by The Open Mat and AWN.
The fourth Scarlet Knight ranked is redshirt freshman Anthony Giraldo (Guttenberg, N.J.), who entered the Intermat rankings this week at No. 20 at 133 pounds. FloWrestling ranks Giraldo No. 19 in his weight class, while The Open Mat places him as high as No. 15 nationally.
Rutgers continues the 2015-16 season on Sunday, Nov. 8 at the Binghamton University Open in Binghamton, N.Y.
R-Fr. Anthony Giraldo - 133 Pounds (3-0, 3-0 Duals) | |||||
| Intermat | FloWrestling | The Open Mat | AWN | WIN Magazine | |
| Preseason | NR | 19 | 15 | NR | NR |
| Nov. 1 | 20 | 19 | 15 | * | * |
R-So. Anthony Ashnault - 141 Pounds (2-0, 2-0 Duals) | |||||
| Intermat | FloWrestling | The Open Mat | AWN | WIN Magazine | |
| Preseason | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Nov. 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | * | * |
R-Sr. Anthony Perrotti - 165 Pounds (2-0, 2-0 Duals) | |||||
| Intermat | FloWrestling | The Open Mat | AWN | WIN Magazine | |
| Preseason | 9 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Nov. 1 | 9 | 13 | 11 | * | * |
R-Sr. Billy Smith - 285 Pounds (2-0, 2-0 Duals) | |||||
| Intermat | FloWrestling | The Open Mat | AWN | WIN Magazine | |
| Preseason | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| Nov. 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | * | * |
*No new poll released
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