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Ayden Smith
- Weight:
- 125
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Allentown, Pa.
- High School:
- Notre Dame-Green Pond
| 2025-26 Individual Rankings (as of 12/10/25) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermat | Flo Wrestling | The Open Mat | AWN | WIN |
| 29 | 31 | -- | 15 | -- |
2025-26 (R-Fr.): Pinned Brady Joling in dual win over Davidson (12/7) ... captured 125-pound title with 4-0 performance at Keystone Classic (11/23) ... picked up a ranked decision over No. 32 Andrew Binni during dual win against Navy (11/8) ... opened season with back-to-back decisions during Rutgers Dual (11/2).
2024-25 (Fr.): Zingo Nationals Champion (3/1) ... Mat-Town Open II champion (2/16) ... delivered 4-1 win in sudden victory over Caleb Weland in Jersey Mike's Arena debut during dual win over Michigan State (2/14) ... competed attached at Midlands (12/29-30) ... made collegiate dual debut in match at No. 7 Virginia Tech (11/22) ... produced two major decisions in collegiate debut at Journeymen Classic (11/10).
Prior to Rutgers: Two-time PIAA state champion and four-time state place winner at Notre Dame-Green Pond … produced 152 wins during scholastic career … four-time district champion and three-time regional champion … finished 49-2 as a senior en route to second PIAA state title in 2024 at 114 pounds … also won a state title in 2023 with a 47-3 record … picked up 41 wins during sophomore season, finishing third in the state at 106 pounds in 2022 … produced 15 wins during freshman campaign to finish fourth in the state … Beast of the East champion … second place at the 2023 Ironman and bronze medalist in 2022 … the No. 2 125-pound signee in the country and the No. 34 overall recruit nationally by MatScouts … represented Pennsylvania in the prestigious Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic along with fellow signee Conner Harer.
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B1G) | TRN (B1G/NCAA) | MD (DUALS) | TF (DUALS) | F (DUALS) | FASTEST | DUAL PTS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10-4 | 1-1 (1-0) | ---/--- | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | --- | --- | 3 |
| 2025-26 | 8-1 | 4-1 (0-0) | ---/--- | 2 (0) | --- | 1 (1) | --- | 15 |
| CAREER | 18-5 | 5-2 (1-0) | ---/--- | 4 (0) | 1 (0) | 1 (1) | --- | 18 |
Rutgers Wrestling Preview Show 2025-26
Thursday, October 23
Day in the Life of Head Coach Scott Goodale: Part 3
Thursday, October 23
Scott Goodale Preseason Press Conference
Tuesday, October 21
Day in the Life of Head Coach Scott Goodale: Part 2
Friday, October 17
