2025-26 Wrestling Roster
Roster

Ryan Ford
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mahwah, N.J.
- High School:
- Bergen Catholic
2025-26 (R-Fr.): Picked up 17-2 tech fall over Tanner Peake in dual win over Davidson (12/7) ... delivered 5-0 decision over No. 33 Dylan Elmore in dual win against Navy (11/8) ... opened season with back-to-back wins during Rutgers Quad (11/2).
2024-25 (Fr.): Zingo Nationals Champion (3/1) ... made Big Ten home dual debut with 4-0 decision over NCAA qualifier Jay Nivison in dual match against Michigan State (2/14) ... wrestled to a fifth-place finish competing unattached at F&M Open (1/10) ... competed at Midlands (12/29-30) ... made collegiate dual debut with decision over Tyler Brignola in win over Gardner-Webb (12/14) ... made collegiate debut at Journeymen Classic (11/10).
Prior to Rutgers: Four-time NJSIAA medal winner and three-time top four finisher in the state for Bergen Catholic … also produced three district and region titles during scholastic career … went 21-2 en route to district and region titles and a fourth-place finish in the state at 157 pounds as a senior in 2024 … finished fourth in the state at 144 pounds in 2023 … also placed seventh at 132 pounds in 2022 and third at 113 in 2021 … two-time region and district champion … owns 60 career victories … helped Bergen Catholic to finish as the consensus No. 1 ranked team in the state in 2022 … the No. 23 157-pound signee in the country and the No. 183 overall recruit nationally by MatScouts.
2024-25 (Fr.): Zingo Nationals Champion (3/1) ... made Big Ten home dual debut with 4-0 decision over NCAA qualifier Jay Nivison in dual match against Michigan State (2/14) ... wrestled to a fifth-place finish competing unattached at F&M Open (1/10) ... competed at Midlands (12/29-30) ... made collegiate dual debut with decision over Tyler Brignola in win over Gardner-Webb (12/14) ... made collegiate debut at Journeymen Classic (11/10).
Prior to Rutgers: Four-time NJSIAA medal winner and three-time top four finisher in the state for Bergen Catholic … also produced three district and region titles during scholastic career … went 21-2 en route to district and region titles and a fourth-place finish in the state at 157 pounds as a senior in 2024 … finished fourth in the state at 144 pounds in 2023 … also placed seventh at 132 pounds in 2022 and third at 113 in 2021 … two-time region and district champion … owns 60 career victories … helped Bergen Catholic to finish as the consensus No. 1 ranked team in the state in 2022 … the No. 23 157-pound signee in the country and the No. 183 overall recruit nationally by MatScouts.
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B1G) | TRN (B1G/NCAA) | MD (DUALS) | TF (DUALS) | F (DUALS) | FASTEST | DUAL PTS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9-5 | 2-0 (1-0) | ---/--- | 2 (0) | --- | --- | --- | 6 |
| 2025-26 | 4-0 | 4-0 (0-0) | ---/--- | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | --- | --- | 15 |
| CAREER | 13-5 | 6-0 (1-0) | ---/--- | 3 (1) | 1 (1) | --- | --- | 21 |
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










































