PISCATAWAY, N.J. – 2019 NCAA Champion Anthony Ashnault and 2019 signee JoJo Aragona will both wrestle at the 2019 "Grapple at the Garden" Beat the Streets (BTS) benefit at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 6 in New York City.
 
Ashnault will face New Jersey native and former Nebraska wrestler James Green – a four-time All-American, Big Ten Champion, 2017 US Open champion and two-time World medalist – in one of the Team USA vs. NCAA Champions matches. Aragona will face New York state champion Adam Busiello in one of the featured junior bouts that precedes the main event.
 
Tickets for 2019 Beat the Streets at Madison Square Garden can be purchased here. For the fifth straight year, FloSports will provide live and on-demand coverage on FloWrestling.com, with a livestream of the event found here.
 
Ashnault produced one of the most storied careers in program history, as he finished his time "On the Banks" as a four-time All-American, three-time Big Ten Conference champion and RU's all-time wins leader with 123 career victories. In his final season, the 2019 Hodge Trophy finalist went 32-0, secured the 2019 Big Ten title and closed his collegiate career with a national title at 149 pounds.
 
One of the top high school seniors in the country, Aragona closed out his final scholastic season with a perfect 42-0 record en route to the 2019 NJSIAA state title at 138 pounds for Pope John XXIII High School. A four-time state medalist and the top recruit in his weight class, according to FloWrestling, Aragona claimed the 2018 Who's No. 1 championship at 138 pounds.
 
Current Scarlet Knight Christian Colucci also competed in Beat the Streets in 2014 out of St. Peter's Prep.
 
Beat the Streets Benefit competitions, which began in 2010, have since become a major showcase of the best of international wrestling. This unique and electrifying annual event has helped Beat the Streets raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City.
 
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