Wrestling to Host Open Practice Saturday, Oct. 16
Oct 13 | Wrestling
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers wrestling will host an open practice on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 10:30 a.m. until noon at the RAC. Admission is free and fans are asked to always wear a mask – unless eating or drinking – during their time within the facility.
While parking for the open practice is also free, guest event parking will require a one-time, online registration to secure a spot in either the Green or Yellow Lots outside of the RAC. Those looking to attend can register here.
Season tickets for the 2021-22 campaign are now on sale and can be purchased here. Rutgers Athletics announced earlier this year its ticketed indoor winter sports – which includes men's basketball, women's basketball and wrestling – will return to 100 percent capacity for the 2021-22 season.
RU hosts nine home events this season, beginning with its annual quad meet against Binghamton, Cleveland State and NJCU on Sunday, Nov. 7 at the RAC. Rutgers hosts ranked foes Ohio State (No. 7) and Illinois (No. 21), as well as in-state rivals Rider (Feb. 3) and Princeton (Feb.18. Army (Dec. 10), Indiana (Jan. 7), Maryland (Feb. 12) and Columbia (Feb. 19) also visit the RAC this winter.
Pegged the preseason No. 14 team in the country by Intermat, Rutgers features ranked wrestlers in eight weights, including top-10 rankings for No. 3 Sebastian Rivera (133), No. 5 John Poznanski (184) and No. 8 Jackson Turley (174). No. 13 Sammy Alvarez (141), No. 15 Greg Bulsak (197), No. 27 Michael VanBrill (149), No. 31 Dylan Shawver (125), and No. 33 Robert Kanniard (157) also earned recognition in their respective weight classes.
Under the guidance of head coach Scott Goodale, RU closed the 2021 season with three All-Americans in the same year for the first time in program history. Along with two-time NCAA qualifiers VanBrill and Billy Janzer (197), the Scarlet Knights produced 13 victories at nationals en route to a 13th-place finish with 37.5 team points. RU also welcomes one of the top freshmen class in the country this fall, which includes New Jersey standouts Michael Cetta, Joseph Olivieri, Dean Peterson, Dylan Weaver and Tony White.
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