PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers wrestling added another in-state foe to its 2021-22 home schedule, as the Scarlet Knights host Rider on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 at the RAC. With the addition of the Broncs, RU has nine home dates on its 2021-22 schedule, the most for the program during the regular season since it began competing in the Big Ten Conference in 2014-15.
 
Rutgers last competed against Rider on Feb. 9, 2020 in Lawrenceville – a 25-6 road victory to secure the 13th winning dual season for the Scarlet Knights under head coach Scott Goodale. RU won eight out of 10 matchups in the dual, which included a top-10 win from Jordan Pagano (197) over No. 7 Ethan Laird and another ranked triumph from JoJo Aragona (141).
 
The Scarlet Knights have won the last seven meetings against Rider in a series that dates back to 1995.
 
Rutgers opens its highly anticipated season with their annual quad meet against Binghamton, Cleveland State and NJCU on Sunday, Nov. 7 at the RAC. RU hosts ranked foes Ohio State (No. 7) and Illinois (No. 21), as well as in-state rival Princeton (Feb. 18). Army (Dec. 10), Indiana (Jan. 7), Maryland (Feb. 12) and Columbia (Feb. 19) also visit the RAC this winter.
 
All times will be announced at a later date. Season tickets for the 2021-22 campaign can be purchased here.
 
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 Goodale, Rutgers 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.