Wrestling Unveils 2023 Big Ten Dual Schedule
Sep 20 | Wrestling
PISCATAWAY, N.J. ā Rutgers wrestling unveiled its 2023 Big Ten dual schedule, announced today in conjunction with the conference. The Scarlet Knights host four programs ā No. 1 Penn State, No. 3 Michigan, No. 15 Michigan State and No. 20 Northwestern ā who finished ranked in the final NWCA Coaches Poll last season. The Scarlet Knights will also wrestle at No. 6 Ohio State and No. 11 Nebraska to make it six ranked foes on the docket for the 2023 conference dual slate.
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Season tickets for the 2022-23 season can be purchased here. Times and television designations for all Big Ten duals will be announced later. Rutgers' full 2022-23 competition schedule will also be announced in the coming weeks, with the program's participation in the 2022 Garden State Grapple against UPenn and Drexel already announced for Sunday, Dec..4 at the Prudential Center. Tickets for that event can be purchased here.
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RU opens Big Ten dual action on Friday, Jan. 13 with a trip to Bloomington to face Indiana, followed by a Sunday dual in Columbus on Jan. 15 against the Buckeyes. Rutgers then returns home for its next three duals with matchups against Michigan State (Friday, Jan. 20), Michigan (Sunday, Jan. 22) and Northwestern (Sunday, Jan. 29).
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The Scarlet Knights begin February action with a trip down I-95 to face Maryland on Saturday, Feb. 4 in College Park. RU closes out its home Big Ten dual schedule with Penn State on Friday, Feb. 10 before traveling halfway across the country to face Nebraska on Sunday, Feb. 12 in Lincoln. The Big Ten Wrestling Championships, hosted by Michigan, will take place March 4-5 in Ann Arbor.
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Rutgers returns three All-Americans ā Sammy Alvarez, John Poznanski and Jackson Turley ā as well as eight NCAA qualifiers to this season's team. Under head coach Scott Goodale, the Scarlet Knights finished the 2021-22 season with its most dual wins (16) since 2012-13 and its highest final ranking in the NWCA Coaches Poll (14) since 2017. RU qualified seven to the 2022 NCAA Championships ā the most since 2017 ā and had all participants score at the national tournament. Greg Bulsak (197) and Sebastian Rivera (141) added All-America honors to make it seven consecutive seasons with multiple All-Americans at NCAAs. With his bronze medal, Rivera became the fourth individual to secure a top-three finish at nationals in program history.
2023 Big Ten Schedule
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Season tickets for the 2022-23 season can be purchased here. Times and television designations for all Big Ten duals will be announced later. Rutgers' full 2022-23 competition schedule will also be announced in the coming weeks, with the program's participation in the 2022 Garden State Grapple against UPenn and Drexel already announced for Sunday, Dec..4 at the Prudential Center. Tickets for that event can be purchased here.
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RU opens Big Ten dual action on Friday, Jan. 13 with a trip to Bloomington to face Indiana, followed by a Sunday dual in Columbus on Jan. 15 against the Buckeyes. Rutgers then returns home for its next three duals with matchups against Michigan State (Friday, Jan. 20), Michigan (Sunday, Jan. 22) and Northwestern (Sunday, Jan. 29).
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The Scarlet Knights begin February action with a trip down I-95 to face Maryland on Saturday, Feb. 4 in College Park. RU closes out its home Big Ten dual schedule with Penn State on Friday, Feb. 10 before traveling halfway across the country to face Nebraska on Sunday, Feb. 12 in Lincoln. The Big Ten Wrestling Championships, hosted by Michigan, will take place March 4-5 in Ann Arbor.
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Rutgers returns three All-Americans ā Sammy Alvarez, John Poznanski and Jackson Turley ā as well as eight NCAA qualifiers to this season's team. Under head coach Scott Goodale, the Scarlet Knights finished the 2021-22 season with its most dual wins (16) since 2012-13 and its highest final ranking in the NWCA Coaches Poll (14) since 2017. RU qualified seven to the 2022 NCAA Championships ā the most since 2017 ā and had all participants score at the national tournament. Greg Bulsak (197) and Sebastian Rivera (141) added All-America honors to make it seven consecutive seasons with multiple All-Americans at NCAAs. With his bronze medal, Rivera became the fourth individual to secure a top-three finish at nationals in program history.
2023 Big Ten Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| Friday, Jan. 13 | at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. |
| Sunday, Jan. 15 | at No. 6 Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio |
| Friday, Jan. 20Ā | NO. 15 MICHIGAN STATE | JERSEY MIKE'S ARENA |
| Sunday, Jan. 22 | NO. 3 MICHIGAN | JERSEY MIKE'S ARENA |
| Sunday, Jan. 29 | NO. 20 NORTHWESTERN | JERSEY MIKE'S ARENA |
| Saturday, Feb. 4 | at Maryland | College Park, Md. |
| Friday, Feb. 10 | NO. 1 PENN STATE | JERSEY MIKE'S ARENA |
| Sunday, Feb. 12 | at No. 11 Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. |
| March 4-5 | 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
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