No. 13 Wrestling Treks to Black Knight Invitational Sunday

Sunday, November 19

West Point, N.Y.

Rutgers University

Black Knight Invitational

Photo by: Sarah Snyder

No. 13 Wrestling Treks to Black Knight Invitational Sunday

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 13 Rutgers wrestling (2-1, 0-0) will send its full squad to the 2023 Black Knight Invitational on Sunday in West Point, New York. Sixteen Scarlet Knights will compete at Army, with all matches of the tournament set to stream on FloWrestling.

Sunday's Black Knight Invitational is the only official tournament scheduled for RU during the regular season. Rutgers is one of 10 full teams in the field, joining Army, Binghamton, Brown, Buffalo, Gardner-Webb, LIU, Michigan State, Northern Colorado and Penn State.

Projected Lineup
125: Brandan Chletsos (0-0)
133: 15/18 Dylan Shawver (2-1)
133: Devon Britton (3-1)
133: Max Hermes (3-1)
141: Joe Fongaro (1-0)
149: 23/33 Jacob Butler (1-1)
149: Michael Cetta (0-1)
157: Al DeSantis (1-2)
157: Dylan Weaver (2-2)
165: 22/27 Anthony White (2-1)
165: Luke Gayer (1-0)
174: Shane Cartagena-Walsh (1-0)
197: Hadyn Packer (4-1)
HWT: 6/7 Yaraslau Slavikouski (3-0)
HWT: Kyle Epperly (1-2)
HWT: John O'Donnell (4-1)

Last Time Out
Rutgers lost to No. 8 Virginia Tech, 19-12, on Friday night in front of 5,145 fans at Jersey Mike's Arena. The Scarlet Knights picked up four individual wins against the Hokies, including ranked wins from No. 6 Dean Peterson (125), No. 8 John Poznanski (197) and No. 6 Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT).

RU was tied with Virginia Tech through the first four bouts of the night, which included a top-15 victory for Peterson against a 2023 All-American and a decision from No. 15 Mitch Moore (141) in his Jersey Mike's Arena debut. The Hokies used wins in their next five matches through 184 pounds to secure the road dual victory.

"It was a great crowd, great atmosphere and we were fired up about it," said head coach Scott Goodale. "I truly believe we prepared really well and our guys were into it. There was excitement around campus. It was all good. The fan base was fired up. It is about scoring points, and we didn't do enough of it. So that is the frustrating part. It was a lost opportunity, that is a great way to characterize it."

Up Next
Rutgers sends a full squad to West Point, New York, on Sunday to compete in the Black Knight Invitational. The Scarlet Knights' next dual is Friday, December 1 at Edinboro.