WEST POINT, N.Y. – No. 17 Rutgers wrestling sent six attached student athletes to the 2024 Black Knight Invitational on Sunday in West Point, New York. Andrew Clark (149) wrestled to a runner-up finish to highlight action for the Scarlet Knights at the all-day tournament.
 
Clark produced four wins – including a tech fall, major decision and two decisions – to advance to the finals at 149 pounds, where he faced No. 2 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State). Clark lost to Van Ness to place second.
 
No. 32 Anthony White (165) also enjoyed a productive afternoon, picking up a ranked win over No. 26 Cesar Alvan (Columbia) by decision, 4-3. After a loss to reigning national champion Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State), White followed with a 11-2 major decision over DH Shannon (Michigan State) to finish third in his weight class.

No. 21 Brian Soldano (184), Joe Fongaro (141), Michael Cetta (149) and Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184) all competed and each produced at least one victory on the day. Soldano picked up two falls during his tournament run.
 
Full results can be found here.
 
Up Next
Rutgers gets a week off before it hosts its first home match of the season on Friday, December 6 against Lock Haven. The dual is set for 7 p.m. and will stream on Big Ten Plus. Tickets for the out-of-conference match can be purchased here.