KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Dylan Shawver (133) and Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT) earned All-America honors as No. 14 Rutgers wrestling wrapped up action at the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri. Shawver and Slavikouski both finished seventh in their respective weight classes, as the Scarlet Knights closed nationals with multiple All-Americans for the eighth time in nine seasons under head coach Scott Goodale.
 
Shawver and Slavikouski defeated higher seeds in their seventh-place matches on Saturday morning, as Shawver downed No. 3 seed Kai Orine (NC State) by 10-5 decision while Slavikouski followed with a 4-3 decision over No. 7 seed Taye Ghadiali (Campbell). It marked the first time in program history RU won all its matches during the medal round of the tournament.

Rutgers' eight particpants at this year's national tournament combined for 18 wins, including four over higher seeds, en route to 22.5 team points.
  
"I'm super fired up about getting two wins on the last day," Goodale said. "It just adds to the total amount of wins we had, and those guys end on an extremely high note, which is important. Going 2-0 in the white singlets this morning is huge for our program."
 
Shawver opened the morning against Orine, an All-American last season and this year's No. 3 seed with 18 wins on the year. Shawver landed two takedowns in the first period, kept Orine off the board in the second and added another takedown late in the third for the 10-5 decision. With the victory, Shawver finished this year's national tournament with four wins and his first top-eight finish of his career.
 
"It feels amazing," Shawver said. "I've come a long way, and just for me to be the guy to [All-American], it means a lot to me to finally do something that I have dreamed of. It just shows how we can develop great guys [here at Rutgers]. If you believe, you can complete the dreams you have for yourself here."
 
Slavikouski wrestled Ghadiali, a four-time national qualifier and this year's No. 7 seed. Slavikouski used a takedown in the first period and stout defense in the third to muscle a 4-3 win over Ghadiali and finish with a team best five wins during the championships, including wins over three higher seeds and the No. 2 seed at his weight.
 
"I just felt comfortable [this weekend],' Slavikouski said. "I know I can wrestle with all these guys and beat them. I know what I need to improve on with the help of my great coaching staff, my family, my brother and everyone around me."
 
The multiple All-Americans put a punctuation on another successful season for the program, as Rutgers sent eight of its starters to this year's NCAA Championships – its most qualifiers since all 10 starters made the trip to Madison Square Garden in 2016. The Scarlet Knights have had five or more NCAA qualifiers in each of the past 10 seasons and have sent seven or more to the national tournament the past three seasons.
 
RU also finished sixth at this year's Big Ten Championships, which included an individual conference championship from Shawver, seven conference placewinners and 87.5 team points for its best team result at the conference tournament since 2016 in Iowa City. Rutgers went 12-5 during the 2023-24 dual campaign to finish No. 14 in the last NWCA Coaches Poll for its 12th top-25 final ranking of the Goodale era.
 
During Goodale's 17 seasons at the helm, RU has produced 102 NCAA qualifiers, 19 All-Americans, six individual conference champions (five Big Ten, one EIWA) and the school's first two individual national champions in Anthony Ashnault and Nick Suriano.
 
"I'm excited [for next year]," Goodale said. "I know what we have coming in from a recruit standpoint. It's one of the best classes we've ever had. We know what we have coming back. There is no question about where we are at and where we are going."
 
NCAA Championship Notes

• Under Goodale, Rutgers has now produced multiple All-Americans in eight of the past nine seasons dating back to 2016 and has had one All-American in 10 of the past 11 seasons dating back to 2014.
• Rutgers has produced 19 All-Americans during Goodale's tenure after only having eight in the 77 seasons prior to his arrival in 2007.
• Twenty individuals have combined for 25 All-America laurels since Rutgers began wrestling in 1930.
• Shawver and Slavikouski are the first All-Americans for Rutgers since Sebastian Rivera (third) and Greg Bulsak (eighth) earned All-America laurels in 2022.
• The seventh-place wins from Shawver and Slavikouski mark the first time Rutgers won all its matches during the medal round in school history.
• Slavikouski is just the second All-American at heavyweight in program history and the first since Edward Scharer finished sixth at the 1964 NCAA Championships in Ithica, New York.
• Slavikouski's win over No. 2 seed Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) marked the highest-seeded win since Nick Suriano defeated No. 1 seed Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) in the NCAA final during the 2019 championship in Pittsburgh. Prior to Suriano's title, Ken Theobold also defeated No. 2 seed Anthony Collica (Oklahoma State) in 2017 to reach the championship quarterfinals in St. Louis.
• Shawver is the fourth All-American at 133 pounds for Rutgers in program history, joining Suriano (2019), Sammy Alvarez (2020) and Scott DelVecchio (2018).
• Along with John Poznanski (197), Rutgers had its most Round of 12 participants at a single tournament since 2018, when Scott Delvecchio, Richie Lewis and John VanBrill all appeared.

133: (4) Dylan Shawver (Seventh Place, 4-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(29) Jace Koelzer (Oklahoma)	W-MD, 10-0
Round 2	(13) Kurt Phipps (Bucknell)	W-D, 1-0
Quarterfinals	(5) Dylan Ragusin (Michigan)	L-D, 9-3
Blood Round	(15) Brody Teske (Iowa)	W-D, 6-3
Conso. Quarterfinal	(8) Evan Frost (Iowa State)	L-SV1, 9-6
Seventh Place	(3) Kai Orine (NC State)	W-D, 10-5

 
HWT: (13) Yaraslau Slavikouski (Seventh Place, 5-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(20) Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State)	W-D, 4-2
Round 2	(4) Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)	L-D, 3-1
Conso. Rd. 2	(30) Seth Nevills (Maryland)	W-D, 4-2
Conso. Rd. 3	(12) Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State)	W-D, 6-1
Blood Round	(2) Yonger Bastida (Iowa State)	W-D, 8-3
Conso. Quarterfinals	(6) Zach Elam (Missouri)	L-D, 2-0
Seventh Place	(7) Taye Ghadiali (Campbell)	W-D, 4-3

 
125: (16) Dean Peterson (1-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(17) Brett Ungar (Cornell)	L-TB2, 2-1
Conso. Rd. 1	(33) Tristan Lujan (Michigan State)	W-D, 8-1
Conso. Rd. 2	(2) Luke Stanich (Lehigh)	L-D, 8-1

 
141: (15) Mitch Moore (2-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(18) Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh)	W-D, 7-2
Round 2	(2) Beau Bartlett (Penn State)	L-Fall (4:49)
Conso. Rd. 2	(16) Dylan Chappell (Bucknell)	W-Fall (1:29)
Conso. Rd. 3	(25) Cleveland Belton (Oregon State)	L-TB2, 6-3

 
149: (33) Michael Cetta (2-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Championship Pigtail	(32) Jeffery Boyd (Citadel)	W-TB2, 8-5
Round 1	(1) Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)	L-Fall (1:30)
Conso. Rd. 1	(16) Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh)	W-D, 7-1
Conso. Rd. 2	(18) Cody Bond (Appalachian State)	L-D, 10-5

 
174: (16) Jackson Turley (1-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(17) Max Maylor (Wisconsin)	W-D, 7-3
Round 2	(1) Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech)	L-D, 5-2
Conso. Rd. 2	(15) MJ Gaitan (Iowa State)	L-MD, 14-4

 
184: (21) Brian Soldano (0-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(12) Jaden Bullock (Michigan)	L-Inj. Def. (6:42)
Conso. Rd. 1	(28) Caleb Hopkins (Campbell)	MFF

 
197: (14) John Poznanski (3-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(19) Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa)	W-D, 4-2
Round 2	(3) Tanner Sloan (SDSU)	L-MD, 14-4
Conso. Rd. 2	(29) Justin Rademacher (Oregon State)	W-D, 7-2
Conso. Rd. 3	(21) Mac Stout (Pittsburgh)	W-SV1, 8-5
Blood Round	(8) Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma)	L-TB2, 2-1

 
Session IV Recap
No. 4 seed Dylan Shawver (133) and No. 13 seed Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT) secured All-America honors during Session IV of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Friday night in Kansas City, Missouri. It marks the eighth time in nine seasons No. 14 Rutgers wrestling has had multiple All-Americans at the same national tournament under head coach Scott Goodale.
 
Shawver defeated No. 15 seed Brody Teske (Iowa) to become the 26th wrestler in program history to produce a top-eight finish at the national tournament. Slavikouski followed as the 27th All-American thanks to an 8-3 decision over No. 2 seed Younger Bastida (Iowa State).
 
After losses in their respective consolation quarterfinal bouts, Shawver and Slavikouski will wrestle for seventh tomorrow morning in Session V when action begins at 11 a.m. ET on ESPNU and ESPN+. With one session left, the Scarlet Knights are 19th in the team standings with 20.5 points.
 
"I'm excited for those guys and fired up for our program," Goodale said. "This is a difficult tournament. There are so many good guys and there so many emotions that come along with it. I am just really proud of how they handle themselves."
 
No. 14 seed John Poznanski (197) suffered a hard-fought 2-1 loss in tiebreakers to No. 8 seed Stephen Buchanan (Oklahoma). The three in the Round of 12 were the most for the program in a single tournament since the 2018 championships in Cleveland.
 
Shawver faced Teske in a rematch from the Big Ten Championships and conceded a takedown to the Hawkeye in the opening period. After a rideout in the second, Shawver landed a takedown in the third period to tie the match at 3-3. Shawver then added near fall in the final 30 seconds to exit with a 6-3 win for the first All-America honor of his career.
 
Slavikouski faced Bastida, who entered the tournament as the No. 2 heavyweight in the country with a 26-1 record. Slavikouski caught Bastida on the edge of the circle at the end of the second period and followed with a takedown late in the third en route to the 8-3 decision. With the win, Slavikouski became the first heavyweight in 60 years to All-American for Rutgers after Edward Scherer did it in 1964.
 
Shawver followed his historic win with a tough 9-6 loss to No. 8 seed Evan Frost (Iowa State) in the consolation quarterfinals, forcing sudden victory before Frost landed a takedown for the 9-6 win. In his consolation quarterfinal bout with No. 6 seed Zach Elam (Missouri), Slavikouski was ridden out in the third period for a 2-0 loss.
Session III Recap
No. 14 Rutgers wrestling finished Session III of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships, held Friday morning at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. No. 4 seed Dylan Shawver (133), No. 13 seed Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT) and No. 14 seed John Poznanski moved to the Blood Round and will vie for All-America laurels when wrestling resumes tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+.
 
Poznanski and Slavikouski went 2-0 during Friday's morning session to advance in their respective consolation brackets. Shawver lost his rematch with No. 5 seed Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) in his championship quarterfinal bout to also move to the backside of the bracket.
 
The three in tonight's Blood Round marks the most in the session for the Scarlet Knights since they put three there during the 2018 championships in Cleveland. Slavikouski advances to the Round of 12 for the second consecutive season after doing so for Harvard at the 2023 championships in Tulsa. Poznanski and Shawver will make the first appearances of their respective careers after Poznanski advanced to the championship semifinals as a true freshman in 2021.
 
No. 15 seed Mitch Moore (141), No. 16 seed Dean Peterson (125), No. 16 seed Jackson Turley (174) and No. 33 seed Michael Cetta (149) were all eliminated during the morning session. Moore added a win in his first bout of the session before losing to No. 25 seed Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) in overtime to close out his championships.
 
Shawver faced No. 5 seed Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) in a rematch of this year's 133-pound Big Ten final. Trailing 4-0 in the third period, Shawver worked a takedown to pull within 4-3.
 
Slavikouski and Poznanski tallied two wins apiece to remain in contention for All-America laurels. Poznanski muscled a 7-2 decision over No. 29 seed Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) to advance against No. 21 seed Mac Stout (Pittsburgh). Trailing 4-2 in the third period against Stout, Poznanski landed a takedown to end regulation and followed with a takedown in sudden victory for an 8-5 decision.
 
Slavikouski used a 4-2 decision against No. 30 seed Seth Nevills (Maryland) to earn a matchup with No. 12 seed Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State). After his initial go-ahead takedown was waived off after review, Slavikouski used a foot sweep with 37 seconds left in the match to earn a takedown and two near fall. The move secured him a 6-1 decision over Doucet.
 
During the first consolation round on Friday, Peterson opened the morning against No. 2 seed Luke Stanich and was 1-1 with the Mountain Hawk in the third period before Stanich caught a takedown and back points for the 8-1 final. Cetta wrestled tough but lost by 10-5 decision to No. 18 seed Cody Bond (Appalachian State), while Turley suffered a 14-4 loss by major to No. 15 seed CJ Gaitan (Iowa State).
 
Session II Recap
No. 14 Rutgers wrestling finished the first day of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships, held Thursday at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. No. 4 seed Dylan Shawver (133) advanced to Friday morning's quarterfinals, while six Scarlet Knights remained in the field on the backside of their respective brackets.
 
Shawver defeated No. 13 seed Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) in the second round and will face No. 5 seed Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) tomorrow for All-America status. This will be the fourth matchup between the two this season, with Shawver defeating Ragusin by 23-8 tech fall to earn his 2024 Big Ten individual title two weeks ago in College Park, Maryland.
 
No. 13 seed Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT), No. 14 seed John Poznanski (197), No. 15 seed Mitch Moore (141), No. 16 seed Jackson Turley (174) and No. 33 seed Michael Cetta (141) all remain in action on the backside of the bracket. After he suffered an injury in the opening round, No. 21 seed Brian Soldano (184) was withdrawn from competition as a precaution.
 
After two sessions, RU is tied for 19th with 9.0 team points. Session III of the championships begins at noon ET and will broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN+.
 
Shawver faced No. 13 seed Kyle Phipps (Bucknell) in his second-round match. Tied 0-0 after the first period, Shawver rode out Phipps in the second, elected neutral in the third and avoided giving up a point to muscle a 1-0 win. The victory secured a Big Ten Championship rematch against No. 5 seed Dylan Ragusin (Michigan), with the winner of tomorrow morning's quarterfinal earning All-America status and a trip to the championship semifinals.
 
Wrestling No. 2 seed Beau Bartlett (Penn State), Moore earned an escape point in the third period to tie his match 1-1 before Bartlett worked a last-minute fall to send Moore to wrestlebacks. Turley lost by 5-2 decision in his rematch with No. 1 seed Mekhi Lewis (Virgina Tech), Poznanski dropped a 14-4 major decision to No. 3 seed Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State), and Slavikouski lost to No. 4 seed Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State), 3-1.
 
On the backside of the bracket, Peterson opened the night against No. 33 seed Tristan Lujan (Michigan State). Also finding himself tied 0-0 in the second period, Peterson rode out Lujan for the duration of period two and then added two takedowns in the third for an 8-1 win.
 
After he went 1-1 during the first session, Cetta matched up with No. 16 seed Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh). Cetta muscled take downs in the first and third periods and collected more than a minute of riding time to advance with a 7-1 decision.
 
Session I Recap
No. 14 Rutgers wrestling wrapped up the first session of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships, held Thursday afternoon at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. No. 4 seed Dylan Shawver (133), No. 13 seed Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT), No. 14 seed John Poznanski (197), No. 15 seed Mitch Moore (141), and No. 16 seed Jackson Turley (174) all earned first-round victories to advance on the championship side of the bracket.
 
Through the opening round, the Scarlet Knights are tied for 14th with Stanford with seven team points. Session II of the championships begins tonight at 7 p.m. and will broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+. No. 16 seed Dean Peterson (125), No. 21 Brian Soldano (184) and No. 33 seed Michael Cetta (149) all dropped to the wrestlebacks, with Cetta opening the championships with a win in his pigtail bout.
 
Cetta opened the session with a championship pigtail match against No. 32 seed Jeffery Boyd (Citadel), scoring first with a takedown in the first period. Both wrestled tough to force overtime, with Cetta riding out Boyd in the first tiebreaker and landing a takedown in the second for an 8-5 decision. His win secured a first-round matchup with No. 1 seed Ridge Lovett (Nebraska), which he lost by fall to drop to the wrestlebacks.
 
Shawver was in full control against No. 29 seed Jace Koelzer (Oklahoma), landing one takedown in each period to cruise to a 10-0 major decision with almost four minutes of riding time. His bonus-point victory secured his second-round matchup with No. 13 seed Kurt Phillips (Bucknell) during tonight's second session.
 
Moore faced 2022 All-American No. 18 seed Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) and was also in control throughout. Moore landed a takedown in the first 10 seconds of the match and closed the first-round bout with a two-point near fall to claim the 7-2 decision.
 
In a rematch from the Big Ten Championships two weeks ago, Turley faced No. 17 Max Maylor (Wisconsin) and started with a takedown in the opening period. Turley then caught Maylor in a back headlock in the third period to secure the 7-3 decision and advance to face No. 1 seed Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) in the night session.
 
Rutgers closed the session with back-to-back decisions from Poznanski and Slavikouski. Poznanski landed a third-period takedown to leave the opening round with a 4-2 win over No. 19 seed Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa), while Slavikouski took down No. 20 seed Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) in the third period for a 4-2 result.
 
Peterson lost by 2-1 decision in tiebreakers to No. 17 seed Brett Ungar (Cornell), while Soldano sustained an injury in the third period in his match with No. 12 seed Jaden Bullock (Michigan).