PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Three student-athletes from Rutgers wrestling – John Poznanski, Yaraslau Slavikouski and Anthony White - were named 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Scholar All-Americans, announced by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). It marks the third scholar All-America selections for Poznanski and Slavikouski, and the second consecutive recognition for White.
 
To qualify, respective student-athletes must enjoy success both in the classroom and on the mat. All three Scarlet Knights represented the program in the postseason, with Poznanski and Slavikouski both participating in last month's NCAA Wrestling Championships in Kansas City, Missouri. Slavikouski became the second heavyweight in program history and the first in 60 years to earn All-America status after his seventh-place finish at the national tournament.
 
A three-time national qualifier and 2021 NCAA All-American, Poznanski finished this past season with 17 victories and a team-high seven tech falls. Poznanski wrestled to a seventh-place finish at the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in College Park, Maryland, and posted three wins at this year's NCAA Championships to advance to the Round of 12. The Colonia, New Jersey, native earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition last month for the third time of his collegiate career.
 
Slavikouski shined in his first season at Rutgers after he arrived as a graduate transfer from Harvard, posting 19 wins in 2023-24. Slavikouski finished fourth at Big Tens and earned the No. 13 seed at last month's national tournament, where he ripped off five victories to become a NCAA All-American for the first time in his collegiate career. With his seventh-place finish, Slavikouski became the first heavyweight since Edward Scharer (1964) to earn All-America laurels for the Scarlet Knights. Slavikouski also secured NWCA All-America honors twice during his time with the Crimson.
 
White collected NWCA All-America status for the second consecutive season after he finished with 10 victories as RU's starter at 165 pounds. White competed at the Big Ten Championships last month and was named a 2024 Academic All-Big Ten selection for the second time since his arrival 'On the Banks'.  
 
Rutgers wrapped up another successful season, finishing No. 14 in the final NWCA Coaches Poll and producing multiple All-Americans for the eighth time in nine seasons under head coach Scott Goodale. Dylan Shawver (133) and Yaraslau Slavikouski (HWT) finished seventh in their respective weight classes at the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships, as Rutgers has now produced at least one All-American in 10 of the past 11 years. Eight Scarlet Knights qualified for nationals, our most since all 10 starters qualified in 2016. RU also finished sixth at the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which included an individual title from Shawver, seven conference placewinners and 87.5 team points - its best team result since 2016.
 
Rutgers finished 12-5 during the dual season and earned a final No. 14 ranking in the NWCA Coaches Poll - its 12th top-25 finish in the poll under Goodale. The Scarlet Knights once again finished in the top six in national home attendance as it averaged more than 4,000 per home dual in 2023-24. Twelve student-athletes earned Winter Academic All-Big Ten recognition, while three individuals - Slavikouski, John Poznanski and Anthony White - were named NWCA Scholar All-Americans.