PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Big Ten Conference announced its opponent rotation for the 2024-25 season. Rutgers wrestling faces eight conference foes, including home matchups with Illinois, Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin.
The Scarlet Knights' road opponents include Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota and Ohio State. Dates and times for all conference matches, as well as information on the rest of the 2024-25 schedule, will be released at a later date.
2024-25 Big Ten Wrestling Opponents
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Rutgers finished No. 14 in the final NWCA Coaches Poll last season and produced 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 – the 10th time in 11 years Rutgers has produced at least one All-American. Eight Scarlet Knights qualified for nationals, the 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 place winners 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 10 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 (197) and
Anthony White (165) - were named NWCA Scholar All-Americans.
On the recruiting trail, RU signed the No. 4 overall recruiting class in the country, according to Intermat's final rankings released earlier this summer. It marks the highest-rated rookie class under Goodale since he and his staff inked the No. 4 overall class during the 2007-08 cycle.
