PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 14 Rutgers wrestling (4-0) sends 19 student-athletes to compete at the Keystone Classic on Sunday in Philadelphia. Wrestling from the Palestra begins at 9:30 a.m. and will stream on FloWrestling.
 
Along with the Scarlet Knights, the field features wrestlers from No. 8 Virginia Tech, Central Michigan, Drexel, Edinboro, Franklin & Marshall, Harvard, Hofstra, Lock Haven, Michigan State and Penn.
 
All nineteen RU wrestlers will compete attached on Sunday. The top finisher at each weight will count towards team scoring. The following student-athletes received preseeds ahead of Sunday's tournament.

Preseeds
125: No. 3 Ayden Smith
133: No. 1 Dylan Shawver
141: No. 1 Joseph Olivieri
149: No. 2 Andrew Clark, No. 5 Devon Magro
157: No. 3 Anthony White
165: No. 4 Ryan Ford, No. 8 Andrew Barbosa
174: No. 1 Lenny Pinto
184: No. 2 Shane Cartagena-Walsh
HWT: No. 2 Hunter Catka
 
Projected Lineup
No. 14 Rutgers (4-0)
125: 32/33 Ayden Smith (3-0) AND Patrick Adams (2-3)
133: 8/7 Dylan Shawver (2-0) AND Billy Townson (1-0)
141: 14/15 Joseph Olivieri (3-0) AND Tahir Parkins (1-2)
149: 21/18 Andrew Clark (2-1) AND Devon Magro (3-1)
157: 25/30 Anthony White (3-0) AND Max Hermes (2-2)
165: 31/NR Ryan Ford (3-0) AND Andrew Barbosa (0-0)
174: 8/5 Lenny Pinto (1-1) AND Jordan Chapman (0-3)
184: 13/11 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (3-0) AND Damian Weaver (1-0)
197: Eric Freeman (0-0)
HWT: 19/17 Hunter Catka (2-1) AND Brandon Toranzo (2-2)
Rankings Intermat/Flo
 

Last Time Out

• Sophomore Conner Harer (157) produced a runner-up finish competing unattached at the Black Knight Open on Sunday in West Point, New York.
• Harer was one of five placewinners for Rutgers, which included Mason Gibson (third, 141), Dagen Condomitti (fourth, 157), Nick Villani (fourth, 149) and Nate Blanchette (sixth, 174).
• Rutgers defeated Navy, 24-12, on Nov. 8 in a neutral-site match in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Scarlet Knights worked a 7-3 match split with the Midshipmen, including bonus-point victories from Anthony White (157) and Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184).
• Ayden Smith (125) and Joseph Olivieri (141) added ranked wins to their resumes, while Dylan Shawver (133), Ryan Ford (165) and Remy Cotton (197) all contributed decisions to help the program to its first 4-0 start since 2021-22.

In the Rankings

• Rutgers moved back to No. 14 in this week's NWCA Coaches Poll. The program is ranked within the top 20 by Intermat, FloWrestling and The Open Mat, appearing as high as No. 7 nationally (The Open Mat).
• Ten Scarlet Knights are ranked in at least one national poll, with all 10 weights ranked by both Intermat and FloWrestling.
• Rutgers features five wrestlers ranked within the top 12 by at least one publication, including Cartagena-Walsh, Olivieri, Shawver, Lenny Pinto (174) and Hunter Catka (HWT). The quintet is a combined 11-2 during the first two weeks of the regular season with nine of those wins coming by bonus.

Wrestler	Intermat	FloWrestling	The Open Mat	AWN	WIN
Ayden Smith (125)	32	33	---	---	---
Dylan Shawver (133)	8	7	10	7	8
Joseph Olivieri (141)	14	15	12	11	12
Andrew Clark (149)	21	18	16	16	16
Anthony White (157)	25	30	---	---	---
Ryan Ford (167)	31	---	---	---	---
Lenny Pinto (174)	8	5	9	9	8
Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184)	13	11	12	11	11
Remy Cotton (197)	18	16	16	---	---
Hunter Catka (HWT)	19	17	11	15	14

 

Up Next

• Rutgers competes against No. 10 NC State and Davison on Sunday, December 7 at the Journeymen Jostle in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. The Scarlet Knights return home Saturday, Dec. 16 to host No. 20 Oklahoma at Jersey Mike's Arena.