PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 13 Rutgers wrestling (4-0) competes against No. 10 NC State (3-2) and Davidson (1-4) on Sunday in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. Both neutral-site duals take place at Willow Springs High School as part of Journeymen's 'Jostle' event.
 
The Scarlet Knights' matches with the Wildcats (1 p.m.) and the Wolfpack (3 p.m.) will stream on FloWrestling.
 
RU also sends several attached and unattached student-athletes to the Patriot Open on Sunday in Fairfax, Virgina. The all-day tournament will also stream on FloWrestling.
 

Projected Lineup

No. 13 Rutgers (4-0)
125: 28/31 Ayden Smith (7-0)
133: 12/9 Dylan Shawver (4-1)
141: 12/13 Joseph Olivieri (7-0) -OR- Tahir Parkins (5-4)
149: 21/17 Andrew Clark (5-2) - OR- Devon Magro (7-3)
157: 29/28 Anthony White (5-2)
165: 31/NR Ryan Ford (3-0) -OR- Andrew Barbosa (3-1)  
174: 9/4 Lenny Pinto (5-1) -OR- Jordan Chapman (2-5)
184: 16/17 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (6-1)
197: 18/16 Remy Cotton (2-0) -OR- PJ Casale (2-0) - OR- Eric Freeman (0-2)
HWT: 20/17 Hunter Catka (4-2)
 Rankings Intermat/Flo

Patriot Open Lineup
Attached
141: Mason Gibson
149: Nick Villani
157: Dagen Condomitti
157: Easton Doster
174: Nate Blanchette
HWT: Hadyn Packer
 
Unattached
141: Brandan Chletsos
157: Donovan DiStefano
157: Conner Harer
157: Sebastiano Nini
184: Damian Weaver
HWT: Brandon Toranzo
 

Last Time Out

• Rutgers secured a team title at the 2025 Keystone Classic on Nov. 23 in Philadelphia. Three Scarlet Knights – No. 8 Lenny Pinto (174), No. 14 Joseph Olivieri (141) and No. 32 Ayden Smith (125) – produced individual titles to highlight action for the program at the Palestra.
• With its 15 placewinners and 10 top-four finishers, RU produced 159 team points to finish ahead of Penn (140) and Lock Haven (103.5) for the team title.
•  No. 8 Dylan Shawver (133) and No. 21 Andrew Clark (149) earned runner-up results, No. 13 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184) and Andrew Barbosa (165) won their third-place matches, while No. 19 Hunter Catka (HWT), No. 25 Anthony White (157) and Jordan Chapman (174) all finished fourth in their respective weight classes.

In the Rankings

• Rutgers moved up to No. 13 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 Intermat.
• Rutgers features five wrestlers ranked within the top 12 by at least one publication, including Cartagena-Walsh, Catka, Olivieri, Pinto and Shawver.

Wrestler	Intermat	FloWrestling	The Open Mat	AWN	WIN
Ayden Smith (125)	28	31	---	---	---
Dylan Shawver (133)	12	9	12	12	11
Joseph Olivieri (141)	12	13	12	11	12
Andrew Clark (149)	21	17	19	15	16
Anthony White (157)	29	28	---	---	---
Ryan Ford (165)	31	---	---	---	---
Lenny Pinto (174)	9	4	10	10	8
Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184)	16	17	16	11	16
Remy Cotton (197)	18	16	16	---	---
Hunter Catka (HWT)	20	17	11	18	14

 

Series History: NC State

• Rutgers and NC State meet for the second consecutive season and the fourth time overall. The Wolfpack lead the series, 2-1.
• The Scarlet Knights lost to NC State, 24-13, last November at the Journeymen Jersey Jostle in Toms River, New Jersey. RU won four individual matchups with the Wolfpack, which included an 8-6 decision from Barbosa over No. 20 Derek Fields and victories from Clark and Shawver. Clark defeated eventual NCAA qualifier Koy Buesgens, 5-2.
• Rutgers lone win in the series came on Dec. 9, 2000 – a 29-15neutral-site victory.

Series History: Davidson

• Rutgers leads Davidson 2-0 in the all-time series.
• The Scarlet Knights defeated the Wildcats, 34-6, on Nov. 13, 2021 in Davidson, North Carolina. Clark and Shawver competed in the dual, with Shawver picking up a 16-0 tech fall.
• RU won its first matchup with Davidson, 46-3, on Dec. 21, 2014 at Madison Square Garden.

Up Next

• Rutgers hosts No. 19 Oklahoma on Saturday, Dec. 13 (8 p.m.) and Drexel on Sunday, Dec. 14 (1 p.m.) at Jersey Mike's Arena. The Scarlet Knights' dual with the Sooners is set for a national broadcast on Big Ten Network.