Rutgers University
Michigan
No. 17 Wrestling Hosts Weekend Matches with No. 13 Michigan, Purdue
Jan 14 | Wrestling
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 17 Rutgers wrestling (6-3, 0-1) hosts No. 13 Michigan (5-2, 1-0) on Friday and Purdue (7-2, 0-1) on Sunday in weekend action at Jersey Mike's Arena. Friday's dual with the Wolverines is set for a 7 p.m. start, while Sunday's matchup against the Boilermakers is at 1 p.m. Both duals will stream on Big Ten Plus, with Nick Kosko and Matt Howe on the call.
Friday's match versus Michigan is presented by Horizon, with Rutgers wrestling rally towels as a fan giveaway while supplies last. Sunday's match with Purdue is Letterwinner Day. All letterwinners invited to a post-match event at the RWJBarnabas Athletic Performance Center.
The Scarlet Knights continue a stretch of six consecutive matches against Big Ten Conference foes. The slate includes three duals against ranked opponents – No. 1 Penn State, No. 11 Illinois and No. 13 Michigan.
| Projected Lineups |
No. 17 Rutgers (6-3, 0-1)
125: 27/32 Ayden Smith (9-3)
133: 26/25 Dylan Shawver (11-5)
141:Tahir Parkins (5-7) -OR- Mason Gibson (12-5)
149: 30/NR Andrew Clark (7-5) -OR- Devon Magro (7-5)
157: 33/NR Anthony White (7-4)
165: 21/26 Andrew Barbosa (8-3) -OR- Ryan Ford (11-3)
174: 10/10 Lenny Pinto (7-3) -OR- Jordan Chapman (5-9)
184: 15/16 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (14-3)
197: 18/16 Remy Cotton (6-3)
HWT: 20/19 Hunter Catka (11-5)
Rankings Intermat/FloWrestling
No. 13 Michigan (5-2, 1-0)
125: 19/23 Diego Sotelo (9-3) -OR- Christian Tanefeu (1-0)
133: Gauge Botero (4-7)
141: 26/NR Dylan Ragusin (3-2)
149: 10/17 Lachlan McNeil (8-3)
157: 14/14 Cameron Catrabone (9-4)
165: Justin Gates (10-4) -OR- Josh Knudten (2-4)
174: 11/12 Beau Mantanona (11-3)
184: 8/8 Brock Mantanona (10-2)
197: 21/NR Hayden Walters (4-2)
HWT: 8/6 Taye Ghadiali (12-2)
Rankings Intermat/FloWrestling
RV Purdue (7-2, 0-1)
125: Ashton Jackson (4-6)
133: Blake Boarman (7-8)
141: Greyson Clark (8-4)
149: 21/33 Gavin Brown (15-4)
157: 22/16 Stoney Buell (10-5)
165: 4/4 Joey Blaze (13-0)
174: 17/22 Brody Baumann (12-5)
184: 26/28 James Rowley (8-6)
197: 22/21 Ben Vanadia (13-5)
HWT: Hayden Filipovich (5-6)
Rankings Intermat/FloWrestling
| Last Time Out |
• No. 16 Rutgers lost at No. 1 Penn State, 46-0, last Saturday in its Big Ten Conference dual opener at Rec Hall.
• With several starters out, four true freshmen – Tahir Parkins (141), Devon Magro (149), Easton Doster (157) and Jordan Chapman (174) – competed against the top-ranked Nittany Lions. Eight out of 10 bouts for RU were wrestled by redshirt sophomores or younger, with Chapman and Doster making their collegiate dual debuts.
| In the Rankings |
• Rutgers moved back one spot to No. 17 in this week's NWCA Coaches Poll. The program is ranked within the top 20 by The Open Mat (16), Intermat (16) and WIN Magazine (17).
• Ten Scarlet Knights are ranked in at least one national poll, with all 10 weights ranked by both Intermat.
• Rutgers is one of just five schools, along with No. 1 Penn State, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Iowa State and No. 5 Oklahoma State, with all 10 weights ranked by Intermat.
• Joseph Olivieri (141) and Lenny Pinto (174) are the program's highest-ranked wrestlers heading into the new year, pegged No. 6 and No. 10 in their respective weight classes by Intermat.
| Wrestler | Intermat | FloWrestling | The Open Mat | AWN | WIN |
| Ayden Smith (125) | 27 | 32 | --- | --- | --- |
| Dylan Shawver (133) | 26 | 25 | --- | --- | --- |
| Joseph Olivieri (141) | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Andrew Clark (149) | 30 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anthony White (157) | 33 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Barbosa (165) | 21 | 26 | 20 | 19 | --- |
| Lenny Pinto (174) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Shane Cartagena-Walsh (184) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
| Remy Cotton (197) | 18 | 16 | 18 | --- | 19 |
| Hunter Catka (HWT) | 20 | 19 | 19 | --- | 18 |
| Series vs. Michigan |
• Michigan leads the all-time series with Rutgers, 9-0, which includes eight wins as Big Ten Conference Foes. The Wolverines won the last meeting between both schools – a 23-10 victory on Jan. 21, 2024 in Ann Arbor.
| Series vs. Purdue |
• Rutgers leads the all-time series with Purdue, 5-2, with four of those wins coming in Big Ten Conference action. The Scarlet Knights last defeated the Boilermakers, 22-13, on Jan. 14, 2024 in West Lafayette. Dylan Shawver (133) delivered a 20-5 tech fall in the dual, while Anthony White also competed at 165 pounds against Purdue.
| Up Next |
• Rutgers hits the road for back-to-back Big Ten matches at Northwestern on Friday, Jan. 23 in Evanston Illinois and at No. 11 Illinois on Sunday, Jan. 25 in Champaign, Illinois. Both matches will stream on Big Ten Plus.
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