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Connor O'Neill
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Green Brook, N.J.
- High School:
- DePaul Catholic
2022 NWCA Academic All-American
2022 NCAA Qualifier
2022 Big Ten Championships placewinner (eighth)
2022 Big Ten Championships Starter
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2024-25 (Senior): Made season debut at Princeton Open (11/3).
2023-24 (Junior): Did not compete due to injury.
2022-23 (Sophomore): Finished with 11 victories ... wrestled in 10 duals, including four Big Ten starts ... delivered back-to-back dual victories against Sacred Heart (11/12) and Clarion (11/11) to open season.
2021-22 (Freshman): NWCA Academic All-American ... 2022 NCAA qualifier ... 2022 Big Ten Championships starter ... Big Ten Championships placewinner ... Academic All-Big Ten ... 2021 Matmen Open placewinner ... produced 14 wins as full-time starter at 174 pounds ... finished season with seven dual victories and 26 team points ... went 1-2 with a pin at the 2022 NCAA Championships (3/17-19) ... finished eighth to qualify for the NCAA Championships at the 2022 Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska (3/5-6) ... closed dual season with 3-2 decision over Nate Dugan in win over Princeton (2/18) ... finished sixth at the 2021 Matmen Open (12/29-30) ... made season debut with wins over NJCU and Cleveland State in RU Quad Meet (11/7).
2020-21 (Freshman): Wrestled in four extra matches during first collegiate season ... made collegiate debut in extra match with No. 3 Michigan (Jan. 8)
Prior to Rutgers: Competed at DePaul Catholic … finished high school career with more than 120 victories … state champion, four-time district champion and three-time region champion during high school career … 2020 NJSIAA state champion at 170 pounds with a 41-1 overall record … Region 2 and District 6 champion as a senior … Big North Wrestler of the Year by NJ.com … 2019 Beast of the East champion … 2019 Fargo All-American (7th, 170 pounds) … went 40-3 with a runner-up finish in the state at 160 pounds as a junior in 2018-19 … as the No. 6 seed at the state tournament, picked off the No. 3 seed en route to an appearance in the finals … 2019 NJSIAA Region 2 and District 6 champion … helped DePaul Catholic to a District 6 title … also captured individual title at Powerade Wrestling Tournament as the seventh seed during junior campaign … 2019 Bergen Record Athlete of the Week … picked up 35 victories as a sophomore wrestling at 152 pounds … Cadet Freestyle National Tournament runner up in 2018 … rated the 56th overall recruit nationally and No. 4 at 170 pounds by FloWrestling … the fourth-best 170-pounder in the country according to Intermat.
2022 NCAA Qualifier
2022 Big Ten Championships placewinner (eighth)
2022 Big Ten Championships Starter
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2024-25 (Senior): Made season debut at Princeton Open (11/3).
2023-24 (Junior): Did not compete due to injury.
2022-23 (Sophomore): Finished with 11 victories ... wrestled in 10 duals, including four Big Ten starts ... delivered back-to-back dual victories against Sacred Heart (11/12) and Clarion (11/11) to open season.
2021-22 (Freshman): NWCA Academic All-American ... 2022 NCAA qualifier ... 2022 Big Ten Championships starter ... Big Ten Championships placewinner ... Academic All-Big Ten ... 2021 Matmen Open placewinner ... produced 14 wins as full-time starter at 174 pounds ... finished season with seven dual victories and 26 team points ... went 1-2 with a pin at the 2022 NCAA Championships (3/17-19) ... finished eighth to qualify for the NCAA Championships at the 2022 Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska (3/5-6) ... closed dual season with 3-2 decision over Nate Dugan in win over Princeton (2/18) ... finished sixth at the 2021 Matmen Open (12/29-30) ... made season debut with wins over NJCU and Cleveland State in RU Quad Meet (11/7).
2020-21 (Freshman): Wrestled in four extra matches during first collegiate season ... made collegiate debut in extra match with No. 3 Michigan (Jan. 8)
Prior to Rutgers: Competed at DePaul Catholic … finished high school career with more than 120 victories … state champion, four-time district champion and three-time region champion during high school career … 2020 NJSIAA state champion at 170 pounds with a 41-1 overall record … Region 2 and District 6 champion as a senior … Big North Wrestler of the Year by NJ.com … 2019 Beast of the East champion … 2019 Fargo All-American (7th, 170 pounds) … went 40-3 with a runner-up finish in the state at 160 pounds as a junior in 2018-19 … as the No. 6 seed at the state tournament, picked off the No. 3 seed en route to an appearance in the finals … 2019 NJSIAA Region 2 and District 6 champion … helped DePaul Catholic to a District 6 title … also captured individual title at Powerade Wrestling Tournament as the seventh seed during junior campaign … 2019 Bergen Record Athlete of the Week … picked up 35 victories as a sophomore wrestling at 152 pounds … Cadet Freestyle National Tournament runner up in 2018 … rated the 56th overall recruit nationally and No. 4 at 170 pounds by FloWrestling … the fourth-best 170-pounder in the country according to Intermat.
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B1G) | TRN (B1G/NCAA) | MD (DUALS) | TF (DUALS) | F (DUALS) | FASTEST | DUAL PTS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 0-4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-22 | 14-19 | 7-11 (1-5) | 2-3/1-2 | --- | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 0:58 | 26 |
| 2022-23 | 11-16 | 2-8 (0-3) | ---/--- | 2 (1) | 1 (0) | 2 (0) | 1:16 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 (0-0) | ---/--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 1-2 | 0-0 (0-0) | ---/--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0 |
| CAREER | 26-41 | 9-19 (1-8) | 2-3/1-2 | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 4 (1) | 0:58 | 33 |
Rutgers Wrestling Preview Show 2025-26
Thursday, October 23
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Thursday, October 23
Scott Goodale Preseason Press Conference
Tuesday, October 21
Day in the Life of Head Coach Scott Goodale: Part 2
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