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Joseph Olivieri

Joseph Olivieri

  • Weight:
    141
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    East Hanover, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Hanover Park

Summary

Biography

Two-Time NCAA Qualifier (2022, 2025)
2025 Big Ten Championships Placewinner (2025)
Three-Time Big Ten Championships Starter (2022-23, 2025)
Three-Time Academic All-Big Ten Selection (2023-25)
2022 NWCA Academic All-American

2024-25 (Redshirt Junior): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... 2025 NCAA Championships qualifier ... 2025 Big Ten Championships placewinner ... produced 21 wins ... finished regular season ranked No. 14 in the coaches poll ... earned the No. 15 seed at the NCAA Championships, where he collected three wins and an spot in the Blood Round (3/20-21) ... picked up three wins to finish sixth at the 2025 Big Ten Championships in Evanston, Illinois (3/8-9) ... teched Sean Larkin in dual victory over Michigan State (2/14) ... earned 9-5 decision over Dario Lemus in dual win at Maryland (2/7) ... secured an 8-4 decision over No. 12 Danny Pucino in dual victory over No. 10 Illinois (1/26) ... made Big Ten dual debut with 15-0 tech fall over Brock Bobzien in win over Wisconsin (1/19) ... 2024 Midlands runner-up at 141 pounds, finishing with four victories, two falls and a ranked win (12/29-30) ... downed No. 25 Todd Carter in dual win over Gardner-Webb (12/14) ... delivered a win over Drew Heethuis in dual victory at Princeton (12/8) ... teched Conner Heckman in dual win over Lock Haven (12/6) ... pinned Devin Matthews in dual win against LIU (11/17) ... opened season with wins over Duke and Franklin & Marshall (11/9).
2023-24 (Redshirt Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... competed in two open tournaments before redshirting.
2022-23 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Big Ten Championships starter at 141 pounds ... pulled from redshirt for second consecutive season midway through year, finishing with 14-7 record and 5-2 mark in dual action ... picked up ranked wins over No. 16 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) and No. 23 Cole Mattin (Michigan) during dual campaign ... opened season with unattached title at Princeton Open (11/6).
2021-22 (Freshman): 2022 NWCA Academic All-American ... 2022 NCAA qualifier ... 2022 Big Ten Championships starter ... pulled from redshirt midway through season and finished with 21 victories at 133 pounds ... produced a 5-4 dual record and 20 dual points ... finished 1-2 at first NCAA Championships (3/17-19) ... secured automatic big to nationals with performance at Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska (3/5-6) ... made varsity debut with 4-3 decision over No. 25 Kyle Burwick in dual at Wisconsin (1/9) ... placed fifth wrestling unattached at the 2021 Matmen Open (12/29-30) ... won an individual title wrestling unattached at the ESU Open (11/7).
Prior to Rutgers: Three-time NJSIAA State Champion at Hanover Park … 29th scholastic wrestler in state history to earn three individual titles … produced 17 victories en route to third state title as a senior in 2021 … went 39-1 with a District 10, Region 3 and second NJSIAA state title as a junior in 2020 … finished fourth in the state as a sophomore in 2019 … opened scholastic career with 42 wins and first NJSIAA state title at 106 pounds in 2018.
 
YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS.
2021-22 21-11 5-4 (2-4) 2-2/1-2 12 (2) --- 1 (1) 2:38 20
2022-23 14-7 5-3 (5-3) 1-3/--- 3 (2) --- 3 (0) 1:16 17
2023-24 7-1 0-0 (0-0) ---/--- 1 (0) --- 1 (0) 6:56 0
2024-25 21-11 11-5 (4-2) 3-3/3-2 --- 7 (5) 4 (1) 0:41 46
CAREER 63-30 21-12 (11-9) 6-8/4-4 16 (4) 7 (5) 9 (2) 0:41 93

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    133 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    141 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    141 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    141 lbs
  • 2025-26Graduate Student

    141 lbs
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