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PJ Casale

PJ Casale

  • Weight:
    197
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Little Falls, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Passaic Valley

Summary

Biography

2024-25 (Redshirt Sophomore): Academic All-Big selection ... finished first full collegiate season with nine wins ... Big Ten Championships starter at 197 pounds ... picked up a win at the Big Ten Championships in Evanston, Illinois (3/8-9) ... produced 4-0 decision over Nathan Taylor in dual win over Penn (2/19) ... made Big Ten dual debut at No. 8 Minnesota (2/2) ... produced two wins at Midlands (12/29-30) ... made collegiate dual debut with a 10-1 major decision in win over Gardner-Webb (12/14) ... has competed at Shorty Hitchcock and Princeton Open wrestling at 197 pounds.

2023-24 (Sophomore): Did not compete.

2022-23 (Freshman): Made collegiate debut with a third-place finish at the Princeton Open (11/6).

Prior to Rutgers: Two-time state finalist and 2020 NJSIAA state champion … Junior Pan-American Greco-Roman gold medalist … wrestled senior season at Passaic Valley after standout high school career at Delbarton … finished senior season at Passaic Valley with a 25-1 record, a runner-up finish at the NJSIAA state championships and Region 2 and District 6 titles at 215 pounds … did not compete at the state tournament during junior season … delivered a silver medal at the Junior Pan-American games … went 42-3 en route to a state title at 220 pounds during sophomore season at Delbarton … also captured Region 3 and District 9 individual titles … finished fifth in the state as a freshman in 2018.
YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS.
2022-23 3-0 0-0 (0-0) ---/--- --- --- 3 (0) 1:28 ---
2023-24 --- --- ---/--- --- --- --- --- ---
2024-25 9-13 2-1 (0-1) 1-4/--- 2 (1) 3 (0) 1 (0) 4:55 7
CAREER 12-13 2-1 (0-1) 1-4/--- 2 (1) 3 (0) 4 (0) 1:28 7

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    285 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    285 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    197 lbs
  • 2025-26Senior

    197 lbs
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