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Shane Cartagena-Walsh

Shane Cartagena-Walsh

  • Weight:
    184
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Ocean Township, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Ocean

Summary

Biography

NCAA Qualifier (2025)
Big Ten Championships Placewinner (8th, 2025)
Midlands Runner Up (2024)

2024-25 (Redshirt Freshman): 2025 NCAA Championships qualifier ... 2025 Big Ten Championships placewinner ... produced 23 wins as 184-pound starter ... finished regular season ranked No. 15 in the coaches poll ... earned the No. 16 seed at the NCAA Championships, where he picked up two victories (3/20-21) ... picked up two wins to finish eighth at the 2025 Big Ten Championships in Evanston, Illinois (3/8-9) ... defeated No. 22 Max Hale in dual win over Penn (2/19) ... earned a decision over Marty Larkin in dual win over Michigan State (2/14) ... muscled 6-4 decision over No. 14 Ryder Rogotzke in dual at No. 4 Ohio State (1/12) ... produced 3-2 decision over No. 32 Donnell Washington in dual win at No. 24 Indiana (1/10) ... 2024 Midlands runner-up at 184 pounds, finishing with four victories and a ranked win (12/29-30) ... delivered a 4-3 decision over No. 28 Colin Fegley in dual win against Lock Haven (12/6) ... muscled a 5-1 decision over No. 12 TJ Stewart in dual at No. 7 Virginia Tech (11/22) ... finished third at Princeton Open (11/3).

2023-24 (Freshman): Produced 12 victories competing at 174 and 184 pounds during first collegiate season ... competed in maximum amount of varsity matches before going into redshirt ... Sam Cali Award winner as the program's top redshirt during the 2023-24 campaign ... three wins came by bonus ... delivered an individual title at the National Collegiate Open (2/25) ... made Big Ten dual debut at No. 1 Penn State (2/12) ... picked up three wins competing unattached at Midlands (12/29) ... delivered an individual title at the Black Knight Invitational, going 4-0 competing at 174 pounds (11/19) ... made collegiate debut with a 10-3 decision in dual win against Duke (11/3).

Prior to Rutgers: NJSIAA placewinner at Ocean … finished 24-5 during 2021-22 season … placed sixth in the state at 157 pounds … also a Region 6 and District 21 runner up ... third team all-conference by Asbury Park Press … tallied 31 wins in two scholastic seasons at Ocean.
YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS.
2023-24 12-6 1-2 (0-1) --- 2 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) --- 3
2024-25 23-13 10-5 (4-4) 2-2/2-2 2 (1) 5 (1) --- --- 35
CAREER 35-19 11-7 (4-5) 2-2/2-2 4 (1) 6 (0) 0 (0) --- 38

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    174 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    184 lbs
  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    184 lbs
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