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Alex Esposito

Alex Esposito

  • Weight:
    285
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Cranford, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Cranford

Summary

Biography

2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2021-22 (Redshirt Junior): 2022 Academic All-Big Ten ... finished with a 4-3 record at heavyweight before suffering season-ending injury ... started three duals at heavyweight, including at Penn State against No. 4 Greg Kerkviliet (1/16).
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)
  • Went 2-1 in extra matches
  • Picked up a 4-3 decision over Luke Ready during extra match with No. 3 Michigan (Jan. 8)
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore)
  • Starter at heavyweight with 18 victories during first varsity season
  • Led the team with eight pins in 2019-20
  • Pinned Jack Heyob in the second period to help RU to a 26-13 dual win over No. 25 Northwestern (Feb. 14)
  • Picked up a 5-3 decision over Brendan Furman in home dual against No. 19 Cornell (Jan. 17)
  • Made Big Ten Conference dual debut with a 5-2 win over Christian Rebottaro in win at Michigan State (Jan. 12)
  • Finished sixth at the GMU Patriots Open (Dec. 7)
  • Picked up first-career dual victory with a major decision against Centenary (Nov. 2)
2018-19 (As a Redshirt Freshman): Finished with five victories ... wrestled attached with a 2-2 record at the Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Illinois (Dec. 29-30) ... collected two wins at Wilkes (Dec. 22) ... picked up a win at the Princeton Open (Nov. 4).
2017-18 (As a Freshman): Went 10-7 wrestling unattached ... collected a win at the National Collegiate Open (Feb. 25) ... finished fifth with three wins at the "Shorty" Hitchcock Memorial Classic (Jan. 13) ... went 3-2 at the Franklin & Marshall Open (Jan. 6) ... placed fifth with a 3-2 record at the Wilkes Open (Dec. 23).
Prior to Rutgers: Wrestled at Cranford where he finished with a 71-28 record ... produced a 32-2 mark during senior season, including 22 pins and a major decision ... took seventh at NJSIAA's after he finished regular season undefeated ... two-time NJSIAA placewinner ... Region 4 and District 11 champion ... 21 wins as a junior.
 
YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS.
2017-18 11-5* --- --- 1 (0) --- 4 (0) 1:33 ---
2018-19 5-6 0-0 (0-0) --- --- 1 (0) 3 (0) 0:23 ---
2019-20 18-14 5-3 (2-3) 1-2/--- 1 (1) --- 8 (1) 0:20 19
2020-21 2-1 --- --- --- --- --- --- 0
2021-22 4-3 2-1 (0-1) --- 1 (0) --- 1 (1) 0:09 9
CAREER 29-23 7-4 (2-4) 1-2/--- 3 (1) 1 (0) 12 (2) 0:09 28
* redshirt season

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    285 lbs

  • 2018-19Redshirt Freshman

    285 lbs

  • 2019-20Redshirt Sophomore

    285 lbs

  • 2020-21Redshirt Junior

    285 lbs

  • 2021-22Redshirt Junior

    285 lbs
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