2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Anthony Messner
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Somerset, N.J.
- High School:
- Franklin
2017-18 (As a redshirt senior): Collected a 4-3 decision over Andre Lee at No. 14 Illinois (Feb. 4) ... made 2017-18 dual debut against No. 2 Ohio State (Jan. 7) ... participated at the 55th Annual Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) ... collected a win at the Wilkes Open (Dec. 23) ... competed at the Mat-Town Open (Nov. 26).
2016-17 (As a redshirt junior): Finished second at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Classic (Jan. 14) … represented RU at the 54th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … won his final match of the day at the Journeymen Tussle (Dec. 4) … competed at the East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6).
2015-16 (As a redshirt sophomore): Went 8-8 overall and 1-1 in dual competition … competed at the 83rd Annual Wilkes University Open (Dec. 28) … wrestled at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 6) … went 2-2 and finished fourth at the Mat Town Open (Nov. 22) … posted a 2-2 mark at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 8) … defeated Centenary’s Joey Ragsdale, 4-0, at the Rutgers Duals (Nov. 1).
2014-15 (As a sophomore): Went 9-6 wrestling unattached … placed fourth at the 82nd Annual Wilkes University Open, going 2-2 (Dec. 28) … capped a 1-2-3 Rutgers finish at 184 pounds at the TCNJ Open, winning by a 17-2 tech fall in the third place-match (Nov. 22) … kicked off the season with a 2-2 outing at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 16).
2013-14 (As a freshman): Finished 11-17 in his rookie campaign, including a 0-2 mark in dual action ... competed at 197 pounds against No. 2/3/3 Gabe Dean of Cornell (Jan. 26) ... saw first dual action of career against George Mason at the "Grapple at the Garden" (Dec. 1) ... posted a 1-2 record at the Clarion Open in his first collegiate action.
Prior to Rutgers: 2013 NJSIAA state runner-up and All-America honoree at the NHSCA Senior Nationals at 195 pounds ... finished senior season 40-2 at Franklin and was the first wrestler in school history to reach the state finals ... compiled a career record of 118-25 throughout four-year career ... was a three-time Somerset County Champion and a three-time District 18 Champion ... took fourth place at the 2012 FloNationals.
Personal: Son of Michael and Leticia ... has one brother, Nicholas, and one sister, Samantha ... intends to major in criminal justice.
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B1G) | TRN (B1G/NCAA) | MD (DUALS) | TF (DUALS) | F (DUALS) | FASTEST | DUAL PTS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 9-17 | 0-2 (0-0) | (---/---) | 2 (0) | --- | 2 (0) | 1:43 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Redshirt Season | |||||||
| 2015-16 | 8-8 | 1-1 (0-1) | (---/---) | 1 (0) | --- | --- | --- | 3 |
| 2016-17 | 6-9 | 0-2 (0-0) | (---/---) | --- | --- | 1 (0) | 1:34 | --- |
| 2017-18 | 2-11 | 1-5 (1-5) | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 3 |
| CAREER | 24-34 | 1-6 (0-3) | (---/---) | 3 (0) | --- | 3 (0) | 1:34 | 6 |
