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Brian Soldano

Brian Soldano

  • Weight:
    184
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Wantage, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    High Point

Summary

Biography

2023 NCAA Qualifier
2023 Big Ten Championships Placewinner (Sixth)
2022 Midlands Championships Placewinner (Fourth)

Individual Rankings (As of 2/26/24)
Intermat:
 22
Flo Wrestling: 21
The Open Mat: NR
WIN Magazine: 17
AWN: 19

2023-24 (Sophomore): Owns a 11-7 record competing at 184 pounds.
2022-23 (Freshman): NCAA qualifier ... Big Ten Championships placewinner ... produced team-high 51 dual points with 23 victories as a true freshman ... also led team with eight pins ... finished 2023 NCAA Championships with two victories, including falls over No. 15 seed Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) and No. 16 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh), in Tulsa, Oklahoma, (3/16-17) ... finished sixth with wins over No. 10 Abe Assad (Iowa) and 22 Dylan Connell (Illinois) at 2023 Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan (3/4-5) ... finished 2022 Midlands Championships in fourth (12/30) ... opened career with back-to-back ranked wins over No. 17 Anthony Montalvo (Arizona State) and No. 22 Will Feldkamp (Clarion).
Prior to Rutgers: Three-time NJSIAA state champion at High Point … finished scholastic career with 127 victories and 99 wins by fall … just the 33rd individual in New Jersey history to become a three-time state champion … closed career with 79 consecutive wins dating back to sophomore season and was unbeaten against New Jersey competition during his final three high school seasons … two-time New Jersey Wrestler of the Year by NJ.com … 2022 state champion at 190 pounds with an unblemished 38-0 record as a senior … finished junior season with 11-0 record and an NJSIAA state title at 182 pounds in 2021 … also added state title at 160 pounds as a sophomore in 2020 … three-time region and district champion.
YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS.
2022-23 23-12 12-4 (3-4) 3-3/2-2 4 (4) 1 (1) 8 (3) 0:34 51
2023-24 5-1 5-1 (0-0) --- 2 (2) --- 2 (2) 0:56 23
CAREER 28-13 17-5 (3-4) 3-3/2-2 6 (6) 1 (1) 10 (5) 0:34 84

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    184 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    184 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    184 lbs
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