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Matthew Correnti
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Delran, N.J.
- High School:
- Holy Cross Academy
The Correnti File
2017-18 (As a redshirt freshman): Produced two wins at "Shorty" Hitchcock Memorial Classic (Jan. 13) ... collected four victories, including a pin and three decisions, wrestling unattached at the 55th Annual Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Dec. 29-30) ... placed second with a 4-1 record at the Wilkes Open (Dec. 23) ... finished third at heavyweight with a 3-1 record at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 12).
2016-17 (As a freshman): Finished first NCAA Championships 0-2 (March 16-18) ... placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships with a 3-3 record to earn automatic bid to NCAA's (March 5) ... closed 2016-17 with 16 wins in first season of competition ... knocked off the first ranked wrestler of his career with a 3-2 decision against Oregon State’s No. 18-ranked Corey Griego (Jan. 20) … won in his RAC debut, 16-12, against Illinois’ Andre Lee to help RU to a 19-17 dual win over the No. 12 Fighting Illini (Jan. 6 ) … had a 2-1 tournament at the Lock Haven Classic (Dec. 29) … capped his day at the Journeymen Tussle with a 16-6 major decision (Dec. 4) … defeated Jonathan Costa (San Francisco State), 11-2, in his first-career dual match (Nov. 11) … placed fourth at the East Stroudsburg University Open in the first tournament of his career (Nov. 6).
Prior to Rutgers: Competed at Holy Cross Academy ... ranked No. 54 overall recruit by Intermat … ranked No. 5 nationally at 220 pounds …a four-time NJSIAA placewinner, capping off his career with a state title at 220 pounds in 2016 ... also finished second, third, and eighth … three-time Cadet and Junior All-American … two-time high school national champion.
* redshirt record
- 2017 NCAA qualifier (197)
- 2017 Big Ten Championships placewinner (sixth-2017)
- Appeared at both 197 and heavyweight and finished season with a 12-5 record
- Closed out the dual season with a 6-3 decision over Aiden Conner at heavyweight against Princeton (2/23)
- Pinned Jake Kleimola in the first period during home dual against Indiana (Jan. 24)
- Picked up three wins at the 2020 Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee (Jan. 1-2)
- Earned first dual victory of the season with a 5-2 decision over Dom Ducharme of Cal State Bakersfield (Nov. 16)
2017-18 (As a redshirt freshman): Produced two wins at "Shorty" Hitchcock Memorial Classic (Jan. 13) ... collected four victories, including a pin and three decisions, wrestling unattached at the 55th Annual Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Dec. 29-30) ... placed second with a 4-1 record at the Wilkes Open (Dec. 23) ... finished third at heavyweight with a 3-1 record at the East Stroudsburg Open (Nov. 12).
2016-17 (As a freshman): Finished first NCAA Championships 0-2 (March 16-18) ... placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships with a 3-3 record to earn automatic bid to NCAA's (March 5) ... closed 2016-17 with 16 wins in first season of competition ... knocked off the first ranked wrestler of his career with a 3-2 decision against Oregon State’s No. 18-ranked Corey Griego (Jan. 20) … won in his RAC debut, 16-12, against Illinois’ Andre Lee to help RU to a 19-17 dual win over the No. 12 Fighting Illini (Jan. 6 ) … had a 2-1 tournament at the Lock Haven Classic (Dec. 29) … capped his day at the Journeymen Tussle with a 16-6 major decision (Dec. 4) … defeated Jonathan Costa (San Francisco State), 11-2, in his first-career dual match (Nov. 11) … placed fourth at the East Stroudsburg University Open in the first tournament of his career (Nov. 6).
Prior to Rutgers: Competed at Holy Cross Academy ... ranked No. 54 overall recruit by Intermat … ranked No. 5 nationally at 220 pounds …a four-time NJSIAA placewinner, capping off his career with a state title at 220 pounds in 2016 ... also finished second, third, and eighth … three-time Cadet and Junior All-American … two-time high school national champion.
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B1G) | TRN (B1G/NCAA) | MD (DUALS) | TF (DUALS) | F (DUALS) | FASTEST | DUAL PTS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 16-15 | 8-6 (4-5) | (3-3/0-2) | 4 (3) | --- | 2 (0) | 1:24 | 27 |
| 2017-18* | 16-6 | --- | --- | 1 (0) | 1 (1) | 7 (0) | 0:43 | --- |
| 2018-19 | 12-15 | 5-9 (3-5) | (0-2/---) | --- | 1 (0) | --- | --- | 15 |
| 2019-20 | 12-5 | 2-2 (1-2) | --- | 2 (0) | --- | 3 (1) | 1:18 | 12 |
| CAREER | 40-35 | 15-17 (8-12) | (3-5/0-2) | 6 (3) | 1 (0) | 5 (1) | 1:18 | 54 |
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