2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Nico Messina
- Weight:
- 133
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Freehold, N.J.
- High School:
- Freehold Regional
2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2021-22 (Freshman): Academic All-Big Ten ... picked up five wins as reserve at 125 pounds ... finished fourth at Mat Town Open (1/29) ... wrestled in extra match at Michigan (1/23) ... made season debut with win against NJCU (11/7).
Prior to Rutgers: Competed at Freehold Regional … four-time district champion, three-time region champion, four-time NJSIAA state qualifier and 2020 state placewinner … closed scholastic career with 143 victories … finished senior season with a 41-5 record … sixth at 126 pounds at the 2020 NJSIAA state championships … first time since 1964 Freehold Regional had a state placewinner … 2020 Region six and District 21 champion … Shore Conference individual champion as a senior … First Team All-Shore Conference as a senior by the Asbury Park Press … produced 34 or more wins in first three high school seasons.
2021-22 (Freshman): Academic All-Big Ten ... picked up five wins as reserve at 125 pounds ... finished fourth at Mat Town Open (1/29) ... wrestled in extra match at Michigan (1/23) ... made season debut with win against NJCU (11/7).
Prior to Rutgers: Competed at Freehold Regional … four-time district champion, three-time region champion, four-time NJSIAA state qualifier and 2020 state placewinner … closed scholastic career with 143 victories … finished senior season with a 41-5 record … sixth at 126 pounds at the 2020 NJSIAA state championships … first time since 1964 Freehold Regional had a state placewinner … 2020 Region six and District 21 champion … Shore Conference individual champion as a senior … First Team All-Shore Conference as a senior by the Asbury Park Press … produced 34 or more wins in first three high school seasons.
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B1G) | TRN (B1G/NCAA) | MD (DUALS) | TF (DUALS) | F (DUALS) | FASTEST | DUAL PTS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 5-5 | 1-0 | --- | 1 (1) | --- | 3 (0) | 0:56 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | 8-5 | --- | --- | 1 (0) | --- | 3 (0) | 3:40 | 0 |
| CAREER | 13-10 | 1-0 | --- | 2 (1) | --- | 6 (0) | 0:56 | 4 |
Rutgers Wrestling Preview Show 2025-26
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