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2019-20 Wrestling Roster

Willie Scott

Willie Scott

  • Weight:
    184
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Brick, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Brick Township

Summary

Biography

2019-20 (As a redshirt senior)

  • Finished season as the starter at 174 pounds with nine victories and an appearance at Big Tens
  • Registered a 16-1 TF over Ankhaa Enkhmandakh on Senior Night against No. 25 Northwestern (Feb. 14)
  • Earned a major decision in dual against No. 25 Michigan at Madison Square Garden (Feb. 1)
  • Picked up three victories at the 2020 Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tennessee (Jan. 1-2)
  • Made season debut during West Coast trip, which included a 16-1 tech fall in dual win at Cal State Bakersfield (No. 16)

2018-19 (As a redshirt junior): Finished with 13 victories while appearing at 174 and 184 pounds during the dual season ... appeared in seven duals, including three conference matchups ... placed fifth with a 5-2 record at the Midlands Championships in Hoffman Estates, Illinois (Dec. 29-30) ... earned a thrilling come-from-behind, 7-6 decision over former high school teammate Dean Sherry in dual win against Rider (Dec. 16) ... collected a 13-4 major on Trey Rogers at 184 pounds during dual win at Hofstra (Nov. 16) ... finished fifth with a 5-1 record wrestling attached at the Princeton Open (Nov. 4) ... picked up a major decision at 184 pounds in dual with Johnson & Wales (Nov. 3).

2017-18 (As a redshirt sophomore): Finished with 10 victories competing at 174, 184 and 197 pounds ... finished third at 184 pounds with a 4-1 record at the National Collegiate Open (Feb. 25) ... started at 184 pounds against then-No. 6 Emery Parker during road dual at Illinois (Feb. 4) ... also started at 197 pounds in dual at Northwestern (Feb. 2) ... competed at the Black Knight Invitational in West Point, N.Y. (Nov. 19) ... finished 1-2 at the Journeymen Classic (Nov. 12).

2016-17 (As a redshirt freshman): Won the 2017 Warriors Winter Open by going 3-0 in the tournament (Feb. 12) … competed at the 54th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30) … won the first Big Ten dual match of his career against Maryland's Danny Boychuck (Dec. 11) ... went a perfect 3-0 at the Journeymen Tussle with a major decision and a tech fall (Dec. 4) … earned a sudden victory decision against two-time NCAA qualifier and FloWrestling’s No. 15-ranked Tyrel White in the dual against Columbia (Nov. 27) … earned two major decisions in dual action to open the season against San Francisco State (Nov. 11) and Cal Poly (Nov. 13) … went 4-2 for a fourth place finish at the East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 6).

2015-16 (As a freshman): Posted a 12-10 record competing unattached … finished in third place at the Messiah Open (Feb. 6) ... went 2-2 at the 83rd Annual Wilkes University Open (Dec. 28) … wrestled at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 6) … went 2-2 at the Mat Town Open (Nov. 22) … saw first collegiate action at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, going 2-2 (Nov. 8).

Prior to Rutgers: Four-year letterwinner at Brick Township HS  … placed sixth at NJSIAA State Championships at 160 pounds in 2015, also capturing a district and region championship … holds the state record for most tech falls in his career (49) and in a single season (23) … posted a 102-28 record om high school career.

Personal: Son of Bill and Micaela … has one sister, Anna … his father, Bill, was a three-time district and region champ at Brick Memorial High School.

YEAR OVERALL DUALS (B1G) TRN (B1G/NCAA) MD (DUALS) TF (DUALS) F (DUALS) FASTEST DUAL PTS.
2015-16 Redshirt --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
2016-17  15-9 4-5 (1-3) --- 6 (2) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1:24 14
2017-18 10-9 0-2 (0-2) --- 3 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 6:33 0
2018-19 13-6 3-4 (0-2) --- 3 (2) 2 (0) 1 (0) 4:00 11
2019-20 9-10 4-4 (2-2) 0-3/--- 2 (1) 2 (2) --- --- 17
CAREER 47-34 11-14 (3-9) 0-3/--- 16 (5) 6 (2) 3 (0) 1:24 42

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Redshirt Freshman

    165 lbs
  • 2017-18Redshirt Sophomore

    174 lbs
  • 2018-19Redshirt Junior

    174 lbs
  • 2019-20Redshirt Senior

    184 lbs
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