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    Letter from Anthony Ashnault

    What a great letter. He understands what we have experienced since 2019 and I believe he can lead us to where we belong. He understands the value of our resources, our fan based, and being located in one of the best recruiting areas in the country. He clearly states his belief that Rutgers...
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    RTCs: SKWC, NJRTC, PRTC, NYCRTC, LHVWC

    We need an experienced SKWC coach who has international freestyle credentials with a great collegiate record Santoro - 4 time World Team Member - Olympic Alternate- NCAA champ McCoy-3 time Olympic Team Member - NCAA champ Humphrey- 2 time World Team Member - NCAA runnerup Cross - Olympic Gold...
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    2026-27 Roster/Lineup Discussion (Portal opens 4/1)

    Too early to tell. The older Harer was the first. This year more should be known. The first step is to get highly ranked kids here. Then we need to develop them.
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    2026-27 Roster/Lineup Discussion (Portal opens 4/1)

    Mytych much more important and valuable than Pollard. Ashnault more important than Mytych. Pollard is just collecting a pay check. Some say he has good connections with Jersey wrestlers. Who has he recruited? What has he accomplished for the team? No doubt he is a nice guy. If Goodale thought...
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    Wrestling College Wrestling: Top 25 teams in operating expenses for 2025 fiscal year.

    Goodale has done a great job in building a very good and passionate fan base. He deserves tremendous credit. He is also an example of the Peter Principle. His primary focus on dual meets seems to have limited our ability to perform well at the NCAA tournament. Especially when the standard to...
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    2026-27 Roster/Lineup Discussion (Portal opens 4/1)

    Brandt is registered for the U23’s this weekend. Did he get hurt after registering or was the decision that redshirting is in his best interest? Hopefully, decisions are made in what is best for him in the long term.
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    Rutgers Anthony Knox gets a #5 seed in this weekends US Open

    Could Forrest, Bassett, and James be the best trio ever to come out of high school in one calendar year? (Yes, Jax left in January) If not, what three were better?
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    Rutgers Anthony Knox gets a #5 seed in this weekends US Open

    James could be a 4 timer As of now, I think he is better than Bassett So far, the only one more impressive than James in this tourney could be Amit Elor who gave birth a few weeks ago and likely gets 3 or 4 hours of sleep a night.
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    Ray Rice graduates

    Ray belongs in the Rutgers Hall of Fame.
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    Wrestling Rutgers Wrestling headed to the 2026 National Duals Invitational

    How many teams have been announced as accepting an invite? Founded the following 9 teams with their projected WrestleStat rankings. Does anyone know when entire field will be announced? Oklahoma State #2 Ohio State #3 Va. Tech #6 Iowa State # 7 Stanford #9 Missouri #11 Minnesota #15 Wyoming...
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    Wrestling Rutgers Wrestling headed to the 2026 National Duals Invitational

    Being reported that Iowa and Nebraska declined do to exams. The dates for the duals are not the best. At least 6 teams that qualified won’t participate do to exams. Plus the date is within one week of the CKLV, the premier early season tournament. The National Duals are great. Doesn’t make sense...
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    Rutgers Wrestling 2026 U.S. Open Thread

    Hahn coached at Cornell learned from Rob Koll who taught him fundraising. He used that knowledge to raise $ 4 million to build a new wrestling facility at South Dakota State. Among others, he recruited Cardenas and Foca from Bergen Catholic who became All Americans. Ashnault will be a great...
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    Wrestling Rutgers Wrestling headed to the 2026 National Duals Invitational

    Some schools that qualified ahead us(including the Ivies) have exams at that time and opted out. It’s a great opportunity for us.
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    Rutgers Wrestling 2026 U.S. Open Thread

    I suspect recruiting will improve once we are lead by a new head coach. A lot of the top NJ kids trained at the SKWC and felt that they wouldn’t be developed into All Americans at Rutgers. Ashnault will help. It will take him at least a year to develop relationships and convince NJ parents and...