Looks like, Angelo, Benner and Robinson moved on. Gapas must have decided to come back(he did participate in Senior night with the other 3).
No Asa Garcia or Estevez(Hwt is crowded).
33 currently on Roster.
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Looks like, Angelo, Benner and Robinson moved on. Gapas must have decided to come back(he did participate in Senior night with the other 3).
No Asa Garcia or Estevez(Hwt is crowded).
33 currently on Roster.
...1. No weight for Fongaro? Is he 141 or 149?
2. Sebastiano Nini (141) quietly transferred in from Dayton. Have to imagine Alex commits soon and jumpstarts 2024 recruiting
.3. Why are Peterson and White listed as So instead of R-Fr? Maybe others too.
4. Why list Alvarez at 133 again?
5. Surprised Gapas is still on it since he completed 4 yrs.
6. I can't imagine we'll have six 285s by Nov, even with carrying an extra with Hamilton playing FB and joining later in the season, but
. Any candidates to leave? Is Esposito wrestling his 6th yr? Could O'Donnell leave as he has the least chance to see matches?7. Looks like Asa Garcia transferred to NAIA school Marian U in Indiana back on 5/17/22:
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Definitely some interesting changes
- Garcia’s departure is somewhat surprising given that he was only here for one semester but probably didn’t see a path for himself since we overflowing with talent at the lower weights. He also wasn’t very impressive in his limited opportunities.
- I know the weights don’t mean too much right now but still odd seeing Sammy still listed at 133, Clark down at 149 now, and Gayer the only 165 on the roster.
- Sebastiano Nini on the roster, I’m assuming that makes his brother essentially a lock at this point.
- Garcia’s departure is somewhat surprising given that he was only here for one semester but probably didn’t see a path for himself since we overflowing with talent at the lower weights. He also wasn’t very impressive in his limited opportunities.
- I know the weights don’t mean too much right now but still odd seeing Sammy still listed at 133, Clark down at 149 now, and Gayer the only 165 on the roster.
- Sebastiano Nini on the roster, I’m assuming that makes his brother essentially a lock at this point.
Clark was listed at 149 all last year on the roster.....
To me not a huge issue, but it should not be that difficult to change weights to be a little more accurate and eligibility should be very easy(White and Peterson exhibit A)
Ah, I didn’t realize he was listed there all year but I agree.
Thought I read, Colucci will be at 197 and unfortunately for wrestling I don't expect Hamilton to contribute. His role in Football will only be bigger this season for the team.
Colucci will be at 197. Had a great workout with Sammy today. Looks like Sammy was granted a year of eligibility back by the NCAA. Great news for Sammy and Rutgers wrestling
So Alvarez is going into his sophomore year on paper? That’s awesome. Will technically be a senior in his 7th year removed from high school, potentially 8th if he ever redshirts. Wonder if Micic will still be wrestling at that point.
By that time, Micic will be a redshirt sophmore.
It won't be out until early September once B1G schools release their basketball schedules.
Looks like a good number of guys certified on Track already:
| Name | Eligible | Wt. Class | Grade |
| Dean Peterson | Y | 141 | RS Fr. |
| Joe Heilman | Y | 141 | RS Sr. |
| Dylan Shawver | Y | 141 | So. |
| Joe Olivieri | Y | 149 | So. |
| Joe Fongaro | Y | 157 | Fr. |
| Anthony White | Y | 157 | RS Fr. |
| Sebastiano Nini | Y | 157 | So. |
| Andrew Gapas | Y | 157 | RS Sr. |
| Andrew Clark | Y | 165 | RS So. |
| Connor O`Neill | Y | 174 | RS So. |
| Luke Gayer | Y | 174 | Fr. |
| Robert Kanniard | Y | 174 | RS So. |
| John Poznanski | Y | 197 | Jr. |
| Brian Soldano | Y | 197 | Fr. |
| Jackson Turley | Y | 197 | RS So. |
| Boone Mcdermott | Y | 285 | RS Jr. |
| Stratos Kantanas | Y | 285 | Fr. |
| Kyle Epperly | Y | 285 | RS So. |
| John O`Donnell | Y | 285 | RS Fr. |
| Devon Britton | Y | 141 | RS So. |
| Brandan Chletsos | Y | 149 | Fr. |
| Nicollo Colucci | Y | 285 | RS So. |
| Alfred Desantis | Y | 165 | RS So. |
| Michael Toranzo | N | RS Fr. | |
| William Janzer | N | RS Sr. | |
| Nico Messina | N | Jr. | |
| Nick Raimo | N | RS Jr. | |
| Eric Freeman | N | Fr. | |
| Aaron Kurzer | N | Fr. | |
| Alex Esposito | N | RS Sr. | |
| Dylan Weaver | N | RS Fr. | |
| Sammy Alvarez | N | RS So. | |
| PJ Casale | N | Fr. | |
| Michael Cetta | N | So. |
Is that right that we have projected just 1 senior starter (Janzer) and 1 junior starter (Boone)?
Maybe Heilman and Poz though Poz should be classified athletically as a sophomore.
Looks like everyone except the following people have certified their weight as per Trackwrestling:
Billy Janzer
Nick Raimo
Eric Freeman
Aaron Kurzer
Michael Cetta
Curious about Raimo, I wonder if he is still injured/recovering or what his status will be moving forward.
Interesting to see that Weaver certified at 157, so looks like he moving down to 149 which is a good move for him.
Billy Janzer
Nick Raimo
Eric Freeman
Aaron Kurzer
Michael Cetta
Curious about Raimo, I wonder if he is still injured/recovering or what his status will be moving forward.
Interesting to see that Weaver certified at 157, so looks like he moving down to 149 which is a good move for him.
I believe the rule is still that you can only lose 1.5% of your weight per week down to 5% body fat. Depending on what his actual weight was but he can lose around 3lbs per week so it would be about 8 weeks if he is up near 197. That means he wouldn't be wrestling early in the season.
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Every wrestler was 4lbs from their wrestling weight today. Next week they will be 2lbs.
What weight is Turley going? 197 to 174 seems like a big drop and we’re all assuming Soldano and Poz are our 184 guys.
125: Shawver/Peterson
133: Heilmann-
141: Alvarez -
149: White-
157: Clark/DeSantis
165: O'Neill -
174: Turley -
184-Soldano/Poz-
197: Janzer
HWT: McDermott
Overall I like this. Would like to see Kannaird battle with Oneill at 165 as he seemed way better at that weight during his RS season.
We also seemingly don’t have a backup at 174 otherwise, unless we want to burn a RS from someone like Gayer. Kannaird at 165 would mean either he or Oneill could bump up if Turley, who is coming off some injuries, is unavailable for certain matches.
Yea if Turley goes down that will be tuff.....Oneill is the 165lber, so he will not bump up. That would weaken two weight classes. Hopefully Turley can stay healthy, if not probably Freeman and/or Kannaird
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Everyone certified except Aaron Kurzer
Interesting to see that Janzer didn't weigh above 197 yet so hopefully he is able to continue to put on weight so he isn't undersized once the season gets underway.
Interesting to see that Janzer didn't weigh above 197 yet so hopefully he is able to continue to put on weight so he isn't undersized once the season gets underway.
| Name | Eligible | Wt. Class | Grade |
| Nico Messina | Y | 141 | Jr. |
| Dean Peterson | Y | 141 | RS Fr. |
| Joe Heilman | Y | 141 | RS Sr. |
| Dylan Shawver | Y | 141 | So. |
| Devon Britton | Y | 141 | RS So. |
| Nick Raimo | Y | 149 | RS Jr. |
| Joe Olivieri | Y | 149 | So. |
| Sammy Alvarez | Y | 149 | RS So. |
| Brandan Chletsos | Y | 149 | Fr. |
| Dylan Weaver | Y | 157 | RS Fr. |
| Sebastiano Nini | Y | 157 | So. |
| Andrew Gapas | Y | 157 | RS Sr. |
| Joe Fongaro | Y | 157 | Fr. |
| Anthony White | Y | 157 | RS Fr. |
| Michael Cetta | Y | 157 | So. |
| Andrew Clark | Y | 165 | RS So. |
| Alfred Desantis | Y | 165 | RS So. |
| Connor O`Neill | Y | 174 | RS So. |
| Luke Gayer | Y | 174 | Fr. |
| Robert Kanniard | Y | 174 | RS So. |
| Eric Freeman | Y | 184 | Fr. |
| William Janzer | Y | 197 | RS Sr. |
| Brian Soldano | Y | 197 | Fr. |
| Jackson Turley | Y | 197 | RS So. |
| John Poznanski | Y | 197 | Jr. |
| Michael Toranzo | Y | 285 | RS Fr. |
| John O`Donnell | Y | 285 | RS Fr. |
| Kyle Epperly | Y | 285 | RS So. |
| Boone Mcdermott | Y | 285 | RS Jr. |
| Stratos Kantanas | Y | 285 | Fr. |
| PJ Casale | Y | 285 | Fr. |
| Nicollo Colucci | Y | 285 | RS So. |
| Aaron Kurzer | N | Fr. |
It looks like he will be fighting for a spot at 157 or 165, but we haven't seen him progress and make that jump to the next level yet so it wouldn't be a shock to not see him in the lineup going forward.
Wouldn't shock me if he graduates in the spring and looks to transfer down a level as a grad transfer to someone like Rider.
Just to be clear, I asked because he wasn't listed in any of Messner's weight class competitions.
It’s a shame he didn’t (hasn’t yet?) reached his full potential. He was a total bear in high school and took 3rd in the national collegiate open in red shirt. I always thought he looked way better at 165 not sucking weight.