RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (5-2, 2-0 EIWA)

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1 RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (5-2, 2-0 EIWA) AT 32ND ANNUAL CLIFF KEEN LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL Friday, Dec. 6 - Satuday, Dec. 7 Las Vegas, Nev. Las Vegas Convention Center Live Video: FloWrestling Live Blog: InterMat SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result NOVEMBER 3/Sunday at Hofstra W, /Sunday at Binghamton Open (Binghamton, N.Y.) All Day 17/ Sunday BOSTON UNIVERSITY# W, /Friday at Clarion W, /Saturday at Northeast Duals (Albany, N.Y.) All Day vs. No. 11 Virginia L, 22-9 vs. Michigan State W, DECEMEBER 1/Sunday Grapple at the Garden (New York, N.Y.) All Day vs. George Mason W, vs. Maryland L, /Friday Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite All Day 7/Saturday Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite All Day 14/Saturday at Princeton* 5 p.m. JANUARY 3/Friday COLUMBIA #* 7 p.m. 5/Sunday HARVARD #* 1 p.m. 10/Friday AMERICAN #* 6:30 p.m. 17/Friday at Iowa State 7 p.m. 26/Sunday at Cornell * 2 p.m. FEBRUARY 8/Saturday at Lehigh* 7 p.m. 15/Saturday LOCK HAVEN#* 1 p.m. 21/Friday DREXEL%* 7 p.m. MARCH 8-9/Sat.-Sun. EIWA Championships (Philadelphia) 21-22/Fri/-Sat. at NCAA Championships (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Home events denoted by BOLD CAPS %denotes RAC # denotes College Avenue Gymnasium * denotes EIWA opponent Times in Eastern Standard Time on Twitter to stay up-to-date on what s happening inside the Scarlet Knights wrestling room. The Scarlet Knights are also on and Facebook.com/RutgersAthletics Knight Notes The Rutgers wrestling team heads to Las Vegas, Nev., for the squad s first trip to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in head coach Scott Goodale s tenure. The Scarlet Knights wrapped up the 2013 Asics/Journeymen Northeast Duals and Grapple at the Garden by going 2-2. RU fell to No. 11 Virginia, 21-9, before beating Michigan State, 20-18, at the Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y. The following day the Scarlet Knights dropped George Mason, 29-10, before losing a tight match to Maryland, in the Grapple at the Garden (Dec. 1). Four of the Scarlet Knights dual starters - Scott DelVecchio, Tyson Dippery, Phil Bakuckas and Hayden Hrymack - boast double-digit wins entering the weekend. RU got off to at least a 5-2 start in each of the past four seasons. Goodale led the squad to 6-1 starts in , and Dippery had a nine-match winning streak snapped against Maryland s Shyhiem Brown, the longest streak of any Scarlet Knight this season. He began his dual career with fourstraight victories. Ken Theobold posted a 3-1 mark last weekend, with all three victories coming by fall. His 18 dual points are good for third on the squad, while Bakuckas and Hrymack lead the way with 19. RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS PROJECTED STARTERS Wt. Name Yr. Hometown / Prev. School Overall (Dual Record) 125 Scott DelVecchio South Plainfield, N.J./ South Plainfield HS 10-4 (3-3) 133 Vinnie Dellefave* R-Sr. Toms River, N.J./ Toms River East HS 4-2 (4-2) 141 Tyson Dippery Harrisburg, Pa./ Central Dauphin HS 15-5 (4-1) 149 Ken Theobold So. Toms River, N.J./ Toms River HS South 7-6 (3-4) 157 Anthony Perrotti R- Roseland, N.J./ West Essex HS 7-6 (3-4) 165 Nick Visicaro* R-Jr. Long Branch, N.J./ Long Branch HS 5-6 (3-4) 174 Phillip Bakuckas R- Hammonton, N.J./ Hammonton HS 10-3 (6-1) 184 Dan Seidenberg R-Sr. Red Bank, N.J./ Raritan HS 7-5 (4-3) 197 Hayden Hrymack So. Lincroft, N.J./ Christian Brothers Academy 12-2 (5-1) HWT Billy Smith* R-So. Wantage, N.J./ High Point 8-3 (4-2) * denotes previous NCAA qualifications

2 Head Coach Scott Goodale Scott Goodale enters his fifth season as the Rutgers head wrestling coach. Under Goodale s watch, 32 RU wrestlers have earned NCAA bids and 32 Scarlet Knights have placed at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships. RU has tallied an impressive record during his first six years On the Banks. The campaign was a successful one for Goodale and Co., as the Scarlet Knights returned to the national spotlight by ending the year ranked No. 25 in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll courtesy of a 16-4 dual record. RU saw eight grapplers finish in the top eight in the EIWA Tournament and sent seven wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. The season was marked by the NCAA success of senior Billy Ashnault, who finished one win shy of All- America status at 141 pounds. In total, five Scarlet Knights represented RU at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo. Goodale kept momentum going forward for the campaign with the hiring of four-time Penn State All- American Frank Molinaro in April 2012, who is a native of Barnegat, N.J. Rutgers additionally played host to one of four regional sites of the 2012 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, continuing to boost the Scarlet Knight grapplers national prominence. In , RU reached new heights as a program, finishing the year as a top 10 program, ranking ninth in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll after posting a school-record 21 victories against only two defeats. Rutgers continued its strong season at the 107th EIWA Championships where they placed third as a team, tying the best finish ever for the program. Additionally, the Scarlet Knights saw nine wrestlers place at the EIWA Championships, including Scott Winston who took home the 165-pound bracket crown. RU qualified a schoolrecord tying eight individuals for the NCAA Championships. Rutgers finished at No. 22 in the final NWCA/ USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll after posting a record. Seven Scarlet Knights earned NCAA bids. The No. 22 ranking was the highest in school history at that point. The Goodale-led squad put together a 15-match unbeaten streak from early December to late February which was the longest streak in school history. In , Rutgers broke the school record for victories in a single season with a 20-7 mark in dual action. Three Scarlet Knights earned NCAA Championships bids, which at the time was the most for RU since The Jackson, N.J., native took over the Rutgers program following an impressive seven-year stint as head coach at his alma mater, Jackson Memorial High School. In seven seasons, Goodale compiled an overall record of , leading his squad to the top ranking in the state in 2006 and Goodale wrestled for Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania, earning his bachelor s degree in Health and Physical Education in He then went to New Jersey City University where he earned a certification in Special Education in As a collegiate wrestler, Goodale made three trips to the NCAA Championships, as well as placing second at the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Tournament twice in his career. Goodale finished with 99 wins at Lock Haven. Goodale and his wife Lisa are the parents of Shelby and Zachary, and reside in Toms River. Goodale Career Totals Year School Record Pct Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers RU: overall ( ,.748) EIWA (40-9,.816) TOTAL: Same SCOUTING THE FIELD RU is one of 33 teams taking part in the 32nd Annual Cliff Keen Invitational. Future Big Ten opponent Ohio State has won the tournament in back-to-back years and three times in the past four seasons. The Scarlet Knights are one of eight EIWA schools competing in the invitational, while four Big Ten schools (Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue), three ACC schools (North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech), two Pac-12 schools (Arizona State, Oregon State), and two Big 12 schools (Iowa State and Oklahoma) will also be in attendance. 12 of the 33 teams attending are ranked in this week s USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll. The list of competitors is below. Air Force American University* Army* Arizona State University No. 25 Boise State University Brown University* Cal Poly Cal State Bakersfield California Baptist University Citadel Colorado State University Pueblo No. 6 Cornell University* Grand Canyon University B1G RESULT The Scarlet Knights defeated future Big Ten foe Michigan State, 20-18, at the Northeast Duals to give RU its first win over a Big Ten opponent since Nov. 26, GETTING TO THE PODIUM Dippery recorded a career weekend at the 47th Annual East Stroudsburg University Open (Nov. 17). Dippery went 5-0 to take first place in the tournament, outscoring the opposition, Dippery is the fourth open champion in the last two seasons for RU, as former grapplers Scott Winston (157 pounds), Greg Zannetti (174 pounds) and Dan Rinaldi (184 pounds) were each crowned champions at the 2012 Hokie Open (Nov. 4). CLOSE CALLS RU won its first two duals of the season by one point, winning back-to-back matches by a single point for the first time in the program s 81-year history. The consecutive one-point victories were the tightest back-to-back matches since RU defeated American (Feb. 7, 2009) and Navy (Feb. 13, 2009) and 18-17, respectively. POINTS SCORED IN A MATCH Corey Stasenko Ken Theobold Nick Visicaro Scott DelVecchio Josh Patrick Phil Bakuckas Tyson Dippery (2x) Hayden Hrymack Michael Underwood Harvard University* Hofstra* No. 16 Iowa State No.20 University of Michigan Navy* NC State No. 10 Nebraska No. 12 Northern Iowa North Idaho College No. 8 Ohio State University No. 4 Oklahoma No. 20 Oregon State No. 19 Purdue NUMBERS TO KNOW INDIVIDUAL QUICK PIN Nick Visicaro... 0:19 Hayden Hrymack... 0:43 Tyson Dippery... 0:49 Anthony Pafumi... 1:27 Ken Theobold... 1:27 Gregory McCrystal... 1:40 Mikey Simmons... 1:46 Anthony Perrotti... 1:47 San Francisco State University Utah Valley University No. 13 Virginia No. 14 Virginia Tech Western Wyoming Wyoming (RV) *denotes EIWA opponent INDIVIDUAL LONG WIN STREAK Tyson Dippery... 9 Hayden Hrymack... 8 Scott DelVecchio... 7 Anthony Ashnault... 7 Anthony Perrotti... 5 Tyson Dippery... 6 Phil Bakuckas... 4 Sean McCabe... 3 * denotes current streak

3 ACTIVE CAREER WINS LEADERS Wrestler Matches W L Vinnie Dellefave ( ) 5 4 R- ( ) Redshirted R-So. ( ) R-Jr. ( ) R-Sr. ( ) 4 2 Total Dan Seidenberg ( ) R- ( ) Redshirted R-So. ( ) R-Jr. ( ) R-Sr. ( ) 7 5 Total Nick Visicaro ( ) 17 8 R- ( ) Redshirted R-So. ( ) R-Jr. ( ) 5 6 Total Billy Smith Redshirted R- ( ) R-So. ( ) 8 3 Total SCARLET KNIGHTS 100 WIN COURT Wrestler Matches W L T 1. Mike McHugh ( ) T2 Rod Van Hess ( ) T2 Dominic Cerreto ( ) Anthony Surage ( ) Jon Forster ( ) Dan Rinaldi ( ) T7 Scott Winston ( ) T7 Greg Austin ( ) Mike Kwapniewski ( ) T10 D.J. Russo ( ) T10 Darryl Cocozzo ( ) Doug Oliver ( ) Andy Roy ( ) Justin Hurst ( ) Trevor Melde ( ) WINNING IS CONTAGIOUS Nine of RU s 10 projected starters boast winning records entering the weekend, with four holding double-digit wins. PLAINFIELD POWER Redshirt freshman Anthony Ashnault (32) and freshmen DelVecchio (31) and Stasenko (19) lead the squad in takedowns, respectively, this season. Of the South Plainfield products, DelVecchio and Stasenko have both seen starts in RU s dual lineup. THE HEAVIER THE BETTER RU has been paced between 174 and 285 pounds this season, with the team boasting a combined 18-8 dual record at 174, 184, 197 and 285 pounds. Through seven duals, RU has gained 45 percent of its dual scoring from those weights. JONATHAN KALOUST BEARTCAT OPEN The Scarlet Knights had four top-four finishers, including a runner-up, a pair of third place finishers and a fourth-place spot at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open held in Binghamton, N.Y. on Sunday, Nov. 10. Smith was edged, 3-1, in the 285-pound final to finish as runner-up. Freshman 125-pounder DelVecchio and sophomore 197-pounder Hrymack finished in third place, while Stasenko finished fourth at 141 pounds. DelVecchio and Hrymack led RU in wins at the open, posting 7-1 clips. THRILLING VICTORY RU recorded an electrifying, 22-21, victory over Hofstra by criteria 2 - combined total number of falls, forfeits, defaults and disqualifications (Nov. 3). Five Scarlet Knights earned dual victories to start the season, with Hrymack and redshirt sophomore Billy Smith scoring pins at 197 and 285 pounds, respectively. BACK IN ACTION Redshirt sophomore Anthony Perrotti got back in the win column against Hofstra after redshirting last season. It was Perrotti s first win since March 3, 2012 at the EIWA Championships. BUILT FOR THE FUTURE RU boasts one of the youngest rosters in the nation, with 23 of 26 roster spots being occupied by underclassmen. The Scarlet Knights have just two seniors entering this season - Dellefave and Dan Seidenberg. BEST FOOT FORWARD RU won its first dual of the 2013 season, 22-21, over Hofstra. That makes it six consectutive years that the Scarlet Knights have recorded a victory in their first dual of the season. Scarlet Knight Wrestling is home on RVision presented by AT&T, at scarletknights.com. Watch for RVision s streaming video coverage of the following home RU wrestling events. Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 21 vs. Columbia (7 p.m.) vs. Harvard (1 p.m.) vs. American (6:30 p.m.) vs. Lock Haven (1 p.m.) vs. Drexel (7 p.m.) RUTGERS WRESTLING QUICK FACTS Location...New Brunswick, N.J. Enrollment... 65,000 Nickname...Scarlet Knights Arena (Capacity)...College Ave Gym (1,500)...Rutgers Athletic Center (8,000) Head Coach... Scott Goodale Years at School (Record)...Six ( ) Years as head coach (Record)...Same Assistant Coach...John Leonardis Assistant Coach...Frank Molinaro Volunteer Assistant Coach...Joe Pollard Dual Meet Record Conference ( Record)...EIWA (6-1) Conference Tournament Finish... Fifth NCAA Tournament Finish...T-35th SID... Anthony Hernandez Phone ahernandez@scarletknights.com Website... NCAA qualifiers returning...6/3 Dual starters returning/lost...5/5

4 WINNING WAYS RU posted 16 wins in its campaign, its most since winning a school-record 21 dual matches in the season. Since head coach Scott Goodale has taken over the program, the Scarlet Knights are an impressive RETURNING NCAA QUALIFIERS Dellefave, redshirt junior Nick Visicaro and Smith return as the RU s three NCAA qualifiers from last season. EIWA PLACE-WINNERS RU sent nine grapplers to the podium of the 109th EIWA Tournament, hosted by the Scarlet Knights at the RAC. Dellefave led the way with a thirdplace finish. STARTING FROM SCRATCH The edition of the Scarlet Knights has a new feel, as the team graduated five starters and seven seniors overall last season. RU welcomed 11 freshmen and transfer Padric Lynch to fill the void, as 23 of the team s 26 Scarlet Knights are underclassmen. HIGH SCHOOL REUNION The Scarlet Knights snagged four South Plainfield products in thier incoming freshman class - Anthony Ashanult, Scott DelVecchio, Dylan Painton, Corey Stasenko. DelVecchio and Stasenko won their wrestle-offs on Oct. 26 at the College Ave. Gym, earning the right to suit up to start the season. Ashnault, the first-ever undefeated and four-time N.J. State Champion, will redshirt the season. Painton is rehabbing from injury and is expected back after the new year. JERSEY STRONG Nearly 70 percent (18 of 26) of RU s roster hails from the Garden State. UNDER THE RADAR After the season ranked No. 25 in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll, the Scarlet Knights have not received national recognition entering this season. Only two of RU wrestlers - Dellefave and Smith - were ranked at their weights (No. 17 and No. 20, respectively), while the squad did not appear in the Top 25 of any preseason poll. ON THE ROAD AGAIN RU s only home match this calendar ycame on Nov. 17 against Boston Univeristy at the College Ave. Gym. The Scarlet Knights will compete in the RAC just once this season in thier season-finale against Drexel on Feb. 21. RU ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook ( RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers Wrestling follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling) and Instagram (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www. ScarletKnights.com.

5 INTERMAT TEAM RANKINGS As of Dec. 2, 2013 RANK SCHOOL POINTS 1. Iowa Penn State Minnesota Oklahoma State Oklahoma Northern Iowa Nebraska Iowa State Illinois Northwestern Cornell Ohio State Missouri Oregon State Edinboro Wisconsin Maryland Boise State Stanford Virginia Virginia Tech Michigan 17 T23 North Carolina State 13.5 T23 Pittsburgh 13.5 T25 Bloomsburg 11 T25 Indiana 11 T25 Wyoming 11 NWCA/USA TODAY DIVISION I TEAM COACHES POLL As of Dec. 2, 2013 Rank School Total Record Prev. 1. Penn State (9) Minnesota (1) Iowa Oklahoma Oklahoma State Cornell Illinois Ohio State Missouri Nebraska Pittsburgh Northern Iowa Virginia Virginia Tech Edinboro Iowa State Northwestern Stanford Purdue T20 Michigan T20 Oregon State Rider Lehigh NR 24. Bloomsburg Boise State Dropped out: Wisconsin Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 49, Ohio 37, Wyoming 18, Penn 17 The NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll is voted on by a representative member of each Division I wrestling conference. QUICK HITS Wrestler Overall RCD Dual RCD EIWA RCD Dual Points D/FF (Duals) MD(Duals) TF(Duals) Pins (Duals) Fastest Scott DelVecchio (2) 3 (1) - 2 6:36 Sean McCabe (1) - 1 4:10 Josh Patrick :02 Vincent Dellefave (3) 1 (1) Gregory McCrystal :40 Jalen Ramos Corey Stasenko :34 Anthony Ashnault :13 Tyson Dippery (3) 1 4 (1) 2 0:49 Ken Theobold (3) 1:27 Michael Underwood :35 Dylan Painton Anthony Perrotti (3) :47 Anthony Pafumi :27 Mikey Simmons :46 Nick Visicaro (2) 1 (1) - 2 0:19 Phillip Bakuckas (5) 1 (1) Nicholas Gravina Taylor Jackson :15 Dan Seidenberg (4) Anthony Messner Garret Connor :52 Hayden Hrymack /1 (1/0) 1 (1) 1 4 (2) 0:43 Padric Lynch Lex Knapp Billy Smith (3) 1-2 (1) 2:18 Wrestler Takedowns (Duals) Reversals (Duals) NF (Duals) RT For (Duals) Scott DelVecchio 31 (11) 1 5 (2) 4 (1) Sean McCabe* 8 (2) 1 14 (3) 2 (1) Josh Patrick* Vincent Dellefave 11 (11) - 4 (4) 1 (1) Gregory McCrystal* Jalen Ramos* Corey Stasenko 19 (1) Anthony Ashnault Tyson Dippery* 5 (3) 5 (3) 35 (8) 4 (4) Ken Theobold 12 (4) 3 (2) - 4 Michael Underwood* Dylan Painton Anthony Perrotti 8 (4) 3 (1) 3 - Anthony Pafumi Mikey Simmons* Nick Visicaro 12 (9) - 6 (6) 2 (2) Phillip Bakuckas 13 (8) 4 (4) 21 (6) 6 (4) Nicholas Gravina Taylor Jackson* Dan Seidenberg 12 (6) 1 (1) 7 (3) 5 (2) Anthony Messner* Garret Conner* Hayden Hrymack 17 (7) 5 (1) 20 (3) 3 (1) Padric Lynch* Lex Knapp Billy Smith 14 (7) (1) *does not include stats from 47th Annual East Stoudsberg University Open Wins 1. Tyson Dippery (15) 2. Hayden Hrymack (11) T3 Anthony Ashnault (10) T3 PhIL Bakuckas (10) T3 Sean McCabe (10) Pins 1. Hayden Hrymack (4) T2Josh Patrick (3) T2 Anthony Perrotti (3) T2 Ken Theobold (3) T2 Mike Underwood (3) Tech Falls 1. Tyson Dippery (4) T2 Five tied with 1 SEASON LEADERS OVERALL Decisions 1. Anthony Ashnault (9) T2 Phil Bakuckas (8) T2 Tyson Dippery (8) T4 Sean McCabe (7) T4 Dan Seidenberg (7) Major Decisions 1. Scott DelVecchio (3) T2 Taylor Jackson (2) T2 Sean McCabe (2) T2 Josh Patrick (2) Takedowns 1. Anthony Ashnault (32) 2. Scott DelVecchio (31) 2. Corey Stasenko (19) Reversals T1 Tyson Dippery (5) T1 Hayden Hrymack (5) T3 Phil Bakuckas (4) T3 Mike Underwood (4) Nearfall 1. Tyson Dippery (35) 2. Phil Bakuckas (21) 3. Hayden Hrymack (20) 4. Josh Patrick (15) Forfeit Wins 1. Hayden Hrymack (1) Riding Time Points For 1. Anthony Ashnault(8) 2. Phil Bakuckas (6) 3. Dan Seidenberg (5) T4 Three tied with 4

6 Wins 1. Phil Bakuckas (6-1) T2 Five tied with 4 Points T1 Phil Bakuckas (19) T1 Hayden Hrymack (19) 3. Ken Theobold (18) Pins 1. Ken Theobold (3) 2. Hayden Hrymack (2) 3. Billy Smith (1) Tech Falls 1. Tyson Dippery (1) DUALS Decisions 1. Phil Bakuckas (5) 2. Dan Seidenberg (4) T3 Four tied with 3 Major Decisions T1 Six tied with 1 Takedowns T1 Scott DelVecchio (11) T1 Vinnie Dellefave (11) 3. Nick Visicaro (9) Reversals 1. Phil Bakuckas (5) 2. Tyson Dippery (3) 3. Ken Theobold (2) BREAKDOWN BY WEIGHT OVERALL Nearfall 1. Tyson Dippery (8) T2 Phil Bakuckas (6) T2 Nick Visicaro (6) Forfeit Wins NONE Riding Time Points For/Against T1 Phil Bakuckas (4) T1 Tyson Dippery (4) T3 Dan Seidenberg (2) T3 Nick Visicaro (2) Individual Record HWT TOTAL Pins HWT TOTAL Tech Falls HWT TOTAL Decisions HWT TOTAL Major Decisions HWT TOTAL W.I.N. MAGAZINE PRESEASON RANKINGS As of Dec. 2, 2013 Rank College Top 8 TPI 1. Iowa Minnesota Penn State Oklahoma State Oklahoma Illinois Missouri 4 39 T8 Nebraska 3 38 T8 Edinboro Northwestern T11 Northern Iowa T11 Ohio State Iowa State Cornell Oregon State Lehigh Wisconsin Pittsburgh Boise State Stanford Maryland Virginia Tech Virginia Ohio U North Carolina State RANKED SCARLET KNIGHTS AWN Intermat WIN Vinnie Dellefave NR NR 19 HWT - Billy Smith DUALS Individual Record HWT TOTAL Pins HWT TOTAL Tech Falls HWT TOTAL Decisions HWT TOTAL Major Decisions HWT TOTAL Points HWT TOTAL * EIWA CONFERNECE STANDINGS As of Dec. 2, 2013 No. Team EIWA Overall 1. Princeton Rutgers Cornell Bucknell Army Penn Lehigh Hofstra American Brown Columbia Harvard Navy Sacred Heart Drexel Binghamton Franlin & Marshall Boston University *team point scored by criteria two in win over Hofstra (Nov. 3)

7 RUTGERS WRESTLING TEAM RESULTS DUAL NO. 1 RUTGERS DEFEATS HOFSTRA, Nov. 3, 2013 Hempstead, N.J. Mack Sports Complex Dual started at 141 pounds 141: Luke Vaith (HU) tech fall over Corey Stasenko (RU), : Cody Ruggirello (HU) pins Ken Theobold (RU), 6:36 157: Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over Nick Terdick (HU), : Joseph Booth (HU) dec. over Nick Visicaro (RU), : Phil Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Victory Pozsonyi (HU), : Dan Seidenberg (RU) dec. over Dwight Howes (HU), : Hayden Hrymack (RU) pins David Heitman (HU), 0:43 285: Billy Smith (RU) pins Michael Hughes (HU), 5:17 125: Jamie Franco (HU) dec. over Scott DelVecchio (RU), : Jamel Hudson (HU) major dec. over Sean McCabe (RU), 16-5 DUAL NO. 2 RUTGERS DEFEATS BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Nov. 17, 2013 New Brunswick, N.J. College Ave Gym Dual started at 184 pounds 184: Dan Seidenberg (RU) dec. over Andrew Maksimovic (BU), : Hayden Hrymack (RU) major dec. over Aaron Conrad (BU), 12-3 HWT: Billy Smith (RU) dec. over Kevin Innis (BU), : Bubba McGinley (BU) dec. over Scott DelVecchio (RU), : Vinnie Dellefave (RU) dec. over Dane Harlowe (BU), : Peter Ishiguro (BU) dec. over Corey Stasenko (RU), : Nick Tourville (BU) dec. over Ken Theobold (RU), : Nestor Taffur (BU) dec. over Anthony Perrotti (RU), : Mitchell Wightman (BU) dec. over Nick Visicaro (RU), 3-1 SV 174: Phil Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Colin Saunders (BU), 7-0 DUAL NO. 3 RUTGERS DEFEATS CLARION, Nov. 22, 2013 Clarion, Pa. Tippin Gym Dual started at 125 pounds 125: Scott Delvecchio (RU) major dec. Jonathan Mele (CL), : Vinne Dellafave (RU) major dec. Sam Sherlock (CL), : Tyson Dippery (RU) dec. Tyler Bedelyon (CL), : Justin Arthur (CL) pins Ken Thoebold (RU), 2:26 157: Austin Matthews (CL) pins Anthony Perrotti (RU), 6:45 165: Nick Visicaro (RU) dec. Mike Pavasko (CL), : Phil Bakuckas (RU) major dec. Ryan Darch (CL), : Dan Seidenberg (RU) dec. Dustin Conti (CL), : Hayden Hrymack (RU) pins Daniel Sutherland (CL), 5:56 285: Billy Smith (RU) dec. Evan Daley (CL), 9-4 DUAL NO. 4 - NORTHEAST DUALS VIRGINIA DEFEATS RUTGERS, 21-9 Nov. 30, 2013 Troy, N.Y. Dual started at 125 pounds 125: Nick Hermann (UVA) dec. over Scott DelVecchio (RU), : Joe Martinez (UVA) dec. over Vinnie Dellefave (RU), : Tyson Dippery (RU) dec. over Justin Van Hoose (UVA), : Gus Sako (UVA) dec. over Ken Theobold (RU), : Blaise Butler (UVA) dec. over Anthony Perrotti (RU), : Nick Sulzer (UVA) major dec. over Nick Visicaro (RU), : Stephen Doty (UVA) dec. over Phil Bakuckas Bakuckas (RU), : Jon Fausey (UVA) dec. over Dan Seidenberg (RU), : Hayden Hrymack (RU) dec. over Patrick Gillen (UVA), : Billy Smith (RU) dec. over Ethan Hayes (UVA), 3-1 DUAL NO.5 - NORTHEAST DUALS RUTGERS DEFEATS MICHIGAN STATE, Nov. 30, 2013 Troy, N.Y. Dual started at 125 pounds 125: Scott DelVecchio (RU) dec. over Hermilo Esquivel (MSU), : Garth Yenter (MSU) dec. over Vinnie Dellefave (RU), : Tyson Dippery (RU) tech fall over Brian Gibbs (MSU), 2:01 149: Ken Theobold (RU) pins Matt Pasqualini (MSU), 1:27 157: Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over Ryan Watts (MSU), : Robert Nash (MSU) pins Nick Visicaro (RU), 2:25 174: Phil Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Kevin Nash (MSU), : John Rizqallah (MSU) dec. over Dan Seidenberg (RU), : Nick McDiarmid (MSU) dec. over Hayden Hrymack (RU), : Michael McClure (MSU) dec. over Billy Smith (RU), 8-5 DUAL NO. 6 - GRAPPLE AT THE GARDEN RUTGERS DEFEATS GEORGE MASON, Dec. 1, 2013 New York, N.Y. Madison Square Garden Dual started at 125 pounds 125: Sean McCabe (RU) major dec. over William Prochniewski (GMU), : Vincent Dellefave (RU) dec. over Rich Carroll-Lavorato (GMU), : Tyson Dippery (RU) dec. over Sahid Kargbo (GMU), SV : Ken Theobold (RU) pinned James Hunsberger (GMU), 1:41 157: Anthony Perrotti (RU) dec. over Gregory Flournoy (GMU), : Nicholas Visicaro (RU) major dec. over Donald Takagi (GMU), : Phillip Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Zachary Martinez (GMU), : Dan Seidenberg (RU) dec. over Ryan Hembury (GMU), : Matt Meadows (GMU) pinned Anthony Messner (RU), 4:39 285: Jacob Kettler (GMU) major dec. over Padric Lynch (RU), 9-0 DUAL NO. 7 GRAPPLE AT THE GARDEN MARYLAND DEFEATS RUTGERS, Dec. 1, 2013 New York, N.Y. Madison Square Garden Dual started at 125 pounds 125: Scott Delvecchio (RU) dec. over Billy Rappo (UMD), : Vincent Dellefave (RU) dec. over Tyler Goodwin (UMD), : Shyhiem Brown (UMD) dec. over Tyson Dippery (RU), : Ken Theobold (RU) pins Derrick Evanovich (UMD), 2:48 157: Ben Dorsay (UMD) dec. over Anthony Perrotti (RU), : Nicholas Visicaro (RU) dec. over Josh Snook (UMD), : Phillip Bakuckas (RU) dec. over Anthony Gardner (UMD), : Jimmy Sheptock (UMD) tech fall over Dan Seidenberg (RU), : Christian Boley (UMD) pins Hayden Hrymack (RU), 3:22 285: Spencer Myers (UMD) dec. over Billy Smith (RU), TB2 4-3 DUAL NO. 8 RUTGERS AT PRINCETON Dec. 14, 2013 Princeton, N.J. Jadwin Gym

8 Dual at Hofstra Nov. 3 1 p.m. Boston University Nov p.m. at Clarion Nov p.m. vs. Virginia Nov :30 p.m. vs. Michigan St. Nov. 30 1:30 p.m DUAL-BY-DUAL STARTERS HWT DelVecchio McCabe Stasenko Theobold Perrotti Visicaro Bakuckas Seidenberg Hrymack Smith (L-D, 5-1) (L-MD, 16-5) (L-TF, 18-3) (L-F, 6:36) (W-D, 6-4) (L-D, 11-7) (W-D, 3-0) (W-D, 3-1) (W-F, 0:43) (W-F, 5:17) DelVecchio Dellefave Stasenko Theobold Perrotti Visicaro Bakuckas Seidenberg Hrymack Smith (L-D, 8-5) (W-D, 5-4) (L-D, 4-3) (L-D, 7-4) (L-D, 6-5) (L-D, 3-1 SV) (W-D, 3-0) (W-D, 9-3) (W-MD, 12-3) (W-D, 4-1) DelVecchio Dellefave Dippery Theobold Perrotti Visicaro Bakuckas Seidenberg Hrymack Smith (W-MD, 15-6) (W-MD, 15-6) (W-D, 7-3) (L-F, 2:26) (L-F, 6:45) (W-D, 8-2) (W-MD, 11-2) (W-D, 3-1) (W-F, 5:56) (W-D, 9-4) vs. George Mason McCabe Dellefave Dippery Theobold Perrotti Visicaro Bakuckas Seidenberg Messner Lynch Dec. 1 (W-MD, 9-0) (W-D, 9-3) (W-D, 9-7 SV) (W-F, 1:41) (W-D, 3-1) (W-MD, 12-3) (W-D, 4-2) (W-D, 6-0) (L-F, 4:39) (L-MD, 9-0) 10 a.m. vs. Maryland Dec. 1 noon at Princeton Dec p.m. Columbia Jan. 3 7 p.m. Harvard Jan. 5 1 p.m. American Jan. 10 6:30 p.m. at Iowa State Jan p.m. at Cornell Jan p.m. at Lehigh Feb. 8 7 p.m. Lock Haven Feb p.m. Drexel Feb p.m. DelVecchio Dellefave Dippery Theobold Perrotti Visicaro Bakuckas Seidenberg Hrymack Smith (L-D, 7-5) (L-D, 6-2) (W-D, 8-2) (L-D, 5-2) (L-D, 3-0) (L-MD, 12-4) (L-D, 5-3) (L-D, 6-0) (WD, 8-4) (W-D, 3-1) DelVecchio Dellefave Dippery Theobold Perrotti Visicaro Bakuckas Seidenberg Hrymack Smith (W-D, 11-8) (L-D, 5-2) (W-TF, 16-1) (W-F, 1:27) (W-D, 10-7) (L-F, 2:25) (W-D, 7-0) (L-D, 2-0) (L-D, 3-1) (W-D, 8-5) DelVecchio Dellefave Dippery Theobold Perrotti Visicaro Bakuckas Seidenberg Hrymack Smith (W-D, 2-0) (W-D, 5-1) (L-D, 5-2) (W-F, 2:48) (L-D, 6-5) (W-D, 6-2) (W-D, 6-0) (L-TF, 22-7) (L-F, 3:22) (L-D, 4-3 TB2)

9 RUTGERS TEAM ROSTER - ALPHABETICAL Wt. Name Yr. Hometown / Prev. School 141 Anthony Ashnault South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield HS 174 Phillip Bakuckas R- Hammonton, N.J. / Hammonton HS 197 Garret Conner Kettering, Ohio/ Centerville HS 133 Vincent Dellefave* R-Sr. Toms River, N.J. / Toms River East HS 125 Scott DelVecchio South Plainfield, N.J./ South Plainfield 141 Tyson Dippery Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin HS 165 Nicholas Gravina Allendale, N.J./ Northern Highlands Regional HS 197 Hayden Hrymack So. Lincroft, N.J. / Christian Brothers Academy 184 Taylor Jackson Lady Lake, Fla. / The Villages HS HWT Lex Knapp R- Lacey Township, N.J. / Lacey HS 197 Padric Lynch So. Haddon Heights, N.J. / Lindenwood/ Haddon Heights HS 125 Sean McCabe R- Connetquot, N.Y. / Connetquot HS 141 Gregory McCrystal Edison, N.J./ Greg Bishop George Ahr 197 Anthony Messner Somerset, N.J. / Franklin HS 174 Anthony Pafumi R- West Orange, N.J. / St. Peter s Prep 157 Dylan Painton South Plainfield, N.J. / South Plainfield HS 125 Josh Patrick Ligonier Valley, Pa. / Ligonier Valley HS 157 Anthony Perrotti R-So. Roseland, N.J. / West Essex HS 133 Jalen Ramos R- Bayville, N.J. / Central Regional HS 184 Dan Seidenberg R-Sr. Red Bank, N.J. / Raritan HS 157 Mikey Simmons So. Middletown, Pa. / Middletown HS HWT Billy Smith R-So. Wantage, N.J. / High Point HS 133 Corey Stasenko South Plainfield, N.J./ South Plainfield HS 149 Ken Theobold So. Toms River, N.J. / Toms River South HS 149 Michael Underwood Cary, Illinois / Cary-Grove HS 165 Nick Visicaro R-Jr. Long Branch, N.J. / Long Branch HS RUTGERS TEAM ROSTER - WEIGHT 125 Scott DelVecchio South Plainfield, N.J./ South Plainfield 125 Sean McCabe R- Connetquot, N.Y. / Connetquot HS 125 Josh Patrick Ligonier Valley, Pa. / Ligonier Valley HS 133 Vincent Dellefave* R-Sr. Toms River, N.J. / Toms River East HS 133 Jalen Ramos R- Bayville, N.J. / Central Regional HS 133 Corey Stasenko South Plainfield, N.J./ South Plainfield HS 141 Anthony Ashnault South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield HS 141 Tyson Dippery Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin HS 141 Gregory McCrystal Edison, N.J./ Greg Bishop George Ahr 149 Ken Theobold So. Toms River, N.J. / Toms River South HS 149 Michael Underwood Cary, Illinois / Cary-Grove HS 157 Dylan Painton South Plainfield, N.J. / South Plainfield HS 157 Anthony Perrotti R-So. Roseland, N.J. / West Essex HS 157 Mikey Simmons So. Middletown, Pa. / Middletown HS 165 Nicholas Gravina Allendale, N.J./ Northern Highlands Regional HS 165 Nick Visicaro R-Jr. Long Branch, N.J. / Long Branch HS 174 Phillip Bakuckas R- Hammonton, N.J. / Hammonton HS 174 Anthony Pafumi R- West Orange, N.J. / St. Peter s Prep 184 Taylor Jackson Lady Lake, Fla. / The Villages HS 184 Dan Seidenberg R-Sr. Red Bank, N.J. / Raritan HS 197 Garret Conner Kettering, Ohio/ Centerville HS 197 Hayden Hrymack So. Lincroft, N.J. / Christian Brothers Academy 197 Padric Lynch So. Haddon Heights, N.J. / Lindenwood/ Haddon Heights HS 197 Anthony Messner Somerset, N.J. / Franklin HS HWT Lex Knapp R-. Lacey Township, N.J. / Lacey HS HWT Billy Smith R-So. Wantage, N.J. / High Point HS

10 SCOTT DELVECCHIO 125 South Plainfield, N.J. South Plainfield HS Season / 3-3 Jamie Franco (Hofstra) L-D, 5-1 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Third Place) David White (Binghamton) L-D, 4-3 Dylan Evans (Unatt.) W-F, 6:59 Ronnie Perry (Lock Haven) W-MD, 17-5 Dilon Sulkosky (Lock Haven) W-MD, 11-2 Kaleb Lemaire (Lock Haven) W-F, 6:36 Dan King (CSU) W-D, 3-2 Sean McCabe (Rutgers) W-D, 10-7 David White (Binghamton) W-D, 5-2 Bubba McGinley (Boston University) L-D, 8-5 Jonathan Mele (Clarion) W-MD, 15-6 Nick Hermann (Virginia) L-D, 7-5 Hermilo Esquivel (Michigan State) W-D, 11-8 Billy Rappo (Maryland) W-D, 2-0 The DelVecchio File : Posted a combined 2-1 recorded at the Asics/Journeymen Northeast Duals (Nov. 30) and Grapple at the Garden (Dec. 1), picking up an 11-8 win over Michigan State s Hermilo Esquivel in RU s victory over the Spartans (Nov. 30)... earned the first dual win of his career by major decision against Clarion s Jonathan Mele (Nov. 22).. finished third at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open at 125 pounds, losing his first bout before winning seven straight in wrestle backs (Nov. 10)... fell to Hofstra s Jamie Franco, 5-1, in his first career collegiate dual bout (Nov. 3). PRIOR TO RUTGERS: Compiled a career record as a four-year letterwinner at South Plainfield HS two-time state champion at 132 pounds went 44-0 during his senior season ranked the No pounder by Intermat... qualified for the state tournament in 2010 and 2011 teammate at South Plainfield HS with fellow classmates Anthony Ashnault, Dylan Painton and Corey Stasenko. DELVECCHIO BY THE NUMBERS 160 Number of wins at South Plainfield HS 7 Ranking at 133 pounds by Intermat 1 Of four incoming freshmen from South Plainfield HS PERSONAL: Son of Cheryl and Scott has three brothers, Jake, Zack and Tyler and one sister, Caitlyn undecided on major born Sept. 22,

11 VINNE DELLEFAVE 133 R-Sr. Toms River, N.J. Toms River HS East Career: Season / 4-2 Dane Harlowe (Boston University) W-D, 5-4 Sam Sherlock (Clarion) W-MD, 15-6 Joseph Martinez (Virginia) L-D, 6-2 Garth Yenter (Michigan State) L-D, 5-2 Rich Carroll-Lavorato (George Mason) W-D, 9-3 Tyler Goodwin (Maryland) W-D, 5-1 The Dellefave File : Won both of his dual bouts in the Second Annual Grapple at the Garden (Dec. 1)... topped No. 18 (InterMat) Sam Sherlock of Clarion to return to the AWN and InterMat rankings (Nov. 22).. defeated Boston University s Dane Harlowe, 5-4, in his season-debut (Nov. 17)... served as the team s lone captain : Had a breakout season at 133 pounds, competing in his first NCAA Championships with an at-large bid accumulated a mark, including a 16-4 record in dual competition notched five bonus-point victories won his opening round bout at NCAAs in a thrilling 3-1 decision over No. 12 Jordan Conaway of Penn State (March 21) went 4-4 against NCAA qualifiers won 15 of his previous 17 matches heading into NCAAs, including a span of 10 consecutive wins in that streak picked up a crucial 3-2 decision over No. 11 Nick Wilcox of Bloomsburg to help RU come back and down the 14th-ranked Huskies, (Feb. 8) earned EIWA Wrestler of the Week honors for performance against Bloomsburg edged Lehigh s Randy Cruz, an NCAA qualifier, by a score of 3-2 to help Rutgers to an upset of Lehigh (Jan. 18). DELLEFAVE BY THE NUMBERS 19 Ranking by W.I.N. 1 NCAA qualifiers 3 Place in the 2013 EIWA Tournament at 133 pounds PRIOR TO RUTGERS: A two-time state champion and three-time state finalist at Toms River East High School. 11

12 TYSON DIPPERY 141 Harrisburg, Pa. Central Dauphin HS Season / 4-1 Clarion Open - Unatt. Michael Dahlstrom (Campbell) W-D, 11-4 Marcus (USMAP) W-F, 0:49 Jim Carucci (Lehigh) W-D, 4-3 Travis Shaffer (Pittsburgh-Unatt.) W-D, 4-3 Ethan Raley (Indiana) L-D, 9-5 Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers-Unatt.) L-D, 4-3 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open Chas Busz (CSU) W-TF, 16-0 Zain Retherford (Penn State) L-MD, 10-0 RJ DeGeorge (Maryland) W-F, 2:25 Mike Carlone (CSU) L-D, th Annual East Stroudsburg Open (First Place) Cory Morgan (Us Naval Academy) W-TF,16-0 Jordan Toledo (East stroudsburg) W-D, 4-1 Connor Lapresi (Bucknell) W-TF, 15-0 William Switzer (Lehigh) W-def Patrick Hogan (FLWC) W-MD, 12-1 Tyler Bedelyon (Clarion) W-D, 7-3 Justin Van Hoose (Virginia) W-D, 8-2 Brian Gibbs (Michigan State) W-TF, 2:01 Sahid Kargbo (George Mason) W-D, 9-7 SV-2 Shyhiem Brown (Maryland) L-D, 5-2 The Dippery File : Began his career with four consecutive dual victories, a streak snapped by Shyhiem Brown of Maryland in the Grapple at the Garden (Dec. 1)... posted a nine-bout winning streak from Nov. 17 to Dec won in his first career dual bout against Clarion s Tyler Bedelyon, posted a 5-0 clip at the East Stroudsburg University Open to take first place (Nov. 17)... finished with a 6-2 record at the Clarion Open (Nov. 3). PRIOR TO RUTGERS: Recorded a record at Central Dauphin HS, good for the most wins in school history was a member of two state championship teams ranked No. 41 overall recruit and No. 9 at 138 pounds by Intermat finished 2012 and 2013 as the state runner-up four-time sectional champ and three-time South Regional Champion won the 2013 Flo Nationals Championship placed third at the PIAA State Championships in 2011 posted a win at the 2012 Greco State Championships. DIPPERY BY THE NUMBERS 2012 RU s last open champion before Dippery 9 season-high winning streak this season 15 Team-leading wins total 12

13 COREY STASENKO 141 South Plainfield, N.J. South Plainfield HS Season - 5-4/ 0-2 Luke Vaith (Hofstra) L-TF, 18-3 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Fourth Place) Patrick Hogan (Unatt.) W-D, 6-2 Peter Ishiguro (Boston U.) W-MD, 10-2 Tony Bautista (Cortland) W-TF, 21-5 Dan Neff (Lock Haven) W-F, 6:34 Zain Retherford (Penn State) L-TF, 15-0 Victor Lopez (Bucknell) W-D, 7-3 Adam Krop (Princeton) L-TF, 17-0 Peter Ishiguro (Boston University) L-D, 4-3 The Stasenko File : Went 5-2 en route to a fourth-place finish at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, pinning Lock Haven then-no. 14/17/14 (AWN, Intermat, W.I.N.) sophomore Dan Neff to advance to the semifinals (Nov. 10)... fell to Hofstra s Luke Vaith in his first career collegiate dual bout (Nov. 3). PRIOR TO RUTGERS: A four-time district and county champ at South Plainfield compiled a career record was a three-time NJSIAA State Champ qualifier and regional champion teammate at South Plainfield HS with fellow classmates Anthony Ashnault, Scott DelVecchio and Dylan Painton. PERSONAL: Son of Lisa Scurpa brother of Alisha and Joshua Stasenko intends to major in business born Jan. 30, STASENKO BY THE NUMBERS 152 Career wins at South Plainfield HS 3 NJSIAA State Championship qualifiers 1 Of four incoming freshmen from South Plainfield HS 13

14 The Theobold File... KEN THEOBOLD 149 So. Toms River, N.J. Toms River HS South Career: 23-19/ Season / 3-4 Cody Ruggirello (Hofstra) L-F, 6:36 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open Kyle Moran (Penn State) W-D, 3-2 Mac Maldarelli (Lock Haven) L-D, 4-3 RJ LaBeef (CSU) W-D, 5-1 Todd Preston (Harvard) W-D, 2-1 Nick Maselli (Princeton) W-MD, 10-1 Bobby Dierna (Cortland) L-F, 2:57 Nick Tourville (Boston University) L-D, 7-4 Justin Arthur (Clarion) L-F, 2:26 Gus Sako (Virginia) L-D, 5-2 Matt Pasqualini (Michigan State) W-F, 1:27 James Hunsberger (George Mason) W-F, 1:41 Derrick Evanovich (Maryland) W-F, 2: : Notched a combined 3-1 combined record at the Asics/Journeymen Northeast Duals (Nov. 30) and the Grapple at the Garden (Dec. 1), with all three wins coming by fall... posted a 4-2 clip at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 10) : Saw extended action at 149 pounds this season, compiling a overall record and a 6-7 mark in dual competitions posted five bonus-point victories defeated two NCAA qualifiers in backto-back appearances first pinned Alex Hudson of Chattanooga in 2:51 on Dec. 16 before earning a 4-0 decision over Iowa State s Max Mayfield on Jan. 11 took fourth place at the East Stroudsburg Open. PRIOR TO RUTGERS: Two-time NJSIAA placewinner state runner-up showing at 145 pounds, finishing the season with a stellar 40-2 record as a senior placed seventh at 125 pounds at the 2011 state tournament for Manchester coached by Ron Laycock at Toms River South and Tom Scheffler at Manchester. THEOBOLD BY THE NUMBERS 16 wins in freshman season 2 NCAA qualifiers defeated in back-to-back appearances in Consecutive wins by fall (Nov. 30-Dec.1) 14

15 ANTHONY PERROTTI 157 R-So. Roseland, N.J. West Essex HS Career: 25-20/ Season / 3-4 Nick Terdick (Hofstra) W-D, 6-4 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open Kevin Thayer (Alfred State) W-F, 3:32 Bill Ramsey (Lehigh) W-F, 3:30 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) W-D, 4-2 Matt Gancayco (Princeton) W-F, 1:47 Jimmy Vollrath (Penn State) L-D, 6-2 Brian Realbuto (Cornell) L-D, 13-7 Nestor Taffur (Boston University) L-D, 6-5 Austin Matthews (Clarion) L-F, 6:45 Blaise Butler (Virginia) L-D, 3-0 Ryan Watts (Michigan State) W-D, 10-7 Greg Flournoy (George Mason) W-D, 3-1 Ben Dorsay (Maryland) L-D, 6-5 The Perrotti File : Was narrowly edged by then-no. 10/11/10 (AWN, Intermat, W.I.N.) Nestor Taffur of Boston University, 6-5 (Nov. 17)... went 4-2 at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, winning his first two bouts by fall and posting three pins overall (Nov. 10)... earned his first win since the season by defeating Hofstra s Nick Terdick, 6-4, in RU s season-opening win (Nov. 3) : Redshirt season put together a 13-7 record wrestling unattached took third place at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Tournament, going 4-1 finished in second place at the Wilkes Open, going 3-1 including two pins wrestled at the National Collegiate Open, Nittany Lion Open and Hokie Open. PRIOR TO RUTGERS: Won 2011 New Jersey state championship at 130 pounds for West Essex High School in Caldwell, N.J. became just the second wrestler in West Essex history to win a state title recorded a career mark of also won backto-back county, district and regional championships as a junior and senior placed sixth at the 2010 Super 32 was named Essex County Wrestler of the Year. PERROTTI BY THE NUMBERS 13 Unattached wins last season 25 Career wins 5 Pins in 20 matches last season PERSONAL: Born July 6, 1993 son of Jean and Frank Perrotti has an older brother, Frank plans to major in accounting born June 6,

16 NICK VISICARO 165 R-Jr. Long Branch, N.J. Long Branch HS Career: / Season / 3-4 Joseph Booth (Hofstra) L-D, 11-7 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open Joe Marino (Harvard) W-F, 0:19 Jacob George (Cornell) W-F, 4:34 David Taylor (Penn State) L-TF, 18-2 Mitch Wightman (Boston University) L-D, 3-2 Mitchell Wightman (Boston Univeristy) L-D, 3-1 Mike Pavasko (Clarion) W-D, 8-2 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) L-MD, 12-4 Robert Nash (Michigan State) L-F, 2:25 Donald Takagi (George Mason) W-MD, 12-3 Josh Snook (Maryland) W-D, 6-2 The Visicaro File : Topped Clarion s Mike Pavasko by an 8-2 decision for his first dual win of went 2-2 at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 10)... dropped season-opener by an 11-7 decision to Hofstra s Joe Booth (Nov. 3) : Earned an automatic bid to his first NCAA Championships with a fifth place finish at the EIWA Championships (March 8-9) totaled a overall record with a 12-5 mark in dual meets posted five wins over NCAA qualifiers most recently defeated Corey Lear in the form of a fall at the 2:25 mark to secure his fifth place finish at EIWAs (March 9) notched a 13-5 major decision over 2013 NCAA qualifier Bret Baumbach (Stanford) on Jan. 6 picked up decisions over NCAA qualifiers Josh Condon of Chattanooga (Dec. 16), Ramon Santiago of Rider (Dec. 8) and Josh Houldsworth of Columbia (Nov. 24). VISICARO BY THE NUMBERS 5 Place at 2013 EIWA Tournament 1 Career NCAA qualifiers 15 Wins in redshirt-sophomore season PRIOR TO RUTGERS: Compiled a high school record helped lead Long Branch High School to three state championships a two-time state champion and all-state honoree four-time high school All-American and junior national champion. PERSONAL: Son of Lois and Philip Visicaro has a brother, Phil, and a sister, Christina.PERSONAL: Son of Bill and Sue Ashnault brother of Rutgers Director of Wrestling Operations, Billy Ashnault, who wrestled at Rutgers from and reached the round of 12 at the NCAA Tournament sister, Carly, is a manager for the wrestling program and a student at Rutgers undecided on his major born June 6,

17 PHIL BAKUCKAS 174 R- Hammonton, N.J. Hammonton HS Season / 6-1 Victor Pozsonyi (Hofstra) W-D, 3-0 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open Josh Reed (Cortland) W-TF, 17-0 Eric Des Lauriers (Boston U.) W-D, 4-0 Travis Moyer (Lock Haven) W-D, 3-0 Owen Scott (Cornell) L-D, 4-3 Rex Lutz (Penn State) W-D, 4-3 Nick Corba (CSU) L-D, 5-3 Colin Saunders (Boston University) W-D, 7-0 Ryan Darch (Clarion) W-MD, 11-2 Stephen Doty (Virginia) L-D, 5-3 Kevin Nash (Michigan State) W-D, 7-0 Zachary Martinez (George Mason) W-D, 4-2 Anthony Gardner (Maryland) W-D, 6-0 The Bakuckas File : Went 3-1 combined at the Asics/Journeymen Northeast Duals (Nov. 30) and Grapple at the Garden (Dec. 1), outscoring the opposition, 17-2, in his victories... on first three matchs at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open to finish 4-2 overall... recorded the first win of his career in RU s win over Hofstra (Nov. 3) : Redshirt season went wrestling unattached, including a third place finish (5-1 record) at the 2013 National Collegiate Open took fourth place at the Wilkes Open, picking up four wins, including a tech fall, pin and a major decision finished in seventh place at the Nittany Lion Open (Dec. 2), going 4-2 at the tournament also competed in the Franklin & Marshall Open, East Stroudsburg Open and Hokie Open. PRIOR TO RUTGERS: State runner-up at the 2012 NJSIAA Championships to finish a 41-1 senior season at 160 pounds set a new school record with 132 career wins won District 30 and Region 8 titles in his final prep campaign named The Press of Atlantic City s 2012 Wrestler BAKUCKAS BY THE NUMBERS 3 Match winning streak entering weekend 8 Decisions - tied for first on team 10 Victories in one of four RU grapplers with double-digit wins of the Year scored pins in 24 of his 41 victories as a senior performance at 2012 state tournament marked the first time a Hammonton wrestler advanced to the championship match scored a fourth-place finish at the 2012 FloNationals qualified for the 2011 state tournament coached by Dave Mauriello. 17

18 The Seidenberg File... DAN SEIDENBERG 184 R-Sr. Red Bank, N.J. Raritan HS Career: / Season pounds / 4-3 Dwight Howes (Hofstra) W-D, 3-1 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open Brian Bulger (Cortland) W-D, 5-0 Aaron Conrad (Boston U.) W-D, 6-0 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) L-D, 5-2 Zach Diekel (Lehigh) W-D, 7-3 Fred Garcia (Lock Haven) L-D, 3-1 Andrew Maksimovic (Boston University) W-D, 9-3 Dustin Conti (Clarion) W-D, 3-1 Jon Fausey (Virginia) L-D, 6-0 John Rizqallah (Michigan State) L-D, 2-0 Ryan Hembury (George Mason) W-D, 6-0 Jimmy Sheptock (Maryland) L-TF, : Recorded a 3-2 clip at the 2013 Jonathan Kaloust bearcat Open, notching three decisions (Nov. 10)... topped Dwight Howes of Hofstra in his first dual bout of the season (Nov. 3) : Posted a overall record at 197 pounds, going 4-9 in dual contests made a run at the EIWA Championships (March 8-9), taking seventh place after coming in unseeded defeated Nicholas Mills (Columbia), 3-0, Daniel Santoro (Princeton) 8-0 and Tyler Lyster (Bucknell) 3-1 to take seventh downed Donald McNeil of Rider, an NCAA qualifier, by a score of 5-2 on Dec. 8 took fourth place at the Hokie Open (Nov. 4). PRIOR TO RUTGERS: Compiled a record at Raritan high school two-time state championships runner-up two-time high school All-American. SEIDENBERG BY THE NUMBERS 3 wins shy of total 7 Place in last year s EIWA Tournament Win percentage in 2013 EIWA action (2-0) PERSONAL: Born on Dec. 27, 1990 son of Dave and Laurie Seidenberg has two brothers, David and Dylan brother David was on the Rutgers wrestling team from has one sister, Tyler.Ashnault, who wrestled at Rutgers from and reached the round of 12 at the NCAA Tournament sister, Carly, is a manager for the wrestling program and a student at Rutgers undecided on his major born June 6,