Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling team represents Rutgers University of New Brunswick, New Jersey. The squad is coached by Scott Goodale. Goodale is a graduate 1995 of Lock Haven University. He came to Rutgers from the high school ranks. Previously he coached Jackson Memorial High School in Jackson, New Jersey where he coached four state champions.
In 2019, Nick Suriano and Anthony Ashnault became the first NCAA champions for Rutgers.
Rutgers has had All-Americans in each of the last five seasons. Anthony Ashnault became the first four-time All-American in program history when he finished first at the 2019 national championships in Pittsburgh. The program has had two or more All-Americans for four consecutive years: 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Founded in 2011, the , Inc. is an independent, non-profit charitable organization with a mission to promote amateur wrestling in the United States. The SKWC is recognized as a U.S. Olympic Regional Training Center site. With this designation, the SKWC sponsors resident athletes to live and train in the New Brunswick area under the Club’s outstanding coaching staff. The SKWC also works to support the Rutgers University Wrestling program with golf outings, a 'pin pool', banquets, and post-event socials. In 2011, the IRS approved SKWC as a tax-exempt, charitable, educational organization in accordance with IRS code Section 5013.
Coach Goodale runs the , summer wrestling camps for high school students, youth and teams in New Jersey and the adjacent states of New York and Pennsylvania, featuring Rutgers wrestling coaches and athletes as staff. It is unaffiliated with Rutgers University and the Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club.
Coaching staff
- Head Coach:
- Assistant Coach:
- Assistant Coach: Donny Pritzlaff
- Director of Operations:
- Vol. Assistant Coach:
- Vol. Assistant Coach: Frankie Edgar Former UFC Lightweight Champion
National Collegiate Athletic Association All-Americans
| Name | Year | Weight Class | Place | NCAA Location | High School |
| 1952 | 177 | 4th | University of Iowa | Springfield Regional, New Jersey | |
| 1952 | 157 | 4th | University of Iowa | Newton, New Jersey | |
| 1955 | 147 | 4th | Cornell University | Bound Brook, New Jersey | |
| 1960 | 137 | 3rd | University of Maryland | Plainfield, New Jersey | |
| 1964 | UNL | 6th | Cornell University | Dover, New Jersey | |
| 1980 | 150 | 7th | Oregon State University | Passaic Valley, New Jersey | |
| 1983 | 142 | 7th | Oklahoma City, OK | Passaic Valley, New Jersey | |
| 2002 | 184 | 4th | Albany, NY | Jefferson, New Jersey | |
| 2014 | 157 | 8th | Oklahoma City, OK | West Essex, New Jersey | |
| 2015 | 141 | 8th | St. Louis, MO | South Plainfield, New Jersey | |
| 2016 | 141 | 4th | New York City, NY | South Plainfield, New Jersey | |
| 2016 | 165 | 8th | New York City, NY | West Essex, New Jersey | |
| 2017 | 141 | 6th | St. Louis, MO | South Plainfield, New Jersey | |
| 2017 | 149 | 7th | St. Louis, MO | Toms River South, New Jersey | |
| 2018 | 125 | 2nd | Cleveland, OH | Bergen Catholic, New Jersey | |
| 2018 | 133 | 6th | Cleveland, OH | South Plainfield, New Jersey | |
| 2019 | 133 | 1st | Pittsburgh, PA | Bergen Catholic, New Jersey | |
| 2019 | 149 | 1st | Pittsburgh, PA | South Plainfield, New Jersey |
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