Wrestling 2026 Rutgers NCAA Tournament Thread
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McGowan Ventresca match with odd ending unless I missed something. Ventresca goes up 2-1 on 3rd MAM caution in tiebreaker but gets ridden out. MAM escapes in tiebreaker for one plus gets riding time point for 3-2 victory?
How we feeling about 28th place, 7 team points and a very real shot we don’t have an AA again. But lets stay status quo on the staff for another year. Things might change lol.
No way SCW gets by Sinclair, Catka is going to have a tough one with either Mirasola or Carroll. Cotton best shot.
No way SCW gets by Sinclair, Catka is going to have a tough one with either Mirasola or Carroll. Cotton best shot.
Hangey the head coach was an all american. They used to have that jack off Jason Nace.
Someone above bashing me about coaches said Buxton is washed up. He only cornered Rivera to a Silver medal.
no coincidence our best years were with Pritzlaff and him.
Buxton is certainly not washed up. He could have had a storied college coaching career, if he wasn't playing hide the pickle with the moms at blair academy.
Hes getting absolutely manhandled. This tournament has been an absolute disaster sans for 2 wins - Catka over Taylor and Cotton over Elam
SCW is always a tough guy after he gets beaten up. Hes done this like 4x this year. Be better and accept fact you go your as* kicked
Yeah, this is becoming a SCW problem not others. Stop mouthing off and wrestler harder during the match jerkoff. If he was wrestling harder, he'd have no energy for this bullsh*t.
Agreed. What a dumb ***. If he beat your *** on the mat, what do you think he's going to do to you in a fight
It was like when junior nardone wrestled tj Jaworsky. Jaworsky beat the living daylights out of him and basically made him cry on the mat. Then when they go to shake hands Nardone shoves him.
HWT Carroll is an unbelievable scrambler but does not shoot. That's how he beat Misarola. Catka, if you're going to shoot make sure you have it and get in deep. Catka should try to tire him out and see if he can get something late.
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Cotton vs (27)Arnold(natural 174er) in blood round
Catka vs (18)Carrol in BR
Peterson vs (11)Klinsky in BR
Soldano vs (10)Campos in BR
Catka vs (18)Carrol in BR
Peterson vs (11)Klinsky in BR
Soldano vs (10)Campos in BR
Scores heading into blood round
Team Scores
Functions
Printed on 03/20/2026 03:40 p.m.
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Functions
Printed on 03/20/2026 03:40 p.m.
| Team Scores | ||
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| 1 | Penn State | 105.5 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 66.0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 64.5 |
| 4 | Iowa | 50.5 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 44.0 |
| 6 | Michigan | 41.0 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 30.5 |
| 8 | Stanford | 29.0 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 28.0 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 24.5 |
| 11 | NC State | 23.0 |
| 12 | Lehigh | 22.0 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 21.0 |
| 14 | Columbia | 20.5 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 19.5 |
| 15 | Indiana | 19.5 |
| 15 | Missouri | 19.5 |
| 18 | Cornell | 18.0 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 17.0 |
| 20 | Illinois | 13.5 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | 13.0 |
| 21 | Princeton | 13.0 |
| 23 | Little Rock | 12.0 |
| 24 | Penn | 11.0 |
| 25 | Purdue | 10.5 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 10.0 |
| 27 | Northern Iowa | 9.5 |
| 28 | Rider | 9.0 |
| 29 | George Mason | 7.0 |
| 29 | Rutgers | 7.0 |
| 29 | Utah Valley | 7.0 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 6.5 |
| 33 | North Dakota State | 6.0 |
| 34 | Maryland | 5.0 |
| 34 | South Dakota State | 5.0 |
| 36 | American | 4.5 |
| 36 | Bucknell | 4.5 |
| 36 | Drexel | 4.5 |
| 39 | Air Force | 4.0 |
| 39 | North Carolina | 4.0 |
| 39 | Oregon State | 4.0 |
| 42 | Navy | 3.5 |
| 42 | SIU Edwardsville | 3.5 |
| 44 | Army West Point | 3.0 |
| 44 | Brown | 3.0 |
| 44 | Franklin and Marshall | 3.0 |
| 44 | Lock Haven | 3.0 |
| 44 | Northern Illinois | 3.0 |
| 44 | Ohio | 3.0 |
| 50 | Binghamton | 2.5 |
| 51 | The Citadel | 2.0 |
| 52 | Appalachian State | 1.5 |
| 52 | Buffalo | 1.5 |
| 52 | Duke | 1.5 |
| 52 | Gardner-Webb | 1.5 |
| 52 | Morgan State | 1.5 |
| 57 | Bellarmine | 1.0 |
| 57 | Chattanooga | 1.0 |
| 57 | Harvard | 1.0 |
| 57 | Kent State | 1.0 |
| 57 | Northern Colorado | 1.0 |
| 62 | Cal Poly | 0.5 |
| 62 | Central Michigan | 0.5 |
| 62 | Edinboro | 0.5 |
| 62 | Virginia | 0.5 |
| 66 | Bloomsburg | 0.0 |
| 66 | Davidson | 0.0 |
| 66 | Michigan State | 0.0 |
| 66 | Northwestern | 0.0 |
| 66 | VMI | 0.0 |
Walsh was not wrestling well.
I have my Rutgers gear on but was rooting for James Conway. My daughter is their AT so sitting with F&M. Conway (#4) was very active today and wrestles Sinclair (#2) from Mizzou in BR tonight.
Did not expect this kind of season from Pinto with him being reunited w Labriola and all… really thought that woulda taken him to next lvl.. or same lvl at least.
Sorry but only 7 points and tied with George Mason is very humiliating for a Big Ten Team that tied for 3rd in the conference. Nothing anyone can say about this season being a success. Beat Minnesota which was great but how they are ranked #11 is a joke. Unfortunately with that ranking don't see replacing the coach, especially with the class coming in next year.
This is an epic underachievement. I can understand not getting an AA, but the first round was brutal.
This isn’t an NIL thing. Obviously lack of NIL funds prevents us from getting the upper echelon type wrestlers that would be a shoe in for AA, but what happened yesterday is unacceptable after the season we had.
On the bright side, it looks like our ability to land a top rated guy or two may have changed with the addition of Knox next year so we’ll see what next year brings, but this hasn’t been fun
This isn’t an NIL thing. Obviously lack of NIL funds prevents us from getting the upper echelon type wrestlers that would be a shoe in for AA, but what happened yesterday is unacceptable after the season we had.
On the bright side, it looks like our ability to land a top rated guy or two may have changed with the addition of Knox next year so we’ll see what next year brings, but this hasn’t been fun
2026 NCAA Division I Championships Results for Rutgers
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Ayden Smith (16-13) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) 21-5 won by decision over Ayden Smith (Rutgers) 16-13 (Dec 8-7)
- Cons. Round 1 - Kael Lauridsen (Nebraska) 17-13 won by decision over Ayden Smith (Rutgers) 16-13 (Dec 5-1)
133
Dylan Shawver (20-13) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Byrd (Illinois) 22-3 won by decision over Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 20-13 (Dec 11-7)
- Cons. Round 1 - Maximilian Leete (American) 19-6 won by decision over Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) 20-13 (Dec 4-1)
141
Joey Olivieri (20-4) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Nash Singleton (Oregon State) 16-9 won by decision over Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) 20-4 (Dec 2-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) 20-4 won by decision over Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) 20-14 (Dec 8-7)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jack Consiglio (Stanford) 16-7 won by decision over Joey Olivieri (Rutgers) 20-4 (Dec 10-8)
149
Andrew Clark (16-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - David Evans (Utah Valley) 21-7 won by decision over Andrew Clark (Rutgers) 16-12 (Dec 11-5)
- Cons. Round 1 - Michael Gioffre (Illinois) 18-12 won by tech fall over Andrew Clark (Rutgers) 16-12 (TF-1.5 6:17 (18-1))
165
Andrew Barbosa (18-10) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) 27-9 won by decision over Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers) 18-10 (Dec 8-2)
- Cons. Round 1 - Thomas Snipes (The Citadel) 24-9 won in tie breaker - 1 over Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers) 18-10 (TB-1 3-1)
174
Lenny Pinto (14-12) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Carter Schubert (Oklahoma) 22-7 won by decision over Lenny Pinto (Rutgers) 14-12 (Dec 5-4)
- Cons. Round 1 - Lenny Pinto (Rutgers) 14-12 won by decision over Holden Garcia (Princeton) 21-12 (Dec 15-12)
- Cons. Round 2 - Matty Singleton (NC State) 19-4 won by major decision over Lenny Pinto (Rutgers) 14-12 (MD 11-0)
184
Shane Cartagena-Walsh (26-10) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Zack Ryder (Oklahoma State) 15-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) 26-10 (SV-1 4-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) 26-10 won by decision over Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) 16-11 (Dec 7-2)
- Cons. Round 2 - Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) 26-10 won by decision over Dylan Fishback (Ohio State) 19-10 (Dec 8-1)
- Cons. Round 3 - James Conway (Franklin and Marshall) 35-3 won by major decision over Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) 26-10 (MD 12-1)
197
Remy Cotton (20-8) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Remy Cotton (Rutgers) 20-8 won by decision over Andrew Reall (Brown) 37-5 (Dec 4-2)
- Champ. Round 2 - Remy Cotton (Rutgers) 20-8 won by major decision over Rocky Elam (Iowa State) 19-2 (MD 12-4)
- Quarterfinal - Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) 20-4 won by decision over Remy Cotton (Rutgers) 20-8 (Dec 8-3)
285
Hunter Catka (22-10) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Hunter Catka (Rutgers) 22-10 won in sudden victory - 1 over Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) 17-5 (SV-1 6-3)
- Champ. Round 2 - Hunter Catka (Rutgers) 22-10 won in tie breaker - 1 over Devon Dawson (Northern Illinois) 32-6 (TB-1 2-1)
- Quarterfinal - Taye Ghadiali (Michigan) 26-2 won by major decision over Hunter Catka (Rutgers) 22-10 (MD 8-0)
2026 NCAA Division I Championships Results for Princeton
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Marc-Anthony McGowan (18-6) placed 6th and scored 11.0 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) 18-6 won by fall over Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) 18-9 (Fall 5:35)
- Champ. Round 2 - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) 18-6 won by decision over Nico Provo (Stanford) 16-6 (Dec 4-2)
- Quarterfinal - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) 18-6 won in double overtime over Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 21-3 (2-OT 2-2)
141
Matthew Martino (16-17) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.- Prelim - Aldo Hernandez (Appalachian State) 19-16 won by decision over Matthew Martino (Princeton) 16-17 (Dec 8-5)
- Prelim - Matthew Martino (Princeton) 16-17 won in sudden victory - 1 over Dario Lemus (Maryland) 17-15 (SV-1 4-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) 22-11 won by decision over Matthew Martino (Princeton) 16-17 (Dec 8-4)
149
Eligh Rivera (13-11) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Lachlan McNeil (Michigan) 20-6 won by major decision over Eligh Rivera (Princeton) 13-11 (MD 13-3)
- Cons. Round 1 - Andre Gonzales (Cal Poly) 18-13 won by decision over Eligh Rivera (Princeton) 13-11 (Dec 9-8)
165
Ty Whalen (21-9) place is unknown and scored 1.5 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 22-7 won by major decision over Ty Whalen (Princeton) 21-9 (MD 10-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Ty Whalen (Princeton) 21-9 won by major decision over Ryan Burgos (Edinboro) 20-9 (MD 18-9)
- Cons. Round 2 - Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) 27-9 won by decision over Ty Whalen (Princeton) 21-9 (Dec 9-4)
174
Holden Garcia (21-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 21-4 won by decision over Holden Garcia (Princeton) 21-12 (Dec 8-2)
- Cons. Round 1 - Lenny Pinto (Rutgers) 14-12 won by decision over Holden Garcia (Princeton) 21-12 (Dec 15-12)
2026 NCAA Division I Championships Results for Rider
125
Tyler Klinsky (29-4) place is unknown and scored 6.5 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 29-4 won by tech fall over Davis Motyka (Penn) 17-7 (TF-1.5 5:45 (19-3))
- Champ. Round 2 - Jore Volk (Minnesota) 24-6 won by decision over Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 29-4 (Dec 2-0)
- Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 29-4 won by major decision over Conrad Hendriksen (Oklahoma) 16-14 (MD 14-5)
- Cons. Round 3 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) 29-4 won by fall over Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) 18-4 (Fall 6:45)
133
Will Betancourt (24-10) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Markel Baker (Northern Illinois) 28-5 won by decision over Will Betancourt (Rider) 24-10 (Dec 8-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Will Betancourt (Rider) 24-10 won in sudden victory - 1 over Blake Boarman (Purdue) 12-17 (SV-1 4-1)
- Cons. Round 2 - Braxton Brown (Maryland) 19-11 won by decision over Will Betancourt (Rider) 24-10 (Dec 1-0)
141
Elijah Griffin (29-8) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Elijah Griffin (Rider) 29-8 won by decision over Carter Nogle (Air Force) 28-9 (Dec 7-4)
- Champ. Round 2 - Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State) 22-0 won by fall over Elijah Griffin (Rider) 29-8 (Fall 6:12)
- Cons. Round 2 - Elijah Griffin (Rider) 29-8 won by decision over Ryan Jack (NC State) 16-9 (Dec 5-2)
- Cons. Round 3 - Elijah Griffin (Rider) 29-8 won by decision over Jack Consiglio (Stanford) 16-7 (Dec 5-3)
149
Dylan Layton (26-11) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.- Prelim - Dylan Layton (Rider) 26-11 won by decision over Clayton Jones (Michigan State) 11-17 (Dec 4-0)
- Champ. Round 1 - Cross Wasilewski (Penn) 26-4 won by major decision over Dylan Layton (Rider) 26-11 (MD 12-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Brock Herman (Little Rock) 14-5 won by decision over Dylan Layton (Rider) 26-11 (Dec 10-3)
197
Brock Zurawski (23-7) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.- Champ. Round 1 - Angelo Posada (Stanford) 18-6 won by fall over Brock Zurawski (Rider) 23-7 (Fall 2:56)
- Cons. Round 1 - Brock Zurawski (Rider) 23-7 won by decision over DJ Parker (Oklahoma) 19-10 (Dec 12-5)
- Cons. Round 2 - Mac Stout (Pittsburgh) 21-6 won by decision over Brock Zurawski (Rider) 23-7 (Dec 10-3)
Winnable match ups. Let’s salvage something
If you haven't already you should listen to Zinn's interview on the Rutgers Rant podcast. She is asked the question about her approach to assembling a coaching staff with the head coach directly.
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Yea listened. And that’s what’s exciting. Have never had an AD that understood how to add value and insight to assembling a staff.