The following e-mail went out to Rutgers students, faculty, and staff:
Members of the Rutgers Community:
As we welcome students back from spring break, I want to congratulate two of our student athletes who made history over the weekend: Anthony Ashnault and Nick Suriano. Anthony and Nick won national titles at the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh on Saturday. They are our first national champions since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten and, in fact, the first Division I national champions for Rutgers in 16 years.
Anthony, whose title came in the 149-pound weight class and who went undefeated this season, finishes his career with the most wins in Rutgers wrestling history—123. Nick, who also competed in the national title match last year, became a national champion at 133 pounds. This is the first time we have had two national champions in the same sport since 1949! We are immensely proud to congratulate Anthony and Nick, as well as their coach, Scott Goodale, who was named the Division I National Tournament Coach of the Year.
My best wishes to all our students as we head into the home stretch of the 2018-19 academic year.
Sincerely,
Bob Barchi
Members of the Rutgers Community:
As we welcome students back from spring break, I want to congratulate two of our student athletes who made history over the weekend: Anthony Ashnault and Nick Suriano. Anthony and Nick won national titles at the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh on Saturday. They are our first national champions since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten and, in fact, the first Division I national champions for Rutgers in 16 years.
Anthony, whose title came in the 149-pound weight class and who went undefeated this season, finishes his career with the most wins in Rutgers wrestling history—123. Nick, who also competed in the national title match last year, became a national champion at 133 pounds. This is the first time we have had two national champions in the same sport since 1949! We are immensely proud to congratulate Anthony and Nick, as well as their coach, Scott Goodale, who was named the Division I National Tournament Coach of the Year.
My best wishes to all our students as we head into the home stretch of the 2018-19 academic year.
Sincerely,
Bob Barchi