In a general sense if you’re not at least a 1x state champ you probably won’t make it in the big 10. There are exceptions, but there are more state champ wrestlers that can’t make it in the big 10 than there are non state champs who can make it in the big 10.
Steven Burrell @ 215? He's the 4 seed and will contend for a NYS title next week.
If the kid doesn’t know the answer to that then probably not.
I wasn’t trying to be rude, I was just trying to answer your question. Didn’t realize you never met him. The person who should know the answer to your question dates your daughter. She might be better able to help you out that most of us here.
Neither Rutgers or anybody else recruited my nephew until November of this year. He had a growth spurt after his junior year and his running times got faster and faster this Fall and he finished 25 out of 190 in the state Championship Meet of Champions .despite running almost the entire race with a bloody nose. Rutgers knew about him before that, though. After the race day, that was when he was offered a spot on the team and brought up on a recruiting trip. Rutgers is in his final four. Schools, in some sports, do sometimes jump in after they know about a kid for a while. Can’t say about wrestling.
I have no inside info on this, but it sounds like they at least made contact and have some interest, so if he has a good run next week it could turn into something more. Good luck to him!
No..They have no interest and not recruiting him..Now if he's a great student (4.0/great SAT) and wants to walk on then maybe they would be interested in having him on squad..New York has a 2 division State tournament and if your not a multiple champ or place-winner or have placed high in Fargo then chances are very slim
NHSCA Nationals are just not anywhere near where they use to be..10/20 years ago it was the pinnacle of HS Wrestling were almost every State Champ in America attended...Just doesn't happen anymore..New Jersey use to roll there when their State Champs attended. Saw where there were a bunch of NJ placers this year and I don't even think any of them were top 8 in NJ. If he did finish 3rd there he still is probably pretty good but nowhere near a B1G recruit...Small D1 Schools like LIU and Sacred Heart might be interested in him
Letsgo you may have inside info here so don’t want to discount what you are saying but, to RUBaseball, there are a lot more factors at play than where the kid finished in States and at NHSCA this year. For example, when did he start wrestling? How athletic is he/how committed to the sport? What grade is he currently? Is he done growing/what weight does he project to be at, etc, etc…If he is newer to the sport or younger, athletic, projects to be a HWT and is deeply committed to the sport then he may do very well at the D1 level and may be on numerous schools radars including Rutgers. Look at Anthony Cassar. Didn’t place (I don’t even think he made it to states) in the NJ state tournament until winning it as a senior. Walked on at Penn State and beat Gable Steveson 2x to become an NCAA Champion. Sure, it’s the exception rather than the rule but my point is if the kid has talent/is an athlete/is willing to outwork others and is willing to bet on himself, then the sky is the limit. High school accolades are only one piece of the puzzle. Wish the best for him. If he is interested in RU, he should reach out to them. I’m sure the coaches would be happy to speak with him if they haven’t done so already.
But like you just said, Cassar wasn’t offered a scholarship. He had to walk on, just like he suggested the NY kid do
Great points but I was only responding to if Rutgers was recruiting a kid from New Rochelle right now. And winning a NJ title is a big jump from finishing 3rd in 2 class NY..Also I remember Cassar was part of USA Junior World Freestyle Team in 2015 before enrolling at PSU. Something the New Rochelle kid never will sniff. I'm sure Cassar had plenty of D1 Scholarship offers but took a chance to wrestle for Penn State
I know the area well. Minisink has Duke and Ryder who many are interested in.
I really hope Sammy pans out. We hear this "we got him in the room. so the rumors are untrue" bullshit speech every season ( like Aragona) and then they either disappear or are with the team supposedly practicing, dangling the carrot amongst fans as to whether they will wrestle or not. If Sammy shows up to the season, keeps his weight under control, and wrestles the way we know he can, then we, including myself, can eat Crow for all of our past and current skepticisms.
Well, it’s on him that he couldn’t make weight. But in his mind, he believes it’s RU’s fault and that we are his motivation to succeed or something..
if it is, if it isn’t. Who cares.
