In an event designed to “celebrate humankind’s original form of recreational combat,” the first-annual Garden State Grapple at the Prudential Center will feature three Top-25 college wrestling teams as well as the strength of the Hofstra Pride. These are three storylines you’ll want to know before following this unconventional, exciting, wrestling event.
Iowa is no doubt the team to beat, but Penn State has an unparalleled track record of success, and motivation is high for anyone else to dare challenge these two powerhouse programs. Here are the big takeaways from the first rankings of 2021-2022 and some thoughts on what we can expect from the nation’s best wrestlers as the season starts.
Sebastian Rivera of the Scarlet Knight Wrestling program will be competing at the World Championships starting tomorrow (4:00AM EST) in the 65kg (143.3lbs) weight class representing Puerto Rico..