Saturday, January 29, 2022 – 12:00P.M.
Rider Broncs in Alumni Gymnasium
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
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Sunday, January 30, 2022 – 2:00P.M.
Rider Broncs in Davis Gym
Location: Lewisburg, PA
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What You Need To Know
- The Rider University wrestling team hosts MAC foe Bloomsburg for the first time since 2018 in Alumni Gym.
- The Broncs are 1-4 overall and 1-3 in the MAC.
- Rider is 14-6 in the all-time series against Bloomsburg, the last meeting resulting in a 28-11 Bronc victory. The Broncs have won the last seven against the Huskies.
- Rider leads the all-time series with Bucknell, 20-10-1. The two teams have met just twice since 1998-99, when the Broncs defeated then-Bucknell Head Coach
John Hangey's Bison. Bucknell won the last two meetings in 2014-15 and 2015-16.
- Rider is 0-2 in the all-time series against Bucknell, the last meeting in 2016 resulting in a 28-13 Bronc loss.
- Most recently, the Broncs fell against Cleveland State 22-16, and Edinboro 24-18 as part of a tri-dual hosted by Cleveland State.
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David Szuba (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) picked up two wins with a decision, 8-2 against Cleveland State and a major decision, 15-6 against Edinboro at 285.
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Tyler Klinsky earned a win by fall at 6:34 against Edinboro's Chris Merlo at 125.
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Quinn Kinner (Mullica Hill, NJ/Kingsway) also claimed a win by fall over Edinboro's Gabe Willochell in 1:34 at 141.
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Richie Koehler earned a major decision over Jake Manley from Cleveland State, 14-2.
-At the Southern Scuffle, the Broncs finished 17
th of 28 teams after earning 30 points.
-The Broncs finished 4
th of 8 teams at the Keystone Classic after tying Drexel with 99 points.
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George Walton (Franklin, NJ/Bound Brook) won his second-straight 184 title at the Keystone Classic.
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Richie Koehler,
Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, NY/Smithtown [Nebraska]) and
David Szuba (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) each made the semifinals at 133, 157 and 285 respectively earlier in the season at the Keystone Classic.
-Rider placed 4
th at the Keystone Classic after accumulating 99 points.
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John Hangey returns for his fifth season as head coach and has accumulated a 37-14 record in his short time as head coach, including a win against The University of Minnesota, who were ranked #6 at the time.
-During an abbreviated 2020-2021 season, the Broncs went 4-1 overall, and 2-0 in the MAC before heading to MAC Championships and the NCAA Championships.
-Rider finished second in the MAC last year
-Intermat has named
Quinn Kinner (Mullica Hill, NJ/Kingsway [Ohio State]) and
Matt Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross [Rutgers]) to the All-MAC Second Team.
-Intermat ranks
Quinn Kinner as #25 in 141 lbs, and
George Walton as #31 in 184 lbs.
-Wrestlestat also ranks the Broncs as #55 for dual meets and as #50 for tournaments.
-At the 2020-2021 NCAA Championships, the Broncs finished in 20
th place, totaling 22.0 points.
- Rider is hoping to bring women's club wrestling to the university in the near future and head coach
John Hangey is at the forefront of developing the program.
- During the intermission, two local female wrestlers will take the mat for a showcase bout.