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LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Rider Broncs fresh off a massive win vs Purdue travel to University City as they participate in the 27th annual Keystone Classic. Joining the Broncs at The Palestra on Sunday are nationally ranked squads in #5 Arizona State, #15 Penn, and #16 Virginia Tech, as well as Appalachian State, Drexel, Franklin & Marshall, George Mason, Harvard, and Sacred Heart. 

- Rider is coming off back-to-back dual wins vs SIUe and Purdue.

- McKenzie Bell was able to upset #11 Parker Filius by a 9-6 margin vs Purdue last weekend. 

- The Bell upset win over #11 Parker Filius is the highest-ranked opponent he was able to take down since upsetting #4 Allan Hart of Missouri in the 2020-21 MAC Semifinals

-Quinn Kinner (5-0)  and Ethan Laird (4-0)  both remain undefeated on the year following their victories vs Purdue. 

-With the win over Purdue, the Broncs start 2-0 for the first time since 2019, when they took down Northern Illinois and Minnesota which was also the last time they beat a B1G opponent. 

- Rider started the year off with an impressive showing at the Princeton Open where Quinn Kinner and Ethan Laird both went 4-0 en route to taking the 149 lbs. and 197 lbs. 

- 10 Broncs, including Colton Washleski, D'Amani Almodovar, David Szuba, Hunter Mays, Mckenzie Bell, Michael Wilson, Ray Weed, and Cole McComas all found themselves on the podium in the season-opening event in Jadwin Gym.

- Broncs in the rankings - #20 Richie Koehler at 133, #19 Quinn Kinner at 149, and #12 Ethan Laird at 197. (Intermat)

- The Broncs are coming off a tough season in 2022 in which injuries and redshirt seasons limited the team. Rider finished 8th at MAC Championships.

- Rider returns five NCAA Qualifiers, including two from last season.

- A three-time NCAA Qualifier, Ethan Laird returns following a redshirt season in 2021-22. He qualified for NCAA's at 197 in his true sophomore and junior years, before bumping up to heavyweight for 2020-21. He'll wrestle at 197 this season.

- Richie Koehler is a two-time NCAA Qualifier, earning the honor in each of the last two seasons at 133.

- Quinn Kinner, who was an NCAA Qualifier at 141 in his first season at Rider last year, will bump up to 149 this season.
- 2021 NCAA Qualifiers McKenzie Bell and Jake Silverstein also return this season. Bell redshirted last year after going to NCAA's at 141 as a true freshman. Silverstein suffered through injuries last season after qualifying for NCAA's at 165 in 2021.
- Five Broncs appear in the individual preseason rankings, with Laird headlining the group with a ranking as high as No. 13 nationally by Intermat at 197. Kinner is ranked as high as No. 14 by FloWrestling at 149, while Koehler and Bell are both ranked No. 21 by FloWrestling. Heavyweight David Szuba was also given an Honorable Mention by FloWrestling.  
- John Hangey returns for his sixth season as Rider's Head Coach. The 2020 MAC Co-Coach of the Year has posted a 41-24 dual record with 19 of his wrestlers qualifying for NCAA's in his first five years.
- The Broncs finished 35th at NCAA's last season with 5.5 points.