Friday, November 22nd, 2024 –7:00 p.m. 
Rider vs Northern Illinois
LOCATION-  DeKalb, IL
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Sunday, November 24th, 2024 – 1:00 PM
Rider vs Wisconsin
LOCATION- Madison, WI
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What You Need To Know
- The Rider wrestling team is on the road this weekend to open up MAC competition against Northern Illinois and stay on the road to take on the Badgers of Wisconsin. 

Last Time Out
- No. 29 Colton Washleski, No. 29 Michael Wilson, and No. 33 Isaac Dean were the lone winners when the Broncs took on No. 19 West Virginia. 

Broncs in the Rankings
- Four Broncs join the FloWrestling rankings this week with No. 24 Sammy Alvarez (149 lbs), No. 29 Colton Washleski (157 lbs), No. 29 Michael Wilson (174 lbs), and No. 33 Isaac Dean (184 lbs). 

*All rankings are according to FloWrestling*

History vs NIU
- This will be the fifth time both teams have met in all-time series history.
- The Broncs are 4-0 against the Huskies.

About the Huskies
- The Huskies are coming off a 29-8 loss against Northwestern.
- NIU currently has two wrestlers in the FloWrestling rankings with No. 29 Blake West (125 lbs) and No. 29 Jacobi Jackson (285 lbs).
- The Huskies finished the 23-24 season 13-2 overall and 7-1 in the MAC (the only loss to Rider)
- Blake West (125 lbs) is the lone returning NCAA qualifier from a year ago. 

History vs Wisconsin
- This will be the fifth time these two teams have met dating back to 2001-02.
- The Badgers are 3-1 against the Broncs in all-time series history.
- The Broncs dropped a 22-16 bout in last year's matchup.

About Wisconsin
- Wisconsin opened up its 2024 dual meet season against Ohio University where the Badgers dropped a 25-14 bout 
- The Badgers have one wrestler in the FloWrestling rankings with No. 24 Nicolar Rivera.
- Wisconsin finished 9-7 overall and 3-5 in the B1G last season.

Projected Lineups 
Rider
125: Will Betancourt/Kaden Naame
133: Michael Campanaro/Nieko Malone 
141: McKenzie Bell
149: No. 24 Sammy Alvarez
157: No. 29 Colton Washleski
165: Enrique Munguia/Liam Scrivanich
174: No. 29 Michael Wilson
184: No. 33 Isaac Dean/Brock Zurawski 
197: Steyn De Lange/Quinn Collins
HWT: Collin French

Northern Illinois
125: Blake West/Camren French
133: Lucian Brink/Markel Baker
141: Jacob Brya/Lucan O'Brien
149: Collin Arch/Tommy Curran
157: Landen Johnson/Brody Hallin
165: Brett Smith/Tommy Bennett
174: Jake Evans
184: Spencer Steiner/Dominic Heim
197: Spencer Mooberry/Sean Carroll
285: Jacob Christensen

Wisconsin
125: No. 24 Nicolar Rivera/Wyatt Skeeba
133: Zan Fuggitt
141: Carson Exferd/Brock Bobzein
149: Royce Nilo/Aidan Medora
157: Luke Mechler
165: Cale Anderson
174: Luke Condon
184: Dylan Russo
197: Niccolo Collucci/Wyatt Ingam
HWT: Gannon Rosenfeld