Match Outlook 
Date: Sunday, Nov. 7
Location: Piscataway, N.J. | Rutgers Athletic Center
Schedule: Cleveland State (0-0) vs. Binghamton (0-0) | 10 a.m.
Cleveland State (0-0) vs. No. 12 Rutgers (0-0) | 11:30 a.m.
Cleveland State (0-0) vs. NJCU (0-0) | 1:00 p.m.

Setting the Scene
Cleveland State kicks off their 2021-22 season with a quad-meet against Binghamton, Rutgers, and NJCU at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J. These will be the first matches of the year for all teams competing.

Get to Know Rutgers

• Rutgers features ranked wrestlers in eight weights according to Intermat, including top-10 rankings for No. 4 Sebastian Rivera (141), No. 5 John Poznanski (184), and No. 7 Jackson Turley (174). No. 11 Sammy Alvarez (133), No. 15 Greg Bulsak (197), No. 27 Michael VanBrill (149), No. 30 Dylan Shawver (125), and No. 32 Robert Kanniard (157) also earned recognition.
• RU is ranked as high as No. 12 (Intermat) in the country ahead of the 2021-22 season and is No. 19 in the preseason NWCA Coaches Poll.

Get to Know Binghamton

• The Bearcats have one of its deepest teams in recent years, returning all four National Qualifiers from March while adding three transfers and three true freshmen.

Get to Know NJCU

• NJCU will be competing in their first full season in NJCU history since last year's inaugural season was abbreviated short.

MAC Preseason Poll
The Vikings were selected to finish second in the 13-team MAC field, registering 96.5 points. Central Michigan was picked as the preseason favorite with 112 points, while Northern Illinois, Edinboro, and Clarion rounded out the top five.

MAC Preseason Rankings
Ten Cleveland State wrestlers were ranked in the MAC preseason weight classes led by Ben Smith as the top wrestler in the 197-pound weight class.

Intermat Preseason Team
Cleveland State had three wrestlers recognized on the All-MAC Teams with Ben Smith (197) on the First Team and Riley Smucker (165) along with DeAndre Nassar (184) on the Second Team.

NCAA Returners
The Vikings return all three NCAA qualifiers from last season; Marcus Robinson (149), DeAndre Nassar (184), and Ben Smith (197).

2021-22 Schedule
Cleveland State will take part in 16-events during the 2021-22 season with their first home match on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. against Purdue.

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Projected Lineups for This Weekend
Cleveland State
125 - Logan Heil
133 - Jake Manley/Cody Moosman
141 - Caleb Graber
149 - Marcus Robinson/Jack Gorman
157 - Daniel Patten/Caleb Cass
165 - Riley Smucker
174 - Anthony Rice/Gabe Phillips
184 - No. 30 DeAndre Nassar
197 - No. 25 Ben Smith/Justin Jaeckin
HWT - Daniel Bucknavich/John Kelbly

NJCU
125 – George Rivera/Damienlee Torres
133 – Andre Ruiz/Peret Shed
141 – Enrique Cueva/Dom Merola
149 – Seth Rotondella/Mikey Cross
157 – Jake Sisk
165 – Jeff Johnson/Shane Lallkissoon
174 – Matthew Armamento/Ty Bailey
184 – Mason Bayer
197 – Kyle Hillermeier/Jace Macfie
HWT – Kyle Hillermeier/Jace Macfie

Rutgers
125: 30/NR Dylan Shawver -OR- Nico Messina
133: 11/15 Sammy Alvarez -OR- David Campbell
141: 4/4 Sebastian Rivera -OR- Michael Cetta
149: 27/NR Michael VanBrill
157: 32/NR Robert Kanniard -OR- Al DeSantis
165: Andrew Clark -OR- Jake Benner
174: 7/8 Jackson Turley -OR- Connor O'Neill
184: 5/5 John Poznanski
197: 15/18 Greg Bulsak -OR- Kyle Epperly
HWT: Boone McDermott -OR- Alex Esposito

Binghamton
125: Micah Roes or Nick Curley 
133: Anthony Sobotker or Ivan Garcia 
141: Michael Zarif or Ryan Anderson
149: Nick Lombard
157: Logan Gumble or JR Kazalas
165: Brevin Cassella 
174: No. 29 Jacob Nolan
184: Sam DePrez or No. 10 Lou DePrez
197: Matt Kelly
HWT: No. 28 Joe Doyle