There have been persistent complaints from some about Rutgers’ failure to get a signature dual-meet win against one of
the elite programs in the Big Ten Conference. They have also said Goodale and his coaching staff do not develop wrestlers the way other programs do.
Dylan Shawver, who finished seventh at 133 pounds in the NCAA Tournament Saturday, said that perception is wrong.
With both Shawver and graduate student Yaraslau Slavikouski (285) earning seventh-place medals, Rutgers, after not having an All-American last season for the first time since 2014, has multiple All-Americans for the eighth time in the last nine NCAA Tournaments.
Shawver and Slavikouski are the 18th and 19th All-Americans Rutgers has had in Goodale’s 17 seasons. All of those All-Americans have come since 2014, including the program’s only national champions in Nick Suriano and Anthony Ashnault in 2019.
