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Matt Correnti ready to fill Rutgers' void at 197 pounds after ditching heavyweight plans

The plan for Matt Correnti last season was pretty clear.

After the former state champion and Holy Cross alum finished off a solid true freshman season at 197 pounds that culminated in a trip to the 2017 NCAA Championships, Correnti would redshirt, put on weight and return this year as a budding heavyweight for the Rutgers wrestling team.

But a couple things happened on the way to Correnti's next step as a Scarlet Knight wrestler.

First, Correnti had trouble putting on the weight to become the 240-250 pound athlete he would need to be in order to compete with opponents weighing 270-280 pounds.