Session III of the NCAA Wrestling Championships could not have started better for Rutgers.
Nick Suriano continued his march through the 125 bracket as he scored his third win with bonus points, this time an 8-0 major of UVA’s Louie Hayes. With the win, Suriano moved into the semifinals tonight against top seed Darian Cruz from Lehigh. Cruz is the defending national champion.
With the move into the semis, Suriano made some RU Wrestling history.
Nick Suriano is now the fifth from Rutgers to ever appear in a national semifinal.
2016 & 2017: Anthony Ashnault (141 lbs)
1960: Mike Leta (130 lbs)
1955: George Mulligan (147 lbs)
1952: Emil Perona (157 lbs)#RUWR | #D1WRNotes pic.