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Finished last in NCAA in 2008 and 11th in 2018
Had 8 All Americans from 1952 to 2014 and 8 All Americans from 2014 to 2018
Ranked 5th Nationally in Home attendance in 2018
Sold over 2,900 season tickets for 2018-2019 season
SKWC Board Members individually have directed/influenced over $2 million in contributions to Rutgers University Athletics
SKWC pays compensation to Joe Pollard, Brian Murphy, Harry Turner, Billy Ashnault, and the Resident Athletes
SKWC raised $400,000 in pledges for coaching salaries for a 5 year period
SKWC mentors secure internships and job offers for wrestlers
SKWC contributes financially for summer school for incoming freshman to ease their adjustment to college
SKWC funded Anthony Ashnault’s trip to Central Asia and Nick Suriano’s trip to train with Italian national team
Had 4 wrestlers earn academic All BIG Ten Honors in 2018
SKWC 2016 revenues lagged Big Ten Competitive Clubs (PSU 738k, Iowa 500k, OSU 323k, Michigan 313k, Rutgers 118k) (per IRS 990 filings)
Coach Goodale’s Dual Meet record is 161 – 62 (2008-2018)
Coach Pritzlaff is a 2 time NCAA Champion and World Bronze Medalist

Ranked 5th in Big Ten and 17th Nationally as a Public University (US News and World Report)
Ranked 41st in the World (Center for World University Rankings)
Business School ranked #2 nationally in job placement (Bloomberg)
Ranked #2 nationally for health professionals (USA Today)
Ranked #2 nationally in human resource management (USA Today)
Ranked #1 public university for engineering in NY /NJ (US New & World Report)
Ranked #3 nationally for top universities for technology jobs on Wall Street (efinancialcareers.com)
Ranked #4 nationally for veterans (Military Times Edge)
Ranked #5 nationally for information science (College Factual)
Ranked #6 nationally for biological and biomedical science (College Factual)
Ranked #15 as best public university for a Big Pay Check (Money Magazine)
Generates over $5 billion in economic activity for NJ (www.economicimpact.rutgers.edu)
Has over 92% freshman retention rate
Athletic Budget is 2.2% of total university budget
Student-Athletes performed over 5200 hours of community service at 160 uniques events in 2018-2016 school year (RLA)
Big Ten payout in 2016-17 FY was 45% of what other Big Ten schools received. In 2021 Rutgers becomes an equal partner.
R&D Expenditures exceed all other NJ Colleges and Universities combined
Student Dance Marathon contributed over $1 million to support Embrace Kids in 2018

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