Nick Santos Earns Championship in 2018 National Collegiate Open

True freshman Nick Santos earned an individual title at 149 pounds to highlight action for Rutgers wrestling on Sunday, February 25, at the National Collegiate Open in Dover, Delaware.

Santos went a perfect 5-0 during his title run, which included a 9-7 decision over Hunter Richard (Cornell) in the championship bout. The St. Peter’s Prep product recorded three falls and a major decision in his five matches.

Rutgers National Collegiate Open Results, reverse chronological order (victories in boldface; Santos victories in green boldface):

• 149 Nicholas Santos (Rutgers) DEC Hunter Richard (Cornell), 9-7 SV
• 133 Jarod Maynes (Utah Valley) FOR Zach Firestone (Rutgers)
• 184 Willie Scott (Rutgers) FOR Michael Battista (Virginia)
• 133 Zach Firestone (Rutgers) DEC Samuel Book (Virginia), 7-3
• 184 Willie Scott (Rutgers) TF Austin Clayton (Arizona State), 16-0 4:20
• 149 Nicholas Santos (Rutgers) MD Jake Keating (Virginia), 15-4
• 184 Lou Deprez (Binghamton) MD Willie Scott (Rutgers), 10-2
• 125 Jonathan Tropea (Rider) DEC Shane Metzler (Rutgers), 4-2
• 133 Zach Firestone (Rutgers) DEC Pj Ogunsanya (Usmaps), 8-1
• 141 Taylor Brown (Army West Point) DEC Peter Lipari (Rutgers), 12-6
• 285 Ryan Cloud (Rider) M FOR Matt Correnti (Rutgers)
• 125 Shane Metzler (Rutgers) DEC Colton Cummings (Usmaps), 4-3
• 133 Zach Firestone (Rutgers) F Jake Adkins (Princeton), 1:19
• 141 Peter Lipari (Rutgers) F Brandon Ramos (Old Dominion), 5:52
• 285 Matt Correnti (Rutgers) DEC Brian Kennerly (Virginia), 7-4
• 125 Sid Flores (Air Force Prep) DEC Shane Metzler (Rutgers), 2-1
• 133 Jamel Morris (NC State) DEC Zach Firestone (Rutgers), 4-1
• 141 Chandler Minnard (Ashland) DEC Peter Lipari (Rutgers), 6-5
• 149 Nicholas Santos (Rutgers) F Hunter Baxter (Maryland), 1:50
• 184 Willie Scott (Rutgers) MD Jack Walsh (Virginia), 16-2
• 125 Colton Cummings (Usmaps) F Luke Ecklof (Rutgers), 2:09
• 125 Jonathan Tropea (Rider) M FOR Nick Denora (Rutgers)
• 157 Jakob Brindley (Open) DEC William Povalac (Rutgers), 9-2
• 285 Matt Correnti (Rutgers) TF Obi Ajah (Princeton), 18-3 7:00
• 125 Luke Ecklof (Rutgers) DEC Alex Salas (Drexel), 4-2
• 133 Pj Ogunsanya (Usmaps) DEC Kyle Dinapoli (Rutgers), 7-4
• 165 Clayton Porcaro (Usmaps) M FOR Brett Donner (Rutgers)
• 285 Ryan Cloud (Rider) DEC Ralph Normandia (Rutgers), 2-0
• 285 Obi Ajah (Princeton) F Dylan D’amore (Rutgers), 6:06
• 285 Matt Correnti (Rutgers) M FOR Jacob Peru (Binghamton)
• 285 Ben Andrew (Utah Valley) MD Alex Esposito (Rutgers), 15-5
• 125 Tommy Cox (NC State) DEF Nick Denora (Rutgers)
• 125 Shane Metzler (Rutgers) MD Mike Macklin (Bucknell), 17-5
• 133 Zach Firestone (Rutgers) F Patrick Higgins (Penn State), 3:26
• 133 Samuel Book (Virginia) DEC Kyle Dinapoli (Rutgers), 5-4
• 141 Peter Lipari (Rutgers) DEC Jordan Reich (Princeton), 9-6
• 149 Nicholas Santos (Rutgers) F Darren Ostrander (Vmi), 1:41
• 157 Lenny Merkin (Princeton) DEC William Povalac (Rutgers), 3-1 SV
• 165 Owen Brown (Usmaps) DEC Brett Donner (Rutgers), 8-1
• 184 Willie Scott (Rutgers) FOR George Walton (Old Dominion)
• 285 Brian Kennerly (Virginia) DEC Alex Esposito (Rutgers), 5-1
• 285 Quinton Miller (Virginia) MD Dylan D’amore (Rutgers), 14-0
• 285 Laith Alsous (Campbell) DEC Ralph Normandia (Rutgers), 3-1
• 125 Dominic Lajoie (Open) DEC Luke Ecklof (Rutgers), 3-1
• 133 Zach Firestone (Rutgers) DEC Tristin Divencenzo (UPenn), 12-5
• 133 Kyle Dinapoli (Rutgers) MD John Devine (NC State), 12-3
• 141 Peter Lipari (Rutgers) F Quintin Lopez (Davenport), 1:55
• 149 Nicholas Santos (Rutgers) F Patrick Munn (UPenn), 3:51
• 157 William Povalac (Rutgers) DEC Felix Belga (Drexel), 6-3
• 285 Alex Esposito (Rutgers) F Eric Keosseian (Usmaps), 6:33
• 285 Malik Mcdonald (NC State) F Matt Correnti (Rutgers), 5:57
• 285 Dylan D’amore (Rutgers) DEC Samuel Palumbo (Rider), 6-2
• 285 Ralph Normandia (Rutgers) DEC Robert Scherer (Virginia), 12-7