Nick Suriano will redshirt Rutgers wrestling season to chase Olympic dream
Nick Suriano has his sights set on the Olympics. The Rutgers wrestling national champion is going to take a redshirt for the upcoming season in order to chase a spot in next year’s Olympics, according to a member of his family. A second source also confirmed Monday night. Suriano, who was a four-time undefeated NJSIAA champion at Bergen Catholic, became Rutgers’ first NCAA champion back in March. Now, he’ll attempt to become one of six wrestlers representing the U.S. at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.
The Olympic Trials will be held April 4-5 at the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State. The most likely Olympic weight class for Suriano is 57 kilograms (125.7 pounds). Suriano wrestled at 125 pounds his freshman and sophomore years but moved up to 133 pounds before his title-winning junior season. The next-lowest Olympic weight class is 65 kg (143.3 pounds). Rest of the story at https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/college/wrestling/2019/09/09/nick-suriano-chasing-olympics-taking-rutgers-wrestling-redshirt/2269929001/?mc_cid=98b1387d98&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b
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