PHILADELPHIA – The #19 University of Pennsylvania wrestling team rings in the new year this weekend, heading to the Franklin and Marshall Open on Friday and hosting #14 Rutgers in The Palestra on Saturday night at 7 p.m.
 
Franklin and Marshall Open
Friday, Jan. 5 | 9:00 a.m.
Alumni Sports and Fitness Center | Lancaster, Pa.
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#19 Penn (0-1, 0-0 EIWA) vs. #14 Rutgers (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten)
Saturday, Jan. 6 | 7:00 p.m.
The Palestra | Philadelphia, Pa.
Watch on ESPN+ ($) | NBC Sports Philadelphia+ | Tickets
 
Last Time Out
Penn hit the mats last weekend and was a dominant force, taking the team title at the Midlands Championships for the first time in program history. Michael Colaiocco (133), CJ Composto (141), Lucas Revano (157), Nick Incontrera (184), Maximus Hale (184), Cole Urbas (197), and John Stout (285) all placed in the top ten en route to Penn's title. Composto and Hale led the Quakers with second-place finishes, while Incontrera, Revano, and Urbas grabbed third. Colaiocco placed fourth, and Stout landed eighth to round out the Quakers in the top ten of their weight classes.  
 
Quakers in the Rankings
Eight from the Red and Blue head into this weekend's battles ranked in the top 35 of their weight classes, with Revano, Stout, and Urbas new to the FloWrestling and Intermat polls after their performances last week. #7 Colaiocco (133) leads the Quakers in the rankings, moving up a spot after his fourth-place finish at Midlands. #11 Composto (141), #11 Incontrera (174), #16 Hale (184), #21 Cole (197), #25 Revano (157), #33 Max Gallagher (125), and #33 Stout (285) even out Penn's presence in the rankings.
 
F&M Field
#10 Virginia Tech, #16 Lehigh, #17 Air Force, #20 Lock Haven, #23 Maryland, #27 Pittsburgh, American, Army Prep, Army West Point, Binghamton, Campbell, Columbia, Drexel, George Mason, Harvard, Hofstra, Kent State, LIU, Millersville, NC State, North Carolina, Navy, Presbyterian, Princeton, Rider, Rutgers, and Sacred Heart join the #19 Quakers and F&M in Lancaster, Pa. for the open. 
 
Scarlet Knights in the Rankings
#14 Rutgers has seven grapplers in the top 30 of their weight classes heading to University City. Heavy weight #7 Yaraslau Slavikouski (285) leads Rutgers followed by #8 John Poznanski (197), #9 Dylan Shawver (133), #14 Mitch Moore (141), #19 Brina Soldano (184), #27 Jackson Turley (174), and #33 Andrew Clarke (157).
 
Probable Lineup at F&M Open
125 – Brady Pruett
141 – Nico Nardone
141 – Spencer Barnhart
149 – Hunter Gandy
149 – Sean Seefeldt
157 – Jackson Dean
165 – Cam Connor
165 – Cole Spencer
184 – Jake Stefanowicz
197 – Om Shastri
285 – Zach Delsanter
285 – Matthew Cruise
 
Probable Lineup vs. Rutgers
125 – #33 Max Gallagher or Ryan Miller
133 – #7 Michael Colaiocco or Alex Almeyda
141 – #11 CJ Composto
149 – Andy Troczynski or Kelly Dunnigan
157 – #25 Lucas Revano or Jude Swisher
165 – Kaya Sement or Adam Thomson
174 – #11 Nick Incontrera
184 – #16 Maximus Hale
197 – Martin Cosgrove or #21 Cole Urbas
285 – #33 John Stout