N.J. wrestlers in the national college rankings for Feb. 2: Rutgers adds new face

Billy Janzer of Rutgers (right) and Ethan Laird of Rider wrestle during the NCAA wrestling match between No. 18 Rutgers and Rider in Lawrence Township on Sunday, January 8, 2023.
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Can you call it a hot streak?

Billy Janzer, a redshirt junior for Rutgers and former two-time state champion from Delsea, wrestled his way back into the national rankings this week following back-to-back wins against Michigan and Northwestern. Against Northwestern, Janzer downed No. 28 Andrew Davison in overtime. It was a victory that came a week after Janzer pushed Michigan State’s 14th-ranked Cameron Caffey to the brink before losing in sudden victory.

Janzer missed all of last season after undergoing back surgery. He was a national qualifier as a redshirt freshman during the 2019-2020 season and finished the year ranked as high as No. 18.

This week, he joined FloWrestling’s honorable mention list, making him one of 36 wrestlers with ties to New Jersey to be ranked amongst the best in the nation. Check out the rest of the wrestlers and their movement below. For our purposes, the wrestlers below either wrestled at New Jersey high schools or compete for one of New Jersey’s three Division 1 programs: Rutgers, Rider or Princeton.

125 pounds

Wrestler, college, high school, grade, Intermat ranking/Flowrestling ranking

  • Pat Glory, Princeton, Delbarton, senior, 2/2 (10 P4P)
  • Dean Peterson, Rutgers, St. John Vianney, freshman, 12/12
  • Brett Ungar, Cornell, Hunterdon Central, Notre Dame Green Pond (Pa.), freshman, 17/14
  • Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech, Pope John, freshman, NR/21
  • Trevor Mastrogiovanni, Oklahoma State, Blair, sophomore, NR/15
  • Ryan Miller, Penn, Blair, sophomore, 24/HM
  • Nick Babin, Columbia, Emerson/Park Ridge, junior, 30/HM

Notes: Plenty of changes for Intermat but no changes at all for FloWrestling. Peterson dropped one spot in Intermat’s rankings ... Ventresca and Mastrogiovanni dropped out of Intermat’s rankings ... Miller rose four spots in Intermat’s rankings ... Babin rose two spots in Intermat’s rankings

133 pounds

  • Michael Colaiocco, Penn, Blair, junior, 8/9
  • Chris Cannon, Northwestern, Blair, sophomore, 13/12
  • Joe Heilmann, Rutgers, South Plainfield, junior, 16/14

Notes: Cannon defeated Heilmann by decision when they met last Sunday. Despite the head-to-head result, there were no changes.

141 pounds

  • Joey Olivieri, Rutgers, Hanover Park, sophomore, 18/HM
  • Joe Zargo, Wisconsin, Bergen Catholic, sophomore, 26/HM
  • McKenzie Bell, Rider, Kingsway, freshman, 32/NR

Notes: Olivieri, who dropped his first loss since getting his redshirt pulled to No. 8 Frankie Tal-Shahar of Northwestern, fell one spot in Intermat’s rankings ... Zargo dropped two spots in Intermat’s rankings ... Bell jumped one spot in Intermat’s rankings

149 pounds

  • Shayne Van Ness, Penn State, Blair, freshman, 13/12
  • Quinn Kinner, Rider, Kingsway, junior, 28/HM
  • Zach Sherman, North Carolina, Blair, senior, 25/HM
  • Tony White, Rutgers, South Plainfield, Rutgers, Fr., NR/HM

Notes: Van Ness dropped a decision to No. 6 Max Murin of Iowa and did not move. ... Kinner dropped five spots in Intermat’s rankings and fell to FloWrestling’s honorable mention after losing to Nick Stonecheck of Lock Haven. ... Columbia’s Danny Fongaro, a Boonton graduate, dropped out.

157 pounds

  • Michael Petite, Buffalo, Piscataway, senior, 23/22
  • Andy Clark, Rutgers, Collingswood, sophomore, NR/HM

Notes: Petite rose two spots in Intermat’s rankings and one spot in Flo’s rankings ... No changes for Clark

165 pounds

  • Quincy Monday, Princeton, senior, 3/3 (18 P4P)
  • Shane Griffith, Stanford, Bergen Catholic, 4/4 (9 P4P)
  • Julian Ramirez, Cornell, Blair, sophomore, 9/12

Notes: Ramirez dropped one spot in Intermat’s rankings and two in Flo’s.

174 pounds

  • Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech, Bound Brook, junior, 3/3 (14 P4P)
  • Chris Foca, Cornell, Bergen Catholic, sophomore, 4/4
  • Mickey O’Malley, Drexel, Hasbrouck Heights, junior, 5/11
  • Nick Incontrera, Penn, Blair, sophomore, 20/22

Notes: O’Malley dropped one spot in Flo’s rankings ... Incontrera rose two spots in Intermat’s rankings

184 pounds

  • Brian Soldano, Rutgers, High Point, freshman, 15/16
  • Brian Bonino, Drexel, Paramus, senior, 27/HM

Notes: No changes

197 pounds

  • Ethan Laird, Rider, senior, 8/7
  • Jacob Cardenas, Cornell, Bergen Catholic, junior, 14/17
  • Luke Stout, Princeton, sophomore, 19/23
  • Billy Janzer, Rutgers, junior, NR/HM

Notes: Cardenas moved up two spots in Intermat’s rankings ... Stout rose one spot in Intermat’s rankings and dropped one spot in Flo’s ... Janzer joined the rankings after defeating Northwestern’s Andrew Davison.

285 pounds

  • Owen Trephan, North Carolina State, Blair, sophomore, 12/11
  • Lewis Fernandes, Cornell, Voorhees, junior, 20/14
  • Boone McDermott, Rutgers, junior, 26/22
  • Travis Stefanik, Princeton, senior, 31/NR

Notes: Fernandes dropped two spots in Intermat’s rankings, representing the only changes for the weight class.

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Patrick Lanni may be reached at planni@njadvancemedia.com.

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