2009-10 ROSTER
the Oklahoma-Brockport Gold Tournament … Finished fourth in the Navy Classic. 2006-07: Tallied a record of 11-15 on the season … Finished one round away from placing fifth or sixth in EIWA Championships. 2005-06: Recorded a 7-5 mark.
PRIOR TO RUTGERS: District 22 Champ … Region 6 Champ … Finished fourth at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) State Championships … Born March 22, 1987 … Son of Renetta Autridge … Has three sisters.
CARL BUCHHOLZ
Freshman: 285 pounds Great Valley/Malvern, Pa. 2009-10: Expected to receive a redshirt for the season.
PRIOR TO RUTGERS: Four-year varsity member of the Great Valley High School wrestling team … Tallied a 152 career wins … Won three district titles and two regional championships …. Placed third in state his senior year and fourth his junior year … Born on Jan. 8, 1991 … Son of Laurence and Rebecca Buchholz … Has three siblings – Erik, Hannah and Ryan … Plans to major in business.
DARYL COCOZZO
RS-Junior: 157-pounds Edinboro/River Edge, N.J. 2009-10: Listed as the fourth-best 157-pound EIWA wrestler in the WrestlingReport.com preseason rankings … WrestlingReport.com also gave the redshirt junior an honorable mention in their Atlantic Regional preseason rankings … Placed by D1CollegeWrestling.net as the fifth-best EIWA 157-pound wrestler in the site’s preseason rankings.
PRIOR TO RUTGERS: Attended Edinboro University … Reached the 2008 NCAA Championships … Squared off with Eric Medina of Maryland in the NCAA First Round of the 149-pound bracket, Medina had won more than 20 matches entering the match and had been ranked as high as No. 13 in the country that season … Dominated Medina and won the match by an 8-4 mark … Born on April 4, 1988 … Son of Philip and Barbara Cocozzo … Has two siblings – Philip and Dylan.
MICHAEL CUCINOTTA
Junior: 174-pounds Paulsboro HS/Gibbstown, N.J. 2008-09: Finished the season with a 7-11 record.
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2007-08: Finished with a record of 15-17, including a 11-16 mark in tournament action … Won in his only dual bout, against Delaware State on Jan. 26 … Finished third at The College of New Jersey Open … Also participated in the Nittany Lion Open and the Navy Classic.
SCARLET KNIGHTS WRESTLING 2009-10
PRIOR TO RUTGERS: Finished with a 59-13 overall record at Paulsboro High School … Team captain … All-South Jersey First Team … Placed third at Brick Tournament and Council Rock Tournament … Finished first at District 29 and Region 8 … Three-time Academic Wrestler Award … Three-time varsity letterwinner in wrestling … Two-time letterwinner in cross country … Born Jan. 12, 1989 … Son of Nick and Rita Cucinotta … Has one brother, Dom, and one sister, Gab.
SEAN DEDEYN
RS-Junior: 285-pounds Central Regional/Bayville, N.J. 2008-09: Finished the season with a 9-6 record … Part of recruiting class that was ranked No. 3 in the country by W.I.N. Magazine and No. 4 by Intermat
PRIOR TO RUTGERS: 2007-08: Member of the Johnson and Wales University Division III wrestling team … Finished with a record of 31-7 … Division III New England Conference Runner-up … First Team All-Pilgrim League … Pilgrim League All-Star team … Held a GPA of 3.3. 2006-07: Played football at Montclair State before transferring to Johnson and Wales University in Providence, R.I. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time District 24 runner-up … State qualifier in 2006 … Hawk Tournament Champion in 2005 … Captain of the Central Regional team … Two-time South Jersey G3 State Sectional Champions, in 2005 and 2006 … Born May 11, 1988 … Son of Dave DeDeyn … Has one sister, Paige, and one brother, Chris.
VINCENT DELLEFAVE
Freshman: 125-pounds Toms River East/Toms River, N.J. PRIOR TO RUTGERS: A two-time state champion and three-time state finalist at Toms River East High School … Born on Aug. 28, 1990 … Son of Mario and Janet Dellefave … Has one sibling Mario … Cousin of current Indianapolis Colts running back Donald Brown.
MICHAEL DEMARCO
Junior: 125-pounds St. Mary’s HS/Lyndhurst, N.J. 2008-09: Finished the season with a 9-18 record … Went 3-0 at the Hoosier Duals in Bloomington, Ind. on Nov. 29.
2007-08: Wrestled through injuries, finished with a 3-15 record, including 2-5 in duals action … Earned duals victories in a tri-meet against Delaware State and Boston University on Jan. 26 … Competed in the Nittany Lion Open … Finished with a 3.2 GPA, including a spring GPA of 3.5. PRIOR TO RUTGERS: Spent two years at Lyndhurst and two years at St. Mary’s … Two-time District Champ and Region Champ … Placed second at Bergen Counties … Member of Team NJ Freestyle for two years … Named to Second Team North Jersey and Second Team Bergen County … Took fourth at Senior Nationals … Competed in the 2007