SCOTT GOODALE HEAD COACH THIRD SEASON
Wrestling Hall of Fame on Nov. 7, 2009.
Goodale was named the New Scott Goodale Jersey State Coach of the Year three times, enters his third while also earning District 21 and Region VI year as the Coach of the Year accolades three times durRutgers head ing his tenure with the Jaguars. Goodale wrestling coach. coached four New Jersey State Champions During his short and five New Jersey State runner-ups, along tenure, Goodale with 16 additional state placewinners. In has built a fountotal, he has coached a total of 41 District dation destined 21 Champions and 10 Region VI Champions. for national Goodale led his teams to two Group IV State prominence. Championships, as well as four Central During Goodale’s’ tenure, Five RU wrestlers have Jersey Group IV Sectional titles. Each season earned NCAA bids and six Scarlet Knights have Goodale spent with Jackson Memorial, the Jaguars were crowned District 21 Team placed at the EIWA Championships. Champions, as well as winning four Class ASouth Shore Conference titles. During the Goodale began the 2009-10 season with five wrestlers listed in preseason national rankings. 2005-06 season, the Jaguars finished ranked No. 10 in the country. The following In 2008-09, Rutgers broke the school record year, Goodale and the Jaguars improved that performance, finishing the year ranked sevfor victories in a single season with a 20-7 enth nationally. In every year Goodale was at mark in dual action. Three Scarlet Knights Jackson Memorial, he led his team to a topearned NCAA Championships bids, which 10 finish in the New Jersey wrestling polls. was the most for RU since 2004. Prior to being named head coach at Jackson Memorial, Goodale served as a top assistant The Scarlet Knights tallied an 11-7 overall for the wrestling program, while also working record and 5-3 mark in Eastern as the offensive coordinator for the football Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) team. During his time with the Jaguars footaction in 2007-08. Two wrestlers reached ball squad, he was a part of three state the NCAA Championships. Goodale maxichampionship teams. On a national level, he mized his strong high school coaching backhas spent the last 12 years as the Junior ground and brought in a recruiting class and Cadet State Team Coach for national ranked nationally by W.I.N. Magazine (No. 3) wrestling tournaments held in Fargo, N.D. and InterMat (No. 4). Following the 2005-06 season, he served as the head coach for Team New Jersey at the Goodale’s first recruiting class included Junior National Duals. Goodale wrestled for InterMat’s No. 2 overall senior recruit in Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania, earnScott Winston, InterMat’s 17th-best recruit ing his bachelor's degree in Health and in Trevor Melde and USA Wrestling’s 19thPhysical Education in 1995. He then went to best 171-pound wrestler in Dan Rinaldi. New Jersey City University where he earned Goodale was a three-time New Jersey a certification in Special Education in 1997. “Coach of the Year” at Jackson Memorial As a collegiate wrestler, Goodale made three High School in Jackson, N.J., before becoming the sixth coach in Rutgers wrestling histo- trips to the NCAA Championships, as well as placing second at the Eastern Wrestling ry. “I have such a passion for New Jersey League (EWL) Tournament twice in his wrestling,” Goodale said. “It's going to be a career. During his time with the Bald Eagles, challenge, but I'm up for the challenge. We the team was ranked as high as ninth in the are going to try and take this team to the country. Goodale finished with 99 wins at next level.” The Jackson, N.J. native took Lock Haven. Goodale and his wife Lisa are over the Rutgers program following an impressive seven-year stint as head coach at the parents of Shelby and Zachary, and reside in Toms River. his alma mater, Jackson Memorial High School. In seven seasons, Goodale compiled an overall record of 155-16, leading his squad to the top ranking in the state in 2006 and 2007. The legendary Jersey high school wrestling coach was inducted into the South Jersey
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SCARLET KNIGHTS WRESTLING 2009-10
SCOTT GOODALE HOMETOWN Jackson, N.J.
CURRENT RESIDENCE Toms River, N.J.
ALMA MATER Lock Haven, 1995 - Special Education Certification, New Jersey City University, 1997. COACHING EXPERIENCE Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Head Coach, 2007- present Record: 31-14 - 13-4 EIWA Jackson Memorial High School Head Coach, 2000-2007 Record: 155-16
* Member of the 2009 South Jersey Wrestling Hall of Fame Class. * Named New Jersey State Coach of the Year three times
*Named District 21 and Region VI Coach of the Year three times
*Coached four New Jersey State Champions and five New Jersey State runner-ups, along with 16 additional state placewinners *Led his teams to two Group IV State Championships, as well as four Central Jersey Group IV Sectional titles *Under Goodale, Jackson Memorial were crowned District 21 Team Champions each year, and won four Class A-South Shore Conference titles.
GOODALE AT RUTGERS YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD Overall 2008-09: 11-7 20-7 2009-10 Total (2 Years) 31-14
EIWA 5-3 8-1 13-4