Anthony Ashnault
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| Full name | Anthony James Ashnault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 25, 1995 South Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Scarlet Knight WC NJRTC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Scott Goodale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony James Ashnault (born June 25, 1995)[1] is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he is a two-time Pan American Champion, having won the titles in 2019 and 2020.[2] In folkstyle, he is an NCAA Division I Champion, four-time All-American and three-time Big Ten Champion. He was also a four-time undefeated NJSIAA title holder as a high schooler.[3]
Folkstyle
High School
Ashnault was born in Paramus, New Jersey and attended South Plainfield High School. He remained undefeated all four years of varsity with a record of 170 wins and no losses and went on to win four NJSIAA state titles at four different weight classes (103, 112, 126 & 138).[4]
University
After graduating, Ashnault committed to wrestle as a Scarlet Knight at Rutgers University, where he competed at 141-pounds all years but his senior year, competing at 149 instead.[3][5] As a redshirt athlete, he compiled a record of 15-3 while wrestling unattached in open tournaments.
As a freshman, he finished the season with 29 wins and 8 losses. Post-season, he placed fifth at the Big Ten Championships, becoming the highest-placing Scarlet Knight at his first tournament.[6] At the 15' NCAA's, he placed eight, earning All-American honors.[7]
As a sophomore, he compiled a 33-5 record through season. Brought Rutgers their first individual Big Ten title ever.[8] He placed fourth at the 16' NCAA's to become the first two-time All-American in the history of the program.[9]
In his junior season, he posted a record of 30-6, became a three-time All-American with a sixth-place finish at the 17' NCAA Championships[10] and won his second straight Big Ten championship.[11] Ashnault was initially unable to compete as a senior and missed the whole season due to an injury.[12]
The NCAA granted Ashnault a sixth year of eligibilty for the 2018-19 season.[12] He compiled an undefeated 32-0 record through the season, in which he competed at 149-pounds unlike his previous seasons. He won his third-consecutive Big Ten Championship[13] and also won the prestigious 19' NCAA Championship, becoming the second Scarlet Knight to do so after his fellow teammate Nick Suriano, who won the individual title in his weight class earlier in the tournament.[14]
Ashnault graduated that year with a record of 139-22.[15]
Freestyle
Previous to competing as a senior, Ashnault had already competed multiple times in freestyle wrestling as a junior in competitions such as the FILA (UWW) Nationals and World Trials.[16]
2014
Ashnault won the University Nationals at 65 kilograms,[17] and was scheduled to compete at a best-of-three qualifier for the World University Championship against Jordan Oliver[18], but Oliver missed weight and was pulled out of the event.[19] This earned Ashnault the spot.[20] He placed tenth at the world-level tournament.[21]
2019
Ashnault competed at the Pan American Championships on April 18. He defeated every opponent he faced in the bracket at 70 kilograms, winning the championship.[22]
Ashnault went on to compete at an exhibition bout at the annual Beat The Streets against 2017 World Championship runner-up James Green. He lost the contest by points (4-8).[23]
Ashnault competed at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in an attempt to qualify for the World Championships. He won his first two bouts to reach the finals, in which he faced James Green in a rematch. When Green was rolling Ashnaults legs to get back exposure points, Ashnault suffered a knee injury which led him to a 0-10 technical fall loss and was forced to medical forfeit the second bout, awarding Green the next victory he needed to win the best-of-three.[24][25]
2020
After recovering from the injury, the defending champion competed at the Pan American Championships in his first competition of the year. Last year's results were repeated as Ashnault defeated every opponent he faced to become a two-time Pan American Champion. This outcome qualified him for the US Olympic Trials.[26]
Ashnault was scheduled to compete at the Olympic Trials Challenge Tournament on April, at State College, Pennsylvania, however, the event was postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak, along with the Olympics.[27]
After the Olympic Trials were postponed for next year, Ashnault had been slated to compete against Luke Pletcher on July 25 at FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo.[28] However, he was forced to pull out of the event on July 6 due to injury.[29]
Major results
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2019 | Pan American Wrestling Championships |  Buenos Aires, Argentina
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1st | Freestyle 70 kg |
| 2020 | Pan American Wrestling Championships |  Ottawa, Canada
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1st | Freestyle 70 kg |
Freestyle record
NCAA record
Stats
References
- ^ "Mens freestyle World Team Trials Challenge Tournament finalist bios".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kratch, James (March 9, 2020). "Rutgers national champion Anthony Ashnault wins 2nd Pan-Am Championships title, qualifies for 2020 Olympic Trials". NJ.com. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Anthony Ashnault - Wrestling". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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Falk, Steven (April 6, 2018). ""Rutgers wrestling: Anthony Ashnault granted sixth year of eligibility"". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
Rutgers University redshirt senior Anthony Ashnault has been given a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, it was announced today. The three-time All-American and former South Plainfield High School star will be eligible to wrestle for Rutgers in the 2018-19 season
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ LLC, ACS. "Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) Profile". www.wrestlestat.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Big Ten Conference" (PDF). bigten.org. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "2015 NCAA D1 Brackets" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Logan, Scott (March 8, 2016). "Rutgers Wrestler Becomes First Big Ten Champion in Program History". New Brunswick Today. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Badders, Bob. "Rutgers' Anthony Perrotti Becomes a Two-Time NCAA All-American". Shore Sports Network. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Trentonian, John Bilinski For The. "Anthony Ashnault becomes Rutgers wrestling's first three-time All-American". The Trentonian. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ NJ.com, Ryan Dunleavy | NJ Advance Media for (2017-03-06). "RU's Ashnault, 2x B1G champion, wants to 'set a legacy'". nj. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ a b "Ashnault Granted Sixth Year of Eligibility for Wrestling". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ NJ.com, James Kratch | NJ Advance Media for (2019-03-10). "Rutgers' Anthony Ashnault wins historic 3rd title at Big Ten Championships, has one last hill to climb". nj. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ Cooper, Darren. "Anthony Ashnault finishes his Rutgers wrestling career with national title". North Jersey. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Kosko, Nick (2019-03-25). "Anthony Ashnault: A Career Retrospective". On the Banks. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, NJ) | Trackwrestling Profile". Trackwrestling. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "2014 ASICS University Nat - FS". www.trackwrestling.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Star-Ledger, Joe Kania/ For The (2014-06-10). "Wrestling: Anthony Ashnault to wrestle-off Jordan Oliver for University World Team spot". nj. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ Express-Times, Ryan Holmes | The (June 22, 2014). "Jordan Oliver fails to make weight, will not contend for spot on U.S. Freestyle University World Team". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ NJ.com, Ryan Dunleavy | NJ Advance Media for (2016-11-15). "One match could steal show of RU, Princeton wrestling". nj. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "Rutgers wrestler Anthony Ashnault competed for USA". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "Ashnault Captures Gold for Team USA at Pan Am Championships". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "Beat The Streets Results". USA Wrestling. May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "See the results for the 2019 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament wrestling event on FloWrestling.org". www.flowrestling.org. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ NJ.com, James Kratch | NJ Advance Media for (2019-05-19). "Anthony Ashnault's world championships bid derailed by injury; NJRTC's Pat Downey, Tyler Graff advance to Final X". nj. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ NJ.com, James Kratch | NJ Advance Media for (2020-03-09). "Rutgers national champion Anthony Ashnault wins 2nd Pan-Am Championships title, qualifies for 2020 Olympic Trials". nj. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "Alumni Spotlight: Ashnault's Olympic Goal Continues Despite Postponement". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ "FloWrestling to host Dake-Chamizo; Taylor-Downey; Ashnault-Pletcher on July 25 in Austin". Team USA. June 19, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Breaking: Due to Injury Anthony Ashnault is out of his match against Luke Pletcher on our July 25th card. We are currently looking for a replacement to compete against Luke Pletcher". Twitter. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
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External links
- Anthony Ashnault at the International Wrestling Database
