The NCAA champion and four-time state champion is now an assistant coach at Princeton.
Rutgers assistant Anthony Ashnault during the first day of the Big Ten Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.Ashnault was the first undefeated four-time state champion in New Jersey history, accomplishing the feat at traditional power South Plainfield. He stayed in state and became the greatestwrestler of all-time, winning 123 matches, three Big 10 titles and becoming an All-American four times - all Scarlet Knight records.
“ reached out about a year ago and at the time I was focused on making the Olympic team and really had no idea what I wanted to do after,” said Ashnault. “I wasn’t really sure I would get back into coaching, but I knew I would stay in New Jersey. My girlfriend is from Westfield. I’m from South Plainfield. She definitely wanted to stay in Jersey. College coaching just felt like such a great fit, and it was great timing.
Ashnault said as he’s hit the recruiting trail, he’s found the next generation of wrestlers - particularly New Jersey wrestlers - know all about his history and have interest in joining him in this next phase. “I spend a lot of time with Coach Ashnault and to have a national champ that was in your weight class, he’s been wonderful to have,” said Whalen. “When we changed coaches that was a stressful period, but it panned out. did a fantastic job hiring a staff, and we’re in good hands.
“I love it, I can’t wait to compete against Anthony, him and I talk about it, he’s excited for it, which gets me a little nervous because he’ll have them all jacked up to wrestle,” said Rutgers coach Scott Goodale. “He was here . He decided he wanted to go chase his dream and wrestle and do it in a different spot because there are a lot of people he knew and trained with here, and he didn’t want to focus on that.
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