Wrestling continues to grow in Bergen County. Felician University in Rutherford has announced plans to bring men’s and women’s wrestling to the Division II school by 2024. The teams will compete in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association during the winter and fall seasons, beginning in November 2024.
At Felician, wrestling is just the latest addition to the university’s growing sports offerings. “We’re going to be probably embarking on 23 sports when everything’s said and done by adding men’s swimming, and eSports,” Toriello said.
Wrestling will become the university's 21st varsity sport, 12th women's offering and 9th men's offering with the addition. It will compete at the NCAA Division II level and within the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) during the Fall/Winter seasons, beginning in early November and its regular season ending by February.
"I am very excited to add sports to our intercollegiate athletics offerings and we are ecstatic to become the only Division II school in the state of New Jersey that will sponsor both men and women's wrestling", Toriello stated. Men's wrestling is one of the oldest NCAA championship sports dating back to its first ever tournament event in 1928 at Iowa State, but, in early 2020, women's wrestling reached emerging status at the Division II and III levels.
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Recruiting and Coaching Staff
If you are interested in getting recruited by Felician University Wrestling, you should get to know more about the school, what academic programs are offered, and important members of the coaching staff - these are the people you need to connect with. It’s important you build a relationship with the coaching staff.
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Key Wrestling personnel at Felician University include Assistant Coach BJ Young, Head Coach Dale Fava. If you're thinking about becoming a member of Felician University Wrestling program they are the people you must contact.
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So make your free profile to become a verified NCSA Wrestling athlete and start connecting with coaches at the Felician University Wrestling program today. Starting that process as soon as possible is crucial to your success.
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Scholarship Opportunities and Admissions
Felician University does offer athletic scholarships for Wrestling. Need-based and academic scholarships are available for student-athletes. Athletic scholarships are available for NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NAIA and NJCAA.
Here you'll have access to information about the school and details on their Wrestling program like who to contact about recruiting, names of past alumni, what scholarship opportunities are presented and ways to start the recruiting process.
Admissions Contact Info
- Admissions Phone: (201) 559-6000
- Rolling Admissions: Yes
- Common Application: Yes
Academic Requirements
- Academic Selectivity:Somewhat Selective
- Average Freshman GPA:2.9
- Average ACT Composite:18-25
- Average SAT 1 Combined:880-1110
Felician University Overview
Felician University inspires and engages more than 2,300 undergraduate, graduate, and adult education students through programs in its schools of Arts & Sciences, Business, Nursing, and Education. In the past three years, Felician has ranked third in New Jersey in "Best Return on Investment for Private Colleges" in the PayScale.com College ROI Report and as the "Safest College Campus in New Jersey" by niche.com.
With campuses in Rutherford and Lodi, New Jersey, the Franciscan values of social justice, compassion, and respect for human dignity serve as an inclusive foundation for transforming the lives of tomorrow's leaders. Felician also sponsors 16 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.
Campus Environment
- Location: Rutherford, NJ
- Population: 23,971
- Distance of Major City: 12 miles from New York City
- Closest International Airport: Newark International Airport (10 miles)
- Location Description: 27-acre, suburban campus in Lodi, 15 miles from New York City; branch campus in Rutherford.
Wrestling in New Jersey
The Garden State has long been a hotbed for high school wrestling. In 2021, New Jersey City University became the first college women’s wrestling program to hit the mat in the Garden State.
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Throughout Felician's residing state, with the combination of the NCAA, NAIA, and JUCOs, 14 institutions offer men's wrestling and 3 offer women.
“New Jersey has a multitude of talent for wrestling,” Toriello said. “You end up having students leave the state, leaving their hometowns, just to go and wrestle - and their parents have to now drive two hours away to see them compete in their matches.
Though recruitment for Felician’s wrestling teams has not begun, anyone interested in joining either team can fill out an online questionnaire in the meantime.
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