Brandon Toranzo commits to Rutgers wrestling

Brandon Toranzo commits to Rutgers.

Following an impressive season, Rutgers wrestling is expected to build on its success next season. That is partly due to its incoming recreating class, which now includes Brandon Toranzo. On Monday night, the Nutley High School product announced on social media that he had committed to Rutgers. 

The New Jersey native joins Rutgers following an impressive high school career. In February, he made headlines due to his performance in the Region 3 Wrestling Finals. Toranzo won the heavyweight title in the tournament and took home Most Outstanding Wrestler honors.

Additionally, Toranzo has shown he can overcome whatever adversity is put in his path. He suffered his first loss during his senior season due to a medical forfeit. He had torn his ACL, which required months of rehab. Due to his determination, Toranzo was able to get back on the mat and will soon call Piscataway home. 

For Rutgers, the addition of Toranzo is exciting news. Last season, they went 12-5 but struggled in conference play. Against Big Ten teams, they posted a 4-4 record. With Toranzo in the mix, they will be looking to reverse their luck and become a team that other schools in the conference don’t want to face.

While the start of Toranzo’s college career is months away, he is ready to make his mark. At the high school level, he showed that he was a talented athlete determined to make an impact at the next level. 

Rutgers wrestling lands a commitment from Brandon Toranzo

Brandon Toranzo commits to Rutgers wrestling.

An already strong recruiting class for Rutgers wrestling got another boost with the commitment of Brandon Toranzo this week.

Toranzo is a high-level addition for Rutgers who finished off his high school career. He took third-place in the NJSIAA State Championships at 285 pounds for Nutley High School (Nutley, New Jersey). During his run at the state championships, Toranzo defeated two wrestlers who were ranked above him pre-tournament by NJ Wrestle.

He also won the Region 3 heavyweight championship this season.

Rutgers has five wrestlers in the top 50 in the nation on the FloWrestling Big Board.

Toranzo announced via social media his commitment on Monday afternoon:

 

Last week, Rutgers landed a commitment from Dagen Condomotti out of the transfer portal. In addition, heavyweight Yaraslau Slavikouski announced that he will be returning to Rutgers.

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Rutgers is coming off a strong bounce-back season.  Rutgers finished the season 12-5 and with a 4-4 record in the Big Ten.