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The winningest coach in program history with 249 career dual victories, “On the Banks”, head coach Scott Goodale has turned Rutgers wrestling into one of the top teams in the country since he took over on July 31, 2007.

In just 19 years, Goodale has produced 118 NCAA qualifiers, surpassing the 80 in the 96 years prior to his arrival. Thirteen wrestlers have combined for 19 All-America laurels under Goodale’s watch, which includes the program’s first two individual national champions in Anthony Ashnault and Nick Suriano.

The Scarlet Knights have worked an impressive 249-106-1 dual record with Goodale as head coach. Since 2009, RU has earned 14 top-25 finishes and two top-10 designations in the final NWCA Division I Coaches Poll. Rutgers has tallied double-digit dual wins in 17 of the 19 seasons under Goodale, including nine 14-plus win campaigns and two 20-plus win seasons.

The Scarlet Knights have qualified five or more student-athletes to nationals since 2014-15 and have sent seven or more to the national tournament each of the past five years since the 2021-22 campaign. RU’s nine national qualifiers this past year were its most since 2016. Goodale’s wrestlers have also won six individual conference titles and earned 61 Big Ten Championships placements.

Rutgers finished No. 11 in the final NWCA Coaches Poll for the second consecutive season in 2025-26. The Scarlet Knights tallied a 14-5 dual record this past campaign, which included a 5-3 record in conference action to secure RU’s highest regular season Big Ten finish (T3rd) in program history.

All 10 starters went wire to wire ranked by Intermat during the regular season, while nine Scarlet Knights qualified for the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland. Rutgers was one of just eight programs in the country with nine or more participants at nationals.

The success of Goodale’s teams has resulted in one of the top home environments in the sport. Competing at Jersey Mike's Arena, the Scarlet Knights have finished in the top 10 in national attendance over the past nine seasons, including a 4,228 average in 2024-25, good for fifth nationally.

The wrestling program also trains at one of the top practice facilities in the country – the RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center. Opened in 2019, the state-of-the-art facility lives right next to Jersey Mike's Arena and features three regulation practice mats, a 30-person team locker room, and offices for coaches and support staff.
 
The success on the mat has attracted some of the country's top talent. Rutgers signed a top 20 class in 2025-26, according to FloWrestling, which features Alex Bajoras, Charlie Esposito, Brandt Harer, CJ Huerta, Alex Reyes, and Anthony Knox. Knox arrives at ‘On the Banks’ as a four-time NJSIAA State Champion with an illustrious 144-1 scholastic record at Saint John Vianney.

Academic achievement has also been a priority under Goodale. Rutgers has produced 29 NWCA Scholar All-Americans, 24 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, and 127 Academic All-Big Ten selections under Goodale’s watch. Nineteen Scarlet Knights earned Winter Academic All-Big Ten accolades this past season, a program record.

The Jackson, N.J., native took over the Rutgers program following an impressive seven-year stint as head coach at 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 Wrestling Hall of Fame on Nov. 7, 2009.

Goodale was named the New Jersey State Coach of the Year three times, while also earning District 21 and Region VI Coach of the Year accolades three times during his tenure with the Jaguars. Goodale coached four New Jersey State Champions and five New Jersey State runner-ups, along with 16 additional state placewinners. In total, he has coached a total of 41 District 21 Champions and 10 Region VI Champions. Goodale led his teams to two Group IV State Championships, as well as four Central Jersey Group IV Sectional titles.

Each season Goodale spent with Jackson Memorial, the Jaguars were crowned District 21 Team Champions, as well as winning four Class A-South Shore Conference titles. During the 2005-06 season, the Jaguars finished ranked No. 10 in the country. The following year, Goodale and the Jaguars improved on that performance, finishing ranked seventh nationally. Every year Goodale was at Jackson Memorial, he led his team to a top-10 finish in the New Jersey wrestling polls.

On a national level, he spent 12 years as the Junior and Cadet State Team Coach for national wrestling tournaments held in Fargo, N.D. Following the 2005-06 season, he served as the head coach for Team New Jersey at the Junior National Duals.

Goodale wrestled for Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania, earning his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education in 1995. He then attended New Jersey City University, where he earned a Special Education certification in 1997. As a collegiate wrestler, Goodale made three trips to the NCAA Championships, as well as placing second at the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Tournament twice in his career. Goodale was inducted into the school’s Wrestling Hall of Fame on Sept. 14, 2024.

Goodale and his wife, Lisa, are the parents of Shelby and Zach and reside in Toms River. Shelby graduated from Rutgers in 2023 and competed on the university's dance team, while Zach graduated in 2025 and competed for the football team 'On the Banks' under head coach Greg Schiano.