The Gorrarian Award is presented annually to the student-athlete who records the most pins in the least amount of time at the NCAA Championships. Ruggirello (Walden, NY), who recorded three pins in a total of 4:54, posted the fifth-best three-pin time since records were kept in 1952. The record, three-pin time of 4:19 was recorded in 2004 by Virginia's Scott Moore, who placed third at 141 pounds that Championship.
Ruggirello, who posted a 4-2 record and fell just one win short of placing in the All-American round at the NCAA Championship, is the second 133-pound wrestler to win the award, following North Carolina's Evan Sola in 2005, since the weight class was created in 1998-99. He is only the fourth wrestler in a weight class in the 130s to capture the award following Sola, Iowa State's Dan Gable at 137 pounds in 1969, and Michigan's Norvard Nalen at 130 pounds in 1954. Ruggirello concluded his sophomore year with a season-best record of 38-7 to improve his career mark to 69-16.
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