Back to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Newsfeed

Rutgers' Nick Suriano on No. 1 ranking: 'Now I have a target on my back'

Nick Suriano is back at the top.

He has no plans to leave.

"I've always thought in my mind that's where I wanted to be, and I had to earn it. That's where I want to be, and where I want to stay," the Rutgers 125-pounder said Wednesday, a day after he ascended to the top of his weight class nationally according to two of the three major ranking services. "Now I have a target on my back, and I've got to keep training, keep the same things. One match at a time, nothing changes.