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About RISE WRESTLING ACADEMY

Get to know us

Rise Wrestling Academy brings together proven coaching, strong communities, and a shared vision for what a wrestling club should be.

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Strive Wrestling & Fitness is entering its next chapter with a new home and a new name: Rise Wrestling Academy. The same community, coaching, and commitment that built Strive will continue at Rise — now with more space, more opportunity, and an even stronger coaching team.

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As part of this new chapter, Coach Vinny and the wrestling community he helped build at Rhino are joining Rise.While Rhino Wrestling will no longer operate at this location or as a separate club, we're proud to carry forward the relationships, traditions, and positive impact it created for so many wrestlers and families.

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Together, Sal and Vinny will lead Rise, combining the best of both programs while building something new — with experienced coaches, proven training systems, and one united wrestling community.

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This isn't about replacing the past. It's about building on it. THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE.

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SAL PROFACI

  • Super 32 All-American

  • Fargo All-American

  • 4th Place — Junior U.S. Open

  • 2x NCAA Division I Championships Qualifier

  • Ranked as High as #12 Nationally at 141 lbs.

  • 4-Year University of Michigan Varsity Wrestler

  • 10+ Years of Coaching Experience — Youth through Collegiate Level

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VINNY LEONE

  • Team New Jersey National Freestyle Coach — 10+ Years

  • Coached Multiple NJ State Champions & Place Winners

  • Coached Super 32, Fargo & U.S. Open Champions/All-Americans

  • 4x Who’s Number One Coach

  • Developed NCAA Division I Wrestlers — Rutgers, Wisconsin, Rider, Penn, Drexel, Columbia & More​

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SAM EMBURGIA

  • NJ State Bronze Medalist

  • 3x NJ Region Champion

  • 4x NJ State Championships Qualifier

  • NHSCA National Champion

  • NJCAA All-American

  • NJCAA Eastern District Champion

  • Collegiate Wrestler at Middlesex County College

  • Head Wrestling Coach at Freehold Township High School

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MITCH POLITO

  • New Jersey State Runner-Up

  • New Jersey State Bronze Medalist

  • 4x District Champion

  • 3x Region Champion

  • Ranked #9 Nationally by InterMat

  • Ranked #18 Nationally by FloWrestling

  • 136–13 High School Career Record

  • Lehigh University Wrestler

  • Colts Neck High School Wrestling Coach

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TYLER KLINKSY

  • NCAA Division I All-American — 8th at 125 lbs.

  • 2x NCAA Division I Qualifier

  • 2026 MAC Champion & Wrestler of the Year

  • NJ State Champion & 2x State Finalist

  • 169 Career High School Wins

  • 6-Year Rider University Wrestler

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Joe Fiordaliso

  • 100+ Career Wins — Monroe Township High School

  • NJ State Championships Qualifier

  • Collegiate Wrestler — The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)

  • 10+ Years of Youth Coaching Experience

  • Focused on Technical Development, Fundamentals & Athlete Growth

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