Penn State Wrestling 2013-14 Media Guide

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PENN STATE 2011–12 • NITTANY LION WRESTLING • 2011 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS • 2011 NCAA CHAMPIONS2

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PENN STATE 2013-14 NITTANY LION WRESTLING • 3X BIG TEN CHAMPIONS • 3X NCAA CHAMPIONS2


2013-14 SCHEDULE

NOVEMBERSat. 16 at Rider 6 p.m.Sun. 17 at Lehigh 3 p.m.Sun. 24 LOCK HAVEN 2 p.m.

DECEMBERFri. 6 at Boston 7 p.m.Sun. 8 PITTSBURGH 2 p.m.Sun. 15 OHIO STATE* 2 p.m.Sat. 21 at Iowa 9 p.m.

JANUARYWed.-Th ur. 1-2 Southern Scuffl e, Chattanooga, Tenn. All DaySun. 12 PURDUE* 2 p.m.Fri. 17 at Indiana* 7 p.m.Sun. 19 NORTHWESTERN* 2 p.m.Fri. 24 ILLINOIS* 7 p.m.Fri. 31 at Michigan State* 7 p.m.

FEBRUARYSun. 2 at Michigan* 2 p.m.Sun. 9 at Minnesota* 2 p.m.Sun. 16 OKLAHOMA STATE 2 p.m.Sun. 23 CLARION 2 p.m.

MARCHSat.-Sun. 8-9 Big Ten Championships, Madison, Wis. Times TBA Sat. 8 Session 1 -- Opening Round Session 2 -- Semifi nals Sun. 9 Session 3 -- Consolation, 7th place bouts Session 4 -- Championship Finals, 3rd and 5thTh ur.-Sat. 20-22 2013 NCAA Championships, Oklahoma City, Okla. Times TBA Th ur. 20 Session 1 -- 1st Round Th ur. 20 Session 2 -- 2nd Round/Consolations Fri. 21 Session 3 -- Quarterfi nals/Consolations Fri. 21 Session 4 -- Semifi nals/All-America Round Sat. 22 Session 5 -- Medal Rounds Sat. 22 Session 6 -- Championship Finals

* Big Ten Dual (dual at Iowa is a non-conference dual)All Dates and Times Subject to Change -- All Times EASTERN

PENN STATE 2013-14 NITTANY LION WRESTLING • 3X BIG TEN CHAMPIONS • 3X2

Th e 2013-14 Penn State Wrestling Media guide was produced by the Penn State offi ce of Athletic Communications. It was designed and created by Patrick Donghia, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Wrestling Contact). Cover Realization, Design and Graphic Artwork by Steve Love; Cover Concept and Th ematics by Steve Love and Patrick Donghia. Editorial Assistance by Erin Fanthorpe and Gabby Richards. Photos by Mark Selders, Steve Manuel, Monty Christiansen, Ernie Lucas, Tom Labiosa. Copies of the guide may be purchased for $10. U. Ed. # ICA--14-16.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 2013-14 Schedule3 Media Information and Quick Facts4 2013-14 Roster5 National Champions7 Academic Achievement8 Th e Lorenzo Wrestling Complex14 Rec Hall16 Head Coach Cael Sanderson22 Associate Head Coach Cody Sanderson23 Head Assistant Coach Casey Cunningham24 Assistant Coach Nick Fanthorpe25 Director of Operations Adam Lynch26 Support Staff 28-64 Wrestler Bios65 Season In Review66 Final Individual Stats68 Results, Awards, Attendance69 Season Ending Notes75 Rankings, Big Ten Review76-92 Event Recaps93 Big Ten Championship Recap95 NCAA Championship Recap97 History and Tradition98 Penn State’s Big Ten Champions99 Penn State in the Big Ten100 Penn State in the NCAA Championships103 All-American History104 Timeline/EWL and EIWA History107 Record Book109 Coaching History110 100-Wins at Penn State Club112 Freestyle and Greco Honors114 Honor Roll116 All-Time Series Records117 Year-by-Year Records118 All-Time Results122 All-Time Lettermen127 2013-14 Opponents/Events

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MEDIA INFORMATION

PRIMARY WRESTLING CONTACTSPRINT PHONE FAXAltoona Mirror 814-946-7443 814-946-7546Blue-White Illustrated 814-234-1177 814-231-2160Centre Daily Times 814-238-5000 814-235-3903Clearfi eld Progress 814-765-7813 814-765-5165Daily Collegian 814-865-1828 814-863-1126Harrisburg Patriot-News 717-255-8180 717-257-4747Johnstown Tribune-Democrat 814-532-5080 814-255-7658Lewistown Sentinel 717-248-6741 717-248-3481Fight On State 814-861-4187 814-234-0428Sunbury Daily Item 570-286-5671 570-286-2570Williamsport Sun-Gazette 570-326-1551 570-326-0314

RADIOWRSC 814-238-3050 814-238-8993 WMAJ 814-234-3550 814-234-1659 WZWW 814-234-3695 814-231-0950

WIRE SERVICESAssociated Press 215-561-1133 215-561-3544 State College Bureau 814-238-3649 814-861-4210

TELEVISIONWTAJ (CBS) 814-944-1414 814-944-4763 State College Bureau 814-237-1010 814-238-3169 WJAC (NBC) 814-255-7651 814-255-7658 State College Bureau 814-231-6397 WWCP(FOX), WATM (ABC) 814-266-8088 814-266-7749 State College Bureau 814-237-2300 814-237-3545WPSX (PBS) 814-865-3333 814-865-3145

NATIONALFlo Wrestling www.fl owrestling.org email: support@fl owrestling.com www.facebook.com/fl owrestlingAmateur Wrestling News 405-521-8750 405-521-8240Ron Good [email protected] 515-289-4475 515-289-4474T.R. Foley [email protected] Wrestling 719-598-8181 719-598-9440Gary Abbott [email protected]/Th e Open Mat awn.theopenmat.comW.I.N Magazine 888-305-0606 515-792-5064Wrestling USA 406-549-4448 406-549-4879Dan Fickel [email protected] Radio 515-707-8657Scott Casber [email protected]

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

WRESTLING SOCIAL MEDIA!

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Patrick Donghia (phone 814-865-1757; email [email protected]) proudly serves as the media relations director for the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling pro-gram. Th e offi ce of athletic communications off ers media and fans countless ways to stay on top of everything going on in and around the Penn State program. Th e main source for information, live audio and video streaming, live stats and multi-media features is the university’s offi cial athletics website:

WWW.GOPSUSPORTS.COM

Among the many features off ered for wrestling fans by the athletic communications offi ce are: match notes, live video of home duals, live audio broadcasts for the entire season (including Cael Sanderson’s radio show), live stats at home events, photo galleries, video highlights, stats, history, player profi les and more.

PENN STATE WRESTLING ON TWITTER

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Twitter is the place to get instant text messages sent to your mobile phone this year as the offi cial Penn State Wrestling Twitter will be keeping you up to date on a bout-by-bout basis, both home and away, from the season opener through the national championships in Oklahoma City.

PENN STATE WRESTLING ON FACEBOOK

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Stop by the Penn State wrestling facebook page, give us a ‘like’ and even make a ‘friend request’! We’ll welcome you into our Facebook family and you can interact with other Penn State wrestling fans on Facebook!

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WRESTLING DIRECTORYAll Area Codes: 814Penn State Wrestling Offi ce: 238 Rec Hall University Park, Pa. 16802Phone: 814-863-7460Athletic Director Dr. Dave Joyner 865-1086Asst. AD Jan Bortner 863-0420Asst. AD/Communications Jeff Nelson 865-1757Athletic Communications Pat Donghia 865-1757Marketing and Promotions Alexa Hetzel 865-1757Events Coordinator: Cody Ritchey 863-1138Ticket Manager Bud Meredith 863-0971Dir. of Athletic Medicine Wayne Sebastianelli 865-3566

PENN STATE QUICKSLocation University Park, Pa.Founded 1855Enrollment 41,445Conference Big TenColors Blue & WhiteNickname Nittany LionsPresident Dr. Rodney A. Erickson

WRESTLING QUICKSHead Coach Cael Sanderson (Iowa State ‘02)Career Record 100-19-2 (8th year)Record at Penn State 56-9-2 (5th year)Associate Head Coach Cody Sanderson (Iowa State ‘00)Head Assistant Coach Casey Cunningham (C. Michigan, ‘99)Assistant Coach Nick Fanthorpe (Iowa State, 10)Director of Operations Adam Lynch (Penn State, ‘10)Strength and Conditioning Shawn ContosHead Athletic Trainer Dan MonthleyCommunications Director Patrick Donghia [email protected] -- 814 865 1757Home Arena Rec Hall (6,202; 6,502 w/ SRO)2012-13 Dual Record 13-12012-13 Big Ten Duals 7-12013 Big Ten Dual Finish 2nd2013 Big Ten Tournament 1st2013 NCAA Tournament 1st2013 NCAA Qualifi ers 10Letterwinners Returning/Lost 24/5All-Americans Returning/Lost 5/1*NCAA Qualifi ers Ret./Lost 8/2Starters Returning/Lost 8/2* includes one from 2012




MEET THE LIONS

2013-14 PENN STATE WRESTLING ROSTER

NAME Wt. YR.-EL. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOLAndrew Alton 149 So.-Jr. Mill Hall, Pa./Central MountainDylan Alton 157 So.-Jr. Mill Hall, Pa./Central MountainSeth Beitz 149/157 Sr.-Jr. Miffl intown, Pa./JuniataZack Beitz 141 So.-Fr. Miffl intown, Pa./JuniataDevon Bentley 133/141 Fr.-Fr. Shippensburg, Pa./TrinityMatt Brown 174 Sr.-Jr. West Valley City, Utah/CyprusAndrew Church 174/184 Sr.-Sr. Erie, Pa./Fort LeBoeufJordan Conaway 125/133 Jr.-So. Abbottstown, Pa./New OxfordDylan Dailey 174/184 Jr.-So. Danville, Pa./DanvilleJames English 149 Gr.-Sr. York, Pa./Central YorkJames Frascella 174 Jr.-So. Carmel, Ind./CarmelLuke Frey 149 Jr.-So. Montoursville, Pa./MontoursvilleJon Gingrich 285 Sr.-Jr. Wingate, Pa./Bald Eagle AreaJimmy Gulibon 133 So.-Fr. Latrobe, Pa./Derry AreaGarett Hammond 157/165 Fr.-Fr. Chambersburg, Pa./ChambersburgCameron Kelly 133 Sr.-Jr. Pittsford, N.Y./PittsfordCody Law 157/165 Fr.-Fr. Windber, Pa./Forest HillsJimmy Lawson 285 Sr.-Jr. Tom’s River, N.J./Manchester TownshipCaleb Livingston 165/174 So.-Fr. Drexel Hill, Pa./Upper DarbyRex Lutz 165 Jr.-So. Easton, Pa./Pen ArgylFrank Martellotti 133 Sr.-Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady SideMatt McCutcheon 184/197 Fr.-Fr. Apollo, Pa./Kiski AreaMorgan McIntosh 197 Jr.-So. Santa Ana, Calif./Calvary ChapelNico Megaludis 125 Jr.-Jr. Murrysville, Pa./Franklin RegionalKyle Moran 149 Sr.-Jr. Oxford, Pa./OxfordNate Morgan 133 Sr.-Jr. McCook, Neb./McCookKade Moss 141/149 Fr.-Fr. South Jordan, Utah/BinghamWes Phipps 174/184 So.-Fr. Grove City, Pa./Grove CityZain Retherford 141 Fr.-Fr. Benton, Pa./BentonJosh Rogers 197 Jr.-So. Pottstown, Pa./St. Pius XNick Ruggear 285 Sr.-Jr. Oxford, Pa./OxfordEd Ruth 184 Sr.-Sr. Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna TownshipP.J. Steinmetz 197 Fr.-Fr. Holland, Pa./Council Rock SouthScott Syrek 184/197 Jr.-So. Chester Springs, Pa./Owen J. RobertsDavid Taylor 165 Gr.-Sr. St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris GrahamJames Vollrath 157 Sr.-Sr. Richboro, Pa./Council Rock SouthMichael Waters 133/141 Jr.-So. Advance, N.C./Davie

HEAD COACH: CAEL SANDERSON (Iowa State, ‘02)ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Cody Sanderson (Iowa State, ‘00)

HEAD ASSISTANT COACH: Casey Cunningham (Central Michigan, ‘99)ASSISTANT COACH: Nick Fanthorpe (Iowa State, ‘10)

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Adam Lynch (Penn State, ‘10)MANAGERS: Wyleisha Branch, Claudia Bogdan, Rachel Sackett, Sarah Graber


NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

HowardJOHNSTON165 pounds 1935

HudSAMSON191 pounds 1953

JoeLEMYRE167 pounds 1952

LarryFORNICOLA137 pounds 1955

JohnJOHNSTON130 pounds 1957

BillOBERLYHeavyweight 1955

AndyMATTER167 pounds 1971 & 1972

CarlDeSTEFANIS118 pounds 1984

JohnFRITZ126 pounds 1975

ScottLYNCH134 pounds 1984

JeffPRESCOTT118 pounds 1991 & 1992

JimMARTIN126 pounds 1988

JohnHUGHES142 pounds 1995

KerryMcCOYHeavyweight 1994 & 1997

SanshiroABE126 pounds 1996

GlennPRITZLAFF174 pounds 1999

PhilDAVIS197 pounds 2008

JeremyHUNTER125 pounds 2000

QuentinWRIGHT184/197 pounds 2011 & 2013

2222 NITTANY LIONS HAVE WON 27 NATIONAL TITLES,INCLUDING SIX UNDER CAEL SANDERSON

FrankMOLINARO149 pounds 2012

EdRUTH174/184 pounds 2012 & 2013

DavidTAYLOR165 pounds 2012

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Endowments For Penn State Wrestling Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics would like to thank our generous donors for their commitment to and fi nancial support of our Forever Blue & White endowment program. We are grateful for their support and below is a listing of our wrestling scholarships and program support endowments.

Endowed Position Scholarships for WrestlingA gift of $300,000 or more can establish an endowed position scholarship for a designated sport.

Michael and Patricia Allegrucci Wrestling Position ScholarshipKenton & Audrey Broyles Endowed Wrestling Scholarship (118 lb. Weight Class)Galen E. Dreibelbis Wrestling Scholarship (125 lb. Weight Class)Mel Kling Endowed Scholarship for Wrestlers (157 lb. Weight Class)Raymond Shibley Wrestling Endowment (174 lb. Weight Class)Rich Lorenzo, Head Wrestling Coach From 1979-1992, Endowed Wrestling Scholarship (197 lb. Weight Class)

Endowed Scholarships for WrestlingA gift of $50,000 or more can establish a named endowed scholarship.

Homer Barr Memorial/Jack Light Wrestling ScholarshipRichard P. Boehmer Memorial Wrestling ScholarshipR. Paul & Ora Campbell Wrestling ScholarshipCentral Pennsylvania Chapter of the Nittany Lion Club Wrestling EndowmentRobert J. Chaney Family Endowed Wrestling ScholarshipRodney L. & Casey C. Fletcher Wrestling ScholarshipLarry Fornicola AwardWilliam & Henrietta Grosz Endowed Wrestling ScholarshipTerry A. Wilde Wrestling ScholarshipThomas H. Irving Wrestling ScholarshipThe Lowe Family Endowed Wrestling ScholarshipNavasky Family Endowed Fund for WrestlingRobert & Kim Nielsen Endowed Wrestling Scholarship for Intercollegiate AthleticsMichael & Andrew Ortenzio Endowed Wrestling ScholarshipMichael J. & Ruth S. Patrick Endowed Wrestling ScholarshipRichard & Lorraine Puleo Endowed Wrestling ScholarshipDean B. Seltzer Wrestling ScholarshipThomas F. Songer II & Sara H. Songer Athletic/Engineering ScholarshipSourbeer Families Endowed Wrestling ScholarshipEdwin J. Stewart Jr. Endowed Wrestling ScholarshipMartin L. Strayer & Eleanor H. Strayer Endowed Wrestling Scholarship

Program Support for WrestlingA gift of $25,000 or more can establish a program support endowment.

Howard K. Johnston Memorial Wrestling Graduate ScholarshipIra M. Lubert EndowmentLubert Family Varsity Wrestling Coaches EndowmentPenn State Wrestling EndowmentTarvin Family Program Support Fund for WrestlingPeter G. & Ann C. Tombros Program Endowment for WrestlingTucker-Oishi Greco Roman/Freestyle Program Support Fund

Active scholarships are designated by bold type. The others listed will be activated upon pledge fulfi llment.

If you would like to explore giving opportunities with our wrestling program, please contact one of our major gift offi cers at 814-863-GIFT or visit the major gift tab at:

www.nittanylionclub.com

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Four-time All-American and 2X NCAA Champion Quentin Wright was the recipi-ent of the Michael and Andrew Ortenzio Endowed Wrestling Scholarship, the Paul and Evelyn Ferrero Athletic Scholarship and the Walter and Norma Levin Athletic Scholarship.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Penn State has been ranked among the top 25 teams in theNWCA All-Academic list in 20 of the last 23 years.

NWCA TOP 25 PLACINGS ANDNCAA FINISHES SINCE 1991

Year Acad. Place GPA NCAA2013 10th 3.15 1st2012 26th 3.03 1st2011 11th 3.10 1st2010 15th 3.06 9th2009 14th 3.06 17th2008 DNP 3rd2007 17th 2.90 11th2006 17th 2.93 T9th2005 21st 2.97 23rd2004 16th 2.98 12th2003 11th 3.07 6th2002 12th 3.08 35th2001 14th 2.99 T25th2000 18th 2.94 T16th1999 4th 3.09 4th1998 10th 2.92 4th1997 15th 2.90 10th1996 25th 2.60 4th1995 9th 2.86 5th1994 24th 2.57 3rd1993 None selected 2nd1992 DNP 3rd1991 6th 2.75 3rd

* Penn State wrestlers have earned fi ve NCAA Post-Graduate Schol-arships.

* Lion wrestlers have earned 39 NWCA Academic All-America hon-ors.

* Penn State wrestlers have earned six GTE or CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.

*A total of 13 Nittany Lions have earned Academic All-America laurels from the coaches association during Sanderson’s four years at Penn State, 3.25 per year.

* Penn State wrestlers have earned 126 Big Ten All-Academic Team selections in 20 years, an average of 6.3 per year.

*A total of 39 Nittany Lions have earned the Big Ten’s All-Academic honor in Sanderson’s four years as mentor, 9.75 per year.

* Penn State has fi nished in the NWCA All-Academic Team top 30 in 20 of the last 23 years, including all of Sanderson’s four years.

THE PENN STATE WRESTLING CLUB

Since 1980, the Penn State Wrestling Booster Club has made Penn State Wrestling a family aff air. Approximately 1,200 members pro-vide volunteer support for the team.

Th ey join wrestlers, parents, coaches and administrators at picnics, socials and the annual team banquet honoring team and individual accomplishments. Th ey fi ll busses with fans to cheer on the team at away meets and at the Big Ten and NCAA Championships.

Working alongside the Student Affi liate Club, the two organiza-tions share the workload for Club events. Th e affi liates spread posters around town and campus to promote Penn State matches.

Th e Club produces 8-10 Newsletters a year for its membership, which ranges across the United States in 29 states – from California to New England, Wisconsin to Texas. Fans get detailed reports on every club activity and every match, covering all squad members in and out of season and even independent red-shirt competition.

Th e Booster Club is now developing new strategies for better pro-moting Lion wrestling. Proceeds from membership and donations have helped purchase equipment, produce both recruiting tapes for the coaches and annual highlight fi lms available to the public, funded satellite broadcasts of matches and supported promotional activities such as schedule magnets and vacation prizes at wrestling matches.

Th e Club’s many long-time members are always looking for new blood willing to share their commitment to the best wrestling pro-gram East-of-the-Mississippi. Th eir wide-range of fundraising, pro-motional and social activities gives them all a deeply felt and widely shared sense of involvement in the program’s success.


PRIDE




THE LORENZO WRESTLING COMPLEX




ATHLETIC DIRECTOR DAVE JOYNER

David M. Joyner was named Penn State’s Director of Athletics on January 21, 2013. He had served as the Acting Director of Athletics since November 16, 2011.

A two-sport All-American and Academic All-American at Penn State, Joyner is a former sports medicine physician and health care and business consultant who provides a strong background

in department budget, facilities, fundraising and personnel management.

“Dave Joyner has provided outstanding leadership in Intercollegiate Athletics, as evidenced by the strong academic performance of our athletes and the top 10 fi nish in the Learfi eld Sports Directors’ Cup standings,” said Penn State President Rodney Erickson. “I look forward to continuing to work with Dave to further the success of our student-athletes and the Penn State athletics program.”

Joyner oversees an athletic department with more than 800 student-athletes and 300 staff members that expanded to 31 varsity sports in 2012-13 with the launch of NCAA Division I men’s and women’s hockey. Penn State’s 31 sports are tied for third-highest in the nation among Football Bowl Subdivision institutions.

Joyner’s mantra for Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics is IAC — Integrity, Academics and Championships — and the 2012-13 academic year provided a substantial list of accomplishments in all three core areas. In his fi rst full year as Athletic Director, he provided the leadership for one of the most successful years in Penn State’s glorious history of student-athlete academic and athletic success.

Penn State student-athletes captured a school-record 11 conference championships in 2012-13, including a record eight Big Ten titles, the most of any conference institution. Twenty-one of 31 teams were represented in their respective NCAA Championship, with the wrestling team capturing a third consecutive national title.

A Penn State-record eight head coaches were selected Big Ten Coach-of-the-Year in 2012-13, including football coach Bill O’Brien. Joyner led the search that identifi ed and hired O’Brien in January 2012. Penn State was No. 6 in the fi nal 2012-13 Learfi eld Sports Directors’ Cup standings, its highest fi nish in 10 years.

A school-record 296 Penn State student-athletes earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades during the 2012-13 academic year, crushing the previous record of 261. Six Penn State student-athletes attained Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America® accolades in 2012-13, including three fi rst-team honorees. Six teams compiled perfect multi-year NCAA Academic Progress Rate scores of 1,000 and the average multi-year APR score for Penn State’s varsity teams was 984, easily above the Division I average of 974.

Founder, Chairman and CEO of Joyner Sports Medicine Institute (JSI) from 1992-98, he developed and managed 19 physical therapy centers and 350 employees in eight states to deliver state-of-the-art training and rehabilitation services honed by U.S. Olympic and Elite Medical Team experience and leadership.

Closely involved with numerous campus initiatives, Joyner has served as a member of the Penn State Libraries Development Advisory Board, co-chairman of the Paterno Libraries Endowment, chairman of the external advisory board for the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence and the Schreyer Honors College.

In 2003, as chairman of the Penn State Athletic Campaign Committee, he led a fi ve-year eff ort to raise $130 million for the athletic department, far surpassing the campaign’s $100 million goal. During the same period, as a member of the Executive Committee of the University’s Leadership Gifts Committee, he helped achieve the University’s goal to raise $745 million. He also has been a member of the Penn State Hershey Medical Center Capital Campaign Committee.

A member of the Penn State Board of Trustees from 2000 until the date of his appointment with Intercollegiate Athletics, Joyner was honored in 1992 as a Distinguished Alumnus of Penn State. He currently is a member of the board of directors of Th e Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Joyner’s work with the U.S. Olympic Committee includes service as head physician to the United States’ teams at the 1992

Olympic Winter Games, the 1991 World University Games and the 1989 United States Olympic Festival. He is a past chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee Sports Medicine Society. Joyner served as the chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Sports Medicine Committee and the vice-chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Anti-Doping Committee. He currently is a member of the medical commission of the Pan American Sports Organization.

Joyner served on the Pennsylvania Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and has served as Chairman of USA Football’s Football and Wellness Committee and has been an emeritus member of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine.

An off ensive tackle from 1969-71, Joyner earned fi rst-team All-America honors his senior season and was a team co-captain. He was instrumental in helping the Nittany Lions compile a cumulative 29-4 record, including an 11-0 mark in 1969, with victories in the 1970 Orange and 1972 Cotton bowls. Joyner also was a standout wrestler from 1970-72, gaining All-America honors by fi nishing as the NCAA runner-up at heavyweight in 1971.

Joyner was named a fi rst-team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 1971 and is one of a select group of individuals who have been inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame, which honors “those with the highest standards in college academics, athletics and in life beyond athletics.” Joyner also received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship as a Penn State student-athlete and was selected for the prestigious NCAA Silver Anniversary Award in 1997.

Joyner was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1993.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in science in 1972 and his M.D. from Penn State’s College of Medicine in 1976. Following residencies in general and orthopedic surgery at Th e Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and a stint in the World Football League, Joyner began a medical career with a sports medicine emphasis.

Joyner’s sons, Andy and Matt, also played football at Penn State and are graduates of the University.


ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

Mark BodenschatzAssociate Athletic Director,

Facilities & Operations

Jan BortnerAssistant Athletic Director

Linda CaldwellNCAA FacultyRepresentive

Julie Del GiornoAthletics Integrity Offi cer

Bruce EllisAssistant Athletic Director,

Student Services

Clint EuryVarsity “S” Director

Charmelle GreenAssociate Athletic Director,

Senior WomanAdministrator

Morris KurtzSpecial Assistant to the Ath-letic Director, Operations

Bud MeredithDirector of Ticket

Operations

Russ MushinskyDirector, Morgan Academic

Support Center for Student-Athletes

Nikki PotocznyAssistant Director, Nittany Lion Club

Patty ReesCustomer Relations

Manager

Erikka RunkleManager, Human

Resources

Dr. WayneSebastianelli

Director of Athletic Medicine

Jeanne SmithTicket Manager

Mark WhartonExecutive Director,Nittany Lion Club

Bob WhiteDirector of Club & Suites

Dave BakerAssistant Athletic Director

Joe BattistaAssociate Athletic Director,

Ice Arena & Hockey Development

Ken CutlerDirector of Development

for Athletics

Michelle DavidsonDirector of Stewardship & Events, Nittany Lion

Club

Jenn JamesAssistant Athletic Director

Rick KaluzaAssociate Athletic Director

for Finance

Curtis WhiteCheerleading Coach

Heather WilsonExecutive Assistant to the

Athletic Director

Big Ten Advisory CommissionLong a leader in innovative practices and policies

benefi cial to intercollegiate athletics, the Big Ten Conference has been at the forefront in addressing and investigating the problems and concerns of minority student-athletes.

Th e Big Ten Advisory Commission, formed more than 20 years ago, represents a positive approach to achieving the Conference’s goal of providing quality and equal education for all its student-athletes. Th e Commission consists of 12 former African-American alumnae and alumni from each Big Ten university. Each individual represented their institution in intercollegiate athletics and now are prominent professionals in their chosen fi elds.

Matt StolbergAssociate Athletic Director,

Compliance &Student-Athlete Services




PENN STATE ATHLETICS

Penn State was No. 6 in the Learfi eld Sports Directors’ Cup standings, earning a school-record 1,100 points. Th e Nittany Lions recorded their ninth Top 10 fi nish in the 20 years of the Directors’ Cup survey. Penn State is among only nine schools to fi nish in the Directors’ Cup Top 25 all 20 years.Th e Nittany Lions won a school-record 11 conference championships, including a record eight Big Ten titles. In addition to the Big Ten titles (see below), the men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse and men’s volleyball teams also won or shared their conference championships.Th e Nittany Lions captured a school-record eight Big Ten championships, the most of any institution. Penn State’s Big Ten champions: women’s basketball, fi eld hockey (regular-season and tournament), men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s outdoor track and fi eld, women’s volleyball and wrestling.Penn State has won 81 Big Ten regular-season or tournament titles all-time, including 13 in the past two years. Th e 1993-94 academic year was Penn State’s fi rst full year in the Big Ten.A total of 21 Penn State programs (out of 31) participated in their respective NCAA Championship, either as a team or by individuals.Penn State has captured 12 NCAA Championships since March 2007 (in fi ve sports), tied with Southern California for most in the nation during the past six years. Th e Nittany Lions have won 69 national championships all-time.Coach Cael Sanderson, the NWCA Coach-of-the-Year, led Penn State to its third consecutive NCAA Championship, beating Oklahoma State by four points. Big Ten Wrestler-of-the-Year Ed Ruth (184) and senior Quentin Wright (197) won their second career NCAA individual titles. Th ree additional Nittany Lions were national runners-up: Nico Megaludis (125), David Taylor (165) and Matt Brown (174).Penn State captured fi ve fall Big Ten titles for the fi rst time since 2005. Th e Nittany Lions were conference champions in fi eld hockey (regular-season and tournament), men’s soccer, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball.A school-record eight Penn State coaches were selected Big Ten Coach-of-the-Year: Beth Alford-Sullivan (women’s outdoor track and fi eld), Char Morett (fi eld hockey), Bill O’Brien (football), Russ Rose (women’s volleyball), Cael Sanderson (wrestling), Erica Walsh (women’s soccer), Bob Warming (men’s soccer) and Coquese Washington (women’s basketball).Th e women’s soccer team was the NCAA runner-up, advancing to the NCAA College Cup for the fourth time (fi rst since 2005). Coach Erica Walsh’s team captured its 15th consecutive Big Ten regular-season title, a record for a conference women’s sport.Th e women’s volleyball team advanced to the NCAA semifi nals for the 10th time since 1993. Coach Russ Rose’s Nittany Lions won their 15th Big Ten title.Led by Coach Char Morett, the fi eld hockey team captured its sixth Big Ten regular-season title and its sixth conference tournament championship.Th e men’s soccer team won its fi rst Big Ten title under third-year head coach Bob Warming and its fourth title overall.Th e Lady Lion basketball team won its second consecutive Big Ten title under the leadership of Coach Coquese Washington. Junior Maggie Lucas was selected Big Ten Player-of-the-Year and was joined on the fi rst-team by Alex Bentley, who attained fi rst-team honors for the third consecutive year.

Coach Beth Alford-Sullivan’s women’s track and fi eld team won its fourth Big Ten Outdoor championship in the past six years.Th e men’s track and fi eld team fi nished 14th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, its fi rst Top 15 NCAA fi nish since 1976.Under the direction of fi rst-year head coach Bill O’Brien, the Penn State football team won eight of its fi nal 10 games, capped by a Senior Day win over Wisconsin, the eventual Big Ten champion. O’Brien was selected the Bear Bryant, Maxwell Football Club and ESPN Coach-of-the-Year, the Big Ten Coach-of-the-Year and overall Big Ten Men’s Coach-of-the-Year.Th e women’s lacrosse team was ALC co-champions, earning their fi rst ALC title. Coach Missy Doherty’s team garnered the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Championship and won its fi rst two matches, advancing to the quarterfi nals for the second straight year.Th e men’s lacrosse team won its fi rst CAA regular-season title and was the No. 8 overall seed in the NCAA Championship. Coach Jeff Tambroni’s team gained the program’s fi rst NCAA bid since 2005 and hosted its fi rst-ever NCAA contest.Th e men’s volleyball team won the EIVA Championship, advancing to the NCAA semifi nals for the 15th consecutive year.In its fi rst season as an NCAA varsity program, Coach Guy Gadowsky’s men’s hockey team earned victories at Wisconsin and Michigan State and also had notable wins over Ohio State, RIT and Vermont.Penn State student-athletes compiled an NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 88 percent compared to the 80 percent average for all Division I institutions for students entering from 2002-03 through 2005-06. Th e 88 percent fi gure was third-highest among Big Ten institutions.

Six Penn State teams compiled perfect multi-year NCAA Academic Progress Rate scores of 1,000. Th e average multi-year APR score for Penn State’s varsity teams was 984, easily above the Division I average of 974.

Eight Penn State teams received a Public Recognition Award from the NCAA for earning scores in the top 10 percent nationally in their respective sport in the 2011-12 Academic Progress Rate (APR) compilation. Penn State’s eight honored teams were second-highest among Big Ten institutions.

A school-record 296 Penn State student-athletes attained Academic All-Big Ten accolades during the 2012-13 academic year. Th e 296 Penn State honorees crushed the previous record of 261 during the 2007-08 academic year. Penn State student-athletes broke the previous school mark for honorees in all three seasons: fall (100), winter (64), spring and at-large (132). Penn State has totaled 4,477 Academic All-Big Ten honorees through its 20 years of full membership in the conference.

Th e Penn State football team broke its program record for the second consecutive year and fi nished seventh among all Football Bowl Subdivision teams with a Graduation Success Rate of 91 percent. Th e Nittany Lion basketball (92 percent) and Lady Lion basketball (100) teams also compiled GSR scores at least 15 percent higher than the national average.

Seven Penn State student-athletes earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America® accolades, including three fi rst-team honorees (through July 1). Penn State’s 182 all-time Academic

All-America® honorees are the third-highest total among NCAA Division I institutions.

A school-record 19 Penn State student-athletes competed in the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London, with fi ve alums — Megan Hodge (volleyball), Christa Harmotto (volleyball), Erin McLeod (soccer), Carmelina Moscatto (soccer), Natalie Dell (rowing) — winning medals. Penn State has sent athletes to every Olympic Games since 1948.

� 1992-93Women’s Volleyball (c)

� 1993-94Women’s Basketball (c)Field HockeyMen’s SoccerWomen’s Volleyball

� 1994-95FootballWomen’s Basketball (c/t)

� 1995-96BaseballWomen’s Basketball (t)Field Hockey (t)

� 1996-97Field Hockey (t)Women’s Volleyball (c)

� 1997-98Field Hockey (c/t)Women’s Volleyball (c)

� 1998-99Field Hockey (s/t)Women’s Soccer (s/t)Women’s VolleyballMen’s Swimming & Diving

� 1999-2000Women’s VolleyballWomen’s SoccerWomen’s Basketball

� 2000-01Women’s Soccer (s/t)

� 2001-02Women’s Soccer (s/t)Women’s Swimming & Diving

� 2002-03Women’s Basketball (s)Men’s GymnasticsMen’s Soccer (s)Women’s Soccer (s)

� 2003-04Women’s Basketball (s)Women’s Soccer (s)Women’s Indoor Track & FieldWomen’s Volleyball

� 2004-05Women’s Soccer (s)Women’s VolleyballWomen’s Swimming & Diving

� 2005-06Field Hockey (s)FootballMen’s SoccerWomen’s Soccer (s)Women’s Swimming & DivingWomen’s Volleyball

� 2006-07Women’s Soccer (s/t)Women’s Volleyball

� 2007-08Men’s GymnasticsWomen’s Soccer (s)Women’s Outdoor Track & FieldWomen’s Volleyball

� 2008-09Field Hockey (s)Football (c)Women’s Soccer (s/t)Women’s Outdoor Track & FieldWomen’s Volleyball

� 2009-10Women’s Cross CountryWomen’s Soccer (s)Women’s Indoor Track & FieldWomen’s Outdoor Track & FieldWomen’s Volleyball

� 2010-11Women’s Soccer (c)Women’s VolleyballWrestling (t)

� 2011-12Women’s BasketballField Hockey (t)Women’s SoccerWrestling (c/t)

� 2012-13Women’s Basketball (s)Field Hockey (s/t)Men’s Soccer (c)Women’s SoccerWomen’s Outdoor Track & FieldWomen’s VolleyballWrestling (t)

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Th e 2012-13 academic year marked Penn State’s 20th complete year in the Big Ten Conference. In that time, the Nittany Lions and Lady Lions have established themselves as annual contenders in 24 Big Ten Championship sports, winning 81 titles.

Penn State completed the school’s integration into the Big Ten in 1993 by joining the chase for its fi rst-ever conference football crown and the accompanying Rose Bowl bid. Th e integration of the football program concluded a process that began in June 1990, with Penn State’s initial acceptance as the 11th member of the Big Ten Conference.

In just its second year of Big Ten competition, Penn State won its fi rst Big Ten and Rose Bowl championships, becoming the fi rst conference football squad to fi nish with a perfect record since Ohio State in 1968 and the fi rst-ever to compile a 12-0 mark.

Penn State made its Big Ten debut in 18 sports during the 1991-92 athletic season. Th e Penn State men’s and women’s basketball teams and the wrestling squad fi rst competed in the conference in 1992-93.

Boasting one of the largest intercollegiate athletic programs in the nation, Penn State fi elds teams in 16 men’s and 15 women’s sports. All 31 programs are funded at 100 percent scholarship levels. Th e breadth of the University’s athletic off erings has been matched by a generous harvest of national, regional and conference titles.

Penn State has won 69 national championships in all sports, with 12 titles since March 2007. Th e women’s volleyball and wrestling teams were national champions in 2010-11; fencing and women’s volleyball in 2008-09 and 2009-10; men’s and women’s volleyball in 2007-08; fencing and men’s gymnastics in 2006-07; and wrestling repeated in 2012 and 2013.

2012-13 HIGHLIGHTS

CHAMPIONSHIPS: 67TOURNAMENT TITLES: 14


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REC HALL!

WRESTLINGLIVESHERE

Rec Hall has been the home of Penn State Wrestling since the building opened in 1929. Since then, Rec Hall (offi cially titled Recreation Building) has been the site of numerous wres-tling battles, many that will live in the memory of Penn State wrestling fans forever.

Last year, Penn State SOLD OUT it’s ENTIRE season of regular seats before the fi rst home dual, leaving just limited SROs for each match. Roughly 45,000 fans packed Rec Hall for Penn State’s seven home duals. Rec Hall has a list-ed capacity of 6,202, with the ability to hold 6,502 with 300 SROs. Penn State is heading into its second straight year of having its entire season being sold out before the fi rst dual meet.

Penn State averaged 6,411 fans per dual last year with every single dual coming in at over 6,100 per event!

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MAKING HISTORY...

On April 17, 2009, Penn State named national wrestling legend Cael Sand-erson as its 12th head wrestling coach on that day and immediately the nation looked East.

Four years later, the wrestling landscape across the nation has changed as Penn State has claimed a string of NCAA and Big Ten titles, all while crowning numerous individual champions and maintaining the highest academic standards.

A career begun in the Midwest...Th en just 29 years old, Sanderson came to Penn State after three very pro-ductive years as the head coach at his alma mater. Sanderson’s teams did not fi nish any lower than fi fth at the NCAA Championships and he never had a wrestler not qualify for nationals, getting 30 of 30 grapplers through to the championship tournament.

After graduating from ISU in 2002, Sanderson spent 2003 and 2004 as a special assistant in the athletic department at Iowa State before joining the ISU coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2004-05. He was promoted to the assistant head coach position the next year and then became the Cy-clones’ head coach for the 2006-07 season.

In 2007, during Sanderson’s rookie campaign, he led ISU to a 13-3 dual meet record and the fi rst of three straight Big 12 Championships. An NCAA Runner-Up fi nish in Detroit capped off a wildly successful year as the Cyclones crowned one national champion and Sanderson was honored as Big 12 Coach of the Year, National Rookie Coach of the Year and Na-tional Coach of the Year. Th e next year, Sanderson led ISU to a 16-4 dual meet mark, another Big 12 title and a fi fth place fi nish at nationals. Iowa State’s seven All-Americans in 2008 were the most at the school since 1993.

In 2009, Sanderson’s team went 15-3 in duals, won its third straight Big 12 title and took third place at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis (just 12 points out of fi rst place). Th e Cyclones also crowned another national champion. In three years at Iowa State, Sanderson’s teams went 44-10, won three conference crowns, qualifi ed all 30 wrestlers for nationals, and earned 15 All-American awards and two individual national titles.

A move East and a rapid ascent...His fi rst season at Penn State was solid. Sanderson led Penn State to a 13-6-1 dual meet record, much improved over the prior year’s 8-12-2 mark. After a year outside the top ten, Sanderson led the Lions back to their place among the nation’s elite with a ninth place fi nish at the NCAA Champi-onships and a No. 10 fi nal dual meet ranking from the NWCA Coaches. Sanderson picked up three more All-Americans (including a national fi nal-ist) and a Big Ten Champion (in younger brother Cyler Sanderson).

In 2010-11, Sanderson reached the pinnacle of the collegiate coaching mountain by guiding Penn State through a stunning season fi lled with re-cords, championships and memories that thrilled the Penn State faithful. Sanderson led the Nittany Lions to their fi rst-ever Southern Scuffl e Co-Championship and fi rst Virginia Duals Championship since 1991. While guiding Penn State to a 6-1-1 conference mark, Sanderson equaled the most Big Ten dual meet wins in Penn State history in just his second year at the helm of the Nittany Lions (Penn State won six Big Ten duals in 1998). He led Penn State to the school’s fi rst ever Big Ten Championship on March 5-6 and was named 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year. He became the fi rst coach in NCAA history to be named both the Big Ten and Big 12 Coach of the Year. Saving the best for last, he led the Nittany Lions to the 2011 NCAA National Championship in Philadelphia on March 17-19, Penn State’s fi rst since 1953 and Sanderson’s fi rst as a collegiate head coach.

During the 2011-12 season, the national watched as Sanderson lead Penn State to a 13-1 dual mark including a school record 7-1 Big Ten dual record to earn a share of the 2012 Big Ten dual meet championship. Sanderson then made it two in a row by leading Penn State to the 2012 Big Ten Cham-pionship at Purdue on March 3-4. He was named 2012 Big Ten Coach of the Year, earning the honor for the second straight season. Two weeks later, Sanderson led Penn State to a second straight NCAA crown, helping Penn State to become just the fi fth team in NCAA history to win back-to-back titles. He was named NWCA National Coach of the Year (for the second time in his career) at the conclusion of the championships in Des Moines.

Last year (2012-13), Penn State posted an identical 13-1 mark and 7-1 Big Ten dual record and won its third straight Big Ten Championship in Illinois during the second weekend in March. Sanderson earned his third straight Big Ten Coach of the Year honor (co-) in the process. Two weeks after that, Sanderson guided Penn State to a thrilling third straight NCAA crown, helping Penn State to become just the third team in NCAA history to win three straight team titles. He was named NWCA National Coach of the Year at the tournament’s end.

In just four years as Penn State’s head coach, Sanderson has led the Nittany Lions to three-straight conference titles, three straight national titles, col-lected 19 All-Americans, six national champions, three Gorriaran winners, one NCAA tourney OW and one Hodge Trophy winner.

Coach Sanderson now sports a 100-19-2 dual meet mark after seven years as a collegiate head coach. He is 56-9-2 after his fourth year at Penn State. In all, Sanderson has coached 34 All-Americans in just seven years as a head coach, including eight national champions (two at ISU and six at PSU). He has qualifi ed 63 of 70 wrestlers for the NCAA Championships.

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THE SANDERSON FILE

Full Name: Cael Norman SandersonBirthday: June 20, 1979Birthplace: Provo, UtahHometown: Heber City, UtahAlma Mater: Iowa State, 2002Spouse: KellyChildren: Tate, Teag

COACHING HONORS* 2007 NWCA Coach of the Year* 2007 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year* 2007 Amateur Wrestling News Rookie Coach of the Year* 2007 RevWrestling.com Coach of the Year* 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year* 2012 Big Ten Coach of the Year* 2012 Intermat National Coach of the Year* 2013 Big Ten Coach of the Year (co-)* 2013 NWCA Coach of the Year* 2013 W.I.N. Magazine Coach of the Year.* Only man in NCAA history to earn both Big Ten and Big 12 Coach of the Year honors* Coached 8 National Champions (6 in 4 years at PSU)* 34 All-Americans in just 7 years (19 in 4 years at PSU)* 63 of 70 of his wrestlers qualifi ed for NCAAs* Coached 13 Big Ten Champions in four years in the conference, including a perfect 13-0 record in coaching Big Ten title bouts.

AS A WRESTLER...

* Th e only wrestler in NCAA history to never lose a bout* Four-time NCAA National Champion* Four-time NCAA Most Outstanding Wrestler* 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist* 159-0 as collegiate wrestler* Four-time Big 12 Champion* Sports Illustrated called unbeaten streak #2 most outstanding achievement in collegiate history* Th ree-time Hodge Trophy winner* Final NCAA win named one of 25 Defi ning Moments by NCAA* ESPY Award for Best Male Collegiate Athlete* ESPN Sports Century special on his career* One-time appearance on Wheaties cereal box

Sanderson’s Career Coaching RecordSeason Record % B10 Dual Conf. NCAA Qual. AA NC

2006-07 13-3-0 .813 --- 1st 2nd 10 4 1

2007-08 16-4-0 .800 --- 1st 5th 10 7 0

2008-09 15-3-0 .833 --- 1st 3rd 10 4 1

2009-10 13-6-1 .675 5-3-0 5th 9th 6 3 0

2010-11 17-1-1 .921 6-1-1 1st 1st 8 5 1

2011-12 13-1-0 .929 7-1 1st 1st 9 6 3

2012-13 13-1-0 .929 7-1 1st 1st 10 5 2

Career 100-19-2 .835 25-6-1 --- --- 63 34 8

A coaching career born of the most storied collegiate wrestling career ever...As a wrestler, Sanderson established himself as the most dominant collegiate competitor in NCAA history. In four years, Sanderson never lost. From 1999-2002, Sanderson posted a 159-0 ca-reer record (going 39-0, 40-0, 40-0 and 40-0); won four individual National Championships; won four Most Outstanding Wrestler awards at the NCAA Championships (the only wrestler in NCAA history to do so); became the fi rst freshman in NCAA history to win the O.W. honor and won three Dan Hodge Trophies as the nation’s best collegiate wrestler (also a collegiate fi rst). He wrestled his fi rst three years at 184 and then moved to 197 as a senior.

Th e four-time All-American’s four-year streak of perfection was called the No. 2 most outstanding achievement in collegiate sports history by Sports Illustrated. Th e NCAA called his fi nal win (in the 2002 NCAA 197-pound championship) one of the NCAA’s “25 Defi ning Moments” for its Centennial celebration. His wrestling career culminated in 2004 when the Heber City, Utah, na-tive won the 84 kg Olympic Gold Medal in Athens, Greece.




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SANDERSON: YEAR ONEDuring his fi rst year as head coach, Cael Sanderson laid a strong foundation for fu-ture success in Happy Valley. Sanderson led Penn State back into the top ten in both dual meets and the NCAA Championships, coaching a Big Ten Champion, three All-Americans and a national fi nalist. Penn State’s 13-6-1 dual meet record (5-3 in the Big Ten) earned it a No. 10 ranking in the fi nal NWCA Coaches Poll and its 49.0 points in Omaha were good enough for a ninth place fi nish at nationals.

Final Results (13-6-1, 5-3 B1G, 5th B1G, 9th NCAA)Nov. 13 at #17 Lehigh 14-23 LNov. 15 BLOOMSBURG 23-15 WNov. 22 vs. Rutgers$ 18-17 W vs. Harvard$ 36-6 W vs. #15 Edinboro$ 22-9 WDec. 11 at West Virginia 33-12 WDec. 12 at #24 Pittsburgh 19-19 TJan. 3 at Lock Haven 32-6 WJan. 8 vs. Virginia Tech! 26-9 WJan. 8 vs. #13 Kent State! 22-13 WJan. 9 vs. #4 Oklahoma State! 13-24 LJan. 9 vs. #10 Oklahoma! 15-22 LJan. 22 #19 ILLINOIS* 24-11 WJan. 24 at #3 Ohio State* 14-21 LJan. 29 at #1 Iowa* 6-29 LJan. 31 at #12 Wisconsin* 22-15 WFeb. 5 NORTHWESTERN* 37-10 WFeb. 7 MICHIGAN* 29-10 WFeb. 12 MICHIGAN STATE* 26-12 WFeb. 19 at #5 Minnesota* 16-26 LMarch 6-7 Big Ten Championships 5thMarch 18-20 NCAA Championships 9th $ Sprawl and Brawl Duals, Binghamton, N.Y.; ! Virginia Duals, Hampton, Va. -- * Big Ten Dual

Signature Wins-- Sanderson’s fi rst win as Penn State head coach came in the Lions’ home opener with a 23-15 win over Bloomsburg on Nov. 15, 2009-- Signs that Penn State was back came early with a 22-9 win over then No. 15 Edin-boro during a 3-0 run at the Sprawl and Brawl Duals on Nov. 22-- Sanderson made a fi ne Big Ten debut with a 24-11 win over No. 19 Illinois on Jan. 22, 2010.-- His fi rst Big Ten road win came at No. 12 Wisconsin as Penn State earned a 22-15 road win in Madison on Jan. 31.

Highlights-- Penn State went 13-6-1 in dual meets, much improved from the prior year’s 8-12-2, and a strong fi nish to return to the top ten (No. 10) in the fi nal NWCA Coaches Poll.-- Sanderson led Penn State to a fi fth place fi nish at the 2010 Big Ten Champi-onships, including his fi rst Big Ten individual champion as younger brother Cyler claimed the 157 pound title.-- Penn State tallied 49.0 points at the 2010 NCAA Championships in Omaha, Neb., the 17th-most in school history and good enough for ninth place in the fi nal team standings. Dan Vallimont was the top fi nisher among Penn State’s three All-Americans, advancing to the national fi nals at 165. Frank Molinaro fi nished fi fth at 149 and Cyler Sanderson took sixth at 157.

Sanderson celebrated his fi rst Senior Day as Penn State’s head coach on Feb. 12, 2010. Sanderson led Penn State to a 13-6-1 record in his fi rst year as head coach of the Nittany Lions.

Cyler Sanderson, Cael’s youngest brother, was his fi rst Big Ten Champion as a head coach, winning the 157 pound title in 2010.


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SANDERSON: YEAR TWOFulfi lling the promise of a bright young coaching career in just his fi fth season as a collegiate head coach (and only his second at Penn State), Sanderson led the Nittany Lion wrestling team to the 2011 NCAA National Championship in March at Phila-delphia’s Wells Fargo Center. Just two weeks after guiding Penn State to its fi rst ever Big Ten title, Sanderson and his staff helped fi ve Penn Staters earn All-America hon-ors (all in the top three) and crowned one NCAA champion. Th e magical March run was built on the foundation of a superb regular season, including a co-championship at the Southern Scuffl e, the Virginia Duals championship and tying a school record for Big Ten dual meet wins with a 6-1-1 conference mark. Penn State’s run to the NCAA title in 2011 was the school’s fi rst since 1953. 2011 marked the year that the Nittany Lions were the fi rst East Coast team to win the NCAA crown since 1973. Sanderson was named the 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year and in just fi ve short years as a collegiate head coach, he became the only coach in NCAA history to be named both Big Ten and Big 12 Coach of the Year.

Final Results (17-1-1, 6-1-1 B1G, 1st B1G, 1st NCAA)Nov. 12 at Bloomsburg 41-3 WNov. 14 #15 LEHIGH 27-17 WNov. 21 vs. Harvard$ 45-0 W vs. West Virginia$ 40-3 W vs. #24 Rutgers$ 22-10 WDec. 12 LOCK HAVEN 48-0 WDec. 19 #22 OHIO STATE* 42-3 WDec. 29-30 Southern Scuffl e at UNC-Greensboro 1stJan. 7 vs. VMI! 42-3 W vs. Edinboro! 37-12 W vs. #23 Kent State! 27-15 W vs. #15 Michigan! 24-12 WJan. 21 #22 PITTSBURGH 30-7 WJan. 23 at Indiana* 36-8 WJan. 30 #8 IOWA* 13-22 LFeb. 4 at Michigan State* 30-9 WFeb. 6 at #13 Michigan* 28-13 WFeb. 11 #20 ILLINOIS* 23-13 WFeb. 13 at #5 Minnesota* 18-18 TFeb. 18 #16 WISCONSIN* 30-12 WMarch 5-6 Big Ten Championships 1stMarch 17-19 NCAA Championships 1st $ Sprawl and Brawl Duals, Binghamton, N.Y.; ! Virginia Duals, Hampton, Va. -- * Big Ten Dual

Signature Wins-- Th e Nittany Lions opened up Big Ten dual meet action with a resounding 42-3 win over Ohio State on Dec. 19.--Sanderson led Penn State to four straight wins at the Virginia Duals on Jan. 7-8 for the school’s fi rst Virginia Duals title since 1991.-- Penn State’s 30-12 Senior Day win over Wisconsin in front of a sold out Rec Hall crowd helped the Lions fi nish with a 6-1-1 Big Ten dual meet record, tying the school record for conference dual wins in a season.

Highlights-- Th e Nittany Lions sold out two duals in Rec Hall and averaged nearly 5,500 fans per home event.-- Penn State tied Cornell for the Southern Scuffl e title in the school’s fi rst ever ap-pearance at the event in Greensboro, N.C.-- Sanderson led Penn State to its most dual meet wins (17) since the team went 18-3 in 1998.-- Penn State’s 6-1-1 Big Ten dual meet record tied a school record for conference wins in a season.-- Th e Nittany Lions claimed the school’s fi rst-ever Big Ten Championship with a stunning fi nal session run at Northwestern University in March. Penn State crowned fi ve Big Ten Champions, going 5-0 in the fi nals, and picked up key consolation wins from a number of wrestlers to out-distance Iowa by a single point.-- Sanderson led Penn State to the 2011 NCAA Championship in front of a home-state crowd in Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on March 17-19. Sanderson’s Lions stormed the competition, clinching the title early on the third day of the event, before the national fi nals even began.-- Penn State had fi ve All-Americans, all fi nishing in the top three, none of whom were seniors at the time.-- Sophomore Quentin Wright became Sanderson’s fi rst Penn State national cham-pion, claiming the 184-pound title.-- Penn State’s team title was the school’s fi rst NCAA crown since 1953, only the second in school history.-- Th e win by Penn State marked the fi rst time since 1973 that a school east of the Mississippi River won the NCAA wrestling title (Michigan State).-- Sanderson was named 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year and became the fi rst person ever to win both Big Ten and Big 12 Coach of the Year honors.

Sanderson celebrated his second Senior Day as Penn State’s head coach on Feb. 18, 2011, in front of a sold out Rec Hall crowd.

Sanderson won his fi rst of three straight Big Ten Coach of the Year awards in 2011. David Taylor won B1G Wrestler of the Year and Quentin Wright claimed B1G Tourney OW.

Sanderson and the Nittany Lions won the fi rst of three straight NCAA Championships in Philadelphia in March of 2011.




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SANDERSON: YEAR THREESanderson led Penn State to a second straight NCAA title in 2011-12, making Penn State only the fourth team in NCAA history to ever win back-to-back crowns. Th e Nittany Lions’ run through the NCAA fi eld in St. Louis was a dominant showcase, highlighted by three NCAA champions, fi ve NCAA fi nalists and six All-Americans, all of whom placed in the top three of their respective weights. Just two weeks after guiding Penn State to its second straight Big Ten title at Purdue, Sanderson watched his squad run away with another NCAA crown, this time by over 20.0 points. Th e year was stellar from start to fi nish as the Nittany Lions went 13-1 in duals, including a school record 7-1 mark in Big Ten duals (Penn State earned Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champion laurels). Th e Lions also won their second straight Southern Scuffl e crown, this time outright. Sanderson earned his second straight Big Ten Coach of the Year award and was also named the Intermat National Coach of the Year. Th e Nittany Lions averaged 6,481 fans per dual meet, selling out all but two of their seven home events and drawing over 6,000 for every event.

Final Results (13-1, 7-1 B1G, 1st B1G, 1st NCAA)Nov. 13 BLOOMSBURG 39-3 WNov. 20 #4 MINNESOTA* 14-23 LDec. 9 at #10 Lehigh 24-12 WDec. 11 WEST VIRGINIA 34-6 WDec. 18 at Lock Haven 50-0 WJan. 1-2 Southern Scuffl e at UT-Chattanooga 1stJan. 8 at Michigan State* 36-6 WJan. 13 at #17 Northwestern* 38-3 WJan. 15 at Wisconsin* 43-0 WJan. 22 #2 IOWA* 22-12 WJan. 29 #5 OHIO STATE* 34-9 WFeb. 3 at #7 Nebraska* 31-6 WFeb. 5 #12 MICHIGAN* 34-7 WFeb. 11 at Utah Valley 39-3 WFeb. 19 #9 PITTSBURGH* 33-6 WMarch 3-4 2012 Big Ten Championships at Purdue 1stMarch 15-17 2012 NCAA Championships at St. Louis 1st * Big Ten Dual

Signature Wins-- Penn State shut out Big Ten foe Wisconsin 43-0 in Madison on Jan. 15, 2012, marking the fi rst time in over 50 years that the Badgers had suff ered a shut-out and also marked Penn State’s fi rst shut-out in a Big Ten dual.-- Th e Nittany Lions downed #2 Iowa 22-12 in a packed Rec Hall on Jan. 22, 2012, as nearly 6,800 standing room only fans fi lled Rec Hall.-- Penn State clinched a share of the 2012 Big Ten Regular Season Championship with a 34-7 home dual win over Michigan on Feb. 5, 2012. Th e win was Penn State’s seventh Big Ten dual win of the year, setting a school record for conference wins in a season.

Highlights-- Penn State averaged 6,481 fans per dual meet, selling out all but two of its seven home dates with every single event having over 6,000 fans fi ll Rec Hall.-- Th e Nittany Lions ran away with the 2012 Southern Scuffl e title, outdistancing Minnesota by 14 points to win its second straight Scuffl e crown.-- Penn State’s 7-1 Big Ten dual meet mark set a school record for conference wins in a season and gave the Lions a share of the 2012 Big Ten Regular Season title.-- Th e Nittany Lions rolled to a second straight Big Ten Championship, running away with the conference crown at Purdue. Th e Lions had three champions and notched 149.0 points to second place Minnesota’s 134.0. -- Sanderson led Penn State to the 2012 NCAA Championship in St. Louis’ Scot-trade Center on March 15-17. Th e title was Penn State’s second straight, making Sanderson’s Lions only the fourth team in NCAA history to win back-to-back titles.-- Penn State had six All-Americans, all of whom fi nished in the top three and fi ve of whom return.-- Senior Frank Molinaro, sophomore David Taylor and sophomore Ed Ruth each capped off stunning undefeated seasons by winning NCAA titles at their respective weights. Molinaro (149), Taylor (165) and Ruth (174) gave Penn State a 3-2 mark in the national fi nals with true freshman Nico Megaludis (125) and junior Quentin Wright (184) fi nishing as National Runners-Up.-- Penn State’s team title was the school’s third overall.-- Sanderson was named 2012 Big Ten Coach and Intermat’s 2012 National Coach of the Year.-- David Taylor was named the 2012 Hodge Trophy winner as the national wrestler of the year.

Sanderson celebrated his third Senior Day as Penn State’s head coach on Feb. 19, 2012, in front of a sold out Rec Hall crowd.

Th e Nittany Lions crowned three champions at the Big Ten Championships at Purdue in 2012 and rolled to their second straight conference crown.

St. Louis was the site of Penn State’s second straight NCAA crown under Sanderson in 2012.


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SANDERSON: YEAR FOURIn 2012-13, Penn State went 13-1 overall in dual meets and won its third straight Southern Scuffl e title in early January. Th e Nittany Lions followed that up with a third straight Big Ten Championship on March 9-10 at Il-linois and a third straight NCAA National Title in Des Moines on March 21-23. He was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the third straight season (sharing this year’s honor as a co-CotY) and 2013 National Coach of the Year (the second time he has earned that honor). In his four years as Penn State’s coach, Sanderson has led the Nittany Lions to three-straight conference titles, three straight national titles, collected 19 All-Americans, fi ve national champions, three Gorriaran winners, one NCAA tourney OW and one Hodge Trophy winner. He and his coaching staff ended year four at PSU with a perfect 13-0 record in Big Ten championship fi nals. Coach Sanderson now sports a 100-19-2 dual meet mark in this, his seventh year as a head coach. He is 57-9-2 and in his fourth year at Penn State. .

Final Results (13-1, 7-1 B1G, 1st B1G, 1st NCAA)Nov. 16 #24 LEHIGH 29-6 WNov. 18 at West Virginia 44-3 WDec. 9 INDIANA* 52-0 WDec. 15 LOCK HAVEN 42-3 WJan. 1-2 Southern Scuffl e at UT-Chattanooga 1stJan. 13 MICHIGAN STATE* 41-0 WJan. 18 #24 WISCONSIN* 36-6 WJan. 20 at Purdue* 35-3 WJan.. 27 #12 NEBRASKA* 33-9 WFeb. 1 at #3 Iowa* 16-22 LFeb. 3 at #8 Illinois* 37-0 WFeb. 8 at #15 Pittsburgh 31-7 WFeb. 10 at #6 Ohio State* 29-18 WFeb. 17 RIDER 48-0 WFeb. 24 at Rutgers 34-0 WMarch 9-10 Big Ten Championships at Illinois 1stMarch 21-23 NCAA Championships at Des Moines 1st * Big Ten Dual

Signature Wins-- Penn State opens up season with 29-6 win over #24 Lehigh in sold out Rec Hall.-- Lions shut-out Big Ten foe Indiana 52-0, one of fi ve dual shut-outs on the year (and three within the Big Ten including Michigan State and #8 Illinois).-- Team comes from behind for thrilling 29-18 road dual victory at #6 Ohio State on Feb. 10.

Highlights-- Penn State averaged 6,411 fans per dual meet selling out every single dual BE-FORE the start of the season.-- Penn State claimed a third straight Southern Scuffl e title as 2013 dawned, beating second place Oklahoma State by over 20 points (178.5 to 158.0).-- Penn State’s 7-1 Big Ten dual meet tied a school record for conference wins in a season.-- Sanderson’s Lions stormed their way to a third straight Big Ten Championship, once again outdistancing the fi eld by double-digits. Penn State won the title with 151.0 points.-- Sanderson led Penn State to its third straight NCAA crown as ten Nittany Lions scored points at the 2013 NCAA Championships in Des Moines on March 21-23. Penn State became only the third school to ever win three or more titles in a row (joining Oklahoma State and Iowa). Penn State won by four points (123.5 to 119.5) over Oklahoma State.-- Penn State had fi ve All-Americans, each and every one of which wrestled in the National Finals.-- Ed Ruth (184) and Quentin Wright (197) won individual NCAA crowns. Ruth’s was his second straight while Wright’s, his second overall, clinched the team title.-- Nico Megaludis (125), David Taylor (165) and Matt Brown (174) each ended the year as National Runner-Up.-- Sanderson was named Big Ten Coach of the Year (this time co-) for the third straight season and earned his second National Coach of the Year nod from the NWCA.-- Matt Brown was named Elite 89 Award Winner as wrestling’s top student-athlete; David Taylor won the 2013 NCAA Championships Gorriaran Award and Ed Ruth was named 2013 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year. (and was Hodge Trophy runner-up for the second straight season).

Sanderson celebrated his fourth Senior Day as Penn State’s head coach on Feb. 17, 2013, in front of a sold out Rec Hall crowd.

Th e Nittany Lions crowned four champions at the Big Ten Championships at Illinois in 2013 and rolled to their third straight conference crown.

Des Moines was the site of Penn State’s third straight NCAA crown under Sanderson in 2013.

Cody Sanderson is heading into his fi fth season as the associate head coach of the Penn State wrestling program. Sanderson, who played a major role in the Iowa State wrestling program’s rapid ascent as Big 12 powerhouse and NCAA team title contender, is the oldest brother of Penn State head coach Cael Sanderson and a former head coach himself. He is in his 13th year as a collegiate coach.

Cody served as associate head coach at Iowa State during brother Cael’s three-year run as a mentor of the Cyclones. Prior to join-ing Cael in Ames, Iowa, Cody was the head coach at Utah Valley State (now Utah Valley University), where he started the school’s wrestling program from scratch in 2003. Sanderson’s eff orts helped create the nation’s fi rst Division I wrestling program started from scratch in 30 years. Prior to beginning the program at UVSC, Cody served as administrative assistant at Iowa State from 2001-2003.

As an athlete, Sanderson was a two-time national fi nalist at 133 pounds, advancing to the NCAA title bout in 1999 in the Bryce Jordan Center and in 2000 in St. Louis. He ended his stellar Cy-clone career with 116 wins, including a 33-3 mark his senior year. He also claimed the Big 12 title as a senior and helped spur ISU to a National Runner-Up fi nish at the NCAA Championships in 2000.

Sanderson graduated from Iowa State in 2000 with a bachelor’s de-gree in pre-medicine. His wife, Sarah, was a standout gymnast at Iowa State and the couple has three children (sons Kade and Mason and daughter Tylar Ann).




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THE SANDERSON FILE

Birthday: August 8, 1976Birthplace: Provo, UtahHometown: Heber City, UtahAlma Mater: Iowa State, 2000Spouse: SarahChildren: Tylar Ann, Kade, Mason

COACHING EXPERIENCE* 2009-Prsnt: Associate Head Coach, Penn State* 2006-2009: Associate Head Coach, Iowa State* 2004-2006: Head Coach, Utah Valley State* 2001-2003: Administrative Assistant, Iowa State

Cody

SANDERSON5th year at Penn State13th year in collegiate coachingIowa State ‘00

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

Cody Sanderson is entering his fi fth year as Penn State’s Associate Head Coach.


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Casey Cunningham is in his fi fth year on the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling staff . Named head assistant coach by Cael Sanderson in April of 2009, Casey is in his 14th as a collegiate coach.

Cunningham served as Cael Sanderson’s head assistant coach at Iowa State as well. Prior to his one-year stint in Ames, he was head as-sistant coach at Central Michigan for seven years (2001-2008). He began his coaching career in 1999 as a graduate assistant at CMU and then spent a year at the Olympic Training Center. During his tenure at CMU, he helped lead 18 Chippewas to All-American honors and 35 Mid-American titles. During Cunningham’s last season as an assistant, Central Michigan fi nished seventh at the 2008 NCAA Championships. CMU dominated the MAC during Cunningham’s time with the Chippewas, winning the last 10 regu-lar season championships (including all eight during his run as an assistant).

As a wrestler, Cunningham is among Central Michigan’s all-time greats. He capped off his collegiate career in 1999 by winning the 157-pound title in the Bryce Jordan Center, earning the school’s fi rst Division I national title and only the second individual title in school history in any sport. Th e two-time All-American (he was na-tional runner-up in 1998) won three MAC championships (1996, 1997 and 1999) and was twice named MAC Wrestler of the Year (1998 and 1999). Cunningham fi nished his Chippewa career with a 134-19 record. An accomplished international competitor, Cun-ningham won the 2008 Pan American Games silver medal and was two time U.S. Nationals and World Team Trials runner-up. An out-standing student, Cunningham was a four-time NWCA Academic All-American.

Cunningham earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology with an emphasis in criminal justice from CMU in 1999. His wife, Tara (Nott), is an Olympic champion, having won the gold medal in weight lifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Th e couple has three sons, Hayden, Asher and Ryder and two daughters, Saige and Sterling.

THE CUNNINGHAM FILE

Birthday: April 25, 1976Birthplace: Carson City, Mich.Hometown: Middleton, Mich.Alma Mater: Central Michigan, ‘99Spouse: TaraChildren: Hayden, Asher, Ryder, Saige and Sterling

COACHING EXPERIENCE* 2009-Prsnt: Head Assistant Coach, Penn State* 2008-2009: Assistant Head Coach, Iowa State* 2001-2008: Assistant Coach, Central Michigan* 1999-2000: Graduate Assistant, Central Michigan

Casey

CUNNINGHAM5th year at Penn State14th year in collegiate coachingCentral Michigan, ‘99

HEAD ASSISTANT COACH

Casey Cunningham is entering his fi fth year as Penn State’s Head Assistant Coach.

Former Iowa State All-American Nick Fanthorpe has made the move from resident athlete with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club to Assistant Coach (volunteer). Fanthorpe is in his second season as a collegiate coach with Penn State.

Fanthorpe had a stellar career at Iowa State. During his four year ca-reer in Ames, Fanthorpe wrestled three for current Lion mentor Cael Sanderson. Th e Naperville, Ill., native’s ISU career was highlighted by a 32-6 mark as a sophomore. Th at year, 2007-08, Fanthorpe placed seventh at NCAAs to become a Cyclone All-American.

He was a two-time Big 12 Champion as well and a three time Aca-demic All-Big 12 fi rst teamer. An outstanding student-athlete, Fanthorpe won Iowa State’s Total Commitment Award four straight years, winning in 2007, 08, 09 and 10.

Fanthorpe is married to the former Erin Witte, who serves as Penn State Wrestling’s offi ce manager. He graduated from Iowa State in 2010 with a degree in Community and Regional Planning.




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THE FANTHORPE FILE

Birthday: Oct. 29, 1986Birthplace: Naperville, Ill.Hometown: Naperville, Ill.Alma Mater: Iowa State, ‘10Wife: Erin

COACHING EXPERIENCE* 2012-Prsnt: Assistant Coach, Penn State

Nick Fanthorpe is entering his second season as an assistant coach at Penn State.

Nick

FANTHORPE2nd year at Penn State2nd year in collegiate coachingIowa State, ‘10

ASSISTANT COACH


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Former Nittany Lion wrestler Adam Lynch is heading into his third season as Director of Operations for Penn State. Lynch was a mem-ber of Penn State’s 2011 Big Ten and NCAA Championship team.

Lynch ended his Penn State career as one of the team’s leaders, coming back for a fi fth year to continue the work of building a championship. As a junior in Sanderson’s fi rst season (2009-10), Lynch went 13-13 overall but posted a superb 6-2 record in Big Ten duals. He debuted in the national rankings at 141 in February of that year. During his fi nal season in 2010-11, Lynch went 7-3 with three pins. Over the course of his career, Lynch posted a 46-38 overall record, an 8-8 dual meet mark (6-3 in Big Ten action), had nine pins and 34 dual meet points.

Lynch received his bachelors of science in kinesiology in the move-ment science option in December of 2010 and will wrap up his graduate degree in sports management and sports administration in December of 2013. He is a native of Miffl inburg, Pa. THE LYNCH FILE

Birthday: June 3, 1987Birthplace: Brunswick, MaineHometown: Miffl inburg, Pa.Alma Mater: Penn State, ‘10

COACHING EXPERIENCE* 2011-Prsnt.: Director of Operations, Penn State

Adam

LYNCH3rd year at Penn StatePenn State, ‘10

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Th ird-year director of operations Adam Lynch pinned nationally ranked Jermaine Lindsey of Ohio University in the fi rst round of 2011’s Southern Scuffl e.




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2X NATIONAL CHAMPION, 3X ALL-AMSenior Ed Ruth will head into his fi nal campaign as a Nittany Lion riding a 68-match win streak, having won two straight National Championships and looking to become a four-time All-American. Ruth has established himself as one of the top wrestlers ever to don the Nittany Lion singlet. Now, the Harrisburg native is prepping to close out his collegiate career in style. Ruth has never lost to a Big Ten opponent, owning a 42-0 record against conference foes. Ruth was named Penn State’s Male Athlete of the Year in June of 2013 and was a fi nalist for the Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year award. Parents: Th anayi and Eddie Ruth -- Major: Communications

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Ranked No. 1 by Intermat...beat #3 Robert Hamlin of Lehigh 11-9 on 11/16...downed WVU’s Lance Bryson 11-1 on 11/18...rolled to 2012 NLO title at 184 with perfect 5-0 showing, including a pin, a tech and two majors...downed #10 Jimmy Sheptock of Maryland 11-4 in fi nals...won third straight Southern Scuffl e crown on 1/1-2, going 6-0 with three pions and two majors...majored #9 Mike Larson of Missouri in semis before dismantling #2 and defending NCAA Champion Steve Bosak 7-3 in fi nals...named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on 1/8...pinned Purdue’s Dion Crowder (3:42) in road dual on 1/20...18-3 tech fall over #8 Josh Ihnen of Nebraska on 1/27...majored Grant Gambrall of Iowa on 2/1...quick fall over #20 Tony Dallago at Illinois on 2/3, getting pin at 0:47 mark...17-3 major over #13 Max Th omusseit on 2/8...pinned Ohio State’s C.J. Magrum (1:51) on 2/10 to close out third season of Big Ten dual action unbeaten (24-0)...ended dual season with dominating 11-4 win over #10 Dan Rinaldi at Rutgers on 2/24..Big Ten Championships (3-0, 1st, NCAA Qualifi er): Became Penn State’s fourth three-time Big Ten Champion with 3-0 run at 2013 Big Ten Cham-pionships on 3/9-10, including major over #14 Ethan Lofthouse of Iowa and win over #5 Kevin Steinhaus of Minnesota in fi nals...named 2013 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year and fi rst team All-Big Ten.NCAA Championships (5-0, NCAA Champion): Ruth devastated the competition at the 2013 NCAA Championships in Des Moines, going 5-0 to with the 184-pound crown, his second straight title...pinned Lock Haven’s Fred Garcia (0:28) and Arizona State’s Kevin Radford (3:41)...ma-jored Pitt’s Max Th omusseit 11-1...downed #4 Steve Bosak of Cornell (the defending NCAA champ) 4-1 in national semis...posted 12-4 major over Lehigh’s Robert Hamlin in national fi nals.

2011-12: Beat Matt Brown 7-4 in Intrasquad on 11/3...downed #20 Mike Dessino 10-4 in season opening dual on 11/13...pinned Minnesota’s Alex Ortiz at the 2:28 mark on 11/20...went 6-0 to win the 2011 Nittany Lion Open title on 12/4, downing #17 Jimmy Sheptock of Maryland in the fi -nals...rolled through the fi eld at the 2012 Southern Scuffl e for his second title, going 6-0 with three pins, a tech fall and a major...dominating 18-3 tech fall over #9 Lee Munster of Northwestern on 1/13....majored #9 Ethan Lofthouse of Iowa 10-1 in dual win on 1/22...pinned #8 Nick Hefl in of Ohio quickly at the 2:05 mark of the fi rst period on 1/29....closed out sec-ond straight undefeated Big Ten dual season with pin of Nebraska’s Tyler

Koehn on 2/3 and a 12-1 major over #8 Justin Zeerip on 2/5...is 16-0 all-time in conference duals through two seasons...fi rst team All-Big Ten...Intermat’s 2012 National Wrestler of the Year...closest match of year was a 6-3 win over teammate Matt Brown in fi nals of 2012 Southern Scuffl e on 1/2...has 140 career dual meet points...has never lost to a Big Ten foe, dual or tourney.Big Ten Championships (3-0, 1st, NCAA Qualifi er): Won his second straight Big Ten title at 174 with three dominating majors over #9 Jordan Blanton of Illinois, #10 Nick Hefl in of Ohio State and #6 Logan Storley of Minnesota in the fi nals.NCAA Championships (5-0, NCAA Champion): Dominated the fi eld at the 2012 NCAA Championships in St. Louis, going 5-0 with two pins a tech and a major to win his fi rst NCAA title and earn All-American laurels for the second time...pinned Jim Resnick of Rider and Dorian Henderson of Missouri...11-4 win over #9 Nick Hefl in of Ohio State in quarters...16-1 tech fall over #4 Logan Storley of Minnesota in national semis...13-2 major over #3 Nick Amuchastegui in the national fi nals...is now 11-1 all-time at NCAA Championships...only loss an injury default in quarters as a fresh-man..69-2 career record.

2010-11: Made collegiate debut with 20-5 tech fall over Bloomsburg’s Mike Dessino on 11/12...beat talented Lehigh freshman Austin Meyes 7-5 in Rec Hall debut on 11/14...continued perfect start to collegiate career with 3-0 day at Sprawl and Brawl Duals on 11/21, including two pins...nice run at Nittany Lion Open on 12/5, going 5-1 to take second; beat #9 Scott Giffi n of Penn 6-2 in semis and lost 9-4 to #8 Mike Letts of Maryland in fi nals...moved up a weight to 184 and pinned Lock Haven’s Jacob Bachman on 12/12...moved up to 184 one more time and majored Ohio State’s Peter Capone 18-6 in Big Ten dual debut on 12/19...dominated loaded 174-pound fi eld at Southern Scuffl e on 12/29-30, going 5-0 with two majors and a pin to win title...beat #1 Mack Lewnes of Cornell 11-5 in semis (with four takedowns) and then took down #2 Chris Henrich of Virginia in the fi nals to win the crown and earn 2010 Southern Scuffl e Most Outstand-ing Wrestler honors...went 4-0 with two tech falls and a pin at Virginia Duals on 1/7-8...pinned Pitt’s Andy Vaughn (5:45) on 1/21 and Indiana’s Nick Avery (4:49) on 1/23...10-3 win over #13 Ethan Lofthouse of Iowa on 1/30...18-6 major over MSU’s Curran Jacobs on 2/4...beat Michigan’s Jus-tin Zeerip 13-6 on 2/6...pinned Ben Freidl of Illinois (4:56) on 2/11...12-5 win over #12 Scott Glasser of Minnesota on 2/13...completed perfect dual meet season with solid 8-5 win over #14 Ben Jordan of Wisconsin on 2/18, going 19-0 in duals and 8-0 vs. the Big Ten.Big Ten Championships (3-0, 1st, NCAA Qualifi er): Rolled through fi eld at 2011 Big Ten Championships to earn Big Ten title at 174, getting major and beating two ranked grapplers, a 3-2 win over Iowa’s Ethan Lofthouse and an 8-5 win over Ohio State’s Nick Hefl in in the fi nals.NCAA Championships (6-1, 3rd Place Finisher): Rebounded from an in-jury in the national quarterfi nals to spur Penn State on to the NCAA team title with a 6-1 mark and a third place fi nish at his fi rst NCAA tournament, becoming a freshman All-American...Ruth had two pins (one in 0:24 and one in 0:42) to win the Gorriaran Award for most pins in least time at the

Ed

RUTHSr./Sr. EligibleHarrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Twp.3X All-American, 2X Champion(2013, 1st at 184; 2012, 1st at 174; 2011, 3rd at 174)

SENIOR • 184

CAREER STATISTICSYear Overall Duals (B10) TRN (B10/NCAA) F TF M PTS

2009-10 Red-shirt season

2010-11 38-2 19-0 (8-0) 19-2 (3-0/6-1) 13-0 5-0 4-0 86

2011-12 31-0 11-0 (8-0) 20-0 (3-0/5-0) 10-0 7-0 9-0 54

2012-13 33-0 14-0 (8-0) 19-0 (3-0/5-0) 12-0 4-0 10-0 70

Career 102-2 44-0 (24-0) 58-2 (9-0/16-1) 35-0 16-0 23-0 210


SENIOR ED RUTH

2011 NCAA Championships...beat the #6, #5 and #3 wrestlers on his way to a third place fi nish.

2009-10: Red-shirt season...went 14-3 as an unattached grappler...took second at ESU Open, placed fi fth at NLO, won the Hitchcock on 1/17...second at National Collegiate...competed all year at 184...3-0 in pins.

Freestyle: 2013 Asics U.S. University Champion (84 kg)...4th place at 2013 Las Vegas/Asics U.S. Open (84 kg)

RUTH MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/16 184 W, 11-9 #3 Robert Hamlin, Lehigh dual 1-011/18 184 W, 11-1 Lance Bryson, West Virginia dual 2-012/2 184 W, 16-2 Chris Heald, Michigan (major) NLO 3-012/2 184 W, 19-1 Austin Coburn, Old Dominion (TF; 4:37) NLO 4-012/2 184 WBF Brandon Griffi n, Lehigh (3:28) NLO 5-012/2 184 W, 11-2 Victor Avery, Edinboro (major) NLO 6-012/2 184 W, 11-4 #10 Jimmy Sheptock, Maryland NLO (1st) 7-012/9 184 WBF Luke Sheridan, Indiana (1:24) dual 8-012/15 184 W, 17-2 Fred Garcia, Lock Haven (TF; 4:55) dual 9-01/1 184 WBF Th omas Barriero, American (2:14) Scuffl e 10-01/1 184 WBF James Cook, Campbell (3:29) Scuffl e 11-01/1 184 WBF Diego Bencomo, Duke (3:37) Scuffl e 12-01/1 184 W, 13-4 Stephen Doty, Virginia (major) Scuffl e 13-01/2 184 W, 11-0 #9 Mike Larson, Missouri (major) Scuffl e 14-01/2 184 W, 7-3 #2 Steve Bosak, Cornell Scuffl e (1st) 15-01/13 184 WBF John Rizqallah, Michigan State (1:37) dual 16-01/18 184 W, forf. Forfeit, Wisconsin dual 17-01/20 184 WBF Dion Crowder, Purdue (3:42) dual 18-01/27 184 W, 18-3 #8 Josh Ihnen, Nebraska (TF; 7:00) dual 19-02/1 184 W, 21-10 Grant Gambrall, Iowa (major) dual 20-02/3 184 WBF #20 Tony Dallago, Illinois (0:47) dual 21-02/8 184 W, 17-3 #13 Max Th omusseit, Pittsburgh (major) dual 22-02/10 184 WBF C.J. Magrum, Ohio State (1:51) dual 23-02/17 184 WBF Ryan Wolfe, Rider (2:38) dual 24-02/24 184 W, 11-4 #10 Dan Rinaldi, Rutgers dual 25-03/9 184 W, 18-3 C.J. Magrum, Ohio State (TF; 5:58) B10 26-03/9 184 W, 10-1 #14 Ethan Lofthouse, Iowa (major) B10 27-03/10 184 W, 5-3 #5 Kevin Steinhaus, Minnesota B10 (1st) 28-03/21 184 WBF Fred Garcia, Lock Haven (0:28) NCAA 29-03/21 184 WBF Kevin Radford, Arizona State (3:41) NCAA 30-03/22 184 W, 11-1 Max Th omusseit, Pittsburgh (major) NCAA 31-03/22 184 W, 4-1 #4 Steve Bosak, Cornell NCAA 32-03/23 184 W, 12-4 #3 Robert Hamlin, Lehigh (major) NCAA (1st) 33-0

2011-12Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/13 174 W, 10-4 #20 Mike Dessino, Bloomsburg dual 1-011/20 174 WBF Alec Ortiz, Minnesota (2:28) dual 2-012/4 174 W, 17-0 Collin Zeerip, Michigan (TF; 7:00) NLO 3-012/4 174 WBF Stephen West, Columbia (2:49) NLO 4-012/4 174 W, 24-9 Stephen Doty, Virginia (TF; 7:00) NLO 5-012/4 174 WBF James Mannier, Navy (1:38) NLO 6-012/4 174 W, 11-3 John-Martin Cannon, UA-Buff alo (major) NLO 7-012/4 174 W, 7-4 #17 Jimmy Sheptock, Maryland NLO (1st) 8-012/9 174 W, inj. def. Nathaniel Brown, Lehigh (up 12-1) dual 9-012/11 174 W, 18-6 Lance Bryson, West Virginia (major) dual 10-01/1 174 W, 16-1 William Coggins, Virginia (TF; 3:33) Scuffl e 11-01/1 174 WBF Cody Walters, UA-Ohio (1:22) Scuffl e 12-01/1 174 WBF Levin Clemmons, Chattanooga (3:11) Scuffl e 13-01/1 174 WBF William George, Cornell (1:05) Scuffl e 14-01/2 174 W, 10-1 Patrick Wright, Missouri (major) Scuffl e 15-01/2 174 W, 6-3 Matt Brown, Penn State Scuffl e 16-01/8 174 W, 17-2 Curran Jacobs, Michigan St. (TF; 6:33) dual 17-01/13 174 W, 18-3 #9 Lee Munster, Northwestern (TF; 5:37) dual 18-01/15 174 W, 17-2 Scott Liegel, Wisconsin (TF; 5:37) dual 19-01/22 174 W, 10-1 #9 Ethan Lofthouse, Iowa (major) dual 20-01/29 174 WBF #8 Nick Hefl in, Ohio State (2:05) dual 21-02/3 174 WBF Tyler Koehn, Nebraska (5:58) dual 22-02/5 174 W, 12-1 #8 Justin Zeerip, Michigan (major) dual 23-03/3 174 W, 14-2 #9 Jordan Blanton, Illinois (major) B10 24-0

3/3 174 W, 15-7 #10 Nick Hefl in, Ohio State (major) B10 25-03/4 174 W, 13-2 #6 Logan Storley, Minnesota (major) B10 (1st) 26-03/15 174 WBF Jim Resnick, Rider (1:43) NCAA 27-03/15 174 WBF Dorian Henderson, Missouri (1:25) NCAA 28-03/16 174 W, 11-4 #9 Nick Hefl in, Ohio State NCAA 29-03/16 174 W, 16-1 #4 Logan Storley, Minnesota (TF; 6:38) NCAA 30-03/17 174 W, 13-2 #3 Nick Amuchastegui, Stanford (major) NCAA (1st) 31-0

2010-11Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/12 174 W, 20-5 Mike Dessino, Bloomsburg (TF; 6:16) dual 1-011/14 174 W, 7-5 Austin Meys, Lehigh dual 2-011/21 174 WBF Ian Roy, Harvard (0:54) dual 3-011/21 174 WBF Matt Winston, West Virginia (5:48) dual 4-011/21 174 W, 11-5 Alex Caruso, Rutgers dual 5-012/5 174 WBF Brandon Lintner, West Virginia (4:31) NLO 6-012/5 174 W, 15-0 Luke Etter, Bloomsburgh (TF; 4:52) NLO 7-012/5 174 WBF Ryan McGarity, Binghamton (4:30) NLO 8-012/5 174 W, 17-2 Hunter Meys, Boston (TF; 6:33) NLO 9-012/5 174 W, 6-2 #9 Scott Giffi n, Penn NLO 10-012/5 174 L, 4-9 #8 Mike Letts, Maryland NLO (2nd) 10-112/5 184 WBF Jacob Bachman, Lock Haven (2:53) dual 11-112/19 184 W, 18-6 Peter Capone, Ohio State (major) dual 12-112/29 174 WBF Robert Doyle, Army (2:11) Scuffl e 13-112/29 174 W, 11-3 Justin Zeerip, Michigan (major) Scuffl e 14-112/30 174 WBF Michael Khoury, Lock Haven (1:07) Scuffl e 15-112/30 174 W, 11-5 #1 Mack Lewnes, Cornell Scuffl e 16-112/30 174 W, 7-2 #2 Chris Henrich, Virginia Scuffl e (1st) 17-11/7 174 W, 24-9 Matthew Brock, VMI (TF; 5:09) dual 18-11/7 174 W, 20-5 Chris Hrunka, Edinboro (TF; 5:42) dual 19-11/8 174 W, 11-8 Brandon Johnson, Kent State dual 20-11/8 174 WBF Jonathan Beck, Michigan (1:06) dual 21-11/21 174 WBF Andy Vaughn, Pittsburgh (5:45) dual 22-11/23 174 WBF Nick Avery, Indiana (4:49) dual 23-11/30 174 W, 10-3 #13 Ethan Lofthouse, Iowa dual 24-12/4 174 W, 18-6 Curran Jacobs, Michigan State (major) dual 25-12/6 174 W, 13-6 Justin Zeerip, Michigan dual 26-12/11 174 WBF Ben Friedl, Illinois (4:56) dual 27-12/13 174 W, 12-5 #12 Scott Glasser, Minnesota dual 28-12/18 174 W, 8-5 #14 Ben Jordan, Wisconsin dual 29-13/5 174 W, 18-5 Curran Jacobs, Michigan State (major) B10 30-13/5 174 W, 3-2 #14 Ethan Lofthouse, Iowa B10 31-13/6 174 W, 8-5 #10 Nick Hefl in, Ohio State B10 (1st) 32-13/17 174 WBF Royal Brettrager, Liberty (0:24) NCAA 33-13/17 174 W, 5-3 Scott Glasser, Minnesota NCAA 34-13/18 174 L, def. #7 Nick Amuchastegui, Stanford NCAA 34-23/18 174 W, 7-6 Luke Manuel, Purdue NCAA 35-23/18 174 WBF #6 Ben Bennett, Central Michigan (0:42) NCAA 36-23/19 174 W, 7-2 #5 Chris Heinrich, Virginia NCAA 37-23/19 174 W, 6-2 #3 Mack Lewnes, Cornell NCAA (3rd) 38-2


3X ALL-AMERICAN, NATIONAL CHAMPION

3X ALL-AM, ‘12 HODGE WINNERTh ree-time All-American David Taylor, one of the most decorated wrestlers in Penn State grappling history, carries a national title and a Hodge Trophy with him into his fi nal year as a Nittany Lion. Taylor, who is coming off an outstanding freestyle summer, making both the U.S. National Freestyle Team (74 kg) and the World University Games Team (74 kg), will be look-ing to become a four-time All-American and win his second NCAA title. Taylor, who is a three-time fi rst team NWCA Academic All-American and Academic All-Big Ten pick, has already earned his degree and is enrolled in graduate school this year. Th e Nittany Lion has never lost to a Big Ten foe (44-0) and is currently chasing Penn State’s all-time pins record. Parents: Kathy and Dave Taylor -- ‘13 Grad: RPTM/Business; Pursuing Masters’ in Education Administration.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Ranked No. 2 by Intermat...dropped 2-1 (TB) dec. to #1 Kyle Dake in U.S. Marine Corps All-Star Classic on 11/3...opened up season with two 20-5 tech falls, over Lehigh’s Eric Hess (5:46) on 11/16 and West Virginia’s Dominic Prezzia (6:04) on 11/18....rolled to 2012 NLO title on 12/2 with 5-0 mark, including three pins and two tech falls, pinned #13 Mark Lewandowski of Buff alo in fi nals at 5:42 mark...majored #18 Ryan LeBlanc of Indiana 9-0 on 12/9...went 4-1 at Southern Scuffl e on 1/1-2 to place second with two pins, a tech fall and a major...lost close late decision to #1 Kyle Dake of Cornell in fi nals...pinned Purdue’s Doug Welch in fi rst period (2:41) in road dual on 1/20...16-1 tech fall over Nebraska’s Tyler Koehn on 1/27...18-2 tech fall over #13 Nick Moore at Iowa on 2/1...strong 13-7 win over #8 Conrad Polz at Illinois on 2/3...20-6 major over #17 Tyler Wilps of Pitt on 2/8...pinned Ohio State’s Mark Martin (2:55) on 2/10...ends third year of Big Ten dual action unbeaten in conference duals (24-0)...pinned #20 Ramon Santiago of Rider (3:48) on 2/17.Big Ten Championships (3-0, 1st, NCAA Qualifi er): Became Penn State’s third three-time Big Ten Champion with 3-0 run through 2013 B1G Championships on 3/9, including 15-0 TF of #12 Nick Moore of Iowa and 9-1 major over #8 Conrad Polz of Illinois in fi nals.NCAA Championships (4-1, 2nd, All-American/National Runner-Up): Pinned his way to his third NCAA title bout in three years and went 4-1 to become a three-time All-American, fi nishing second at 165...pinned North Carolina’s John Staudenmayer (2:51), Zach Strickland of Appalachian State (2:41), #7 Conrad Polz of Illinois (0:24) and #3 Peter Yates of Virginia Tech (3:24)...dropped tough 5-4 decision on riding time to #1 Kyle Dake in the national title bout...won 2013 Gorriaran Award at NCAA Championships for most pins in the least amount of time.

2011-12: 21-6 tech fall over Nick Fischer in Intrasquad on 11/3...pinned Bloomsburg’s Kevin Hartnett in season opening dual on 11/13...sizzling 16-1 tech fall in just 4:29 over #8 Cody Yohn of Minnesota on 11/20, win put him over the 100 career dual meet point mark in just his 21st dual meet...went 4-0 with four pins to win the 2011 Nittany Lion Open on 12/4 plus downed former All-American Steve Fittery, a NC entry, 14-6 in the fi nals (which does

not count on his record)...downed #9 Brandon Hatchett of Lehigh on 12/9 at LU...rolled into to the 2012 Southern Scuffl e title, earning OW honors as well, with three pins, a tech and a major...pinned #10 Cody Yohn of Min-nesota at the 2:34 mark in the fi nals...20-5 TF over NU’s Pierce Harger on 1/13 and a pin of UW’s Alex Yde at 2:28 on 1/15...dominated #6 Mike Evans of Iowa 9-4 in dual on 1/22 with over 3:00 riding time...18-3 TF (6:20) over Ohio State’s Derek Garcia on 1/29...closed out second straight unbeaten Big Ten dual season with 13-3 major over #6 Robert Kokesh on 2/3 and 15-0 TF of #14 Dan Yates of Michigan on 2/5...is 16-0 all-time in Big Ten duals through two years...has 159 career dual meet points...23 falls is top 20 all-time at PSU...fi rst team Academic All-American (NWCA) and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.Big Ten Championships (4-0, 1st, NCAA Qualifi er): Won second straight Big Ten title (and fi rst at 165) with sizzling 4-0 run through 2012 Big Ten Championship fi eld...advanced to semis with a tech fall and a pin and then majored #12 Conrad Polz of Illinois in semis before majoring #6 Mike Evans of Iowa in fi nals...was named 2012 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year for second straight year...now 2x Big Ten champ...has never lost to a Big Ten foe in regu-lar season or post-season.NCAA Championships (5-0, NCAA Champion): Stormed his way to his fi rst NCAA championship, pinning his way to the fi nals at 165 before scoring an all-time fi nals record 22 points in 22-7 tech fall win over Le-high’s Brandon Hatchett in the title bout...pinned Corey Lear of Bucknell (1:40)...Brandon Wright of Chattanooga (1:51)...#8 Robert Kokesh of Ne-braska (0:29)...and Bekzod Abdurakhmonov of Clarion (4:46)...won 2012 NCAA Championship Gorriaran Award and 2012 NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler Award...capped year off with 2012 Hodge Trophy as top collegiate wrestler in the country.

2010-11: Tech fall over Frank Hickman of Bloomsburg in dual debut on 11/12...then pinned Sean Bilodeau of Lehigh in Rec Hall dual debut on 11/14...continued perfect start to collegiate career with 3-0 showing at Sprawl and Brawl Duals, including a pin and two majors (the fi nal major a 13-3 dismantling of #18 Daryl Cocozzo of Rutgers)...blazed through the Nittany Lion Open fi eld on 12/5, going 6-0 with three majors, a pin and a tech fall; downed Virginia Tech’s Jesse Dong 9-3 (w/ over 5:00 riding time)...19-4 tech fall over Lock Haven’s Seth Creasy on 12/12...dominated #13 Colt Sponseller of Ohio State in Big Ten dual meet debut on 12/19, nearly picking up a tech fall with a 14-1 win including 5:56 in riding time...perfect 6-0 with four tech falls and two pins to blaze his way to 157-pound crown at Southern Scuffl e on 12/29-30...dominated #9 Paul Young of In-diana for an 18-2 tech fall in only 4:06 in the title bout...named Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 2011 Virginia Duals after going 4-0 with a pin, two tech falls and a major...tech fall over Pitt’s Donnie Tasser (26-11) on 1/21...dominating 14-3 major over #5 Paul Young of Indiana on 1/23...majored #14 Derek St. John of Iowa on 1/30...20-5 tech fall over MSU’s Sean McMurray on 2/4...pinned #20 Brandon Zeerip of Michigan in just 1:01 on 2/6...26-10 tech fall over Illinois’ Jackson Morse on 2/11...tech fall over Minnesota’s Matt Mincey on 2/13 (16-1 in 6:15)...completed perfect regular season with eighth Big Ten dual meet win, getting a TF over

David

TAYLORGr./Sr. EligibleSt. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris Graham3X All-American, 3X Finalist(2013, 2nd at 165; 2012, 1st at 165; 2011, 2nd at 157)

SENIOR • 165



2010-11 38-1 19-0 (8-0) 19-1 (3-0/4-1) 8-1 15-0 11-0 93

2011-12 32-0 14-0 (8-0) 18-0 (4-0/5-0) 15-0 9-0 6-0 66

2012-13 30-2 14-0 (8-0) 16-2 (3-0/4-1) 14-0 10-0 5-0 70

Career 100-3 47-0 (24-0) 53-3 (10-0/13-2) 37-1 34-0 22-0 229


SENIOR DAVID TAYLOR

Wisconsin’s Kalvin York on 2/18 (18-2).Big Ten Championships (3-0, 1st, NCAA Qualifi er): Continued his un-defeated run for the season with a perfect 3-0 showing at Big Tens to earn the 2011 Big Ten championship at 157. Taylor notched a pin and a major and then beat #7 Derek St. John soundly in the fi nal, 8-3....named 2011 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year on 3/6 and 2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Year on 3/6 as well.NCAA Championships (4-1, 2nd, All-American/National Runner-Up): Went 4-1 at fi rst NCAA tournament, blazing to NCAA fi nals with four straight wins, including a major and a tech, downed #2 Steve Fittery 7-1 in national semifi nals and ended record setting freshman year as 2011 NCAA Runner-Up at 157...Intermat’s National Freshman of the Year.

2009-10: Red-shirt season...posted 21-2 record as an unattached competi-tor...wrestled in fi ve open tournaments, winning three and taking second in the other two...won W&J Open on 1/14...second at ESU Open on 11/22...won Mat-Town on 11/28...second at NLO on 12/6 (losing to Lion All-American Cyler Sanderson 9-7 in fi nals)...won National Collegiate Open on 2/20...competed all season at 157...7-0 in pins, 10-0 in technical falls and 2-0 in majors.

High School/Personal:2010 University Nationals Champion (70kg)...outstanding career at St. Paris Graham High School...Falcons reeled off a stunning nine consecu-tive Ohio State Division II state titles, including the 2008 DII National Championship...received the prestigious Dave Schultz High School Ex-cellence Award for the nation...posted an amazing 180-2 overall record in four years and won four consecutive Ohio State Championships (won two titles at 103, one at 112 and last one at 135)...2009 Ohio State Wrestling Tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler...Ohio Wrestler of the Year two straight times...two-time Asics First Team All-American and has claimed the Beast of the East crown and won the Ironman title an unprecedented four times (he is the only wrestler in that tournament’s long and storied history to win four titles)...won three Cadet and two Junior National titles in both free-style and Greco-Roman competition...member of 4-H Club...ranked in the top 10 of his class...4.0 GPA.

TAYLOR MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/16 165 W, 20-5 Eric Hess, Lehigh (TF; 5:46) dual 1-011/18 165 W, 20-5 Dominic Prezzia, West Virginia (6:04) dual 2-012/2 165 WBF Michael Harper, Th e Citadel (4:05) NLO 3-012/2 165 WBF Russell Benner, Hofstra (3:29) NLO 4-012/2 165 W, 23-6 Bobby Nash, Michigan State (TF; 5:20) NLO 5-012/2 165 W, 17-2 Corey Mock, North Carolina (TF; 6:06) NLO 6-012/2 165 WBF #13 Mark Lewandowski, Buff alo (5:42) NLO (1st) 7-012/9 165 W, 9-0 #18 Ryan LeBlanc, Indiana (major) dual 8-012/15 165 WBF Aaron McKinney, Lock Haven (4:41) dual 9-01/1 165 W, 22-7 Jesse Staff ord, Air Force (TF) Scuffl e 10-01/1 165 WBF Parker Madl, Arizona State (1:31) Scuffl e 11-01/1 165 WBF Paul Hancok, Army (4:39) Scuffl e 12-01/2 165 W, 10-0 #4 Tyler Caldwell, Oklahoma State (major) Scuffl e 13-01/2 165 L, 2-3 #1 Kyle Dake, Cornell Scuffl e (2nd) 13-11/13 165 WBF Nick Proctor, Michigan State (1:37) dual 14-11/18 165 W, 25-7 Frank Cousins, Wisconsin (TF; 6:22) dual 15-11/20 165 WBF Doug Welch, Purdue (2:41) dual 16-11/27 165 W, 16-1 Tyler Koehn, Nebraska (TF; 5:09) dual 17-12/1 165 W, 18-2 #13 Nick Moore, Iowa (TF; 6:42) dual 18-12/3 165 W, 13-7 #8 Conrad Polz, Illinois dual 19-12/8 165 W, 20-6 #17 Tyler Wilps, Pittsburgh (major) dual 20-12/10 165 WBF Mark Martin, Ohio State (2:55) dual 21-12/17 165 WBF #20 Ramon Santiago, Rider (3:48) dual 22-12/24 165 W, 14-6 Nick Visicaro, Rutgers (major) dual 23-13/9 165 W, 20-5 Mark Martin, Ohio State (TF; 5:45) B10 24-13/9 165 W, 15-0 #12 Nick Moore, Iowa (TF; 2:37) B10 25-13/10 165 W, 9-1 #8 Conrad Polz, Illinois (major) B10 (1st) 26-13/21 165 WBF John Stuadenmayer, North Carolina (2:51) NCAA 27-13/21 165 WBF Zach Strickland, Appalachian St. (2:41) NCAA 28-1

3/22 165 WBF #7 Conrad Polz, Illinois (0:24) NCAA 29-13/22 165 WBF #3 Peter Yates, Virginia Tech (3:24) NCAA 30-13/23 165 L, 4-5 #1 Kyle Dake, Cornell NCAA (2nd) 30-2

2011-1211/13 165 WBF Kevin Hartnett, Bloomsburg (2:21) dual 1-011/20 165 W, 16-1 #8 Cody Yohn, Minnesota (TF; 4:29) dual 2-012/4 165 WBF Ross Renzi, UA-West Virginia (3:12) NLO 3-012/4 165 WBF Kyle Czarnecki, Boston (2:33) NLO 4-012/4 165 WBF Joseph Favia, Stevens Tech (1:48) NLO 5-012/4 165 WBF #14 Peter Yates, Virginia Tech (4:40) NLO (1st) 6-012/9 165 W, 8-5 #9 Brandon Hatchett, Lehigh dual 7-012/11 165 W, 22-7 Kyle Eason, West Virginia (TF; 4:17) dual 8-012/18 165 W, 21-5 Seth Creasy, Lock Haven (TF; 3:21) dual 9-01/1 165 WBF Justin Guthrie, UA-Gardner Webb (1:54) Scuffl e 10-01/1 165 W, 21-6 Tristan Warner, Old Dominion (TF; 7:00) Scuffl e 11-01/1 165 WBF John Staudenmayer, North Carolina (2:13) Scuffl e 12-01/2 165 W, 12-3 #20 Kyle Blevins, Appalachian St. (major) Scuffl e 13-01/2 165 WBF #10 Cody Yohn, Minnesota (2:34) Scuffl e (1st) 14-01/8 165 W, 13-5 David Cheza, Michigan State (major) dual 15-01/13 165 W, 20-5 Pierce Harger, Northwestern (TF; 7:00) dual 16-01/15 165 WBF Alex Yde, Wisconsin (2:28) dual 17-01/22 165 W, 9-4 #6 Mike Evans, Iowa dual 18-01/29 165 W, 18-3 Derek Garcia, Ohio State (TF; 6:20) dual 19-02/3 165 W, 13-3 #6 Robert Kokesh, Nebraska (major) dual 20-02/5 165 W, 15-0 #14 Dan Yates, Michigan (TF; 5:25) dual 21-02/11 165 WBF Ethan Smith, Utah Valley (2:40) dual 22-02/19 165 W, 20-9 Tyler Wilps, Pittsburgh (major) dual 23-03/3 165 W, 20-5 Derek Garcia, Ohio State (TF; 7:00) B10 24-03/3 165 WBF Pierce Harger, Northwestern (1:40) B10 25-03/3 165 W, 12-0 #12 Conrad Polz, Illinois (major) B10 26-03/4 165 W, 11-2 #6 Mike Evans, Iowa (major) B10 (1st) 27-03/15 165 WBF Corey Lear, Bucknell (1:40) NCAA 28-03/15 165 WBF Brandon Wright, UT-Chattanooga (1:51) NCAA 29-03/16 165 WBF #8 Robert Kokesh, Nebraska (0:29) NCAA 30-03/16 165 WBF #4 Bekzod Abdurakhmonov, Clarion (4:46) NCAA 31-03/17 165 W, 22-7 #11 Brandon Hatchett, Lehigh (TF; 5:55) NCAA (1st) 32-0

2010-11Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/12 157 W, 20-5 Frank Hickman, Bloomsburg (TF; 5:00) dual 1-011/14 157 WBF Sean Bilodeau, Lehigh (3:33) dual 2-011/21 157 W, 15-4 Walter Peppleman, Harvard (major) dual 3-011/21 157 WBF Ryan Goodman, West Virginia (4:55) dual 4-011/21 157 W, 13-3 #18 Daryl Cocozzo, Rutgers (major) dual 5-012/5 157 WBF Dylan Caprio, Lock Haven (2:08) NLO 6-012/5 157 W, 20-8 Nicholas Visicaro, Rutgers (major) NLO 7-012/5 157 W, 18-3 Zach Clemente, Hofstra (TF; 6:58) NLO 8-012/5 157 W, 17-6 Mark Lewandowski, Buff alo (major) NLO 9-012/5 157 W, 12-0 James Vollrath, Penn State (major) NLO 10-012/5 157 W, 9-3 Jesse Dong, Virginia Tech NLO (1st) 11-012/12 157 W, 19-4 Seth Creasy, Lock Haven (TF; 6:27) dual 12-012/19 157 W, 14-1 #13 Colt Sponseller, Ohio State (major) dual 13-012/29 157 W. 18-2 Alex Elder, Oregon State (TF; 5:26) Scuffl e 14-012/29 157 W, 20-5 Joseph Grygelko, Minnesota (TF; 4:52) Scuffl e 15-012/29 157 WBF Bradley Wukie, Penn (2:37) Scuffl e 16-012/30 157 WBF Kyle Kiss, North Carolina (1:18) Scuffl e 17-012/30 157 W, 23-6 Brandon Zeerip, Michigan (TF; 6:15) Scuffl e 18-012/30 157 W, 18-2 #9 Paul Young, Indiana (TF; 4:06) Scuffl e (1st) 19-01/7 157 WBF Nick Emison, VMI (2:27) dual 20-01/7 157 W, 25-12 Josh Greisheimer, Edinboro (major) dual 21-01/8 157 W, 19-4 Matt Cathell, Kent State (TF; 4:40) dual 22-01/8 157 W, 19-4 Aaron Hynes, Michigan (TF; 4:53) dual 23-01/21 157 W, 26-11 Donnie Tasser, Pittsburgh (TF; 7:00) dual 24-01/23 157 W, 14-3 #5 Paul Young, Indiana (major) dual 25-01/30 157 W, 12-4 #14 Derek St. John, Iowa (major) dual 26-02/4 157 W, 20-5 Sean McMurray, Michigan State (TF; 6:23) dual 27-02/6 157 WBF #20 Brandon Zeerip, Michigan (1:01) dual 28-02/11 157 W, 26-10 Jackson Morse, Illinois (TF; 6:21) dual 29-02/13 157 W, 16-1 Matt Mincey, Minnesota (TF; 6:15) dual 30-02/18 157 W, 18-2 Kalvin York, Wisconsin (TF; 4:57) dual 31-03/5 157 WBF Matt Mincey, Minnesota (1:27) B10 32-03/5 157 W, 18-4 #10 Paul Young, Indiana (major) B10 33-03/6 157 W, 8-3 #7 Derek St. John, Iowa B10 (1st) 34-03/17 157 W, 13-2 Robert Erisman, Oklahoma State (major) NCAA 35-03/17 157 W, 20-3 David Bonin, Northern Iowa (TF; 5:49) NCAA 36-03/18 157 W, 6-3 #6 Derek St. John, Iowa NCAA 37-03/18 157 W, 7-1 #2 Steve Fittery, American NCAA 38-03/19 157 LBF #4 Bubba Jenkins, Arizona State (4:14) NCAA (2nd) 38-1


ALL-AMERICAN

ALL-AMERICANJunior All-American Dylan Alton will head into the 2013-14 season look-ing to return to the podium at NCAAs and make a run at the 157-pound NCAA title. A year after fi nishing third at 157, Alton battled through in-juries but still posted a strong 28-8 mark and advanced to the round of 12 in Des Moines. He was one win shy of becoming a two-time All-American with losses only to the tournament’s No. 1 and 4 seeds. Alton has proven he’s among the nation’s elite at his weight and the Nittany Lion looks to be in the mix for the crown this season.

Year-by-Year:2011-12: Beat #3 Jason Welch of Northwestern 3-2 in U.S. Marine Corps All-Star Classic on 11/3...pinned WVU’s Jason Luster (2:28) on 11/18...went 4-1 to take second at NLO on 12/2 with a pin, lone loss a SV deci-sion to #3 James Fleming of Clarion...went 5-0 with three pins and a major to win F&M Open on 1/5...went 4-0 with three pins to win Hitchcock Open on 1/20, including pins in just :08 and :19...beat #4 James Green of Nebraska 3-1 on 1/27...hard-fought 4-3 loss to #1 Derek St. John at Iowa on 2/1...14-6 major over Matt Nora in road dual at Illinois on 2/3...4-3 win over #19 Josh Demas at Ohio State on 2/10.Big Ten Championships (3-3, 6th, NCAA Qualifi er): Went 3-3 to take sixth place at 2013 Big Ten Championships at Illinois...picked up a pin over Wisconsin’s Kalvin York, Purdue’s Tommy Churchard (a fall at the 6:36 mark) and MSU’s Ryan Watts.NCAA Championships (3-2, ‘round of 12’): Went 3-2 at NCAAs, pick-ing up three quick wins (including two key majors)...10-2 major over Columbia’s Jake O’Hara...8-4 win over Pitt’s Donnie Tasser...13-5 major over Rider’s Zac Cibula...tough 8-3 loss to #1 Jason Welch of Northwestern quarterfi nals...14-4 loss to #4 James Green of Nebraska in round of 12.

2011-12: Made collegiate dual debut with 10-8 win over #14 Frank Hick-man of Bloomsburg on 11/13...advanced to the fi nals of the 2011 Nittany Lion Open, taking second with a 4-1 record (plus an NC victory)...went 4-1 at Southern Scuffl e on 1/1-2 to take second place, losing in fi nals by close 3-0 dec. to #1 Kyle Dake of Cornell, had two pins and a major...beat #14 Anthony Jones of Michigan State 1-0 on 1/8...lost tough 2-1 decision on riding time to #3 Jason Welch of Northwestern on 1/13...dominated #20 Josh Demas of Ohio State 4-0 with nearly 2:00 RT on 1/29...downed #7 James Green of Nebraska 2-1 (tb) on 2/3...his 30 wins as a freshman ties brother Andrew and Josh Moore for 10th on PSU’s all-time freshman wins list.Big Ten Championships (4-1, 3rd, NCAA Qualifi er): Alton went 3-1 at his fi rst Big Ten Championship, taking third and qualifying for NCAAs as a freshman...beat Minnesota’s Danny Zilverberg and majored Purdue’s Tommy Churchard before a 3-1 sudden victory loss to Derek St. John in the semifi nals...rebounded with 3-2 win over Ohio State’s Josh Demas and Michigan State’s Anthony Jones to take third.NCAA Championships (6-1, 3rd, All-American): Blazed to 6-1 record in fi rst run at NCAA Championships to earn All-America status...only loss

a 3-1 sudden victory decision to #2 Derek St. John of Iowa in national quarterfi nals...beat Jake O’Hara of Columbia to the tune of a 12-4 major...downed #10 Anthony Jones of MSU 2-1...beat Air Force’s Josh Kreimeir in fi rst conso bout...4-3 win over #11 James Green of Nebraska followed by 7-5 (sv2) win over #5 Ganbayar Sanjaa of American...downed #3 Jason Welch of Northwestern in third place bout 6-2.

2010-11: Alton posted a superb 17-2 record as an unattached wrestler at 149 and 157 last season...notched fi ve pins and three majors...won East Stroudsburg Open title in November and the National Collegiate Open at Clarion in February.

High School/Personal:Dylan was ranked No. 1 at 152 by Intermat and was the No. 5 ranked overall recruit in the country (at any weight). Alton was a three-time PIAA state champion, having claimed the 152 pound title last year with a 47-0 record. He won the 145 pound crown his junior year after going 47-0. Th e year before, he went 45-1 at 135 and claimed the state title as a sophomore. Dylan posted a 39-4 mark and took seventh at states as a freshman. He ended his career with a 178-5 record at nearby Central Mountain High School. Alton won the 2008 and 2009 Junior National crowns, took the 2008 Junior National championship in Greco Roman and won the 2008 Walsh Ironman title. Dylan, twin brother of Andrew, is the son of Neil and Donna Alton of Mill Hall, Pa.

Dylan

ALTONSr./Jr. EligibleMill Hall, Pa./Central MountainAll-American (3rd in 2012)2X NCAA Qualifi er (‘12, ‘13)

JUNIOR • 157



2011-12 30-6 12-2 (6-2) 18-4 (4-1/6-1) 2-1 0-0 10-0 39

2012-13 28-8 9-2 (4-1) 19-6 (3-3/3-2) 9-1 0-0 4-1 31

Career 58-14 21-4 (10-3) 37-10 (7-4/9-3) 11-2 0-0 14-1 70


JUNIOR DYLAN ALTON

ALTON MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/16 157 L, 2-4 #13 Joey Napoli, Lehigh dual 0-111/18 157 WBF Jason Luster, West Virginia dual 1-112/2 157 W, 6-3 Connor Brennan, Rider NLO 2-112/2 157 WBF Dakota Cooley, Central Michigan (0:32) NLO 3-112/2 157 W, 4-0 Matt Stephens, Virginia Tech NLO 4-112/2 157 W, 3-1 Jake Kemerer, Lock Haven NLO 5-112/2 157 L, 4-9 (SV) #3 James Fleming, Clarion NLO (2nd) 5-212/9 157 W, 11-6 Taylor Walsh, Indiana dual 6-212/15 157 W, 5-2 Jake Kemerer, Lock Haven dual 7-21/5 157 WBF Brenan McAllister, Bucknell (0:49) F&M 8-21/5 157 W, 21-7 Martin Mitchell, UMBC (major) F&M 9-21/5 157 WBF Ben Dorsay, Maryland (0:51) F&M 10-21/5 157 WBF Connor Sutton, Columbia (4:10) F&M 11-21/5 157 W, 3-2 Donnie Tasser, Pittsburgh F&M (1st) 12-21/20 157 WBF Dalton Ahern, Hofstra (0:08) Hitchcock 13-21/20 157 WBF Brian Harvey, Army (0:19) Hitchcock 14-21/20 157 WBF Cody Copeland, Lock Haven (1:32) Hitchcock 15-21/20 157 W, 4-2 Bryce Busler, Bloomsburg Hitchcock (1st) 16-21/27 157 W, 3-1 #4 James Green, Nebraska dual 17-22/1 157 L, 3-4 #1 Derek St. John, Iowa dual 17-32/3 157 W, 14-6 Matt Nora, Illinois (major) dual 18-32/8 157 W, 7-3 Donnie Tasser, Pittsburgh dual 19-32/10 157 W, 4-3 #19 Josh Demas, Ohio State dual 20-32/17 157 W, 5-2 Zac Cibula, Rider dual 21-32/24 157 W, 10-3 Scott Winston, Rutgers dual 22-33/9 157 W, 8-3 Kalvin York, Wisconsin B10 23-33/9 157 L, 1-6 (TB2) Josh Demas, Ohio State B10 23-43/9 157 WBF Tommy Churchard, Purdue (1:03) B10 24-43/9 157 W, 3-2 Ryan Watts, Michigan State B10 25-43/10 157 LBF #2 Derek St. John, Iowa (6:36) B10 25-53/10 157 L, 2-6 Danny Zilverberg, Minnesota B10 (6th) 25-63/21 157 W, 10-2 Jake O’Hara, Columbia (major) NCAA 26-63/21 157 W, 8-4 Donnie Tasser, Pittsburgh NCAA 27-63/22 157 W, 13-5 Zac Cibula, Rider (major) NCAA 28-63/22 157 L, 3-8 #1 Jason Welch, Northwestern NCAA 28-73/23 157 L, 4-14 #4 James Green, Nebraska NCAA 28-8

2011-12Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/13 157 W, 10-8 #14 Frank Hickman, Bloomsburg dual 1-011/20 157 L, 4-9 #9 Jake Deitchler, Minnesota dual 1-112/4 157 W, 16-5 Aaron Fry, Lock Haven (major) NLO 2-112/4 157 W, 12-3 Jake O’Hara, Columbia (major) NLO 3-112/4 157 W, 13-4 Eric Hess, UA-Lehigh (major) NLO 4-112/4 157 W, 9-1 Nick Fischer, Penn State (major) NLO 5-112/4 157 LBF #8 James Fleming, Clarion (1:58) NLO (2nd) 5-212/9 157 W, 10-1 Sean Bilodeau, Lehigh (major) dual 6-212/11 157 W, 16-4 Dominic Prezzia, West Virginia (major) dual 7-212/18 157 W, 19-8 Aaron Fry, Lock Haven (major) dual 8-21/1 157 WBF Tanner Hirstine, Virginia (3:51) Scuffl e 9-21/1 157 WBF Harrison Hightower, Ohio (0:47) Scuffl e 10-21/1 157 W, 13-2 Matt Stephens, Virginia Tech (major) Scuffl e 11-21/2 157 W, 4-1 Corey Mock, North Carolina Scuffl e 12-21/2 157 L, 0-3 #1 Kyle Dake, Cornell Scuffl e (2nd) 12-31/8 157 W, 1-0 #14 Anthony Jones, Michigan State dual 13-31/13 157 L, 1-2 #3 Jason Welch, Northwestern dual 13-41/15 157 W, 11-4 Shawn Perry, Wisconsin dual 14-41/22 157 W, 5-3 Nick Moore, Iowa dual 15-41/29 157 W, 4-0 #20 Josh Demas, Ohio State dual 16-42/3 157 W, 2-1 (TB) #7 James Green, Nebraska dual 17-42/5 157 W, 5-4 Brandon Zeerip, Michigan dual 18-42/11 157 W, 12-9 Napoleon Aniciete, Utah Valley dual 19-42/19 157 W, 5-3 Donnie Tasser, Pittsburgh dual 20-43/3 157 W, 4-2 Danny Zilverberg, Minnesota B10 21-43/3 157 W, 15-6 Tommy Churchard, Purdue (major) B10 22-43/3 157 L, 1-3 (sv) #20 Derek St. John, Iowa B10 22-53/4 157 W, 3-2 #18 Josh Demas, Ohio State B10 23-53/4 157 W, 2-1 (tb) #9 Anthony Jones, Michigan State B10 (3rd) 24-53/15 157 W, 12-4 Jake O’Hara, Columbia (major) NCAA 25-53/15 157 W, 2-1 #10 Anthony Jones, Michigan State NCAA 26-53/16 157 L, 1-3 (sv) #2 Derek St. John, Iowa NCAA 26-63/16 157 W, 6-3 Joshua Kreimier, Air Force NCAA 27-63/16 157 W, 4-3 #11 James Green, Nebraska NCAA 28-63/17 157 W, 7-5 (sv2) #5 Ganbayar Sanjaa, American NCAA 29-63/17 157 W, 6-2 #3 Jason Welch, Northwestern NCAA (3rd) 30-6

Dylan Alton posted an 8-4 win over Pitt’s Donnie Tasser in the 2013 NCAA Champion-ships in Des Moines, helping Penn State to its third straight NCAA crown.


ALL-AMERICAN, NCAA FINALIST

NCAA FINALISTJunior All-American Matt Brown turned his fi rst year as a full time starter into a spot in the 174-pound NCAA title bout last season. Now with one All-America honor and a Big Ten title under his belt, the Utah native has an NCAA title as his prime focus in 2013-14. Th e NCAA’s Elite 89 Award Winner and a fi rst team Academic All-American (both Capital One and NWCA) is one of fi ve returning All-Americans set to lead Penn State. Parents: Cindy Riley and Dave Brown -- Major: Crime, Law and Justice

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Notched 12-1 major over #18 Nathaniel Brown of Lehigh on 11/16 then pinned West Virginia’s Ross Renzi (4:10) on 11/18...rolled to 2012 NLO title at 174 with 5-0 record, including a tech fall and two ma-jors, downed #11 Greg Zanetti of Rutgers 7-4 in fi nals...posted 5-1 mark to take third at Southern Scuffl e on 1/1-2, with two pins and a major...upset by #4 Logan Storley of Minnesota in the semifi nals...majored Purdue’s Kyle Mosier 15-3 in road dual on 1/20...10-7 loss to #4 Robert Kokesh of Ne-braska on 1/27...tough 4-3 loss to #6 Mike Evans at Iowa on 2/1...6-4 win over #8 Jordan Blanton of Illinois on 2/3...last second loss to #7 Nick Hefl in of Ohio State on 2/10...downed #14 Greg Zannetti of Rutgers 6-2 on 2/24 in fi nal dual of the season.Big Ten Championships (4-1, 3rd, NCAA Qualifi er): .Brown stormed to a 4-0 record and fi rst Big Ten title as the fi ve-seed at the 2013 Big Ten Wrestling Championships..pinned Indiana’s Cheney Dale (6:15)...beat #6 Nick Hefl in of Ohio State 7-1...downed #11 Dan Yates of Michigan 5-1 in semifi nals...dominated #3 Mike Evans of Iowa 7-3 in title bout.NCAA Championships (4-1, Runner-Up, All-American): Rolled to a 4-1 mark in fi rst NCAA Championship tournament, advancing to national fi -nals and earning All-American honors as National Runner-Up...majored Missouri’s Todd Porter (10-1)...pinned Pitt’s Nick Bonaccorsi (1:30)...majored Iowa State’s Tanner Weatherman...beat #6 Logan Storley of Min-nesota 3-2 in national semifi nals...dropped hard-fought 2-1 (TB) decision to #1 Chris Perry in national fi nals.

2011-12: Red-shirted in 2008-09...went 5-0 to win title at ESU Open on 11/12...5-0 at Laker Open on 11/19 to win crown, including two pins and three techs...5-1 at the Nittany Lion Open on 12/4 to placed fi fth...made Penn State dual debut at 174 with 19-4 tech fall over Lock Haven’s Aaron McKinney on 12/18...superb run at the Southern Scuffl e, going 4-1 to take second place...lost in fi nals to teammate #2 Ed Ruth by 6-3 margin, beat #7 Dorian Henderson and #11 Logan Storley of Minnesota in the process, also had two pins...made Big Ten dual meet debut on 2/3 up two weights at 197 (weighed in at 174) and downed Husker starter James Nakashima 2-1...two days later, weighed in at 174 once again and moved up two weights to beat 15th-ranked 197-pounder Max Huntley of Michigan 3-1 in his Rec Hall dual debut...majored Utah Valley’s Monte Schmalhaus 13-3 in front of home state crowd in Orem, Utah, on 2/11...majored Pitt’s Ethan Headlee 12-2 in season dual fi nale on 2/19.

2008-09: Red-shirted in 2008-09 and then took two years for his mission work, returning to action in Happy Valley in 2011-12.



2011-12 27-2 5-0 (2-0) 22-2 (0-0/0-0) 7-0 4-0 10-0 19

2012-13 29-5 11-3 (5-3) 19-2 (4-0/4-1) 8-1 2-0 7-0 49

Career 56-7 16-3 (7-3) 41-4 (4-0/4-1) 15-1 6-0 16-0 68

Junior Matt Brown returns after an All-America season in 2012-13 that saw him wrestle in the NCAA title tilt at 174.

Matt

BROWNSr./Jr. EligibleWest Valley, Utah/CyprusAll-American(2nd, 2013)

JUNIOR • 174


JUNIOR MATT BROWN

BROWN MATCH-BY-MATCH

2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/16 174 W, 12-1 #18 Nathaniel Brown, Lehigh (major) dual 1-011/18 174 WBF Ross Renzi, West Virginia (4:10) dual 2-012/2 174 W, 15-6 Elliott Riddick, Lehigh NLO 3-012/2 174 W, 20-5 Steven Nelson, Clarion (TF; 5:45) NLO 4-012/2 174 W, 12-4 Kevin Bailey, Lehigh (major) NLO 5-012/2 174 W, 9-0 T. Luvsandorj, Th e Citadel (major) NLO 6-012/2 174 W, 7-4 #11 Greg Zanetti, Rutgers NLO (1st) 7-012/9 174 WBF Cheney Dale, Indiana (6:40) dual 8-012/15 174 WBF Zach Heff ner, Lock Haven (1:37) dual 9-01/1 174 WBF Trey Adamson, Duke (5:46) Scuffl e 10-01/1 174 WBF Keithen Cast, American (1:42) Scuffl e 11-01/1 174 W, 17-8 #20 Cody Walters, Ohio (major) Scuffl e 12-01/2 174 LBF #4 Logan Storley, Minnesota (4:06) Scuffl e 12-11/2 174 W, 9-4 Todd Porter, Missouri Scuffl e 13-11/2 174 W, 10-3 #16 Jon Fausey, Virginia Scuffl e (3rd) 14-11/13 174 W, 22-7 Jordan Wohlfert, Michigan State (TF; 6:17) dual 15-11/18 174 W, 12-8 Scott Liegel, Wisconsin dual 16-11/20 174 W, 15-3 Kyle Mosier, Purdue (major) dual 17-11/27 174 L, 7-10 #4 Robert Kokesh, Nebraska dual 17-22/1 174 L, 3-4 #6 Mike Evans, Iowa dual 17-32/3 174 W, 6-4 #8 Jordan Blanton, Illinois dual 18-32/8 174 W, 10-4 P.J. Tasser, Pittsburgh dual 19-32/10 174 L, 3-2 #7 Nick Hefl in, Ohio State dual 19-42/17 174 WBF James Brundage, Rider (4:06) dual 20-42/24 174 W, 6-2 #14 Greg Zannetti, Rutgers dual 21-43/9 174 WBF Cheney Dale, Indiana (6:15) B10 22-43/9 174 W, 7-1 #6 Nick Hefl in, Ohio State B10 23-43/9 174 W, 5-1 #11 Dan Yates, Michigan B10 24-43/10 174 W, 7-3 #3 Mike Evans, Iowa B10 (1st) 25-43/21 174 W, 10-1 Todd Porter, Missouri (major) NCAA 26-43/21 174 WBF Nick Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh (1:30) NCAA 27-43/22 174 W, 13-5 Tanner Weatherman, Iowa State (major) NCAA 28-43/22 174 W, 3-2 #6 Logan Storley, Minnesota NCAA 29-43/23 174 L, 1-2 (TB) #1 Chris Perry, Oklahoma State NCAA (2nd) 29-5

2011-12Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/12 174 W, 18-5 Stout Watson, UA-Navy (Prep) (major) ESU 1-011/12 174 W, 16-3 Robert Doyle, Army (major) ESU 2-011/12 174 WBF Brandon Phillips, Penn State (2:55) ESU 3-011/12 174 W, 20-6 Conner Gabriel, Delaware Valley (major) ESU 4-011/12 174 WBF Gordon Widington, Gloucester (1:10) ESU (1st) 5-011/19 174 WBF Randall Wagner, Seton Hill (3:45) Laker 6-011/19 174 WBF Matthew Barton, Wash. & Jeff erson (1:38) Laker 7-011/19 174 W, 19-3 Todd Gaydosh, John Carroll (TF) Laker 8-011/19 174 W, 22-7 Agusut Mizia, Mercyhurst (TF) Laker 9-011/19 174 W, 23-8 Andrew Church, Penn State (TF) Laker (1st) 10-012/4 174 W, 14-4 Chris Moon, Virginia Tech (major) NLO 11-012/4 174 W, 18-5 Stephen McPeek, Bucknell (major) NLO 12-012/4 174 L, 5-8 #17 Jimmy Sheptock, Maryland NLO 12-112/4 174 W, 15-6 Vinny Waldhauser, Bucknell (major) NLO 13-112/4 174 W, 3-1 Quinton Godley, North Carolina State NLO 14-112/4 174 W, def. Stephen West, Columbia NLO (5th) 15-112/18 174 W, 19-4 Aaron McKinney, Lock Haven (TF; 3:47) dual 16-11/1 174 WBF Aric Th urn, Cleveland State (4:56) Scuffl e 17-11/1 174 WBF Michael Alexander, Cornell (3:20) Scuffl e 18-11/1 174 W, 6-3 #7 Dorian Henderson, Missouri Scuffl e 19-11/2 174 W, 7-5 #11 Logan Storley, Minnesota Scuffl e 20-11/2 174 L, 3-6 #2 Ed Ruth, Penn State Scuffl e (2nd) 20-22/3 197 W, 2-1 James Nakashima, Nebraska dual 21-22/5 197 W, 3-1 #15 Max Huntley, Michigan dual 22-22/11 174 W, 13-3 Monte Schmalhaus, Utah Valley (major) dual 23-22/19 174 W, 12-2 Ethan Headlee, Pittsburgh (major) dual 24-22/26 174 W, 19-6 Xavier Dye, Cleveland State (major) NCO 25-22/26 174 W, 14-4 Trey Adamson, Duke (major) NCO 26-22/26 174 WBF Mark Colabucci, West Virginia (2:15) NCO (2nd) 27-2

Matt Brown won the 2013 Elite 89 Award as NCAA Wrestling’s top student-athlete, was a fi rst team Capital One Academic All-American and a fi rst team NWCA Academic All-American.


2X ALL-AMERICAN, 2X NATIONAL FINALIST

TWO-TIME NCAA FINALISTTrue junior Nico Megaludis heads into his third season as Penn State’s 125-pounder on a mission to advance to his third straight NCAA Cham-pionship match, this time breaking through to bring home the individual crown. Megaludis is already a two-time All-American and two-time na-tional fi nalist just two years into his career. An outstanding student as well, the Nittany Lion junior was a fi rst team NWCA Academic All-American last season as well as an Academic All-Big Ten pick. Parents: Linda and Dan Megaludis -- Major: Finance

Year-by-Year:2012-13: beat Jesse Delgado of Illinois 3-2 in U.S. Marine Corps All-Star Classic exhibition on 11/3...19-4 tech fall over Lehigh’s Alex Abreu on 11/16 followed by a pin (5:53) of WVU’s Gage Swartz on 11/18....went 4-1 to take second at Nittany Lion Open on 12/2 including 8-1 dec. over #14 Nathan Kraisser of UNC, dropped 3-2 decision to red-shirting Pitt Panther Anthony Zanetta in fi nals...perfect 4-0 mark to win Southern Scuffl e on 1/1-2, including wins over #10 Nashon Garrett of Cornell and #8 Matt Snyder of Virginia...downed #17 Camden Eppert of Purdue 5-1 in road dual on 1/20...lost tough 2-1 (TB) dec. to #1 Matt McDonough at Iowa on 2/1...pinned #5 Tony Delgado (6:45) in Penn State’s 37-0 win at Illinois on 2/3...majored #12 Nikko Triggas of Ohio State 9-1 on 2/10.Big Ten Championships (3-1, 3rd, NCAA Qualifi er): Went 3-1 at 2013 Big Ten Championships to take third place, dropping 6-3 decision to even-tual champ Jesse Delgado in semis, wrestling back to take third.NCAA Championships (4-1, 2nd, National Runner-Up): Continued run as one of nation’s elite 125-pounders, going 4-1 as the #4 seed at NCAAs in Des Moines to earn his second trip to the NCAA fi nals and second All-America tag...17-2 tech fall over Ohio’s Kevon Powell...5-2 win over Christian Cullinan of Central Michigan...12-4 major over Dominic Parisi of Appalachian State...beat #1 seed and previously undefeated Alan Waters of Missouri 2-2 (TB 2 RT) in national semifi nals to earn second trip to NCAA fi nals in as many years...lost 7-4 to #2 Jesse Delgado of Illinois in fi nals.

2011-12: Downed Jordan Conaway 5-1 in Intrasquad on 11/3....pinned Bloomsburg’s Sean Boylan in collegiate debut (2:15) on 11/13...lost close 6-2 decision to #2 Zach Sanders of Minnesota on 11/20...went 5-0 (plus a NC win) to claim the 125 crown at the Nittany Lion Open on 12/4...went 5-2 at the Southern Scuffl e to take fourth, only two losses to #7 Frank Perrelli of Cornell...downed #9 Matt Snyder of Virginia at Scuffl e...was dominating MSU’s Eric Olanowski 8-3 on 1/8 when illegal throw call and subsequent injury gave him a DQ loss...rebounded in stellar fashion with 7-3 win over #7 Levin Mele of Northwestern in Big Ten road dual on 1/13...took former national champion and #2 Matt McDonough of Iowa to SV before losing 3-1 on 1/22...downed #15 Johnni Dejulius 6-2 with nearly 3:00 RT on 1/29....closed out Big Ten dual season with wins against Nebraska and Michigan to go 5-3 in-conference as a true freshman...posted 4-2 (sv2) win over #15 Anthony Zanetta of Pittsburgh on 2/19...went 3-2

at fi rst Big Ten Championship at Purdue on 3/3-4 to take fi fth place.Big Ten Championships (3-2, 5th, NCAA Qualifi er): Megaludis went 3-2 at his fi rst Big Ten Championship, fi nishing fi fth and earning a trip to NCAAs as a true freshman...downed Michigan’s Grant Pizzo 12-3 and Ohio State’s Johnni DeJulius 6-2...dropped 6-2 decision to #2 Zach Sand-ers and sudden victory bout to Northwestern’s Levi Mele...beat Purdue’s Camden Eppert 4-1 for fi fth place.NCAA Championships (4-1, 2nd, National Runner-Up): Stunning run at NCAAs included four straight wins to advance to national fi nals as true freshman...13-5 major over Michael Martinez of Wyoming then 7-3 win over #7 Jarrod Patterson of Oklahoma...avenged two regular season losses with 7-4 dismantling of #2 Zach Sanders of Minnesota in quarterfi nals...thrilling 3-2 (tb2) win over #6 Frank Perrelli of Cornell in national semis, avenging two regular season losses to Perrelli as well...dropped tough 4-1 bout to #1 Matt McDonough of Iowa in national fi nals...became Penn State’s fi rst true freshman All-American since Quentin Wright was sixth at 174 in 2009.

High School/Personal:Nico Megaludis came to Penn State as the No. 5 ranked recruit in the na-tion at any weight by Intermat. Megaludis was a three-time Pennsylvania State Champion, fi nishing his stellar high school career with a 170-1 career record. Megaludis began his career by posting a 37-1 record and taking third place at 103 as a freshman. A year later, the Franklin Regional product began a string of undefeated seasons that would lead to three straight PIAA titles. He went 46-0 in 2009 and took fi rst at 112 and went 36-0 in 2010, taking the crown at 119. In 2011, Megaludis won 125 pound champion-ship in Hershey, ending the year with a 51-0 record. Megaludis was also on the list of Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award fi nalists, winning the Northeast Regional honor, one of only fi ve fi nalists for the 2011 honor.

Nico

MEGALUDISJr./Jr. EligibleMurrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional2X All-American; 2X National Finalist (2013, 2nd; 2012, 2nd)

JUNIOR • 125


2011-12 28-8 11-3 (5-3) 17-5 (3-2/4-1) 3-1 3-0 7-0 46

2012-13 28-4 13-1 (7-1) 15-3 (3-1/4-1) 6-0 3-0 5-0 65

Career 56-12 24-4 (12-4) 32-8 (6-3/8-2) 9-1 6-0 12-0 111


JUNIOR NICO MEGALUDIS

MEGALUDIS MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/16 125 W, 19-4 Alex Abreu, Lehigh (TF; 5:07) dual 1-011/18 125 WBF Gage Swartz, West Virginia (5:53) dual 2-012/2 125 WBF Jordan Wigger, Th e Citadel NLO 3-012/2 125 W, 12-4 Nick Hermann, Virginia (major) NLO 4-012/2 125 W, 13-2 Godwin Nyama, Pittsburgh (major) NLO 5-012/2 125 W, 8-1 #14 Nathan Kraisser, North Carolina NLO 6-012/2 125 L, 2-3 Anthony Zanetta, Pittsburgh NLO (2nd) 6-112/9 125 WBF Joe Duca, Indiana (4:36) dual 7-112/15 125 WBF Bobby Rehm, Lock Haven (4:10) dual 8-11/1 125 W, 11-4 Eddie Klimara, Oklahoma State Scuffl e 9-11/1 125 W, 9-3 David Terao, American Scuffl e 10-11/2 125 W, 3-1 #10 Nashon Garrett, Cornell Scuffl e 11-11/2 125 W, 8-4 #8 Matt Snyder, Virginia Scuffl e (1st) 12-11/13 125 W, 19-6 Brenan Lyon, Michigan State (major) dual 13-11/18 125 W, 22-7 Matt Cavallaris, Wisconsin (TF4; 7:00) dual 14-11/20 125 W, 5-1 #17 Camden Eppert, Purdue dual 15-11/27 125 W, forf. Forfeit, Nebraska dual 16-12/1 125 L, 1-2 (TB) #1 Matt McDonough, Iowa dual 16-22/3 125 WBF #5 Jesse Delgado, Illinois (6:45) dual 17-22/8 125 W, forf. Forfeit, Pittsburgh dual 18-22/10 125 W, 9-1 #12 Nikko Triggas, Ohio State (major) dual 19-22/17 125 WBF Patrick Skinner, Rider (3:48) dual 20-22/24 125 W, 8-2 Joe Langel, Rutgers dual 21-23/9 125 W, 4-2 #12 David Th orn, Minnesota B10 22-23/9 125 L, 3-6 #4 Jesse Delgado, Illinois B10 22-33/10 125 W, 4-1 #13 Nikko Triggas, Ohio State B10 23-33/10 125 W, 4-1 #16 Sean Boyle, Michigan B10 (3rd) 24-33/21 125 W, 17-2 Kevon Powell, Ohio (TF; 6:25) NCAA 25-33/21 125 W, 5-2 Christian Cullinan, Central Michigan NCAA 26-33/22 125 W, 12-4 Dominic Parisi, Appalachian St. (major) NCAA 27-33/22 125 W, 2-2 (tb 2) #1 Alan Waters, Missouri (0:18 RT) NCAA 28-33/23 125 L, 4-7 #2 Jesse Delgado, Illinois NCAA (2nd) 28-4

2011-12Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/13 125 WBF Sean Boylan, Bloomsburg (2:15) dual 1-011/20 125 L, 2-6 #2 Zach Sanders, Minnesota dual 1-112/4 125 W, 17-3 Ryan Dowd, Boston NLO 2-112/4 125 W, 10-1 Conor Youtsey, UA-Army (major) NLO 3-112/4 125 W, 12-3 Max Soria, Buff alo (major) NLO 4-112/4 125 W, 3-2 Erik Spjut, Virginia Tech NLO 5-112/4 125 W, 11-1 Coltin Fought, North Carolina St. (maj.) NLO (1st) 6-112/9 125 W, 4-0 Mason Beckman, Lehigh dual 7-112/11 125 W, 8-2 Shane Young, West Virginia dual 8-112/18 125 WBF Bobby Rehm, Lock Haven (4:02) dual 9-11/1 125 W, 18-3 Richard Alarcon, Th e Citadel (TF; 4:58) Scuffl e 10-11/1 125 W, 19-7 David White, Army (major) Scuffl e 11-11/1 125 L, 3-9 #7 Frank Perrelli, Cornell Scuffl e 11-21/2 125 W, 18-2 Pat Rollins, Oregon State (TF; 6:17) Scuffl e 12-21/2 125 W, 5-2 Bricker Dixon, Cornell Scuffl e 13-21/2 125 W, 4-1 #9 Matt Snyder, Virginia Scuffl e 14-21/2 125 L, 4-6 #7 Frank Perrelli, Cornell Scuffl e (4th) 14-31/8 125 L, DQ Eric Olanowski, Michigan State (ill. hold) dual 14-41/13 125 W, 7-3 #7 Levi Mele, Northwestern dual 15-41/15 125 WBF Austin Hietpas, Wisconsin (6:05) dual 16-41/22 125 L, 1-3 (sv) #2 Matt McDonough, Iowa dual 16-51/29 125 W, 6-2 #15 Johnni Dejulius, Ohio State dual 17-52/3 125 W, 23-6 Shawn Nagel, Nebraska (TF; 5:59) dual 18-52/5 125 W, 22-10 Grant Pizzo, Michigan (major) dual 19-52/11 125 W, 19-7 Colby Christensen, Utah Valley (major) dual 20-52/19 125 W, 4-2 (sv2) #15 Anthony Zanetta, Pittsburgh dual 21-53/3 125 W, 12-3 Grant Pizzo, Michigan (major) B10 22-53/3 125 W, 6-2 #17 Johnni DeJulius, Ohio State B10 23-53/3 125 L, 2-6 #2 Zach Sanders, Minnesota B10 23-63/4 125 LBF (sv) #10 Levi Mele, Northwestern B10 23-73/4 125 W, 4-1 Camden Eppert, Purdue B10 (5th) 24-73/15 125 W, 13-5 Michael Martinez, Wyoming (major) NCAA 25-73/15 125 W, 7-3 #7 Jarrod Patterson, Oklahoma NCAA 26-73/16 125 W, 7-4 #2 Zach Sanders, Minnesota NCAA 27-73/16 125 W, 3-2 (tb2) #6 Frank Perrelli, Cornell NCAA 28-73/17 125 L, 1-4 #1 Matt McDonough, Iowa NCAA (2nd) 28-8

Nico Megaludis beat previously undefeated and #1 seed Alan Waters of Missouri in the national semifi nals last year to advance to his second straight NCAA title bout at 125.

2X NATIONAL QUALIFIERJunior Andrew Alton battled injury throughout the early part of the 2012-13 season and heads into the new campaign primed for a run a run at the podium at 149-pounds. Alton is a two-time NCAA qualifi er, having fi n-ished just one win shy of All-America laurels as a true freshman in 2011’s NCAA title run for Penn State. A pinning machine, the Nittany Lion is among the all-time leaders in Penn State history in falls. Parents: Neil and Donna Alton -- Major: Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Went 6-0 with fi ve pins and a major to win NLO on 12/2 in fi rst action of year, including four fi rst-period pins...returned to dual action on 12/9 by pinning Indiana’s Geno Capezio (0:52), his sixth pin in his fi rst seven bouts of the year....went 5-0 with three pins, a tech and a major to win F&M Open on 1/5...went 4-0 (plus one win over NC) on 1/20 to win Hitchcock Open in Millersville...18-8 major over Iowa’s Brody Grothus in CHA on 2/1. Big Ten Championships (4-2, 4th, NCAA Qualifi er): Nice run at 2013 Big Ten Championships, going 4-1 to place fourth, qualify for NCAAs and help Penn State to its third straight Big Ten crown...downed Iowa’s Josh Dziewa 3-2...lost 10-6 to #11 Jake Suefl ohn of Nebraska...pinned North-western’s Dylan Marriott in a Big Ten tournament record 0:16...beat #7 Eric Grajales of Michigan 14-8...downed Michigan State’s Dan Osterman 13-4...pinned by #10 Ivan Loupochanski of Purdue.NCAA Championships (1-2, DNP): Posted 1-2 mark at 2013 NCAA Championship, getting key pin in Penn State’s run to the NCAA team title...lost 4-1 to Missouri’s Drake Houdashelt...pinned Daniel Young of Army (2:05)...lost to #12 Eric Grajales of Michigan 8-1.

2011-12: Red-shirt season, went 9-1 with three majors and two pins as an unattached grappler.

2010-11: Auspicious collegiate debut on 11/12, pinning Bloomsburg’s Derek Shingara in just :54...followed that up with pin of Lehigh’s Stephen Dutton in 1:21 on 11/14...went 3-0 at Sprawl and Brawl Duals on 11/21, including two pins (one in just :21)...won his fi rst four collegiate bouts as a true freshman by falls, all in the fi rst period, in a combined time of 3:57...beat Rutgers’ fi fth-year senior 7-4 on 11/21 in fi rst collegiate dual win not by fall...went 6-0 with fi ve pins to win the Nittany Lion Open 141-pound title on 12/5...won title by pinning #20 Zack Kemerer of Penn in just :39 in the fi nals...majored LHU’s Justin Loudon 13-4 on 12/12...made Big Ten dual debut a quick one, pinning Ohio State’s Randy Languis in just :31 on 12/19...Went 6-1 with three pins and a major at Southern Scuffl e on 12/29-30...started season 17-0 with 13 pins before suff ering fi rst loss of season with a last second takedown by #1 Kellen Russell of Michi-gan in Scuffl e semis, rebounded for two more wins to take third...went 3-1 at Virginia Duals with two pins and a major, only loss another close battle with #1 Kellen Russell of Michigan (this one a 2-1 decision on riding

time)...dominated #7 Tyler Nauman of Pitt 7-4 with riding time on 1/21 and pinned Geno Capezio of Indiana on 1/23...lost hard-fought 3-1 (tb) decision to #1 Kellen Russell at Michigan on 2/6...lost tough 5-3 dec. to #4 Jimmy Kennedy on 2/11...lost close 4-1 decision to #2 Mike Th orn of Minnesota on 2/13...pinned UW’s Shane McQuade (3:52) on 2/16 for 17th pin of the year. Big Ten Championships (2-2, 5th, NCAA Qualifi er): Posted a 2-2 mark with a tech fall to take fi fth at Big Tens as the No. 5 seed...beat Purdue’s Jake Fleckenstein 17-2 and Northwestern’s Kaleb Friedley 6-4.NCAA Championships (2-2, ‘round of 12’): Went 2-2 with a pin and a major at fi rst NCAA tournament, fi nishing just one win shy of All-America status in the ‘round of 12’...pinned Binghamton’s Anwar Goeres in NCAA tournament debut...also majored 11th-seed Michael Mariarcher of Ameri-can...lost tough 2-0 decision to third-seeded Boris Novochkov of Cal Poly and before suff ering 5-4 upset loss to Penn’s Zach Kemerer in ‘round of 12’.

High School/Personal:2011 University Nationals Champion (66 kg)...ranked No. 1 at 145 by Intermat and was the No. 2 ranked overall recruit in the country (at any weight). Andrew is coming off a 145 pound title at last year’s PIAA cham-pionships, going 45-0. As a junior, he went 46-0 overall, winning the 140 pound title as well. Andrew went 47-1 at 140 as a sophomore, taking third at PIAAs, and was 40-7 as a high school freshman at 130 (also placing third at states). He went 178-8 over his career at Central Mountain High School in neighboring Clinton County. Th e Mill Hall native is also an outstand-ing freestyle wrestler, having won two (2008 and 2009) Junior National Championships. He took third at the FILA Junior Nationals in 2009, won the 2008 Super 32 Challenge and took second place at the 2008 Junior Nationals in Greco-Roman. Andrew is the son of Neil and Donna Alton of Mill Hall, Pa., and the twin brother of fellow signee Dylan.


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2010-11 30-10 14-5 (4-4) 16-5 (2-2/2-2) 18-0 1-0 4-0 74

2011-12 Red-shirt Season

2012-13 27-6 7-2 (3-2) 20-4 (4-2/1-2) 12-2 2-0 6-0 26

Career 57-16 21-7 (7-6) 36-9 (6-4/3-4) 30-2 3-0 10-0 100

Andrew

ALTONSr./Jr. EligibleMill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain2X National Qualifi er (2011, 2013)

JUNIOR • 149


JUNIOR ANDREW ALTON

ALTON MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record12/2 149 WBF Albert Woody, Lehigh (5:34) NLO 1-012/2 149 WBF Christian Barber, North Carolina (0:44) NLO 2-012/2 149 WBF Colin Saunders, Boston (0:43) NLO 3-012/2 149 W, 13-5 Matt Cimato, Drexel (major) NLO 4-012/2 149 WBF Nick Heilmann, North Carolina (1:36) NLO 5-012/2 149 WBF Augustus Sako, Virginia (2:12) NLO (1st) 6-012/9 149 WBF Geno Capezio, Indiana (0:52) dual 7-012/15 149 W, 10-6 Mac Maldarelli, Lock Haven dual 8-01/5 149 WBF Frank Alley, Belmont-Abbey (1:17) F&M 9-01/5 149 WBF Feliz Perez, Nassau (1:13) F&M 10-01/5 149 W, 16-7 Jahiani Callender, Hofstra (major) F&M 11-01/5 149 W, 24-8 Zachary Ross, Clarion (TF) F&M 12-01/5 149 WBF Ronnie Garbinsky, PIttsburgh (n/a) F&M (1st) 13-01/20 149 WBF Matt Cimato, Drexel (0:49) Hitchcock 14-01/20 149 W, 21-6 Brad Mutchnik, American (TF; 5:45) Hitchcock 15-01/20 149 W, 14-5 Zachary Ross, Clarion (major) Hitchcock 16-01/20 149 W, 3-2 Ian Paddock, Ohio State Hitchcock (1st) 17-01/27 149 LBF #12 Jake Suefl ohn, Nebraska dual 17-12/1 149 W, 18-8 Brody Grothus, Iowa (major) dual 18-12/3 149 W, 6-3 Caleb Ervin, Illinois dual 19-12/8 149 W, 14-7 Ronnie Garbinsky, Pittsburgh dual 20-12/10 149 L, 1-3 #19 Cam Tessari, Ohio State dual 20-22/17 149 W, 12-4 Curt Delia, Rider (major) dual 21-22/24 149 W, 11-7 Ken Th eobold, Rutgers dual 22-23/9 149 W, 3-2 Josh Dziewa, Iowa B10 23-23/9 149 L, 6-10 #11 Jake Suefl ohn, Nebraska B10 23-33/9 149 WBF Dylan Marriott, Northwestern (0:16) B10 24-33/9 149 W, 14-8 #7 Eric Grajales, Michigan B10 25-33/10 149 W, 13-4 Dan Osterman, Michigan State (major) B10 26-33/10 149 LBF #10 Ivan Loupochanski, Purdue (4:06) B10 (4th) 26-43/21 149 L, 1-4 Drake Houdashelt, Missouri NCAA 26-53/21 149 WBF Daniel Young, Army (2:05) NCAA 27-53/22 149 L, 1-8 #12 Eric Grajales, Michigan NCAA 27-6

2010-11Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/12 141 WBF Derek Shingara, Bloomsburg (0:54) dual 1-011/14 141 WBF Stephen Dutton, Lehigh (1:21) dual 2-011/21 141 WBF Joe Alie, Harvard (1:21) dual 3-011/21 141 WBF Michael Morales, West Virginia (0:21) dual 4-011/21 141 W, 7-4 Trevor Melde, Rutgers dual 5-012/5 141 WBF Scott Festejo, Old Dominion (0:35) NLO 6-012/5 141 WBF Ben Mathiesen, Central Michigan (1:05) NLO 7-012/5 141 W, 7-5 Danny Lopes, North Carolina NLO 8-012/5 141 WBF Mark Hartenstine, Maryland (4:48) NLO 9-012/5 141 WBF Adam Lynch, Penn State (2:20) NLO 10-012/5 141 WBF #20 Zack Kemmerer, Penn (0:39) NLO (1st) 11-012/12 141 W, 13-4 Justin Loudon, Lock Haven (major) dual 12-012/19 141 WBF Randy Languis, Ohio State (0:31) dual 13-012/29 141 WBF Nick Heilmann, North Carolina (6:24) Scuffl e 14-012/29 141 WBF Daniel Ownby, UNC-Greensboro (0:22) Scuffl e 15-012/29 141 WBF Augustus Sako, Virginia (1:23) Scuffl e 16-012/30 141 W, 15-7 #10 Cole Von Ohlen, Air Force (major) Scuffl e 17-012/30 141 L, 3-4 #1 Kellen Russell, Michigan Scuffl e 17-112/30 141 W, 8-5 Zack Kemmerer, Penn Scuffl e 18-112/30 141 W, 9-5 #10 Cole Von Ohlen, Air Force Scuff el (3rd) 19-11/7 141 WBF David Yost, VMI (3:41) dual 20-11/7 141 W, 21-8 Kasey Davis, Edinboro (major) dual 21-11/8 141 WBF Chase Skonieczny, Kent State (3:32) dual 22-11/8 141 L, 1-2 #1 Kellen Russell, Michigan dual 22-21/21 141 W, 8-4 #7 Tyler Nauman, Pittsburgh dual 23-21/23 141 WBF Geno Capezio, Indiana (2:45) dual 24-21/30 141 L, 9-11 Montell Marion, Iowa dual 24-32/4 141 W, forf. Forfeit, Michigan State dual 25-32/6 141 L, 1-3 (tb) #1 Kellen Russell, Michigan dual 25-42/11 141 L, 3-5 #4 Jimmy Kennedy, Illinois dual 25-52/13 141 L, 1-4 #2 Mike Th orn, Minnesota dual 25-62/18 141 WBF Shane McQuade, Wisconsin (3:52) dual 26-63/5 141 L, 2-6 #4 Jimmy Kennedy, Illinois B10 26-73/5 141 W, 17-2 Jake Fleckenstein, Purdue (TF; 4:32) B10 27-73/6 141 L, 2-3 #2 Montell Marion, Iowa B10 27-83/6 141 W, 6-4 Kaleb Friedley, Northwestern B10 (5th) 28-83/17 141 WBF Anwar Goeres, Binghamton (2:20 NCAA 29-83/17 141 W, 13-4 #11 Michael Mariarcher, American (major) NCAA 30-83/18 141 L, 0-2 #3 Boris Novochkov, Cal Poly NCAA 30-93/18 141 L, 4-5 #12 Zach Kemerer, Penn NCAA 30-10

Andrew Alton had a solid 4-2 run at the 2013 Big Ten Championship, helping Penn State to its third straight conference title.


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Red-shirt sophomore Jordan Conaway was Penn State’s break-out wrestler last year. Conaway, a natural 125-pounder, fi nished just one win shy of All-America laurels at 133, helping Penn State to its third straight NCAA team title. Conaway nearly hit the 20 win mark in his red-shirt freshman cam-paign, going 19-10 overall. Parents: Jackie and David Conaway -- Major: Rehabilitation and Human Services

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Defeated Frank Martellotti 5-1 in Intrasquad Dual on 11/1...made Penn State dual meet debut on 11/16, beating Lehigh’s Laike Gard-ner in Rec Hall...went 2-2 at NLO on 12/2, lost 9-5 dec. to #19 Joseph Ward of UNC...picked up fi rst Big Ten dual win by pinning Quin Murphy of Indiana (4:42) on 12/9 in Rec Hall...went 1-2 at Southern Scuffl e on 1/1-2...downed MSU’s Brandon Fifi eld in dual on 1/13...stunned #3 Tyler Graff 10-8 (sv) in dual win on 1/18, using two third period takedowns and takedown in sudden victory to get win...majored Purdue’s Danny Sabatello 13-4 on 1/20...majored Nebraska’s Shawn Nagel on 1/27, 14-5...downed #8 Daryl Th omas 8-6 at Illinois on 2/3, picking up second win over top-ten wrestler...downed #16 Shelton Mack of Pitt 5-3 (sv) on 1/8 for third win over ranked foe this year...went 6-2 in Big Ten duals as a red-shirt freshman this year...Big Ten Championships (2-2, 5th, NCAA Qualifi er): Posted a 2-2 mark in his fi rst Big Ten Championship tournament, taking fi fth place and earning a trip to the NCAA Championships.. beat #11 Daryl Th omas of Illinois 6-5 (tb2)...lost to #1 Logan Stieber of Ohio State, lost to #6 Chris Dardanes of Minnesota...beat #11 Th omas again for fi fth, 4-1.NCAA Championships (3-2, ‘Round of 12’): Posted a 3-2 mark at his fi rst NCAA Championship tournament in Des Moines, fi nishing just one win shy of All-America laurels in the ‘round of 12’...opened with hard fought 3-1 (sv) loss to Rutgers’ Vincent Dellafave in the opening round...rebounded with three straight wins...6-4 (sv) over Dylan Hyder of Air Force, 6-4 over Dane Harlowe of Boston and a fi rst period pin (1:17) of Michigan’s Rosario Bruno...then lost 14-4 to #8 Cody Brewer in the All-America round.

2011-12: Red-shirt season...went 11-5 in open tournaments...gathered a pin and two tech falls as well.

High School/Personal:Wrestled at New Oxford High School. Conaway claimed his fi rst Pennsyl-vania state title at 112 this past March of 2011, capping off a 38-3 senior season. Th e title follows a strong fi nish in 2010 that saw Conaway claim third place laurels at 103. Conaway continued his prep ascent this spring with a win over his Team USA opponent at the 2011 Dapper Dan Classic. Conaway leaves New Oxford with a 146-20 career record. He is the son of Dave and Jackie Conaway.



2012-13 19-10 11-2 (6-2) 8-8 (2-2/3-2) 2-3 0-0 4-1 40

Career 19-10 11-2 (6-2) 8-8 (2-2/3-2) 2-3 0-0 4-1 40

Jordan Conaway’s 10-8 sudden victory decision over #3 Tyler Graff of Wisconsin brought the Rec Hall faithful to their feet on Jan. 18, 2013.

Jordan

CONAWAYJr./So. EligibleAbbottstown, Pa./New OxfordNCAA Qualifi er (2013)

SOPHOMORE • 125/133


SOPHOMORE JORDAN CONAWAY

CONAWAY MATCH-BY-MATCH

2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/16 133 W, 3-2 Laike Gardner, Lehigh dual 1-012/2 133 W, 11-7 Zack Watson, Virginia NLO 2-012/2 133 L, 5-9 #19 Joseph Ward, North Carolina NLO 2-112/2 133 W, 11-4 Jenkins Monzey, Maryland NLO 3-112/2 133 L, 6-8 Sam Speno, North Carolina State NLO 3-212/9 133 WBF Quin Murphy, Indiana (4:42) dual 4-212/15 133 W, 13-3 Matt Bryer, Lock Haven (major0 dual 5-21/1 133 W, 5-2 Scott Festejo, Old Dominion Scuffl e 6-21/1 133 L, 5-6 #16 George DiCamillo, Virginia Scuffl e 6-31/2 133 L, 3-10 Zach Watson, Virginia Scuffl e 6-41/13 133 W, 7-2 Brandon Fifi eld, Michigan State dual 7-41/18 133 W, 10-8 (sv) #3 Tyler Graff , Wisconsin dual 8-41/20 133 W, 13-4 Danny Sabatello, Purdue (major) dual 9-41/27 133 W, 14-5 Shawn Nagel, Nebraska (major) dual 10-42/1 133 LBF #2 Tony Ramos, Iowa (4:23) dual 10-52/3 133 W, 8-6 #8 Daryl Th omas, Illinois dual 11-52/8 133 W, 5-3 (sv) #16 Shelton Mack, Pittsburgh dual 12-52/10 133 LBF #1 Logan Stieber, Ohio State (1:59) dual 12-62/17 133 W, 19-5 Mike Shupin, Rider (major) dual 13-62/24 133 W, 6-1 Vincent Dellafave, Rutgers dual 14-63/9 133 W, 6-5 (tb2) #11 Daryl Th omas, Illinois B10 15-63/9 133 LBF #1 Logan Stieber, Ohio State (1:28) B10 15-73/10 133 L, 2-7 #6 Chris Dardanes, Minnesota B10 15-83/10 133 W, 4-1 #11 Daryl Th omas, Illinois B10 (5th) 16-83/21 133 L, 1-3 (sv) Vincent Dellafave, Rutgers NCAA 16-93/21 133 W, 6-4 (sv) Dylan Hyder, Air Force NCAA 17-93/22 133 W, 6-4 Dane Harlowe, Boston NCAA 18-93/22 133 WBF Rosario Bruno, Michigan (1:17) NCAA 19-93/23 133 L, 4-14 #8 Cody Brewer, Oklahoma NCAA 19-10

Jordan Conaway went 3-2 at his fi rst NCAA Championship in Des Moines last March, fi nishing in the medal round and helping guide PSU to the 2013 team title.


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Junior heavyweight Jimmy Lawson heads into his second season at Penn State looking to build upon a trip to the NCAA Championships last season. Lawson posted a 20-plus win season and picked up a key win at NCAAs, helping Penn State to its third straight NCAA team title. Lawson returned to the wrestling mat for the fi rst time in two years last season after playing college football at Monmouth. Parents: Pam and James Lawson -- Major: Telecommunications

Year-by-Year:2012-13: defeated Jon Gingrich 3-2 in Intrasquad Dual on 11/1....made Nittany Lion wrestling debut with 9-0 major over WVU senior Phil Man-dzik on 11/18 in dual at West Virginia...won Mat-Town Open title on 12/24...picked up four wins but 2-0 offi cially (he wrestled two non-rostered wrestlers)....made NLO debut by advancing to the fi nals at 285 on 12/2 before losing, going 4-1 with a pin and major to take second place, beat #13 Odie Delaney of Th e Citadel in the semifi nals...went 4-2 to take 7th at the Southern Scuffl e on 1/1-2...lost 8-1 to #3 Alan Gelogaev of Oklahoma State in quarters...took seventh with pin of #14 Levi Cooper of Arizona State...went 4-0 (plus one win over non-collegiate) to win Hitchcock Open on 1/20...picked up fi rst career Big Ten dual meet win with 9-4 victory over Chris Lopez of Illinois on 2/3.,,tough 5-4 loss to #8 Zac Th omusseit at Pittsburgh on 2/8...was beating #12 Peter Capone 6-0 at Ohio State on 2/10 when Capone took injury forfeit with Lawson getting six-point team win.Big Ten Championships (2-3, 8th, NCAA Qualifi er): Notched a 2-3 record at his fi rst Big Ten Championship tournament, earning a bid to NCAAs and helping Penn State in its third straight conference title...ma-jored Ohio State’s Kosta Karageorge...lost 8-4 to #8 Mike McMullan of Northwestern...majored Nebraska’s Spencer Johnson 13-5...lost #15 Adam Chalfant of Indiana...lost in sudden victory to Michigan State’s Mike Mc-Clure in 7th place bout.NCAA Championships (1-2, DNP): Posted 1-2 mark at NCAA Champi-onship as all ten Penn State wrestlers tallied points in the team title run...lost 4-3 to Ohio’s Jeremy Johnson...5-4 win over Utah Valley’s Adam Fager...lost 7-3 to Michigan’s Ben Apland.

High School/Personal:Lawson transferred to Penn State prior to last season after two years of playing college football at Monmouth University in New Jersey. Lawson will have three years of wrestling eligibility remaining for the Nittany Lion wrestlers. An outstanding high school wrestler, Lawson was a three time New Jersey state champion and a freestyle senior national champion as well. Lawson was a four-year letterman in wrestling and football at MTHS and played in the New Jersey North South football all-star game.


2012-13 23-9 6-1 (2-0) 18-8 (2-3/1-2) 3-1 0-0 5-1 22

Career 23-9 6-1 (2-0) 18-8 (2-3/1-2) 3-1 0-0 5-1 22

Jimmy Lawson posted a 23-9 record for Penn State last season, earning a trip to the NCAA Championship in his return to the wrestling mat after playing college football at Monmouth..

Jimmy

LAWSONSr./Jr. EligibleToms River, N.J./Manchester TownshipNCAA Qualifi er (2013)

JUNIOR • 285


JUNIOR JIMMY LAWSON

LAWSON MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/16 285 W, 9-0 Phil Mandzik, West Virginia dual 1-011/24 285 W, 5-1 Steven Graziano, Penn Mat-Town 2-011/24 285 W, 4-1 Harry Turner, Lock Haven Mat-Town (1st) 3-012/2 285 W, 14-1 Wyatt Baker, Columbia (major) NLO 4-012/2 285 W, 6-0 Terrance Jean-Jacques, Rutgers NLO 5-012/2 285 WBF Jacob Kettler, George Mason (6:18) NLO 6-012/2 285 W, 2-1 (tb) #13 Odie Delaney, Th e Citadel NLO 7-012/2 285 L, 1-12 Nick Gwiazdowski, North Carolina St. NLO (2nd) 7-112/15 285 W, 5-1 Harry Turner, Lock Haven dual 8-11/1 285 W, 2-0 Joshua Davis, North Carolina Scuffl e 9-11/1 285 W, 5-1 Kevin Malone, Chattanooga Scuffl e 10-11/1 285 L, 1-8 #3 Alan Gelogaev, Oklahoma State Scuffl e 10-21/1 285 W, 3-1 (sv) Daniel Miller, Navy Scuffl e 11-21/1 285 L, 2-6 #17 Jeremy Johnson, Ohio Scuffl e 11-31/1 285 WBF #14 Levi Cooper, Arizona State (6:11) Scuffl e (7th) 12-31/20 285 WBF Gaylen Edmo, Army (2:45) Hitchcock 13-31/20 285 W, 11-0 Cody Mason, Lock Haven (major) Hitchcock 14-31/20 285 W, 3-1 (sv) Jack Delia, Lehigh Hitchcock 15-31/20 285 W, inj.def. Nick Ruggear, Penn State Hitchcock (1st) 16-32/3 285 W, 9-4 Chris Lopez, Illinois dual 17-32/8 285 L, 4-5 #8 Zac Th omusseit, Pittsburgh dual 17-42/10 285 W, inj.frf. #12 Peter Capone, Ohio State (leading 6-0) dual 18-42/17 285 W, 3-0 Greg Velasco, Rider dual 19-42/24 285 W, 3-2 (tb) Billy Smith, Rutgers dual 20-43/9 285 W, 9-1 Kosta Karageorge, Ohio State (major) B10 21-43/9 285 L, 4-8 #8 Mike McMullan, Northwestern B10 21-53/9 285 W, 13-5 Spencer Johnson, Nebraska (major) B10 22-53/9 285 L, 4-7 #15 Adam Chalfant, Indiana B10 22-63/10 285 LBF (sv) Mike McClure, Michigan State (7:36) B10 (8th) 22-73/21 285 L, 3-4 Jeremy Johnson, Ohio NCAA 22-83/21 285 W, 5-4 Adam Fager, Utah Valley NCAA 23-83/22 285 L, 3-7 Ben Apland, Michigan NCAA 23-9

Jimmy Lawson’s 5-1 win over Lock Haven’s Harry Turner on 12/15 helped Penn State to the dual win over the visiting Bald Eagles.


NATIONAL QUALIFIER

NATIONAL QUALIFIER

Junior Frank Martellotti returns after a red-shirt season, looking to chal-lenge for a starting spot and return to the NCAA Championships after qualifying for NCAAs as a sophomore in 2012. Martellotti is one of a number of talented lighter weights that give Penn State one of the strongest line-ups in the nation. Parents: Wendy and Mark Martellotti -- Major: Telecommunications.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Red-shirt season...open tourney season limited after rehabbing an injury early in the year...went 4-1 in open tournaments.

2011-12: Wrestled unattached at the 2011 Nittany Lion Open, going 3-1 (with a NC win) and placing eighth on 12/4...made season dual debut on 1/8 with 7-5 win over Michigan State’s Brandon Fifi eld at 133...downed NU’s Jameson Oster on the road on 1/13...majored Wisconsin’s Shane Mc-Quade 14-6 on 1/15...went 2-2 at his fi rst Big Ten Championships, going 2-2 at 133 as the No. 8 seed, fi nishing seventh and earning an automatic qualifi er...earned the automatic spot with a 4-3 win over #17 Ridge Kiley of Nebraska.Big Ten Championships (2-2, 7th, NCAA Qualifi er): Posted a 2-2 mark in his fi rst Big Ten Championship tournament, earning seventh place and an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships...beat Indiana’s Joe Duca 8-2 after a fi rst round loss...dropped tough 6-2 decision to #7 Chris Dardanes of Minnesota...rebounded to earn NCAA spot with thrilling 4-3 win over #18 Ridge Kiley of Nebraska in seventh place bout.NCAA Championships (1-2): Posted 1-2 mark in fi rst NCAA tourna-ment...lost to #1 Jordan Oliver in opening round...beat CS-Bakersfi eld’s Frank Lomas 201 before falling to #6 Devin Carter of Virginia Tech.

2010-11: Stepped into the starting line-up at 125 for injured senior Brad Pataky...made collegiate debut with 5-3 win over Bloom’s Sean Boylan on 11/12, then posted critical 11-6 win over Lehigh senior Mitch Berger in dual win on 11/14....went 3-0 at the Sprawl and Brawl Duals on 11/21, helping Penn State stay undefeated...perfect 5-0 day at the Nittany Lion Open on 12/5 to take the 125-pound crown (w/ two pins, a major and a tech fall)...majored Lock Haven senior Nick Hyatt 15-6 on 12/12...majored Ohio State’s Bo Touris 9-1 in his Big Ten dual debut on 12/19...went 6-3 with two majors and a pin to take sixth place at the Southern Scuffl e on 12/29-30.


2010-11 18-3 7-0 (1-0) 11-3 (0-0/0-0) 3-0 1-0 5-1 23

2011-12 9-11 3-6 (3-4) 6-5 (2-2/1-2) 0-3 0-0 2-2 10


Career 27-14 10-6 (4-4) 17-8 (2-2/1-2) 3-3 1-0 7-3 33

Frank Martellotti posted a 2-1 win over CS-Bakersfi eld’s Frank Lomas in 2012, helping Penn State win the ‘12 NCAA team title in St. Louis.

Frank

MARTELLOTTISr./Jr. EligiblePittsburgh, Pa./Shady SideNational Qualifi er (2012)

JUNIOR • 133


JUNIOR FRANK MARTELLOTTI

MARTELLOTTI MATCH-BY-MATCH

2011-12Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record12/4 133 L, 0-3 Geoff rey Alexander, Navy NLO 0-112/4 133 W, 12-0 Taylor Golba, Buff alo (major) NLO 1-112/4 133 W, 6-0 Joe Waltko, Clarion NLO 2-112/4 133 W, 6-0 Erik Galloway, UA-Pittsburgh NLO (8th) 3-11/8 133 W, 7-5 Brandon Fifi eld, Michigan State dual 4-11/13 133 W, 10-4 Jameson Oster, Northwestern dual 5-11/15 133 W, 14-6 Shane McQuade, Wisconsin (major) dual 6-11/22 133 LBF #3 Tony Ramos, Iowa (4:20) dual 6-21/29 133 LBF #3 Logan Stieber, Ohio State (1:38) dual 6-32/3 133 L, 3-4 #18 Ridge Kiley, Nebraska dual 6-42/5 133 L, 7-11 #16 Zac Stevens, Michigan dual 6-52/11 133 L, 1-3 Blake Mangum, Utah Valley dual 6-62/19 133 L, 3-4 Shelton Mack, Pittsburgh dual 6-73/3 133 L, 3-13 #2 Logan Stieber, Ohio State B10 6-83/3 133 W, 8-2 Joe Duca, Indiana B10 7-83/3 133 L, 2-6 #7 Chris Dardanes, Minnesota B10 7-93/4 133 W, 4-3 #18 Ridge Kiley, Nebraska B10 (7th) 8-93/15 133 LBF #1 Jordan Oliver, Oklahoma State (2:06) NCAA 8-103/15 133 W, 2-1 Frank Lomas, CS-Bakersfi eld NCAA 9-103/16 133 L, 9-19 #6 Devin Carter, Virginia Tech NCAA 9-11

2010-11Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/12 125 W, 5-3 Sean Boylan, Bloomsburg dual 1-011/14 125 W, 11-6 Mitch Berger, Lehigh dual 2-011/21 125 W, 8-4 Steven Keith, Harvard dual 3-011/21 125 W, 2-1 Shane Young, West Virginia dual 4-011/21 125 W, 5-2 Matt Fusco, Rutgers dual 5-012/5 125 WBF Kory Mines, Edinboro (0:57) NLO 6-012/5 125 W, 16-1 Gabriel Gomez, Virginia (TF; 6:15) NLO 7-012/5 125 WBF Jacob Corrill, North Carolina (5:55) NLO 8-012/5 125 W, 9-0 Matt Fusco, Rutgers (major) NLO 9-012/5 125 W, 7-0 Joseph Langel, Rutgers NLO (1st) 10-012/12 125 W, 15-6 Nick Hyatt, Lock Haven (major) dual 11-012/19 125 W, 9-1 Bo Touris, Ohio State dual 12-012/29 125 L, 1-4 Mark Rappo, Penn Scuffl e 12-112/29 125 W, 10-0 Dustin Brooks, Indiana (major) Scuffl e 13-112/29 125 W, 14-0 Jacob Corrill, North Carolina (major) Scuffl e 14-112/29 125 W, 9-3 Robert Jillard, Liberty Scuffl e 15-112/30 125 WBF Steve Mitcheff , Kent State (3:19) Scuffl e 16-112/30 125 W, 6-3 Matthew Snyder, Virginia Scuffl e 17-112/30 125 W, 9-3 Sean Boyle, Michigan Scuffl e 18-112/30 125 L, 4-6 #14 Ben Kjar, Utah Valley Scuffl e 18-212/30 125 L, 4-12 #13 Frank Perrelli, Cornell Scuffl e (6th) 18-3

Martellotti is congratulated by associate head coach Cody Sanderson after his 4-3 win over #18 Ridge Kiley of Nebraska at the 2012 Big Ten Championships at Purdue. Th e win earned the Nittany Lion a trip to NCAAs.


NATIONAL QUALIFIER

NATIONAL QUALIFIER

National qualifi er Morgan McIntosh returns to the line-up at 197 for Penn State after a productive red-shirt season. Th e California native, who was among the nation’s best 197-pounders as a true freshman during Penn State’s 2012 NCAA title run, spent last season honing his craft and is ready to make a run at the NCAA title. Parents: Rebecca and Brooke McIntosh -- Major: Agriculture.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Red-shirt season...posted 12-2 mark in open tournaments...6 ma-jors, a pin and a tech fall.

2011-12: Majored Justin Ortega 13-5 in Intrasquad on 11/3...beat Blooms-burg’s Richard Perry 6-0 in collegiate debut on 11/13...thrilled over 6K Rec Hall fans by nearly upsetting #2 Sonny Yohn of Minnesota on 11/20, los-ing 4-3 decision on last second takedown...went 4-1 and advanced to the fi nals of the 2011 Nittany Lion Open on 12/4, losing 12-9 to #20 Christian Boley of Maryland in the fi nals...went 3-3 with two pins to take sixth at Southern Scuffl e, losing to #1 Cam Simaz of Cornell and close 4-3 dec. to #4 Matt Powless (on last second offi cials overrule)...picked up fi rst Big Ten dual win with 7-5 dec. over Michigan State’s John McDiarmid on 1/8...6-4 win over fi fth-year senior John Schoen of Northwestern on 1/13...5-3 sud-den victory win over Iowa All-American Grant Gambrall at 197 clinched Lions’ 22-12 victory over Hawkeyes on 1/22...5-4 win without giving up takedown over #20 Andrew Campolattano on 1/29...dropped tough 4-3 decision to #4 Matt Wilps of Pitt on 2/19.Big Ten Championships (2-2, 5th, NCAA Qualifi er): Posted a 2-2 mark at fi rst Big Ten Championship to take fi fth place at 197 on 3/3-4...downed Ohio State’s Campolattano 3-1 in opening round before losing to #3 and #7 ranked wrestlers.2012 NCAA Championships (1-2): Went 1-2 at fi rst NCAA Champion-ship, picking up fi rst round win...one loss was to #1 seeded wrestler.

High School/Personal:Morgan McIntosh came to Penn State as the No. 1 ranked recruit at any weight by Intermat. Named the national High School Wrestler of the Year by Intermat, McIntosh won three state titles in California, capped off by a 189 pound crown in 2011 (he won the 189 pound title in 2010 and the 171 pound crown in 2009 and was 5th at 160 as a freshman). McIntosh had a 189-5 career record (including 128 pins), with all fi ve losses com-ing his freshman season. He went 41-5 during his fi rst year of high school wrestling, and then reeled off three straight undefeated seasons (43-0 in 2009, 59-0 in 2010 and 46-0 in 2011) and won the 2011 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award. McIntosh won the Fargo Junior National Championship this summer.


2011-12 18-10 8-2 (5-1) 10-8 (2-2/1-2) 3-0 0-1 3-0 25


Career 18-10 8-2 (5-1) 10-8 (2-2/1-2) 3-0 0-1 3-0 25

Morgan

McINTOSHJr./So. EligibleSanta Ana, Calif./Calvary ChapelNational Qualifi er (2012)

SOPHOMORE • 197

Morgan McIntosh posted a 9-3 win over Oklahoma State’s Taylor Meeks as a true freshman at NCAAs in 2012.


SOPHOMORE MORGAN McINTOSH

McINTOSH MATCH-BY-MATCH

2011-12Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/13 197 W, 6-0 Richard Perry, Bloomsburg dual 1-011/20 197 L, 3-4 #2 Sonny Yohn, Minnesota dual 1-112/4 197 W, 14-4 Kelby Smith, Th e Citadel (major) NLO 2-112/4 197 WBF Austin Akins, Columbia (4:40) NLO 3-112/4 197 W, 15-1 Tim Murphy, UA-Hofstra (major) NLO 4-112/4 197 W, 8-1 Kadeem Samuels, Lehigh NLO 5-112/4 197 L, 9-12 #20 Christian Boley, Maryland NLO (2nd) 5-212/18 197 W, 13-4 Matt Parlier, Lock Haven (major) dual 6-21/1 197 WBF Paul Weiss, Appalachian State (4:03) Scuffl e 7-21/1 197 WBF Zach Bennett, North Carolina (6:39) Scuffl e 8-21/1 197 W, 13-8 Paul Rands, Navy Scuffl e 9-21/2 197 L, 5-12 #1 Cam Simaz, Cornell Scuffl e 9-31/2 197 L, 3-4 #4 Matt Powless, Indiana Scuffl e 9-41/2 197 L, 6-11 Scott Schiller, Minnesota Scuffl e (6th) 9-51/8 197 W, 7-5 Nick McDiarmid, Michigan State dual 10-51/13 197 W, 6-4 John Schoen, Northwestern dual 11-51/15 197 W, 7-3 Jackson Heim, Wisconsin dual 12-51/22 197 W, 5-3 (sv) Grant Gambrall, Iowa dual 13-51/29 197 W, 5-4 #20 Andrew Campolattano, Ohio State dual 14-52/11 197 W, 4-3 Brian Chamberlain, Utah Valley dual 15-52/19 197 L, 3-4 #4 Matt Wilps, Pittsburgh dual 15-63/3 197 W, 3-1 (sv) Andrew Campolattano, Ohio State B10 16-63/3 197 L, 6-7 #3 Matt Powless, Indiana B10 16-73/4 197 L, 2-4 #7 Sonny Yohn, Minnesota B10 16-83/4 197 W, md. frf. A.J. Kissel, Purdue B10 (5th) 17-83/15 197 W, 9-3 Taylor Meeks, Oregon State NCAA 18-83/15 197 L, 7-22 #1 Cam Simaz, Cornell NCAA 18-93/16 197 L, 3-8 Andrew Campolattano, Ohio State NCAA 18-10

Morgan McIntosh downed Iowa’s Grant Gambrall 5-3 in sudden victory in Penn State’s dual meet win over the Hawkeyes in 2012.


SETH BEITZ

Seth Beitz heads into his junior season looking to build upon the experience he gained as a junior last year. With a 34-11 career record, Beitz is a key part of Penn State’s deep middle weights..Parents: Donna and Rusty Beitz -- Major: Recreation, Park and Tourism Management.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Posted 14-5 record in tournament action...went 6-1 at the Bing-hamton Open on 11/11...5-2 mark at ESU Open on 11/17...went 3-2 at Nittany Lion Open on 12/1...ended year with four pins and four majors.

2011-12: Went 20-6 in open tournaments, including winning the title at the Laker Open in November...went 7-1 at the Nittany Lion Open for fi fth...notched 10 majors, four tech falls and seven pins...red-shirt in ‘10-11.

2010-11: Red-shirt season...went 9-8 in open tournaments.

High School/Personal:Beitz did his high school wrestling at Juniata High School, where he earned PIAA Runner-Up status at 140 in 2010. Beitz went 44-8 on his way to the fi nals that year and left Juniata with a 154-31 career record. He is the son of Rusty and Donna Beitz with two brothers, Zack, a sophomore on this year’s team and Derek.

BEITZ MATCH-BY-MATCH

2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/11 149 WBF Matt Herbert, Sacred Heart (2:04) Bing 1-011/11 149 WBF Jordan Frease, Boston (2:37) Bing 2-011/11 149 L, 1-4 Donald Vinson, Binghamton Bing 2-111/11 149 W, def. Nick Papa, Rider Bing 3-111/11 149 W, 18-6 William Randt, Lock Haven (major) Bing 4-111/11 149 W, 18-6 Jordan Rich, Lock Haven, (major) Bing 5-111/11 149 W, 3-0 Mitchell Minotti, Lehigh Bing 6-111/17 149 W, 3-0 Matt Cimato, Drexel ESU 7-111/17 149 W, 3-0 Cole Sheptock, Pittsburgh ESU 8-111/17 149 W, 13-1 Michael Giorgio, Coast Guard (major) ESU 9-111/17 149 W, 6-0 Derek Golner, North Carolina ESU 10-111/17 149 L, 0-5 Augustus Sako, Virginia ESU 10-211/17 149 W, 3-2 Mitchell Minotti, Lehigh ESU 11-211/17 149 L, 9-12 Derek Golner, North Carolina ESU 11-312/1 149 W, 14-4 Daniel Luty, Campbell (major) NLO 12-312/1 149 WBF Tre Miller-Scott, West Virginia (4:40) NLO 13-312/1 149 WBF Pete Baldwin, Old Dominion (4:29) NLO 14-312/1 149 L, 0-3 James English, Penn State NLO 14-412/1 149 L, 1-3 Trey Duncan, Navy NLO 14-5

2011-12Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/12 149 W, TF Ron Smith, Army Prep ESU 1-011/12 149 WBF Andrew Wesner, Kutztown (4:36) ESU 2-011/12 149 W, 1-0 Derek Shingara, Bloomsburg ESU 3-011/12 149 L, 2-4 Anthony Salupo, Lehigh ESU 3-111/12 149 W, 16-4 Jordan Moss, Pittsburgh (major) ESU 4-111/12 149 W, 5-3 Josh Roosa, Bloomsburg ESU 5-111/19 149 W, 2-0 Nick Nichols, Seton Hill Laker 6-111/19 149 W, 5-0 Jess Green, Cleveland State Laker 7-111/19 149 W, 5-0 Anthony D’Urso, Mercyhurst Laker 8-111/19 149 WBF Jon Kapus, John Carroll (1:32) Laker 9-111/19 149 W, 9-2 Joe Salinetro, Lock Haven Laker (1st) 10-112/4 149 W, 4-0 Gregory Flournoy, George Mason NLO 11-112/4 149 L, 2-6 Steve Santos, Columbia NLO 11-212/4 149 W, 2-1 John Belanger, Army NLO 12-212/4 149 W, inj.frf. Forfeit NLO 13-212/4 149 W, 7-6 Malcolm Martin, Central Michigan NLO 14-212/4 149 W, 11-3 Matthew Nereim, N.C. State (major) NLO 15-212/4 149 W, 2-0 Eric Filipowicz, Navy NLO 16-21/1 149 W, 10-8 Raymond Borja, Navy Scuffl e 17-21/1 149 W, 5-4 Jordan Dix, Th e Citadel Scuffl e 18-21/1 149 L, 1-2 Matt Ortega, Indiana Scuffl e 18-31/2 149 W, 12-3 Jordan Tolbert, Campbell (major) Scuffl e 19-31/2 149 L, 1-6 Casey Smith, Army Scuffl e 19-41/2 157 W, md.frf. Tommy Sasfy, Kent State ‘Boro 20-41/2 157 L, 1-2 Andy Candiello, Kent State ‘Boro 20-51/2 157 L, 2-5 Luke Smith, Central Michigan ‘Boro 20-6



2011-12 20-6 0-0 (0-0) 20-6 (0-0/0-0) 7-0 4-0 10-0 0

2012-13 14-5 0-0 (0-0) 14-5 (0-0/0-0) 4-0 0-0 4-0 0

Career 34-11 0-0 (0-0) 34-11 (0-0/0-0) 11-0 4-0 14-0 0

Seth

BEITZSr./Jr. EligibleMiffl intown, Pa./Juniata

JUNIOR • 149/157


ANDREW CHURCH

Senior Andrew Church heads into his fi nal season with the Penn State wres-tling program ready to help his Nittany Lions battle for fourth straight Big Ten and NCAA titles. Church is a key cog in Penn State’s upper-weight success and will be one of fi ve seniors on the Nittany Lion roster this year. Parents: Debbie and Tom Church -- Major: 2013 Mechanical Engineer-ing graduate; pursuing Master’s in Mechanical Engineering.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Church went 2-2 at Clarion’s Knight Point Open on 11/4...5-1 at ESU Open on 11/17...0-1 at Nittany Lion Open on 12/1...2-2 at F&M Open on 1/5...3-1 at Edinboro Open on 2/9...notched two pins and two majors.

2011-12: Church grabbed over 20 wins in ‘11-12, going 23-12...took sec-ond at Clarion Open on 11/6...5-2 at ESU Open on 11/6...3-1 at Laker Open on 11/19...4-2 at Nittany Lion Open on 12/4...3-2 at Hitchcock Memorial on 1/15...3-2 at ‘Boro Open on 2/11...closed out season with 2-2 performance at National Collegiate Open on 2/26.

2010-11: 174-pounder moving up to 184...stepping in for injured All-American Quentin Wright at 184...made his Penn State team-scored tournament debut at the Southern Scuffl e on 12/29-30...went 3-2 at 174 at the W&J Open on 11/13...went 1-2 at 174 at the ESU Open on 11/20...went 0-1 at the Nittany Lion Open at 174 on 12/5...went 0-2 at 184 at the Southern Scuffl e on 12/29...went 0-2 at 184 at Virginia Duals on 1/7-8...went 2-1 at Edinboro Open on 2/12...

2009-10: Red-shirt season...went 7-9 as an unattached grappler...went 1-0 in pins and 0-1 in majors.

CHURCH MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/4 174 L, 4-15 Patrick Tasser, Pittsburgh CUP 0-111/4 174 W, 8-2 John Secor, Lycoming CUP 1-111/4 174 W, forf. Elliot Riddick, Lehigh CUP 2-111/4 174 L, 1-3 Gary Albright, Navy CUP 2-211/17 174 W, 15-0 Scott Hunter, Hunter (TF) ESU 3-211/17 174 WBF Tyler Pickard, Wilkes (3:50) ESU 4-211/17 174 L, 2-5 Mike Dessino, Bloomsburg ESU 4-311/17 174 W, 8-0 Jeff McElwee, Rider (major) ESU 5-311/17 174 W, 2-0 Ken Dougherty, Johnson & Wales ESU 6-311/17 174 W, 2-0 Phillip Bakuckas, Rutgers ESU 7-312/1 174 L, 2-4 (sv) Nick Kaczanowski, Michigan State NLO 7-41/5 174 L, 2-6 Ryan Callahan, Princeton F&M 7-51/5 174 W, 3-2 Anthony Pafumi, Rutgers F&M 8-51/5 174 W, 10-2 Stephen Cannon, Messiah (major) F&M 9-51/5 174 L, 3-7 William Miller, Navy F&M 9-62/9 174 L, 2-7 Patrick Tasser, Pittsburgh ‘Boro 9-72/9 174 WBF Austin Roland, Mercyhurst (0:35) ‘Boro 10-72/9 174 W, 7-4 Mike Woulfe, Navy ‘Boro 11-72/9 174 W, 3-1 Kevin Nash, Michigan State ‘Boro 12-7

2011-12Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/6 174 W, 4-3 Gary Albright, Navy CUP 1-011/6 174 W, 15-0 Bob Terwilliger, Penn State-DuBois CUP 2-011/6 174 W, 4-2 Josh Snook, Maryland CUP 3-011/6 174 LBF Ryan Keith, Pitt-Johnstown (1:12) CUP 3-111/12 174 L, 2-4 Robert Doyle, Army ESU 3-211/12 174 W, 9-6 Luke DeLuise, Bloomsburg ESU 4-211/12 174 W, 16-4 John Jones, Nassau (major) ESU 5-211/12 174 W, 5-4 Sam Shirey, Bloomsburg ESU 6-211/12 174 W, 8-7 Josh Snook, Maryland ESU 7-211/12 174 W, 8-3 Dymere Rappa, Gloucester ESU 8-211/12 174 L, 6-9 Robert Doyle, Army ESU 8-311/19 174 W, 8-0 Chase Grant, Mercyhurst (major) Laker 9-311/19 174 W, 4-2 Mark Colubucci, West Virginia Laker 10-311/19 174 W, 6-0 Danny McNamara, John Carroll Laker 11-311/19 174 L, 8-23 Matt Brown, Penn State (TF) Laker 11-412/4 174 W, 4-2 Mark Colubucci, West Virginia NLO 12-412/4 174 W, 3-1 James Frascella, Penn State NLO 13-412/4 174 L, 5-10 Turtogtokh Luvsandorj, Th e Citadel NLO 13-512/4 174 W, 5-4 Aaron McKinney, Lock Haven NLO 14-512/4 174 W, 11-6 Julio Arredondo, Kutztown NLO 15-512/4 174 L, 6-12 James Mannier, Navy NLO 15-61/15 174 W, 6-1 Shawn Mazzarone, Maryland Hitchcock 16-61/15 174 W, 3-2 Luke Etter, Shippensburg Hitchcock 17-61/15 174 W, 5-4 Matt Fullowan, F & M Hitchcock 18-61/15 174 L, 2-3 Austin Gabel, Virginia Tech Hitchcock 18-71/15 174 L, 5-6 Joe Rassmussen, South Dakota St. Hitchcock 18-82/11 174 W, 4-3 Xavier Dye, Cleveland State ‘Boro 19-82/11 174 W, 13-4 Matthew O’Hara, Ohio State (major) ‘Boro 20-82/11 174 W, 2-1 Ethan Saylor, Edinboro ‘Boro 21-82/11 174 L, 2-3 Justin Lozano, Buff alo ‘Boro 21-92/11 174 L, 1-6 Stephen Doty, Virginia ‘Boro 21-102/26 174 W, 3-2 Andy Wiseman, Purdue NCO 22-102/26 174 W, 4-1 Koort Leyrer, Cleveland State NCO 23-102/26 174 L, 4-5 Zack Bennett, Th e Citadel NCO 23-112/26 174 L, 2-10 Andre Petroski, North Carolina NCO 23-12

2010-11Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/13 174 L, 2-5 Steve Malkin, Pitt-Johnstown W&J 0-111/13 174 W, 9-1 Nick Bakos, West Virginia (major) W&J 1-111/13 174 WBF Ken Alsop, Th iel (1:55) W&J 2-111/13 174 W, forf. Forfeit W&J 3-111/13 174 L, 2-10 Steve Malkin, Pitt-Johnstown W&J 3-211/20 174 L, 2-5 Luke Etter, Bloomsburg ESU 3-311/20 174 WBF Anthony Lentini, Gloucester County (2:20) ESU 4-311/20 174 L, 1-2 Brandon Phillips, Penn State ESU 4-412/5 174 L, 4-7 Shane Stark, Lehigh NLO 4-512/29 184 L, 2-5 Brock Mantella, Boston Scuffl e 4-612/29 184 L, 3-8 Harrison Cook, Penn Scuffl e 4-71/7 184 L, 4-8 John Dommert, VMI dual 4-81/7 184 LBF #3 Chris Honeycutt, Edinboro (1:28) dual 4-91/16 184 W, 8-1 James Butler, Gloucester Hitchcock 5-91/16 184 W, 7-6 (tb) Patrick Smith, Army Hitchcock 6-91/16 184 L, 6-7 (tb) Angelo Malvestuto, Virginia Tech Hitchcock 6-101/16 184 L, 7-8 (tb) Tyler Zittle, Shippensburg Hitchcock 6-112/12 184 W, 6-4 (sv) Kevin Mallon, Lock Haven Boro 7-112/12 184 W, 5-0 Billy Coggins, Virginia Boro 8-112/12 184 L, 1-4 Alex Pagnotta, Maryland Boro 8-12

Andrew

CHURCHSr./Sr. EligibleErie, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf

SENIOR • 174/184



2010-11 8-12 0-2 (0-0) 8-10 (0-0/0-0) 2-2 0-0 1-1 0

2011-12 23-12 0-0 (0-0) 23-12 (0-0/0-0) 0-1 1-1 3-1 0

2012-13 12-7 0-0 (0-0) 12-7 (0-0/0-0) 2-0 0-0 2-1 0

Career 43-31 0-2 (0-0) 43-29 (0-0/0-0) 4-3 1-1 6-3 0


JAMES ENGLISH

James English heads into the 2013-14 ready for a sixth year of wrestling at Penn State, having received a medical hard-ship waiver from the NCAA after missing two full seasons with an injury. English was vital in Penn State’s championship run last year and will be again, battling for the spot at 149 after his most successful year in ‘12-13. Parents: Angela and Jim Eng-lish -- Major: 2013 Chemical Engineering Graduate; pursuing second degree in Energy, Business and Finance.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Beat #18 Shane Welsh of Lehigh on 11/16 then posted 8-0 major over West Virginia’s Brutus Scheff el on 11/18....posted 5-1 mark at NLO on 12/2 to take third place...outstanding 6-2 mark at Southern Scuffl e on 1/1-2 to place third, only loss was 12-6 dec. to #1 Jordan Oliver of Okla-homa State in quarterfi nals...fi rst career Big Ten dual win on 1/13, beating Michigan State’s Dan Osterman 6-0 in Rec Hall...dropped tough 5-2 deci-sion to #13 Ivan Lopouchanski in dual at Purdue on 1/20.

2011-12: Injured - Did Not Wrestle

2010-11: Began the season at 149 as two-time All-American Frank Mo-linaro rehabs from pre-season injury...downed Bloomsburg’s Josh Roosa 8-4 in season opening dual on 11/12...stellar day at the Sprawl and Brawl Duals on 11/21, downing No. 9 Corey Jantzen of Harvard (4-3) and No. 8 Brandon Rader of West Virginia (5-3)...went 5-1 at the Nittany Lion Open on 12/5 to take third at 149, only loss a 3-1 dec. to #10 Mario Mason of Rutgers in semis...went 5-2 with a pin and a major to take seventh place at the Southern Scuffl e on 12/29-30, only losses to #1 Kyle Dake of Cornell and #14 Ivan Loupochanski of UNC-Greensboro...outstanding freestyle campaign capped off with 2011 University Nationals title at 70 kg.

2009-10: Took fi fth at the ESU Open, grabbing fi ve wins...placed second at Mat-Town, falling 2-1 in the fi nals...also competed in the Hitchcock Open at Millersville, picking up four wins.

2008-09: Injured - Did Not Wrestle

ENGLISH MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/16 149 W, 5-2 #18 Shane Welsh, Lehigh dual 1-011/18 149 W, 8-0 Brutus Scheff el, West Virginia (major) dual 2-012/2 149 W, 8-2 Dillon Gavlok, Lock Haven NLO 3-012/2 149 W, 8-0 Jordan Michelson, Penn (major) NLO 4-012/2 149 W, 2-0 Mitchell Minotti, Lehigh NLO 5-012/2 149 W, 3-0 Seth Beitz, Penn State NLO 6-012/2 149 LBF (SV) Augustus Sako, Virginia (7:37) NLO 6-112/2 149 W, 7-3 Nick Heilmann, North Carolina NLO (3rd) 7-11/1 149 WBF Charles Holt, Th e Citadel (3:24) Scuffl e 8-11/1 149 W, 6-2 Seth Lange, Minnesota Scuffl e 9-11/1 149 L, 6-12 #1 Jordan Oliver, Oklahoma State Scuffl e 9-21/1 149 W, 5-2 Ryan Dunphy, Cornell Scuffl e 10-21/2 149 W, 5-1 Dustin Walraven, South Dakota State Scuffl e 11-2

1/2 149 W, forf. Forfeit Scuffl e 12-21/2 149 W, 5-2 Drake Houdashelt, Missouri Scuffl e (3rd) 13-21/13 149 W, 6-0 Dan Osterman, Michigan State dual 14-21/18 149 L, 4-8 (tb2) Cole Schmitt, Wisconsin dual 14-31/20 149 L, 2-5 #13 Ivan Lopouchanski, Purdue dual 14-4

2010-11Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/12 149 W, 8-4 (tb) Josh Roosa, Bloomsburg dual 1-011/14 149 L, 4-6 Joey Napoli, Lehigh dual 1-111/21 149 W, 4-3 #9 Corey Jantzen, Harvard dual 2-111/21 149 W, 5-3 #8 Brandon Rader, West Virginia dual 3-112/5 149 WBF Tim Rich, Sacred Heart (4:07) NLO 4-112/5 149 W, 3-2 Anthony Salupo, Lehigh NLO 5-112/5 149 W, 8-3 Billy Ashnault, Rutgers NLO 6-112/5 149 W, 3-1 (sv) Zach Basich, Navy NLO 7-112/5 149 L, 1-3 #10 Mario Mason, Rutgers NLO 7-212/5 149 W, 9-5 Cameron Hurd, Virginia Tech NLO (3rd) 8-212/29 149 W, 7-3 Derek Royster, Th e Citadel Scuffl e 9-212/29 149 WBF Mike Long, VMI (4:27) Scuffl e 10-212/29 149 W, 10-2 Daniel Young, Army (major) Scuffl e 11-212/30 149 L, 0-4 #1 Kyle Dake, Cornell Scuffl e 11-312/30 149 W, 4-0 Marcel Clopton, Kent State Scuffl e 12-312/30 149 L, 2-4 #14 Ivan Loupochanski, UNC-Greensboro Scuffl e 12-412/30 149 W, 3-2 Daniel Young, Army Scuffl e (7th) 13-4

2009-10Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/14 149 L, 0-2 Josh Shields, Mercyhurst W&J 0-111/14 149 WBF Zach Cerrone, West Virginia W&J 1-111/14 149 L, 2-3 Robert Blotzer, Mercyhurst W&J 1-211/21 149 W, 7-0 Dakota Kuhn, Millersville ESU 2-211/21 149 W, 8-3 Dave Ebbott, Virginia ESU 3-211/21 149 W, md.for. James Garrett, Delaware Valley ESU 4-211/21 149 W, 7-2 Luke Speno, Edinboro ESU 5-211/21 149 W, 8-3 Timothy Rich, Edinboro ESU 6-211/21 149 W, 4-2 (tb) Dane Stevens, Lehigh ESU (5th) 7-211/28 149 W, 5-0 Brandon Pfahler, Lock Haven Mat-Town 8-211/28 149 W, forf. Forfeit Mat-Town 9-211/28 149 W, 8-7 Bryan Smith, Clarion Mat-Town 10-211/28 149 W, 7-5 John Regan, Bucknell Mat-Town 11-211/28 149 L, 1-2 (tb) Matthew Mariacher, American Mat-Town (2nd) 11-312/6 149 WBF Mark Yichao, Boston (1:46) NLO 12-312/6 149 L, 3-5 Kellon Balum, Virginia NLO 12-412/6 149 W, 6-4 Timothy Rich, Edinboro NLO 13-412/6 149 L, 2-4 Brandon Wiest, Missouri NLO 13-51/17 149 L, 4-8 Matthew Mariacher, American Hitchcock 13-61/17 149 WBF Tim Goldkamp, Elizabethtown (0:33) Hitchcock 14-61/17 149 W, 13-1 Bryan Smith, Clarion (major) Hitchcock 15-61/17 149 W, 12-6 Victor Konno, Pittsburgh Hitchcock 16-61/17 149 W, 11-1 Robert Troy, Nassau (major) Hitchcock 17-61/17 149 L, 4-7 Matthew Mariacher, American Hitchcock 17-7

James

ENGLISHGr./Sr. EligibleYork, Pa./Central York

SENIOR • 149


2008-09 Injured - Did Not Wrestle

2009-10 17-7 0-0 (0-0) 17-7 (0-0/0-0) 2-0 0-0 2-0 0

2010-11 13-4 3-1 (0-0) 10-3 (0-0/0-0) 2-0 0-0 1-0 9

2011-12 Injured -- Did Not Wrestle

2012-13 14-4 3-2 (1-2) 11-2 (0-0/0-0) 1-0 0-0 2-0 10

Career 44-15 6-3 (1-2) 38-12 (0-0/0-0) 5-0 0-0 5-0 19


JAMES FRASCELLA

James Frascella heads into his sophomore season after a solid 2012-13 cam-paign that saw him post an 11-7 mark in open tournaments. Frascella has emerged as an important part of Penn State’s depth at 174. Parents: Barbara Matakevich and Paul Frascella -- Major: Biobehavioral Health.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Went 11-7 in open tournaments...5-2 at Binghamton Open on 11/11...4-1 at ESU Open on 11/17...1-2 at Nittany Lion Open on 21/1...competed at 174 for Penn State at the Southern Scuffl e, going 1-2...had a pin, a tech fall and a major.

2011-12: Red-shirt season...went 5-4 in open tournaments as an unat-tached wrestler...had two pins and a tech fall.

High School/Personal:James Frascella came to Penn State from Carmel, Indiana where he was an Indiana State placewinner for Carmel High School. He was an Indiana National Duals and Fargo team member wand a two-time Brute Adidas Na-tionals All-American. He is the son of Paul Frascella and Barb Matakevich.

FRASCELLA MATCH-BY-MATCH

2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/11 174 W, 4-2 Phillip Bakuckas, Rutgers Bing 1-011/11 174 WBF Ian Korb, Penn (0:58) Bing 2-011/11 174 L, 2-3 James Brundage, Rider Bing 2-111/11 174 W, 3-1 Cody Hutcheson, Cornell Bing 3-111/11 174 W, 2-1 (sv) Phillip Bakuckas, Rutgers Bing 4-111/11 174 L, 4-7 George Pickett, Cornell Bing 4-211/11 174 W, forf. Marshall Peppelman, Cornell Bing 5-211/17 174 W, 17-1 James Ilvento, Wilkes (TF) ESU 6-211/17 174 W, 6-1 Johnathan Secor, Lycoming ESU 7-211/17 174 W, 7-2 Dymere Rappa, Gloucester ESU 8-211/17 174 W, md.frf. Brendan McKeown, East Stroudsburg ESU 9-211/17 174 L, 0-6 Jim Resnick, Rider (TF) ESU 9-312/1 174 W, 4-1 Stout Watson, Navy NLO 10-312/1 174 L, 2-5 Billy Curling, Old Dominion NLO 10-412/1 174 L, 3-4 Gary Albright, Navy NLO 10-512/31 174 L, 1-4 (tb) George Pickett, Cornell Scuffl e 10-612/31 174 W, 10-2 Troy Morisette, South Dakota State (major) Scuffl e 11-612/31 174 L, 1-10 Jordan Gagliano, Missouri Scuffl e 11-7

James

FRASCELLAJr./So. EligibleCarmel, Ind./Carmel

SOPHOMORE • 174



2012-13 11-7 0-0 (0-0) 11-7 (0-0/0-0) 1-0 1-1 1-1 0

Career 11-7 0-0 (0-0) 11-7 (0-0/0-0) 1-0 1-1 1-1 0


LUKE FREY

Luke Frey emerged as a factor for Penn State at 149, including a solid 7th place fi nish at the 2013 Southern Scuffl e. Frey is ready to continue his work in Penn State’s middle-weights and to help Penn State in its quest for a fourth straight NCAA title. Parents: Denise and Schuyler Frey -- Major: Biobehavioral Health.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Posted 13-4 record in tournament action for Penn State at 149...went 6-1 at Nittany Lion Open on 12/1...4-2 at 2013 Southern Scuffl e, fi nishing seventh...runner-up at National Collegiate Open on 2/24 with 3-1 record...had fi ve majors and a tech fall.

2011-12: Red-shirt season...went 9-1 in open tournaments as an unat-tached wrestler with three tech falls and two majors.

High School/Personal:Luke Frey was a standout at Lycoming County’s Montoursville High School where he was a Pennsylvania state champion and took second, third and fourth during four stellar high school years. Frey, the No. 39 ranked recruit in the nation at any weight by Intermat, leaves MHS with a 157-5 career record. He won the 103 pound title as a freshman, going 42-1. Frey took fourth at 112 the next year with a 41-2 mark and then placed second at 135 in 2010, fi nishing the year with a 33-1 record. In 2011, Frey placed third at 140 and concluded his senior season with a 41-1 record. He is the son of Denise and Schuyler Frey.

FREY MATCH-BY-MATCH

2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record12/1 149 W, 4-3 Aaron Walker, Th e Citadel NLO 1-012/1 149 W, 18-2 Walker Fulk, N.C. State (TF; 6:50) NLO 2-012/1 149 W, 6-3 Ryan Dunphy, Cornell NLO 3-012/1 149 L, 0-6 Augustus Sako, Virginia NLO 3-112/1 149 W, 9-0 Ben Hunter, Navy (major) NLO 4-112/1 149 W, 7-2 Trey Duncan, Navy NLO 5-112/1 149 W, 9-4 Christian Barber, North Carolina NLO (5th) 6-112/31 149 W, 10-0 Jared Presley, Chattanooga (major) Scuffl e 7-112/31 149 L, 4-9 Dylan Ness, Minnesota Scuffl e 7-212/31 149 W, 13-2 John Belanger, Army Scuffl e 8-212/31 149 W, 4-3 Dustin Walraven, South Dakota State Scuffl e 9-212/31 149 L, 0-10 Drake Houdashelt, Missouri Scuffl e 9-312/31 149 W, 9-1 Augustus Sako, Virginia (major) Scuffl e (7th) 10-32/24 149 W, 14-0 Austin Sams, Chattanooga NCO 11-32/24 149 W, 5-0 Cole Moseley, American NCO 12-32/24 149 W, 3-1 Nick Heilman, North Carolina NCO 13-32/24 149 L, 1-3 Mitchell Minotti, Lehigh NCO (2nd) 13-4



2012-13 13-4 0-0 (0-0) 13-4 (0-0/0-0) 0-0 1-0 5-1 0

Career 13-4 0-0 (0-0) 13-4 (0-0/0-0) 0-0 1-0 5-1 0

Luke

FREYJr./So. EligibleMountoursville, Pa./Mountoursville

SOPHOMORE • 149


JON GINGRICH

Junior Jon Gingrich notched some thrilling wins for Penn State in key dual meets last year and heads into the 2013-14 season ready to battle for the starting spot at 285 once again. He is coming off a solid sophomore cam-paign that saw him go 14-6 overall, including a 4-2 Big Ten mark. Parents: Barbara and Charles Gingrich -- Major: Landscape Contracting

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Lost to Jimmy Lawson 3-2 in Intrasquad Dual on 11/1...went 4-0 at Binghamton Open on 11/11 to win the 285-pound crown, including 9-1 major over Lock Haven’s Harry Turner in the fi nals...dropped tough 5-3 decision to Lehigh’s Jack Delia in Penn State dual meet debut on 11/16...went 4-1 at NLO on 12/2 to take third place, advancing to semifi nals, ma-jored #13 Odie Delaney of the Th e Citadel 14-1 for third place...downed #8 Adam Chalfant of Indiana 6-5 on 12/9, securing Penn State’s 52-0 shut-out over the Hoosiers in Rec Hall...deceptive 2-2 mark at Southern Scuffl e on 1/1-2...lost 3-2 to #2 Dom Bradley of Missouri in quarters then bowed out with 9-3 loss to #17 Jeremy Johnson of Ohio...beat #4 Michael Mc-Clure of Michigan State 5-3 in dual on 1/13, securing PSU’s 41-0 shut-out win in Rec Hall...Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (1/15)...lost 6-3 decision to #11 Connor Medbery of Wisconsin on 1/18.

2011-12: Outstanding 21-4 season as a red-shirt freshman in open tourna-ments...undefeated at ESU Open on 11/12 to take fi rst place...continued perfect start by winning Laker Open at Mercyhurst on 11/19...went 5-1 at Nittany Lion Open to take fi fth place on 12/4....4-3 at Southern Scuffl e...good enough for eighth place...wrestled ‘extra match’ at Utah Valley, getting 13-2 major over UVU’s Zac Jensen on 2/11.

2010-11: Red-shirt season.

Personal/High School:Gingrich came to Penn State from nearby Bald Eagle Area High School. He was a three-year starter for BEA, taking fourth in the district as a sophomore and then won the district title as a junior, took third at regionals and was fourth at 215 at the state championships. As a senior, Gingrich was the dis-trict champ and outstanding wrestler, was regional runner up and qualifi ed for PIAAs once again. He earned all-league honors in football, was a four-year letterman in track and won BEA’s scholar athlete award for football. He is the son of Charles and Barbara Gingrich.

GINGRICH MATCH-BY-MATCH

2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/11 285 W, 4-1 Stryker Lane, Cornell Bing 1-011/11 285 W, 6-0 Oney Snyder, Cornell Bing 2-011/11 285 W, 4-0 Doug Vollaro, Lehigh Bing 3-011/11 285 W, 9-1 Harry Turner, Lock Haven (major) Bing (1st) 4-011/16 285 L, 3-5 Jack Delia, Lehigh dual 4-112/2 285 W, 6-2 Dan Garwood, Virginia Tech NLO 5-112/2 285 W, 8-2 Chris Nash, Michigan State NLO 6-112/2 285 W, 3-2 William Smith, Rutgers NLO 7-112/2 285 LBF Nick Gwiazdowski, North Carolina St. (3:06) NLO 7-212/2 285 W, 14-1 #13 Odie Delaney, Th e Citadel (major) NLO (3rd) 8-212/9 285 W, 6-5 #8 Adam Chalfant, Indiana dual 9-21/1 285 W, 4-0 Brendon Walsh, Duke Scuffl e 10-21/1 285 W, 5-2 Stryker Lane, Cornell Scuffl e 11-21/1 285 L, 2-3 #2 Dom Bradley, Missouri Scuffl e 11-31/2 285 L, 3-9 #17 Jeremy Johnson, Ohio Scuffl e 11-41/13 285 W, 5-3 #4 Michael McClure, Michigan State dual 12-41/18 285 L, 3-6 #11 Connor Medbery, Wisconsin dual 12-51/20 285 W, 4-1 Alex White, Purdue dual 13-51/27 285 W, 7-4 Spencer Johnson, Nebraska dual 14-52/1 285 L, 2-9 #6 Bobby Telford, Iowa dual 14-6

2011-12Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/12 285 W, 5-1 Yaseen Mudassar, Nassau ESU 1-011/12 285 W, forf. Forfeit ESU 2-011/12 285 W, 10-0 Brandon Clark, Kutztown (major) ESU 3-011/12 285 W, 8-3 William Smith, Rutgers ESU 4-011/12 285 W, 5-2 John Delia, Lehigh ESU 5-011/12 285 WBF Paul Conroy, Unattached (5:40) ESU (1st) 6-011/19 285 WBF Collin Vozar, John Carroll (2:53) Laker 7-011/19 285 W, forf. Forfeit Laker 8-011/19 285 WBF Stephen Higgins, Mercyhurst Laker 9-011/19 285 W, med. frf. Ron Oswald, Seton Hill Laker 10-011/19 285 WBF Fred Hale, Mercyhurst (6:37) Laker (1st) 11-012/4 285 W, 11-2 Bobby LaVelle, Virginia Tech (major) NLO 12-012/4 285 W, 4-0 Michael Horton, Edinboro NLO 13-912/4 285 L, 3-5 Spencer Myers, Maryland NLO 13-112/4 285 W, 3-1 William Smith, Rutgers NLO 14-112/4 285 W, 8-4 Henry Turner, Lock Haven NLO 15-112/4 285 W, 2-0 Kevin Lester, Columbia NLO (5th) 16-11/1 285 W, 15-1 Brock Durfee, Appalachian State Scuffl e 17-11/1 285 L, 4-9 Adam Chalfant, Indiana Scuffl e 17-21/1 285 W, 9-1 Bradley Rogers, Chattanooga Scuffl e 18-21/1 285 L, 3-5 Paul Snyder, Hofstra Scuffl e 18-31/1 285 W, 10-2 Devon Mellon, Missouri Scuffl e 19-31/1 285 W, 4-0 Maciej Jochym, Cornell Scuffl e 20-31/1 285 L, 2-5 Andy Hartshorn, Ohio Scuffl e 20-41/1 285 W, 13-2 Zac Jensen, Utah Valley (major) extra dual 21-4

Jon

GINGRICHSr./Jr. EligibleWingate, Pa./Bald Eagle Area

JUNIOR • 285



2011-12 21-4 0-0 (0-0) 21-4 (0-0/0-0) 3-0 0-0 6-0 0

2012-13 14-6 4-3 (4-2) 10-3 (0-0/0-0) 0-1 0-0 2-0 12

Career 35-10 4-3 (4-2) 31-7 (0-0/0-0) 3-1 0-0 8-0 12

Junior Nate Morgan heads into the 2013-14 season coming off a second season missed due to injury. Morgan got the nod at 133 early in the year for Penn State but an injury in his fi rst bout quickly ended his season. He started at 125 for Penn State his true freshman year and, after two years on the sidelines, is ready once again to battle for the Nittany Lions. Parents: Jill and Mike Morgan -- Major: Kinesiology

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Started at 133 in dual against West Virginia on 11/18, dropping 6-2 decision to #17 Colin Johnston but getting injured in the process...missed rest of season.

2011-12: Missed 2011-12 with an injury...red-shirted...First Team Aca-demic All-Big Ten honoree.

2010-11: Began season by going 6-1 to take third at Washington and Jef-ferson Open on 11/13...Strong 4-1 performance at ESU Open on 11/20, advancing to the fi nals and placing second...went 4-2 at the Nittany Lion Open on 12/5 to take seventh...made his Penn State varsity debut in front of sold out Rec Hall crowd on 1/30, losing to #2 Matt McDonough in Big Ten dual vs. the Hawkeyes...got fi rst Nittany Lion and Big Ten dual meet win with 6-5 victory over Illinois’ Logan Arlis on 2/11.

MORGAN MATCH-BY-MATCH

2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/18 133 L, 2-6 #17 Colin Johnston, West Virginia dual 0-1

2010-11Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/13 125 W, 8-1 Zach Cecchetti, W&J W&J 1-011/13 125 W, 9-2 Aaron Majetich, West Liberty W&J 2-011/13 125 L, 4-8 (sv) David Fogle, Pitt-Johnstown W&J 2-111/13 125 W, 5-1 Zac Haynes, Delaware Valley W&J 3-111/13 125 W, 9-3 Mike Soria, Buff alo W&J 4-111/13 125 W, 11-3 Stephen Smith, Seton Hill (major) W&J 5-111/13 125 W, 4-0 Gage Swartz, West Virginia W&J (3rd) 6-111/20 125 W, 8-1 Nick Lamoreaux, Kutztown ESU 7-111/20 125 W, 6-2 Anthony Marino, Bloomsburg ESU 8-111/20 125 W, 5-2 Timothy Marcoux, Maryland ESU 9-111/20 125 W, 5-3 Ty Mitch, Virginia Tech ESU 10-111/20 125 L, 0-4 Naryman Arujau, American ESU (2nd) 10-212/5 125 W, 6-2 Alex Moritz, Rider NLO 11-212/5 125 W, 4-3 Joe Roth, Central Michigan NLO 12-212/5 125 W, 4-2 Sean Walton, Buff alo NLO 13-212/5 125 L, 2-3 Jenkins Monzey, Maryland NLO 13-312/5 125 L, 2-10 Shane Gentry, Maryland NLO 13-412/5 125 WBF Ty Mitch, Virginia Tech (1:21) NLO (7th) 14-41/16 125 L, 2-4 Ty Mitch, Virginia Tech Hitchcock 14-51/16 125 L, 3-4 Christopher Kochinsky, Shippensburg Hitchcock 14-61/30 125 LBF #2 Matt McDonough, Iowa (4:16) dual 14-72/4 125 L, 5-8 Eric Olanowski, Michigan State dual 14-82/6 125 L, 2-6 Sean Boyle, Michigan dual 14-92/11 125 W, 6-5 Logan Arlis, Illinois dual 15-9


NATE MORGAN


2010-11 15-9 1-3 (1-3) 14-6 (0-0/0-0) 1-1 0-0 1-1 3


2012-13 0-1 0-1 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0

Career 15-10 1-4 (1-3) 14-6 (0-0-/0-0) 1-1 0-0 1-1 3

Nate

MORGANSr./Jr. EligibleMcCook, Neb./McCook

JUNIOR • 133


NICK RUGGEAR

Junior Nick Ruggear has made the jump from 197 to 285 over the last two years and is ready to compete for the starting heavyweight spot this year. Ruggear wrestled at 197 for Penn State a s true freshman, red-shirted in ‘11-12 and then saw action in open tournaments last year in his fi rst season at 285. Parents: Colleen and Anthony Ruggear -- Major: Rehabilitation and Human Services

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Posted 6-3 mark in open tournaments...went 2-2 at Southern Scuffl e in heavyweight debut...runner-up at Hitchcock Invitational on 1/20, going 4-1...had two pins and two majors.


2010-11: Went 5-1 to take third at 197 at Washington and Jeff erson Open on 11/13, wrestling unattached....made Penn State dual meet debut with 12-1 major over Harvard’s Bryan Panzano on 11/21, part of solid 2-1 show-ing at Sprawl and Brawl Duals...went 5-2 at the Nittany Lion Open on 12/5 to take seventh place...downed Lock Haven’s Derrick Caldwell 8-6 on 12/12...went 1-2 at Southern Scuffl e on 12/29...beat Pitt’s Paul Sorentino in dual on 1/21, the lost to #6 Matt Powless of Indiana on 1/23...dropped 12-3 major to #10 Anthony Biondo on 2/6.Big Ten Championship (0-2, DNP):Lost 12-3 to #8 Logan Brown of Purdue and 4-0 to Michigan State’s Tyler Dickinson in the 2011 Big Ten Championship.

RUGGEAR MATCH-BY-MATCH

2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record12/31 285 W, 10-2 Cody Davis, Air Force (major) Scuffl e 1-012/31 285 L, 3-9 Nick Gwiazdowski, North Carolina State Scuffl e 1-112/31 285 L, 1-3 Daniel Miller, Navy Scuffl e 1-212/31 285 WBF Jacob Aiken-Phillips, Cornell (5:41) Scuffl e 2-21/20 285 W, 4-0 Steven Graziano, Penn Hitchcock 3-21/20 285 W, 10-5 Nick Tavanello, Ohio State Hitchcock 4-21/20 285 WBF James Sturdivant, Millersville (1:52) Hitchcock 5-21/20 285 W, 22-8 Charles Kerkesner, F&M (major) Hitchcock 6-21/20 285 L, frf. Jimmy Lawson, Penn State Hitchcock 6-3

2010-11Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/13 197 W, 6-4 Jon Moore, UPJ W&J 1-011/13 197 L, 1-4 Aaron Karns, Delaware Valley W&J 1-111/13 197 W, 4-2 Shane Fenton, Delaware Valley W&J 2-111/13 197 W, 4-3 Michael Pollard, Mercyhurst W&J 3-111/13 197 W, 3-2 Patros Georgilas, UPJ W&J 4-111/13 197 W, 10-2 Jon Moore, UPJ (major) W&J (3rd) 5-111/21 197 W, 12-1 Bryan Panzano, Harvard (major) dual 6-111/21 197 W, 4-2 Cameron Gallaher, West Virginia dual 7-111/21 197 L, 0-8 Mike Wagner, Rutgers dual 7-212/5 197 W, 6-1 Matt Berretta, Binghamton NLO 8-212/5 197 W, 17-5 Chris White, Lock Haven (major) NLO 9-212/5 197 L, 2-5 Matt Wilps, Pittsburgh NLO 9-312/5 197 W, 19-4 Brandon Lapp, Sacred Heart (TF; 7:00) NLO 10-312/5 197 W, 5-3 Dallas Brown, Maryland NLO 11-312/5 197 L, 0-5 Justin Ortega, Penn State NLO 11-412/5 197 W, forf. Steven Graziano, Penn NLO (7th) 12-412/12 197 W, 8-6 Derrick Caldwell, Lock Haven dual 13-412/29 197 L, 0-6 Caylor Williams, UNC-Greensboro Scuffl e 13-512/29 197 W, 10-4 Daniel Mills, Army Scuffl e 14-512/29 197 L, 3-8 Beau Wenger, Ohio Scuffl e 14-61/21 197 W, 4-2 Paul Sorentino, Pittsburgh dual 15-61/23 197 L, 4-19 #6 Matt Powless, Indiana (TF; 5:13) dual 15-72/4 197 L, 2-5 Tyler Dickenson, Michigan State dual 15-82/6 197 L, 3-12 #10 Anthony Biondo, Michigan dual 15-92/11 197 L, 6-15 Joe Barczak, Illinois dual 15-102/13 197 L, 2-10 Sonny Yohn, Minnesota dual 15-112/18 197 LBF #2 Trevor Brandvold, Wisconsin (0:42) dual 15-123/5 197 L, 3-12 #8 Logan Brown, Purdue B10 15-133/5 197 L, 0-4 Tyler Dickenson, Michigan State B10 15-14

Nick

RUGGEARSr./Jr. EligibleOxford, Pa./Oxford

JUNIOR • 285


2010-11 15-14 4-7 (0-6) 11-7 (0-2/0-0) 0-1 1-1 3-4 13


2012-13 6-3 0-0 (0-0) 6-3 (0-0/0-0) 2-0 0-0 2-0 0

Career 21-17 4-7 (0-6) 17-10 (0-2/0-0) 2-1 1-1 5-4 13


JAMES VOLLRATH

Senior James Vollrath enters his fi nal season with the Nittany Lion wrestlers with over 60 career wins and a number of key middle-weight wins for Penn State. Vollrath will once again be a factor in the middle for the Nittany Lions. Parents: Emilie & Bill Vollrath -- Major: Kinesiology

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Went 7-1 to place third at Binghamton Open on 11/11...Went 3-1 to fi nish second at ESU Open on 11/17...posted 5-2 mark at Nittany Lion Open on 12/1...went 4-1 at Southern Scuffl e on 1/1-2, advancing the fi nals and fi nishing second...beat #8 Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State 2-1 (tb) in semifi nals before tough 3-1 (sv) loss to #14 Jedd Moore of Virginia in fi nals...beat #19 David Cheza of Michigan State 6-4 in dual on 1/13...12-9 win over Purdue’s Tommy Churchard on 1/20 in road dual.2011-12: Strong 12-4 season at 157 for Penn State in open tournaments last year...5-0 to win ESU Open on 11/12...4-1 and third place fi nish at Nittany Lion Open on 12/4, only loss a 1-0 dec. to #4 James Fleming of Clarion...went 3-3 at Southern Scuffl e for sixth place.2010-11: Began the season by taking second at the W&J Open...went 4-0 to win the 157-pound title at the ESU Open on 11/20...went 3-2 at the Nit-tany Lion Open on 12/5 to take fourth place...made Penn State dual meet debut on 12/12, picking up forfeit win at 165 against Lock Haven...reeled off nine straight wins after fi rst round loss at Southern Scuffl e on 12/29-30 to take third place, including two majors and a 5-3 win over #7 Bryce Sad-doris of Navy...went 1-1 at 165 at the Virginia Duals, getting a major over Edinboro’s Ethan Saylor on 1/7-8...picked up fi rst-ever Big Ten dual win with 7-3 decision over Wisconsin’s Shawn Perry on 2/18.Big Ten Championships (2-2, 7th):Went 2-2 at 2011 Big Ten Championships to go from unseeded to seventh place...key pin of 8th-seed Kevin Bialka of Northwestern in just :59 provided key bonus points in Penn State’s B10 title run.2009-10: Red-shirt season...posted 18-8 mark in unattached action...placed second at Clarion Open and fourth at National Collegiate for top fi nishes in fi ve open tournaments...took fi fth at Nittany Lion Open on 12/6...went 6-0 in matches decided by a pin.

VOLLRATH MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/11 157 W, 5-3 Walter Peppelman, Harvard Bing 1-011/11 157 L, 5-7 Jesse Shanaman, Cornell Bing 1-111/11 157 W, 8-4 Zac Cibula, Rider Bing 2-111/11 157 WBF Jay Lysne, Hofstra (0:41) Bing 3-111/11 157 WBF Kyle Roddy, Princeton (0:40) Bing 4-111/11 157 W, 10-0 Cody Copeland, Lock Haven (major) Bing 5-111/11 157 W, 21-5 Seth Hazleton, Princeton (TF) Bing 6-111/11 157 W, inj.def. Jesse Shanaman, Cornell Bing (3rd) 7-111/17 157 W, 6-4 Connor Brennan, Rider ESU 8-111/17 157 W, 9-3 Braden Turner, East Stroudsburg ESU 9-111/17 157 WBF Tyler Layton, Gloucester (3:34) ESU 10-111/17 157 W, 10-2 Austin Somer, Drexel (major) ESU 11-111/17 157 L, 3-5 Bryce Busler, Bloomsburg ESU (2nd) 11-212/2 157 W, inj.def. Dan Manley, Hofstra NLO 12-212/2 157 W, 5-2 Nestor Taff ur, Boston NLO 13-212/2 157 WBF David Wesley, Virginia (2:35) NLO 14-212/2 157 L, 0-6 #4 James Fleming, Clarion NLO 14-312/2 157 W, 4-2 Ian Miller, Kent State NLO 15-3

12/2 157 W, 6-1 Blaise Butler, Virginia NLO 16-312/2 157 LBF Scott Winston, Rutgers (3:43) NLO 16-41/1 157 W, 14-4 Andrew DeHart, Duke (major) Scuffl e 17-41/1 157 W, 6-5 Ryan Harrington, North Carolina Scuffl e 18-41/1 157 W, 11-3 Matthew Frisch, Th e Citadel (major) Scuffl e 19-41/2 157 W, 2-1 (tb) #8 Alex Dieringer, Oklahoma State Scuffl e 20-41/2 157 L, 1-3 (sv) #14 Jedd Moore, Virginia Scuffl e (2nd) 20-51/13 157 W, 6-4 #19 David Cheza, Michigan State dual 21-51/18 157 W, 5-3 Kalvin York, Wisconsin dual 22-51/20 157 W, 12-9 Tommy Churchard, Purdue dual 23-5

2011-12Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/12 157 W, 18-2 Shawn Miracle, Army (TF) ESU 1-011/12 157 WBF Alex Lincoln, Bloomsburg (1:44) ESU 2-011/12 157 W, 12-4 Donald Smith, Delaware Valley ESU 3-011/12 157 W, 5-1 Justin Pencook, Gloucester ESU 4-011/12 157 W, 6-1 Nick Fischer, Penn State ESU (1st) 5-012/4 157 WBF James Shields, Millersville (1:39) NLO 6-0\12/4 157 WBF Matt Spatoro, Hofstra (1:08) NLO 7-012/4 157 W, 3-2 Joey Napoli, Lehigh NLO 8-012/4 157 L, 0-1 #8 James Fleming, Clarion NLO 8-112/4 157 W, 11-2 Nick Fischer, Penn State (major) NLO (3rd) 9-11/1 157 W, 10-5 William Powell, Appalachian State Scuffl e 10-11/1 157 W, 11-3 Chad Strube, Virginia Tech (major) Scuffl e 11-11/1 157 W, 5-4 #20 Drake Houdashelt, Missouri Scuffl e 12-11/2 157 L, 0-6 #1 Kyle Dake, Cornell Scuffl e 12-21/2 157 L, 2-3 (ot) Daniel Waddell, Chattanooga Scuffl e 12-31/2 157 L, 1-4 Corey Mock, North Carolina Scuffl e 12-4

2010-11Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/13 157 W, 5-3 Seth Phalen, West Liberty W&J 1-011/13 157 W, 7-2 Ryan Goodman, West Virginia W&J 2-011/13 157 W, 5-3 Kyle Eason, West Virginia W&J 3-011/13 157 W, 13-2 Zev Green, Lake Erie (major) W&J 4-011/13 157 L, 3-5 Jordan Shields, Mercyhurst W&J (2nd) 4-111/20 157 W, 8-3 Kevin Brown, Columbia ESU 5-111/20 157 W, 8-1 Paul Hancock, Army ESU 6-111/20 157 W, 3-1 Anthony Volpe, Rutgers ESU 7-111/20 157 W, 6-2 Nick Visicaro, Rutgers ESU (1st) 8-112/5 157 W, 11-2 Nick Tourville, Boston (major) NLO 9-112/5 157 W, 12-0 Jon Kaloust, Binghamton (major) NLO 10-112/5 157 WBF Tyler Wilps, Pittsburgh (2:16) NLO 11-112/5 157 L, 0-12 #3 David Taylor, Penn State (major) NLO 11-212/5 157 L, 5-7 John Kyle, Maryland NLO (4th) 11-312/12 165 W, forf. Forfeit, Lock Haven dual 12-312/29 157 L, 1-4 Danile Kolodzik, Princeton Scuffl e 12-412/29 157 W, 8-1 Th ad Keklak, kent State Scuffl e 13-412/29 157 W, 3-2 Pierre Frazile, Th e Citadel Scuffl e 14-412/29 157 W, 8-0 Jesse Shanamn, Cornell (major) Scuffl e 15-412/29 157 W, 12-2 Jaaziah Bethea, George Mason (major) Scuffl e 16-412/30 157 W, 3-2 Bryce Bussler, Bloomsburg Scuffl e 17-412/30 157 W, 10-3 Kyle Kiss, North Carolina Scuffl e 18-412/30 157 W, 6-1 Corey Mock, North Carolina Scuffl e 19-412/30 157 W, 5-3 #7 Bryce Saddoris, Navy Scuffl e 20-412/30 157 W, 6-5 Brandon Zeerip, Michigan Scuffl e (3rd) 21-41/7 165 W, 13-3 Ethan Saylor, Edinboro (major) dual 22-41/8 165 L, 2-8 Dan Yates, Michigan dual 22-51/16 165 W, 10-2 Kevin Matyas, Drexel Hitchcock 23-51/16 165 L, 3-3 (tb2ct) Ryan Fox, Nassau Hitchcock 23-62/18 165 W, 7-3 Shawn Perry, Wisconsin dual 24-63/5 165 L, 6-19 #2 Andrew Howe, Wisconsin B10 24-73/5 165 W, 3-3 (tb3) Ryan LeBlanc, Indiana (TB 3, RT crit.) B10 25-73/5 165 L, 1-3 (SV) Dadn Yates, Michigan B10 25-83/6 165 WBF Kevin Bialka, Northwestern (0:59) B10 (7th) 26-8

James

VOLLRATHSr./Sr. EligibleRichboro, Pa./Council Rock South

SENIOR • 157


2009-10 Injured - Did Not Wrestle

2010-11 26-8 3-1 (1-0) 23-7 (2-2/0-0) 2-0 0-0 7-2 13

2011-12 12-4 0-0 (0-0) 12-4 (0-0/0-0) 3-0 1-0 3-0 0

2012-13 23-5 3-0 (3-0) 20-5 (0-0/0-0) 3-1 1-0 4-0 9

Career 61-17 6-1 (4-0) 55-16 (2-2/0-0) 8-1 2-0 14-2 22


BEITZ, DAILEY

Zack Beitz heads into his freshman campaign coming off a solid red-shrit season in 2012-13. Beitz collected well over 20 wins in open tournaments and is ready to battle for the starting spot at 141 for Penn State this year. Parents: Donna and Rusty Beitz -- Major: Energy, Business and Finance.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Red-shirt season...posted outstanding 24-9 overall record in open tournaments...had six majors...went 2-2 at Binghamton Open on 11/11...took fi fth at ESU Open on 11/17 with 7-2 mark, including two majors...posted 6-2 mark at Nittany Lion Open on 12/1...went 3-2 at Southern Scuffl e on 12/31...went 6-2 at National Collegiate Open on 2/24 to take fourth.

High School/Personal:Zack Beitz is the younger brother of teammate Seth Beitz. Beitz placed in the top fi ve at states four straight years, fi nishing second fi fth and third before winning it all last season at Juniata High School. An outstanding all-around athlete, Beitz lettered in track as well. He was wrestling team captain for three years. Beitz is planning on majoring in Mechanical Engi-neering and is the son of Rusty and Donna Beitz.

Dylan Dailey made the Penn State roster last year and posted an 0-1 mark in his fi rst year of collegiate wrestling. Dailey projects in the upper weights for Penn State at either 174 or 184. Parents: Joan and Ralph Dailey -- Major: Electrical Engineering

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Made Penn State’s roster last year and posted 0-1 mark in Bing-hamton Open on 11/11 before an injury ended his season early.

High School/Personal:Dailey is a native of Danville, Pa., and is the son of Joan and Ralph Dailey. An outstanding student, the Nittany Lion red-shirt sophomore is one of many engineering majors on the team as an Electrical Engineering major.

DAILEY MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/11 184 L, inj.frf. Cameron Croy, Harvard Bing 0-1


2012-13 0-1 0-0 (0-0) 0-1 (0-0/0-0) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0

Career 0-1 0-0 (0-0) 0-1 (0-0/0-0) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0

Dylan

DAILEYJr./So. EligibleDanville, Pa./Danville


Zack

BEITZSo./Fr. EligibleMiffl intown, Pa./Juniata

FRESHMAN • 141



Career 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0 0 0 0


GULIBON, KELLY

Red-shirt freshman Jimmy Gulibon heads into the 2013-14 season ready to battle for the starting spot at 133 pounds. Gulibon, a highly decorated prep wrestler, posted a 21-7 record in open tournaments last year, including some impressive runs against the nation’s best. Parents: Kristen and James Gulibon -- Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Red-shirt season...posted 21-7 mark in open tournaments with six tech falls and fi ve majors...went 6-1 with two majors at Binghamton Open on 11/11 to place third...went 4-1 with two majors at ESU Open on 11/17 to place second...identical 4-1 mark to fi nish as runner-up at Nittany Lion Open on 12/1...5-2 at Southern Scuffl e to place fourth...went 4-2 at National Collegiate Open on 2/24 to take fourth.

High School/Personal:Gulibon came to Penn State from Derry Area High School in Latrobe, Pa., where he won four straight Pennsylvania State Championships, becoming the rare four-timer at the state level. Gulibon left Derry High with a stun-ning 134-4 career record to go along with four straight PIAA titles and four Powerade National Championships. He took part in the 2012 Dapper Dan and 2012 Dream Team tournaments as well. Gulibon is considering a major in either Community Environmental Development or Criminal Justice and is the son of Kristen and Jim Gulibon.

Cameron Kelly heads into his fourth year with the Nittany Lions. Th e Pittsford, N.Y., native has wrestled in open tournaments the last three sea-sons, including a red-shirt year. Parents: Karen and Larry Kelly -- Major: Kinesiology.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Went 5-5 in open tournaments...2-1 at Binghamton Open on 11/11...1-2 mark at ESU Open on 11/17...2-2 mark at Hitchcock Open on 1/20.2011-12: Posted a 2-4 mark in open tournaments...grabbed one pin along the way...went 1-2 at the ESU Open in November and 1-2 at ‘Boro Open in February...First Team Academic All-Big Ten.2010-11: Red-shirt season.

High School/Personal:Kelly was a two-time state qualifi er at Pittsford High School in Pittsford, N.Y., taking fi fth at 119 and qualifying at 125. Kelly was a team captain in 2010 and was a two-time New York Section V Champion for the Panthers. He posted a 135-31 career record and is the son of Karen and Larry Kelly.

KELLY MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/11 133 W, 7-3 Ryan Osleeb, Harvard Bing 1-011/11 133 W, frf. B.J. Suitor, Boston Bing 2-011/11 133 LBF Jimmy Morris, Rider (0:57) Bing 2-111/17 133 L, 6-9 Michael Hayes, Old Dominion ESU 2-211/17 133 W, 13-2 Devin Holmes, East Stroudsburg (major) ESU 3-211/17 133 L, 3-11 Clayton Lutzow, Drexel ESU 3-311/17 133 L, 0-6 Josh Polacek, Maryland Hitchcock 3-411/17 133 L, 0-16 Mason Beckman, Lehigh Hitchcock 3-511/17 133 W, 15-0 Mark Edmonds, Bucknell (TF; 7:00) Hitchcock 4-511/17 133 WBF Th omas Nulty, Millersville (2:31) Hitchcock 5-5

2011-12Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/12 133 WBF Andrew Trafi cante, Nassau (1:20) ESU 1-011/12 133 L, 2-6 Andy Lyman, Bloomsburg ESU 1-111/12 133 L, 2-10 Shane Arechiga, Maryland ESU 1-22/11 133 W, 7-0 Elliot Zackoski, Bloomsburg ‘Boro 2-22/11 133 L, 2-7 Rocco Rosso, Brockport State ‘Boro 2-32/11 133 L, 3-7 Scott Festejo, Old Dominion ‘Boro 2-4

Jimmy

GULIBONSo./Fr. EligibleLatrobe, Pa./Derry Area

FRESHMAN • 133



Career 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0 0 0 0

Cameron

KELLYSr./Jr. EligiblePittsford, N.Y./Pittsford

JUNIOR • 133



2011-12 2-4 0-0 (0-0) 2-4 (0-0/0-0) 1-0 0-0 0-1 0

2012-13 5-5 0-0 (0-0) 5-5 (0-0/0-0) 0-1 1-1 1-1 0

Career 7-9 0-0 (0-0) 7-9 (0-0/0-0) 1-1 1-1 1-2 0


LIVINGSTON, LUTZ

Caleb Livingston heads into his red-shirt freshman campaign after earning a roster spot last year and seeing action in open tournaments. Livingston is a native of Drexel HIll, Pa. and projects at 165 or 174 in 2013-14. Parents: Kelly and Eric Livingston -- Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Red-shirt season...went 1-7 in open touranments...picked up fi rst collegiate win at Knight Point Open on 11/4, pinning Kent State’s Michale Crawford (0:59).

High School/Personal:Livingston hails from Drexel Hill, Pa., where he wrestled at Upper Darby High School. He is the son of Kelly and Eric Livingston.

Rex Lutz is in his third year with the Nittany Lion wrestlers and is coming off a solid red-shirt freshman campaign a year ago. Wrestilng in numerous open tournaments during the season, Lutz has show steady improvement for Penn State and projects at 165 this year. Parents: JoAnn and Rex Lutz -- Major: Biology (Pre-Medicine).

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Posted 13-11 mark in open tournaments...Posted 3-2 mark at Binghamton Open on 11/11...went 2-2 at ESU Open on 11/17...3-2 mark at Nittany Lion Open on 12/1...3-2 record at F&M Open on 1/5...1-1 at Hitchcock Invitational on 1/20...1-2 at National Collegiate Open on 2/24.


LUTZ MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/11 165 W, 6-5 Tristan Hamner, Binghamton Bing 1-011/11 165 L, 2-7 Ramon Santiago, Rider Bing 1-111/11 165 W, 6-1 Jacob Powers, Lock Haven Bing 2-111/11 165 W, 3-2 Mark Granahan, Bloomsburg Bing 3-111/11 165 LBF Adam Lepkowsky, Binghamton, (0:18) Bing 3-211/17 165 W, 2-1 Tristan Hamner, Binghamton ESU 4-211/17 165 W, 8-4 James Dugan, Delaware Valley ESU 5-211/17 165 LBF Shane Springer, Rider (6:13) ESU 5-311/17 165 L, 2-4 Geno Morelli, Pittsburgh ESU 5-412/1 165 W, 4-1 Marcus Johnson, Old Dominion NLO 6-412/1 165 W, 5-2 Mark Boyer, Michigan NLO 7-412/1 165 L, 0-13 Corey Mock, North Carolina NLO 7-512/1 165 W, 5-3 Kevin Brown, Columbia NLO 8-512/1 165 L, 3-9 Josh Snook, Maryland NLO 8-61/5 165 L, 3-4 (tb2) John Keck, Navy F&M 8-71/5 165 W, md.frf. Domenic Derobertis, Maryland F&M 9-71/5 165 W, 3-2 Dan Spurgeon, Hofstra F&M 10-71/5 165 WBF Ian Lipford, Gannon (1:25) F&M 11-71/5 165 L, 5-7 (sv) Frank Aff ronti, Hofstra F&M 11-81/20 165 W, 3-2 Robert Schlitt, Bucknell Hitchcock 12-81/20 165 L, 1-8 David Rice, New York Univ. Hitchcock 12-92/24 165 WBF Joseph Evans, Gardner-Webb (0:52) NCO 13-92/24 165 LBF Ken Rdford, Th e Citadel (6:40) NCO 13-102/24 165 L, 1-6 Ryan Fox, North Carolina State NCO 13-11



Career 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0 0 0 0

Caleb

LIVINGSTONSo./Fr. EligibleDrexel Hill, Pa./Upper Darby

FRESHMAN • 165/174

Rex

LUTZJr./So. EligibleEaston, Pa./Pen Argyl

SOPHOMORE • 165



2012-13 13-11 0-0 (0-0) 13-11 (0-0/0-0) 2-2 0-0 0-2 0

Career 13-11 0-0 (0-0) 13-11 (0-0/0-0) 2-2 0-0 0-2 0


MORAN, PHIPPS

Junior Kyle Moran is heading into the 2013-14 season ready to move up a weight to 149. Moran has seen action in open tournaments over the past two seasons. Parents: Lisa and Scott Moran -- Major: Finance.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Went 7-7 in open tournaments...2-2 at Binghamton Open on 11/11...2-2 at ESU Open on 11/17...2-2 at Nittany Lion Open on 12/1...1-1 at Hitchcock Open on 1/20 up at 149.

2011-12: Went 8-2 in open tournaments...posted 4-1 mark at ESU Open on 11/12...perfect 4-0 run at 141 to win Laker Open crown on 11/19...went 0-1 at Nittany Lion Open on 12/4...had three majors...First Team Academic All-Big Ten.


MORAN MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/11 141 W, 6-4 Kevin Moylan, Princeton Bing 1-011/11 141 L, 1-10 Steven Keith, Harvard Bing 1-111/11 141 W, 2-0 Michael Waters, Penn State Bing 2-111/11 141 L, 0-18 Michael Nevinger, Cornell Bing 2-211/17 141 L, 0-8 Ken Th eobold, Rutgers ESU 2-311/17 141 W, 18-2 Christian Felstedt, Lycoming (major) ESU 3-311/17 141 W, 6-0 Cody Croce, Gloucester ESU 4-311/17 141 L, 0-8 Michael Waters, Penn State ESU 4-412/1 141 W, 9-0 Bradley Molina, Maryland NLO 5-412/1 141 L, 3-9 Sam Sherlock, Clarion NLO 5-512/1 141 W, 5-1 Angelo Amenta, Columbia NLO 6-512/1 141 L, 3-7 Joseph Moon, North Carolina NLO 6-61/20 149 L, 3-5 Derrick Evanovich, Maryland Hitchcock 6-71/20 149 W, 4-0 Eric Devos, Penn Hitchcock 7-7

2011-12Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/12 141 W, 10-0 Ronnie Garbinsky, Pittsburgh ESU 1-011/12 141 W, 9-0 Michael Waters, Penn State ESU 2-011/12 141 W, 2-1 Domenic Pietropaolo, Pittsburgh ESU 3-011/12 141 W, 13-2 James DeLillo, Delaware Valley ESU 4-011/12 141 LBF Adam Hluschak, East Stroudsburg (0:46) ESU 4-111/19 141 W, 3-2 Anthony Fischer, Seton Hill Laker 5-111/19 141 W, forf. Joshua Ruppert, Millersville Laker 6-111/19 141 W, 4-1 Lance Zerniak, Jamestown Laker 7-111/19 141 W, 7-4 Alex Schulmann, Edinboro Laker (1st) 8-112/4 141 L, 2-4 Michael DePalma, Edinboro NLO 8-2

Freshman Wes Phipps is coming off a solid red-shirt season that saw him wrestle in fi ve open tournaments and tally 13 wins. Phipps projects at 174 or 184 a year into his Penn State career.. Parents: Sandy and Ed Phipps -- Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Red-shirt season...went 13-9 in open tournaments...2-2 at Clar-ion Open on 11/4...3-3 at F&M Open on 1/5...2-1 at Hitchcock Open on 1/20...3-2 at Edinboro Open on 2/9...2-2 at National Collegiate Open on 2/24...collected a pin, a tech fall and three majors during the course of his red-shirt campaign.

High School/Personal:Phipps was a four-time PIAA place winner and won a state title as a senior. Phipps placed fi fth, third, second and fi rst at Grove City High School. He left GCHS with a superb 144-14 record. 11 of those losses came as a high school freshman. Nationally, he was Freshman Nationals runner-up, placed third at Junior Nationals and on the Dapper Dan squad as well. Phipps was a four-year letterman at running back, was a fi rst team All-State selection on the gridiron and was the PIAA District 10 Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year. He is the son of Sandy and Ed Phipps and is planning on majoring in Criminal Justice.



2011-12 8-2 0-0 (0-0) 8-2 (0-0/0-0) 0-1 0-0 3-1 0

2012-13 7-7 0-0 (0-0) 7-7 (0-0/0-0) 0-0 0-1 2-3 0

Career 15-9 0-0 (0-0) 15-9 (0-0/0-0) 0-1 0-1 5-4 0

Kyle

MORANSr./Jr. EligibleOxford, Pa./Oxford

JUNIOR • 149

Wes

PHIPPSSo./Fr. EligibleGrove City, Pa./Grove City




Career 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0 0 0 0


ROGERS, SYREK

Josh Rogers will head into his second year with the Penn State wrestling team after making the squad last season and seeing action in an open tour-nament. Rogers projects at 197 for the Nittany Lions. Parents: Cindy and Gerry Rogers -- Major: Business, Energy and Finance.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Went 1-2 after making the team in 2012-13...posted that 1-2 mark at Messiah Open on 1/26.

High School/Personal:Rogers is a native of Pottstown, Pa. and went to high school at St. Pius X and Valley Forge Military Academy and College...he is the son of Cindy and Gerry Rogers and is a Business, Energy and Finance major at University Park.

ROGERS MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record1/26 197 L, 5-8 Kitta Jordan, Unattached Messiah 0-11/26 197 W, 6-5 Daniel Mahon, Waynesburg Messiah 1-11/26 197 L, 7-8 Travis Kuhn, Waynesburg Messiah 1-2

Scott Syrek is heading into the 2013-14 season after a solid ‘12-13, post-ing double-digit wins in open tournaments. Syrek could see action at either 184 or 197 for the Nittany Lions. Parents: Kristy and Rich Syrek -- Major: Labor Studies and Employment Relations.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Notched 11-9 mark in open tournaments...1-2 at Binghamton Open on 11/11...1-2 at ESU Open on 11/17...0-1 at NLO on 12/1...2-1 at Hitchcock Open on 1/20...perfect 4-0 mark at Messiah Open on 1/26 to win 197 pound title...4-2 at National Collegiate Open on 2/24.


High School/Personal:Scott Syrek came to Penn State after having his senior year at Owen J. Rob-erts High School cut short by injury. Despite only wrestling in 12 matches as a senior (going 9-3 at 215); Syrek compiled an impressive 112-30 career record with 45 pins. He went 33-7 as a junior, 31-10 as a sophomore and 39-10 as a freshman.

SYREK MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/11 197 W, 3-2 Tim Murphy, Hofstra Bing 1-011/11 197 L, 2-8 William George, Cornell Bing 1-111/11 197 L, 0-8 Joe Bennett, Cornell Bing 1-211/17 197 W, 4-1 Vinny Campanile, Kutztown ESU 2-211/17 197 L, 3-7 Kevin Beasley, Old Dominion ESU 2-311/17 197 L, 2-3 Aaron Karns, Delaware Valley ESU 2-412/1 197 L, 5-10 Darren Hankins, Virginia Tech NLO 2-51/20 197 L, 2-7 Kevin Beasley, Old Dominion Hitchcock 2-61/20 197 L, 0-5 John Bolich, Lehigh Hitchcock 2-71/20 197 W, 5-2 Matt Snook, Maryland Hitchcock 3-71/26 197 W, md.frf. David Oberrender, Wilkes Messiah 4-71/26 197 W, 7-1 Cole Tristram, Brockport State Messiah 5-71/26 197 W, 10-4 Kitta Jordan, Unattached Messiah 6-71/26 197 WBF Ryan Aston, New Jersey (2:15) Messiah (1st) 7-72/24 197 W, 4-2 Josh Fox, Ohio State NCO 8-72/24 197 WBF Tyler Radford, Appalachian State (1:32) NCO 9-72/24 197 W, 6-4 Jared JOhnson, Chattanooga NCO 10-72/24 197 W, 5-2 Matt Snook, Maryland NCO 11-72/24 197 L, 1-7 Hayden Hrymack, Rutgers NCO 11-82/24 197 LBF Paul Rands, Navy (1:18) NCO (6th) 11-9


2012-13 1-2 0-0 (0-0) 1-2 (0-0/0-0) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0

Career 1-2 0-0 (0-0) 1-2 (0-0/0-0) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0

Josh

ROGERSJr./So. EligiblePottstown, Pa./St. Pius X

SOPHOMORE • 197



2012-13 11-9 0-0 (0-0) 11-9 (0-0/0-0) 2-1 0-0 0-1 0

Career 11-9 0-0 (0-0) 11-9 (0-0/0-0) 2-1 0-0 0-1 0

Scott

SYREKJr./So. EligibleChester Springs, Pa./Owen J. Roberts



WATERS



2012-13 8-8 0-0 (0-0) 8-8 (0-0/0-0) 2-1 0-2 3-4 0

Career 8-8 0-0 (0-0) 8-8 (0-0/0-0) 2-1 0-2 3-4 0

Michael

WATERSJr./So. EligibleAdvance, N.C./Davie


Mike Waters heads into his sophomore campaign ready to battle for time at 133 or 141 for Penn State. Th e North Carolina native went 8-8 in open tournaments for the Nittany Lions as a freshman last season. Parents: Cindy and Jim Waters -- Major: Recreation, Park and Tourism Management.

Year-by-Year:2012-13: Went 8-8 in open tournaments...fi ve of eight wins were for bonus with two pins and three majors...1-2 at Binghamton Open on 11/11...3-2 at ESU Open on 11/17...0-1 at Nittany Lion Open on 12/1...1-2 at Mes-siah Open on 1/26...2-2 at National Collegiate Open on 2/24.


High School/Personal:Waters is a 2011 graduate of Davie High School in Advance, N.C.. He capped off his stellar prep run by posting a 55-5 record as a senior and win-ning the 125 pound North Carolina state title in 2011. Waters won the 112 pound crown as a junior in 2010 and took second at 112 as a sophomore in 2009. As a freshman, Waters took sixth. He is the son of Cindy and Jim Waters.

WATERS MATCH-BY-MATCH2012-13Date Wt. Result Opponent Place Record11/11 141 L, 4-17 Vinny Fava, Rider Bing 0-111/11 141 W, 6-1 Josh Yurasits, Drexel Bing 1-111/11 141 L, 0-2 Kyle Moran, Penn State Bing 1-211/17 141 WBF Patrick Schmidt, New Jersey (2:30) ESU 2-211/17 141 L, 3-4 James Carucci, Lehigh ESU 2-311/17 141 W, 8-0 Kyle Moran, Penn State (major) ESU 3-311/17 141 W, 7-4 Nick Heilmann, North Carolina ESU 4-311/17 141 L, 5-7 Evan Yenolevich, Kutztown ESU 4-412/1 141 L, 0-10 Joseph Moon, North Carolina NLO 4-51/26 141 W, 5-3 Jordan Dyer, Brockport State Messiah 5-51/26 141 L, 2-16 Shyhiem Brown, Maryland Messiah 5-61/26 141 WBF Mark Misczenski, Wilkes (3:43) Messiah 6-62/24 141 W, 9-1 Dan Gaylord, Bloomsburg (major) NCO 7-62/24 141 W, 16-4 Collin Harrell, Kent State (major) NCO 8-62/24 141 L, 0-15 Sam Hanau, Central Michigan NCO 8-72/24 141 LBF Emmitt Kelly, VMI (2:29 NCO 8-8


BENTLEY, HAMMOND, LAW, McCUTCHEON

Devon Bentley comes to Penn State from Trinity High School and is a na-tive of Shippensburg, Pa. Bentley projects at either 133 or 141 for Penn State. An outstanding high school wrestler, Bentley is coming off a 27-10 senior season and posted a 91-25 career mark at Trinity. Parents: Lara Bentley -- Major: Supply Chain (Logistics).

Forest Hills High School graduate Cody Law comes to Penn State after a Pennsylvania State title run in 2013. Law capped off his prep career with a perfect 34-0 mark at 160. Th e Windber, Pa., native posted a 115-26 career record in high school and was the ranked among the top 15 160-pounders in high school by Intermat. Law projects at 157 or 165 as a collegian. Par-ents: Crystal and Trevor Law-- Major: Health and Human Development.

Garett Hammond comes to Penn State after an outstanding career at Cham-bersburg High School in Chambersburg, Pa. Hammond was a two-time state champion, having won last year and in 2012 and was runner-up as a sophomore. Th e true freshman left Chambersburg with an outstanding 125-14 career record. Hammond projects at 157 or 165 as a collegiate grappler. Hammond was ranked No. 70 overall by Intermat after his senior year. Parents: Lori and Mark Hammond -- Major: Health and Human Development.

True freshman Matt McCutcheon was a two-time PIAA fi nalist during his high school days at Kiski Area High School. A native of Apollo, Pa., Mc-Cutcheon won the state title at 182 as a junior and was runner-up at 195 last year. McCutcheon ended an outstanding high school career with a 158-14 re-cord and was the No. 49 ranked overall recruit by Intermat as last year wound down. McCutcheon was also his high school’s Class President four straight years. McCutcheon adds strength to Penn State’s upper weights and projects at 184 or 197. Parents: Sheryl Slagle and David McCutcheon -- Major: Health and Human Development.

Devon

BENTLEYFr./Fr. EligibleShippensburg, Pa./Trinity



2013-14 First year of collegiate action

Career 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0 0 0 0

Garett

HAMMONDFr./Fr. EligibleChambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg




Career 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0 0 0 0

Cody

LAWFr./Fr. EligibleWindber, Pa./Forest Hills




Career 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0 0 0 0

Matt

McCUTCHEONFr./Fr. EligibleApollo, Pa./Kiski Area




Career 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0 0 0 0


MOSS, RETHERFORD, STEINMETZ

True-freshman Kade Moss comes to Penn State having completed his reli-gions Mission over the past two years. A high decorated prep wrestler from Utah, the Bingham High School grad won four straight Utah State titles during his days at Bingham. A native of South Jordan, Utah, Moss posted a 142-14 record during his high school days. He earned numerous freestyle awards as well and is an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler. Moss proj-ects at 141 or 149 for the Nittany Lions. Parents: Andrea and Mike Moss -- Major: Division of Undergraduate Studies.

Council Rock graduate P.J. Steinmetz heads into his fi rst season of col-legiate wrestling with Penn State this season. Steinmetz was a two-time PIAA place-winner at Council Rock, taking third in 2012 and fi fth in 2013. Th e Holland, Pa., native posted a 143-24 career record in high school and projects at 197 for the Nittany Lions. Parents: Janice and Paul Steinmetz -- Major: Education.

Zain Retherford comes to Penn State after blazing to the 2013 Pennsylva-nia State title in 2013. Retherford posted a perfect 47-0 mark at Benton High School, closing out his high school career with a 130-3 career record, including two state titles. He won the PIAA title as a freshman with a 40-1 mark then placed third as a sophomore. Retherford was the No. 3 ranked overall recruit by Intermat coming out of high school. After win-ning his second state title as a senior, Retherford went on to win a world championship on the freestyle circuit as well. Retherford projects at 141 for Penn State. Parents: Sarah and Allen Retherford -- Major: Business Administration.

Kade

MOSSFr./Fr. EligibleSouth Jordan, Utah/Bingham




Career 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0 0 0 0

Zain

RETHERFORDFr./Fr. EligibleBenton, Pa./Benton

FRESHMAN • 141



Career 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0 0 0 0

P.J.

STEINMETZFr./Fr. EligibleHolland, Pa./Council Rock

FRESHMAN • 197



Career 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0 0 0 0

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FINAL 2012-13 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

DUAL TAKEDOWNS

(numbers listed FOR/AGAINST)

Wt. Wrestler 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total

125 Nico Megaludis 25-2 15-0 9-0 0-0 49-2

133 Jordan Conaway 9-8 8-3 13-2 2-0 32-13

133 Nate Morgan 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-2

141 Bryan Pearsall 4-4 2-0 1-4 0-0 7-8

141 Derek Reber 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2

149 Andrew Alton 18-1 6-1 4-3 0-0 26-5

149 James English 2-0 1-2 4-0 0-0 7-2

157 Dylan Alton 11-0 3-1 12-2 0-0 26-3

157 James Vollrath 3-1 2-1 2-1 0-0 7-3

165 David Taylor 34-2 13-0 13-0 0-0 60-2

174 Matt Brown 22-0 12-2 11-5 0-0 45-7

184 Ed Ruth 24-2 11-2 10-0 0-0 45-4

197 Quentin Wright 14-1 9-0 9-1 0-0 32-2

285 Jon Gingrich 1-3 1-1 4-3 0-0 6-7

285 Jimmy Lawson 4-0 2-1 3-0 0-0 9-1

TOTAL 172-24 84-16 94-22 2-0 352-63

SEASON LEADERS -- OVERALL*

2012-13 PENN STATE WRESTLING INDIVIDUAL RECORDS & STATS13-1, 7-1 B1G, 7-0 HOME, 6-1 ROAD, 0-0 NEUTRAL/2013 BIG TEN CHAMPS/2013 NCAA CHAMPS

Overall Collegiate Dual Big 10 Dual Dual Pts. SV TB MD TF Pins FastestWrestler, Wt. Record Record Record Record For/Against W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L FallAndrew Alton, 149 27-6 27-6 7-2 3-2 26/9 0-0 0-0 6-0 2-0 12-2 0:16Dylan Alton, 157 28-8 28-8 9-2 4-1 31/6 0-1 1-0 4-1 0-0 9-1 0:08David Batkowski, 149 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1:19Seth Beitz, 149/157 14-5 14-5 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-1 4-0 0-0 4-0 2:04Zack Beitz, 141 24-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 1-0 1-1 6-0 1-0 0-0 ---Matt Brown, 174 29-5 29-5 11-3 5-3 49/9 0-0 0-1 7-0 2-0 8-1 1:37Andrew Church, 174/184 12-7 12-7 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 2-0 0:35Jordan Conaway, 125 19-10 19-10 11-2 6-2 40/12 3-1 1-0 4-1 0-0 2-3 4:17Dylan Dailey, 174/184 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ---James English, 149 14-4 14-4 3-2 1-2 10/6 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 3:24Nick Fischer, 157/165 17-5 17-5 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 3-2 1-0 3-0 1:25James Frascella, 165/174 11-7 11-7 0-0 0-0 0/0 1-0 1-2 1-1 1-1 1-0 0:58Luke Frey, 141/149 13-4 13-4 0-0 0-0 0/0 1-1 0-0 5-1 1-0 0-0 ---Jon Gingrich, 285 14-6 14-6 4-3 4-2 12/9 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-1 ---Jimmy Gulibon, 133 21-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 5-1 6-0 0-2 ---Cameron Kelly, 125/133 5-6 5-6 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-1 ---Jimmy Lawson, 285 23-9 23-9 6-1 2-0 +22/3 1-1 1-0 5-0 0-0 3-1 2:45Caleb Livingston, 165/174 1-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-1 1-0 2:59Rex Lutz, 165 12-12 12-12 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 2-3 0:55Frank Martellotti, 133 4-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 ---Morgan McIntosh, 197 12-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-1 0-0 6-0 1-0 1-0 5:46Nico Megaludis, 125 28-4 28-4 *13-1 *7-1 65/3 0-0 1-1 5-0 3-0 6-0 3:18Kyle Moran, 133 7-8 7-8 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-0 ---Nate Morgan, 133 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0/3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ---David Owens, 141 10-13 10-13 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-0 4-2 0:43Bryan Pearsall, 141 24-11 24-11 10-2 6-1 43/7 1-0 0-0 3-2 0-0 8-1 1:22Brandon Phillips, 174 4-4 4-4 0-0 0-0 0/0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 ---Wes Phipps, 174 13-10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 3-1 1-0 1-0 1:10Derek Reber, 133/141 2-6 2-6 0-2 0-1 0/10 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-2 ---Josh Rogers, 197 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ---Nick Ruggear, 197 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 1:52Ed Ruth, 184 33-0 33-0 *14-0 *8-0 70/0 0-0 0-0 10-0 4-0 12-0 0:28Scott Syrek, 197 11-10 11-10 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 2-1 1:32David Taylor, 165 30-2 30-2 14-0 8-0 70/0 0-0 0-0 5-0 10-0 14-0 0:24James Vollrath, 157 23-5 23-5 3-0 3-0 9/0 0-1 1-0 4-0 1-0 3-1 0:41Michael Waters, 133/141 8-8 8-8 0-0 0-0 0/0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-2 2-1 2:30Quentin Wright, 197 32-0 32-0 *14-0 *8-0 61/0 2-0 1-0 4-0 0-0 11-0 0:25TOTALS 510-196 435-154 119-21 65-15 +508/77 11-9 8-8 106-32 36-8 114-24 0:08

SV - sudden victory • TB - tiebreak • MD - major decision • TF - technical fall • *dual record includes a forfeit • NOTE: Big Ten Dual record for eight regular season duals only • + lost team point

WINS1. Ed Ruth, 184 332. Quentin Wright, 197 323. David Taylor, 165 304. Matt Brown, 174 295. Dylan Alton, 157 28 Nico Megaludis, 125 287. Andrew Alton, 149 278. Zack Beitz, 141 24 Bryan Pearsall, 141 2410. Jimmy Lawson, 285 23 James Vollrath, 157 2312. Jimmy Gulibon, 133 2113. Jordan Conaway, 133 1914. Nick Fischer, 165 1715. Seth Beitz, 149 14 James English, 149 14 Jon Gingrich, 285 1418. Luke Frey, 149 13 Wes Phipps, 184 1320. Andrew Church, 174 12 Rex Lutz, 165 12 Morgan McIntosh, 197 1223. James Frascella, 174 11 Scott Syrek, 197 1125. David Owens, 149 1026. Michael Waters, 141 827. Kyle Moran, 141 728. Nick Ruggear, 285 629. Cameron Kelly, 133 530. Frank Martellotti, 133 4 Brandon, Phillips, 174 432. David Batkowski, 149 2 Derek Reber, 141 234. Caleb Livingston, 165 1 Josh Rogers, 197 1

TECHNICAL FALLS1. David Taylor, 165 102. Jimmy Gulibon, 133 63. Ed Ruth, 184 44. Nico Megaludis, 125 35. Andrew Alton, 149 2 Matt Brown, 174 27. Zack Beitz, 141 1 Nick Fischer, 165 1 James Frascella, 174 1 Luke Frey, 149 1 Cameron Kelly, 133 1 Frank Martellotti, 125 1 Morgan McIntosh, 197 1 Wes Phipps, 184 1 James Vollrath, 157 1

FALLS1. David Taylor, 165 142. Andrew Alton, 149 12 Ed Ruth, 184 124. Quentin Wright, 197 115. Dylan Alton, 157 96. Matt Brown, 174 8 Bryan Pearsall, 141 88. Nico Megaludis, 125 69. Seth Beitz, 149 4 David Owens, 149 411. Nick Fischer, 165 3 Jimmy Lawson, 285 3 James Vollrath, 157 314. Jordan Conaway, 133 2 Andrew Church, 174 2 Rex Lutz, 165 2 Nick Ruggear, 285 2 Scott Syrek, 197 2 Michael Waters, 141 2

20. David Batkowski, 149 1 James English, 149 1 James Frascella, 174 1 Caleb Livingston, 165 1 Morgan McIntosh, 197 1 Wes Phipps, 197 1

MAJOR DECISIONS1. Ed Ruth, 184 102. Matt Brown, 174 73. Andrew Alton, 149 6 Zack Beitz, 141 6 Morgan McIntosh, 197 66. Luke Frey, 149 5 Jimmy Lawson, 285 5 Nico Megaludis, 125 5 David Taylor, 165 510. Dylan Alton, 157 411. Jordan Conaway, 133 4 Jimmy Gulibon, 133 4 Seth Beitz, 149 4 James Vollrath, 157 4 Quentin Wright, 197 415. Nick Fischer, 165 3 Bryan Pearsall, 141 3 Wes Phipps, 184 3 Michael Waters, 141 320. James English, 149 2 Jon Gingrich, 285 2 Nick Ruggear, 285 223. David Batkowski, 149 1 Andrew Church, 174 1 James Frascella, 174 1 Jimmy Gulibon, 133 1 Cameron Kelly, 133 1 Kyle Moran, 141 1* includes wrestlers w/unattached wins and red-shirts.


FINAL 2012-13 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

2012-13 DUAL MEET TEAM POINTS SCORED BY WEIGHT/FINAL SCORESOpponent 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT FINAL11/16: #24 LEHIGH 5-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 0-3 5-0 4-0 3-0 3-0 0-3 29-611/18: at West Virginia 6-0 0-3 3-0 4-0 6-0 5-0 6-0 4-0 6-0 4-0 44-312/9: INDIANA* 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 3-0 4-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 3-0 52-012/15: LOCK HAVEN 6-0 4-0 0-3 3-0 3-0 6-0 6-0 5-0 6-0 3-0 42-31/13: MICHIGAN STATE* 4-0 3-0 4-0 3-0 3-0 6-0 5-0 6-0 4-0 3-0 41-01/18: #24 WISCONSIN* 4-0 3-0 6-0 0-3 3-0 5-0 3-0 6-0 6-0 0-3 36-61/20: at Purdue* 3-0 4-0 3-0 0-3 3-0 6-0 4-0 6-0 3-0 3-0 35-31/27: #12 NEBRASKA* 6-0 4-0 3-0 0-6 3-0 5-0 0-3 5-0 4-0 3-0 33-92/1: at #3 Iowa* 0-3 0-6 0-4 4-0 0-3 5-0 0-3 4-0 3-0 0-3 16-222/3: at #8 Illinois* 6-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 4-0 3-0 3-0 6-0 3-0 3-0 37-02/8: at #15 Pittsburgh 6-0 3-0 0-4 3-0 3-0 4-0 3-0 4-0 6-0 +0-3 +31-72/10: at #6 Ohio State* 4-0 0-6 0-6 0-3 3-0 6-0 0-3 6-0 4-0 6-0 29-182/17: RIDER 6-0 4-0 4-0 3-0 3-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 4-0 3-0 48-02/24: at Rutgers 3-0 3-0 6-0 3-0 3-0 4-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 34-0TEAM TOTALS 65-3 40-15 41-17 35-15 40-6 70-0 49-9 70-0 61-0 34-12 508-77* Big Ten Dual -- Rankings are Intermat Team TPI -- + Penn State was deducted a team point after 285 match against Pitt (thrown head gear)

INDIVIDUAL DUAL RECORD BY WEIGHT 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 13-1 11-3 10-4 10-4 12-2 14-0 11-3 14-0 14-0 10-4 119-21

DUAL PINS BY WEIGHT 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 5-0 1-2 4-1 1-1 1-0 5-0 4-0 6-0 4-0 0-0 31-4

DUAL TECHNICAL FALLS BY WEIGHT 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 10-0

DUAL MAJOR DECISIONS BY WEIGHT 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 2-0 4-0 1-1 3-0 1-0 3-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 1-0 24-1

DUAL FORFEITS/DISQ./INJURY DEFAULTS BY WEIGHT 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 5-0

DUAL DECISIONS BY WEIGHT 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 2-1 6-1 5-2 6-3 10-2 1-0 4-3 2-0 5-0 8-4 49-16

TEAM RECORD AT DUAL’S STARTING WEIGHT 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWT TOTAL 12-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 12-2

DUAL POINTS1. Ed Ruth, 184 70 David Taylor, 165 703. Nico Megaludis, 125 654. Quentin Wright, 197 615. Matt Brown, 174 466. Bryan Pearsall, 141 437. Jordan Conaway, 133 408. Dylan Alton, 157 319. Andrew Alton, 149 2610. Jimmy Lawson, 285 2211. Jon Gingrich, 285 1212. James English, 149 1013. James Vollrath, 157` 9

DUAL BONUS POINTS1. Ed Ruth, 184 28 David Taylor, 165 283. Nico Megaludis, 125 234. Quentin Wright, 197 195. Matt Brown, 174 166. Bryan Pearsall, 141 137. Jordan Conaway, 133 78. Andrew Alton, 149 59. Dylan Alton, 157 4 Jimmy Lawson, 285 411. James English, 149 1

DUAL TECH FALLS1. David Taylor, 165 52. Nico Megaludis, 125 2 Ed Ruth, 184 24. Matt Brown, 174 1

DUAL MAJOR DECISIONS1. Jordan Conaway, 133 4 Quentin Wright, 197 43. Ed Ruth, 184 3 David Taylor, 165 35. Andrew Alton, 149 2 Matt Brown, 174 2 Nico Megaludis, 125 28. Dylan Alton, 157 1 James English, 149 1 Jimmy Lawson, 285 1 Bryan Pearsall, 141 1

DUAL PINS1. Ed Ruth, 184 62. Nico Megaludis, 125 5 David Taylor, 165 54. Matt Brown, 174 4 Bryan Pearsall, 141 4 Quentin Wright, 197 47. Andrew Alton, 149 1 Dylan Alton, 157 1 Jordan Conaway, 133 1

DUAL TAKEDOWNS1. David Taylor, 165 602. Nico Megaludis, 125 493. Matt Brown, 174 45 Ed Ruth, 184 455. Jordan Conaway, 133 32 Quentin Wright, 197 327. Andrew Alton, 149 26 Dylan Alton, 157 269. Jimmy Lawson, 285 910. James English, 149 7 James Vollrath, 157 7 Bryan Pearsall, 141 713. Jon Gingrich, 285 614. Derek Reber, 141 1

DUAL REVERSALS1. Jordan Conaway, 133 4 Jimmy Lawson, 285 43. Andrew Alton, 149 3 David Taylor, 165 35. Matt Brown, 174 2 Nico Megaludis, 125 2 Bryan Pearsall, 141 2 Quentin Wright, 197 29. Dylan Alton, 157 1 Jon Gingrich, 285 1 Ed Ruth, 184 1 James Vollrath, 157 1

DUAL NEAR FALL 21. David Taylor, 165 82. Jordan Conaway, 133 53. Andrew Alton, 149 3 Ed Ruth, 184 35. Jimmy Lawson, 285 2 Nico Megaludis, 125 27. Matt Brown, 174 1 Quentin Wright, 197 1

DUAL NEAR FALL 31. David Taylor, 165 102. Ed Ruth, 184 53. Nico Megaludis, 125 44. Bryan Pearsall, 141 35. Andrew Alton, 149 2 Matt Brown, 174 2 Jordan Conaway, 133 2

DUAL FORFEIT WINS1. Nico Megaludis, 125 2 Ed Ruth, 184 1 Quentin Wright, 197 1

DUAL STALLS FORCED/TAKEN125: Nico Megaludis 12 1133: Jordan Conaway 9 1141: Bryan Pearsall 1 4141: Derek Reber 0 2149: Andrew Alton 3 5149: James English 4 3157: Dylan Alton 0 3165: David Taylor 14 0174: Matt Brown 11 0184: Ed Ruth 10 2197: Quentin Wright 7 2285: Jimmy Lawson 3 0285: Jon Gingrich 1 7TOTAL 75 30

DUAL RIDING TIME POINTSFOR/AGAINST125: Nico Megaludis 5 0133: Jordan Conaway 6 0141: Bryan Pearsall 6 2141: Derek Reber 0 1149: James English 2 0149: Andrew Alton 4 2157: Dylan Alton 3 1165: David Taylor 4 0174: Matt Brown 5 1184: Ed Ruth 5 0197: Quentin Wright 9 0285: Jimmy Lawson 3 0285: Jon Gingrich 2 2TOTAL 54 9

SEASON LEADERS -- DUAL MEETS




2012-13 RESULTS, AWARDS, ATTENDANCE

RESULTS

NOVEMBERFri. 16 #24 LEHIGH W, 29-6Sun. 18 at West Virginia W, 44-3

DECEMBERSun. 2 NITTANY LION OPEN

A. Alton 1st at 149; Taylor 1st at 165; Brown 1st at 174; Ruth 1st at 184; Wright 1st at 197; Megaludis 2nd at 125; Gulibon 2nd at 133; D. Alton 2nd at 157; McIntosh 2nd at 197; Lawson

2nd at 285

Sun. 9 INDIANA* W, 52-0Sat. 15 LOCK HAVEN W, 42-3

JANUARYT-W 1-2 Southern Scuffl e, Chattanooga 1st -- 178.5

Megaludis 1st at 125; Ruth 1st at 184; Wright 1st at 197; Vollrath 2nd at 157; Taylor 2nd at 165; Gulibon (UA) 3rd at 133; English 3rd at 149; Brown 3rd at 174; Frey 7th at 149; Lawson 7th at

285; Pearsall 8th at 141.

Sun. 13 MICHIGAN STATE* W, 41-0Fri. 18 #24 WISCONSIN* W, 36-6Sun. 20 at Purdue* W, 35-3Sun. 27 #12 NEBRASKA* W, 33-9

FEBRUARYFri. 1 at #3 Iowa* L, 16-22Sun. 3 at #8 Illinois* W, 37-0Fri. 8 at #15 Pittsburgh W, 31-7Sun. 10 at #6 Ohio State* W, 29-18Sun. 17 RIDER W, 48-0Sun. 24 at Rutgers W, 34-0

MARCHSa.-Su. 9-10 Big Ten Championships, Champaign, Ill. 1st -- 151.0

David Taylor, 1st at 165; Matt Brown 1st at 174; Ed Ruth 1st at 184; Quentin Wright 1st at 197; Nico Megaludis 3rd at 125; Andrew Alton 4th at 149; Jordan Conaway 5th at 133; Bryan Pearsall

5th at 141; Dylan Alton 6th at 157; Jimmy Lawson 8th at 285.

Th u-Sa. 21-23 2013 NCAA Championships, Des Moines 1st -- 123.5All-Americans: Ruth 1st at 184 (5-0), Wright 1st at 197 (5-0), Megaludis 2nd at 125 (4-1), Taylor 2nd at 165 (4-1), Brown 2nd at 174 (4-1); Round of 12: Conaway at 133 (3-2), D.Alton at 157

(3-2); Qualifi ers: Pearsall at 141 (1-2), A.Alton at 149 (1-2), Lawson at 285 (1-2)

* Big Ten Dual -- All Dates and Times Subject to Change All Times EASTERN

Rankings Listed are Intermat at time of dual

ATTENDANCE11/16 LEHIGH 6,42212/9 INDIANA 6,15212/15 LOCK HAVEN 6,2921/13 MICHIGAN STATE 6,3531/18 WISCONSIN 6,5151/27 NEBRASKA 6,6182/17 RIDER 6,523TOTAL 44,875

AVG. 6,411

AWARDS

2012-13 RIDGE RILEY AWARD WINNERS (home)11/16 LEHIGH James English, 14912/9 INDIANA Jon Gingrich, 28512/15 LOCK HAVEN Matt Brown, 1741/13 MICHIGAN ST. Jon Gingrich, 2851/18 WISCONSIN Jordan Conaway, 1331/27 NEBRASKA Dylan Alton, 1572/17 RIDER Bryan Pearsall, 141 Quentin Wright, 197

2012-13 ERNIE LUCAS AWARD WINNERS (away)11/18 WEST VIRGINIA Bryan Pearsall, 1411/20 PURDUE David Taylor, 1652/1 IOWA David Taylor, 1652/3 ILLINOIS Nico Megaludis, 125 Jordan Conaway, 1332/8 PITTSBURGH Quentin Wright, 1972/10 OHIO STATE Ed Ruth, 1842/24 RUTGERS Bryan Pearsall, 141

HONORS WONDylan Alton, 157NWCA All-Star Classic Participant

Matt Brown, 174Big Ten Champion, 174First Team All-Big TenAll-American (Runner-Up)Elite 89 Award (Most Outstanding Student-Athlete)First Team NWCA Academic All-AmericanFirst Team Capital One Academic All-American (At-Large)

Jon Gingrich, 285Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (1/15)

Nico Megaludis, 125NWCA All-Star Classic ParticipantAll-American (Runner-Up)First Team NWCA Academic All-American

Ed Ruth, 184Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (1/8)Big Ten Champion, 184First Team All-Big Ten2013 Big Ten Wrestler of the YearAll-American (2013 NCAA Champion)Penn State Male Athlete of the Year

Cael SandersonBig Ten Coach of the Year (co-)NWCA National Coach of the Year

David Taylor, 165NWCA All-Star Classic ParticipantBig Ten Champion, 165First Team All-Big TenAll-American (Runner-Up)2013 NCAA Championships Gorriaran Award 2013 NCAA National Most Technical Falls AwardFirst Team NWCA Academic All-American

Quentin Wright, 197NWCA All-Star Classic ParticipantBig Ten Champion, 197First Team All-Big TenAll-American (2013 NCAA Champion)First Team NWCA Academic All-AmericanNCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship Award


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PENN STATE WINS THIRD STRAIGHT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPTh e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, won its third straight NCAA Wrestling Champion-ship, continuing a run of dominance that began in Philadelphia in 2011. Th e Nittany Lions also crowned two NCAA Individual National Champi-ons as Ed Ruth and Quentin Wright each claimed titles. Th e team cham-pionship is the third in a row for the Nittany Lions and the fourth NCAA title all time. Penn State also won the 2011 in Philadelphia and 2012 in St. Louis. Th e three straight titles are the fi rst for Penn State since the Nittany Lions won in 1953. Penn State becomes only the third school in NCAA history to win three straight Division I wrestling titles, joining only Okla-homa State and Iowa in that elite club.

CAEL SANDERSON NAMED NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEARPenn State head coach Cael Sanderson was named the 2013 National Coach of the Year by the NWCA at the conclusion of the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships. For Sanderson, it is the second time he has claimed the honor, having won it in 2007. He just led Penn State to its third straight NCAA and Big Ten titles and has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year for three straight seasons.

MATT BROWN WINS PRESTIGIOUS ELITE 89 AWARDPenn State Nittany Lion wrestler Matt Brown was the recipient of the 2013 Elite 89 award for the 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship. Brown, majoring in Crime, Law and Justice, has near-perfect 3.97 grade point average. He was presented with the award aft er the championship fi nals at the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 23, in Des Moines, Iowa, as Penn State won its third straight NCAA team title. Th e Nittany Lion sophomore entered the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Champi-onship as the Big Ten Champion at 174 and the No. 2 seed overall. Brown went 4-1 to end the year as National Runner-Up and an All-American. He ended his year with a 29-5 mark. Th e Elite 89 Award, founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. Th e Elite 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average partici-pating at the fi nals site for each of the NCAA’s championships.

TAYLOR WINS 2013 GORRIARAN AWARDTh ree-time All-American and ‘12 NCAA Champion David Taylor won the 2013 Gorriaran Award, presented at the conclusion of the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championship, for most pins at the event in the least amount of time. Taylor pinned his way to the fi nals for the second straight year and won the award with four pins in just 9:22.

WRIGHT 4X ALL-AMERICAN, WINS SECOND NCAA TITLESenior Quentin Wright capped off a stellar collegiate career by blazing through an undefeated 32-0 season, culminating in an 8-6 win over top-seeded Dustin Kilgore of Kent State in the 197-pound title bout at the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Th e victory clinched the team title for the Lions and earned the four-time All-American his second national ti-tle (he won the 184-pound crown in 2011 and was runner-up last year). Wright fi nishes an undefeated season with a 32-0 mark, giving him a fi nal career record of 116-23. Wright is tied for 10th on Penn State’s all-time wins list with former four-time All-American and national champion Phil Davis. He leaves Penn State as its sixth four-time All-American (1st in ’13, 2nd in ’12, 1st in ’11 and 6th in ’09).

RUTH 3X ALL-AMERICAN, WINS SECOND NCAA TITLEJunior Ed Ruth won his second NCAA title in complete and dominating fashion, closing out yet another undefeated season with a 12-4 major over Lehigh’s Robert Hamlin in the 184-pound title bout at the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Th e win gave Ruth a perfect 33-0 record to end the season and he heads into his senior year riding a 68-match win streak dating back to 2011. Th e three-time All-American has now won two straight NCAA titles and has a 102-2 career record. Ruth is fourth on Penn State’s all-time pins list with 35.

TAYLOR A 3X ALL-AMERICAN, 3X NATIONAL FINALISTJunior David Taylor was the 2013 NCAA National Runner-Up at 165, making the trip to the national fi nals for the third straight year. Taylor dropped a tough 5-4 decision on 1:13 riding time to Cornell’s Kyle Dake in the fi nal match of the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Taylor end-ed an outstanding junior year with a 30-2 record aft er a 4-1 tournament run. A three-time All-American and last year’s 165-pound champ, Taylor is also a two-time NCAA fi nalist. He heads into his senior season with a stellar 100-3 career record and is tied for second with Quentin Wright on Penn State’s all-time pins list with 37.

MEGALUDIS 2X ALL-AMERICAN, 2X NATION-AL FINALISTTrue sophomore Nico Megaludis is now a two-time NCAA National Final-ist, advancing to the championship bout at 125 for the second straight year at the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Megaludis, who also was a fi nalist as a true freshman and is now a two-time All-American, was even-up with Illinois’ Jesse Delgado late into the bout when Delgado countered a Megaludis scoring attempt and posted a hard-fought 7-4 win. Finishing as National Runner-Up, Megaludis posted a 28-4 record this year aft er a 4-1 tournament and heads into his junior year with a 56-12 career record.

BROWN ALL-AMERICAN, NATIONAL FINALISTSophomore Matt Brown rolled to the NCAA fi nals in his fi rst trip to na-tionals, ending his 2012-13 campaign as the 2013 National Runner-Up and an All-American at 174. Brown, who was the No. 2 seed, took top-seeded Chris Perry of Oklahoma State into extra time before dropping a heart-stopping 2-1 tie-breaker decision. Brown ends his fi rst NCAA tournament as the 2013 National Runner-Up at 174 with 29-5 record aft er a 4-1 tourna-ment run. He heads into his junior year with a superb 56-7 career record.

CONAWAY, D. ALTON REACH ‘ROUND OF 12’Nittany Lions Jordan Conaway and Dylan Alton both scored major points for Penn State in its 2013 team championship run, with each man fi nish-ing just one win shy of All-America laurels, bowing out in the ‘round of 12’. Conaway, a red-shirt freshman at 133, posted a 3-2 with a pin while Alton (a 2012 All-American at 157 as the third place fi nisher) went 3-2 with two majors.

PEARSALL, A. ALTON, LAWSON ALL PICK UP KEY POINTS IN PENN STATE’S TITLE RUNSenior Bryan Pearsall and sophomores Andrew Alton and Jimmy Lawson each tallied critical points as all ten Nittany Lions scored points in the team’s 2013 National Championship run. Pearsall went 1-2 with a major at 141, Andrew Alton went 1-2 with a pin at 149 and Lawson went 1-2 at heavyweight.




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15 NITTANY LIONS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN LAURELSTh e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, followed up its third straight NCAA National and Big Ten titles by dominating the classroom as well. Just under half of Penn State’s entire roster, 15 of 37, has been named to the Academic All-Big Ten list. Led by four All-Americans, over 40 percent of Penn State’s squad, all letter winners, met the criteria of being in their second academic year at Penn State and carrying a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Penn State’s total of 15 was far and away the most of any Big Ten school for wrestling and comprised almost 25 percent of Penn State’s total of 64 Academic All-Big Ten honorees for the Winter sports season. Four-time All-American and two-time NCAA Champion Quentin Wright was one of four 2013 All-Americans on the list. Th e honor is Wright’s fourth. Th ree-time All-American and NCAA Champion David Taylor earned his third Academic All-Big Ten nod. Sophomore All-American Matt Brown fol-lowed up an outstanding season by earning his fi rst Academic All-Big Ten honor. Two-time All-American Nico Megaludis earned his fi rst Academic All-Big Ten award as well. Senior James English (York, Pa.) earned his third honor. Nick Fischer, another senior, grabbed his fourth Academic All-Big Ten award and senior Derek Reber was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team for the fi rst time as well. Th ree sophomores earned the honor as well. Cameron Kelly, Kyle Moran and Nate Morgan each earned their second Academic All-Big Ten awards. Four red-shirt freshmen were named to the Academic All-Big Ten list for the fi rst time. Luke Frey, James Frascella, Rex Lutz and Dylan Dailey round out Penn State’s 15 award win-ners.

LIONS CLAIM THIRD STRAIGHT BIG TEN TITLE WHILE QUALIFYING ALL TEN GRAP-PLERS FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSTh e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team outran the fi eld to claim the 2013 Big Ten Championship with a school record 151.0 points, 12 points ahead of the fi eld. Th e title was the third straight for Penn State and the third in Cael Sanderson’s four years as head coach. Penn State rode a balanced team eff ort to the record setting performance as it qualifi ed all 10 wrestlers for the NCAA Championships in Des Moines (the fi rst time since 1997 that Penn State has qualifi ed its entire roster). Penn State crowned four champions, going 4-0 in the fi nals. David Taylor won at 165, Matt Brown at 174, Ed Ruth at 184 and Quentin Wright at 197. Nico Megaludis took third at 125, Andrew Alton fourth at 149, Jordan Conaway fi ft h at 133, Bryan Pearsall fi ft h at 141, Dylan Alton sixth at 157 and Jimmy Lawson eighth at 285.

SANDERSON COACHING STAFF A PERFECT 13-0 ALL-TIME IN BIG TEN FINALS BOUTSSince taking over as the head of the Penn State wrestling family for the 2009-10 season, head coach Cael Sanderson and his staff have put together a pretty stunning run in Big Ten fi nals bouts. Sanderson, associate head coach Cody Sanderson and head assistant coach Casey Cunningham, as-sistant coach Nick Fanthorpe (and a bevy of talented former assistants) have not lost a Big Ten fi nals bout, posting a perfect 13-0 mark in four years at the event. Penn State was 1-0 in 2010, 5-0 in 2011, 3-0 in 2012 and 4-0 in 2013.

ED RUTH NAMED BIG TEN WRESTLER OF THE YEARNittany Lion junior Ed Ruth was named the 2013 Big Ten Wrestlers of the Year aft er claiming his third straight conference title on March 10 in Champaign. Ruth rolled through the fi eld at his weight class all year long and remained undefeated on the year (28-0) with his title run. Ruth be-comes Penn State’s third straight Big Ten Wrestler of the Year (teammate

David Taylor won the last two) and fi ft h overall (Cary Kolat in 1994 and Jeremy Hunter in 2000).

CAEL SANDERSON NAMED BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR FOR THIRD STRAIGHT SEASONNittany Lion head coach Cael Sanderson was named Big Ten Coach of the Year, sharing this year’s honor with Minnesota’s J Robinson. Th e award is Sanderson’s third straight and the fi ft h for Penn State overall (John Fritz won in 1998 and Troy Sunderland won in 2003). For Sanderson it is the fourth conference Coach of the Year award as he was Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2007, making him the only coach in NCAA history to win the award in both the Big Ten and Big 12.

TAYLOR AND RUTH BECOME PENN STATE’S THIRD AND FOURTH THREE-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONSTh e junior duo of returning National Champions David Taylor and Ed Ruth both claimed their third respective Big Ten titles, helping to lead Penn State to its third straight team title at the 2013 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on March 9-10 in Champaign, Ill. Taylor went 3-0 at 165 to win his third crown while Ruth went 3-0 at 184 to win his third. Th e duo joins Sanshiro Abe (‘93-96) and Kerry McCoy (‘94-’97) in the elite club.

WRIGHT WINS SECOND BIG TEN TITLESenior Quentin Wright won his second Big Ten individual championship while helping Penn State win its third straight team title at the 2013 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on March 9-10 in Champaign, Ill. Wright went 3-0 at 197, winning the title to become Penn State’s eighth two-time conference champion.

MATT BROWN STORMS THE FIELD FOR BIG TEN TITLESophomore Matt Brown entered the 2013 Big Ten Championship as the fi ft h-seed at 174 and proceeded to roll through the fi eld to claim the Big Ten title in his fi rst trip to the event. Brown began his impressive run by pinning Indiana’s Cheney Dale at the 6:15 mark in round one. He then took care of seventh-ranked Nick Hefl in 7-1 and 11th-ranked Dan Yates of Michigan 5-1. In the Big Ten fi nals, Brown defeated No. 3 Mike Evans, the tournament’s second-seed, 7-3 to win the title.

MEGALUDIS & ANDREW ALTON TAKE THIRD AND FOURTH AT BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPSAll-American Nico Megaludis rebounded from a loss in the semifi nals to reel off two straight wins to take third at 125 in the 2013 Big Ten Champi-onships. Megaludis went 3-1 overall at the event. Andrew Alton advanced to the consolation fi nals as the sixth seed and, in an entertaining bout with second seed Ivan Lopouchanski of Purdue, traded near falls before getting pinned at the 4:06 mark to take fourth at 149.

CONAWAY AND PEARSALL IMPRESSIVE IN QUALIFYING FOR FIRST TRIPS TO NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSFor Penn State red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway and senior Bryan Pearsall, the 2013 Big Ten Championships will be memorable as each earned automatic bids to the NCAA Championships with fi ft h place fi n-ishes. For Conaway, the talented 133-pounder went 2-2 to take fi ft h place and earn a trip to NCAAs in his fi rst attempt. For Pearsall, the long jour-ney from a character building freshman year to missing out on an at-large bid last year is set aside as the senior’s strong eff ort at 141 earned him a fi ft h place fi nish with a 4-2 record.


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D. ALTON, LAWSON HEADED TO NCAAsAll-American Dylan Alton qualifi ed for the tournament with a sixth place fi nish at Big Tens in Champaign on March 9-10. Alton went 3-3 to help lead the Nittany Lions to their third straight Big Ten Championship. Soph-omore Jimmy Lawson took eighth at heavyweight in his fi rst-ever trip to NCAAs with a 2-3 mark as well. Th e duo helped Penn State advance all 10 of its wrestlers to the NCAA Championships for the fi rst time since 1997

ANDREW ALTON RECORDS FASTEST PIN IN BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORYSophomore Andrew Alton pinned Northwestern’s Dylan Marriott at the 0:16 mark at the 2013 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, recording the fastest pin in the tournament’s long and illustrious history. Th e previous record was :23 seconds held by two diff erent wrestlers (Bart Chelesvig of Iowa in 1992 and Tony Dallago of Illinois in 2012).

LAWSON’S LAST-SECOND WIN PRESERVES 34-0 SHUTOUT AT RUTGERSNew Jersey native Jimmy Lawson used a last second reversal in his tie-breaker period to turn a one point defi cit into a 3-2 win over Billy Smith, capping off a 34-0 shut-out victory for the Nittany Lions on 2/24. Lawson’s performance was also bolstered by a pin from Bryan Pearsall at 141, a ma-jor from David Taylor at 165, Matt Brown’s 6-2 win over #14 Greg Zannetti at 174 and Ed Ruth’s 11-4 win over #10 Dan Rinaldi at 184. Th e shut-out was Penn State’s fi ft h of the year, an all-time school best for shut-outs in a season.

CAEL SANDERSON NOTCHES 100TH CAREER COACHING VICTORY IN WIN AT RUTGERSWith Penn State’s 34-0 shut-out win at Rutgers on 2/24, Nittany Lion head coach Cael Sanderson claimed his 100th career dual meet victory as a head coach. Sanderson now sports a 100-19-2 career record, including a 57-9-2 mark as Penn State’s head coach. Sanderson is in his seventh year as a head coach and his fourth at Penn State. He now owns the top winning percent-age in Nittany Lion history for a head coach with more than ten duals to his credit. Sanderson sits at .853 all-time with the 57-9-2 record. Charlie Speidel is Penn State’s all-time leader in coaching victories with 191 in 34 seasons as head coach (1927-42, 47-64).

FREY LEADS LIONS AT NATIONAL COLLE-GIATE OPENRed-shirt freshman Luke Frey led the way with a runner-up fi nish at 149 at the 2013 National Collegiate Open on 2/24. Th e Lion freshman went 3-1 with a major to get to the fi nals before dropping a hard-fought sudden victory decision in the fi nals. Frey improved his record to 13-4 on the year. Red-shirt freshman Scott Syrek also placed at 197, going 4-3 with a pin to take sixth. Two true freshmen who wrestled unattached were Penn State’s other placers. Freshman Jimmy Gulibon went 4-2 at 133, including two tech falls, to take fourth place. Classmate Zack Beitz went 6-2 at 141, with two majors, to fi nish fourth as well.

LIONS TALLY FIVE PINS IN HOME FINALE, SHUTOUT RIDERTh e Nittany Lions closed out a fully sold out home schedule with a 48-0 shut-out of Rider on 2/17, using fi ve pins, three majors and two decisions to roll to victory. Nico Megaludis (125), Bryan Pearsall (141), David Tay-lor (165), Matt Brown (174) and Ed Ruth (184) all got falls while Jordan Conaway (133), Andrew Alton (149) and Quentin Wright (197) had ma-jors. Dylan Alton (157) and Jimmy Lawson (285) won by decision. Th e shut-out was the fourth of the year for Penn State (and the eighth under head coach Cael Sanderson), marking the fi rst time in the school’s long and storied history that the team has tallied four shut-outs in one season.

PEARSALL & WRIGHT LEAVE HOME IN STYLESeniors Bryan Pearsall (141) and Quentin Wright (197) left Rec Hall in fi ne fashion on 2/17, posting big wins in their fi nal appearances on the Lion mat at home. Pearsall thrilled an SRO sell-out crowd of over 6,500 with a pin of Rob Cigna at the 2:01 mark while Wright majored Donald McNeil 12-4. Th e duo helped lead Penn State to a 48-0 win over the visit-ing Broncs.

LIONS COMPLETE FULL HOME SLATE OF SOLD OUT HOME DUALS WITH PERFECT RECORDTh e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team closed out the home portion of its schedule this year in front of one fi nal SRO sell-out crowd against Rider on 2/17. 6,532 fans packed Rec Hall for the Senior Day win over Rider (48-0 shut-out). Th e Nittany Lions also beat Lehigh in front of 6,422 on 11/16 (29-6), downed Indiana in front of 6,152 (52-0 shut-out) on 12/9, bested Lock Haven in front of 6,292 on 12/15 (42-3), hammered Michigan State in front of 6,353 on 1/14 (41-0 shut-out), beat Wisconsin in front of 6,515 on 1/18 (36-6) and took down Nebraska in front of a season-high 6,618 on 1/27 (33-9). In all, Penn State averaged 6,411 fans per dual, which is the second highest per season average in the last 30 years (since a Rec Hall reconfi guration and new fi re safety standards capped attendance ca-pacity). Th e top mark in that span was last year’s 6,481 per dual.

RUTH AND TAYLOR WRAP UP THIRD SEASON OF UNBEATEN BIG TEN DUAL ACTIONJuniors Ed Ruth (184) and David Taylor (165) wrapped up their third sea-son of Big Ten dual meet action with pins at Ohio State on Sunday in the fi nal conference dual of the season. With the wins, the duo posted identi-cal 8-0 Big Ten dual meet records this year, matching their perfect 8-0 marks as freshmen and sophomores. Th e tandem is now 24-0 through three years as starters in Big Ten dual meets.

RUTH & TAYLOR LEAD LIONS TO BIG WIN AT #6 OHIO STATEAft er a hot start by the homestanding Ohio State Buckeyes in the confer-ence dual fi nale on 2/10, juniors Ed Ruth and David Taylor helped Penn State pin its way to a big 29-18 win in front of over 6,000 fans in Columbus. Taylor picked up his ninth pin of the year at 165 while Ruth notched his ninth at 184. Nico Megaludis majored No. 12 Nikko Triggas at 125, Quen-tin Wright picked up a major at 197, Jimmy Lawson was up 6-0 on No. 12 Peter Capone when the Buckeye had to take an injury default. Penn State closed out the conference dual season with a 7-1 mark.

WRIGHT PINS #2 WILPS, CONAWAY DOWNS #16 MACK AS LIONS WIN AT PITTSenior Quentin Wright won the night’s marquee bout with a fi rst period pin of then second-ranked Matt Wilps in the 197-pound showdown on 2/8. Wright’s pin, combined with Jordan Conaway’s 5-3 sudden victory over #16 Shelton Mack, helped Penn State roll to a 31-7 win in front of a sold out crowd in Pittsburgh.

LIONS CLAIM 37-0 ROAD SHUT-OUT AT ILLI-NOIS; CONAWAY DOWNS #8 THOMASAll-American’s Ed Ruth and Nico Megaludis pinned nationally ranked op-ponents and freshman Jordan Conaway beat yet another top-ten opponent as Penn State rolled to a 37-0 Big Ten road shut-out at Illinois on 2/3. Ruth got a fi rst period pin over #20 Tony Dallago at 184 (0:47) and Megaludis used a late scramble to pin #5 Jesse Delgado with just fi ft een seconds left (6:45) at 125. Conaway dominated the action in an 8-6 win over #8 Daryl Th omas at 133, his second win over a top-ten ranked grappler as of 2/3.




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LIONS NOTCH THIRD BIG TEN DUAL SHUT-OUT; FIRST ROAD SHUT-OUT SINCE LAST YEARPenn State rolled to a 37-0 shut-out win at Illinois on 2/3. Th e win was Penn State’s third Big Ten dual shut-out of the year and the fi rst road shut-out in conference action for the Nittany Lions since a 43-0 win in Madison last January. Penn State also shut out Indiana (52-0) and Michigan State (41-0), both in Rec Hall.

LAWSON PICKS UP FIRST BIG TEN DUAL WIN AT ILLINOISSophomore Jimmy Lawson picked up his fi rst career Big Ten dual meet victory, posting a 9-4 win over Illinois’ Chris Lopez on 2/3. Th e win se-cured a 37-0 Big Ten road shut-out victory for Penn State in Champaign.

LIONS’ 20-DUAL WIN STREAK SNAPPED AT #3 IOWATh e Penn State Nittany Lions had their 20-dual win streak snapped at No. 3 Iowa on 2/1, dropping three one-point decisions on the way to a hard-fought 22-16 loss. David Taylor (a tech fall at 165), Andrew Alton (a major at 149), Ed Ruth (a major at 184) and Quentin Wright (a decision at 197) picked up wins for the Nittany Lions. Th e loss was Penn State’s fi rst since a set-back to Minnesota last season in November of 2011.

PEARSALL DOWNS #19 KILEY, ALTON TAKES DOWN #4 GREEN AS NITTANY LIONS HAM-MER #12 NEBRASKA 33-9In a dual featuring a number of outstanding performances, senior Bryan Pearsall and sophomore Dylan Alton posted signature wins as Penn State beat visiting Nebraska 33-9 on 1/27. Pearsall continued his unbeaten ways in Big Ten duals, beating #19 Ridge Kiley 2-0 at 141. Alton used a third period takedown to defeat No. 4 James Green 3-1 at 157. Top-ranked Ed Ruth dismantled #8 Josh Ihnen 18-3, getting the tech fall at 184.

SYREK WINS MESSIAH OPEN CROWNFour members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team competed at the Messiah Open on Saturday, with three earning a place at the event. Red-shirt freshman Scott Syrek won the 197-pound title to lead the Nit-tany Lions. Syrek went 4-0 at 197 with a pin to claim his crown. Red-shirt freshman Michael Waters took second at 141, going 2-1 with a pin. Red-shirt freshman David Owens placed fi ft h at 149, going 5-2 with three pins. Josh Rogers also competed, going 1-2 at 197.

TAYLOR, RUTH AND CONAWAY LEAD LIONS TO ROAD WIN AT PURDUEAll-Americans David Taylor and Ed Ruth both notched pins to lead Penn State to a rousing 35-3 road dual victory at Purdue on 1/20. Taylor picked up the pin over Doug Welch at the 2:41 mark of the fi rst period while Ruth got the fall over Dion Crowder at the 3:42 mark. Conaway stayed, at the time, unbeaten in dual meets with a 13-4 major over Danny Sabatello. Quentin Wright posted a 7-1 win over #17 Braden Atwood and Nico Meg-aludis downed #17 Camden Eppert 5-1.

WRIGHT PINS #20 HEIN FOR 100TH CAREER WINSenior Quentin Wright got his 100th career win in rousing fashion, pin-ning #20 Jackson Hein of Wisconsin in the fi nal bout of Penn State’s 36-6 blowout win over the Badgers. Wrestling in front of a sold out Rec Hall crowd of over 6,500 fans on 1/18, Wright turned a fi rst period takedown into a spladle at the 1:24 mark to hit the century mark in career victories. It was also, at the time, his 34th career pin.

CONAWAY’S WIN OVER #3 GRAFF SPURS PENN STATE ONTO 36-6 VICTORY OVER WISCONSINRed-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway came back from a 7-3 third period defi cit to beat #3 Tyler Graff of Wisconsin on 1/18, bringing a sold out Rec Hall crowd of 6,515 to hits feat and leading Penn State to a 36-6 win over the visiting Badgers. Conaway wore the UW All-American down, notch-ing two third period takedowns to tie the bout and then securing the 10-8 (sv) win with a takedown midway through the sudden victory period.

FOUR LIONS WIN TITLES AT HITCHCOCKTh irteen members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team took park in the Floyd ‘Shorty’ Hitchcock Memorial Tournament held at Millersville University. With fi ve fi nalists, the Nittany Lions came home with four coming home champions. Sophomore Andrew Alton won at 149, sopho-more Dylan Alton won at 157, senior Nick Fischer won at 165 and sopho-more Jimmy Lawson won at 285, beating teammate Nick Ruggear in the fi nals.

GINGRICH DOWNS #4 McCLURE TO SPARK LIONS IN WIN OVER MICHIGAN STATE; NAMED B1G WRESTLER OF WEEKSophomore Jon Gingrich used a four-point move late in the third period to break a 1-1 tie and roll to a 5-3 win over #4 Michael McClure of Michi-gan State on 1/13, securing Penn State’s second straight Big Ten dual meet shutout in a 41-0 win. Th e victory, in front of over 6,300 fans in Rec Hall, was also Gingrich’s second over a top-ten Big Ten foe to secure a shut-out (Gingrich beat then #8 Adam Chalfant of Indiana in Penn State’s 52-0 win over the Hoosiers). Gingrich was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (1/15) for his eff orts.

VOLLRATH DOWNS #19 CHEZA OF MSUJunior James Vollrath got the nod at 157 against #19 David Cheza of Mich-igan State in the Nittany Lions’ 41-0 dual meet win over the Spartans on 1/13. Vollrath came away with a convincing 6-4 win in helping Penn State secure the shut-out.

PENN STATE SHUTS OUT MICHIGAN STATE FOR 2ND STRAIGHT BIG TEN DUAL SHUT-OUTHead coach Cael Sanderson led Penn State to its second straight shut-out in a Big Ten dual as his Lions blanked Michigan State 41-0 on 1/13. Penn State used two pins, a tech fall and three majors, as well as two big wins over MSU’s ranked wrestlers, to roll the victory. Th e shut-out was Penn State’s second in Big Ten action to start the season as the Nittany Lions opened Big Ten dual action with a 52-0 win over Indiana in December. Penn State went 20-0 in its fi rst two conference duals, outscoring IU and MSU 93-0 and owning a 60-2 edge in takedowns. Th e MSU shut-out was the sixth for Penn State under Sanderson. Th e Lions had two in 2011-12 and two in 2010-11, but the IU and MSU ones were Penn State’s fi rst ever in its Big Ten history. Penn State last had three shut-outs in one year in 1971-72.

LIONS CLAIM THIRD STRAIGHT SOUTHERN SCUFFLE TITLEBy virtue of fi ve fi nalists, including three champions, and a number of strong individual performances, the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team ran away from the fi eld to claim its third straight Southern Scuffl e Championship on Jan. 1-2. Wrestled over two days in Chattanooga, Tenn., Penn State tallied 178.5 team points, more the 20 points ahead of second place Oklahoma State’s 158.0. Th e Nittany Lions had 11 of 17 compet-ing wrestlers place and crowned three champs: Nico Megaludis at 125, Ed Ruth at 184 and Quentin Wright at 197.


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RUTH NAMED B1G WRESTLER OF THE WEEKNittany Lion wrestler Ed Ruth has been named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the week ending Jan. 6, 2013. Th e honor is Ruth’s third overall and the fi rst for Penn State this season. Ruth dominated the competition at the 2013 Southern Scuffl e, winning his third straight Scuffl e individual crown and leading Penn State to its third straight Scuffl e team title. Ruth went 6-0 with three pins and two majors, advancing to the fi nals where he dismantled defending NCAA 184-pound champion Steve Bosak of Cornell 7-3 with nearly 3:00 riding time. Ruth’s unstoppable performance helped Penn State to a runaway team title. Ruth is now 15-0 on the year with fi ve pins, fi ve majors and two tech falls.

MEGALUDIS, RUTH AND WRIGHT WIN SCUF-FLE GOLDAll-Americans Nico Megaludis, Ed Ruth and Quentin Wright were three of Penn State’s fi ve fi nalists at the 2013 Southern Scuffl e and the trio came away with Scuffl e Gold on Jan. 1-2. Megaludis went 4-0 at the tournament at 125, including wins over the No. 10 and No. 8 ranked wrestlers. Ruth was a stellar 6-0 with three pins and two majors to win at 184. He downed defending national champion Steve Bosak by a lopsided 7-3 score in the fi nals with over 3:00 riding time. For Ruth, it was his third straight Scuffl e championship (he won two at 174). Wright went 5-0 with two pins at 197 to win his second Scuffl e crown, pinning No. 9 Jake Meredith in the fi nals. Penn State had two second place fi nishers as All-American David Taylor lost 3-2 in heated fashion to No. 1 Kyle Dake at 165 and junior James Voll-rath lost a tough 3-1 (sv) decision to No. 14 Jedd Moore in the fi nals at 157.

BROWN AND ENGLISH LEAD PENN STATE PLACERS AT SOUTHERN SCUFFLESophomore Matt Brown and senior James English each rolled to third place fi nishes at the 2013 Southern Scuffl e, helping lead Penn State to its third straight Scuffl e team title. Brown took third at 174 while English took third at 149. Joining that duo as placers was true freshman Jimmy Gulibon, who placed third at 133 as an unattached wrestler; senior Bryan Pearsall, who was eighth at 141; red-shirt freshman Luke Frey, who was seventh at 149; and sophomore Jimmy Lawson, who was seventh at 285.

TWO LIONS WIN TITLES AND F&M OPENFive members of the top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team trekked to the Franklin and Marshall Open as unattached wrestlers. Four of those fi ve unattached grapplers placed at the one day event. Sophomore Andrew Alton, ranked No. 5 at 149, blazed through his weight class, going 5-0 with three pins, a tech fall and a major to win the title. Andrew im-proves his unblemished record to 13-0. Sophomore Dylan Alton, ranked No. 5 at 157, was equally impressive, going 5-0 with three pins and a major to win his weight class. Dylan improves to 12-2 on the year. True freshman Wes Phipps had an outstanding tournament. Phipps rebounded from a quarterfi nal loss at 184 to take fourth place. Phipps went 4-2. Red-shirt freshman Rex Lutz posted a 3-2 mark with a pin at 165 and placed eighth. Junior Andrew Church competed at 174, going 2-2.

LIONS NOTCH FOUR PINS IN 42-3 ROUT OF LOCK HAVENPenn State notched four pins in a 42-3 home win over Lock Haven on 11/15/12. Nico Megaludis (125), David Taylor (165), Matt Brown (174) and Quentin Wright (197) all got falls while Ed Ruth (184) picked up a tech fall and Jordan Conaway (133) posted a major. Th e Nittany Lions also got decisions from Andrew Alton (149), Dylan Alton (157) and Jimmy Lawson (285).

LAWSON WINS REC HALL DUAL DEBUTSophomore heavyweight Jimmy Lawson thrilled a sold out Rec Hall crowd of nearly 6,300 fans with a 5-1 win in his Rec Hall dual meet debut. Law-son posted a 5-1 win over Lock Haven’s Harry Turner in the fi nal bout of a 42-3 win on 12/15/12.

LIONS POST HISTORIC NUMBERS IN SHUT-OUT WIN OVER INDIANA HOOSIERSPenn State won all ten bouts, including tallying six pins, in a record-break-ing 52-0 shut-out win over the visiting Indiana Hoosiers on Dec. 9, 2012. Th e Big Ten opener for both teams saw Penn State reel off four straight pins to begin the dual from Nico Megaludis at 125, Jordan Conaway at 133, Bryan Pearsall at 141 and Andrew Alton at 149. Matt Brown added one at 174 and Ed Ruth picked up one at 184 as well. David Taylor added a major at 165 and Quentin Wright picked up a forfeit at 197. Dylan Alton grabbed a decision at 157 but the evening belonged to sophomore heavy-weight Jon Gingrich, who upset No. 8 Adam Chalfant 6-5 (with two third period takedowns) to secure the shut-out. Th e win was the most-lopsided in Penn State’s Big Ten history dating back to 1992-93. It was also the second largest margin of victory for the Lions (Penn State beat Millersville 54-0 in 1983).

GINGRICH DOWNS #8 CHALFANT TO SECURE PENN STATE’S SHUT-OUT WIN OVER BIG TEN FOE INDIANAHeavyweight Jon Gingrich used two third period takedowns to beat No. 8 Adam Chalfant of Indiana in the Big Ten dual meet debut for the Lion sophomore. Gingrich’s 6-5 decision helped secure a team dual shut out as Penn State downed Indiana 52-0 on 12/9/12. With teammate Jimmy Lawson holding the No. 15 spot at 285 in the offi cial Intermat rankings, Gingrich debuted in other national rankings, getting the No. 20 spot from W.I.N. (12/11/12) and AWN/TOM (12/11/12).

ANDREW ALTON, TAYLOR, BROWN, RUTH AND WRIGHT WIN NITTANY LION OPEN TITLESSophomore Andrew Alton made a stellar return to the mat aft er missing Penn State’s fi rst two duals, posting a 6-0 mark at 149 with fi ve pins to win the title. Four of Alton’s fi ve pins were in the fi rst period, including two in the fi rst minute. Junior All-American David Taylor was Penn State’s next champion, going 5-0 with three pins and two tech falls to win the title at 165. Taylor pinned No. 13 Mark Lewandowski of Buff alo in the fi nals. Sophomore Matt Brown stormed through 174 to win his fi rst NLO title. Brown went 5-0 on the day with a tech fall and two majors. He downed No. 11 Greg Zanetti of Rutgers in the fi nals. All-American Ed Ruth was untouchable at 184 as well. Ruth went 5-0 win the 184-pound crown with a pin, a tech fall and two majors. He downed No. 10 Jimmy Sheptock of Maryland in the fi nals. All-American Quentin Wright met teammate Morgan McIntosh in the fi nals at 197. Wright grabbed a hard-fought 5-3 (sv) win to claim the crown while McIntosh, who is red-shirting, placed second. Wright went 5-0 with three pins, including two fi rst period falls.

MEGALUDIS, GULIBON, DYLAN ALTON, Mc-INTOSH AND LAWSON RUNNERS-UP AT NLOAll-American Nico Megaludis went 4-1 at 125, advancing to the fi nals before losing a 3-2 decision to red-shirting Pitt Panther upperclassman Anthony Zanetta in the fi nals, taking second place. True freshman Jimmy Gulibon lost a hard-fought 3-2 decision on riding time to Lehigh’s Mason Beckman in the fi nals at 133. Gulibon went 4-1 on the day. All-American Dylan Alton, ranked No. 5 at 157, was 4-1 on the day, advancing to the fi -nals before dropping a tough sudden victory decision (9-4) to No. 3 James Fleming of Clarion. Sophomore Morgan McIntosh lost to teammate




NOTESQuentin Wright in the fi nals at 197 to take second. McIntosh was superb with a 4-1 mark, including two majors. Sophomore Jimmy Lawson had a good run to the fi nals at 285, going 4-1 on the day, his only loss in the fi nals. Lawson had a major and a pin to take second place.

LAWSON CLAIMS MAT-TOWN TITLEPenn State Nittany Lion wrestler Jimmy Lawson was the lone Penn Stater competing at the 2012 Mat-Town Open at nearby Lock Haven Univer-sity. Lawson stormed through the fi eld to claim the heavyweight title at the event. Th e sophomore heavyweight began the day with two wins over unattached non-collegiate wrestlers (meaning the results do not count to-wards his offi cial record). Lawson posted a fi rst period pin (1:11) and a quick tech fall in those two bouts. He then downed Penn’s Steven Gra-ziano 5-1 in the semifi nals before beating Lock Haven’s Harry Turner 4-1 in the fi nals. Lawson went 2-0 on the day offi cially plus he picked up a pin and tech fall against non-collegiate wrestlers.

PENN STATE USES FOUR PINS TO HAMMER WEST VIRGINIA 44-3 IN ROAD DUALTh e Nittany Lion wrestlers used four pins to coast to a 44-3 road dual win at West Virginia on 11/18. Penn State got falls from Nico Megaludis at 125 (5:53), Dylan Alton at 157 (2:28), Matt Brown at 174 (4:10) and Quentin Wright at 197 (0:25). Th e Lions also got majors from Jimmy Lawson at 285, Ed Ruth at 184 and James English at 149 as well as a tech fall from David Taylor at 165.

PEARSALL TAKES DOWN #19 PENNESI IN WIN AT WVUSenior Bryan Pearsall picked up an impressive win in Penn State’s 44-3 dual victory at West Virginia on 11/18. Th e 141-pounder used an impres-sive third period ride-out (along with a second period escape) to post the 2-0 win over #19 Nathan Pennesi in the win.

LAWSON WINS IN NITTANY LION DEBUT AT WVUSophomore heavyweight Jimmy Lawson was impressive in his fi rst bout in the Blue and White singlet. Lawson beat West Virginia senior Phil Man-dzik handily in PSU’s 44-3 win at WVU on 11/18, posting a convincing 9-0 major to cap off Penn State’s lopsided win in Morgantown.

BROWN AND RUTH LEAD NITTANY LIONS OVER #24 LEHIGH IN SEASON OPENERTh e top-ranked Penn State wrestling team won eight of ten bouts on its way to a 29-6 win over #24 Lehigh in the season opener for Cael Sand-erson’s Lions. Wrestled in front of a sold-out Rec Hall crowd over nearly 6,500, Penn State got two tech falls (Nico Megaludis and David Taylor) and a major (Matt Brown) in the win. All-American Ed Ruth posted a strong 11-9 win over #3 Robert Hamlin and Brown majored #18 Nathaniel Brown 12-1 at 174.

CONAWAY WINS DUAL MEET DEBUTRed-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway made his Penn State dual meet debut against Lehigh on 11/16 and grabbed an impressive win in the process. Conaway got a takedown with just :07 left to post a 3-2 win over Laike Gardner in Penn State’s 29-6 win over Lehigh in front of a sold-out Rec Hall crowd.

ENGLISH DOWNS #18 WELSH IN SEASON OPENERSenior James English got the nod at 149 in Penn State’s season opening dual against Lehigh on 11/18 and answered with a strong performance. English dominated #18 Shane Welsh of Lehigh on his way to a 5-2 win, helping spur Penn State on to a 29-6 win in Rec Hall.

McINTOSH WINS TITLE AT ESU OPENFift een members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team took part in the East Stroudsburg Open. Red-shirting sophomore Morgan Mc-Intosh claimed the title at the event in which most Lions wrestled unat-tached. McIntosh was unstoppable, going 4-0 with three majors and a technical fall to win the 197 pound crown. Junior James Vollrath went 3-1 at 157 with a pin and a major to fi nish second at 157. True freshman Jimmy Gulibon took second at 133, going 4-1 with two majors. Red-shirt freshman James Frascella had an outstanding tournament, going 4-1 with a tech fall to place second at 174. Also placing for Penn State were the Beitz brothers. Sophomore Seth Beitz went 5-2 with a major to take fourth at 149 while true freshman Zack Beitz was 7-2 with two majors at 141 to take fi ft h.

GINGRICH WINS HWT CROWN AT BINGHAM-TON OPENTh e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team sent 17 wrestlers to the Bing-hamton Open at Binghamton University. Seven Nittany Lions placed at the event, which featured over 300 wrestlers, led by sophomore heavy-weight Jon Gingrich who won the crown at 285. Most of the Nittany Lions competing were wrestling unattached. Gingrich was a perfect 4-0 on the day, including a 9-1 major decision over Lock Haven’s Harry Turner in the fi nals.

REGULAR SEASON SOLD OUT BEFORE FIRST DUALTh e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team has, for the fi rst time in school history, sold out its entire season in advance of the fi rst dual.


RANKINGS, STANDINGS, RADIO

RANKINGS

TEAM RANKINGSINTERMAT TPI(2/26/13)1: PENN STATE2: Oklahoma State3: Minnesota4: Iowa5: Missouri6: Ohio State7: Cornell8: Oregon State9: Illinois11: Oklahoma11: Central Michigan12. Virginia Tech13: Nebraska14: Lehigh15: Northwestern16: Pittsburgh17: Boise State18. Edinboro19. Binghamton20: Maryland21. Kent State22. Air Force23. Virginia24: Wisconsin25. North Carolina

INDIVIDUALSINTERMAT(2/26/13)Nico Megaludis 3rd/125Jordan Conaway 13th/133Andrew Alton 13th/149Dylan Alton 5th/157David Taylor 2nd/165Matt Brown 7th/174Ed Ruth 1st/184Quentin Wright 2nd/197Jimmy Lawson 12th/285

NCAA DIVISION ICoaches Rank/RPI(2/27/13) - Rel. 3Nico Megaludis, 125 3/7Jordan Conaway, 133 12/10Bryan Pearsall, 141 21/18Andrew Alton, 149 13/6Dylan Alton, 157 5/1David Taylor, 165 2/1Matt Brown, 174 7/6Ed Ruth, 184 1/2Quentin Wright, 197 2/4Jimmy Lawson, 285 12/10

USA TODAYCOACHES POLL(2/26/13) (dual) 1. Minnesota2: Oklahoma State3: PENN STATE 4: Missouri5: Iowa6: Ohio State7: Virginia Tech8: Illinois9 Oregon State10: Cornell11: Central Michigan12: Nebraska13: Virginia14. Purdue15: Bloomsburg16. Pittsburgh17. Edinboro18: Michigan19: Boise State20. Iowa State21: Penn22. Northern Iowa23: Wyoming24: Maryland25: RutgersRV: Kent State, Lehigh, Navy, North Dakota State, Northwestern, Wisconsin

WIN MAGAZINE(2/26/13) TEAM TPI: 1stTEAM DUAL: 3rdNico Megaludis 3rd/125Jordan Conaway 14th/133Andrew Alton 13th/149Dylan Alton 5th/157David Taylor 2nd/165Matt Brown 6th/174Ed Ruth 1st/184Quentin Wright 2nd/197Jimmy Lawson 16th/285

AWN/TOM (2/26/13)Nico Megaludis 3rd/125Jordan Conaway 12th/133Andrew Alton 14th/149Dylan Alton 5th/157David Taylor 2nd/165Matt Brown 7th/174Ed Ruth 1st/174Quentin Wright 2nd/197Jimmy Lawson 16th/285

PENN STATE VS. RANKED FOES

11/16: vs #24 Lehigh W, 29-61/15: vs. #24 Wisconsin W, 36-61/27: vs. #12 Nebraska W, 33-92/1: at #3 Iowa L, 16-222/3: at #8 Illinois W, 37-02/8: at #15 Pittsburgh W, 31-72/10: at #6 Ohio State W, 29-18

FINAL BIG TEN STANDINGS

(by Big Ten win % -- 2/26/13) Big Ten OverallPl. Team W-L-T PCT W-L-T PCT1. Iowa 8-0-0 1.000 20-3-0 .8702. PENN STATE 7-1-0 .875 13-1-0 .923 Minnesota 7-1-0 .875 16-2-0 .8894. Purdue 5-3-0 .625 17-6-0 .739 Ohio State 5-3-0 .625 11-4-0 .7336. Nebraska 4-4-0 .500 11-6-0 .647 Wisconsin 4-4-0 .500 7-8-0 .4678. Michigan 3-5-0 .375 10-7-0 .588 Illinois 3-5-0 .375 7-6-0 .53810. Northwestern 2-6-0 .250 9-8-0 .52911. Indiana 0-8-0 .000 9-10-0 .474 Michigan State 0-8-0 .000 4-14-0 .222

BIG TEN WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK11/6 Tony Dallago, Illinois11/13 Michael McClure, Michigan State11/20 Matt McDonough, Iowa11/27 Daryl Th omas, Illinois12/4 Logan Stieber, Ohio State12/11 Derek St. John, Iowa12/18 Michael McClure, Michigan State1/2 Robert Kokesh, Nebraska Jason Welch, Northwestern1/8 ED RUTH, PENN STATE 1/15 JON GINGRICH, PENN STATE1/22 Scott Schiller, Minnesota1/29 Nick Moore, Iowa2/5 Matt McDonough, Iowa2/12 Jesse Delgado, Illinois2/19 Tony Ramos, Iowa2/26 Logan Storley, Minnesota

THE PENN STATE WRESTLING RADIO SHOWFans across Pennsylvania were treated to the full season of Penn State wrestling as up to six stations aired the campaign. In addition, the Penn State Wrestling Radio Show aired weekly all across the Commonwealth on Wednesday nights on the PA Sports Network.

Penn State Wrestling 2012-13 Season CoverageWRSC 1390 AM State CollegeWLAK 103.5 FM HuntingdonWMRF 97.5 FM LewistownWBPZ 1230 AM Lock Haven*WRSC 103.1 FM State College#WIEZ 670 AM Lewistown(*select dates based on confl icting schedules on WRSC; #select Sunday dates)Penn State Wrestling Radio Show3WZ 95.3 FM State College/BellefonteWMRF 97.5 FM LewistownWLAK 103.5 FM HuntingdonWLYC 104.1 FM Jersey Shore/Lock HavenWLYC 1050 AM WilliamsportWTZN 1320 AM Troy/CantonWTTC 1550 AM Towanda/Elmira, NYWCPA 900 AM Clearfi eld/DuBoisWLPA 1490 AM Lancaster/ReadingWKQW 1120 AM Oil City/ClarionComcast Channel 4 State College, HuntingdonComcast Channel 2 & 12 Lewistown, Reedsville




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#1 PENN STATE HOSTS INTRASQUAD DUALThursday, Nov. 1, 2012 -- University Park, Pa. -- Rec Hall

133: Jordan Conaway 5-1 dec. Frank Martellotti133: Jimmy Gulibon 13-5 maj. dec. Cameron Kelly133: Nate Morgan 6-4 dec. Mike Waters141: Bryan Pearsall 4-2 dec. Zack Beitz141: Derek Reber 4-1 dec. Kyle Moran149: James English 5-1 dec. Seth Beitz165: James Vollrath 5-3 dec. Rex Lutz174: Matt Brown WBF James Frascella (1:49)174: Andrew Church 4-0 dec. Brandon Phillips184: Ed Ruth 21-4 TF Wes Phipps (5:59)197: Morgan McIntosh 20-8 maj. dec. Scott Syrek285: Jimmy Lawson 3-2 dec. Jon GingrichAttendance: 2,000 (appx.)

Th e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team hosted its annual Intrasquad Dual at Rec Hall and showcased many new faces at the event. Over 2,000 fans witnessed 12 bouts, including three matches at 133.

Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 5 nationally at 174, got a fi rst period pin in his match, pinning James Frascella (Carmel, Ind.) at the 1:49 mark. Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, posted a 21-4 technical fall (5:59) over talented true freshman Wes Phipps (Grove City, Pa.).

True freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.) posted a 13-5 major over Cameron Kelly (Pittsford, N.Y.) at 133 and red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) got a 5-1 win over Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) at 133 as well. Nate Morgan (McCook, Neb.) posted a 6-4 win over Mike Waters (Advance, N.C.) at 133, too.

Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) notched a 4-2 win over true freshman Zack Beitz (Miffl intown, Pa.) and senior Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa.) got a 4-1 decision over Kyle Moran (Oxford, Pa.) in two 141-pound match-ups. Senior James English (York, Pa.) posted a 5-1 win over Seth Beitz (Miffl intown, Pa.) at 149 and James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) downed Rex Lutz (Easton, Pa.) 5-3 at 165.

Andrew Church (Erie, Pa.) posted a 4-0 win over Brandon Phillips (Timonium, Md.) at 174 and sophomore Mor-gan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), red-shirting this year, was impressive with a 20-8 win over Scott Syrek (Chester Springs, Pa.) at 197. Sophomore transfer Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) posted a 3-2 win over Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) at heavyweight in the evening’s fi nal bout.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

Junior Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) took on red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) in one bout at 133. Conaway got in on a single leg, fought off a Martellotti counter and took a 2-0 lead at the :20 mark. Th e freshman rode Martellotti out and led 2-0 after one. He then took down to start the second, quickly escaped and led 3-0 at the 1:30 mark. Conaway turned a single leg at the :40 mark into a scramble and added a second takedown to lead 5-0 after two periods. Martellotti took down to start the third and escaped at the 1:20 and trailed 5-1. Conaway fought off a solid Martellotti shot at the :40 mark and maintained his lead. He maintained that lead for the rest of the period and posted the 5-1 win.

Sophomore Cameron Kelly (Pittsford, N.Y.) met true freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.) in another 133-pound match-up. Gulibon wasted no time in opening up a 2-0 lead, taking Kelly down quickly. Kelly escaped quickly and the duo battled evenly for the next minute plus. He then used a swift double leg with :55 left to up his lead to 4-0. Gulibon rode Kelly out to lead 4-1 after one period. Gulibon took down to start the second period and quickly reversed Kelly to lead 6-1 less than :15 into the middle stanza. Gulibon cut Kelly loose to lead 6-2 at the 1:10 mark, then drove through a double leg for a third takedown and an 8-2 lead. Kelly escaped once more, but Gulibon added another takedown and led 10-3 after two periods. Gulibon chose down, quickly escaped and added another takedown to lead 12-4 at the 1:15 mark. Kelly got the late escape but, with 3:31 riding time, Gulibon posted the 13-5 major decision.

Sophomore Nate Morgan (McCook, Neb.) took on red-shirt freshman Michael Waters (Advance, N.C.) in the third bout at 133. Th e duo battled through an even fi rst period with neither man fi nding an opening. Scoreless after one, Waters chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Waters got the bout’s fi rst takedown at the 1:00 mark and Morgan quickly escaped, making the score 3-1 with :45 left in the second period. Waters led 3-1 after one, Morgan took down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 3-2 defi cit. Morgan then used a nice double leg for his fi rst takedown and took a 4-3 lead at the 1:20 mark. Morgan put together a strong ride and then turned Waters to his back for two near fall points and upped his lead to 6-3. Waters escaped at the buzzer but Morgan posted the 6-4 win.

At 141, senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off against true freshman Zack Beitz (Miffl intown, Pa.) in one match-up. Beitz used a low single leg to get the bout’s fi rst takedown and led 2-0 at the 1:11 mark. Pearsall escaped quickly and Beitz carried the 2-1 lead into the second stanza. Beitz chose neutral to start the second period. Neither man managed a takedown during the second period and Beitz led by one heading into the fi nal period. Pearsall chose down to start the third stanza and maintained control of Pearsall for the fi rst :35 before Pearsall escaped to a 2-2 tie. Pearsall drove through a high lift to get his fi rst takedown and led 4-2 at the :30 mark. He then rode Beitz out to post the 4-2 win.

Senior Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa.) battled sophomore Kyle Moran (Oxford, Pa.) in another 141-pound bout. Th e duo battled through a scoreless two-plus minutes before Moran got in on a single leg to force a late scramble. Reber countered the shot and worked out from underneath the scramble, but could not fi nish off the late takedown. Scoreless after one, Moran chose down to start the second stanza. Reber maintained control for over a minute then nearly picked up back points with a scrambling turn. Moran then worked his way around for a near reversal but got the escape to take a 1-0 lead at the :35 mark. Trailing by one with 1:25 riding time, Reber chose down to start the third and escaped to a 1-1 tie. Moran instigated a scramble that Reber turned into a takedown to lead 3-1 at the :20 mark. With 1:41 riding time, Reber posted the 4-1 win.

Red-shirt freshman Seth Beitz (Miffl intown, Pa.) took on senior James English (York, Pa.) at 149. Th e duo battled through a scoreless two minutes. English nearly scored on a quickly single but Beitz was able to step out of trouble and keep the bout at zeroes. English chose down to start the second period and worked his way around to a quick reversal to lead 2-0 at the 1:44 mark. English maintained control of Beitz for the rest of the period and led 2-0

heading into the third. Beitz chose neutral to start the third period. English added a second takedown to lead 4-0 with 1:00 left in the bout. Beitz added a late takedown and, with 2:30 riding time, English posted the 5-1 win.

At 165, red-shirt freshman Rex Lutz (Easton, Pa.) met junior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.). Vollrath got the scoring started early with a quick takedown and led 2-1 after a quick Lutz escape. Vollrath’s early takedown was the only one of the opening stanza and the junior lead 2-1 heading into the second. Lutz chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Vollrath then got in on Lutz’ left leg and turned the shot into a takedown to lead 4-2 with :55 on the clock. Lutz escaped quickly and Vollrath led 4-3 after two periods. Vollrath took down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-3 lead. Vollrath held on for the 5-3 win.

Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 5 nationally at 174, faced off against red-shirt freshman James Frascella (Carmel, Ind.). Brown used a quick low double to take an early 2-0 lead and then rode Frascella for over a minute. He then worked his way into a near tilt but Frascella was able to escape to a 2-1 Brown lead. Frascella then whirled behind Brown for his own takedown and a 3-2 lead. Brown used a swift throw to send Frascella to his back and, after a quick adjustment, got the pin at the 1:49 mark.

In another 174-pound meeting, sophomore Brandon Phillips (Timonium, Md.) met junior Andrew Church (Erie, Pa.). Church got the bout’s fi rst takedown at the 1:00 mark, moving out to a 2-0 lead and then keeping control of Phillips for the rest of the period. Phillips chose down to start the second period and Church maintained control once again. Th e Church ride-out gave the Lion a 2-0 lead with 3:12 riding time heading to the third period. Church escaped to a 3-0 lead and then worked his way into a single leg that led to a stalemate with :48 left on the clock. Church rolled to a 4-0 win with 2:52 in riding time.

Two-time All-American and 2012 NCAA Champion Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at his new weight at 184, met true freshman Wes Phipps (Grove City, Pa.). Ruth scored quickly on Phipps, getting a takedown early to bolt out to a 2-0 lead. Phipps worked his way to an escape at the 1:24 mark to cut the lead to 2-1. Ruth scrambled to a second takedown and led 4-1 with :40 left. Ruth then turned Phipps for three near fall points and upped his lead to 7-2 after a late Phipps escape. Ruth chose down to start the second and then rolled to a reversal and a 9-2 lead with 1:20 left in the middle period. Ruth then added another three-point near fall and led 12-2 with 2:47 rid-ing time after two periods. Phipps chose neutral to start the third, Ruth took him down and cut him loose and led 14-3 at the 1:40 mark. He then added another takedown to lead 16-3. Ruth cut Phipps and then took him down once more, added three near fall points and rolled to the 21-4 technical fall at the 5:59 mark.

Sophomore NCAA qualifi er Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.), red-shirting this season at 197, met red-shirt freshman Scott Syrek (Chester Springs, Pa.) at 197. McIntosh broke out to an early 2-0 lead with a takedown and then rode Syrek for over a minute before cutting him loose at the :55 mark. McIntosh added a nice takedown at the :20 mark and carried a 4-2 lead into the second period. Syrek chose down to start the second period but Mc-Intosh controlled the action from the top position for nearly a minute before Syrek escaped. McIntosh answered with a third takedown and cut to lead 6-3 at the :40 mark. He cut Syrek loose and added another takedown to lead 8-4. Th e sophomore put together a series of takedowns and cuts and rolled to a 20-8 major decision with 3:26 in riding time.

At heavyweight, sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) took on sophomore transfer Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.). Th e duo battled through a scoreless fi rst period with neither man fi nding an opening to score. Gingrich chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Lawson got in on a quick low single but Gingrich was able to fi ght the move off and keep his 1-0 lead with :20 left in the middle period. Lawson chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Gingrich got in on a low single but Lawson coun-tered the move and, after a scramble, got the takedown to lead 3-2 after a quick Gingrich escape. He then fought off a late Gingrich takedown attempt and grabbed the 3-2 win.


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#1 PENN STATE 29, #24 LEHIGH 6Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 -- University Park, Pa. -- Rec Hall

125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU tech fall Alex Abreu LU, 19-4 (TF; 5:07) 5-0133: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Laike Gardner LU, 3-2 8-0141: Bryan Pearsall PSU dec. Anthony Salupo LU, 7-6 11-0149: James English PSU dec. #18 Shane Welsh LU, 5-2 14-0157: #13 Joey Napoli LU dec. #2 Dylan Alton PSU, 4-2 14-3165: #2 David Taylor PSU tech fall Eric Hess LU, 20-5 (TF; 5:46) 19-3174: #4 Matt Brown PSU maj. dec. #18 Nathaniel Brown LU, 12-1 23-3184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU dec. #3 Robert Hamlin LU, 11-9 26-3197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU dec. John Bolich LU, 10-4 29-3285: Jack Delia LU dec. Jon Gingrich PSU, 5-3 29-6Attendance: 6,422

Th e Penn State wrestling team, holding the No. 1 spot on Intermat’s TPI, hammered No. 24 Lehigh in the 2012-13 season opener for the team. Th e Nittany Lions, under the direction of head coach Cael Sanderson, won eight of ten bouts on their way to a 29-6 win.

All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, got the season off to a hot start for Penn State with a dominating 19-4 technical fall over Lehigh’s Alex Abreu (5:07). Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abottstown, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut with a superb 3-2 decision over Lehigh’s Laike Gardner at 133, followed by senior Bryan Pearsall’s (Lititz, Pa.) 7-6 win over LU’s Anthony Salupo. Senior James English (York, Pa.) got the call at 149 for Penn State and posted thrilling 5-2 upset over No. 18 Shane Welsh. Th e Lions’ bid for a 5-0 start to the dual was stopped when No. 13 Joey Napoli upset No. 2 Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) 4-2 at 157. Th e Nittany Lions carried a 14-3 lead into the halftime break.

Defending national champion David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) opened up the second half in fi ne fashion with a 20-5 technical fall over Lehigh’s Eric Hess. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, then majored No. 18 Nathaniel Brown 12-1. Top-ranked 184-pounder Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), the defending national champion at 174, then beat No. 3 Robert Hamlin of Lehigh in the evening’s marquee bout. Ruth posted a thrilling 11-9 win. Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 up at his new weight of 197, downed John Bolich and Lehigh’s Jack Delia downed Nittany Lion sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) in the bout’s fi nal match-up.

Th e Nittany Lions won eight of ten bouts and dominated the takedown war 28-6. Th e Nittany Lions owned a gaudy 40-6 point advantage in the third period alone. Penn State is now 1-0 on the year while Lehigh falls to 1-1.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, took on Lehigh junior Alex Abreu. Megaludis scored early, notching a quick takedown at the 2:08 mark and taking an early 2-1 lead after an Abreu es-cape. He quickly tacked on another and upped his lead to 4-1 with 1:32 on the clock. Abreu escaped to a 4-2 defi cit but was called for stalling, Megaludis then added a late takedown to lead 6-2 at the end of one period. Megaludis chose down to start the second and quickly reversed Abreu to up his lead to 8-2. He then worked an arm bar into place, turned the Mountain Hawk and got three-near fall points to lead 11-3 after an escape. Megaludis tacked on two more takedowns and then turned Abreu once more to lead 18-4 with 2:19 in riding time after two periods. Abreu chose top to and Megaludis quickly escaped to a 19-4 technical fall at the 5:07 mark.

133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) made his Penn State dual meet debut against Lehigh’s Laike Gardner at 133. Neither wrestler found an opening to score in during the fi rst period and the freshman duo went to the second period scoreless. Gardner chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 1-0 lead just :19 into the period. Conaway got hit with a stall warning at the :45 mark and then used a quick low single to force a scramble with :25 on the clock. Gardner fought off the move, though, and kept his 1-0 lead heading into the third. Conaway chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Conaway got in on another single leg and forced another scramble, this time with 1:10 left to wrestle. Gardner was able to fi ght off the attempt again and the bout remained tied 1-1 with :43 on the clock. Conaway gained control of Gardner’s waist and leg and forced the Mountaineer’s hands to the mat, picking up a takedown with just :07 on the clock. Gardner scrambled to an escape but Conaway’s late score gave the Lion a thrilling 3-2 win.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off against Mountain Hawk Anthony Salupo at 141. Salupo had the fi rst scoring chance of the bout, gaining control of Pearsall’s ankle early, but the veteran Lion deftly forced a stalemate to keep the bout scoreless at the fi rst period’s midway point. Salupo used a strong high double to take Pearsall to the mat and lead 2-1 after a quick Lion escape with :40 left in the period. Salupo would carry that lead into the second stanza. Salupo chose down to start the second and escaped to a 3-1 lead. But Pearsall quickly gained control of the Mountain Hawk, turning a single leg into a takedown and a 3-3 tie with 1:15 on the clock. Pearsall rode Salupo long enough to build up a minute’s worth of riding time before he escaped to a 4-3 lead with :08 left in the period. Pearsall chose down to start the third period and nearly worked his way into a cradle on a reversal. But action was stopped with Salupo still in control. Pearsall escaped to a 4-4 tie with 1:10 left to wrestle. He then turned a single leg shot into a low ankle pick and took a 6-4 lead with a takedown at the :40 mark. Pearsall then upped his riding time edge to over a minute. He gave up a stall point, Salupo escaped but Pearsall’s 1:09 riding time gave the Lion a thrilling 7-6 win.

149: With No. 6 Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) not wrestling in the opener, talented senior James English (York, Pa.) got the nod at 149 and met No. 18 Shane Welsh of Lehigh. Th e duo battled through an even fi rst period with neither wrestler breaking through the other’s defense. Tied 0-0 after three minutes of wrestling, English chose down to start the second period. He worked his way to an escape at the 1:07 mark to take a 1-0 lead. Th e fi nal minute was wrestled even and Pearsall led by one after two periods. Welsh chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. English connected on a high single and nearly scored, but Welsh scrambled his way into a stalemate and the bout remained tied with :42 left on the clock. Welsh shot high, but English countered, gained control of the Mountain Hawks foot and took him down. Welsh escaped but English then bulled his way through another late takedown and posted the convincing 5-2 win.

157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 157, took on No. 13 Joey Napoli in one of the dual’s marquee match-ups. Alton set the tempo early, steadily working his way into an off ensive opening. Th e Lion sophomore used a low single leg to force a scramble but Napoli was able to counter to a stalemate with 1:00 left in the opening period. Alton scrambled his way to a go-ahead takedown with :05 on the clock to lead 2-0 after one period. Napoli chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 2-1 defi cit. He then forced a scramble on the edge of the mat and got the takedown with :45 left, taking a 3-2 lead. Alton nearly picked up a reversal but

Napoli was able to hold on and kill the clock to lead 3-2 heading into the fi nal period. Alton chose down to start the third period and Napoli worked a ride long enough to build up over a minute’s worth of riding time. He then continued his ride long enough to clinch the riding time point and continued it for the rest of the period to grab the 4-2 win with 2:35 in riding time.

165: Defending National Champion David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) met Lehigh freshman Eric Hess at 165. A quick ankle pick put Taylor up 2-0 at the 2:35 mark. He quickly turned Hess to his back for three near fall points, taking a 5-0 lead with 1:15 on the clock. Taylor maintained his control of Hess for the entire period and carried that lead, and 2:29 in riding time, into the second period. Taylor chose down to start the second period. He deftly picked up a reversal and then added two back points to lead 9-0 before cutting Hess loose to a 9-1 lead. Taylor began piling up the takedowns, picking up two more takedowns to lead 13-2 with :30 on the clock. Th e two-time All-American picked up a point on two Hess stalls and led 14-2 after three periods. Hess chose down and was al-lowed to escape by Taylor. Taylor then took Hess down quickly, using a low ankle pick. He then added on a fl urry of takedowns to post the 20-5 tech fall at the 5:46 mark.

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, met No. 18 Nathaniel Brown of Lehigh. Nathaniel had the fi rst solid scoring chance of the bout, but Matt was able to force a stalemate and keep the bout scoreless midway through the fi rst period. Matt rolled through a slight Lehigh shot and bulled his way to a takedown and a 2-0 lead with just under a minute left. Brown nearly worked his way into a cradle at the period’s end but action moved out of bounds and the Nittany Lion led 2-0 with :59 riding time after one. Matt chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed Nathaniel to up his lead to 4-0 and up his riding time edge to a minute-plus. Matt led 5-0 after Nathaniel gave up a stall point. He then cut the Mountain Hawk loose and picked up another point on another Lehigh stall. Matt then used a solid low single to add a late takedown and led 8-1 after two periods. Nathaniel chose down to start the fi nal period and escaped to an 8-2 lead but Matt still had 2:30 in riding time. Nathaniel gave up another stall point and Matt then turned a low shot into a takedown and a 12-2 major with 2:35 in riding time.

184: Defending 174-pound National Champion Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at his new weight of 184, met No. 3 Robert Hamlin in one of the dual’s most anticipated match-ups. Ruth wasted no time in getting his fi rst takedown at 184 this year, using a fast double leg to take a 2-0 lead early. Hamlin escaped quickly but Ruth continued to pressure the Mountain Hawk, gaining control with a high single leg and rolling to a second takedown to lead 4-1 with 1:20 on the clock. Hamlin escaped with 1:05 left in the period but Ruth was relentless, using a fast low shot to trip Hamlin up, taking a 6-2 lead with :40 on the clock. Hamlin added a late escape but Ruth carried a 6-3 lead with 1:03 RT into the second period. Ruth chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-3 lead. He added a fourth takedown and led 9-4 after a quick Hamlin escape. Ruth tried a low under hook that Hamlin was able to slide behind, allowing the Mountain Hawk to get his fi rst takedown and cut the lead to 10-6 after a quick Ruth escape. Hamlin added a second takedown and Ruth escaped quickly, sending the match to the third period with Ruth up 11-8 with :36 in riding time. Hamlin chose down to start the third and escaped to an 11-9 Ruth lead. Ruth shot low and Hamlin countered to gain control of Ruth’s leg, but the Nittany Lion stepped out of trouble and maintained his 11-9 lead with :37 on the clock. Hamlin shot high, gaining control of Ruth’s legs, nearly tying the bout with :20 left. But Ruth was able to work his way out of bounds to force a reset and grab the 11-9 win.

197: Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at his new weight of 197, met Le-high’s John Bolich. Neither wrestler was able to fi nd an opening to score in the opening stanza and the bout was knotted at 0-0 after three minutes of wrestling. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Wright got the fi rst takedown of the bout, countering a Bolich shot, to lead 3-0 at the :50 mark. Bolich escaped but Wright quickly added another takedown and led 5-1 with :20 on the clock. Bolich chose down to start the fi nal period but Wright was able to maintain control and build up over a minute’s worth of riding time. Bolich escaped to a 5-2 Wright lead with 1:15 on the clock only to be taken down by quick low single by the Lion senior. Leading 7-2, Wright cut Bolich loose to a 7-3 lead and began working for more points. Th e Lion picked up the takedown with a low double on the edge of the mat and led 9-3 with :21 left. Wright cut Bolich loose but was unable to fi nish off the major. Th e 1:44 riding time edge gave Wright the 10-4 win.

285: Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) took to the mat at heavyweight, facing off against LU’s Jack Delia. Gingrich and Delia wrestled through a scoreless two minutes before Delia turned a single leg into a takedown and a 2-0 lead. Gingrich quickly escaped however, and trailed 2-1 after three minutes of wrestling. Delia chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Gingrich fought off a Delia shot and was able to keep the lead to just two points heading into the fi nal stanza. Trailing 3-1, Gingrich chose down to start the third period. Gingrich quickly escaped to a 3-2 defi cit and then turned into the action in the center of the mat. Th e Lion sophomore took a number of shots that Delia was able to step away from. He slipped to the ground on a shot at the :40 mark and Delia was able to counter for a takedown and a 5-3 lead with :30 on the clock after Gingrich escaped. Delia held on for the 5-3 win.




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#1 PENN STATE 44, WEST VIRGINIA 3Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 -- Morgantown, W. Va.

125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU pinned Gage Swartz WVU, WBF (5:53) 6-0133: #17 Colin Johnston WVU dec. Nate Morgan PSU, 6-2 6-3141: Bryan Pearsall PSU dec. #19 Nathan Pennesi WVU, 2-0 9-3149: James English PSU maj. dec. Brutus Scheff el WVU, 8-0 13-3157: #2 Dylan Alton PSU pinned Jason Luster WVU, WBF (2:28) 19-3165: #2 David Taylor PSU tech. fall Dominic Prezzia WVU, 20-5 (6:04) 24-3174: #4 Matt Brown PSU pinned Ross Renzi WVU, WBF (4:10) 30-3184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU maj. dec. Lance Bryson WVU, 11-1 34-3197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU pinned A.J. Vizcarrando WVU, WBF (0:25) 40-3285: Jimmy Lawson PSU maj. dec. Phil Mandzik WVU, 9-0 44-3Attendance: 1,631

Th e Penn State wrestling team, holding the No. 1 spot on Intermat’s TPI, rolled through West Virginia in the fi rst road dual of the year for the team. Th e Nittany Lions, under the direction of head coach Cael Sanderson, used four pins to post the 44-3 victory in Morgantown.

Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) got Penn State’s its fi rst dual meet pin of the year by getting a fall at the 5:53 mark over WVU’s Gage Swartz. West Virginia picked up a tough win at 133 when No. 17 Colin Johnston battled to a 6-2 victory over Lion sophomore Nate Morgan (McCook, Neb.). Nittany Lion senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.0 then posted a superb 2-0 win over No. 19 Nathan Pennesi of West Virginia, using an escape and full third period ride-out to post the victory.

Senior James English (York, Pa.) continued Penn State’s strong start with a dominant 8-0 major decision over WVU’s Brutus Scheff el. English got the major with a 1:44 riding time edge. No. 2 Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) turned a fi rst period takedown quickly into a pin. Alton took WVU’s Jason Luster down with just over :30 left in the opening period and swiftly turned him to his back for a fall at the 2:28 mark, giving Penn State a 19-3 lead midway through the dual.

Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, put on a takedown clinic against West Virginia’s Dominic Prezzia. He tallied eight takedowns on his way to a 20-5 technical fall at the 6:04 mark. Sopho-more Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 nationally at 174, matched Alton’s quick pin, turning a second period takedown into a swift pin over WVU’s Ross Renzi at the 4:10 mark.

Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, dominated West Virginia’s Lance Bryson, rolling to an 11-1 major decision with 4:33 in riding time. Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, made short work of WVU’s A.J. Vizcarrando. Wright caught Vizcarrando’s shoulders early, getting the pin just :25 into the bout to put Penn State up 40-3. Nittany Lion sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) made his Penn State debut a fi ne one, rolling to a 9-0 major decision with 3:43 in riding time, giving Penn State the fi nal 44-3 victory.

Th e Nittany Lions posted a 30-2 edge in takedowns and racked up 17 bonus points off four pins, three majors and a technical fall. Penn State is now 2-0 on the year while West Virginia falls to 1-2.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, met West Virginia’s Gage Swartz. Megaludis used a quick ankle pick to take Swartz down and, after cutting him loose, took him down again to lead 4-1 less than :40 into the bout. Megaludis rode Swartz for a bit, cut him loose and took him down a third time. Another cut and another takedown and Megaludis led 8-3 at the 1:00 mark. Th e Nittany Lion sophomore ended the fi rst period with fi ve takedowns and a 13-4 lead thanks to three late back points. Swartz chose down to start the second period and Megaludis quickly took him down to up his lead to 15-4. Megaludis worked his way to a near pin, grabbed the three near fall points and led 18-4 after two. Megaludis chose top to start the third period, looking to turn the WVU grappler for a pin. Megaludis turned Swartz quickly and then spent a minute working for the fall, fi nally getting the pin at the 5:53 mark.

133: Sophomore Nate Morgan (McCook, Neb.) took to the mat against Colin Johnston, who was ranked No. 17 at 133. Th e bout was Morgan’s fi rst in 19 months after red-shirting last season with an injury. Th e duo battled evenly for the entire fi rst period, with neither man fi nding an opening to score. Tied 0-0, Johnston chose down to start the second stanza. Morgan put together a nice ride to start the second period, maintaining control of the ranked Mountaineer for a full minute before Johnston escaped to a 1-0 lead. Johnston countered with a quick low double that led to a takedown on the edge of the mat, giving him a 3-0 lead. Morgan quickly escaped and quickly turned into Johnston, forcing the action. Johnston held that lead into the third period and Morgan chose down to start the fi nal stanza. Th e Lion sophomore was struggling to work his way out of the hold when had had to take an injury timeout, giving Johnston the choice. Johnston chose down and Morgan was able to control him long enough to build his riding time edge to 1:01. Morgan cut him loose to a 4-1 lead and then got in on a high single. But Johnston was able to work out of bounds and the bout resumed at 1:08 with Johnston in the lead. Morgan continued to shoot in on Johnston but the Mountaineer was able to counter his shot and got another takedown to up his lead to 6-1. Morgan added a late escape but dropped a tough 6-2 decision.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) took on No. 19 Nathan Pennesi at 141. Pearsall set the early tempo, taking quick shots and forcing Pennesi back for the fi rst minute-plus. Pennesi tried to connect on a high double at the 1:05 mark but Pearsall turned the move into a front headlock that lead to a stalemate with :45 left in the opening period. Pennesi nearly scored on a low single with :04 left but action moved out of bounds and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Pearsall chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead just :16 in. Pennesi rolled into a double leg that Pearsall looked to counter on the edge of the mat. Pearsall fought off a near pin and then rolled through, countering the move for a scoring chance of his own. But a stalemate stopped action and the Lion still led 1-0 with :05 on the clock. Trailing by one, Pennesi chose down to start the third period. Pearsall put together a strong ride to start the period, keeping the control of Pennesi for the fi rst minute and then working for a chance to turn the Mountaineer for back points. Th e Lion senior continued his dominant ride, pushing his riding time edge over 1:00. He continued the strong work for the entire period, riding the ranked Mountaineer out and, with the riding time point (1:43), posted the strong 2-0 win.

149: With No. 6 Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) again held out of the line-up, senior James English (York, Pa.) took to the mat at 149 to meet Mountaineer Brutus Scheff el. English notched the fi rst takedown, using a high single to work Scheff el to the mat and picking up the takedown with :22 left in the opening period. A short ride-out gave English a 2-0 lead after one period. English chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Th e duo traded shots over the course of the middle period until English turned a low single into his second

takedown with :25 left in the period. Another ride-out gave English a 5-0 lead heading into the third period. Scheff el chose neutral to start the third period but English continued to set the off ensive tempo. English snapped down on a quick Scheff el shot for another takedown and a7-0 lead. English rode Scheff el out and, with 1:44 in riding time, posted the 8-0 major.

157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 157, faced off against Jason Luster. Alton and Luster wrestled even-up for the fi rst half of the opening period. Neither wrestler connected on slight off ensive chances until Alton turned a high single into a quick pin at the 2:28 mark. Alton turned the takedown into the pin in less than :05.

165: Defending National Champion David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, met WVU’s Dominic Prezzia. Taylor pressured Prezzia to the edge of the mat as the Mountaineer wrestled on the edge of the mat for nearly two minutes before Taylor took a 2-0 lead with a low ankle pick. Taylor then began taking Prezzia down and cutting him loose, building up a 6-2 lead before turning him to his back for two near fall points and an 8-3 lead after a Prezzia escape. Taylor used an under hook for another takedown and this time, Taylor rode the Mountaineer out for a 10-3 lead and 1:04 in riding time after one period. Taylor chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to an 11-3 lead. A high double gave the Lion a 13-4 lead after another cut. Taylor scored immediately off the reset and led 15-4 with 1:00 on the clock. Taylor cut Prezzia loose and then countered a shot to get another takedown and lead 17-5 after two. Prezzia chose neutral to start the third, but Taylor was undaunted, getting another takedown quickly. Prezzia gave up a stall point and Taylor rolled to the 20-5 technical fall at the 6:04 mark.

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, took on Mountaineer Ross Renzi. In steady fashion, Brown worked his off ense to an open shot and a takedown just over two minutes into the opening period. Leading 2-0, Brown then controlled Renzi for :43 seconds before Renzi escaped. Brown circled around for another takedown and a 4-1 lead with :28 on the clock. Th e Nittany Lion sophomore then rode Renzi out to hold that lead with 1:14 in riding time after one period. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. A relentless Brown notched his third takedown of the bout early in the second period, up-ping his lead to 7-2 after a Renzi escape. Brown added another takedown and then quickly turned Renzi to his back for a pin at the 4:10 mark.

184: Defending 174-pound National Champion Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at his new weight of 184, met WVU junior Lance Bryson. Ruth gained control of Bryson early, getting a takedown and putting to-gether a strong ride early in the fi rst period. Ruth cut Bryson loose to a 2-1 lead and action resumed in the center circle. Ruth circled around a low Bryson shot for another takedown and a 4-1 lead. Th e two-time All-American controlled Bryson for the rest of the period to carry that lead into the second period. Ruth chose down to start the middle stanza and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. He then used a low single to open up a 7-1 lead with 1:32 on the clock. Another strong Ruth ride by Ruth lasted the rest of the period and the Lion junior led 7-1 with a clinched riding time point (3:17). Bryon chose neutral to start the third period and nearly took Ruth down with a quick shot. But Ruth was able to hop out of trouble and gain control of the Mountaineer for another takedown and a 9-1 lead. Ruth picked up a stall point and, with the ride-out and point, posted a dominating 11-1 major decision with 4:33 in riding time.

197: Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at his new weight of 197, battled A.J. Vizcarrando. Wright caught Vizcarrando’s shoulders early, turned the Mountaineer to his back and picked up a stunningly fast pin at the 0:25 mark of the fi rst period.

285: Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) made his Penn State wrestling debut in the dual against WVU senior Phil Mandzik. Th e two big men battled evenly for nearly two minutes until Lawson used a quick shot to gain control of Mandzik and get his fi rst takedown as a Nittany Lion, pushing out to a 2-0 lead. Lawson rode Mandzik out and led 2-0 with 1:12 riding time after one period. Mandzik chose neutral to start the second but Lawson was quick to take control, using a single leg to trip Mandzik to the mat and up his lead to 4-1 with another takedown. Lawson put together another rideout and led 4-0 with 2:47 in riding time after two periods. He chose down to start the third stanza and quickly escaped to a 5-0 lead. Continuing his off ensive prowess, Lawson used a nice single leg to up his lead to 7-0 and clinch the riding time point. Lawson picked up a stall point and then another ride-out with the riding time point gave him a strong 9-0 major decision.


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#1 PENN STATE IN NITTANY LION OPENSunday, Dec. 2, 2012 -- University Park, Pa. -- Rec Hall

FINALS RECAP125: Anthony Zanetta, UA-Pitt 3-2 dec. #2 Nico Megaludis, Penn State133: Mason Beckman, UA-Lehigh 3-2 dec. Jimmy Gulibon, UA-Penn State141: Devin Carter, UA-Virginia Tech 16-8 maj. dec. Evan Henderson, North Carolina149: #6 Andrew Alton, Penn State WBF Augustus Sako, UA-Virginia (2:12)157: #3 James Fleming, Clarion 9-4 (SV) dec. #5 Dylan Alton, Penn State165: #2 David Taylor, Penn State WBF #13 Mark Lewandowski, Buff alo (5:42)174: #3 Matt Brown, Penn State 7-4 dec. #11 Greg Zannetti, Rutgers184: #1 Ed Ruth, Penn State 11-4 dec. #10 Jimmy Sheptock, Maryland197: #3 Quentin Wright, Penn State 5-3 (SV) dec. Morgan McIntosh, UA-Penn State285: Nick Gqiazdowski, UA-N.C. State 12-1 maj. dec. Jimmy Lawson, Penn State

Th e top-ranked Penn State wrestling team sent nearly its entire roster into action at the 2012 Nittany Lion Open on Sunday and came away with fi ve champions. Of Penn State’s 30 participants (both attached and unattached), 18 placed at their respective weights.

Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) made a stellar return to the mat after missing Penn State’s fi rst two duals, posting a 6-0 mark at 149 with fi ve pins to win the title. Four of Alton’s fi ve pins were in the fi rst period, includ-ing two in the fi rst minute. Junior All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) was Penn State’s next champion, going 5-0 with three pins and two tech falls to win the title at 165. Taylor pinned No. 13 Mark Lewandowski of Buff alo in the fi nals. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) stormed through 174 to win his fi rst NLO title. Brown went 5-0 on the day with a tech fall and two majors. He downed No. 11 Greg Zannetti of Rutgers in the fi nals.

All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) was untouchable at 184 as well. Ruth went 5-0 win the 184-pound crown with a pin, a tech fall and two majors. He downed No. 10 Jimmy Sheptock of Maryland in the fi nals. All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) met teammate Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) in the fi nals at 197. Wright grabbed a hard-fought 5-3 (sv) win to claim the crown while McIntosh, who is red-shirting, placed second. Wright went 5-0 with three pins, including two fi rst period falls. McIntosh was superb with a 4-1 mark, including two majors.

All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) went 4-1 at 125, advancing to the fi nals before losing a 3-2 deci-sion to red-shirting Pitt Panther upperclassman Anthony Zannetta in the fi nals, taking second place. True freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.) lost a hard-fought 3-2 decision on riding time to Lehigh’s Mason Beckman in the fi nals at 133. Gulibon went 4-1 on the day. All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, was 4-1 on the day, advancing to the fi nals before dropping a tough sudden victory decision (9-4) to No. 3 James Flem-ing of Clarion. Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) had a good run to the fi nals at 285, going 4-1 on the day, his only loss in the fi nals. Lawson had a major and a pin to take second place.

Setting up Penn State’s run to 10 fi nalists and fi ve champions was a superb fi rst half of the event. By 3 p.m., with the quarterfi nals set, Penn State still had 21 of its 30 wrestlers alive, including a gaudy 17 quarterfi nalists. Penn State had four quarterfi nalists at 149 alone.

Junior Frank Martellotti (Pittsburgh, Pa.) went 4-1 at 133 and took third place, his only loss to teammate Gulibon in the semis. Senior James English (York, Pa.) went 5-1 at 149, taking third place. Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) went 4-1 at 285, placing third. Gingrich had a major decision in the third place bout.

Freshman Luke Frey (Montoursville, Pa.) was outstanding at 149 as well, going 6-1 with a tech fall and a major to place fi fth. Junior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) was 5-2 at 157 with two pins to place sixth. Senior Nick Fischer (Unionville, Pa.) went 4-2 with two pins to take sixth at 165. True freshman Zack Beitz (Miffl intown, Pa.) went 6-2 at 141 to take seventh place. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) went 5-2 with two pins at 141 to place eighth.

Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) posted a 2-2 record at 133. Kyle Moran (Oxford, Pa.) had a 2-2 day at 141 for Penn State. Seth Beitz (Miffl intown, Pa.) went 3-2 and advanced to the quarterfi nals at 149. Rex Lutz (Easton, Pa.) was 3-2 at 165. Brandon Phillips (Timonium, Md.) and James Frascella (Carmel, Ind.) both went 1-2 at 174.

Also competing at the event were Michael Waters (Advance, N.C.) at 141; David Batkowski (Montoursville, Pa.) at 141; David Owens (Derry, N.H.) at 149; Caleb Livingston (Drexel Hill, Pa.) at 165; Andrew Church (Erie, Pa.) at 174; and Scott Syrek (Chester Springs, Pa.) at 197.

In all, Th e Nittany Lions ended the event with 18 placers and a 97-34 overall record. Penn State put on a pinning clinic, tallying 23 falls at the event, led by Andrew Alton with fi ve.

FEATURED PENN STATE AGATE:

125: #2 Nico MegaludisRd. 1: WBF over Jordan Wigger, UA-Th e Citadel (3:18)Rd. 2: W, 12-4 maj. dec. Nick Hermann, VirginiaQtrs: W, 13-2 maj. dec. Godwin Nyama, PittsburghSemis: W, 8-1 dec. Nathan Kraisser, North CarolinaFinals: L, 2-3 dec. Anthony Zanetta, UA-Pittsburgh2nd place; 4-1 overall

133: Jordan ConawayRd. 1: W, 11-7 dec. Zaack Watson, UA-VirginiaRd. 2: L, 5-9 dec. Joe Ward, North CarolinaCon 2: W, 11-4 dec. Jenkins Monzey, UA-MarylandCon 3: L, 6-8 dec. Sam Speno, North Carolina State2-2 overall

Frank Martellotti*Rd. 1: W, 9-2 dec. Joe Waltko, ClarionRd. 2: W, 16-0 tech fall over Aaron Hansne, Th e Citadel (5:47)Qtrs: W, 6-4 dec. Anthony Abidin, UA-NassauSemis: L, 2-7 dec. Jimmy Gulibon, UA-Penn State3rd: W, 9-6 dec. Johnni DiJulius, UA-Ohio State3rd place; 4-1 overall

141: #19 Bryan PearsallRd. 1: WBF over Danny O’Malley, Maryland (4:31)Rd. 2: WBF over Blake Morder, Clarion (4:32)Rd. 3: L, 9-12 dec. William Switzer, UA-LehighCon 2: W, 10-4 dec. Jake Keller, UA-PittsburghCon 3: W, 9-4 dec. Joe Moon, UA-North CarolinaCon Qtrs: W, 7-2 dec. Shyheim Brown, UA-MarylandCon Semi: LBF Tyler Hunt, UA-North Carolina StateDid not wrestle for seventh8th place; 5-2 overall

149: #6 Andrew AltonRd. 1: WBF over Albert Woody, Lehigh (5:34)Rd. 2: WBF over Christian Barber, North Carolina (0:44)Rd. 3: WBF over Colin Saunders, Boston (0:43)Qtrs: W, 13-5 maj. dec. Matt Cimato, UA-DrexelSemis: WBF over Nick Heilmann, North CarolinaFinals: WBF over Augustus Sako, UA-Virginia1st place; 6-0 overall

James EnglishRd. 1: W, 8-2 dec. Dillon Gavlok, UA-Lock HavenRd. 2: W, 8-0 maj. dec. Jordan Michelson, PennRd. 3: W, 2-0 dec. Mitchell Minotti, UA-LehighQtrs: W, 3-0 dec. Seth Beitz, Penn StateSemis: LBF (sv) to Augustus Sako, UA-Virginia (7:37)3rd: W, 7-3 dec. Nick Heilmann, North Carolina3rd place; 5-1 overall

157: #5 Dylan AltonRd. 1: W, 6-3 dec. Connor Brennan, UA-RiderRd. 2: WBF over Dakota Cooley, Central Michigan (0:32)Qtrs: W, 4-0 dec. Matt Stephens, Virginia TechSemis: W, 3-1 dec. Jake Kemerer, Lock HavenFinals: L, 4-9 (sv) #3 James Fleming, Clarion2nd place; 4-1 overall

165: #2 David TaylorRd. 1: WBF over Michael Harper, Th e Citadel (4:05)Rd. 2: WBF over Russ Benner, UA-Hofstra (3:29)Qtrs: W, 23-6 tech fall over Bobby Nash, Michigan State (5:20)Semis: W, 17-2 tech fall over Corey Mock, UA-North Carolina (TF; 6:06)Finals: WBF over #13 Mark Lewandowski, Buff alo (5:42)1st place; 5-0 overall

174: #3 Matt BrownRd. 1: W, 15-6 maj. dec. Elliott Riddick, UA-LehighRd. 2: W, 20-5 tech fall over Steven Nelson, UA-Clarion (TF; 5:45)Qtrs: W, 12-4 maj. dec. Kevin Bailey, LehighSemis: W, 9-0 maj. dec. T. Luvsandorj, UA-Th e CitadelFinals: W, 7-4 dec. #11 Greg Zannetti, Rutgers1st place; 5-0 overall

184: #1 Ed RuthRd. 1: W, 16-2 maj. dec. Chris Heald, MichiganRd. 2: W, 19-1 tech fall over Austin Coburn, Old Dominion (TF; 4:37)Qtrs: WBF over Brandon Griffi n, UA-Lehigh (3:28)Semis: W, 11-2 maj. dec. Victor Avery, UA-EdinboroFinals: W, 11-4 dec. #10 Jimmy Sheptock, Maryland1st place; 5-0 overall

197: #3 Quentin WrightRd. 1: WBF over Matt Snook, Maryland (2:00)Rd. 2: WBF over Bobby LaVelle, Virginia Tech (1:45)Qtrs: WBF over Angelo Malvestuto, Buff alo (3:34)Semis: W, 6-1 dec. William George, UA-CornellFinals: W, 5-3 (sv) dec. Morgan McIntosh, UA-Penn State1st place; 5-0 overall

285: Jimmy LawsonRd. 1: W, 14-1 maj. dec. Wyatt Baker, ColumbiaRd. 2: W, 6-0 dec. Terrance Jean-Jacques, UA-RutgersQtrs: WBF over Jacob Kettler, UA-George Mason (6:18)Semis: W, 2-1 (tb0 dec. Odie Delaney, Th e CitadelFinals: L, 1-12 maj. dec. Nick Gwiazdowski, UA-North Carolina State2nd place; 4-1 overall

Jon GingrichRd. 1: W, 6-2 dec. Dan Garwood, Virginia TechRd. 2: W, 8-2 dec. Chris Nash, Michigan StateQtrs: W, 3-2 dec. William Smith, RutgersSemis: LBF to Nick Gwiazdowski, UA-North Carolina State3rd: W, 14-1 maj. dec. Odie Delaney, Th e Citadel 3rd place; 4-1 overall




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#1 PENN STATE 52, INDIANA 0Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 -- University Park, Pa. -- Rec Hall

125: #3 Nico Megaludis PSU, WBF Joe Duca IND (4:36) 6-0133: Jordan Conaway PSU, WBF Quin Murphy IND (4:42) 12-0141: Bryan Pearsall PSU, WBF Eric Roach IND (4:32) 18-0149: #5 Andrew Alton PSU, WBF Geno Capezio IND (0:52) 24-0157: #5 Dylan Alton PSU, 11-6 dec. Taylor Walsh IND 27-0165: #2 David Taylor PSU, 9-0 maj. dec. #18 Ryan LeBlanc IND 31-0174: #3 Matt Brown PSU, WBF Cheney Dale IND (6:40) 37-0184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU, WBF Luke Sheridan IND (1:24) 43-0197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU won by forfeit 49-0285: Jon Gingrich PSU, 6-5 dec. #8 Adam Chalfant IND 52-0Attendance: 6,152

Th e Penn State wrestling team, holding the No. 1 spot on Intermat’s TPI, shut-out visiting Indiana 52-0 in the Big Ten dual meet opener for each team. Th e Nittany Lions collected six pins and sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) tallied the evening’s biggest win with a victory at heavyweight for head coach Cael Sanderson.

With over 6,100 fans packing sold-out Rec Hall, Penn State put on a pinning show to begin the match. Th e Nitta-ny Lions notched four straight falls on their way to a 27-0 halftime lead. Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 125, pinned Indiana’s Joe Duca at the 4:36 mark. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) picked up his fi rst collegiate fall, pinning Hoosier Quin Murphy at the 4:42 mark.

Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) picked up his third pin of the year, getting a fall (4:42) over IU’s Eric Roach. Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 nationally at 149 and making his season dual meet debut, made it four in a row for the team with a quick 0:52 fall over Hoosier senior Geno Capezio. Alton’s pin was his sixth in a 7-0 start to the year. Sophomore All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 nationally at 157, dominated Indiana’s Taylor Walsh to the tune of an 11-6 decision, giving Penn State a 27-0 lead heading into intermission.

Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, dominated No. 18 Ryan LeBlanc in the bout’s marquee match-up, posting the 9-0 major. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, followed that up with Penn State’s fi fth pin, getting a fall over Cheney Dale at the 6:40 mark. Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, connected on Penn State’s sixth fall of the dual, fi nishing off an early cradle for a pin (1:24).

Senior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, received a forfeit at 197, putting the Nittany Lions up 49-0. With a packed Rec Hall looking for a shut-out, sophomore heavyweight Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) brought the fans to their feet, collecting two third period takedowns on his way to a 6-5 win over No. 8 Adam Chalfant of Indiana. Th e fi nal victory gave Penn State the 52-0 shut-out.

Th e Nittany Lions posted a lop-sided 27-1 edge in takedowns, with Chalfant getting IU’s only one. PSU’s six pins, a forfeit and a major amounted to 22 bonus points. Th e shut-out is Penn State’s fi fth under Sanderson and the fi rst since a 43-0 Big Ten road shut-out at Wisconsin on Jan. 15, 2012. Th e margin of victory was the most for a Penn State team since joining the Big Ten conference in 1992-93 and the most-lopsided win for Penn State since a 54-0 win over Millesville on Jan. 25, 1983. Top-ranked Penn State moves to 3-0, 1-0 in the Big Ten. Indiana is now 5-3, 0-1 Big Ten.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 125, took on Indiana sophomore Joe Duca. Megaludis gained control of Duca’s leg and fi nished off his fi rst takedown at the 1:40 mark. He then cut Duca loose and quickly took him down again for a 4-2 lead at the 1:10 mark. Th e Lions sophomore added a third takedown off a reset and then rode Duca out to lead 6-2 after three minutes of wrestling. Duca chose down to start the second period, was cut loose by Megaludis. Th e Lion picked up a stall point and then tacked on a fl urry of takedowns to up his lead to 11-5 at the 1:00 mark of the second period. Continuing his off ensive outburst, Megaludis tacked on two more takedowns before turning Duca to his back for a pin at the 4:36 mark. It was Megaludis’ third pin of the year.

133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) met IU freshman Quin Murphy at 133. Conaway drew fi rst blood with a fast takedown that he turned into a near fall and a 4-0 lead early. But Murphy managed a reversal to cut the lead to 4-2 before Conaway reversed Murphy and led 6-2 after one period. Conaway chose neutral to start the second period and used a quick low double to up his lead to 8-2 at the 1:30 mark. Conaway then put together a strong ride, picking up a riding time point before cutting Murphy loose. A quick takedown led to a fast Conaway turn and the Nittany Lion freshman picked up the pin at the 4:42 mark to put Penn State up 12-0. Th e pin was Conaway’s fi rst of the year.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) battled Hoosier freshman Eric Roach at 141. Pearsall and Roach traded shots early in the match, battling evenly for two minutes. Th e Lion senior connected on a low double to lead 2-0 at the 1:00 mark and the put together an eff ective ride, building up a solid time advantage with a ride-out. Trailing 2-0, Roach chose down to start the second stanza. Pearsall took advantage of the decision, connecting on a cradle and turning Roach to his back for three back points, nearly getting the pin. Leading 5-0 with 1:05 on the clock, Pearsall continued to dominate Roach and this time fi nished off the cradle to get the pin at the 4:32 mark, Penn State’s third straight fall (and the third for Pearsall this year).

149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 149, made his ’12-13 dual meet debut against Indiana senior Geno Capezio. Alton connected on the fi rst takedown to lead 2-0 less than :20 into the bout. Capezio escaped to cut the lead to 2-1. Alton wasted no time connecting after that, gaining control of Capezio’s shoulders, turning the Hoosier to his back and getting the quick pin at the 0:52 mark. Alton moved to 7-0 on the year with six pins.

157: Sophomore All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, met talented Hoosier sophomore Taylor Walsh, who carried a 15-3 record into the bout. Alton scored fi rst, taking Walsh down for a 2-1 lead after quick Walsh escape at the 2:20 mark. Alton was continued to force the action. Th e Lion sophomore countered a Walsh shot for a 4-1 lead with 1:16 on the clock. Walsh escaped after a reset and action resumed in the center circle. Alton chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed Walsh to lead 6-3 after a quick IU escape. Trailing 6-3, Walsh chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 6-4 defi cit. Alton answered with yet another takedown, upping his lead to 8-4 at the 1:40 mark. Walsh escaped to an 8-5 score. Alton continued to pour on the off ense, using a high double for another takedown and a 10-6 lead as time wound down. Alton rolled on to the 10-6 win, putting Penn State up 27-0 at the half.

165: Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, took on No. 18 Ryan LeBlanc of Indiana. Taylor came out fast, nearly connecting on a shot out of the blocks. LeBlanc fought off the early eff ort, keeping the bout scoreless a minute in. Taylor continued to shoot and LeBlanc played defense into the midway point of the opening period. Taylor took a low single and LeBlanc countered, nearly scoring himself. But Taylor was able to get to his feet and keep the bout scoreless at the :45 mark. Tied 0-0, Taylor chose down to start the sec-ond period. He quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Taylor worked steadily to break through LeBlanc’s defense, picking up his takedown at the :55 mark to lead 3-0. Taylor then rode LeBlanc out to lead 3-0 after two periods. LeBlanc chose neutral to start the third period. Taylor worked to force the tempo and LeBlanc backed off the mat. With the Hoosier playing defense, Taylor used a low single to take the IU grappler down and up his lead to 5-0. Th e Lion All-American worked for a turning combination, picking up three near fall points to post the convincing 9-0 major decision with riding time..

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, met IU’s Cheney Dale. Brown and Dale battled through an even fi rst period with the Lion sophomore forcing Dale towards the outside circle and the Hoosier fi ghting off Brown’s shots. Brown turned a low single into a scramble and a takedown at the :30 mark to lead 2-0. A quick ride out gave the Lion the two point lead after one period. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Brown used a low shot at Dale’s ankle to up his lead to 5-0 with another takedown, which led to a strong Brown ride. Th e Lion then forced Dale over on his shoulder, picking up two near fall points to lead 7-0 at the :20 mark. Dale chose down to start the third period and Brown continued to build his riding time edge. Dale escaped at the 1:30 mark, but Brown quickly shot low and upped his lead to 9-1 with another takedown. Brown cut Dale loose to a 9-2 lead. He picked up a stall point then added three more quick takedowns before hitting a cradle. Brown got the pin at the 6:40 mark, Penn State’s fi fth of the dual and Brown’s second of the year.

184: Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, battled Indiana sophomore Luke Sheridan. Ruth wasted no time opening up a lead, getting a quick takedown and cutting Sheridan loose to lead 2-1. He then added another takedown and cut and led 4-2 with 2:06 on the clock. Quickly joining in Penn State’s pin barrage, Ruth turned the takedown into a cradle and picked up the pin at the 1:24 mark, Penn State’s second fi rst period pin of the dual and sixth overall.

197: Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, received a forfeit at 197 and improved his season record to 8-0.

285: With Penn State sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.), ranked No. 15 at 285, getting the day off , the Lions sent talented sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) into action where he met Indiana junior Adam Chalfant, who was ranked No. 8. Chalfant got the fi rst takedown, taking a 2-0 lead early. But Gingrich battled to an escape and trailed 2-1 with :40 on the clock. Th e duo battled evenly for the rest of the period and the Nittany Lion sophomore trailed by one after the fi rst period. Chalfant chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 3-1 lead with 1:40 on the clock. Gingrich got hit with a fi rst stall warning at the :55 mark and then shot low, looking to connect on a single. Chalfant countered but Gingrich fought the move off and trailed 3-1 after two periods. Gingrich chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 defi cit. Gingrich countered a Chalfant shot and posted a takedown to briefl y lead 4-3. Chalfant escaped and the bout resumed knotted at 4-4 with 1:10 on the clock. Gingrich forced a scramble and then took Chalfant down again, taking a 6-4 lead with :45 on the clock. Th e Lion sophomore then rode Chalfant to the :22 mark, with the Hoosier escaping to a 6-5 Lion lead. Gingrich fought off Chalfant’s last eff orts and thrilled the SRO crowd with the 6-5 win.


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#1 PENN STATE 42, LOCK HAVEN 3Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012 -- University Park, Pa. -- Rec Hall

125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU, WBF Bobby Rehm LHU (4:10) 6-0133: Jordan Conaway PSU, 13-3 maj. dec. Matt Bryer LHU 10-0141: Dan Neff LHU 4-9 dec. Bryan Pearsall PSU 10-3149: #5 Andrew Alton PSU, 10-6 dec. Mac Maldarelli LHU 13-3157: #5 Dylan Alton PSU, 5-2 dec. Jake Kemerer LHU 16-3165: #2 David Taylor PSU, WBF Aaron McKinney LHU (4:41) 22-3174: #3 Matt Brown PSU, WBF Zach Heff ner LHU (1:37) 28-3184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU, 17-2 tech fall Fred Garcia LHU (TF; 4:55) 33-3197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU, WBF Phil Sprenkle LHU (6:10) 39-3285: #15 Jimmy Lawson PSU, 5-1 dec. Harry Turner LHU 42-3Attendance: 6,292

Th e Penn State wrestling team, holding the No. 1 spot on Intermat’s TPI, racked up four pins on its way to a deci-sive win over visiting Lock Haven. Th e Nittany Lions won nine of ten bouts to roll to a 42-3 win in a sold out Rec Hall. Th e day was highlighted by by four military heroes being honored at halftime of Military Appreciation Day.

With nearly 6,300 fans once again in attendance, the Nittany Lions of head coach Cael Sanderson’s team dominated the competition. All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, got things started in fast fashion by pinning LHU’s Bobby Rehm at the 4:10 mark. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) remained unbeaten in duals for Penn State, picking up a 13-3 major over Matt Bryer at 133.

Lock Haven then picked up its lone win of the dual when Dan Neff posted a 9-4 decision over Nittany Lion senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) at 141. No. 5 Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) notched a hard-fought 10-6 win over LHU’s Mac Maldarelli at 149 to put Penn State up 13-3. All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, then downed Lock Haven’s Jake Kemerer 5-2 to send Penn State into the halftime break leading 16-3.

All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, got a second period pin over Lock Haven’s Aaron McKinney, getting the fall at 4:41. Taylor’s pin was followed up by sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah). Brown, ranked No. 3 at 174, got a pin at the 1:37 mark over Zach Heff ner to up Penn State’s lead to 28-3. All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, posted a dominating 17-2 technical fall (4:55) over Fred Garcia. Senior All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, pinned Phil Sprenkle at the 6:10 mark and Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.), ranked No. 15 at 285, downed LHU’s Harry Turner 5-1 to close out the dual and give Penn State the 42-3 win.

Penn State rolled up a 27-6 edge in takedowns in winning nine of ten bouts. Th e Lions’ four pins, tech fall and major gave the team 15 bonus points. Penn State is now 4-0 on the year, 1-0 in Big Ten duals. Lock Haven falls to 1-2.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, took on Lock Haven’s Bobby Rehm. Rehm opened up the scoring with a takedown at the 2:15 mark, taking a 2-0 lead. Megaludis escaped quick and then immediately worked his way into a low single. Megaludis forced a scramble that led to a takedown and a 3-2 lead. Megaludis rode Rehm out and led 3-2 after one period. Megaludis chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-2 lead. Another quick takedown and the Lion sophomore led 6-3 after cutting Rehm loose. Megaludis added another takedown and then quickly turned Rehm to his shoulders for a pin at the 4:10 mark.

133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) looked to stay undefeated in duals for Penn State, taking on Lock Haven’s Matt Bryer at 133. Conaway scored fi rst with a takedown nearly a minute into the bout and led 2-1 early. Conaway continued to press Bryer and grabbed a second takedown midway through the period to lead 4-1. Th e Lion freshman maintained control long enough to build up a 1:04 riding time edge before Bryer escaped. Conaway added a third takedown and then turned Bryer to his back for two near fall points as the period ended to lead 8-2. Bryer chose down to start the second and Conaway added to his riding time edge. Bryer escaped to an 8-3 defi cit after giving up a stall warning. Conaway gained control of Bryer’s shoulders low on the mat and scrambled around for a late takedown to lead 10-3 after two periods. Conaway chose neutral to start the third period. Conaway exploded through a high double off a reset and upped his lead to 12-3 with 1:00 left in the bout. Having clinched the riding time point, Conaway then put together a strong ride, working all the time off the clock on his way to a 13-3 major with 3:54 in riding time.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) took to the mat against LHU freshman Dan Neff at 141. Neff got the bout’s fi rs takedown to lead 2-1 at the 1:20 mark. Th e Lion senior fought off another solid Neff shot to stay within a point after the opening period. Th e duo battled evenly for the next minute with neither wrestler managing a scoring opportunity. Pearsall fought off another Neff shot and was then called for stalling. After a scoreless second period and trailing 2-1, Pearsall chose down to start the third stanza. He steadily worked his way to an escape and a 2-2 tie, but Neff shot low and added another takedown to lead 4-2 at the 1:25 mark. Pearsall escaped and trailed 4-3 with 1:07 on the clock. Th e Nittany Lion senior worked for a tying takedown, but Neff countered for a late-takedown and, with the riding time point posted the 9-4 win.

149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 149, faced off against junior Mac Maldarelli. Alton scored early, taking Maldarelli down and lead 2-1 within the fi rst minute. Maldarelli picked up a takedown of his own and took a brief lead, but Alton quickly escaped and then took the Bald Eagle junior down again. Two near fall points gave Alton a 7-3 lead. Maldarelli escaped before the period ended and Alton led 7-4 after one period. Maldarelli chose down to start the second period and Alton quickly cut him to neutral, looking for another takedown. But Maldarelli was able to fi ght off Alton for the bulk of the period, keeping the bout close. Alton used a low single at the :20 mark to force a late scramble and pick up a last second takedown and led 9-5 heading into the third. Alton chose down to start the third period and Maldarelli controlled the action for the fi rst minute-plus of the period. Alton was hit with a stall warning while Maldarelli built up over a minute’s worth of riding time. Alton escaped to a 10-5 lead and then wound out the clock. Maldarelli picked up riding time but Alton walked away with the 10-6 decision.

157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, took on Bald Eagle Jake Kemerer. Alton and Kemerer battled evenly for the fi rst minute-plus but Alton fi nally broke through Kemerer’s defense. Th e Lion sophomore used a shoulder throw to turn Kemerer to his back on the edge of the mat, picking up the takedown at the 1:05 mark. Action moved out of bounds before back points could be called and Alton led 2-1 after a Kemerer escape. Leading 2-1, Alton chose down to start the second period. A quick escape gave the Lion a 3-1 lead. Th e duo traded shots for the remainder of the period with neither wrestler scoring. With Alton leading 3-1, Kemerer

chose down to start the third period. He quickly escaped to cut the lead to 3-2 and then began pressuring Alton on the edge of the mat. Alton got called for stalling and then gained control of Kemerer’s shoulders, forcing a scramble that ended in a stalemate at the :40 mark. Th e Lion sophomore countered a Kemerer shot for a clinching takedown at the :20 mark and posted the 5-2 win.165: Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, met Lock Haven’s Aaron McKin-ney. Taylor came out fast, notching a quick takedown to lead 2-0 at the 2:42 mark. Taylor then put together a strong ride and built up :43 in riding time before McKinney escaped to a 2-1 score. Taylor exploded off a reset through a double leg to up his lead to 4-2 lead after cutting McKinney loose. Th is time, a high single leg led to a third Taylor takedown and this time Taylor maintained control long enough to build up over a minute in riding time. Taylor cut McKinney loose at the :30 mark and within seconds added a fourth takedown to lead 8-3 at the :20 mark. Th is time, Taylor rode McKinney out to carry that lead, with 2:01 in riding time, into the second stanza. McKinney chose down to start the second period and Taylor made him pay for the choice. He turned the Bald Eagle to his back for three near fall points. After resetting himself, Taylor adjusted, turned McKinney’s shoulders to the mat and picked up the pin at the 4:41 mark.

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, battled Zach Heff ner. Brown, like Taylor, scored quickly, getting a takedown less than :20 into the bout. Heff ner escaped to a 2-1 defi cit but Brown was relentless off ensively, using a high double for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead. After allowing Heff ner out, Brown gained control of the Bald Eagle’s shoulders, quickly turned him to his back and picked up a quick pin (1:37).

184: Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, met LHU junior Fred Garcia. Ruth scored quickly, cut Garcia loose and led 2-1 early. Th e Nittany Lion junior fought off a low Garcia shot and used the ensuing scramble to get his second takedown and lead 4-1 with 1:30 on the clock. Ruth put together a strong ride, building up over a minute’s worth of riding time before turning Garcia to his back for two near fall and a 6-1 lead. Ruth turned him one more time before the period ended, this time for three, and led 9-1 after one period. Ruth chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 10-1 lead. Ruth used a low single to pick up another takedown and then added three back points to lead 15-1 with :40 on the clock. Garcia escaped and tried to score a takedown of his own, but Ruth countered late, rolled the Bald Eagle over and ended the bout with takedown, getting a 17-2 technical fall (4:55).

197: Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, battled LHU freshman Phil Sprenkle. Wright used an early shoulder throw to try and end the match early, nearly getting a quick pin. But Sprenkle was able to roll out of trouble without even giving up a takedown and the bout remained scoreless. Wright and Sprenkle then wrestled evenly for the entire period and action moved to the second stanza tied 0-0. Wright chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Th e Lion senior steadily worked himself into control of Sprenkle’s upper body then tripped him to the mat for at 3-0 lead with 1:10 on the clock. Wright then rode Sprenkle out to lead 3-0 with 1:16 riding time after two periods. Sprenkle chose neutral to start the third period but Wright had the answer. Wright used a low single to take Sprenkle down and then turned him to his back. After resetting himself, Wright got the fall at 6:10 mark to put Penn State up 39-3.

285: Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.), ranked No. 15 at 285, met LHU senior Harry Turner in a rematch of this year’s Mat-Town Open title bout (won by Lawson in early December). Lawson almost picked up the fi rst points of the match, lifting Turner off the mat and working for a takedown. But momentum took both wrestlers off the mat and onto the fl oor and the bout remained scoreless two minutes in. Th e duo traded shots over the last minute and action moved to the second tied 0-0. Turner chose down to start the second period and Lawson was able to control the action for :46 before Turner escaped to a 1-0 lead. Lawson used his quickness to work his way behind Turner on their feet and then pulled the Bald Eagle down for a takedown to lead 2-1 with :15 on the clock. A short ride-out later allowed Lawson to carry that lead into the third period. Lawson chose down to start the third and worked his way to an escaped and a 3-1 lead at the 1:35 mark. Lawson stepped away from one low Turner shot and then countered another for a fi nal takedown and a 5-1 win.




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#1 PENN STATE AT SOUTHERN SCUFFLEJan. 1-2, 2013 -- Chattanooga, Tenn. -- UT-Chattanooga

1: PENN STATE – 178.52: Oklahoma State – 158.0ATTENDANCE: 5,399

Th e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 1 in the latest Intermat TPI, used a complete team ef-fort to claim its third straight Southern Scuffl e crown. Penn State ran away from second place Oklahoma State, posting 178.5 points to 158.0 for the Cowboys. Th e Nittany Lions used a dominating 5-1 performance in the semifi nals to set up a 3-2 run in the fi nals, crowning three champions. In all, 11 of Penn State’s 17 competing wrestlers placed at the event.

Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, began his day with a 3-1 win over No. 10 Nashon Garrett in the semifi nals. He then took on No. 8 Matt Snyder of Virginia in the fi nals and rolled to an 8-4 victory. Megaludis used two takedowns and a reversal in the fi nals to grab the crown. Th e Lion freshman gave up all four of his points in the fi rst period and dominated action from there Megaludis went 4-0 over the course of the tournament, improving his record to 12-1. Junior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) entered the tournament as the fi fth-seed at 157 and notched the biggest upse4t of the fi nals, grabbing a 2-1 (tb) win over top-seeded Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State, ranked No. 8 nationally. Vollrath moved into the fi nals to face No. 14 Jedd Moore of Virginia. Like his prior bout against a ranked foe, Vollrath took the ranked Tiger into extra time before dropping a hard-fought 3-1 (sv) decision. Th e second place fi nish came courtesy of a 4-1 record with two majors. Vollrath is 20-5 overall.

Junior All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, majored No. 4 Tyler Caldwell of Okla-homa State 11-0 in the semifi nal, setting up a match-up with No. 1 Kyle Dake of Cornell in the fi nals. Th e duo battled through an even fi rst period, Dake took down to start the second and escaped for a 1-0 lead after two. Taylor chose down in the third and worked his way to a reversal and a 2-1 lead. With just under 1:00 left, the duo rolled out of bounds and Dake was given a reversal by the offi cial after action moved out of the circle. Taylor then worked to escape, while maintaining a riding time edge to grab the win. Dake held on for most of the bout and Taylor was not awarded an escape at the end of the match (and his riding time fell to :59), giving Dake a 3-2 decision. Taylor went 4-1 with two pins and a tech fall to take second. His record now stands at 13-1. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) was impressive during the tournament as well. Ranked No. 3 at 174, Brown rolled to a 5-1 record, including two pins and a major, to take third place. Brown rebounded from a loss in the semifi nals to roll through to consolation bouts, including a 10-3 victory over No. 16 Jon Fausey of Virginia in the third place match. Brown’s 5-1 record moves his season mark to 14-1.

Junior All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, dominated No. 9 Mike Larson of Missouri in the semis, posting an 11-0 major. He moved into the fi nals where he took on No. 2 Steve Bosak of Cornell. Ruth wasted no time in establishing his dominance over Bosak, using two fi rst period takedowns to bolt out to a 4-1 lead. He then added a reversal and 2:55 in riding time to coast to the 7-3 win and claim yet another Southern Scuffl e title. Ruth went 6-0 at the tournament, notching three pins and two majors. He remains undefeated with a 15-0 record. Senior All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) downed No. 13 Scott Schiller of Minnesota 9-5 in his semifi nal bout and met No. 9 Jake Meredith of Arizona State in the fi nals. After giving up a takedown in the fi rst period on a throw attempt, Wright steadily waited for his chance to pounce. Tied 2-2 in the second, and with Mer-edith taking down, Wright used a split-scissors to turn the Sun Devil to his back and get the pin at the 5:33 mark to claim the Scuffl e crown. Wright was superb on the weekend, going 5-0 with two pins. He improves his undefeated record to 14-0 overall. True freshman Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.) rolled through his fi rst three consolation bouts, picking up a tech fall and a major over No. 16 George DiCamillo in the process. Gulibon, wrestling unattached as the sixth seed, then lost to No. 6 Nathan McCormick of Missouri in the third place bout and took fourth place. He fi nished the tournament with a 5-2 mark (including one win over a non-collegiate grappler) with three tech falls and a major. Senior James English (York, Pa.) also won his fi rst three bouts of the day in consolation action and, as the 10th-seed, advanced to the bronze medal match where he met Missouri’s Drake Houdashelt. English used two takedowns and relentless pressure to post the 5-2 win and take third place. Th e senior went 6-1 overall at the tournament with a pin and a forfeit victory. English is now 13-2 on the year.

Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) entered the tournament unseeded but had a fi ne showing. Pearsall went 4-3 overall, including a win over No. 15 Justin LaValle of Old Dominion in consolation action, and placed eighth at 141. Red-shirt freshman Luke Frey (Montoursville, Pa.), also unseeded, was superb at 149 for Penn State, posting a 4-2 mark with three majors and placing seventh. Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) split his opening consolation bouts and wrestled for seventh place. He met No. 14 Levi Cooper of Arizona State for seventh and rolled to an 11-7 win, going 4-2 and taking seventh. In addition to those top performances, the entire Nittany Lion contingent picked up wins at the event. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) was Penn State’s scoring wrestler at 133. Conaway lost his fi rst consolation bout of the day and ended his initial Southern Scuffl e run with a 1-2 mark. True freshman Zack Beitz (Miffl intown, Pa.) did not compete in consolation action on day two, taking a medical forfeit (non-loss) as a precaution. Beitz, wrestling unattached, fi nished his fi rst Scuffl e with a 3-1 mark at 141. Senior Nick Fischer (Unionville, Pa.) dropped his fi rst conso bout, losing 7-0 to No. 15 Zach Toal of Missouri. Fischer ended his tournament with a 3-2 mark. Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) dropped a tough 9-3 decision to No. 17 Jeremy Johnson of Ohio in his conso bout today and ended his tourney run with a 2-2 mark. Yesterday, freshman James Frascella (Carmel, Ind.) went 1-2 at 174 and Nick Ruggear (Oxford, Pa.) went 2-2 at 285.

FEATURED PENN STATE AGATE:Penn State’s 125 agate:#2 Nico Megaludis (No. 1 seed):1st Round: bye2nd Round: W, 11-4 dec. Eddie Klimara, Oklahoma StateQtrs: W, 9-3 dec. David Terao, AmericanSemis: W, 3-1 dec. #10 Nashon Garrett, CornellFinals: W, 8-4 dec. #8 Matt Snyder, Virginia4-0, CHAMPION

Penn State’s 133 agate:Jordan Conaway:1st Round: bye2nd Round: W, 5-2 dec. Scott Festejo, Old DominionQtrs: L, 5-6 dec. #16 George DiCamillo, VirginiaCons 5: L, 3-10 dec. Zach Watson, Virginia1-2, DNP

Jimmy Gulibon (No. 6 seed/wrestling UNATTACHED):1st Round: W, 19-4 TF over Luke Mario, North Carolina (TF; 5:16)

2nd Round: W, 15-0 TF over Aaron Hansen, Th e Citadel (TF; 5:06)Qtrs: L, 5-9 dec. #7 Jon Morrison, Oklahoma StateCons 5: W, 15-0 TF over Scott Festejo, Old Dominion (TF; 3:13)Cons Qtrs: W, 7-5 (sv) dec. Mark Gray, non-collegiateCons Semis: W, 13-5 maj. dec. #16 George DiCamillo, Virginia3rd Place: LBF to #6 Nathan McCormick, Missouri (4:45)Currently 5-2, 4th place

Penn State’s 141 agate:Bryan Pearsall:1st Round: W, 10-8 dec. Nick Flannery, Cleveland State2nd Round: L, 1-7 dec. Dean Pavlou, ChattanoogaCons 3: WBF over Trevor Jauch, Missouri (1:52)Cons 4: WB inj. forf. Matt Nelson, VirginiaCons 5: W, 5-0 dec. #15 Justin LaValle, Old DominionCons Qtrs: L, 4-7 dec. Julian Feikert, Oklahoma State7th Place: L, 2-4 dec. Dean Pavlou, Chattanooga4-3, 8th place

Penn State’s 149 agate:James English (No. 10 seed):1st Round: WBF over Charles Holt, Th e Citadel (3:24)2nd Round: W, 6-2 dec. Seth Lange, MinnesotaQtrs: L, 6-12 dec. #1 Jordan Oliver, Oklahoma StateCons 5: W, 5-2 dec. Ryan Dunphy, CornellCons Qtrs: W, 5-1 dec. Dustin Walraven, South Dakota St.Cons Semis: W, medical forfeit (No. 2 Dylan Ness DNC)3rd Place: W, 5-2 dec. Drake Houdashelt, Missouri6-1, 3rd Place

Luke Frey:1st Round: W, 9-1 maj. dec. Dustin Walraven, South Dakota State2nd Round: W, 10-0 maj. dec. Jared Pressley, ChattanoogaQtrs: L, 4-9 dec. #2 Dylan Ness, MinnesotaCons 5: W, 13-2 maj. dec. John Belanger, ArmyCons Qtrs: L, 0-10 maj. dec. Drake Houdashelt, Missouri7th Place: W, 4-3 4-2, 7th Place

Penn State’s 157 agate:James Vollrath (No. 5 seed):1st Round: W, 14-4 maj. dec. Andrew DeHart, Duke2nd Round: W, 6-5 dec. Ryan Harrington, North CarolinaQtrs: W, 11-3 maj. dec. Matthew Frisch, Th e CitadelSemis: W, 2-1 (tb) dec. #8 Alex Dieringer, Oklahoma StateFinals: L, 1-3 (sv) dec. #14 Jedd Moore, Virginia4-1, 2nd Place

Penn State’s 165 agate:#2 David Taylor (No. 2 seed):1st Round: W, 22-7 TF over Jesse Staff ord, Air Force2nd Round: WBF over Parker Madl, Arizona State (1:31)Qtrs: WBF over Paul Hancock, Army (4:39)Semis: W, 10-0 maj. dec. #4 Tyler Caldwell, Oklahoma StateFinals: L, 2-3 dec. #1 Kyle Dake, Cornell4-1, 2nd Place

Penn State’s 174 agate:#3 Matt Brown (No. 3 seed):1st Round: WBF over Trey Adamson, Duke (5:46)2nd Round: WBF over Keithen Cast, American (1:42)Qtrs: W, 17-8 maj. dec. #20 Cody Walters, OhioSemis: LBF to #4 Logan Storley, Minnesota (4:06)Cons Semis: W, 9-4 dec. Todd Porter, Missouri3rd Place: W, 10-3 dec. #16 Jon Fausey, Virginia5-1, 3rd place

Penn State’s 184 agate:#1 Ed Ruth (No. 1 seed):Pigtail: WBF over Th omas Barriero, American (2:14)1st Round: WBF over James Cook, Campbell (3:29)2nd Round: WBF over Diego Bencomo, Duke (3:37)Qtrs: W, 13-4 maj. dec. Stephen Doty, VirginiaSemis: W, 11-0 maj. dec. #9 Mike Larson, MissouriFinals: W, 7-3 dec. #2 Steve Bosak, Cornell6-0, CHAMPION

Penn State’s 197 agate:#3 Quentin Wright (No. 1 seed):1st Round: WBF over Devon Bradley, American (1:19)2nd Round: W, 4-0 dec. Peter Huntley, NavyQtrs: W, 9-2 dec. Conner Hartman, DukeSemis: W, 9-5 dec. #13 Scott Schiller, MinnesotaFinals: WBF over #9 Jake Meredith, Arizona State (5:33)5-0 Overall, CHAMPION

Penn State’s 285 agate:Jimmy Lawson (No. 6 seed):1st Round: W, 2-0 dec. Joshua Davis, North Carolina2nd Round: W, 5-1 dec. Kevin Malone, ChattanoogaQtrs: L, 1-8 dec. #3 Alan Gelogaev, Oklahoma StateCons 5: W, 3-1 (sv) Daniel Miller, NavyCons Qtrs: , 2-6 dec. #17 Jeremy Johnson, Ohio7th Place: W, 11-7 dec. #14 Levi Cooper, Arizona State4-2, 7th Place


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#1 PENN STATE 41, MICHIGAN STATE 0Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 -- University Park, Pa. -- Rec Hall

125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. Brenan Lyon MSU, 19-6 4-0133: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Brandon Fifi eld MSU, 7-2 7-0141: Bryan Pearsall PSU maj. dec. Nick Trimble MSU, 10-2 11-0149: James English PSU dec. Dan Osterman MSU, 6-0 14-0157: James Vollrath PSU dec. #19 David Cheza MSU, 6-4 17-0165: #2 David Taylor PSU pinned Nick Proctor MSU, WBF (1:37) 23-0174: #3 Matt Brown PSU tech fall Jordan Wohlfert MSU, 22-7 (TF; 6:17) 28-0184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU pinned John Rizqallah MSU, WBF (1:37) 34-0197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU maj. dec. Luke Jones MSU, 13-4 38-0285: Jon Gingrich PSU dec. #4 Michael McClure MSU, 5-3 41-0Attendance: 6,353

Th e Penn State wrestling team, holding the No. 1 spot on Intermat’s TPI, shut-out visiting Michigan State 41-0 in Big Ten wrestling action. Another sold out, SRO crowd of over 6,300 fans roared in the dual’s fi nale as sopho-more Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) capped the shut-out victory with a win over his fourth-ranked Spartan foe at heavyweight.

Before the fi nal fi reworks, head coach Cael Sanderson’s crew bolted out to an early lead thanks to No. 2 Nico Megaludis (Murrsyville, Pa.) at 125. Megaludis rolled to a 19-6 major over Brenan Lyon and the Nittany Lions were up 4-0 early. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) remained unbeaten in dual meets with a 7-2 win over Brandon Fifi eld at 133 and senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) notched a 10-2 major over MSU’s Nick Trimble to up Penn State’s lead to 11-0. Senior James English (York, Pa.) was outstanding at 149, posting a 6-0 shut-out over MSU senior Dan Osterman. Classmate James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) then brought another sell-out crowd to its feet with a 6-4 win over No. 19 David Cheza of Michigan State. Vollrath’s win sent Penn State into intermission with a 17-0 lead.

Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) continued Penn State’s day with a fi rst period pin, getting the fall at the 1:37 mark over Spartan Nick Proctor. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, put on a takedown show in a 22-7 technical fall win over Jordan Wohlfert. Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) matched teammate Taylor with a pin at the 1:37 mark as well, this one over MSU’s John Rizqallah at 184. Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) posted a 13-4 major over Luke Jones at 197, leading to the night’s capstone victory. Gingrich put the fi nishing touches on a 41-0 shut-out with a thrilling 5-3 win over No. 4 Michael McClure at heavyweight. Tied 1-1 late in the third period, Gingrich bored through on a high double, took McClure down and to his back for two near fall points, and walked away with a 5-3 win. Th e victory was Gingrich’s second over a top-ten Big Ten foe to secure a shut-out (Gingrich also downed No. 8 Adam Chalfant of Indiana to secure PSU’s shutout over the Hoosiers in December.

Th e Nittany Lions owned the dual, posting a 33-1 advantage in takedowns. Th e shut-out is Penn State’s second of the year, both in Big Ten duals. Th e MSU blanking marks the fi rst time in school history the team has notched two shut-outs in Big Ten dual meets in the same season. In two duals, Penn State is now 20-0, outscoring its conference foes 93-0 and collecting a 60-2 takedown advantage. Penn State moves to 5-0, 2-0 B1G, while Michigan State falls to 4-6, 0-3 B1G.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, took on Spartan junior Brenan Lyon. Megaludis wasted no time taking Lyon down, using a low double to take a 2-1 lead after cutting him loose. Th e Lion All-American added another takedown and cut to lead 4-2 at the 1:00 mark. Megaludis used a low single to gain control of Lyon’s right ankle for a third takedown. Th is time, he rode Lyon out and carried a 6-2 lead with :43 riding time into the second period. Megaludis chose down to start the second stanza and burst out for a quick escape. He then used a low double to tack on a fourth takedown and led 9-2 midway through the period. Megaludis added two near fall points to lead 11-3 at the :30 mark, tacked on another takedown and led 13-3 with 2:00 riding time after two. Lyon chose down to start the third period and Megaludis cut him loose early. Megaludis tacked on two more takedowns, a stall point and 3:00 riding time to roll to the 19-6 major decision.

133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) faced off against Michigan State’s Brandon Fifi eld at 133. Conaway fought off a quick Fifi eld shot and countered for a takedown of his own and an early lead. Th e fresh-man nearly turned Fifi eld for back points but the Spartan was able to keep the count to a one count and Conaway’s lead held fi rm at 2-0 at the 1:00 mark. Conaway put together a strong ride out and carried that lead, plus 1:53 riding time, into the second. Conaway chose down to start the second period and worked his way to a reversal and a 4-0 lead with :45 on the clock. Another ride out and Conaway lead 4-0 with 1:31 RT after two. Fifi eld took down to start the third period and Conaway immediately began looking for a chance to turn the Spartan wrestler. Conway maintained control long enough to clinch a riding time point before Fifi eld escaped. Fifi eld shot low on Conaway, forcing a scramble that worked the clock down to :42 before a stalemate ended the action. Conaway tacked on another takedown and, with the riding time point, rolled to a 7-2 win. Conaway remained undefeated in dual meet action.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) met MSU freshman Nick Trimble at 141. Pearsall notched the fi rst take-down of the match, turning an early shot into a scramble and a 2-0 lead at the 2:00 mark. Th e Lion senior put together a strong ride, maintaining control and looking for a chance to turn Trimble in the process. Pearsall turned Trimble at the end of the period and led 5-0 with over 2:00 riding time after the opening period. Pearsall chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 6-0 lead. Pearsall then picked up one more takedown and led 8-0 heading into the third. Trimble chose down to start the third period and reversed Pearsall to cut the lead to 8-2. But Pearsall had a riding time point clinched and then escaped to a 9-2 lead. Pearsall then fought off a late Trimble shot to kill the clock. With 2:18 riding time, Pearsall posted the 10-2 major and put Penn State up 11-0 in the dual.

149: Nittany Lion senior James English (York, Pa.) took on Spartan senior Dan Osterman at 149. English coun-tered an early Osterman shot and led 2-0 at the 1:17 mark. Th e York native then put together a strong ride, building up over 1:00 riding time while working for a chance to turn Osterman. English’s ride out gave the Nit-tany Lion a 2-0 lead with 1:17 riding time after the fi rst period. English chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Th e duo then traded shots for the remainder of the period with neither man fi nding an opening to score. Trailing 3-0, Osterman chose neutral to start the third. English nearly scored out of the gates but Osterman was able to fi ght the shot off . Th e Lion senior continued to pressure Osterman and then countered an Osterman shot for a fi nal, bout clinching takedown. With 1:08 in riding time, English posted the convincing 6-0 decision.

157: Penn State junior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) battled No. 19 David Cheza in a key bout at 157. Cheza had the fi rst chance to open up the scoring with a high single :30 in. But Vollrath was able to work his way out of trouble and keep the bout scoreless early on. Vollrath then worked in on a single leg, but Cheza was able to counter and open up the scoring to take a 2-1 lead after a quick Vollrath escape. Leading by one, Cheza told down to start the second period. Vollrath maintained control for :30 before the ranked Spartan escaped to a 3-1 lead. With 1:10 on the clock, Vollrath worked in on a high single and fi nished off the takedown to tie the bout at 3-3. Cheza quickly escaped to lead 4-3 with :45 on the clock. Trailing by one, Vollrath chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 4-4 tie. Th e duo battled evenly for the next minute-plus, the score still tied at 4-4. With :20 left, Vollrath turned a low single into a bout clinching takedown and brought the Penn State crowd to its feet with a 6-4 win over the ranked Cheza.

165: Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, met Michigan State’s Nick Proc-tor. Taylor quickly opened up a 4-1 lead with a takedown and two nearfall points. After the escape, Taylor notched another takedown and led 6-1 just over a minute in. Taylor cut Proctor loose again, worked into a takedown and then ended the match. Taylor worked into a cradle and got the fi rst period pin at the 1:37 mark and put Penn State up 23-0.

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, took on Spartan freshman Jordan Wohlfert. Brown wasted no time opening up an early lead, using a low double on the edge of the mat to take Wohlfert down and lead 2-0. Brown then put together a dominating ride, building up :57 in riding time before cutting Wohlfert loose. But less than :05 after cutting him, Brown worked his way around for another takedown and a 4-2 lead. Brown notched a third takedown and led 6-3 after a Wohlfert escape at the 1:10 mark. A fourth takedown put Brown up 8-4. Another takedown for the Nittany Lion and Brown led 10-4 with more than 2:00 riding time after a furious fi rst period. Wohlfert took down to start the second stanza and escaped to a 10-5 defi cit. He took a single leg but Brown quickly countered and turned the Spartan to his back for a takedown and three near fall points to lead 15-5 at the 1:09 mark. Brown cut Wohlfert loose with :30 left and tacked on another takedown as the period ended to lead 17-6 with 3:24 in riding time. Brown chose down to start the third period and escaped to an 18-6 lead. With the riding time point clinched, Brown added another takedown with 1:15 on the clock to up his lead to 20-6. One more cut and Brown ended the match with another takedown, getting the 22-7 technical fall at the 6:17 mark.

184: Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, faced Michigan State sophomore John Rizqallah. Ruth scrambled his way to an early takedown and led 2-0 at the 2:10 mark. Ruth began working for a chance to fi nish off a cradle and hit the mark. After a brief ride, Ruth worked his way into his patented pinning move and got the fall at the 1:37 mark, putting Penn State up 34-0.

197: Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, battled Luke Jones. Wright got the fi rst takedown early, taking a 2-0 lead on the edge of the mat. Jones worked his way to an escape and action moved to the center circle with the Nittany Lion senior up 2-1. Wright countered a Jones single leg and picked up his second takedown with 1:40 left in the opening period. Two near fall points later and Wright led 6-1 with :45 on the clock. After a Jones escape, Wright used a high shot to force the Spartan to the mat for another takedown to lead 8-2 with 1:31 riding time after one period. Wright chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 10-2 lead. Jones escaped to a 10-3 defi cit before the period ended but Wright had 1:20 in riding time. Jones chose down to start the third period and Wright cut him loose to a 10-4 score. Wright blasted through a high double to up his lead to 12-4 with :45 on the clock. After clinching the riding time point, Wright then rode Jones out to roll to the 13-4 major decision (with 2:13 in time).

285: Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) took to the mat to face off with No. 4 Michael McClure of Michigan State, who carried a 20-1 record into the dual (an MSU best). Gingrich and McClure battled through an even fi rst minute, with the Lion sophomore forcing McClure to the edge of the mat early on. McClure took a high single at the 1:30 mark but Gingrich stepped back out of trouble and kept the bout scoreless. Tied 0-0 after one period, Gingrich chose down to start the second period. He quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead action returned to the center circle. McClure took his second shot of the match at the 1:00 mark and Gingrich was called for stalling. With Gingrich leading 1-0, McClure took down to start the fi nal stanza. A quick MSU escape and the bout was tied again, this time at 1-1. Gingrich then brought the crowd to its feet by blowing through a high double for a takedown and two near fall points to lead 5-1 at the :50 mark. McClure managed an escape but Gingrich’s fast off ense was all the Lion needed. With a stall point to McClure, Gingrich thrilled the 6,300 plus with a 5-3 win over the fourth-ranked Spartan.




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#1 PENN STATE 36, #24 WISCONSIN 6Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 -- University Park, Pa. -- Rec Hall

285: #11 Connor Medbery UW dec. #16 Jon Gingrich PSU, 6-3 0-3125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU tech fall (4) Matt Cavallaris UW, 22-7 (TF4; 7:00) 4-3133: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. (sv) #3 Tyler Graff UW, 10-8 (SV) 7-3141: Bryan Pearsall PSU pinned Tom Kelliher UW, WBF (1:22) 13-3149: Cole Schmitt UW dec. (tb2) James English PSU, 8-4 (TB2) 13-6 157: James Vollrath PSU dec. Kalvin York UW, 5-3 16-6165: #2 David Taylor PSU tech fall Frank Cousins UW, 25-7 (TF; 6:22) 21-6174: #3 Matt Brown PSU dec. Scott Liegel UW, 12-8 24-6184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU win by forfeit 30-6197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU pinned #20 Jackson Hein UW, WBF (1:24) 36-6Attendance: 6,515

In yet another sold out Rec Hall, the top-ranked Penn State wrestling team crushed No. 24 Wisconsin 36-6 to stay unbeaten on the year. Senior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) picked up a pin for win 100 and red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) notched the dual’s signature victory to thrill the Lion faithful.

With the match starting at heavyweight, No. 11 Connor Medbery of Wisconsin notched the fi rst win for a Big Ten opponent against Penn State this year, posting a hard fought 6-3 victory over No. 16 Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.). All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) made short work of the Badger lead, however, posting a 22-7 four-point technical fall (no back points) to put Penn State on top 4-3.

Th at set the stage for red-shirt freshman Conaway, who 6,515 Penn State faithful through the roof of Rec Hall. Conaway battled back from a 7-3 defi cit in the third period to stun No. 3 Tyler Graff of Wisconsin 10-8 in sudden victory. Conaway posted two late takedowns, including one with less than :20 left, to tie the bout at 8-8 and sent it into extra time. After fi ghting off a Graff shot, Conaway brought the sell-out crowd to its feet with a takedown and a 10-8 win. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) kept the momentum going with a quick fi rst period pin over Wisconsin’s Tom Kelliher, getting the fall at 1:22. Wisconsin picked up a second win at 149 as senior Cole Schmitt downed Lion senior James English (York, Pa.) in a wild one, winning 8-4 in two tie-breakers. Th e Badger victory cut Penn State’s lead to 13-6 heading into halftime.

Senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) got the second half off to a good start, posting a strong 5-3 win over Wis-consin’s Kalvin York at 157. All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, then rolled to a 25-7 technical fall at the 6:22 mark over Frank Cousins, putting Penn State up 21-6. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, kept the rout going with a 12-8 win over UW’s Scott Liegel. All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, won by forfeit at 184, setting up a keystone moment for a local product.

Wright, a three-time All-American, National Champion in 2011 and ranked No. 3 at 197, picked up his 100th career win in sizzling fashion. Th e Nittany Lion turned a fi rst period takedown of No. 20 Jackson Hein into a spladle and picked up the signature win by pin at the 1:24 mark. Th e victory made Wright the 27th member of Penn State’s 100-win club and improved his career mark to 100-23. It also posted the fi nal dual score, giving the Nittany Lions a lop-sided 36-6 win.

Penn State won the takedown battle 28-8 and rolled to a 9-0 edge in bonus points thanks to two pins and two tech falls (one fi ve-pointer and one four-pointer). Th e win moves Penn State to 6-0 overall, 3-0 in Big Ten action. Wisconsin falls to 6-3, 3-1 in conference action.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

285: Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 285, took on No. 11 Connor Medbery in one of the dual’s marquee match-ups as a Penn State dual started at a weight other than 125 for the fi rst time this year. Medbery took the fi rst shot at the 1:50 mark but Gingrich was able to step back and out of trouble to keep the match scoreless. Th e Nittany Lion sophomore fought off a second shot with 1:00 left and then got hit for his for his fi rst stalling. Tied 0-0, Gingrich chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 1-0 lead. Medbery continued to pressure the Lion and picked up the fi rst takedown to take a 2-1 lead. Gingrich forced Medbery into a stall warning and then with just :01 left in the period, escaped to a 2-2 tie. Medbery, however had over 1:40 in riding time. Medbery chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead while holding 1:31 in riding time. Gingrich nearly scored on a takedown at the 1:00 mark, but Medbery was able to scramble around and counter for a 5-2 lead with a clinched riding time point. Gingrich notched a late escaped, but Medbery posted the hard fought 6-3 win.

125: Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) met Wisconsin’s Matt Cavallaris. Megaludis, ranked No. 2 at 125, posted the fi rst takedown early on to lead 2-1. Th e Lion freshman then picked up his second takedown at the 1:26 mark and this time put together a strong ride, building up over 1:00 in riding time before cutting Cavallaris loose. Megaludis went on to lead 6-2 after one period with over a minute in riding time. Mega-ludis chose down to start the period and quickly escaped. He then began to tack on the takedowns. By the time the second period ended, the Lion All-American led 11-3 with nearly 3:00 riding time. Cavallaris chose down to start the third period and escaped to an 11-4 Lion lead. Megaludis forced Cavallaris into giving up a stall point and then put on a takedown show, tacking on three more in quick succession to lead 18-7 with 1:00 left in the bout. Megaludis picked up a fi nal takedown and looked to pick up the tech fall, but Cavallaris was able to stay off his back and Megaludis rolled to a 22-7 four-point tech fall (no back points). Th e Lion had 4:00 in riding time.

133: Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) entered the dual against Wisconsin undefeated in dual meet action. Th e Lion sophomore took on No. 3 Tyler Graff of Wisconsin, who was 18-3 coming into the match-up. Graff picked up an early takedown but Conaway quickly escaped to trail 2-1 at the 2:00 mark. Th e Badger junior notched another takedown and led 4-2 midway through the bout. Graff scrambled for a third takedown and a 6-3 lead after a Conaway escape. Conaway fought off a late Graff shot and the Badger led 6-3 after one. Graff chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 7-3 lead. Th e duo traded shots for the next minute and the bout moved to the third with Graff up 7-3. Conaway chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 7-4 defi cit. Conaway was the aggressor for the last half of the match, forcing Graff to the edge of the mat and into a stall warn-ing. Th e Lion sophomore then countered a Graff shot and forced a scramble that ran the clock down to :29 left. Conaway then took Graff down and led 8-6 after a quick cut. With just :20 left, the Lion freshman tied the bout with another takedown and the action moved to sudden victory tied 8-8. Graff and Conaway scrambled their way to a stalemate with :28 left and then Conaway sent over 6,300 Penn State faithful through the roof of Rec Hall with a bout winning takedown at the :22 mark. Conaway’s 10-8 sudden victory win over the third-ranked Badger put Penn State up 7-3.

141: Nittany Lion senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off against UW senior Tom Kelliher in a key match-up at 141. Pearsall quickly took Kelliher down and turned the Badger over for three near fall points. After a brief adjust-ment, the Lion senior then fi nished off a cradle and got the fi rst period pin at the 1:22 mark.

149: Senior James English (York, Pa.) battled veteran Badgers Cole Schmitt at 149. Th e duo battled evenly for over 2:00 with the offi cial calling a double stall at that point. Pearsall took a slight shot at Schmitt’s right leg but the Badger was able to step back out of trouble and the due moved to the second period in a scoreless tie. Pearsall chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. More hand-fi ghting in the center circle worked the clock down to 1:00. English looked to force the tempo over the last minute but Schmitt’s defense killed the clock and English led 1-0 after one. Schmitt chose down to start the third period and worked his way to an escaped and a 1-1 tie at the 1:20 mark. Th e duo was hit for a double stall late in the third, making the score 2-2 but action moved into a fi rst sudden victory period. Neither scored and action moved into a tie breaker. English chose down for the fi rst period but nearly reversed Schmitt at the end of the :30 period. Th e move was reviewed and the ruling stood. Schmitt quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead and English began scrambling for a takedown. Th e action forced Schmitt into a stall with :05 left, tying the bout at 3-3 and sending it to a second sudden victory period. Neither wrestler scored again and a second round of tie breakers began. Schmitt reversed English to a 5-4 lead in his tie breaker and then turned English for three back points and an 8-4 win (tb2).

157: Junior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) got the call at 157 and met Wisconsin junior Kalvin York. Vollrath set the early pace, forcing York back to the outside of the mat throughout the fi rst minute-plus. Th e Lion senior took an early lead, getting an escape after York called for an injury timeout and taking down. He quickly added a takedown after the escape and then rode York out to lead 3-0 with :43 in riding time after one. Vollrath chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-0 lead. York blew through a solid low double to cut Vollrath’s lead to 4-2 at the :40 mark, but Vollrath quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. Trailing 5-2, York chose down to start the third period and worked his way to a 5-3 score. Vollrath and York then battled through an even period, with the Lion fi ghting off a couple late Badger shots to hold on to his lead. Vollrath’s defense allowed the Nittany Lion to kill the clock and grab the hard-fought 5-3 win.

165: Defending NCAA Champion David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, wrestled UW’s Frank Cousins. Taylor wasted no time taking Cousins down, rolling through a lot single leg to take a 2-1 edge after cut-ting Cousins loose. Taylor put on a takedown clinic, quickly rolling up four takedowns less the :90 into the bout. Leading 10-4, Taylor cut Cousins loose one more time and added a fi fth takedown on the edge of the mat to lead 12-5 with 1:00 left in the opening period. He then turned Cousins for three near fall points and led 15-5 with 1:48 in riding time after one period. Cousins chose neutral to start the second period to no avail. Taylor quickly took Cousins down to lead 17-5 and began working for a turning combination. Cousins escaped at the end of the period and Taylor led 17-6 after two. Taylor chose neutral to start the fi nal period and quickly took the Badger down. He forced him into a stall point as well and led 20-6. A Cousins escape led to another Taylor takedown. Th e Lion All-American turned Cousins to his back one fi nal time and walked away with a dominating 25-7 tech fall at the 6:22 mark.

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, took on Wisconsin’s Scott Liegel. Brown came out of the gates aggressive as usual, forcing the pace and keeping his Badger foe on defense. He got his fi rst takedown at the 1:51 mark and then controlled Liegel for nearly a minute before he escaped. Th e duo battled evenly with Liegel working the edge of the mat and Brown taking low singles. Brown led 2-1 after one period with :50 in riding time. Liegel chose down to start the third period but could not break free of Brown’s ride. Th e Nittany Lion sophomore maintained control for nearly a minute before cutting Liegel loose, building up a 1:37 riding time edge. Liegel took a 4-2 lead with a solid single at the :45 mark, forcing Brown to play catch up. Th e Lion escaped quickly cutting the lead to 4-3, and then turned a low single into a takedown and a 5-4 lead with :18. Another Brown ride-out allowed the Lion to carry the 5-4 lead into the third period. Brown chose down to start the third and quickly escaped. He then countered a Liegel shot and moved out to an 8-5 lead with 1:10 on the clock after the Badger escaped. Brown picked up another takedown with :45 on the clock and clinched the riding time point. He cut Liegel to a 10-6 lead but Liegel was able to notch a takedown. A late Brown escape and a riding time point gave the Lion a 12-8 win.

184: Defending NCAA Champion Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, received a forfeit at 184, improving his record to 17-0 and putting Penn State up 30-6.

197: Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, stepped onto the mat with 99 career wins. Wright looked make it 100 in his bout with No. 20 Jackson Heim of Wisconsin in one of two bouts pitting nationally ranked wrestlers against each other. Wright quickly took Heim down, picking up a takedown at the 2:02 mark. With the stage set for a benchmark win, Wright then worked his way into a spladle and got the pin at the 1:24 mark, sending the Rec Hall crowd to its feet once again and improving his career record to 100-23. Th e pin gave the Nittany Lions a 36-6 victory as well.


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#1 PENN STATE 35, PURDUE 3Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 -- West Lafayette, Ind.

125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU dec. #17 Camden Eppert PUR, 5-1 3-0133: Jordan Conaway PSU maj. dec. Danny Sabatello PUR, 13-4 7-0141: Bryan Pearsall PSU dec. Brandon Nelsen PUR, 4-2 10-0149: #13 Ivan Lopouchanski PUR dec. James English PSU, 5-2 10-3 157: James Vollrath PSU dec. Tommy Churchard PUR, 12-9 13-3165: #2 David Taylor PSU pinned Doug Welch PUR, WBF (2:41) 19-3174: #3 Matt Brown PSU maj. dec. Kyle Mosier PUR, 15-3 23-3184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU pinned Dion Crowder PUR, WBF (3:42) 29-3197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU dec. #17 Braden Atwood PUR, 7-1 32-3285: #16 Jon Gingrich PSU dec. Alex White PUR, 4-1 35-3Attendance: 803

Th e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 1 nationally in Intermat’s TPI, beat home standing Purdue 35-3 in a Big Ten road dual on Sunday. Th e Nittany Lions, under the guidance of veteran head coach Cael Sander-son, received pins from David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) and Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) in the win.

Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) once again got the dual off to a hot start, posting a dominating 5-1 win over No. 17 Camden Eppert of Purdue. Megaludis piled up 3:43 in riding time in the victory over the ranked Boilermaker. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) remained unbeaten in dual meets with a convincing 13-4 major over Purdue’s Danny Sabatello at 133. Senior Bryan Pearsall continued his strong season with a 4-2 win over Boilermaker Brandon Nelsen at 141.

Purdue picked up a win at 149 as undefeated Ivan Lopouchanski, ranked No. 13, downed Nittany Lion James English (York, Pa.) 5-2 to cut Penn State’s lead to 10-3. Th e victory would end up being the lone one for the home standing Boilermakers as Penn State went on to real off six straight wins to close out the dual. Junior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) posted a strong 12-9 win over Purdue senior Tommy Churchard at 157 to give Penn State a 13-3 lead at intermission.

Two-time All-American Taylor, ranked No. 2 at 165, continued the Lion onslaught after the break, getting a fi rst period fall over Doug Welch at the 2:41 mark. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, was impressive as well, notching a 15-3 major over Kyle Mosier. Two-time All-American Ruth, ranked No. 1 at 184, matched Taylor’s pin, this time with a second period fall over Dian Crowder at the 3:42 mark. Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, downed No. 17 Braden Atwood 7-1 in a key battle at 197. Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) rounded out the Penn State victory with a 4-1 win over Alex White at 285.

Th e Nittany Lions improve to 7-0, 4-0 in Big Ten action, while Purdue falls to 10-5, 1-3. Penn State is now 37-3 in its four Big Ten duals and has outscored its opponents by a combined score of 164-9. Taylor and Ruth both joined Wright on Penn State’s top ten career pins list as well. Taylor now has 31 and Ruth now has 30. Wright picked up his 34th last night. Wright is tied for second, Taylor is tied for 7th and Ruth is tied for 10th.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, met No. 17 Camden Eppert of Purdue in one of the dual’s marquee match-ups. Megaludis quickly took Eppert down by countering an early Eppert shot. Leading 2-1, Megaludis controlled the action for the bulk of the fi rst period, keeping Eppert moving backwards while looking for a chance to score. Trailing 2-1, Eppert chose down to start the second period. Megaludis put together a strong ride, however, maintaining control for the entire period to lead 2-1 with 2:36 riding time after two periods. Megaludis chose down to start the third period and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 4-1 lead at the 1:30 mark. Megaludis clinched the riding time point and then began looking for a chance to turn the ranked Boilermaker. While not managing to turn Eppert, Megaludis rolled to a 5-1 win with 3:43 in riding time.

133: Sophomore Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) met Purdue’s Danny Sabatello at 133. Th e Boilermaker red-shirt freshman notched the fi rst takedown, opening up a 2-0 lead at the 2:20 mark. Conaway forced a scramble trying to reverse Sabatello but the Boiler was able to force a stalemate and keep his 2-0 lead at the :35 mark. Con-away continued to work his magic underneath, however and scrambled his way to a reversal with :10 left, nearly turning Sabatello in the process. Tied 2-2, Conaway chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead. He then used a swift low single for his fi rst takedown. He then turned Sabatello for three near fall points to lead 8-2 after two periods. Sabatello chose down to start the fi nal stanza and quickly reversed Conaway to cut the lead to 8-5 after a quick Conaway escape. Th e Nittany Lion freshman was undaunted, however, notching another takedown and turning Sabatello for two more back points and a 13-4 lead. Conaway then rode the Boiler out to post the convincing 13-4 major decision.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) took on Boilermaker Brandon Nelsen at 141. Th e duo battled through a scoreless two minutes before Nelson instigated a scramble that resulted in the duo fi ghting for position. Th e action resulted in a stalemate at the :20 mark and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Nelsen chose down to start the second period and Pearsall nearly turned the Boiler for back points. But Nelsen continued to work and reversed Pearsall for a 2-0 lead at the :55 mark. Pearsall escaped to a 2-1 defi cit with :40 left in the period and trailed by one heading into the third. Pearsall chose down to start the third period and returned the reversal favor but working his way around Nelsen for the two-pointer. Leading 3-2, Pearsall put together a strong ride, building up over 1:00 in riding time in the process. Pearsall went on to ride Nelsen out and posted the strong 4-2 win, putting Penn State up 10-0.

149: Senior James English (York, Pa.) faced off with No. 13 Ivan Lopouchanski in a key battle at 149. Lopouchan-ski entered the dual undefeated at 17-0. English forced the bout’s fi rst scramble, getting in on a low single that nearly led to a takedown on the edge of the mat. But the ranked Boiler forced a stalemate at the 1:15 mark and action returned to the center circle. Th e Lion senior took another solid single but once again Lopouchanski was able to defend the move and force a stalemate. Tied 0-0, English chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. A quick scramble in the middle of the mat led to a Lopouchanski takedown, giving the Boilermaker a 2-1 lead at the 1:14 mark. English quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Th e Boilermaker added a second takedown with :20 left and then rode English out to lead 4-2 after two periods. Lopouchanski chose down to start the third and English cut him loose to a 5-2 score. English fought for a takedown but Lopouchanski was able to stay out of trouble and the Boilermaker picked up a hard-fought 5-2 win.

157: Junior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) took on Purdue senior Tommy Churchard at 157. Vollrath used a quick low single to notch the bout’s fi rst takedown and led 2-1 early on. Vollrath continued to work on off ense with Churchard’s defense holding steady. With :25 on the clock, Vollrath used a head inside single to gain control of

the Boilermaker and get a second takedown as the period ended. Trailing 4-1, Churchard chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 4-2 score. Vollrath continued his off ensive pressure, picking up a third takedown at the 1:05 mark. But Churchard quickly reversed the Lion junior and cut the lead to 6-4. Vollrath worked his way to an escape and a 7-4 lead at the :22 mark. Vollrath chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to an 8-4 lead. After a Churchard shot, Vollrath used another low single for another takedown and led 10-5 after a quick Purdue escape. Churchard got his fi rst takedown but was countered by a Vollrath reversal. Churchard had a fi nal reversal of his own but Vollrath went on to post the 12-9 win.

165: Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, met up with Purdue’s Doug Welch. Taylor wasted no time, getting a takedown fi ve seconds into the bout. Taylor cut Welch loose and then im-mediately took him down again. Another cut led to a third takedown and a 6-2 Taylor lead just over 1:00 into the bout. Taylor then spent the next minute-plus trying to turn Welch but eventually cut him loose to an 8-4 lead with :35 on the clock. Welch took a low single that Taylor countered. Taylor then stepped over Welch, got the takedown and quickly turned the Boilermaker to his back, picking up another fi rst period pin (this one at the 2:41 mark).

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, wrestled Purdue’s Kyle Mosier. Brown picked up the fi rst takedown early, opening up a 2-0 lead on the edge of the mat at the 2:24 mark. Brown then dominated action from the top position, working up over 1:00 in riding time. Mosier worked his way to an escape but Brown quickly slid down through a low double and another takedown. Brown wrapped up a cradle and picked up three near fall points to lead 7-1 after the opening stanza. Mosier chose down to start the second period but Brown continued to maintain control, building up nearly 3:00 total riding time before Mosier escaped. Brown forced Mosier into a fi rst stall warning and then used a low diving double for a takedown and a 9-2 lead. Brown, leading 9-2 with over 3:00 of riding time, chose down to start the third period. Brown quickly escaped and then countered a Mosier shot, working his way into control and another takedown. Brown cut Mosier loose and worked for one fi nal takedown. With just :01 left, Brown’s continued pressure led to a fi nal takedown and a 15-3 major.

184: Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, met Boiler sophomore Dion Crowder. Ruth used a low single early to gain control of Crowder. But a minute’s worth of work on the edge of the mat did not lead to any score and action resumed in the center circle scoreless. Ruth picked up his takedown with :55 left in the opening period and then turned Crowder to his back for two near fall points. Trailing 4-0, Crowder chose down to start the second period. Ruth quickly took the Boilermaker down and cut him loose to 6-1 lead. Another Ruth takedown and the Lion was up 8-1 with 1:24 on the clock. Ruth then gained control of Crowder’s arm, turned him to his back and got the pin at the 3:42 mark, putting Penn State up 29-3.

197: Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, met No. 17 Braden Atwood in another of the dual’s key bouts. Wright wasted no time taking an early lead, taking the ranked Boilermaker down for a 2-0 lead with just over 2:00 on the fi rst period clock. Wright put together a strong ride, forcing Atwood into a stall warning and building up over 2:00 riding time with the ride-out. Wright chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 3-0 lead with 1:22 on the clock. Th e duo traded high shots with :35 left on the clock with no one connecting and Wright carried the 3-0 lead with 1:31 riding time into the third period. Atwood chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 defi cit. Atwood was called for a second stall and Wright led 4-1 with :40 left with a clinched riding time point. Th e Lion senior battled his way for a fi nal takedown and, with the bonus point, rolled to the 7-1 win.

285: Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 285, battled Purdue’s Alex White. Th e tandem battled through a scoreless fi rst period and Gingrich chose down to start the second stanza. A quick escape gave the Nittany Lion sophomore a 1-0 lead and action resumed in the center circle. Gingrich then reset himself and blew through a high double leg for a takedown and a 3-0 lead with just over 1:00 on the clock. Gingrich then controlled the action, building up nearly 1:00 riding time before White escaped. Trailing 3-1, White chose down to start the third period but Gingrich controlled the action, working his way to more than 1:00 in riding time. Gingrich spent the entire period in control and, with the ride-out, rolled to the 4-1 win with 2:57 in riding time.




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#1 PENN STATE 33, #12 NEBRASKA 9Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 -- University Park, Pa. -- Rec Hall

125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU win by forfeit 6-0133: Jordan Conaway PSU maj. dec. Shawn Nagel NEB, 14-5 10-0141: Bryan Pearsall PSU dec. #19 Ridge Kiley, 2-0 13-0149: #12 Jake Suefl ohn NEB pinned #3 Andrew Alton PSU, WBF (5:33) 13-6 157: #6 Dylan Alton PSU dec. #4 James Green NEB, 3-1 16-6165: #2 David Taylor PSU tech fall Tyler Koehn NEB, 16-1 (TF; 5:09) 21-6174: #4 Robert Kokesh NEB dec. #3 Matt Brown PSU, 10-7 21-9184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU tech fall #8 Josh Ihnen NEB, 18-3 (TF; 7:00) 26-9197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU maj. dec. Caleb Kolb NEB, 10-2 30-9285: #17 Jon Gingrich PSU dec. Spencer Johnson NEB, 7-4 33-9Attendance: 6,618

Th e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 1 nationally in Intermat’s TPI, took apart No. 12 Nebraska in front of another sold out Rec Hall crowd. Th e Nittany Lions won eight of ten bouts in their way to a 33-9 win in front of 6,618 fans in a Rec Hall White Out.

All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 nationally at 125, received a forfeit victory to start the dual and put Penn State up 6-0 early. Th e win improved Megaludis to 16-1 on the year. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) remained undefeated in duals with a dominating 14-5 major over Nebraska junior Shawn Nagel at 133. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) posted a 2-0 win over No. 19 Ridge Kiley at 141, putting Penn State up 13-0 early.

Nebraska picked up its fi rst win of the dual when No. 12 Jake Suefl ohn rebounded from an early 4-0 defi cit to get a third period fall over No. 3 Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.). Th e pin, at the 5:33 mark, cut Penn State’s lead to 13-6. Nittany Lion All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 6 at 157, then brought another sold out Rec Hall crowd to its feet with a late takedown to notch a 3-1 win over No. 4 James Green. Th e thrilling win put Penn State up 16-6 at intermission.

Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, dominated Husker senior Tyler Koehn, controlling the action from start to fi nish on his way to a 16-1 technical fall at the 5:09 mark. Nebraska picked up its only other win, a tough 10-7 victory by No. 4 Robert Kokesh over No. 3 Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) at 174. Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, was dominant once again, posting an 18-3 technical fall (7:00) over No., 8 Josh Ihnen.

Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) posted a strong 10-2 major over Husker Caleb Kolb at 197. Wright, ranked No. 3 nationally, had 3:25 in riding time. Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 285, closed out the dual with a strong 7-4 win over Spencer Johnson. Th e decision gave Penn State a 33-9 victory.

Penn State won the takedown battle 18-5. Th e Nittany Lions remain undefeated, holding an 8-0 mark, 5-0 in Big Ten action. Nebraska falls to 9-4, 3-3 in Big Ten duals.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, received a forfeit victory to start the dual and improved his record to 16-1.

133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) met Husker junior Shawn Nagel at 133. Th e duo battled through an even minute-plus before Conaway connected on a single leg, forcing a scramble in the middle of the mat. Nagle forced a stalemate and then quickly opened up the scoring with a takedown of his own, taking a 2-1 lead after a quick Conaway escape. With :20 left, Conaway gained control of Nagel’s ankle and worked his way to a takedown with :01 left to lead 3-2 after one period. Nagel chose down to start the second period and Conaway made him pay for the decision. Th e Lion freshman controlled the action from the top, building up over 1:00 riding time and forcing Nagel into a fi rst stall warning. Conaway’s ride out gave the Lion a 3-2 lead with 1:53 in riding time after two periods. Conaway chose down to start the third period and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 5-2 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Nagel escaped with 1:05 left, cutting the lead to 5-3. Conaway stepped aside a quick Nagel shot, sliding by and behind him for another takedown and a 7-3 lead. He then cut Nagel loose, added on two takedowns, two late near fall points and a riding time point, surging to a 14-5 major decision with a dominant close to the third period.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off against No. 19 Ridge Kiley at 141. Th e duo battled through an even two minutes, with each man fi ghting off the other’s off ense. Continuing to work the shoulders, the senior tan-dem worked their way through a scoreless fi rst period, sending the bout to the second period tied 0-0. Kiley chose down to start the second period but Pearsall was able to break the Husker down and maintain control. A stalemate was called with Pearsall still in control and :57 on the clock. Pearsall was too much on top, however, maintaining control for the full two minutes. Tied 0-0 but with 2:00 riding time, Pearsall chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Pearsall worked to control Kiley’s shoulders, looking for a way to get the bout’s fi rst takedown. Kiley was able to keep from giving up any points and Pearsall held his 1-0 lead at the :50 mark. Pearsall fought off a late Kiley shot and, with the riding time, posted the hard fought 2-0 win.

149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 3 nationally at 149, took on No. 12 Jake Suefl ohn in one of the dual’s key bouts. Alton wasted no time taking a lead, taking Suefl ohn down right out of the gates and then turning the Husker for two back points and a 4-0 lead less than :30 into the bout. After a Suefl ohn escape, Alton fought off two Suefl ohn shots, and led 4-1 at the 1:00 mark. Th e Lion sophomore nearly caught Suefl ohn in a shoulder throw, but the Husker was able to roll out of trouble. Alton got called for a fi rst stall warning at the :10 mark but led 4-1 after one period. Alton chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escaped and a 5-1 lead at the 1:20 mark. Suefl ohn continued to pressure Alton, picking up his fi rst takedown to cut the lead to 5-3 at the :35 mark. Suefl ohn forced a second Alton stall and trailed 5-4 after two. Suefl ohn chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed the Lion sophomore. Suefl ohn then turned Alton to his back and put Nebraska on the scoreboard with a pin, getting the fall at the 5:33 mark.

157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 6, met No. 4 James Green in a marquee match-up at 157. Alton sent Green to his back at the 1:30 mark, sending the sold out Rec Hall crowd to its feet with the takedown. But Alton did not get the fall or the takedown after a review and the match remained scoreless two minutes in. Th e ranked duo wrestled through an even fi nal minute and action moved to the second period tied 0-0. Alton chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Alton fought off a Green single leg to hold onto his 1-0 lead into the third period. Green chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 1-1 tie

at the 1:41 mark. Alton shot low on Green, forcing a counter shot and a scramble that ended out of bounds with :58 on the clock. Alton forced Green backwards for :30 and then rolled through a low double to ice the bout with a takedown at the :20 mark! Alton’s 3-1 win over No. 4 Green put Penn State up 16-6 at the break.

165: All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, faced off against Husker senior Tyler Koehn. Taylor set the early tempo, forcing Koehn back and gaining control of his right ankle on the edge of the mat. Taylor worked his way to the takedown and led 2-0 with 1:46 on the clock. Taylor built up over 1:00 in riding time, looking for a chance to turn the Husker for back points. Th e Lion junior turned Koehn for three near fall points and a 5-0 lead with :35 left. He then reset and picked up a two point near fall to lead 7-1 after a late Koehn escape. Koehn chose down to start the second period only to be turned to his back once again for three more back points. Leading 10-1, Taylor picked up two more near fall points with 1:00 left. Taylor controlled action for the action for the remainder of the period, picking up three more back points to lead 15-1 after two. Taylor chose down and quickly escaped to a 16-1 tech fall at the 5:09 mark.

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, met No. 4 Robert Kokesh in yet another anticipated match-up. Brown was the aggressor early on, gaining control of Kokesh’s shoulders and forcing a scramble on the edge of the mat that nearly led to a takedown. Kokesh was able to roll out of trouble and the bout returned to the center circle tied 0-0 with :40 left in the period. Brown used a low single to gain control of Kokesh’s ankle but could not work his way to a takedown as the period ended. Brown chose down to start the second period but Kokesh was able to control the action, holding tight to Brown’s ankle for :30 as the Lion sophomore worked to get free. Brown’s eff orts forced Kokesh into a fi rst stall warning and then the Lion sophomore escaped to a 1-0 lead with :50 on the clock. Brown then shot low on Kokesh, gaining control of the Husker and picking up a takedown on the edge of the mat for a 3-0 lead at the :37 mark. Kokesh escaped quickly to a 3-1 defi cit. Kokesh then took Brown down and scored two near fall points as the period ended to storm to a 5-3 lead after two periods. Brown chose down to start the third but Kokesh quickly reversed him to up his lead to 7-4. He then added another take-down and led 9-4 with 1:02 on the clock. Brown looked to score late, but Kokesh was able to force a stalemate with :27 on the clock. Brown notched a late takedown and nearly stole the match with a pin at the buzzer. But time ran out as Brown fi nished off the cradle and Kokesh, with 1:09 in riding time, posted the 10-7 win.

184: All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, met No. 8 Josh Ihnen in yet another top-ten match-up. Ihnen scored early, getting control of Ruth’s legs and taking an early 2-0 lead with a takedown. Ruth quickly escaped and turned into the Husker, looking to score himself. Ruth quickly picked up his fi rst takedown, using a low single and leading 3-2 with 1:30 left. He then cut Ihnen loose to a 3-3 tie. Ruth tacked on a second takedown and led 5-3 with :30 left in the opening period. Leading 5-3, Ruth chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 6-3 lead. Ruth forced Ihnen into a stall warning and then used a high single to pick up another takedown. Leading 8-3, Ruth rode Ihnen for the rest of the period. Ihnen chose down to start the third period but Ruth easily turned the Husker to his back for three back points. After picking up another point on an Ihnen stall, Ruth maintained control for the next minute before turning him to his back for two more near fall points and a 14-3 lead. Looking to fi nish off a statement match, Ruth turned Ihnen for three more back points, picked up a riding time point thanks to 2:47 in riding time, and notched the 18-3 tech fall at the 7:00 mark.

197: All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, took on Nebraska’s Caleb Kolb. Wright notched the fi rst takedown, taking Kolb to the mat for an early 2-0 lead. Continuing to look for a turning combina-tion, Wright dominated the action and broke Kolb down in the center of the mat. Wright rode Kolb out and led 2-0 with 2:03 riding time after one period. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Wright added to his lead with a late second period takedown and carried the 5-0 edge into the third with nearly 3:00 riding time. Kolb chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 defi cit. Wright continued to pressure Kolb, forcing the Husker backwards for the fi rst minute before taking him down for a 7-1 lead with :52 left on the clock. With the riding time point clinched, Wright cut Kolb loose and began looking for a major decision. Wright picked up the takedown and then rode Kolb out. Th e 3:25 in riding time gave Wright the 10-2 major decision.

285: Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 285, met Husker sophomore Spencer Johnson. Gingrich used a high double to score early, taking a 2-0 lead with 2:40 on the clock. Th e Nittany Lion then con-trolled the action from the top, keeping control for :30 until Johnson escaped to a 2-1 score. Gingrich pressured Johnson for the remainder of the period, nearly scoring again on a high double with :20 left. But Johnson was able to back away from the shot and Gingrich led 2-1 after one. Johnson chose down to start the second period but Gingrich was too strong up top, keeping control and building up over 1:00 in riding time. Johnson worked his way to a reversal and a 3-2 lead of his own with :25 on the clock, but Gingrich was able to escape quickly and tied the bout at 3-3. Gingrich chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 4-3 lead with 1:45 in riding time. Th e Lion sophomore blew through a high double leg to up his lead to 6-3 with 1:31 left to wrestle. Gingrich nearly turned Johnson to his back but only got a one-count and the Lion held his 6-3 lead with a clinched riding time point with :50 on the clock. Johnson escaped to a 6-4 defi cit with :30 on the clock but Gingrich fi nished with a low single that killed the clock. Th e 7-4 win for Gingrich included 2:47 in riding time.


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#1 PENN STATE 16, #3 IOWA 22Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 -- Iowa City, Iowa

125: #1 Matt McDonough IOWA dec. #2 Nico Megaludis PSU, 2-1 (TB) 0-3133: #2 Tony Ramos IOWA pinned Jordan Conaway PSU, WBF (4:23) 0-9141:#8 Matt Ballweg IOAW maj. dec. Bryan Pearsall PSU, 12-2 0-13 149: #8 Andrew Alton PSU maj. dec. Brody Grothus IOWA, 18-8 4-13157: #1 Derek St. John IOWA dec. #5 Dylan Alton PSU, 4-3 4-16165: #2 David Taylor PSU tech fall #13 Nick Moore IOWA, 18-2 (TF; 6:42) 9-16174: #6 Mike Evans IOWA dec. #4 Matt Brown PSU, 4-3 9-19184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU maj. dec. Grant Gambrall IOWA, 21-10 13-19197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU dec. #19 Nathan Burak IOWA, 8-3 16-19285: #6 Bobby Telford IOWA dec. #17 Jon Gingrich PSU, 9-2 16-22Attendance: 15,077

Th e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team dropped its fi rst dual meet of the year, falling 22-16 at Iowa in a sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa won six of ten bouts, including three thrilling one-point decisions in the dual’s key match-ups.

A rematch of last year’s NCAA title bout at 125 was the fi rst bout of the night, and Lion sophomore Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2, and Iowa senior Matt McDonough, ranked No. 1, did not disappoint. Th e duo battled to a 1-1 tie and through a sudden victory period before McDonough was able to ride Megaludis out and then escape in his tie-breaker period for a thrilling 2-1 (TB) win. Tony Ramos, ranked No. 3 at 133, then pinned Lion freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), handing Conaway his fi rst dual meet loss, to put Iowa up 9-0 early.

Iowa’s Matt Ballweg, ranked No. 8 at 141, then posted a 12-2 major over Lion senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.), giving Iowa a 13-0 lead. Penn State sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 149, put Penn State on the board with a sound 18-8 major over Iowa’s Brody Grothus. Th en, in another epic rematch of a key NCAA bout from a year ago, Lion All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, took on No. 1 Derek St. John. Like the 125-pound bout, the All-American duo did not disappoint. Alton took a lead midway through the second period and carried that lead into the third. Alton looked to increase his lead late in the bout, but St. John was able to counter and get a late takedown to post a thrilling 4-3 win. Th e victory, Iowa’s fourth in the fi rst fi ve, put the Hawkeyes up 16-4 at intermission.

Th e second half began with a bang for Penn State as All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, dominated No. 13 Nick Moore. Taylor turned Moore three times in the fi rst period alone and rolled to an 18-2 technical fall at the 6:42 mark. Iowa won a third epic battle by a single point. Th is time, No. 6 Mike Evans used a late third period counter takedown to down No. 4 Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) in a thriller at 174, putting the Hawkeyes up 19-9 with only three bouts left.

All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, remained undefeated on the year with a dominating 21-10 major over Iowa’s Grant Gambrall. All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, then pulled Penn State to within striking distance, picking up an 8-3 win over No. 19 Nathan Burak to cut the Iowa lead to 19-16. In the dual’s fi nal bout, No. 6 Bobby Telford of Iowa stopped Penn State’s comeback short with a 9-2 win over No. 17 Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) at heavyweight.

While Iowa won six of ten bouts, Penn State owned a 22-13 lead in takedowns. Th e loss snaps a 20 dual win streak for Penn State.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: In a rematch of last year’s NCAA Championship battle at 125, No. 2 Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) took on No. 1 Matt McDonough of Iowa. Megaludis came out quick, looking for low singles off shoulder ties from the onset. Megaludis got in on a quick single but McDonough was able to work action out of bounds and force a reset with 2:00 on the clock. Megaludis continued to set the pace, fi ghting off a McDonough shot at the :40 mark and keeping the bout scoreless. McDonough chose down to start the second period and quickly turned it into a chance for a reversal. But Megaludis was able to maintain control of McDonough’s ankle and force a stalemate at the 1:11 mark. McDonough worked his way to an escape and a 1-0 lead at the :56 mark and action resumed with both wrestlers on their feet. Megaludis shot low, gaining control of the Hawkeye’s ankle, but McDonough forced a stalemate to end the period. Megaludis chose down to start the fi nal period and worked his way to an escape and a 1-1 tie at the 1:45 mark. Megaludis had a :50 riding time edge. Megaludis continued to force McDonough to the edge of the mat and the bout was tied 1-1 with :50 left. After a reset at the :24 mark, Megaludis got in on in a single. He nearly got the takedown but time ran out and the bout moved into a sudden victory period. Th e duo battled evenly until Megaludis nearly scored again at the buzzer. With time running out, the bout went to a tie breaker. Megaludis chose down and was not able to escape in his tie breaker. McDonough was able to escape in his tie-breaker session with just :04 left and grabbed a hard fought 2-1 TB win.

133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway, riding a four-bout win streak, entered his bout with No. 2 Tony Ramos of Iowa undefeated in duals at 133. Ramos got in on a high single, forcing a scramble in the center of the mat at the 1:30 mark. Conaway escaped to a 2-1 defi cit quickly and action resumed in the center circle. Ramos added a second quick takedown, this time taking control of Conaway and building up some riding time with a ride-out. Trailing 4-1, Conaway chose down to start the second period and escaped. Ramos quickly picked up a third take-down to lead 6-2 with 1:40 on the clock. Conaway escaped to a 6-3 defi cit but Ramos added another takedown on a counter. After cutting Conaway loose, Ramos then gained control of the freshman’s shoulders and turned him to his back for a pin at the 4:23 mark, putting Iowa up 9-0.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.), the only member of the Nittany Lion squad to have wrestled in Carver-Hawkeye Arena prior to the dual, met No. 8 Matt Ballweg at 141. Pearsall fought off the fi rst Ballweg shot and then looked to connect on a single leg of his own. Each man was good on defense and the bout remained scoreless at the 1:30 mark. Pearsall connected on a low single with :30 left but Ballweg was able to counter, working his way on top of Pearsall and getting the counter takedown at the :10 mark to take a 2-0 lead. Ballweg chose down to start the second period and Pearsall was able to break the Hawkeye down for :30 before the Hawkeye reversed the Lion to lead 4-0. Ballweg then turned Pearsall for three back points and a 7-0 lead a the :40 mark. Pearsall escaped to a 7-1 defi cit with :10. Trailing by six, Pearsall chose down to start the third period but could not escape a strong Ballweg ride. Ballweg worked up over 1:00 in riding time and Pearsall got hit with a fi rst stall warning before escaping to a 7-2 defi cit. Ballweg bulled his way through another takedown at the ;30 mark and upped his lead 9-2. A two point turn and a riding time point gave the Hawkeye a 12-2 major, putting Iowa up 13-0 after three bouts.

149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 149, faced off against Iowa’s Brody Grothus. Alton quickly took the Hawkeye to his back, using a shoulder throw for a takedown and three back points to lead 5-0 early. Grothus escaped quickly and action resumed in the center circle. Alton added another quick takedown, this one on a low double, to take a 7-1 lead. Grothus escaped again at the 1:18 mark and Alton quickly blew through another takedown with three more back points and a 12-2 lead. Grothus escaped before the period ended and Alton led 12-3 after one period. Grothus chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 12-4 lead. He shot low only to be countered by Alton who got another takedown and led 14-4 with over 2:00 riding time. After Grothus escaped, Alton quickly hit a high double for another takedown and a 16-5 lead. Alton chose neutral to start the third period and fought off a Grothus shot early on, forcing a stalemate at the 1:29 mark. With the clock hitting the 1:00 mark, Grothus notched his fi rst takedown at the :40 mark, cutting Alton’s lead to 17-8. Th at was the fi nal tally of the bout and Alton, with 2:36 in riding time, posted the 18-8 major.

157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, took on No. 1 Derek St. John. Th e All-American tandem battled through an even two minutes, with neither wrestler fi nding an opening to score. Th e fi rst period ended in a scoreless tie and action headed to the second stanza at 0-0. St. John chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Alton connected on a low single, getting the bout’s fi rst takedown at the 1:05 mark to take a 2-1 lead. St. John escaped to a 2-2 tie with :49 left and the Iowa bench asked for a video replay. Th e call stood after review and action resumed in the center circle tied 2-2 with :49 left in the period. Th e rest of the period was scoreless and Alton chose down to start the third period. A quick escape gave the Lion a 3-2 lead with 1:50 left to wrestle. With 1:25 on the clock, Alton got in deep on a single leg and nearly scored again. St. John countered and nearly scored himself. Th e scramble continued and with :30 left, St. John worked his way to a takedown and a 4-3 lead. With :19 left, Alton needed an escape to tie the bout. After a reset with :09, St. John was able to ride Alton out and grab a hard-fought 4-3 win, putting Iowa up 16-4 heading into the halftime break.

165: Defending NCAA Champion David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, met Iowa’s Nick Moore, who entered the dual ranked No. 13. Taylor took the fi rst two shots, connecting on the second for an early 2-0 lead. Th e junior then controlled Moore for over 1:24 before cutting him loose. Taylor used a quick low double for a 4-1 lead and, with the ride out led 4-1 with 1:41 in time after one period. Moore chose down to start the second and Taylor quickly cut him loose. Th e Lion’s pressure led to another takedown and this time, Taylor used a two on one title for two back points and an 8-2 lead. Taylor then turned Moore for two more back points and upped his lead to 10-1. Taylor added a three-point turn and led 13-2 after two. Taylor chose down to start the third period, quickly escaped and then took Moore down once again to lead 16-2. Taylor spent the rest of the period, looking for a tilt. He added two more back points and posted the dominating 18-2 technical fall at the 6:42 mark.

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, faced off against No. 6 Mike Evans of Iowa. Each man worked for control up top as action stayed in the center of the mat. Evans had the fi rst chance to score, gaining control of Brown’s left foot. But Brown was able to work his way free and force a stalemate to keep the bout scoreless at the :20 mark. Brown chose down to start the second period, stood up and worked his way into control of Evans’ feet, notching the reversal. Evans escaped and Brown led 2-1 at the 1:30 mark. Th e duo then battled through the rest of the period scoreless and Brown led 2-1 heading into the third. Evans chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 2-2 tie. Brown gained control of Evans leg and looked to score. But Evans was able to fi ght the move off and countered for his own takedown and led 4-2 with :30 on the clock. Brown escaped with :14 left and looked for a fi nal takedown, but Evans was able to kill the clock and posted the 4-3 win, giving Iowa a 19-9 lead.

184: Defending 174-pound NCAA Champion Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, met Iowa’s Grant Gambrall. Ruth opened up the match with a quick throw of Gambrall, picking up a takedown just :20 into the bout. Ruth then controlled the action from the top, looking for a chance to connect on a cradle and pick up a pin. Ruth cut Gambrall loose and the Hawkeye quickly turned in on a takedown of his own, tying the bout at 3-3. Ruth quickly took Gambrall down again, working his riding time over 1:00 in the process. A Ruth ride-out gave the Lion a 5-3 lead with 2:00 riding time after one period. Gambrall chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 5-4 defi cit. Ruth quickly shot and grabbed another takedown to lead 7-4 with 1:01 on the clock. Ruth cut Gambrall loose and began collecting takedowns. Th ree second period takedowns gave the Lion an 11-6 lead with a clinched riding time point thanks to 3:36 in time. Ruth chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 12-6 lead. Ruth picked up another takedown and cut Gambrall loose again. Ruth tacked on three more takedowns and, with 4:26 in riding time, rolled to a 21-10 major decision.

197: Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, faced off against No. 19 Nathan Burak. Wright scored quickly, taking a 2-0 lead at the 2:00 mark. Wright then controlled the action from the top, building up :47 in time before Burak escaped. Th e duo battled for the rest of the period without any scoring and Wright led 2-1 after the opening stanza. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped. He then pushed through a low double leg for another takedown and a 5-1 lead. Burak escaped and then shot on Wright’s left leg. But Wright quickly countered to a low double and a 7-2 lead after another escape. Wright then rode Burak out to carry that lead and 1:51 in time into the third period. Burak chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped. Th e third period was otherwise scoreless and Wright posted the 8-3 win with the riding time point.

285: Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 17 at 285, took to the mat against No. 6 Bobby Telford, looking to forge a tie or more with an upset victory. Telford gained control of Gingrich’s shoulders and notched the fi rst takedown of the bout, taking a 2-0 lead at the 1:56 mark. Telford then put together a strong ride, maintain-ing control of Gingrich for the rest of the period. Trailing 2-0, Gingrich chose down to start the second period but Telford was once again able to maintain control. Gingrich gave up two stall points and trailed 4-0 while the Hawkeye put together another ride out. Telford chose down to start the fi nal period and quickly escaped to a 5-0 lead. Telford countered a low Gingrich shot and notch another takedown, taking a 7-0 lead. Gingrich countered, however, with a swift reversal to cut the lead to 7-2. Telford countered that with his own reversal and, with the riding time, posted the 9-2 win.




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#1 PENN STATE 37, #8 ILLINOIS 0Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013 -- Champaign, Ill.

125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU pinned #5 Jesse Delgado ILL, WBF (6:45) 6-0133: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. #8 Daryl Th omas ILL, 8-6 9-0141: Bryan Pearsall PSU dec. Steven Rodgrigues ILL, 2-0 12-0149: #8 Andrew Alton PSU dec. Caleb Ervin ILL, 6-3 15-0157: #5 Dylan Alton PSU maj. dec. Matt Nora ILL, 14-6 19-0165: #2 David Taylor PSU dec. #8 Conrad Polz ILL, 14-7 22-0174: #4 Matt Brown PSU dec. #8 Jordan Blanton ILL, 6-4 25-0184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU pinned #20 Tony Dallago ILL, WBF (0:47) 31-0197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU dec. #13 Mario Gonzalez ILL, 4-2 34-0285: Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. Chris Lopez ILL, 9-4 37-0Attendance: 1,247

Th e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team rebounded from having a 20-dual win streak snapped at Iowa on Friday by posting a Big Ten road dual shut-out. Penn State won all ten bouts in blanking No. 8 Illinois 37-0 in Champaign, its third Big Ten dual shut-out of the year.

Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, pinned No. 5 Jesse Delgado to get Penn State off to a fast start. Th e Lion used a third period scramble to get the fall at the 6:45 mark. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) picked up yet another win over a top-ten opponent, rolling to a convincing 8-6 victory over No. 8 Daryl Th omas at 133. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) then posted a 2-0 win over Steven Gonzales at 141 and the Nittany Lions led 12-0 early.

Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 149, then posted a 6-3 win over Caleb Ervin. Brother Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, then blistered Illini Matt Nora with four third period takedowns to roll to a 14-6 major decision, putting the Nittany Lions up 19-0 at the midway point.

All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, then posted a strong 14-7 win over No. 8 Conrad Polz to keep the Lion hopes of a road shut-out going. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, posted a 6-4 win over No. 8 Jordan Blanton at 174. All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, remained undefeated with a blistering pin of No. 20 Tony Dallago, getting the fall less than a minute into the bout with a cradle at the 0:47 mark.

Senior All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, also stayed unbeaten, posting a tough 4-2 win over No. 13 Mario Gonzalez to put Penn State up 34-0 heading into the fi nal bout. At 285, sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) secured the road shutout with a strong 9-4 win over Chris Lopez, posting the fi nal dual score at 37-0.

Penn State, in addition to winning all ten bouts, tallied seven bonus points off Ruth and Megaludis’ pin and Dylan Alton’s major. Penn State also won the takedown battle 20-4. Th e shut out is Penn State’s third in Big Ten action this year and its fi rst road shut out of a Big Ten foe since blanking Wisconsin 43-0 in Madison last year on Jan. 15, 2012. Th e victory is Penn State’s fi rst ever at Illinois.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, took on No. 5 Jesse Delgado in a rematch of the NWCA All-Star Classic exhibition match, wrestled this past November (won in tight fashion by Megaludis, 3-2). Th e highly ranked duo traded early shots with neither wrestler fi nding an opening at the bout’s start. Delgado connected on a single leg at the 1:00 mark, gaining control of Megaludis on the edge of the mat for a takedown and a 2-0 lead. Th e Lion sophomore was not able to escape and a Delgado ride out gave the Illini the lead heading into the second. Delgado chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Megaludis worked for his fi rst takedown but Delgado was able to fi ght off the Lion’s shots through the bulk of the second period. Trailing 3-0, Megaludis chose down to start the third period. He quickly escaped and began press-ing Delgado towards the outside circle. Delgado got hit with a fi rst stall warning at the 1:00 mark and Megaludis gained control of his ankle. But the Illini was able to work out of bounds and force a reset. Megaludis picked up a stall point at :40, cutting the lead to 3-2, and continued to press. Th e Lion sophomore forced a scramble that allowed him to work into control of Delgado’s waist. He shifted his hips and forced the Illini’s shoulders to the mat, getting the pin at the 6:45 mark.

133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) took on Illinois senior Daryl Th omas, who was ranked No. 8 at 133. After the tandem worked through the fi rst minute plus, Conaway drew fi rst blood with a counter takedown at the 1:28 mark, taking a 2-0 lead early. Th omas escaped at the :46 mark and action resumed in the center circle. Conaway nearly connected on a second takedown late in the period but Th omas fought off the move. Leading 2-1, Conaway chose down to start the second period. A quick escape gave the Lion a 3-1 lead. Conaway countered a high Th omas shot, using a duck under for a single leg to takedown and a 5-1 lead with :35 left in the period. A Conaway ride out gave the Lion a 5-1 lead with 1:18 riding time after two periods. Th omas chose down to start the fi nal period but Conaway once again proved to be strong on top. Th e Lion freshman clinched the riding time point before escaping. He then cut Conaway loose and took him down again, but a Conaway escape gave the Lion a 7-6 lead. Th e Lion freshman was able to fi ght off Th omas’ fi nal shot and, with the bonus point, picked up the 8-6 win over the eighth-ranked Illini.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) met Illini freshman Steven Rodgrigues at 141. Th e duo battled through a scoreless fi rst period, with neither wrestler fi nding an opening. Pearsall chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Continuing to work the shoulders, Pearsall and Rodrigues worked the center of the mat with the Lion fi ghting off two shots to hold his 1-0 lead at period’s end. Rodrigues chose down to start the third period but Pearsall was able to break the Illini down, nearly fi nishing off a cradle in the process. Th e Nittany Lion senior maintained control for the entire period, nearly turning him to his back in the process. While not getting back points, the ride out gave Pearsall a bonus point and a 2-0 win, putting Penn State up 12-0.

149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 8 at 149, battled Caleb Ervin. Alton quickly took Ervin down, gaining control of his shoulders for a 2-0 lead just seconds into the bout. Th e duo scrambled in the center of the mat, with Alton fi ghting off a reversal and maintaining control. Ervin escaped at the 1:15 mark, and Alton quickly worked in on his shoulders once again, working the Illini to the mat for another takedown and a 4-1 lead. Ervin escaped and Alton shot low once again, but the clock wound down and Alton led 4-2 after the opening period. Alton chose down to start the second stanza but Ervin was able to control the Lion long enough to work of Alton’s riding time edge. Alton worked his way to a last second reversal and led 6-2 after two periods. Ervin chose down to start the fi nal stanza and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 6-3 defi cit. With riding time not a factor, Ervin shot low on Alton, forcing a scramble that Alton eventually fought off . Alton got in on a single leg

after a reset with :30 on the clock. Th e move forced a scramble that killed the clock and Alton posted the 6-3 win.

157: Sophomore All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, faced off against Illini freshman Matt Nora. Alton quickly gained control of Nora’s shoulders and nearly turned him to his back for a fi ve point move. But the takedown alone gave Alton an early 2-0 lead. Nora escaped to a 2-1 score and action returned to the center circle. Alton quickly took Nora down again and cut him loose to a 4-2 score with 1:30 on the clock. Trailing 4-2, Nora chose down to start the second period and worked his way to an escape, but not before Alton built up 1:32 in riding time. Leading by one, Alton chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-3 lead. Th e Lion sophomore then upped his off ensive pressure, forcing Nora towards the edge of the mat. He countered a low Nora shot and took the Illini down on the edge of the mat with 1:20 left, taking a 7-3 lead. He then cut him loose and began working for another takedown. He went on to add three more takedowns. He fi nished the bout off with a ride out and, with 2:03 riding time, posted the 14-6 major.

165: Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, took to the mat against No. 8 Conrad Polz. Taylor scored quickly, forcing Polz’s head to the mat, allowing him a clear shot at a low single and a takedown. Leading 2-0, Taylor then put together a strong ride, building up well over a minute’s worth of riding time. Polz escaped, only to get taken down again by Taylor and this time the Lion rode him out to lead 4-1 after one period. Polz chose down to start the second stanza and escaped to a 4-2 defi cit. Polz took a shot that Taylor countered at the :35 mark and the Nittany Lion led 6-2 late in the second. Another Taylor ride out gave the Lion a 6-2 lead with 2:37 riding time after two periods. Taylor chose down to start the fi nal period, quickly escaped and then stepped right in for a fourth takedown and a 9-2 lead. With the riding time point clinched, Taylor then turned Polz to his back for three near fall points and a 12-2 lead. Taylor continued to control the action from the top. Polz was able to reverse Taylor and pick up three late back points. Th e late fl urry was enough to keep Taylor from getting bonus points but 4:14 in riding time gave Taylor a 14-7 win.

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 4 at 174, met No. 8 Jordan Blanton of Illinois. Brown scored fi rst, getting a takedown just under a minute into the bout to lead 2-1 after a Blanton escape. Th e Lion sophomore continued to set the tempo off ensively, gaining control of Blanton in the center circle. Blanton countered the move and forced a stalemate with 1:00 left in the opening period. Brown used a strong high double to work his way into control of Blanton, picking up a late takedown and potential near fall points. With the nearfall not being called, the Penn State bench challenged the call, but to no avail. Trailing 4-1, Blanton chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-2 score. Neither wrestler found a way to score for the rest of the period and Brown rode that score into the third. Th e Lion chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. He then gained control of Blanton and forced a scramble in the middle of the mat, but a stalemate was called at the 1:05 mark. Blanton used a single leg to work towards his fi rst takedown, cutting Brown loose to a 6-4 Lion lead with :30 on the clock. With riding time not a factor, Brown rolled to the 6-4 win over the ranked Illini.

184: Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, battled No. 20 Tony Dallago. Ruth wasted no time taking Dallago down, working his way to a 2-0 lead just :15 into the bout. Th e Lion junior then completed a cradle and eventually stuck the ranked Illini for the pin at the 0:47 mark.

197: Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, wrestled No. 13 Mario Gon-zalez. Wright used an early opening to slide down to a low double and a 2-0 lead with a takedown at the 1:00 mark. Gonzalez escaped and action resumed in the center circle. Wright and Gonzalez then battled through the rest of the period without any more scoring and Wright led by one after one. Gonzalez chose down to start the second period but could not break free of a dominating Wright ride. He escaped to a 2-2 tie but not until Wright had built his riding time edge to 1:49. Wright chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead. Wright shot through a high single, working Gonzalez to the mat and forcing a scramble that nearly ended in a Wright pin. But Gonzalez countered and almost notched a takedown before action moved out of bounds. Wright carried the one point lead and, with the riding time point, posted the 4-2 win.

285: Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) got the nod at 285 and met Illinois freshman Chris Lopez. Lawson wasted no time, blowing through a high shot at Lopez and getting a takedown early. He then added two back points before Lopez escaped to a 4-1 score with 1:45 on the clock. Lawson fought off a Lopez shot at the :30 mark and rode the 4-1 lead into the second period. Lopez chose down to start the second stanza but was not able to break free of Lawson until the :45 mark. Th e escape cut the Lawson lead to 4-2, but the Lion had 1:38 in riding time. Lawson chose down to start the third period and quickly worked his way to a reversal and a 6-2 lead. Lopez escaped at the 1:08 mark but Lawson had the riding time point clinched. Lopez dove low at a double leg with :40 on the clock, but Lawson forced a stalemate and action resumed in the center circle. Th e Lion sophomore fi nished on top, working through another high double for a takedown. Lopez added an escape, but with the riding time point Lawson posted a 9-4 win, securing the 37-0 road shutout.


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#1 PENN STATE 31, #15 PITTSBURGH 7Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 -- Pittsburgh, Pa.

125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU win by forfeit 6-0 133: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. #16 Shelton Mack PITT, 5-3 (sv) 9-0141: Travis Shaff er PITT maj. dec. Derek Reber PSU, 14-2 9-4 149: #7 Andrew Alton PSU dec. Ronnie Garbinsky PITT, 14-7 12-4157: #5 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Donnie Tasser PITT, 7-3 15-4165: #2 David Taylor PSU maj. dec. #17 Tyler Wilps, 20-6 19-4174: #5 Matt Brown PSU dec. P.J. Tassesr PITT, 10-4 22-4184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU maj. dec. #13 Max Th omusseit PITT, 17-3 26-4197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU pinned #2 Matt Wilps PITT, WBF (2:43) 32-4285: #8 Zac Th omusseit PITT dec. Jimmy Lawson PSU, 5-4* 31-7*Lions lose team point for unsportsmanlike conduct (thrown head gear)Attendance: 3,294

Th e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team took care of No. 15 Pitt in front of sold out Fitzgerald Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s Lions, ranked No. 1 in Intermat’s Tournament Power Index, won all but two bouts and rolled to the 31-7 win. Senior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) picked up the dual’s signature win with a pin at 197.

Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 nationally at 125, received a forfeit to start the match for Penn State, with nearly 200 of his hometown fans in attendance. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) continued his outstanding season, taking No. 16 Shelton Mack to sudden victory and grabbing the 5-3 win. Conaway has now beaten three wrestlers ranked in the top 16, including two top tens. With senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) getting the evening off , senior Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa.) stepped into action for Penn State. Panther Travis Shaff er was able to defeat Reber 14-2, cutting Penn State’s lead to 9-4 with the major.

Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 149, posted a strong 14-7 win over Pitt’s Ronnie Garb-insky, tallying fi ve takedowns in the win. Brother Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, notched a strong 7-3 win over Panther Donnie Tasser, putting Penn State up 15-4 at the midway point. Junior All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked no. 2 at 165, then rolled through No. 17 Tyler Wilps to the tune of a 20-6 major decision with 3:36 in riding time.

Nittany Lion Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 5 at 174, was strong once again in a 10-4 win over Panther P.J. Tasser to put Penn State up 22-4. Junior All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, stayed unbeaten on the year with a 17-3 dismantling of No. 13 Max Th omusseit. Th e major gave Penn State a 26-4 lead.

Senior All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, then thrilled a great crowd of Penn State faithful in the Panthers’ house by pinning No. 2 Matt Wilps. A quick scramble at the end of the fi rst period allowed Wright to gain control of the Panther and stay unbeaten on the year with the pin at the 2:43 mark. Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) battled No. 8 Zac Th omusseit tough at heavyweight before dropping a tough 5-4 decision. Th e Lions then lost a team point for thrown head gear as the Lion left the mat frustrated.

In winning eight of ten bouts, Penn State posted a lop-sided 27-4 takedown advantage. Taylor led the way with six while Ruth and Andrew Alton each had fi ve.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, received yet another forfeit to start the match for Penn State. With nearly 200 of his hometown fans in attendance, Megaludis’ forfeit victory put Penn State up 6-0 early.

133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) battled No. 16 Shelton Mack of Pittsburgh at 133. Th e duo battled through two minutes of scoreless action in the middle of the mat. Each wrestler took slight shots over the fi nal minute but no on broke through and the bout moved into the second period as a scoreless tie. Conaway chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Leading 1-0, Conaway began to pressure the Panther, forcing Mack backwards to the outer circle and into a fi rst stall warning. Mack got in on a single leg at the end of the period and turned it into a 2-1 lead at the buzzer, getting the takedown. Leading 2-1, Mack chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Conaway proceeded to press the ranked Panther, forcing him to the out of bounds circle and picking up a stall point at the :58 mark to trail 3-2. Mack quickly picked up another stall and Conaway tied the bout 3-3. Conaway continued his pressure and Mack continued backing up and the bout went to a sudden victory period. Conaway, true to form, scrambled around for a bout winning takedown with just :25 left and posted the thrilling 5-3 (sv) win.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) got the evening off , allowing Penn State to send senior Derek Reber (Lewis-burg, Pa.) into action against Pitt’s Travis Shaff er at 141. Reber scored quickly, taking Shaff er down and early taking the Panther to his back. But Shaff er was able to counter the move and worked his way into a reversal to tie the bout 2-2. Shaff er then controlled Reber from the top, turning the Lion for three back points and 5-2 lead at the 1:10 mark. He added a second three point turn and led 8-2 after one. Reber chose neutral to start the second period but was quickly reversed. Shaff er then rode the Lion out and led 10-2 with a clinched riding time point (3:40) after two. Shaff er chose down to start the third period and reversed Shaff er once again. He then picked up a stall point and led 13-2 with :30 left on the clock. Th e ride out and bonus point gave Shaff er the 14-2 major decision.

149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 149, met Panther freshman Ronnie Garbinsky. Alton scored quickly, taking Garbinsky down to a 2-1 lead after a quick Panther escape. Th e Lion sophomore then countered a Garbinsky shot for a second takedown and a 4-1 lead at the 1:45 mark. Alton then put together a strong ride, maintaining control until the 1:15 mark to build up :54 in riding time. After the Garbinsky escape, Alton continued to work to set up his off ense. After a Garbinsky counter, Alton worked down for a low double and a third takedown to lead 6-2. Garbinsky managed another escape but Alton was undeterred, diving through a low double to add a fourth takedown to lead 8-3 after one period. Garbinsky chose down to start the second but Alton was strong in control. Alton built up nearly 3:00 of riding time. Each wrestler was warned once for stalling during the process. Garbinsky escaped to an 8-4 lead with :32 on the clock and Alton quickly used a low double as the period ended to lead 10-4 with 3:02 in time after two. Alton chose down to start the third and steadily worked his way to a reversal and a 12-4 lead. With the bonus point clinched, Alton picked up a stall point and then cut Garbinsky loose with :29 left. Alton shot low on Garbinsky but the Panther countered for his own takedown, preventing the major. Alton’s 14-7 decision put Penn State up 12-4.

157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 nationally at 157, battled veteran Pitt senior Don-nie Tasser. Alton hit the scoreboard fi rst with a strong high double and led 2-1 after a quick escape. With Alton leading 2-1, action continued in the middle of the mat. Tasser was able to fi ght off another Alton double and keep the bout close with :20 left in the opening stanza. Trailing by one, Tasser chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 2-2 tie. Alton worked his way behind Tasser and took the Panther down to the mat quickly for another takedown and a 4-3 lead after the Panther escaped at the 1:30 mark. Th e Nittany Lion sophomore worked for a high single with less than a minute left, but Tasser’s solid defense kept him from connecting and Alton led 4-3 after two periods. Th e Lion chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 5-3 lead. Th e duo traded shots over the course of the next minute-plus with Alton picking up a fi rst stall warning with :33 left in the bout. Alton blew through a double leg with :15 on the clock and iced the bout with another takedown. A short ride out gave the Lion a strong 7-3 win.

165: Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, took to the mat against No. 17 Tyler Wilps. Taylor and Wilps battled evenly for over a minute before Taylor used a low single for the opening takedown with 1:35 on the clock. Wilps escaped after a :35 Taylor ride, only to get taken down again by Taylor. Th e defending national champion turned Wilps for three back points during a strong ride out and led 7-1 after one period. Wilps chose down to start the second period and Taylor let him loose in order to go on off ense once again. A swift duck-under led to another Taylor takedown and a 9-2 lead with 1:25 on the clock. Taylor cut Wilps loose and quickly took him down again to lead 11-3 with :48 on the clock. Taylor forced Wilps into a stall warning in another ride out. Leading 11-3 with a clinched riding time point (3:01), Taylor chose down to start the third and reversed Wilps to lead 13-3. Another cut by Taylor allowed the Lion to zip through another takedown and a 15-4 lead with 1:14 on the clock. Taylor added a stall point and a takedown to lead 18-6 with a clinched bonus point. Taylor got another stall point and rolled to a 20-6 major with 3:36 in riding time.

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 5 at 174, faced off against Panther P.J. Tasser. Brown set the tempo early, taking a 2-0 lead at the 1:00 mark after a short scramble off a low double. Tasser escaped to a 2-1 score but Brown extended his lead to 4-1 with a takedown at the :10 mark. A short ride out gave the Lion a 4-1 lead after one period and Tasser chose down to start the middle stanza. Th e Panther scrambled his way to an escaped and a 4-2 Brown lead with 1:35 on the clock. Brown used a head-inside single to work towards his third takedown and a 6-3 lead after a quick Tasser escape. Leading by three, Brown chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 7-3 lead. Th e Lion sophomore continued to attack and picked up a fourth takedown with :30 left. Looking for a major, Brown cut Tasser loose but could not beat the clock for another takedown and won 10-4 with 1:04 in riding time.

184: Two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, tangled with No. 13 Max Th omus-seit of Pittsburgh. Ruth wasted no time, using a single leg for a takedown, nearly turning Th omusseit in the process. With the Panther able to fi ght off back points but call for injury time, Ruth chose neutral and then took the Panther down again to lead 4-0 after one. Ruth chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 6-0 lead with well over 1:00 in riding time. Th e Lion worked for a cradle for the rest of the period and, while not turning the Panther, led 6-0 with 2:50 in time after two. Th omusseit chose down to start the third and Ruth quickly turned the Panther for three point and a near pin. Leading 9-0 with 1:25 on the clock, Ruth allowed Th omusseit to escaped and took him down again quickly. He then cut the Panther loose and added two more takedowns to roll to the 17-3 major with over 4:00 in riding time.

197: Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, met No. 2 Matt Wilps in the dual’s marquee bout. Wilps connected fi rst, using a single leg for a takedown and a 2-0 lead with 1:45 on the clock. Wright quickly escaped, cutting the lead to 2-1 and action resumed in the middle of the mat. Wright rolled through a single leg, gained control of Wilps for a takedown and then worked the Panther to his back, picking up the thrilling pin of the second-ranked Panther at the 2:43 mark.

285: Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) met No. 8 Zac Th omusseit at heavyweight and scored early, roaring through a high double to lead 2-0 early. But Th omusseit quickly countered, tying the bout at 2-2 with a reversal. Lawson escaped to lead by one and action resumed in the middle of the mat. Neither wrestler was able to break through for any scoring over the fi nal minute-plus and Lawson led 3-2 after the opening stanza. Th omusseit chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 3-3 tie. Th omusseit tried to connect on a double leg and Lawson pushed the shot off to keep the bout tied with :40 on the clock. Th omusseit was able to connect on a single leg with :20 left and, after a ride out, led 5-3 heading to the fi nal period. Lawson chose down to start the third period but Th omusseit was able to break the Lion down and keep control of the action. Lawson rolled through for a near reversal but did manage the escape before action moved out of bounds with 1:10 left and Lawson down 5-4. Lawson shot in on a high double but the ranked Panther was able to play defense for the rest of the bout and escaped with a 5-4 win. Penn State was deducted a team point after the bout when Lawson through his head gear in frustration.




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#1 PENN STATE 29, #6 OHIO STATE 18Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 -- Columbus, Ohio

125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU maj. dec. #12 Nikko Triggas OSU, 9-1 4-0 133: #1 Logan Stieber OSU pinned Jordan Conaway PSU, WBF (1:59) 4-6141: #2 Hunter Stieber OSU pinned Derek Reber PSU, WBF (1:25) 4-12149: #19 Cam Tessari OSU dec. #7 Andrew Alton PSU, 3-1 4-15 157: #5 Dylan Alton PSU dec. #19 Josh Demas OSU, 4-3 7-15165: #2 David Taylor PSU pinned Mark Martin OSU, WBF (2:55) 13-15174: #7 Nick Hefl in OSU dec. #5 Matt Brown PSU, 3-2 13-18 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU pinned C.J. Magrum OSU, WBF (1:51) 19-18197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU maj. dec. #16 Kenny Courts OSU, 9-1 23-18285: Jimmy Lawson PSU inj. frf #12 Peter Capone OSU, (up 6-0 at time) 29-18Attendance: 6,061

Th e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 1 nationally in Intermat’s Tournament Power Index, took care of business at No. 6 Ohio State, rolling up bonus points in a 29-18 win in Columbus. Junior All-American’s David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) and Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) led head coach Cael Sanderson’s squad with big pins at 165 and 184.

Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, put the Lions up early with a 9-1 major over No. 12 Nikko Triggas. Megaludis used a furious third period that included two near fall points. No. 1 Logan Stieber then pinned Lion freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) at 133, getting the fall at the 1:59 mark. No. 2 Hunter Stieber matched his brother, pinning Lion senior Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa.) at 141 (1:25). Th e Buckeyes got a boost at 149 when No. 19 Cam Tessari upset No. 7 Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) 3-1, putting Ohio State up 15-4 after four bouts.

All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, then notched a hard-fought 4-3 win over No. 19 Josh Demas to cut into the Buckeye lead. Defending National Champion Taylor, ranked No. 2 at 165, then nearly erased the lead with a pin of Mark Martin with just :05 left in the opening period. Th e fall (2:55) cut Ohio State’s lead to 15-13. Ohio State picked up another upset win at 174 with No. 7 Nick Hefl in using a last second takedown to grab a 3-2 win over No. 5 Matt Brown.

Defending National Champion Ruth, ranked No. 1 at 184, then gave Penn State the lead with a quick cradle. Ruth got the pin early in the fi rst period, getting the fall at the 1:51 mark and putting Penn State up 19-18. Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, then majored OSU’s Kenny Courts 9-1. Th e win put the Lions up 23-18. Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) then put the capper on the dual with a strong showing against No. 12 Peter Capone at 285. Lawson used a takedown, two back points and reversal after choice to roll up a 6-0 lead before Capone took an injury forfeit. Th e six-point victory gave Penn State the 29-18 win.

Th e Nittany Lions won the takedown battle 10-5 but dominated the bonus point war, picking up 11 while winning six of ten bouts. Penn State had two pins, two majors and the forfeit win at 285 (with Lawson already leading 6-0 at the time). Taylor and Ruth each recorded their 32nd career pins, moving them into a tie for fi fth all-time at Penn State. Wright currently sits in second with 35.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: In one of many bouts pitting ranked wrestlers against each other, Nittany Lion Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) faced off against Ohio State’s Nikko Triggas. Megaludis entered the dual ranked No. 2 while Triggas was No. 12. Triggas tried an early throw that Megaludis quickly rolled through for a takedown of his own and a 2-1 lead after a quick Triggas escape. Th e duo then battled through an even minute with Megaludis holding on to the one point lead through the 1:00 mark. With no more scoring, Megaludis led by one after the opening stanza and chose down to start the second. A quick escape gave the Lion a 3-1 lead at the 1:35 mark and action continued in the center circle with Megaludis fi ghting off a quick Triggas shot. Megaludis looked to get in on a single leg with :10 left on the clock but could not fi nish off the move and led by two after two periods. Triggas chose top to start the third period and Megaludis quickly escaped. He was then able to gain control of Triggas’ ankle and work his way to a takedown and a 5-1 lead. Th e sophomore then turned the senior for two near fall points and with a ride out and a bonus point, rolled to a 9-1 major decision.

133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) took to the mat against the nation’s top-ranked 133-pounder, Ohio State’s Logan Stieber. Stieber got the fi rst takedown early, gaining control of Conaway’s leg and rolling to a 2-0 lead under a minute into the bout. Th e top-ranked Buckeye then put together a strong ride, turning Conaway for three near fall points and a 5-0 lead at the 1:03 mark. He was able to readjust and work Conaway’s shoulders to the mat for a fi rst period pin at the 1:59 mark.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) was held out of action once again, giving senior Derek Reber (Lewisburg, Pa.) a shot at No. 2 Hunter Stieber at 141. Stieber scored quickly, taking Reber down for an early 2-0 lead. Th e second-ranked Buckeye then put together a strong ride and was able to turn Reber to his back for a quick pin, getting the fall at the 1:25 mark.

149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 149, met No. 19 Cam Tessari for Ohio State. Alton came out quick, looking for an early throw and nearly getting it. But Tessari was able to roll out of trouble and force a scramble that ended in a stalemate at the 1:50 mark. Alton and Tessari then battle through an even two minutes and the bout moved to the second tied 0-0. Tessari chose down to start the second period and quickly worked his way to a reversal and a 2-0 lead at the 1:32 mark. Tessari controlled the action from the top position, building up a 1:13 riding time edge with a ride out. Trailing 2-0, Alton chose down to start the third period but could not break free of Tessari’s ride once again. Tessari clinched the riding time point and maintained control until an Alton escape at the 3:25 mark. Alton scrambled for a takedown but Tessari was able to work the clock down to zeros and, with the riding time point, post the 3-1 win.

157: Sophomore Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, tangled with Buckeye Josh Demas, ranked No. 19. Th e tandem battled through scoreless action deep into the fi rst period with Alton connecting on a high double at the :40 mark and rolling to a takedown and a 2-0 lead. Alton maintained control for the rest of the period and, with a ride-out, carried a 2-0 lead into the second. Alton chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Alton kept up the off ensive pressure, setting the tempo in the middle of the mat with quick low single leg shots. Th e Lion sophomore fought off a late Demas fl urry and held the 3-0 lead after two periods. Demas chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 3-1 defi cit. He then stepped back from an Alton shot and notched his own takedown. Alton quickly escaped to a 4-3 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Alton got called for a fi rst stall warning at the :45 mark. He dove in at Demas’ feet after a reset and was nearly countered for a takedown. Alton then fought off a late Demas shot, with time running out and Alton escaping with a 4-3 win. Th e victory cut Ohio State’s lead to 15-7.

165: Junior David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 nationally at 165, met freshman Mark Martin. Martin scored early, taking Taylor down for a 2-0 lead at the 2:11 mark. Taylor then worked his way to an escape and action resumed in the center of the mat. Taylor took the lead with a low single and then cut Martin loose to a 3-3 tie. Taylor rolled through a single leg for a takedown. Th e two-time All-American then turned Martin to his back, spending the fi nal :20 of the period working for a fall and getting the pin with just :05 left on the clock. Th e fall at the 2:55 mark cut the Buckeye lead to 15-13.

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 5 at 174, took on No. 7 Nick Hefl in of Ohio State in one of the dual’s most anticipated match-ups. Th e highly ranked duo battled evenly for two-plus minutes, with each wrestler looking for control up high. Neither wrestler was able to score and the bout moved to the second stanza tied 0-0. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Brown looked to score on a high double at the 1:00 mark but Hefl in was able to step out of bounds. Brown’s pressure forced Hefl in into a fi rst stall warning. Trailing by one, Hefl in chose down to start the third period. Hefl in escaped and Brown immediately turned into the Buckeye, forcing him backwards towards the edge of the mat. Brown continued to try and connect on high singles with Hefl in’s defense holding fi rm. Brown continued to scramble for a score but Hefl in was able to counter a shot with just :05 on the clock and get a takedown to steal the win. Th e 3-2 victory put Ohio State up 18-13.

184: Junior Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 in the country at 184, faced off against C.J. Magrum. Ruth quickly took the Buckeye down and began looking for way to complete a cradle. With Magrum working to his base, Ruth worked into a cradle and ended the bout early, sending Magrum’s shoulders fl at at the 1:51 mark and giving the Nittany Lions a slim 19-18 lead.

197: Senior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, met Kenny Courts for Ohio State. Courts was ranked No. 16 at 184. Wright looked to scramble to another fi rst period pin, nearly turning Courts to his back at the 1:33 mark. But a stalemate was called and action resumed with the bout scoreless. Wright’s steady off ense led to a go-ahead takedown with :25 on the clock and, with the ride out, the Lion senior led 2-0 after one period. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Wright countered a solid Courts shot, rolling underneath the Buckeye and gaining control for a takedown and a 5-0 lead with 1:20 on the clock. Wright then put together a strong ride and led 5-0 with over 1:00 in time after two. Courts took top to start the fi nal stanza and Wright quickly escaped to a 6-0 lead. Wright rolled around a slight Courts shot, moving quickly behind the Buckeye for another takedown and an 8-0 lead with :45 on the clock. Courts escaped to an 8-1 score with :25 left but Wright had clinched the riding time point. Th e bonus point gave Wright an impressive 9-1 major and Penn State a 23-18 lead.

285: Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) took to the mat for Penn State against No. 12 Peter Capone at 285. Th e duo battled evenly in the center of the mat for the entire period with neither wrestler fi nding an opening to score until the :30 mark. Lawson then countered a Capone shot and rolled through a takedown and two near fall points before Capone called for an injury timeout with :20 on the clock. Lawson then chose down after the injury time and quickly reversed the ranked Buckeye with :10 on the clock. With Lawson leading 6-0, Capone could not continue and the injury forfeit gave the Lions a 29-18 win.


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#1 PENN STATE 48, RIDER 0Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 -- University Park, Pa.

125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU pinned Patrick Skinner RID, WBF (3:48) 6-0133: #14 Jordan Conaway PSU maj. dec. Mike Shupin RID, 19-5 10-0141: Bryan Pearsall PSU pinned Rob Cigna RID, WBF (2:01) 16-0149: #12 Andrew Alton PSU maj. dec. Curt Delia RID, 12-4 20-0157: #5 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Zac Cibula RID, 5-2 23-0165: #2 David Taylor PSU pinned #20 Ramon Santiago RID, WBF (3:48) 29-0174: #7 Matt Brown PSU pinned James Brundage RID, WBF (4:06) 35-0184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU pinned Ryan Wolfe RID, WBF (2:38) 41-0197: #2 Quentin Wright PSU maj. dec. Donald McNeil RID, 12-4 45-0285: #12 Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. Greg Velasco RID, 3-0 48-0Attendance: 6,523

Th e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 1 nationally in Intermat’s Tournament Power Index, closed out the home portion of its schedule with a 48-0 shut-out win over visiting Rider. Seniors Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) and Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) thrilled a sold out SRO crowd of over 6,500 with big wins in their fi nal home appearances.

All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, opened up the dual by pinning Bronc Patrick Skinner, getting the fall at the 3:48 mark. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 14 nationally at 133, then rolled to a 19-5 major with 3:19 in riding time over Mike Shupin.

Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.), wrestling for the fi nal time in Rec Hall, then thrilled over 6,000 fans in a sold out Rec Hall by getting a pin in his fi nal appearance in front of the home crowd. Pearsall completed a cradle and pinned Rob Cigna at the 2:01 mark. Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 149, rolled to a 12-4 major over Curt Delia. Brother Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, posted a 5-2 win over Rider’s Zac Cibula to give the Nittany Lions a 23-0 lead at intermission.

Junior All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, then pinned No. 20 Ramon Santiago in the only bout pitting ranked wrestlers against each other. Taylor got the fall early in the second period, getting a pin at the 3:48 mark. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 7 at 174, then matched Taylor, getting a fall of his own. Brown pinned Rider junior James Brundage at the 4:06 mark.

Junior All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, kept the pin parade going, picking up yet another fi rst period pin. Th is one, over Rider freshman Ryan Wolfe at the 2:38 mark to put Penn State up 41-0. Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 197, then made his fi nal appearance in Rec Hall count, rolling to a 12-4 major (with 4:44 in riding time) over Donald McNeil. Sophomore heavyweight Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.), ranked No. 12 nationally, then secured the shut-out with a dominating 3-0 decision (including 3:46) in riding time over Greg Velasco.

Th e Nittany Lions compiled a lop-sided 30-1 margin in takedowns and rolled up 18 bonus points thanks to fi ve pins and three majors. Ruth and Wright remain undefeated on the year, checking in at 24-0 and 23-0 respectively while Taylor improves to 22-1. Th e shut-out was Penn State’s fourth of the year, marking the fi rst time in Nittany Lion history the team has logged four shut-outs in one season. Th e blanking was the eighth under Sanderson in this, his fourth year at the helm of the program.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, met Rider freshman Patrick Skinner. Skinner came out looking for an initial takedown but Megaludis countered his early shots and notched a takedown at the 1:57 mark. After cutting Skinner loose, Megaludis took him down again with 1:15 left to up his lead to 4-1. Th e Lion sophomore went on to tack on two more takedowns to lead 8-3 with over 1:00 in riding time after one period. Skinner chose down to start the second period and Megaludis let him up. Th e Lion then added a fi nal takedown before turning the Bronc wrestler to his back for a pin at the 3:48 mark.

133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 14 nationally at 133, took on Bronc Mike Shupin. Conaway got in on an early single leg but Morris was able to counter and force a stalemate at the 1:45 mark. Conaway notched his takedown using a quick duck-under at the 1:00 mark. Shupin escaped at period’s end and Conaway led 2-1 after one period. Shupin chose down to start the second, quickly escaped, but was im-mediately taken down by Conaway. Conaway let the Bronc loose and then rolled through a third takedown to up his lead to 6-3. Another takedown and two near fall points gave Conaway a 10-4 lead after two periods. Conaway chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to an 11-4 lead. Shupin got in on a single and Conaway forced a stalemate. Th e Lion then used a low single after the reset to notch another takedown and led 13-4 with 1:10 on the clock. Conaway added another takedown and then turned Shupin for three near fall points and an 18-5 lead with :20 left. Conaway picked up the bonus point with 3:19 in riding time and rolled to the 19-5 major.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.), wrestling in his fi nal home dual as a Nittany Lion, met Robert Cigna at 141. Pearsall notched a quick takedown and then spent the next minute working his way to fi nishing off a cradle. Pearsall then thrilled the SRO Rec Hall sell-out one fi nal time, notching the pin at the 2:01 mark and ending his Rec Hall career in style.

149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 149, met Rider’s Curt Delia. Alton nearly booked a quick pin of his own, catching Delia in a shoulder throw and turning him to his back for a near fall. Delia was able to fi ght off his back but the four-point move put Alton up 4-0 less than a minute into the bout. Delia managed an escape but Alton was able to turn a single leg into another takedown and led 6-2 with :50 on the clock. Th e duo battled evenly for the rest of the period and Alton led 6-2 after one period. Th e Lion sophomore chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 7-2 lead. Th e escape was the lone scoring of the period and the Lion led by fi ve heading into third period. Delia chose down to start the third period but Alton was able to maintain control long enough to build up 1:44 in riding time. Alton then added another takedown and led 9-4 with 1:10 after a Delia escape. Alton tacked on one more takedown and with a ride out posted the 12-4 major (with 2:41 in riding time).

157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, took on Bronc senior Zac Cibula. Th e duo battled evenly for the fi rst minute-plus until Alton worked in on a high double. But Cibula was able to force a reset and action resumed in the center circle at the 1:40 mark. Th e Lion sophomore then turned a swift single leg into a takedown and the fi rst score of the bout, taking a 2-1 lead after a Cibula escape. Th e Lion blew through a high double at the :05 mark, tacking on late takedown to lead 4-1 after one period. Alton chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 5-1 lead. Alton continued to press the Bronc, forcing the action in the middle of

the mat. But Cibula was able to fi ght off Alton’s eff orts and the Lion carried a 5-1 lead into the third period. Cibula chose down to start the third and escaped to a 5-2 lead. Alton was unable to break through the Bronc’s defense but still walked away with the 5-2 win, putting Penn State up 23-0 at intermission.

165: In the lone match-up between ranked wrestlers, All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, met No. 20 Ramon Santiago. Santiago got the bout’s fi rst takedown, using a fast low double to take a quick lead. But Taylor deftly worked his way to a reversal and tied the bout at 2-2 with 2:14 on the clock. Th e Lion junior then put together a strong ride, forcing the ranked Bronc into a stall warning. Taylor nearly locked a cradle and forced Santiago into another stall and led 3-2 after one period. Santiago chose down to start the second period and Taylor nearly turned him to his back for a pin. Th e Bronc was able to roll out of trouble once, but Taylor turned his shoulders to the mat and got the fall at the 3:48 mark, putting Penn State up 29-0.

174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 7 at 174, took on James Brundage. Brown wasted no time gaining control, picking up a quick takedown on the edge of the mat just :15 into the bout. Brund-age escaped and worked his way in on a single, but Brown fought off the move and then gained control himself, working around for another takedown and a 4-1 lead. Brown locked his hands while trying to turn Brundage and led 4-3 after the Bronc escaped with :25 on the clock. Brown would not be denied a fi nal takedown, using a fast low double and a ride out to lead 6-3 after one period. Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped. Th e Utah-native then notched another takedown to lead 9-3 with 1:25 on the clock. Brown then turned his control into a pin, turning Brundage to his back and getting the pin (4:06) to put the Lions up 35-0.

184: All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, battled Bronc freshman Ryan Wolfe. Ruth gained quick control of the bout, taking Wolfe down and leading 2-1 after cutting the Bronc loose less than :15 into action. Ruth tacked on another takedown and cut before rolling through a low double for a third takedown and a 6-2 lead with 1:01 on the clock. He then worked himself into control of Wolfe’s shoulders, turning the Bronc to his back for another fi rst period pin, this one at the 2:38 mark.

197: Wrestling in his fi nal home dual meet, All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 197, faced off against Rider’s Donald McNeil. Wright wasted no time taking the lead in his Rec Hall swan song, roll-ing through a takedown to lead 2-0 less than :10 in. Wright added a second takedown and then went to work on off ense. Th e Lion senior then put together a strong ride, maintaining control for nearly 2:00 while working to turn McNeil to his back. McNeil was hit for stalling twice and led 5-2 after McNeil escaped at the :10 mark. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 6-2 lead. Wright then blew through another takedown and upped his lead to 8-2 with 1:00 left in the middle stanza. Wright picked up another stall point and carried a 9-2 lead with a clinched bonus point into the third period. McNeil chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 9-3 score. Wright countered a McNeil double and picked up his fourth takedown to lead 11-3 with 1:03 left in the match. McNeil escaped as the bout ended but 4:44 in riding time gave Wright a 12-4 major in his fi nal home bout.

285: Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.), ranked No. 12 nationally at 285, took on Rider freshman Greg Velasco. Th e duo battled through a scoreless two-minutes plus with neither man fi nding an opening to score. Lawson looked to score late in the period, but Velasco was able to step back from his shots and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Velasco chose down to start the second period but Lawson was able to break the Bronc down and maintain his off ensive position. Lawson then gained control of Velasco’s arm and looked to turn him for back points, but Velasco bellied out with :40 left in the period. Th e strong ride-out kept things scoreless and Lawson chose down to start the third. Th e ranked Lion sophomore then reversed Velasco to lead 2-0 with over 2:00 in riding time. Lawson spent the rest of the period trying to turn Velasco to no avail. Still, the dominating performance on top gave the Lion sophomore a 3-0 win with 3:46 in riding time.




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#1 PENN STATE 34, RUTGERS 0Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 -- New Brunswick, N.J.

125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU dec. Joe Langel RU, 8-2 3-0133: #13 Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Vincent Dellafave RU, 6-1 6-0141: Bryan Pearsall PSU pinned Trevor Melde RU, WBF (2:40) 12-0149: #12 Andrew Alton PSU dec. Ken Th eobold RU, 11-7 15-0157: #5 Dylan Alton PSU dec. Scott Winston RU, 10-3 18-0165: #2 David Taylor PSU maj. dec. Nick Visicaro RU, 14-6 22-0174: #7 Matt Brown PSU dec. #14 Greg Zannetti RU, 6-2 25-0184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU dec. #10 Dan Rinaldi RU, 11-4 28-0197: #2 Quentin Wright PSU dec. Dan Seidenberg RU, 7-4 31-0285: #12 Jimmy Lawson PSU dec. (TB) Billy Smith RU, 3-2 (tb) 34-0 Attendance: 3,557

Th e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 1 nationally in Intermat’s Tournament Power Index, capped of the 2012-13 dual meet season by shutting out Rutgers 34-0 in New Brunswick on Sunday. Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) capped off the victory with a last second tie-breaker win at heavyweight and head coach Cael Sanderson notched his 100th career dual meet win as a coach.

Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, got Penn State off to a fast start with a dominating 8-2 win over Rutgers senior Joe Langel at 125. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Ab-bottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 133, was equally impressive, rolling to a 6-1 lead with 1:51 in time over Rutgers’ Vincent Dellafave.

Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) then pushed Penn State out to a 12-0 lead with a pin of RU senior Trevor Melde at the 2:40 mark. Pearsall gave up an early takedown but locked up the cradle from the bottom position. Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 149, posted a strong 11-7 win over RU’s Ken Th eobold. Sopho-more All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 at 157, closed out the fi rst half with a dominant win over Rutgers’ senior Scott Winston, posting the 10-3 decision to give the Lions an 18-0 lead at halftime.

Junior All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, opened up the second half with a strong 14-6 major over Nick Visicaro. In the fi rst of two bouts featuring ranked foes, No. 7 Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), downed No. 14 Greg Zannetti 6-2 at 174 to give Penn State a 25-0 lead. Junior All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, remained undefeated with a dominating 11-4 win over No. 10 Dan Rinaldi.

Senior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 197, worked his way to a 7-4 win over Rutgers’ junior Dan Seidenberg to remain undefeated as well. Sophomore heavyweight Lawson, ranked No. 12 at 285, then closed out the shutout with a thrilling 3-2 tie-breaker win Rutgers’ Billy Smith. With just :06 left, Lawson worked his way to his feet in his tie-breaker period and rolled down to a reversal at Smith’s ankles with just :02 left, pushing Penn State to the 34-0 shut-out win.

Th e Nittany Lions rolled to a 28-3 edge in takedowns and picked up four bonus points off Pearsall’s pin and Taylor’s major. Ruth and Wright remain undefeated on the year, with the former sitting at 25-0 and the latter at 24-0. Taylor improved to 23-1 with his win. Th e victory was Sanderson’s 100th as a collegiate head coach and his 57th at Penn State. Th e attendance of 3,557 was the largest of the year for Rutgers. Penn State closes out the dual meet season with a 13-1 record while Rutgers concludes an outstanding dual season with a 15-4 mark.

BOUT-BY-BOUT:

125: Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 125, took on talented Scarlet Knight senior Joe Langel. Megaludis set the tempo early, working Langel’s shoulders until fi nding an opening to get in on a low single. Langel was able to force a stalemate and keep the bout scoreless at the 1:58 mark. Th e Lion connected on a second single leg and this time turned it into a takedown and a 2-1 lead after a quick Langel escape. Langel fought off a third Megaludis single leg at the :35 mark and the Loin led 2-1 after the opening stanza. Langel chose down to start the second period but Megaludis was able to maintain control long enough to build up well over 1:00 in riding time. Th e Nittany Lion broke Langel down at the 1:00 mark and then continued his strong ride for the remainder of the period. Th e ride out gave Megaludis a 2-1 lead with 2:16 in time heading into the third. Megaludis chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Megaludis tacked on a second takedown at the 1:20 mark and upped his lead to 5-2 after cutting Langel loose. With a riding time point clinched, Megaludis tacked on another takedown and, with another ride-out, rolled to the 8-2 win with 2:45 in riding time.

133: Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 13 nationally at 133, took on RU junior Vincent Dellafave. Conaway, like Megaludis, set the early tempo, forcing the Rutgers junior backwards while look-ing to set up his shot. Th e Lion freshman’s pressure paid off on the edge of the mat as Conaway started high on a shot and then fi nished low with a single leg to takedown at the :22 mark. Conaway then kept a scrambling Del-lafave down for a ride out and a 2-0 lead. Dellafave chose down to start the second period but could not work his way free of a strong Conaway ride. Th e Nittany Lion maintained control long enough to build up a 1:25 time edge before the Knight escaped to a 2-1 score. Dellafave got in on a single leg with :10 left in the period but Conaway forced a scramble that killed the clock to lead 2-1 after two. Conaway chose down to start the third period and escaped at the 1:35 mark, maintaining a one-minute plus riding time edge. Conaway used a swift duck-under for a second takedown and upped his lead to 5-1 with :45 left to secure the match. Conaway broke Dellafave down at the end of the match and rolled to a 6-1 with 1:51 in riding time.

141: Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) took on Rutgers senior Trevor Melde at 141 in his fi nal dual meet as a Nittany Lion. Melde blew through a high double to start the match and took Pearsall to his back for two quick nearfall points. Down 4-0 with 2:25 on the clock, the Lion senior worked to break free of a strong Melde ride. Pearsall steadily found his base and then began working not for a reversal, but to lock up a cradle. Th e Nittany Lion senior completed the outstanding move from underneath, hitting the cradle and pinning Melde at the 2:40 mark to put Penn State up 12-0.

149: Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 12 at 149, met Rutgers’ Ken Th eobold. Alton scored quickly, opening up a 2-1 lead less than :30 into the bout. Alton dominated the action early, picking up a second and third takedown to lead 6-2 with 1:30 left in the opening period. Alton then controlled Th eobold for the rest of the period and led 6-2 after one period. Alton chose down to start the second stanza and quickly reversed the Knight to lead 8-3 after a Th eobold escape. Alton quickly notched his fourth takedown and built his time edge up to 2:45 before the Knight escaped. Th eobold chose down to start the third period. Alton clinched the bonus point before Th eobold escaped and then the Lion rolled through a low single, forcing a scramble that led to a stalemate with 1:20 left to wrestle. Th eobold picked up his fi rst takedown, cutting the lead to 10-7 with :38 left to wrestle. Th e off ense was not enough for the Knight and Alton rolled to an 11-7 win including 2:23 in riding time.

157: All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 nationally at 157, met RU senior Scott Winston. Th e duo battled evenly for the fi rst half of the period with no one fi nding an opening to score. Alton nearly took the lead with 1:30 left, using a single leg for a near takedown on the edge of the mat. But action moved out of bounds and the duo resumed with 1:05 in the middle of the mat. Alton nearly pinned Winston at the :15 mark, but action was stopped for potentially dangerous and the bout moved to the second period in a scoreless tie. Alton chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Alton began to string low singles together, working for a chance to get the bout’s fi rst takedown. With 1:04 on the clock, Alton used a low single to secure a takedown and up his lead to 3-0. Th e Lion sophomore then maintained control of the Knight senior for the rest of the period and carried that lead, with 1:01 in time, into the third period. Winston chose down to start the third period but Alton once again dominated action from the top. Winston escaped to a 3-1 score with 1:10 left. Alton then countered a slight Winston shot and led 5-2 with a clinched bonus point at the :40 mark. Looking for a major, Alton added on two more late takedowns and posted the dominating 10-3 decision with 2:08 in riding time.

165: Two-time All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, battled Scarlet Knight Nick Visi-caro. Taylor fought off an early Visicaro shot and worked action out of bounds. Th e Nittany Lion junior then used a low single leg for his fi rst takedown and a 2-0 lead. He then nearly turned the Knight for back points but Visicaro was able to roll out of trouble and keep the bout close with 1:00 left in the period. Taylor let Visicaro loose and then added a second takedown with :12 left to lead 4-1 after the opening period. Taylor chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped. He then rolled through a Visicaro single, forced a scramble on the edge of the mat and fi nished off a takedown of his own to lead 7-1 with 1:29 on the clock. After a Visicaro escaped, Taylor notched another takedown and then spent the rest of the period looking for a turning combination. Taylor led 8-3 with 2:46 in time after two. Taylor went on to pick up two more takedowns and with, 3:43 in time, post the 14-6 major.

174: In one of two match-ups featuring ranked opponents, sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) faced off against RU senior Greg Zannetti. Brown was ranked No. 7 and Zannetti No. 14. Th e duo battled evenly for the better part of the opening period before Brown connected on a low single and turned it into a takedown and a 2-0 lead with :31 on the clock. Leading by two, Brown chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-0 lead. Th e Lion sophomore then countered a Zannetti shot and worked his way around for a second takedown and a 5-1 lead after Zannetti escaped. Trailing 5-1, Zannetti chose down to start the fi nal stanza. Brown maintained control long enough to build up over 1:00 in riding time before Zannetti escaped to a 5-2 score. Th e duo then traded shots for the next minute plus with Brown going on to post a strong 6-2 decision with 1:14 in time.

184: In another marquee match-up, two-time All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, battled No. 10 Dan Rinaldi of Rutgers. Ruth nearly scored on an early low single but Rinaldi was able to step back out of trouble and keep the bout scoreless early on. Ruth’s off ensive pressure paid off as the Lion connected on a solid high double to lead 2-0 with 1:05 in the opening stanza. Th e Nittany Lion waited for an opening to hit a cradle but Rinaldi was able to get out of the period without giving up any back points. Leading by two, Ruth chose down to start the second period. A quick escape gave Ruth a 3-0 lead with 1:35 and the Nittany Lion continued to pressure the Knight back to the outside circle. Ruth used a solid high shot to up his lead to 5-0 at the 1:05 mark and once again went to work from the top position. Ruth cut Rinaldi loose at the :42 mark and then fought off a Rinaldi shot with :22 left. Rinaldi chose down to start the third period but quickly got hit with a stall warning from the bottom. Ruth continued to look for a cradle. After clinching the bonus point and picking up a stall point, Ruth upped his lead to 8-3 with a takedown and cut. Ruth added a late takedown and rolled to an 11-4 win with 2:32 in riding time.

197: Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 at 197, met RU’s Dan Seidenberg in his fi nal dual meet as a Nittany Lion. Th e duo traded early shots with neither man fi nding an opening. But Wright’s steady off ense led to a late takedown and a 2-0 lead with :21 on the clock. A short ride out gave Wright a 2-0 lead after one. Wright chose down to start the second period and quickly reversed the Scarlet Knight junior for a 4-0 lead with 1:30 on the clock. Wright then put together a dominating ride, working for a chance to turn Seidenberg. Seidenberg was able to escape only to get taken down by Wright again with :15 left in the period. Another ride out and Wright led 6-1 with 1:47 in time after two periods. Seidenberg chose down to start the second and Wright cut him loose to a 6-2 lead. Wright shot low on Seidenberg but the Knight was able to counter the move and get a takedown of his own, cutting the Lion’s lead to 6-4 with :40 on the clock. A Rutgers ride out was not enough and, with 1:04 in riding time, Wright posted the 7-4 win.

285: Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.), ranked No. 12 at 285, battled talented Rutgers freshman Billy Smith. Th e tandem of big men wrestled even up for over two minutes with neither man working an off ensive combination to score. With time winding down in the period, Lawson fought off a Smith shot but was not able to complete the counter move and the bout moved to the second period tied 0-0. Smith chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Like the fi rst period, the duo wrestled evenly in the middle of the mat but no scoring opportunities arose. Lawson countered a Smith shot and nearly locked his shoulders up for a throw, but action moved out of bounds and the Knight led 1-0 heading into the fi nal stanza. Lawson chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Both men worked for shoulder control for the next minute-plus but no one found the scoring column. Th e bout moved to a sudden victory period tied 1-1. Th e fi rst sixty seconds were scoreless and a fi rst tie-breaker ensued. Smith escaped with :18 left in his tie breaker period to lead 2-1. Lawson then secured the shutout with a thrilling reversal in his tie breaker period. With just :06 on the clock, Lawson worked his way to his feet and with time running out, the Lion bulled his way around for control of Smith’s ankles with just :02 on the clock. Th e swift move gave Lawson the 3-2 (TB) decision and secured the 34-0 shut-out.


2012 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

#1 PENN STATE AT 2013 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPSSat.-Sun., March 9-10, 2013 -- Champaign, Ill.FINAL TEAM STANDINGS1: PENN STATE – 151.02: Minnesota – 139.03: Iowa – 133.54: Ohio State – 109.55: Illinois – 85.56: Michigan – 75.07: Nebraska – 61.08: Northwestern – 56.09: Purdue – 38.010: Wisconsin – 37.010: Indiana – 30.512: Michigan State – 22.0

2013 Big Ten Wrestling Championships – FINALS AGATE (# listed here is SEED)125: #3 Jesse Delgado, Illinois – 10-4 dec. #1 Matt McDonough, Iowa133: #1 Logan Stieber, Ohio State – 3-1 (sv) dec. #2 Tony Ramos, Iowa141: #1 Hunter Stieber, Ohio State – 8-3 dec. #3 Mark Ballweg, Iowa149: #3 Dylan Ness, Minnesota – WBF (3:27) #4 Jake Suefl ohn, Nebraska157: #2 Jason Welch, Northwestern – WBF (6:38) #4 James Green, Nebraska165: #1 DAVID TAYLOR, PENN STATE – 9-1 maj. dec. #2 Conrad Polz, Illinois174: #5 MATT BROWN, PENN STATE – 7-3 dec. #2 Mike Evans, Iowa184: #1 ED RUTH, PENN STATE – 5-3 dec. #2 Kevin Steinhaus, Minnesota197: #1 QUENTIN WRIGHT, PENN STATE – 5-3 dec. #2 Scott Schiller, Minnesota285: #1 Tony Nelson, Minnesota – W, 4-1 dec. #2 Mike McMullan, Northwestern

Th e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers, ranked No. 1 throughout the year on Intermat’s national TPI ranking, lived up to that billing once again, winning their third straight Big Ten Champion-ship. Head coach Cael Sanderson has now won three Big Ten crowns in his four years as mentor at Penn State. Th e Nittany Lions won with 151.0, Minnesota was second at 139.0 and Iowa third with 133.5. Penn State went a perfect 4-0 in the fi nals and claimed half the post-season hardware as well. Junior Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) was named 2013 Big Ten Wrestlers of the Year and Sand-erson won his third straight Big Ten Coach of the Year (sharing this year’s honor with Minnesota’s J Robinson). In addition, to a third straight title and a bevy of conference laurels, all ten Nittany Lions will make their way to the NCAA Championships on March 21-23 in Des Moines, Iowa, as Penn State looks to win its third straight NCAA crown.

Junior David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) was Penn State’s fi rst fi nalist. Taylor, ranked No. 2 nationally at 165 and the top seed, took on second seed Conrad Polz of Indiana in the fi nals. As the Illini played defense, and was for three stall calls, Taylor notched two takedowns, a reversal and over 3:00 in riding time to roll to a 9-1 major, picking up key bonus points and becoming Penn State’s third three-time Big Ten Champion. Taylor went 3-0 on the day and heads to Des Moines to defend his national title with a 26-1 overall record. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 7 nationally at 174 and the fi fth seed, battled No. 3 Mike Evans of Iowa in the fi nals. After Evans, the No. 2 seed was given an early lead on a penalty point due to a pulled sock, Brown went on a rampage. Th e Nittany Lion sophomore escaped to start the second period and then bulled through a high double, taking Evans to his back to take a commanding 6-1 lead off the fi ve point move. He tallied 2:29 in riding time after riding Evans out for most of the third period and rolled to the 7-3 win, becoming a Big Ten Champion in his fi rst trip to the conference tournament. Brown went 4-0 over the course of the weekend and heads to NCAAs with a 25-4 record.

Junior Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 nationally at 184 and the top seed, looking for this third straight Big Ten championship, Ruth met Minnesota’s Kevin Steinhaus, ranked No. 5 nationally and the No. 2 seed, in the fi nals. Ruth took care of the Gopher and nearly clinched the team title with a 5-3 win, using takedowns in the fi rst and third periods to roll to victory. Ruth, like Taylor, becomes a three-time Big Ten Champion, Penn State’s fourth. Ruth went 3-0 at the tourney and heads to the NCAA Champion looking for a second straight national title with a perfect 28-0 record. Senior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 2 nationally at 197 and the top seed, Wright took on second-seed Scott Schiller of Minnesota in the fi nals. Never threatened, Wright rolled his way to a 5-3 win over Schiller, using second and third period takedowns for the margin. Wright’s win gives him his second Big Ten title and clinched the team title for Penn State. Wright went 3-0 for his second title, clinching the team title for Penn State in the process. Wright heads to Des Moines looking to become a four-time All-American and two-time NCAA Champion with a perfect 27-0 record.

All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 125, was outstanding today, rebounding from a loss in the semifi nals last night. Megaludis downed No. 13 Nikko Triggas of Ohio State 4-1 in the conso semis and then rolled past No. 16 Sean Boyle of Michigan, 4-1, with over 3:00 in riding time. Th e burst gives Megaludis a third place fi nish after going 3-1. Sophomore

Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 13 at 149 and the sixth seed, went 1-1 in conso action. Alton picked up a 13-4 major over Michigan State’s Dan Osterman in the conso semis. He then broke out to a 5-0 lead on No. 10 Ivan Loupochanski, the tournament’s No. 2 seed. But in the second period, the Boilermaker grappler countered an Alton throw and pinned the Nittany Lion at the 4:06 mark. Alton’s outstanding run to fourth place as the No. 6 seed came on a 4-2 mark and earned him a trip to NCAAs. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), ranked No. 12 nationally at 133, dropped his consolation semifi nal bout to sixth-ranked Chris Dardanes of Minnesota but rebounded for a resounding 4-1 win over 11th-ranked Daryl Th omas of Illinois. Th e win gave Conaway fi fth place and a trip to NCAAs as a freshman. Conaway went 2-2 in his fi rst Big Ten Championship. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.), having earned his fi rst trip to the NCAA Championships, ended the Big Ten tournament with an outstanding win in the fi fth place bout. After dropping his conso semifi nal bout to No. 7 Nick Dardanes of Minnesota, Pearsall used a takedown in extra time to post the 4-2 (sv) win over Northwestern’s Pat Greco. Pearsall went 4-2 to take fi fth and earned his fi rst trip to NCAAs.

All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), ranked No. 5 nationally at 157, went 0-2 in consola-tion action and took sixth with a 3-3 record. Alton was beaten by No. 2 Derek St. John of Iowa and Minnesota’s Danny Zilverberg in the fi fth place bout. Alton had already secured a trip to NCAAs. Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) took fi fth seed Mike McClure of Michigan State into sudden victory before giving up a takedown and fall at the 6:36 mark. Lawson’s eighth place fi nish moves him on to nationals as one of Penn State’s ten-man contingent having gone 2-3. Penn State closed out the tournament with a 31-13 record with all ten wrestlers placing in the top eight. Penn State stacked up 20.5 bonus points off of fi ve pins, three tech falls and six majors. Taylor and Ruth become Penn State’s third and fourth three-time Big Ten Champions as well. Kerry McCoy won three titles from 1994-97 and Sanshiro Abe won three from 1993-96. In addition to Ruth’s Wrestler of the Year and Sanderson’s Coach of the Year awards, all four champions (Taylor, Brown, Ruth and Wright) were named First Team All-Big Ten honorees. Wisconsin heavyweight Connor Medberry was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Illinois’ Jesse Delgado was the tourna-ment’s Outstanding Wrestler to round out post-season honors.

Th e following is a weight-by-weight breakdown/agate of Penn State’s tournament to date (rankings listed are NCAA Coaches Rankings):

125: #3 Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), Sr. – #2 seed – 24-3 overall – 3rd Place1st Rd: byeQtrs: vs. #12 David Th orn, Minnesota (7th seed) – W, 4-2 dec.Semis: vs. #4 Jesse Delgado, Illinois (3rd seed) – L, 3-6 dec. Con Semis: vs. #13 Nikko Triggas, Ohio State (5th seed) – W, 4-1 dec.3rd Place: vs. #16 Sean Boyle, Michigan (4th seed) – W, 4-1 dec.

Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis opened up the tournament with a bye and then met seventh-seed David Th orn of Minnesota. Megaludis used a second period takedown to post a 4-2 win over seventh-seed David Th orn of Minnesota in the quarterfi nals, moving to the semis and securing a spot in the NCAA tournament. In the semifi nals, Megaludis took on fourth-ranked Jesse Delgado of Illinois, the third-seed. Megaludis fell behind early to the Illini and dropped a tough 6-3 decision. Th e loss sends Megaludis into tomorrow morning’s consolation semifi nals, still with the ability to take third place. Megaludis took on No. 13 Nikko Triggas of Ohio State in the consolation semifi nals. Megaludis used a second period takedown as the impetus for a 4-1 win and moved into the third place bout against Michigan’s Sean Boyle. In the third place bout, Megaludis dominated the action, picking up a second period takedown and rolling up over 3:00 in riding time on his way to a 4-1 win.

133: #12 Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) Fr. – #4 seed – 16-8 overall – 5th Place1st Rd: byeQtrs: vs. #11 Daryl Th omas, Illinois (5th seed) – W, 6-5 dec. (TB2)Semis: vs. #1 Logan Stieber, Ohio State (1st seed) – LBF (1:28)Con Semis: vs. #6 Chris Dardanes, Minnesota (6th seed) – L, 2-7 dec.5th Place: vs. #11 Daryl Th omas, Illinois, (5th seed) – W, 4-1 dec.

Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway made his Big Ten tournament debut as the fourth seed at 133 and, after a fi rst round bye, took on fi fth-seed Daryl Th omas of Illinois, who was ranked No. 11 nationally in the fi nal NCAA coaches poll. Conaway came out on top in an epic battle between the two grapplers, grinding to a 6-5 TB2 win. Each wrestler traded takedowns in regulation and Conaway fought off two strong takedown attempts in sudden victory. He then rode Th omas out in the second tiebreaker after escaping in his period to post the 6-5 win. Th e victory moved him into the semifi nals and qualifi ed him for the NCAA Championships as a freshman. Conaway then met the nation’s top-ranked wrestler, Ohio State’s Logan Stieber, in the semifi nals. Th e top-seeded Buckeye took Conaway down twice early and then turned him for a pin at the 1:28 mark. Con-away’s loss moved him to the consolation semifi nals, with third place still in his grasp. Conaway met No. 6 Chris Dardanes of Minnesota in the consolation semifi nals and dropped a hard-fought 7-2 decision. Th e loss moved Conaway into the fi fth place bout where he took Illinois’ Th omas again. Th is time, Conaway did not need extra time, turning a third period takedown into a ride out and rolling to a 4-1 win to take fi fth at 133 as a freshman and advance to NCAAs.

141: #21 Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.), Sr. – #4 seed – 23-9 – 5th Place1st Rd: vs. Tom Kelliher, Wisconsin – WBF (1:24)Qtrs: vs. #23 Brandon Nelsen, Purdue (5th seed) -- L, 1-2 dec.Conso Rd. 2: vs. Alex Gregory, Indiana – W, 6-4 dec.Conso Rd. 3: vs. Camryn Jackson, Michigan (8th seed) – W, 19-11 maj. dec. Cons Semis: vs. #7 Nick Dardanes, Minnesota (2nd seed) – L, 2-6 dec.5th Place: vs. Pat Greco, Northwestern (7th seed) – W, 4-2 (sv) dec.




2012 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP RECAPSenior Bryan Pearsall got Penn State started in the tournament, taking to the mat for Penn State’s fi rst bout and getting a quick fi rst period pin over Tom Kelliher of Wisconsin. Pearsall turned a single leg into a scramble and then a cradle, fi nishing off the move by pulling Kelliher in off the edge of the mat and turning him to his back for a fall at the 1:24 mark. Pearsall then met fi fth seed Brandon Nelson of Purdue in the quarters and dropped a tough 2-1 decision, giving up a reversal late in the third period. Pearsall dropped into consolation action, still looking for top six fi nish at his weight to get to NCAAS. In his fi rst consolation bout, Pearsall took on Indiana’s Alex Gregory. Th e Lion senior came back from a fi rst period takedown and an early third period takedown to score four points late and win 6-4. Th e victory pushed him into a conso third round bout against Michigan’s Camryn Jackson, the eighth-seed. Pearsall came back from an early 6-2 defi cit to dominate the fi nal four minutes, turning Jackson three times in the second period on his way to a 19-11 major decision, bonus points for the Lions, and his fi rst trip to the NCAA Championships. Pearsall met No. 7 Nick Dardanes of Minnesota in the consolation semifi nals, the tournament’s second seed. Dardanes pulled out a 6-2 win over Pearsall, pushing the Nittany Lion senior into the fi fth place bout against Northwestern’s Pat Greco. Pearsall battled Greco through an even three periods and then countered a Greco shot to post a thrilling 4-2 (sv) win to take fi fth place and earn the ticket to Des Moines.

149: #13 Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), So. – #5 seed – 26-4 overall – 4th Place1st Rd: vs. Josh Dziewa, Iowa – W, 3-2 dec. Qtrs: vs. #11 Jake Suefl ohn, Nebraska (4th seed) – L, 6-10 dec.Conso Rd. 2: vs. Dylan Marriott, Northwestern – WBF (0:16)Conso Rd. 3: vs. #7 Eric Grajales, Michigan (1st seed) – W, 14-8 dec.Conso Semis: vs. Dan Osterman, Michigan State (7th seed) – W, 13-4 maj. dec.3rd Place: vs. #10 Ivan Lopouchanski, Purdue (2nd seed) – LBF (4:06)

Sophomore Andrew Alton, the No. 5 seed, picked up an important 3-2 decision over Iowa’s Josh Dziewa in the opening round, turning a fi rst period takedown and a third period escape into a win. Alton then took on fourth-seed Jake Suefl ohn of Nebraska in the quarters. Alton dropped a tough 10-6 decision to the 11th-ranked Husker and moved into consolation action, still alive for a top seven fi nish and a trip to NCAAs. In consolation action, Alton took on Dylan Marriott of Northwestern and made short work of the Wildcat. Alton came out quickly, gained control of Marriott’s shoulders and fl ipped him to his back for a pin in just 0:16, the fastest pin in Big Ten tournament history. Th e fall moved Alton into the consolation third round against top-seed Eric Grajales of Michigan. Alton dominated the action from start to fi nish, using six takedowns to roll to a 14-8 win, punch his ticket to NCAAs and move into the conso semis. Alton took to the mat against Michigan State’s Dan Osterman in the consolation semis. Th e Nittany Lion sophomore came out of the gates fast with a fi ve-point move and then rolled to a 13-4 major decision, moving him into the third place bout against second-seed Ivan Lopouchanski of Purdue, who was ranked No. 10 nationally. Alton led 5-2 early but Lopouchanski countered an Alton throw attempt and turned the Lion sophomore to his back for a pin. Th e loss gives Alton the fourth place nod as the sixth seed and sends him to Des Moines.

157: #5 Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), So. – #3 seed – 25-6 overall – 6th Place1st Rd: vs. Kalvin York, Wisconsin – W, 8-3 dec.Qtrs: vs. Josh Demas, Ohio State (6th seed) – L, 1-6 dec. (TB2)Conso Rd. 2: vs. Tommy Churchard, Purdue – WBF (1:03)Conso Rd. 3: vs. Ryan Watts, Michigan State (7th seed) – W, 3-2 dec. Conso Semis: vs. #2 Derek St. John, Iowa (1st seed) – LBF (6:36)5th Place: vs. vs. Danny Zilverberg, Minnesota (8th seed) – L, 2-6 dec.

Sophomore All-American Dylan Alton breezed to an 8-3 decision over Wisconsin’s Kalvin York in the fi rst round, notching three fi rst period takedowns to bolt out to an early lead. Alton then took on sixth-seed Josh Demas of Ohio State in the quarterfi nals and battled the buckeye through two sudden victory periods before dropping a 6-1 TB2 decision. Alton dropped to the consola-tion round, still working towards third place and a trip to NCAAs. Alton met Purdue’s Tommy Churchard in his fi rst consolation bout. Like his brother Andrew a few minutes before, Dylan wasted little time in moving on in the bracket. He quickly took Churchard down, allowed the Boiler an escape and then caught his shoulders, turned him to his back and picked up a fi rst period pin at the 1:03 mark. Alton moved on to battle Michigan State’s Ryan Watts and earned a trip to NCAAs with a 3-2 win. Alton faced off against top-seeded Derek St. John in the consolation semi-fi nals. Th e duo once again battled through two even periods. With the score tied late in the third period, Alton shot, St. John countered and notched a takedown that he turned into a pin at the 6:36 mark. Th e loss moved Alton into the fi fth place bout against Minnesota’s Danny Zilverberg. Alton led Zilverberg 2-0 with just :20 left but the Gopher reversed Alton late in the fi nal stanza and took him to his back for three near fall points and, with riding time, posted a 6-2 win. Alton took sixth place with a 3-3 record and heads to NCAAs.

165: #2 David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), Jr. – #1 seed – 26-1 overall -- CHAMPION1st Rd: byeQtrs: vs. Mark Martin, Ohio State (9th seed) – W, 20-5 tech fall (TF; 5:45)Semis: vs. #12 Nick Moore, Iowa (4th seed) – W, 15-0 tech fall (TF; 2:37)Finals: vs. #8 Conrad Polz, Illinois (2nd seed) – W, 9-1 maj. dec.

Defending NCAA Champion David Taylor opened up his quest for a third straight Big Ten title with a fi rst round bye. He then took on ninth seed Mark Martin of Ohio State in the quarterfi nals. Taylor was once again workmanlike, rolling up points at will on his way to a 20-5 technical fall at the 5:45 mark. Th e win moved him into the semis and sends him to Des Moines. Taylor met fourth-seed Nick Moore of Iowa in the semifi nals and dismantled the talented Hawkeye, rolling to a 15-0 tech fall in the fi rst period. Taylor used a takedown and a series of turns to end the match at the 2:37 mark and become Penn State’s fi rst fi nalist of the day. Th e defending Big Ten champion Taylor met Illinois’ Conrad Polz, ranked No. 8, in the fi nals. Taylor was dominating from start to fi nish.

As the Illini played defense, and was for three stall calls, Taylor notched two takedowns, a reversal and over 3:00 in riding time to roll to a 9-1 major, picking up key bonus points and becoming Penn State’s third three-time Big Ten Champion.

174: #7 Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) – #5 seed – 25-4 overall -- CHAMPION1st Rd: vs. Cheney Dale, Indiana (12th-seed) – WBF (6:15)Qtrs: vs. #6 Nick Hefl in, Ohio State (4th-seed) – W, 7-1 dec.Semis: vs. #11 Dan Yates, Michigan (8th seed) – W, 5-1 dec. Finals: vs. #3 Mike Evans, Iowa (2nd seed) – W, 7-3 dec.

Sophomore Matt Brown made his Big Ten tournament debut picking up big bonus points for Penn State by pinning Indiana’s Cheney Dale at the 6:15 mark. Brown was nearing a tech fall in the third period when he got the fall with :45 left in the bout. He then faced fourth seed Nick Hefl in of Ohio State in the quarterfi nals. Brown was dominant in the match, setting the tempo throughout the bout, with the pressure paying off in the third when the Lion sophomore took the sixth-ranked Buckeye down and added three back points. Brown’s 7-1 win moved him into the semifi nals and punched his ticket to his fi rst NCAA Championship. In his semifi nal match-up with Michigan’s Dan Yates, Brown was dominant once again. Th e sophomore used takedowns in the second and third periods to roll to a 5-1 win and move into the fi nals. Brown battled No. 3 Mike Evans of Iowa in the fi nals. After Evans was given an early lead on a penalty point due to a pulled sock, Brown went on a rampage. Th e Nittany Lion sophomore escaped to start the second period and then bulled through a high double, taking Evans to his back to take a commanding 6-1 lead off the fi ve point move. He tallied 2:29 in riding time after riding Evans out for most of the third period and rolled to the 7-3 win, becoming a Big Ten Champion in his fi rst trip to the conference tournament.

184: #1 Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), Jr. – #1 seed – 27-0 overall – CHAMPION1st Rd: byeQtrs: vs. Cody Magrum, Ohio State (8th seed) – W, 18-3 tech fall (TF; 5:58)Semis: vs. #14 Ethan Lofthouse, Iowa (5th seed) – W, 10-1 maj. dec. Finals: vs. #5 Kevin Steinhaus, Minnesota (2nd seed) – W, 5-3 dec.

Defending NCAA 174-pound champion Ed Ruth, now up at 184, began his quest for a third straight Big Ten title with a bye as well. He then took on Ohio State’s Cody Magrum, the eighth seed, in the quarterfi nals. Ruth, like Taylor, was steady, rolling up points on his way to an 18-3 technical fall at the 5:58 mark. Ruth’s win moved him into the semifi nals and pushed him on to NCAAs as well. Ruth then took on Iowa’s Ethan Lofthouse in the semifi nals and rolled his way to a 10-1 major over the Hawkeye. Ruth used three takedowns and a two-point turn to open up his lead and move into the fi nals. Look-ing for this third straight Big Ten championship, Ruth met Minnesota’s Kevin Steinhaus, ranked No. 5 nationally, in the fi nals. Ruth took care of the Gopher and nearly clinched the team title with a 5-3 win, using takedowns in the fi rst and third periods to roll to victory. Ruth, like Taylor, becomes a three-time Big Ten Champion, Penn State’s fourth.

197: #2 Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), Sr. – #1 seed – 27-0 overall -- CHAMPION1st Rd: byeQtrs: vs. Max Huntley, Michigan (8th seed) – WBF (1:20)Semis: vs. #15 Andrew Campolattano, Ohio State (4th-seed) – W, 1-0 dec.Finals: vs. #9 Scott Schiller, Minnesota (2nd seed) – W, 5-3 dec.

Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright, looking for his second Big Ten crown, had a fi rst round bye at 197. He then faced off against eighth-seed Max Huntley. He made short work of his Wol-verine foe, using a shoulder throw to toss Huntley to his back and secure the fi rst period pin at the 1:20 mark. Th e win pushed him into the semifi nals and will send Wright to his fourth NCAA Championship. Wright then faced Ohio State’s Andrew Campolattano in the semifi nals. In the semis, Wright used a second period escape to post a hard-fought 1-0 win and become Penn State’s fourth fi nalist. Looking for his second Big Ten title, Wright took on second-seed Scott Schiller of Minnesota in the fi nals. Never threatened, Wright rolled his way to a 5-3 win over Schiller, using second and third period takedowns for the margin. Wright’s win gives him his second Big Ten title and clinched the team title for Penn State.

285: #12 Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) – #7 seed – 22-7 overall -- 8th Place1st Rd: vs. Kosta Karageorge, Ohio State (10th seed) – W, 9-1 maj. dec.Qtrs: vs. #8 Mike McMullan, Northwestern (2nd seed) – L, 4-6Conso 2: vs. Spencer Johnson, Nebraska (9th seed) – W, 13-5 maj. dec.Conso 3: vs. #15 Adam Chalfant, Indiana – L, 4-77th Place: vs. Mike McClure, Michigan State (5th seed) – LBF (SV; 6:36)

Sophomore Jimmy Lawson, the third member of the Nittany Lion line-up making his Big Ten Champion-ships debut, picked up bonus points as well to round out a 5-0 fi rst period for the Nittany Lions. Lawson posted a 9-1 major over Ohio State’s Kosta Karageorge (with over 4:00 riding time). He then met second seed Mike McMullan of Northwestern in the quarterfi nals. Lawson made a late comeback attempt but his fl urry fell short in a 6-4 loss. Th e defeat dropped him into the consolation bracket, still alive for a top eight fi nish and a trip to NCAAs. Lawson then met Nebraska’s Spencer Johnson in his fi rst consolation bout. Lawson punched his ticket to the NCAA Championship and picked up key bonus points with a dominating 13-5 major over Johnson. Th e win was highlighted by a late fi ve point move (takedown and three near-fall) that gave Lawson the major. Th e Lion sophomore then met sixth-seed Adam Chalfant of Indiana, who was ranked No. 15 nationally. Lawson dropped a 7-4 decision and moved into the seventh place bout. Lawson met Michigan State’s Mike McClure, the No. 5 seed, in the seventh place bout. A furious third period featured McClure getting a late takedown to take a 4-2 lead but Lawson reversing the Spartan with just :08 left to send the bout to sudden victory. McClure then countered a Lawson shot in sudden victory, got the takedown and then picked up a fall at the 6:36 mark. Lawson went 2-3 in his fi rst Big Ten Championship, placing eighth and advancing to NCAAs.


2012 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP

#1 PENN STATE AT 2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSThur.-Sat., March 21-23, 2013 - Des Moines, Iowa - Wells Fargo Arena.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS (top fi ve)1: PENN STATE – 123.52: Oklahoma State – 119.53: Minnesota – 103.04: Iowa – 73.05: Cornell – 65.0

2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS AGATE (# listed here is SEED)174: #1 Chris Perry, Oklahoma State – 2-1 (TB) dec. #2 MATT BROWN, Penn State184: #1 ED RUTH, Penn State – 12-4 maj. dec. #3 Robert Hamlin, Lehigh197: #2 QUENTIN WRIGHT, PENN STATE – 8-6 dec. #1 Dustin Kilgore, Kent State285: #2 Tony Nelson, Minnesota – 5-2 dec. #4 Mike McMullan, Northwestern125: #2 Tony Delgado, Illinois – 7-4 dec. #4 NICO MEGALUDIS, Penn State133: #1 Logan Stieber, Ohio State – 7-4 dec. #2 Tony Ramos, Iowa141: #2 Kendric Maple, Oklahoma – 4-3 dec. #4 Mitchell Port, Edinboro149: #1 Jordan Oliver, Oklahoma State – 3-2 dec. #2 Jason Chamberlain, Boise State157: #2 Derek St. John, Iowa – 3-2 dec. #1 Jason Welch, Northwestern165: #1 Kyle Dake, Cornell – 5-4 dec. #2 DAVID TAYLOR, PENN STATE

Th e Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, won its third straight NCAA Wrestling Championship, continuing a run of dominance that began in Philadelphia in 2011. Th e Nittany Lions also crowned two NCAA Individual National Champions as Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), and Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) each claimed titles. Th e team championship is the third in a row for the Nittany Lions and the fourth NCAA title all time. Penn State also won the 2011 in Philadelphia and 2012 in St. Louis. Th e three straight titles are the fi rst for Penn State since the Nittany Lions won in 1953.

Th e evening began at 174, where Nittany Lion sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), the No. 2 seed, faced No. 1 seed Chris Perry of Oklahoma State. Brown forced the issue throughout the match, forcing Perry to the edge of the mat consistently. But the Cowboy grappler was able to keep Brown at arm’s length and send the match to the second period tied 0-0. Brown chose down to start the second stanza and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Th e Lion sophomore continued to press Perry to no avail and lead 1-0 after two. Perry chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Brown’s off ensive pressure fi nally forced a stall call with just over :10 and the bout moved to sudden victory tied 1-1-1. After a scoreless sudden victory period, Brown chose down to start his tie-breaker period and nearly escaped twice. But Perry was able to hang on to Brown’s foot and then at the end was able to ride him out. Perry was able to escape during his tie-breaker period and that point proved the diff erence in a 2-1 (TB) decision. Brown ends his fi rst NCAA tournament as the 2013 National Runner-Up at 174. Th e Nittany Lion All-American ends his year at 29-5 record after a 4-1 tournament run. Brown was also named the NCAA Elite 89 Award Winner as the nation’s top Division I wrestling student-athlete with the top GPA of all 330 championship competitors.

Junior Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), the top-seed at 184, met No. 3 seed Robert Hamlin of Lehigh in the title bout at 184. With the Lions trailing by three in the team title race, Ruth put on a display for the Penn State faithful to vault the Lions back into the lead. Ruth notched a fi rst period takedown and made it count on his way to a 2-1 lead after the fi rst three minutes. Th e Nittany Lion junior took down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. He then took Hamlin down once more right before the end of the period and led 5-1 after three. Seeking bonus points, Ruth put on a takedown clinic in the third period, getting three two takedowns and cutting Hamlin loose each time. After the last cut, Ruth used a low double to trip the LU senior to the mat for a fi nal takedown. Th e points, combined with a massive 3:55 in riding time, gave Ruth the 12-4 major decision and bonus points for Penn State. Th e win gives Ruth a perfect 33-0 record to end the season and he heads into his senior year riding a 68-match win streak dating back to 2011. Th e three-time All-American has now won two straight NCAA titles and has a 102-2 career record.

With a chance to clinch Penn State’s third-straight NCAA title at hand, senior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), the No. 2 seed at 197, faced No. 1 Dustin Kilgore of Kent State in the 197-pound fi nal. Kilgore entered the match with an undefeated 43-0 record and Wright snapped his streak in style. Th e Nittany Lion drew fi rst blood with a quick takedown in the fi rst period. Kilgore was able to escape to a 2-1 Wright lead and then countered with his own takedown. Wright escaped after a brief Kilgore ride and the match moved to the second period tied 3-3. Wright chose down to start the second period and escaped in seconds for a 4-3 lead. Th e Nittany Lion began to up the tempo and nearly notched another takedown late in the period. But action was ruled out of bounds and Wright led 4-3 after two. Kilgore chose down to start the third and escaped as well. It was at this point that Wright, with the serendipitous twist of being able to clinch Penn State’s third team title in his fi nal collegiate bout at hand, took over. Wright used an underhook to a knee pick twice to take Kilgore down in the fi nal minute and rolled to the 8-6 win. Th e victory clinched the team title for the Lions and earned the four-time All-American his second national title (he won the 184-pound crown in 2011 and was runner-up last year). Wright fi nishes an undefeated season with a 32-0 mark, giving him a fi nal career record of 116-23. Wright is tied for 10th on Penn State’s all-time wins list with former four-time All-American and national champion Phil Davis. He leaves Penn State as its sixth four-time All-American (1st in ’13, 2nd in ’12, 1st in ’11 and 6th in ’09).

Sophomore Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), the No. 4 seed at 125, faced off against No. 2 seed Jesse Delgado of Illinois in the 125-pound fi nal. Megaludis, like each Lion before him, set the tempo early, pushing the action throughout the opening period. But Delgado’s outstanding defense allowed him to fi ght off Megaludis’ off ense and the bout was tied 0-0 after one. Delgado notched the second period’s only point with an escape. Megaludis chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Th e Lion sophomore took a deep shot on Delgado and worked his way in on a takedown attempt. But Delgado forced a scramble and worked his way into control of the Lion’s leg. Th e Illini then turned Megaludis for three back points and the fi ve point move proved critical. Megaludis would escape and take Delgado down, but the damage was done and Delgado posted the hard-fought 7-4 win. Megaludis is now a two-time All-American and two-time National Finalist as a true sophomore. He posted a 28-4 record this year after a 4-1 tournament and heads into his sophomore year with a 56-12 career record.

In the evening’s fi nal match-up, junior David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), the defending NCAA champ at 165, met No. 1 seed Kyle Dake of Cornell, who was seeking his fourth individual title. Taylor stormed out of the gates quickly

with a takedown in the fi rst :30. After a :29 ride, Dake escaped to a 2-1 Taylor lead but a Cornell challenge halted action for a bit. Taylor held that lead until the fi nal seconds of the period when Deck completed a shot and took the Lion junior down to lead 3-2 after one period. Dake chose down to start the second period and escaped to a 4-2 lead. Taylor spent the rest of the period setting the tempo but Dake’s defense was able to keep the Lion from scoring. Trailing 4-2, Taylor chose down to start the fi nal period but could not escape a strong Dake ride until the Big Red grappler had built up a solid minute-plus riding time edge. Dake was hit for stalling twice and then Taylor escaped with :19 left to tie the bout at 4-4. But Dake was able to back away from Taylor and kill the clock. Th e 1:13 in riding time gave Dake the 5-4 win. Taylor ended an outstanding junior year with a 30-2 record after a 4-1 tournament run. A three-time All-American and last year’s 165-pound champ, Taylor is also a two-time NCAA fi nalist. He heads into his senior season with a stellar 100-3 career record and is tied for second with Quentin Wright on Penn State’s all-time pins list with 37.

Every member of Penn State’s 10-man contingent has added points to Penn State’s team total. Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) advanced to the ‘round of 12’ at 133 and went 3-2 with a pin, sophomore Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) advanced to the ‘round of 12’ at 157 and went 3-2 with two majors, senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) went 1-2 with a major at 141, sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) went 1-2 with a pin at 149 and sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) went 1-2 at heavyweight. Penn State posted a 2-3 record in the fi nals. Penn State leaves Des Moines with a 31-13 overall record having earned 29.5 bonus points off ten pins, one tech fall and eight majors. Taylor won the NCAA’s Most Technical Falls Award with 10 and won the Gorriaran Award for most pins in the least amount of time at the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships (4 in 9:22 offi cially). Head coach Cael Sanderson was named the 2013 NWCA National Coach of the Year, the second time he has won the award (2007).

Twenty-two diff erent individuals have now won a total of 27 NCAA titles. Th e Nittany Lions’ point totals over the last three years under Sanderson are the top three in school history. Penn State set a school record during last year’s title run with 143.0 and won the 2011 title with 107.5. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling’s facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. Th e 2012-13 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by Th e Family Clothesline.Th e following is a weight-by-weight breakdown/agate of Penn State’s tournament to date (rankings listed are NCAA Coaches Rankings):

Th e following is a weight-by-weight breakdown/agate of Penn State’s tournament to date (rankings listed are NCAA Championship Seed):

125: #4 Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), Sr. – 28-4 overall – ALL-AMERICAN1st Rd: vs. Kevon Powell, Ohio – W, 17-2 TF (6:25)2nd Rd: vs. Christian Cullinan, Central Michigan – W, 5-2 dec.Qtrs: vs. Dominic Parisi, Appalachian State – W, 12-4 maj. dec.Semis: vs. #1 Alan Waters, Missouri – W, 2-2 (TB2, RT 0:18) dec.Finals: vs. #2 Jesse Delgado, Illinois – L, 4-7 dec.

All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.), the tournament’s No. 4 seed at 125, began his quest for a national title with a big win. Megaludis, last year’s NCAA runner-up as a true freshman, opened the tournament against Ohio’s Kevon Powell, and rolled to a 17-2 technical fall at the 6:25 mark. Th e win, including 1.5 bonus points, moved Megaludis into the second round. Megaludis then drew Christian Cullinan of Central Michigan in round two. Th e Lion sophomore cruised to a 5-2 decision over Cullinan, using takedowns in the fi rst two periods to roll to victory. Th e win moved him into the national quarterfi nals. Nico met Dominic Parisi of Appalachian State in the national quarterfi nals. Th e Nittany Lion clinched his second All-America tag and a trip to the national semifi nals with a dominating 12-4 major decision, picking up more bonus points for Penn State. Megaludis notched fi ve take-downs, an escape and 1:25 in riding time to roll to the win. Megaludis met top-seeded Alan Waters of Missouri in the semifi nals. Th e duo battled evenly throughout the bout. With Waters slowing the pace down, Megaludis’ patience kept the bout scoreless through the fi rst period. Waters chose down to start the second and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. Trailing by one, Megaludis chose down to start the third and escaped as well. But neither wrestler scored again and the bout went into a fi rst sudden victory period. After a scoreless minute, each wrestler completed a ride-out, keeping the bout tied at 1-1 into a second sudden victory period. Like the fi rst one, this extra :60 was scoreless as well and the match entered a second and fi nal tie-breaker. Th is time, Megaludis was down fi rst and escaped in just seconds to a 2-1 lead. Waters then took down and did escape but not until the :04 mark. Tied at 2-2, Megaludis got the victory on criteria, a riding time of :18. Th e win pushed Megaludis into his second NCAA championship bout in as many years. For fi nals match recap, see story above the agate.

133: #12 Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) Fr. – 19-10 overall – Season Complete1st Rd: vs. Vincent Dellafave, Rutgers – L, 1-3 dec. (SV) Cn 1: vs. Dylan Hyder, Air Force – W, 6-4 dec. (SV2)Cn 2: vs. Dane Harlow, Boston – W, 6-4 dec.Cn 3: vs. Rosario Bruno, Michigan – WBF (4:17)Rd. 12: vs. #8 Cody Brewer, Oklahoma – L, 4-14 maj. dec.

Red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.), the No. 12 seed at 133 as a red-shirt freshman, made his NCAA Championship debut against Rutgers’ Vincent Dellafave. Conaway battled the Knight into sudden victory and nearly one on a single leg, but Dellafave countered and got the takedown himself for a 3-1 (sv) win. Th e loss dropped Conaway into consolation action. Conaway then met Air Force’s Dylan Hyder in the consolation bracket. In a thrilling bout, Hyder led throughout the bout but Conaway notched a takedown with under 1:00 left to take a 4-3 lead. Hyder escaped late to send the bout into extra time and the duo battled through a scoreless sudden vic-tory period and a scoreless tiebreaker. Conaway then grabbed the win with a takedown midway through the second sudden victory period, posting the 6-4 (sv2) win and staying alive in consolation action. Jordan faced off against Boston’s Dane Harlow in the second round of consolations on Friday morning. Th e Nittany Lion came back from a fi rst period takedown and rolled to a 6-4 decision to keep his All-America dreams alive. Conaway used a fi rst period takedown of his own and then a reversal after a mad scramble late in the third to secure the win. In his second con-solation bout, the Lion freshman met Michigan’s Rosario Bruno and joined Penn State’s pin parade. Conaway led 3-2 into the second period and then forced a scramble that he turned into a pin at the 4:17 mark. Th e win moved Conaway just one win away from earning All-America status as a freshman in the ‘round of 12’. Conaway faced No. 8 Cody Brewer of Oklahoma in the round of 12. Jordan fell behind early to the Sooner, giving up two takedowns and three back points to trail 7-1 after the opening period. Brewer would end Conaway’s tournament, one win shy of All-American status. Conaway fell behind early to the Sooner, giving up two takedowns and three back points to trail 7-1 after the opening period. Brewer would end Conaway’s tournament, one win shy of All-American status, with a 14-4 decision. Conaway ended his tournament with a 3-2 record and a pin and ends his freshman campaign in the round of 12 with a 19-10 record.

141: Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.), Sr. – 24-11 – Season Complete1st Rd: vs. Joey Lazor, Northern Iowa – L, 4-12 maj. dec.Cn 1: vs. Frank Goodwin, Maryland – W, 10-2 maj. dec.Cn 2: vs. Steven Keith, Harvard – L, 3-8 dec.

Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) made his NCAA Championship debut at 141 against Northern Iowa’s Joey Lazor, who won a pigtail match earlier in the day. Lazor won a battle of scrambles and worked his way to a 12-4 win,




2011 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RECAPdropping the Nittany Lion into consolation action. Pearsall met Frank Goodwin of Maryland in his fi rst consolation bout. Pearsall rolled through Goodwin, turning him once in the fi rst period and picking up two reversals while amassing 2:52 in riding time. Th e 10-2 major moved Pearsall into the second round of consolation action and added to Penn State’s bonus point total. Bryan battled Harvard’s Steven Keith in the second round of consola-tion and dropped an 8-3 decision. Keith used three early takedowns to grab the lead while Pearsall picked up three third period stall points. Th e loss ended Pearsall’s tournament with a 1-2 mark and his season at 24-11. Th e Nittany Lion senior closes out his career with a 55-52 record as an NCAA qualifi er.

149: #11 Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), So. – 27-6 overall – Season Complete1st Rd: vs. Drake Houdashelt, Missouri – L, 1-4Cn 1: Daniel Young, Army – WBF (2:05)Cn 2: vs. #12 Eric Grajales, Michigan – L, 1-8 dec.

Sophomore Andrew Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) entered the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed at 149 and opened the tournament against Drake Hou-dashelt of Missouri. Houdashelt used near fall points in the second period to escape with a tough 4-1 win, sending Alton into the consolation bracket. Alton took on Army’s Daniel Young in the fi rst consolation round. Alton notched Penn State’s fourth pin of the evening session. He took Young down early and the Black Knight escaped. But Alton then added another take-down and, gaining control of Young’s shoulders, turned him to his back for a fi rst period fall at the 2:05 mark. Th e win moved Alton along in the consolation bracket. Alton, the No. 11 seed, met No. 12 seed Eric Grajales of Michigan in the second round of consolations. Alton and Grajales em-barked on a battle of throws midway through the second period with each man looking to take the other to his back. But it was Grajales who fi nished off the fi ve point move and walked away with an 8-1 decision. Th e loss ends Alton’s season at 27-6 after a 1-2 tournament with a pin.

157: #8 Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), So. – 28-8 overall – Season CompletePigtail: vs. Jake O’Hara, Columbia – W, 10-2 maj. dec.1st Rd: vs. Donnie Tasser, Pittsburgh – W, 8-4 dec.2nd Rd: vs. Zac Cibula, Rider – W, 13-5 maj. dec.Qtrs: vs. #1 Jason Welch, Northwestern – L, 3-8 dec.Rd. 12: vs. #4 James Green, Nebraska – L, 4-14 maj. dec.

Sophomore All-American Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), the No. 8 seed at 157, had Penn State’s only pigtail and made it count with a 10-2 major over Columbia’s Jake O’Hara, picking up bonus points and moving into a fi rst round match-up with Pitt’s Donnie Tasser. Alton then rolled up the takedowns in a thorough 8-4 win over the Panther, moving into the sec-ond round after a 2-0 morning. Alton then faced off against Zac Cibula in round two, his third bout of the day. Like in his fi rst two bouts, Alton was methodical with takedowns, getting one in the fi rst, two in the second and two in the third to roll to a 13-5 major decision with 2:23 in riding time. Picking up his second bonus point of the day, Alton moved into the national quarterfi nals with the win. In the national quarterfi nals, Alton took on No. 1 seed Jason Welch of Northwestern. Alton took an early lead off a fi rst period takedown that he carried into the third period, leading 3-1. But Welch escaped and then caught the Lion sophomore on a throw for a late fi ve point move that gave the Wildcat an 8-3 decision. Alton’s loss moved him into the ‘round of 12’ conso quarters, still one win away from All-America status and still alive for third. Alton took on No. 4 James Green of Nebraska in the round of 12. Green proved too much this time round, avenging an early season loss to Alton. Alton fell behind early and dropped a 14-4 bout. Alton ended his tournament with a 3-2 mark in the round of 12 and ended his sophomore campaign with a 28-8 record.

165: #2 David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), Jr. – 30-2 overall – ALL-AMERICAN1st Rd: vs. John Staudenmayer, North Carolina – WBF (2:51)2nd Rd: vs. Zach Strickland, Appalachian State – WBF (2:41)Qtrs: vs. #7 Conrad Polz, Illinois – WBF (0:24)Semis: vs. #3 Peter Yates, Virginia Tech – WBF (3:41)Finals: vs. #1 Kyle Dake, Cornell – L, 4-5 dec.

Defending NCAA Champion David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), the No. 2 seed at 165, opened up defense of his 165-pound NCAA crown against North Carolina’s John Staudenmayer. Taylor dominated from the start, turning the Tar Heel twice before picking up the fi rst period pin at the 2:51 mark, grabbing key bonus points and moving into the second round. Taylor then faced Appalachian State’s Zach Strickland in the second round. In a near mirror image of his fi rst bout, Taylor dominated from the start. He quickly picked up two takedowns and then after the second, turned Strickland once for two near fall, a second time for three and then fi nished off his foe with another fi rst period pin, this one at the 2:41 mark. Picking up more bonus points for Penn State, Taylor moved into the national quarterfi nals with the win. David then faced off against No. 7 seed Conrad Polz of Illinois in the national quarterfi nals, a rematch of the Big Ten Championship two weeks ago. Taylor became a three-time All-American in swift fashion, ending the match in just :24. Th e Lion junior locked up a cradle and pinned Polz to clinch All-American status and move him into the national semifi nals. It was Taylor’s third pin in as many matches at this year’s event (all in the fi rst period). Taylor met No. 3 Peter Yates of Virginia Tech in the national semifi nals. Taylor advanced to the national fi nals for the third straight year in blazing fashion, picking up his fourth pin in as many bouts. After fi ghting off a Yates shot, Taylor got his own takedown and led 2-1 after a Yates escape. During the scramble, Taylor called for a brief injury timeout, giving Yates the choice on the reset. Taylor forced Yates into two stalls to pick up a point

and then reversed him and took him to his back to lead 7-1 after one period. Th e second period began with Taylor on bottom. Th e Lion escaped quickly then moved in for a cradle. Th e Lion junior quickly locked the cradle up and fi nished off the bout with a pin at the 3:24 mark. Taylor is 4-0 with four falls in less than 10:00 minutes total time (three in the fi rst period and one in the second). Th e win was also the 100th of Taylor’s career. For fi nal bout recap, please see the story above the agate.

174: #2 Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) -- 29-5 overall – ALL-AMERICAN1st Rd: vs. Todd Porter, Missouri – W, 10-1 maj. dec.2nd Rd: vs. Nick Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh – WBF (1:30)Qtrs: vs. Tanner Weatherman, Iowa State – W, 13-5 maj. dec.Semis: vs. #6 Logan Storley, Minnesota – W, 3-2 dec.Finals: vs. #1 Chris Perry, Oklahoma State – L, 1-2 (TB) dec.

Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) entered his fi rst NCAA Championship as the No. 2 seed at 174 and began his title quest against Mis-souri’s Todd Porter. Brown was in charge from the start, using a takedown in each period and forced Porter to three stalls on his way to an impressive 10-1 major decision. Th e win, tacking on another team bonus point, moved Brown into the second round. Brown then went up against Pitt’s nick Bonac-corsi in round two. After fi ghting through a scoreless minute, Brown used a fast double to bull through Bonaccorsi and put the Panther to his back. Brown needed just seconds to pick up the fall, getting the fi rst period pin at the 1:30 mark to continue Penn State’s bonus point rally and advance to the national quarterfi nals. Matt then met Iowa State’s Tanner Weatherman in the national quarterfi nals. Brown earned his fi rst All-America honor and a trip to the national semifi nals with a dominating 13-5 major Th e Nittany Lion sophomore opened up a 6-1 lead off two takedowns and two near falls and never looked back. Th e 3:08 riding time point gave Brown the major and added to Penn State’s lofty bonus point total. Brown moved into the national semifi nals with the win. Brown battled No. 6 Logan Storley of Min-nesota in the national semifi nals. Brown opened up an early lead with a takedown in the fi rst period. Storley notched an escape to cut the lead to 2-1 heading into the second stanza. Brown took down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 3-1 lead. Th e duo battled evenly for the rest of the period and Brown led 3-1 after two. Storley took down to start the third and steadily worked his way to an escape, cutting Brown’s lead to 3-2. Brown then battled Storley for the rest of the bout and advanced to the national fi nals with a 3-2 win. Brown has won ten straight bouts dating back to Feb. 17. For fi nals bout recap, see story above the agate.

184: #1 Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), Jr. – 33-0 overall – ALL-AMERICAN1st Rd: vs. Fred Garcia, Lock Haven – WBF (0:28)2nd Rd: vs. Kevin Radford, Arizona State – WBF (3:41)Qtrs: vs. Max Th omusseit, Pittsburgh – W, 11-1 maj. dec. (5:00 in riding time)Semis: vs. #4 Steve Bosak, Cornell – W, 4-1 dec. Finals: vs. #3 Robert Hamlin, Lehigh – W, 12-4 maj. dec.

Defending NCAA 174-pound champion Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), the No. 1 seed at 184 with a 28-0 mark, opened up his third NCAA tournament against Lock Haven’s Fred Garcia. After fi ghting off an early Garcia shot, Ruth put his patented cradle to work, taking Garcia down and quickly lock-ing him up for a fi rst period pin at the 0:28 mark. Th e win, which added more bonus points to Penn State’s team score, moved Ruth into the second round. Ruth met Arizona State’s Kevin Radford in round two. Ruth worked a 2-1 lead into the second period, chose down and escaped. He then contin-ued a fl urry of Penn State pins (as Taylor and Brown had just picked up falls) by locking up a cradle and getting the fall at the 3:41 mark. Th e pin, Ruth’s second of the day, moved him into the national quarterfi nals. In the national quarterfi nals, Ruth took on Pittsburgh’s Max Th omusseit. Ruth domi-nated Th omusseit in his quarterfi nal bout. Th e Lion junior picked up four takedowns, an escape, a stall point and rolled up an amazing 5:00 in riding time to post the 11-1 major decision and moved into the national semifi nals. Th e win made Ruth a three-time All-American and was his 100th career victory. Ruth faced No. 4 Steve Bosak of Cornell in the semifi nals. Ruth scored quickly on Bosak, opening up a fast 2-1 lead after the Big Red grap-pler escaped. Th e duo then battled through an even fi rst period with Bosak picking up a stall warning in the process. Th e second period featured only a Ruth escape, giving the Lion a 3-1 lead after two periods. Bosak chose down to start the third period and Ruth put together a crushing ride, controlling the Big Red grappler for the entire period and rolling up 1:51 in riding time. Th e ride-out and point gave Ruth a 4-1 win and moved him into his second straight national fi nal. For fi nals bout recap, see story above the agate.

197: #2 Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), Sr. – 32-0 overall – ALL-AMERICAN 1st Rd: vs. Donald McNeil, Rider – W, 7-3 dec.2nd Rd: vs. Branden Palik, Drexel – W, 3-2 dec.Qtrs: vs. #10 Scott Schiller, Minnesota – WBF (2:48)Semis: vs. #3 Matt Wilps, Pittsburgh – W, 2-2 (TB2, RT :03) dec.Finals: vs. #1 Dustin Kilgore, Kent State – W, 8-6 dec.

Th ree-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), the undefeated No. 2 seed at 197, opened up the 2013 NCAA Championship against Rid-er’s Donald McNeil. Wright controlled the action from start to fi nish three takedowns to roll to a 7-3 win and move into the second round. Wright met Drexel’s Branden Palik in the second round. Th e senior battled his way to a 1-1 tie through two periods and then, in the third, notched the bout’s fi rst takedown late and walked away with a hard-fought 3-2 win. Th e victory moved Wright into the national quarterfi nals. Quentin then met 10th seed Scott Schiller in the quarterfi nals in a rematch of the Big Ten Champion-ship match. Wright joined the bonus point parade with a fi rst period pin.

After two-plus minutes of even action, Wright locked up a shoulder throw and planted Schiller’s back to the mat at the 2:48 mark. Th e pin pushed Wright into the national semifi nals and made him Penn State’s sixth four-time All-American. Wright battled No. 3 seed Matt Wilps of Pittsburgh in his semifi nal bout. In a wild rematch of a bout Wright won earlier in the year in Pittsburgh, the high-powered duo wrestled through a scoreless fi rst period. Wilps chose down to start the second and quickly escaped and, after no takedowns in that period, Wright chose down to start the third and quickly escaped to a 1-1 tie. Wright initiated a scramble late that Wilps nearly turned into a pin. But Wright moved out of trouble and the clock hit zeroes, sending the bout to sudden victory. After a scoreless sudden victory period, Wilps chose down and escaped in just :05. Wright then matched that in his tie-breaker period, escaping in :05. Th e match went to a second sudden victory tied 2-2. Another scoreless minute passed, setting up a fi nal second tie-breaker. Wright chose down to start the bout and escaped in just :05 again. Wilps then took down for his session and Wright held the Panther for :08 and, by virtue of :03 in riding time, claimed the 2-2 (TB2, RT :03) decision. Th e win sent Wright to his third straight NCAA title bout. He won at 184 two years ago and lost in the fi nals last year. For a recap of the fi nals bout, please see the story above the agate.

285: Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River, N.J.) – 23-9 overall – Season Complete1st Rd: vs. Jeremy Johnson, Ohio – L, 3-4 dec.Cn. PT: vs. Adam Fager, Utah Valley – W, 5-4 dec.Cn. 1: vs. Ben Apland, Michigan – L, 3-7 dec.

Sophomore Jimmy Lawson (Tom’s River N.J.) made his NCAA Champion-ship debut at 285 against Ohio’s Jeremy Johnson. Lawson tried to complete a comeback from a 4-0 defi cit late with an escape and a late takedown but dropped a 4-3 decision. Th e loss pushed Lawson into the consolation brack-et. Lawson took on Utah Valley’s Adam Fager in a pigtail consolation bout and notched his fi rst-ever NCAA tournament win with a late comeback. After trailing early, Lawson used a second period takedown and a third pe-riod reversal to post a 5-4 win. Th e victory moved him into the consolation fi rst round where he met Michigan’s Ben Apland. Lawson dominated action early, notching two takedowns to lead 4-3 into the third period. Th e Nit-tany Lion sophomore then chose down and Apland turned him for three back points and rode him out for a 7-3 decision. Lawson ended his NCAA tournament with a 1-2 mark and his season with a 23-9 record.

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PENN STATE’S BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

SanshiroABE126 pounds 1993, 1994, 1996

TroySUNDERLAND150 pounds 1993

DaveHART167 pounds 1993

CaryKOLAT134 pounds 1994

JohnHUGHES142 pounds 1995

KerryMcCOYHeavyweight 1994, 1995, 1997

RussHUGHES150 pounds 1996

JeremyHUNTER125 pounds 1999

JohnLANGE158 pounds 1998

GlennPRITZLAFF174 pounds 1999

EricBRADLEY184 pounds 2004, 2005

ScottMOORE141 pounds 2003

PhilDAVIS197 pounds 2006, 2008

AndrewLONG133 pounds 2011

CylerSANDERSON157 pounds 2010

FrankMOLINARO149 pounds 2011, 2012

DavidTAYLOR157/165 pounds 2011, 2012, 2013

EdRUTH174/184 pounds 2011, 2012, 2013

QuentinWRIGHT184/197 pounds 2011, 2013

2020 NITTANY LIONS HAVE CLAIMED 32 INDIVIDUAL

BIG TEN TITLES, INCLUDING4 LAST YEAR!

MattBROWN174 pounds 2013


PENN STATE AND THE BIG TEN

BIG TEN CHAMPIONS

Total Champions: 32 (20 individuals)

Th ree-Time Champions: Sanshiro Abe (1993, 94 & 96) Kerry McCoy (1994, 95 & 97) Ed Ruth (2011, 12, 13) David Taylor (2011, 12, 13)

Champions: Sanshiro Abe (1993, 94 & 96) Eric Bradley (2004 & 05) Matt Brown (2013) Phil Davis (2006 & 08) Dave Hart (1993) John Hughes (1995) Russ Hughes (1996) Jeremy Hunter (1999) Cary Kolat (1994) John Lange (1998) Andrew Long (2011) Kerry McCoy (1994, 95 & 97) Frank Molinaro (2011, 12) Scott Moore (2003) Glenn Pritzlaff (1999) Ed Ruth (2011, 12, 13) Cyler Sanderson (2010) Troy Sunderland (1993) David Taylor (2011, 12, 13) Quentin Wright (2011, 13) Weights Won Titles In: Old (7): 126, 134, 142, 150, 158, 167, Hwt. New (6): 125, 133, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, 197

Best Finishes in Other Weights: Old: 118: 2nd; 177: 3rd; 190: 3rd HWT: 2nd

TEAM TOURNEY FINISHES

1993: 2nd 1994: 3rd 1995: 6th1996: 2nd 1997: 4th 1998: 2nd1999: 3rd 2000: 8th 2001: 10th2002: 6th 2003: 3rd 2004: 5th2005: 7th 2006: 4th 2007: 4th2008: 7th 2009: 7th 2010: 5th2011: 1st 2012: 1st 2013: 1st

NCAA QUALIFIERS BY YEAR

1993: 10 1994: 6 1995: 41996: 7 1997: 10 1998: 91999: 9 2000: 6 2001: 62002: 7 2003: 8 2004: 62005: 6 2006: 8 2007: 72008: 7 2009: 6 2010: 62011: 8 2012: 9

TOP FINISHES

TOP FINISHES1993: Shawn Nelson (3rd, 118), Cary Kolat (2nd, 134), Josh Robbins (2nd, 158)1994: John Hughes (3rd, 150)1995: Sanshiro Abe (2nd, 126)1996: Biff Walizer (3rd, 134), Rob Neidlinger (3rd, 190)1997: Jeremy Hunter (3rd, 118), Biff Walizer (3rd, 134), Clint Musser (3rd, 142), Rob Neidlinger (4th, 190)1998: Jeremy Hunter (2nd, 118), Biff Walizer (2nd, 134) Jamarr Billman (3rd, 142) Clint Musser (2nd, 150) Glenn Pritzlaff (3rd, 167) Rob Neidlinger (3rd, 177) 1999: Clint Musser (2nd, 150) Ross Th atcher (2nd, 184) Mark Janus (3rd, Hwt.)2000: Jeremy Hunter (2nd, 125)2001: Doc Vecchio (3rd, 165)2003: Mark Becks (2nd, 184) Josh Moore (3rd, 133) Pat Cummins (3rd, Hwt.)2004: Matt Storniolo (2nd, 149) Pat Cummins (2nd, Hwt.)2006: Jake Strayer (3rd, 133)2007: James Yonushonis (2nd, 174) Aaron Anspach (2nd, Hwt.)2008: Dan Vallimont (2nd, 157)2009: Bubba Jenkins (2nd, 149) Quentin Wright (2nd, 174) Dan Vallimont (3rd, 165)2010: Dan Vallimont (3rd, 165)2011: Andrew Long (1st, 133) Frank Molinaro (1st, 149) Ed Ruth (1st, 174) David Taylor (1st, 157) Quentin Wright (1st, 184)2012: Frank Molinaro (1st, 149) David Taylor (1st, 165) Ed Ruth (1st, 174) Dylan Alton (3rd, 157) Quentin Wright (3rd, 184) Cameron Wade (3rd, Hwt.)2013: David Taylor (1st, 165) Ed Ruth (1st, 174) Matt Brown (1st, 184) Quentin Wright (1st, 197) Nico Megaludis (3rd, 125)

HOST SITE

Bryce Jordan Center 1998Bryce Jordan Center 2009

TEAM HIGHS/LOWS

Highest Finish:1st; 2011, 2012, 2013Lowest Finish: 10th; 2001Top Th ree Finishes: 9Highest Point Total: 151.0; 2013Lowest Point Total: 35; 2001Most Champions: 5; 2011Most Wrestlers in Finals: 5; 1993, 2011Fewest Wrestlers in Finals: 0; 2001 & 2002Most Placers: 10; 1993, 1997, 2012, 2013Fewest Placers: 4; 1995Most NCAA Qualifi ers: 10; 1993, 97, 2013Fewest NCAA Qualifi ers: 4; 1995

INDIVIDUAL HONORS

Big Ten TournamentMost Outstanding WrestlerTroy Sunderland (150) 1993Cary Kolat (134) 1994Kerry McCoy (Hwt) 1995Quentin Wright (184) 2011Frank Molinaro (149, Co-) 2012

Big Ten Wrestler of the YearCary Kolat (134) 1994Jeremy Hunter (125) 2000David Taylor (157) 2011David Taylor (165) 2012Ed Ruth (184) 2013

Big Ten Freshman of the YearJeremy Hunter (118) 1997Jamarr Billman (149) 1998Matt Storniolo (149) 2004David Taylor (157) 2011

Big Ten Coach of the YearJohn Fritz 1998Troy Sunderland 2003Cael Sanderson 2011Cael Sanderson 2012Cael Sanderson 2013

BIG TEN DUAL RECORDS

1993: 5-0-1 1994: 5-2 1995: 2-41996: 3-4 1997: 5-2 1998: 6-01999: 5-3 2000: 3-5 2001: 1-72002: 3-5 2003: 3-5 2004: 5-32005: 3-5 2006: 5-3 2007: 5-32008: 5-3 2009: 1-5-2 2010: 5-32011: 6-1-1 2012: 7-1 2013: 7-1




PENN STATE IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

NCAA HIGHLIGHTS

National Champions (27)1935 ..........................Howard Johnston, 1651952 .................................... Joe Lemyre, 1671953 ................................. Hud Samson, 1911955 ..............................Larry Fornicola, 1371955 ...................................Bill Oberly, Hwt.1957 .............................. John Johnston, 1301971 ................................ Andy Matter, 1671972 ................................. Andy Matter, 1671975 ..................................... John Fritz, 1261984 ............................ Carl DeStefanis, 118 ................................... Scott Lynch, 1341988 ................................... Jim Martin, 1261991 ................................... Jeff Prescott, 1181992 ................................... Jeff Prescott, 1181994 ............................. Kerry McCoy, Hwt.1995 ................................. John Hughes, 1421996 ................................. Sanshiro Abe, 1261997 ............................. Kerry McCoy, Hwt.1999 ..............................Glenn Pritzlaff , 1742000 ...............................Jeremy Hunter, 1252008 ......................................Phil Davis, 1972011 ............................ Quentin Wright, 1842012 ............................. Frank Molinaro, 149 ..................................David Taylor, 165 ........................................ Ed Ruth, 1742013 ........................................ Ed Ruth, 184 ............................ Quentin Wright, 197

Top NCAA Finishes118 1st:...................... Carl DeStefanis, 1984 ............................ Jeff Prescott, 1991-92125 1st:........................Jeremy Hunter, 2000 2nd: ....................Nico Megaludis, 2012 2nd: ....................Nico Megaludis, 2013 4th: .................... Mark McKnight, 2008126 1st:............................... John Fritz, 1975 .................................. Jim Martin, 1988 ............................... Sanshiro Abe, 1996130 1st:........................ John Johnston, 1957133 2nd: ...........................Josh Moore, 2004 3rd: ........................ Andrew Long, 2011 7th: ............................Jake Strayer, 2007134 1st:............................ Scott Lynch, 1984137 1st:.......................Larry Fornicola, 1955141 4th ........................... Scott Moore, 2003 8th: ..................... Frank Molinaro, 2009142 1st:.......................... John Hughes, 1995149 1st:...................... Frank Molinaro, 2012 2nd: .................... Frank Molinaro, 2011 2nd: ...................... Bubba Jenkins, 2008 5th: ..................... Frank Molinaro, 2010 8th: ............................Biff Walizer, 1999150 2nd: ..........Troy Sunderland, 1992 & 93157 2nd: .........................David Taylor, 2011 2nd: .........................Clint Musser, 1999 3rd: .......................... Dylan Alton, 2012 3rd: ...................... Dan Vallimont, 2008 6th: .................... Cyler Sanderson, 2010158 2nd: ....................Greg Elinsky, 1985-86 ............................... Josh Robbins, 1993165 1st:...........................David Taylor, 2012 1st:.................... Howard Johnson, 1935 2nd: .........................David Taylor, 2013 2nd: ..................... Dan Vallimont, 2010

167 1st:............................. Joe Lemyre, 1952 ...........................Andy Matter, 1971-72174 1st:................................. Ed Ruth, 2012 1st:........................Glenn Pritzlaff , 1999 2nd: ..........................Matt Brown, 2013 3rd: ................................ Ed Ruth, 2011 6th: .................... Quentin Wright, 2009177 2nd: ........................Mike Rubino, 1951 ................................... Joe Krufka, 1955 ...................................Dan Mayo, 1988184 1st:................................... Ed Ruth, 184 1st:..................... Quentin Wright, 2011 2nd: ................... Quentin Wright, 2012 4th: ...........................Eric Bradley, 2005190 4th: ..............................Andy Voit, 1987191 1st:.......................... Hud Samson, 1953197 1st:....................... Quentin Wright, 197 1st:...............................Phil Davis, 2008 2nd: .............................Phil Davis, 2006 5th: ..............................Phil Davis, 2007Hwt 1st:..............................Bill Oberly, 1955 ..................... Kerry McCoy, 1994 & 97 2nd: .....................Aaron Anspach, 2007

National Runners-Up (34)1939 ...................................... Joe Scalzo, 1451951 ....................................... Don Frey, 147 .................................Mike Rubino, 177 .................................Homer Barr, Hwt.1953 ................................. Dick Lemyre, 1301955 ..................................... Joe Krufka, 1771956 ..................................Dave Adams, 1471957 ...................................... John Pepe, 1371961 .......................................Ron Pifer, 1471971 .................................Dave Joyner, Hwt.1985 ..................................Greg Elinsky, 1581986 ..................................Greg Elinsky, 1581987 .................................... Jim Martin, 1181988 .....................................Dan Mayo, 1771990 .............................. Greg Haladay, Hwt.1992 ............................Troy Sunderland, 1501993 .....................................Cary Kolat, 134 ............................Troy Sunderland, 150 ................................. Josh Robbins, 1581995 ................................. Sanshiro Abe, 1261996 ................................. John Hughes, 1421999 ...............................Jeremy Hunter, 125 ..................................Clint Musser, 1572004 ....................................Josh Moore, 133 .............................. Pat Cummins, Hwt.2006 ......................................Phil Davis, 1972007 .......................... Aaron Anspach, HWT2008 ............................... Bubba Jenkins, 1492010 .............................. Dan Vallimont, 1652011 ............................. Frank Molinaro, 149 ..................................David Taylor, 1572012 .............................Nico Megaludis, 125 ............................ Quentin Wright, 1842013 .............................Nico Megaludis, 125 ..................................David Taylor, 165 ...................................Matt Brown, 174

NCAA Tournament Wins1. Quentin Wright, 2009-13 .............. 18-4 Jim Martin, 1986-89 ..................... 18-4 Sanshiro Abe, 1993-96 .................. 18-4 Greg Elinsky, 1984-87 ................... 18-55. John Fritz, 1972-75 ....................... 17-3 Phil Davis, 2005-2008 ................... 17-5 Frank Molinaro, 2009-2012 .......... 17-6 Ken Chertow, 1985, 87-89 ............ 17-69. Ed Ruth, 2010-Prnt. ...................... 16-1 Kerry McCoy, 1992-97 .................. 16-3 John Hughes, 1992, 1994-96......... 16-512. Jeff Prescott, 1990-92 .................... 15-2 Dan Vallimont, 2007-2011 ............ 15-614. Jeremy Hunter, 1998-2000 ............ 14-5 Andy Voit, 1985, 1987-89 ............. 14-7 Tim Wittman, 1988, 90-92 ........... 14-918. David Taylor, 2011-Prsnt. .............. 13-2 Ron Pifer, 1960-62 ........................ 13-4 Jerry Villecco, 1973-76 .................. 13-9 Scott Lynch, 1982-84 .................... 13-5 Troy Sunderland, 1991-93 ............. 13-4 Josh Moore, 2001, 03-04 ............... 13-424. Andy Matter, 1970-72 ................... 11-1 Bill Oberly, 1954-56 ...................... 11-2 Dan Mayo, 1984, 86-88 ................ 11-4 Eric Bradley, 2004-06 .................... 11-7 Dylan Alton, 2012-Prsnt. .................. 9-3 Nico Megaludis, 2012-Prsnt. ............. 8-2

NCAA Tournament Win %(Minimum 10 matches)1. Ed Ruth, 2011-13 94.1...... 16-12. Andy Matter, 70-72 91.7...... 11-13. Jeff Prescott, 90-92 88.2...... 15-24. David Taylor, 2011-13 86.7...... 13-25. John Fritz, 72-75 85.0...... 17-36. Bill Oberly, 54-56 84.6...... 11-27. Kerry McCoy 92-97 84.2...... 16-38. Joe Lemyre, 51-53 81.8........ 9-2 Quentin Wright, 2010-13 81.8...... 18-4 Jim Martin, 86-89 81.8...... 18-4 Sanshiro Abe, 93-96 81.8...... 18-412. Nico Megaludis, 2012-13 80.0........ 8-2 Jerry Maurey, 53-54 80.0........ 8-2 John Johnston, 56-58 80.0........ 8-2 John Pepe, 56-57 80.0........ 8-216. Greg Elinsky, 84-87 78.3...... 18-517. Phil Davis, 05-08 77.2...... 17-5 Ron Pifer, 60-62 76.5...... 13-4 Troy Sunderland, 91-93 76.5...... 13-4 Josh Moore, 2001, 03-04 76.5...... 13-4



TEAM RECORDS

Top Ten Finishes (46) 1st 1953, 2011, 2012, 2013 2nd 1955, 1993 3rd 1942, 1951, 1954, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2008 4th 1971 (tie), 1996, 1998, 1999 5th 1935 (tie), 1952, 1956, 1957, 1986, 1988, 1995 6th 1981, 1990, 2003 7th 1960, 1961, 1974, 1983, 1985 8th 1939, 1964, 1972 9th 1946 (tie), 1950, 2006 (tie), 201010th 1973 (tie), 1975, 1976, 1989, 1997

Highest Point Totals1. 143.0 2012 (1st)2. 123.5 2013 (1st)3. 107.5 2011 (1st)4. 97.75 1987 (3rd)5. 89.25 1992 (3rd)6. 87.50 1993 (2nd)7. 78.50 1999 (4th)8. 75.00 2008 (3rd)9. 71.50 1988 (5th)10. 70.50 1984 (3rd) 70.50 1998 (4th)12. 67.50 1991 (3rd)13. 65.00 1996 (4th)14. 62.00 2003 (6th)15. 60.50 1995 (5th)16. 57.50 1990 (6th)17. 57.00 1994 (3rd)18. 54.00 2007 (11th)19. 53.50 2006 (9th)20. 49.00 2010 (9th)

ALL-AMERICANS (182)

1935 1 Howard Johnston ................ 165 1st1939 2 Joe Scalzo ...................... 145 2nd Don Bachman ............... 165 3rd1941 1 Frank Gleason ............... 136 3rd1942 3 Charlie Ridenour........... 121 3rd Sam Harry ..................... 128 3rd Glen Alexander ............. 145 3rd1946 1 Sam Harry ..................... 128 3rd1949 1 Homer Barr ................. Hwt. 4th1950 2 Jim Maurey ................... 145 3rd Homer Barr ................. Hwt. 3rd1951 4 Don Maurey.................. 137 3rd Don Frey ....................... 147 2nd Mike Rubino ................. 177 2nd Homer Barr ................. Hwt. 2nd1952 2 Dick Lemyre ................. 130 3rd Joe Lemyre .................... 167 1st1953 5 Dick Lemyre ................. 130 2nd Jerry Maurey ................. 137 3rd Don Frey ....................... 147 3rd Joe Lemyre .................... 167 3rd Hud Samson ................. 191 1st 1954 3 Jerry Maurey ................. 137 3rd Joe Krufka ..................... 177 3rd Bill Oberly .................... 191 3rd1955 3 Larry Fornicola .............. 137 1st Joe Krufka ..................... 177 2nd Bill Oberly .................. Hwt. 1st1956 3 John Pepe ...................... 137 3rd Dave Adams .................. 147 2nd Bill Oberly .................. Hwt. 3rd1957 2 John Johnston ............... 130 1st John Pepe ...................... 137 2nd1958 1 John Johnston ............... 123 3rd1960 2 Ron Pifer ....................... 157 4th Johnston Oberly .......... Hwt. 3rd1961 2 Ron Pifer ....................... 147 2nd Johnston Oberly .......... Hwt. 4th1962 1 Ron Pifer ....................... 157 3rd1963 1 Tom Balent ................... 115 3rd1964 2 Mark Piven.................... 130 3rd George Edwards ............ 147 5th

1965 2 Jay Windfelder .............. 115 5th Marty Strayer ................ 167 5th1968 2 Matt Kline .................... 160 4th Rich Lorenzo ................. 191 4th1969 1 Clyde Frantz .................. 145 3rd1971 3 Don Stone ..................... 150 3rd Andy Matter .................. 167 1st Dave Joyner ................. Hwt. 2nd1972 1 Andy Matter .................. 167 1st1973 2 John Fritz ...................... 126 3rd Charlie Getty .............. Hwt. 5th1974 3 John Fritz ...................... 126 3rd Jerry Villecco ................. 158 4th Charlie Getty .............. Hwt. 3rd1975 2 John Fritz ...................... 126 1st Jerry Villecco ................. 167 6th1976 1 Jerry Villecco ................. 167 4th1977 1 Jerry White.................... 177 3rd1978 2 Mike DeAugustino ........ 118 6th Dave Becker .................. 158 5th1981 3 Bernie Fritz ................... 142 6th John Hanrahan .............. 167 3rd Steve Sefter .................. Hwt. 6th1982 2 Scott Lynch ................... 126 6th John Hanrahan .............. 167 5th1983 3 Scott Lynch ................... 126 4th Bill Marino .................... 134 7th Bob Harr ....................... 177 6th1984 7 Carl DeStefanis ............. 118 1st Scott Lynch ................... 134 1st Eric Childs .................... 142 7th Chris Bevilacqua ........... 150 8th Greg Elinsky .................. 158 7th Eric Brugel .................... 167 8th Bob Harr ....................... 177 5th1985 3 Chris Bevilacqua ........... 150 4th Greg Elinsky .................. 158 2nd Steve Sefter .................. Hwt. 4th 1986 2 Jim Martin .................... 118 4th Greg Elinsky .................. 158 2nd1987 8 Jim Martin .................... 118 2ndMost Ken Chertow ................. 126 3rdAA Tim Flynn ..................... 134 7thin one Joe Hadge...................... 142 6thseason Sean Finkbeiner ............. 150 6th Greg Elinsky .................. 167 3rd Dan Mayo ..................... 177 3rd Andy Voit ...................... 190 4th1988 4 Ken Chertow ................. 118 3rd Jim Martin .................... 126 1st Dan Mayo ..................... 177 2nd Andy Voit ...................... 190 5th1989 4 Ken Chertow ................. 118 6th Jim Martin .................... 126 3rd Andy Voit ...................... 190 7th Greg Haladay .............. Hwt. 7th1990 4 Jeff Prescott ................... 118 5th Tim Wittman ................ 150 4th Jason Suter .................... 167 8th Greg Haladay .............. Hwt. 2nd





1991 6 Jeff Prescott ................... 118 1st Bob Truby ..................... 126 5th Troy Sunderland ............ 142 4th Tim Wittman ................ 150 7th Jason Suter .................... 158 5th Matt White ................... 177 8th1992 7 Jeff Prescott ................... 118 1st Shawn Nelson ............... 126 4th Bob Truby ..................... 134 4th Troy Sunderland ............ 150 2nd Tim Wittman ................ 158 6th Dave Hart ..................... 167 4th Matt White ................... 177 8th1993 5 Sanshiro Abe ................. 126 4th Cary Kolat ..................... 134 2nd Troy Sunderland ............ 150 2nd Josh Robbins ................. 158 2nd Dave Hart ..................... 167 3rd1994 4 Sanshiro Abe ................. 126 3rd Cary Kolat ..................... 134 3rd John Hughes ................. 142 7th Kerry McCoy .............. Hwt. 1st1995 3 Sanshiro Abe ................. 126 2nd John Hughes ................. 142 1st Kerry McCoy .............. Hwt. 3rd1996 3 Sanshiro Abe ................. 126 1st John Hughes ................. 142 2nd Russ Hughes.................. 150 3rd1997 1 Kerry McCoy .............. Hwt. 1st1998 5 Jeremy Hunter............... 118 5th Jamarr Billman .............. 142 5th Clint Musser ................. 150 5th John Lange .................... 158 3rd Glenn Pritzlaff ............... 167 7th1999 4 Jeremy Hunter............... 125 2nd Biff Walizer ................... 149 8th Clint Musser ................. 157 2nd Glenn Pritzlaff ............... 174 1st2000 2 Jeremy Hunter............... 125 1st Ross Th atcher ................ 197 6th2002 1 Doc Vecchio .................. 165 8th2003 4 Josh Moore .................... 133 3rd Scott Moore .................. 141 4th Mark Becks ................... 184 7th Pat Cummins .............. Hwt. 4th

2004 2 Josh Moore .................... 133 2nd Pat Cummins .............. Hwt. 2nd2005 2 Eric Bradley ................... 184 4th Phil Davis...................... 197 7th2006 3 Phil Davis...................... 197 2nd Eric Bradley ................... 184 8th James Yonushonis .......... 184 8th2007 3 Aaron Anspach ............ Hwt. 2nd Phil Davis...................... 197 5th Jake Strayer ................... 133 7th2008 4 Phil Davis...................... 197 1st Bubba Jenkins ............... 149 2nd Dan Vallimont .............. 157 3rd Mark McKnight ............ 125 4th2009 2 Quentin Wright ............ 174 6th Frank Molinaro ............. 141 8th2010 3 Dan Vallimont .............. 165 2nd Frank Molinaro ............. 149 5th Cyler Sanderson ............ 157 6th2011 5 Quentin Wright ............ 184 1st Frank Molinaro ............. 149 2nd David Taylor ................. 149 2nd Andrew Long ................ 133 3rd Ed Ruth ........................ 174 3rd

2012 6 Frank Molinaro ............. 149 1st Ed Ruth ........................ 174 1st David Taylor ................. 149 1st Nico Megaludis ............. 125 2nd Quentin Wright ............ 184 2nd Dylan Alton .................. 157 3rd2013 5 Ed Ruth ........................ 184 1st Quentin Wright ............ 197 1st Nico Megaludis ............. 125 2nd David Taylor ................. 165 2nd Matt Brown ................... 174 2nd

Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions won their third straight NCAA team title live on the ESPN family of networks last year.

Dylan Alton rolled to a 6-1 record and a third place All-America fi nish at the 2012 NCAA Championships in St. Louis.


ALL-AMERICAN HISTORY

4-Time All-Americans (6)Greg Elinsky: 7th (158),1984; 2nd (158), 1985; 2nd (158), 1986;3rd (167), 1987Jim Martin: 4th (118), 1986; 2nd (118), 1987; 1st (126), 1988; 3rd (126), 1989Sanshiro Abe: 4th (126), 1993; 3rd (126), 1994; 2nd (126), 1995; 1st (126), 1996Phil Davis: 7th (197), 2005; 2nd (197), 2006; 5th (197), 2007; 1st (197), 2008Frank Molinaro: 8th (141), 2009; 5th (149), 2010; 2nd (149), 2011; 1st (149), 2012Quentin Wright: 6th (174), 2009; 1st (184), 2011; 2nd (184), 2012; 1st (197), 2013.

3-Time All-Americans(22 includingthe four-timers)

Homer Barr: 4th (Hwt.), 1949; 3rd (Hwt.), 1950; 2nd (Hwt.), 1951Bill Oberly: 3rd (191), 1954; 1st (Hwt.), 1955; 3rd (Hwt.), 1956Ron Pifer: 4th (157), 1960; 2nd (147), 1961; 3rd (157), 1962John Fritz: 3rd (126), 1973; 3rd (126), 1974; 1st (126), 1975Jerry Villecco: 4th (158), 1974; 6th (167), 1975; 4th (167), 1976

Scott Lynch: 6th (126), 1982; 4th (126), 1983; 1st (134), 1984Ken Chertow: 3rd (126), 1987; 3rd (118), 1988; 6th (118), 1989Andy Voit:

4th (190), 1987; 5th (190), 1988; 7th (190), 1989Jeff Prescott: 5th (118), 1990; 1st (118), 1991; 1st (118), 1992Tim Wittman: 4th (150), 1990; 7th (150), 1991; 6th (158), 1992Troy Sunderland: 4th (142), 1991; 2nd (150), 1992; 2nd (150), 1993John Hughes: 7th (142), 1994; 1st (142), 1995; 2nd (142), 1996Kerry McCoy: 1st (Hwt.), 1994; 3rd (Hwt.), 1995; 1st (Hwt.), 1997Jeremy Hunter: 5th (125), 1998; 2nd (125), 1999; 1st (125), 2000Ed Ruth: 3rd (174), 2011; 1st (174), 2012; 1st (184), 2013David Taylor: 2nd (157), 2011; 1st (165), 2012; 2nd (165), 2013

GregELINSKY1938-1987

JimMARTIN1985-1989

SanshiroABE1993-1996

PhilDAVIS2005-2008

FrankMOLINARO2009-2012

QuentinWRIGHT2009-2013




TIMELINE1909 - Penn State begins intercollegiate wrestling with a loss to Cornell. Th ey post an 0-1 record on the season. It would be one of only 11 losing seasons in the next 92 years of wrestling and the last for 37 seasons.- William E. Lewis is named Penn State’s fi rst head coach. He leads Penn State a total of 10 seasons in three separate stints and posts a 40-7 mark.

1910- Penn State records its fi rst dual meet wrestling win with a 7-0 decision over the University of Pennsylvania.

1914- J.H. Shollenberger takes over as head coach for one season and posts a 5-0 mark.

1918 - H.C. Yerger is named Penn State’s third head coach and leads the Nittany Lions for two seasons posting a 7-2 mark. His team claims Penn State’s fi rst Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association title in this year.

1921- Penn State is declared the National Dual Team champion after defeating Indiana and Iowa State.

1922- D.D. Detar is named Penn State’s fourth head coach and leads the Nittany Lions for three years posting a 14-4-1 record.

1925- Ralph G. Leonard is named Penn State’s fi fth head coach and leads the Nittany Lions for two years posting a 13-1 record.

1927- Charlie Speidel is named Penn State’s sixth head coach and begins the longest coaching tenure in the program’s history. He leads the Nittany Lions for 34 seasons over two stints and posts a 191-56-13 record. He goes on to coach until 1964.

1930- Penn State hosts the NCAA Wrestling Championships for the fi rst-time in Rec Hall.

1935- Penn State 165-pounder Howard Johnston wins the Nittany Lions fi rst individual national title.

1938- Penn State hosts the NCAA Wrestling Championships for the second time in Rec Hall.

1943- Paul Campbell is named Penn State’s seventh head coach as he takes over for four seasons and posts a 12-9-1 record.

1950- Penn State begins a school record run of 34 consecutive dual meet victories that lasts until 1954.

1951- Homer Barr grabs his third top four fi nish at the NCAA tournament as the heavyweight becomes Penn State’s fi rst three-time All-American.

1953- Penn State claims its fi rst national title in wrestling as the Nittany Lions host the NCAA tournament in Rec Hall for the third time.

1965- Th ree-time NCAA Champion Bill Koll takes over for the retiring Charlie Speidel as the Nittany Lion’s eighth head coach. He would go on to coach 14 seasons and lead Penn State to a 127-22-7 marking one of Penn State’s winningest dual meet eras.

1968- Penn State hosts the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in Rec Hall.

1969- Penn State begins a school record 41-match home unbeaten streak that lasts until 1976.

1972- Andy Matter completes a perfect season with a national title at 167 pounds to become Penn State’s fi rst two-time national champion.

1976- Penn State joins the Eastern Wrestling League, which it soon dominates.

1979- Former Nittany Lion All-American Rich Lorenzo is named Penn State’s ninth head coach. He goes on to lead Penn State for 14 seasons and post a 188-64-9 mark.

1981- Head coach Rich Lorenzo is named the NWCA National Coach-of-the-Year, the fi rst such honor for Penn State.

1987- Greg Elinsky posts his third top three fi nish at the NCAA tournament, grabbing third at 167 pounds, to become Penn State’s fi rst 4X All-American.- Penn State shares its second National Dual Team Championship as the Nittany Lions post an 18-18 tie with Oklahoma State in the tournament fi nal. Th ey go on to post an 18-1-1 dual record and earn the No. 1 ranking in the fi nal Amateur Wrestling News poll.

1988 - Ken Chertow is the fi rst Nittany Lion named to the USA Olympic team.

1989 - 1988 NCAA champion Jim Martin (126) ends his career as the all-time leader in victories (155) and dual meet wins (73) and becomes Penn State’s second four-time All-American. He later wins his second-consecutive GTE Academic All-American-of-the-Year award and is named to the NCAA To-day’s Top Six. He is presented the award by President Ronald Reagan.

1990- Penn State hosts the fi rst University Freestyle and Greco-Roman National Championships.

1991- Penn State jumps to No. 1 in the Amateur Wrestling News Rankings after defeating top ranked and defending national champion Oklahoma State, 21-18, to win the National Dual Team Championship.- Head coach Rich Lorenzo wins his sixth and fi nal EWL Coach-of-the-Year award.

1992- In its last EWL Tournament appearance, Penn State completes a run of 11-straight tournament titles by breaking its own scoring record (165.5) and crowning a record seven individual champions.- Head Coach Rich Lorenzo wins his second NWCA National Coach-of-the-Year award as Penn State goes 18-4-1 and fi nishes third at the NCAA Tournament.- Jeff Prescott becomes the second Nittany Lion to win back-to-back NCAA titles as he claims the crown at 118 pounds.

1993 - Th ree-time Nittany Lion All-American and 1976 NCAA champion John Fritz is named Penn State’s 10th head coach. He goes on to coach six seasons and post an 87-33-2 record. - Fritz makes it back-to-back NWCA Coach-of-the-Year awards for PSU as the Lions post a school record mark of 22-0-1, reach the No. 1 ranking and take second at the NCAA Championships, their highest fi nish in 39 years.- Penn State joins the Big Ten, the nation’s premier wrestling conference, and posts a second place fi nish in its fi rst Big Ten Tournament appearance. - Penn State wins the National Dual Team Championship for the fourth time, moves to No. 1 in the Amateur Wrestling News rankings.

1994- Heavyweight Kerry McCoy posts a Penn State season record 47 wins on his way to the fi rst of his two NCAA titles. Cary Kolat (134) also posts a season record 20 falls.

1996 - NCAA champion Sanshiro Abe becomes the third four-time All-American at Penn State and competes in the Olympics as he takes the mat as a member of the Japanese national team.- Penn State falls to Iowa in the fi rst dual meet held the Bryce Jordan Center. A record crowd of 11,245 turn out to see the action, the largest ever to wit-ness a dual meet East of the Mississippi River.

1997- Heavyweight Kerry McCoy becomes the third Nittany Lion to claim two national titles and is named W.I.N. Magazine’s “Hodge” award winner as the most dominant collegiate wrestler of the year after posting a 41-0 mark.

1998 - Penn State hosts the Big Ten Wrestling Championships in the Bryce Jordan Center and posts a second place fi nish as coach John Fritz receives confer-ence Coach-of-the-Year honors.- Th ree-time Nittany Lion All-American Troy Sunderland takes over as Penn State’s 11th head coach.

1999- Penn State hosts the NCAA Wrestling Championships for the fi fth time, and fi rst in the Bryce Jordan Center. A crowd of 80,654 fans, third all-time, sold-out the arena over six sessions.

2000- Former Penn State heavyweight Kerry McCoy wins the U.S. Olympic tri-als and U.S. National Freestlye title and represents the U.S. in the Olympics in Sydney, Australia, placing fi fth.

2001- Heavyweight Kerry McCoy wins his second U.S. National Freestyle title.

2002- Former walk-on Doc Vecchio becomes Penn State’s 143rd All-American.- Heavyweight Kerry McCoy wins his third U.S. National Freestyle title.

EIWA HISTORY

Th e Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association was founded in 1904 between students from Princeton, Penn, Yale and Columbia for the purpose of fostering the sport of wrestling. It held the fi rst of its annual tournaments in 1905. Th e oldest intercollegiate wres-tling organization, Penn State joined the “Th e East-erns” in 1918, aft er applying for membership for eight years. Th e Nittany Lions quickly proved their value as they became the jewel of the association, which in-cluded Cornell, Lehigh, Syracuse, Harvard, Navy, Vir-ginia, and Pittsburgh among others. Penn State won the fi rst four championships it was part of and went on to claim 16 EIWA titles and fi nish in the top three of the league tournament 40 times in its 56 year af-fi liation. Th e Nittany Lions also garnered the league’s only NCAA title in 1953 and produced more E.I.W.A. champions (105) than any other school before leaving the league in 1974.

E.I.W.A. TEAM TITLES1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960 (tied with Pittsburgh), 1971, 1973.

THREE-TIME CHAMPIONSJack Light, ‘35, 36, 37Charles Ridenour, ‘41, 42, 43Dick Lemyre, ‘52, 53, 54John Johnston, ‘56, 57, 58Clyde Frantz, ‘69, 70, 71Dave Joyner, ‘70, 71, 72Andy Matter, ‘70, 71, 72

TWO-TIME CHAMPIONSIvan Brown, ‘18, 19 Frank Watson, ‘21, 22Len Cary, ‘24, 25 Bill Black, ‘24, 25Ted Wilson, ‘28, 29 Bob Ellstrom, ‘33, 34 Sam Harry, ‘42, 46 Howard Johnston, ‘34, 35Homer Barr, ‘49, 50 Gerry Maurey, ‘53, 54Marty Strayer, ‘64, 65 Johnston Oberly, ‘60, 61John Fritz, ‘73, 74 Jerry Villecco, ‘73, 74

OUTSTANDING WRESTLERSCharles Ridenour, ‘42 Sam Harry, ‘46Rich Lorenzo, ‘68 Clyde Frantz, ‘69 & 70John Fritz, ‘74

FLETCHER TROPHY (most tournament points scored in career)John Johnston, ‘58 Johnston Oberly, ‘61Clyde Frantz, ‘71

SHERIDAN TROPHY (most falls in shortest time)Rich Lorenzo, ‘68

RECENT HALL OF FAMEDave Joyner (inducted in 2004)John Fritz (2002)Rich Lemyre (2002)Charles Ridenour (2002)Clyde Frantz (2001)Andy Matter (1999)John Johnston (1996)Charles Speidel (1995)

Complete list of EIWA Champions on page 94.


TIMELINE2003- Heavyweight Kerry McCoy wins a fourth U.S. National Freestyle title and wins a silver medal at the World Championships.- Troy Sunderland named Big Ten Coach of the Year.

2004- Pat Cummins (Hwt.) and Josh Moore (133) reach the NCAA fi nals.- Heavyweight Kerry McCoy wins his fi fth U.S. National Freestyle title, wins the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and takes 7th at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Greece becoming Penn State‘s fi rst two-time Olympian.

2005- Eric Bradley wins second-straight Big Ten title.- Phil Davis earns fi rst All-America tag

2006- Phil Davis becomes national fi nalist, reaching NCAA fi nals at 197. He also earns his second All-America honor.- Eric Bradley becomes a two-time All-American with an eight place fi n-ish at 184.- Penn State earns 41st top ten team fi nish, scoring 53.5 points for ninth place.

2007- Aaron Anspach earns national runner-up laurels at HWT, becoming an All-American for the fi rst time.- Phil Davis becomes a three-time All-American with 5th place fi nish at 197.- Jake Strayer earns fi rst All-America tag with 7th place fi nish at 133.- Penn State’s 54.0 team points is 14th highest team total in Nittany Lion history.

2008- Phil Davis becomes Penn State’s fourth four-time All-American, 18th in-dividual to win a national title and wins Penn State’s 21st national crown with his title at 197.- Bubba Jenkins becomes an All-American for fi rst time with runner-up fi nish at 149; Dan Vallimont places third at 157 to earn fi rst All-America honor; Mark McKnight goes from unseeded at 125 to All-American with fourth place fi nish.- Nittany Lions claim four All-American and collect 75.00 points, the fi fth most in school history, to place third at the NCAA Championships.

2009- Quentin Wright becomes fi rst true freshman All-American for Penn State (taking sixth at 174) since 1998.- Frank Molinaro becomse second straight Nittany Lion wild card to be-come an All-American (taking eighth at 141 as an unseeded wild card).- National wrestling icon Cael Sanderson is named 12th head coach in Penn State history on April 17, 2009, in front of over 500 fans in a rousing open-to-the-public press event and introduction.

2010- Dan Vallimont becomes Penn State’s 27th NCAA National Runner-Up by advancing to the national fi nals at 165. Vallimont became a two-time All-American with the performance.- Frank Molinaro became a two-time All-American with a fi fth place fi nish at 149 after taking eighth at 141 the year before.- Cyler Sanderson becomes Penn State’s 166th All-American with a sixth place showing at 157.- Cael Sanderson, in his fi rst year as Penn State’s head coach, led Penn State to a top-ten fi nal dual meet ranking and a top ten fi nish at the NCAA Championships as the Lions took ninth with 49.0 points (among the top 20 point totals all-time in PSU history).

2011- Cael Sanderson leads Penn State to its fi rst NCAA Championship since 1953 in just his second year as head coach, scoring a team record 107.5 points to run away with the crown.- Penn State has fi ve All-Americans, all in the top 3.- Quentin Wright becomes Penn State’s 19th NCAA Champion by winning the 184 pound title as the No. 9 seed.- Frank Molinaro becomes Penn State’s 19th three-time All-American by advancing to the national title bout at 149.- David Taylor becomes a freshman national fi nalist and All-American by advancing to the fi nals at 157.- Ed Ruth and Andrew Long fi nish third at 133 and 174 respectively, the duo wrapped up Penn State’s team title during the morning session on March 19, 2011.- Penn State wins its fi rst ever Big Ten title at Northwestern on March 6 and Sanderson was named Big Ten Coach of the Year (becoming the fi rst person ever to be named both Big Ten and Big 12 Coach of the Year).- Penn State has a school record fi ve Big Ten Champions: Andrew Long at 133, Frank Molinaro at 149, David Taylor at 157, Ed Ruth at 174 and Quentin Wright at 184.- Taylor is named both Big Ten Wrestler of the Year and Big Ten Freshman of the Year.- Wright is named 2011 Big Ten Championship Outstanding Wrestler.- Penn State posts a 17-1-1 dual meet record, including a 6-1-1 mark in Big Ten duals, tying the school record for conference dual wins in a season.- Penn State wins both the Southern Scuffl e (co-champions) and Virginia Duals.

- Th e Nittany Lions set numerous Rec Hall attendance marks (since recon-fi guration in 1990s), sold out two duals and averaged 5,455 fans per event.- Th e Penn State wrestlers are named the 2011 Big Ten Team of the Year by the Big Ten Network and Sanderson is named Big Ten Men’s Coach of the Year.

2012- Cael Sanderson leads Penn State to its second straight NCAA Champion-ship, scoring a school-record 143.0 points to run away with the crown in St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.- Penn State has six All-Americans, all in the top 3.- Th e Nittany Lions have a school record three national champions (and fi ve fi nalists) as Frank Molinaro (149), David Taylor (165) and Ed Ruth (174) become Penn State’s 20th, 21st and 22nd NCAA Champions.- Quentin Wright became Penn State’s 20th three-time All-American by advancing to the national title bout at 184.- Nico Megaludis becomes a true freshman National Runner-Up at 125, advancing to the fi nals before dropping a close 4-1 decision in the title bout.- Dylan Alton took third at 157 with a very strong 6-1 showing in his fi rst NCAA Championship.- Taylor is named the 2012 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Wres-tler, the 2012 NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler and wins the 2012 NCAA Gorriaran Award.- Taylor wins the Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top wrestler.- Intermat names Ed Ruth as its National Wrestler of the Year and Sanderson its National Coach of the Year.- Penn State claimed its second straight Big Ten Championship, running away from the fi eld for the title at Purdue University.- Penn State crowned three repeat Big Ten Champions as Frank Molinaro (149), David Taylor (165) and Ed Ruth (174) all repeated as conference kings.- Taylor earns his second straight Big Ten Wrestler of the Year Award.- Molinaro shares the 2012 Big Ten Championship Outstanding Wrestler Award.- Cael Sanderson earns his second straight Big Ten Coach of the Year honor.- Penn State posts a 13-1 dual meet record.- Th e Nittany Lions go 7-1 in Big Ten duals, setting a school record for dual wins in a season and earning a share of the Big Ten Regular Season Championship.- Penn State wins its second straight Southern Scuffl e Championship.- Wrestling duals at Penn State become the hardest tickets to come by as the Lions average a whopping 6,481 fans per dual, including fi ve sellouts in seven duals and more than 6,000 for each and every event.- Th e Penn State wrestlers are named the 2012 Big Ten Team of the Year by the Big Ten Network and Sanderson is named Big Ten Men’s Coach of the Year, the second straight year for both honors.

2013- Cael Sanderson leads Penn State to its third straight NCAA Championship at the Wells Fargo Center in Des Moines Iowa..- Penn State has fi ve All-Americans, all in the top two as national fi nalists.- Th e Nittany Lions garner two National Champions as Ed Ruth (184) and Quentin Wright (197) garner the school’s 26th and 27th individual crowns.- Quentin Wright became Penn State’s 6th four-time All-American by win-ning the NCAA title at 197, clinching Penn State’s team crown.- Ed Ruth became Penn State’s 21st three-time All-American by winning his second straight NCAA crown, this one at 184.- David Taylor became Penn State’s 22nd three-time All-American by ad-vancing to the national fi nals at 165.- Taylor won both the NCAA Technical Falls Award and the 2013 NCAA Championship Gorriaran Award.- Cael Sanderson is named NWCA National Coach of the Year after guiding Penn State to its third straight crown.- Matt Brown advances to NCAA fi nals at 174 in his fi rst trip to NCAAs- Brown is named the NCAA Championship’s Most Outstanding Student by winning the prestigious Elite 89 Award.- Nico Megaludis advances to his second straight NCAA Championship bout at 125, becoming a two-time All-American as a true-sophomore.- Matt Brown is named a fi rst team Capital One Academic All-American, Penn State’s fi rst since 1999.- Brown, Megaludis, Taylor and Wright are fi rst team NWCA Academic All-Americans.- 15 Nittany Lion (nearly half the entire roster) earn Academic All-Big Ten laurels.- Quentin Wright wins a prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Award.- Ed Ruth is named Penn State’s Male Athlete of the Year and is a fi nalist for the Big Ten’s Jesse Owens Award as the conference’s Male Athlete of the Year.- Penn State claimed its third straight Big Ten Championship, running away from the fi eld for the title at the University of Illinois.- Penn State crowned four Big Ten Champions as Taylor (165), Brown (174), Ruth (184) and Wright (197) all win titles..- Ed Ruth is named Big Ten Wrestler of the Year.- Cael Sanderson earns his third traight Big Ten Coach of the Year honor.- Penn State posts a 13-1 dual meet record.- Th e Nittany Lions go 7-1 in Big Ten duals, tying a school record for con-ference dual wins in a season.- Penn State wins its third straight Southern Scuffl e Championship.- Penn State sells out its entire season of home duals before the season even starts. Th e Nittany Lions average 6,411 fans per dual over seven sold out events, including three that reached SRO limits as well.

EWL HISTORY

In 17 years (1976-82) of competition in the Eastern Wrestling League, Penn State was, by far, the most dominant member school, winning 14 tournament titles, including 11 consecutive from 1982 to 1992.Nittany Lions won 59 individual championships and 140 placed. In its fi nal league tournament appearance, in March of 1992, Penn State, under the direction of Rich Lorenzo, romped to the EWL title, breaking its own scoring record and crowning a record seven in-dividual champions.

Th e seven-for-seven performance in the fi nals broke, by two, the EWL record for most individual champi-ons from one team. Five Nittany Lions had won titles in 1976, 1986 and 1987. All 10 Penn State wrestlers advanced to the semi-fi nals. Th e Lions’ team total of 165.50 points eclipsed the tournament scoring record of 148.25, set by Penn State in 1987. Overall, Penn State wrestlers won 29 of 34 bouts and a record 10 by fall.

Jeff Prescott won his third consecutive league title at 118 pounds and became only the sixth Nittany Lion to secure three EWL championships. Tim Wittman, who defeated top seed Scott Hovan in overtime for his second league title and fi rst at 158 pounds, was voted Outstanding Wrestler. Penn State posted a 89–12–2 (87.4) league dual record including a 56-bout unbeaten streak. Th e Nittany Lions went undefeated (7–0) in their fi nal season in the EWL.

THREE-TIME CHAMPIONSDave Becker, ‘76–78 Greg Elinsky, ‘85–87Chris Bevilacqua, ‘84–86 Dan Mayo, ‘86–88Carl DeStefanis, ‘82–84 Jeff Prescott, ‘90–92

EWL TOURNAMENTOUTSTANDING WRESTLERJeff Prescott, ‘91 Tim Wittman,‘92Steve Seft er, ‘81 John Yankanich, ‘90

COACH-OF-THE-YEARRich Lorenzo, 1981–84, 87, 91

WRESTLER-OF-THE-YEARCarl DeStefanis, ‘84 Jim Martin, ‘88Scott Lynch, ‘83–84 Jeff Prescott, ‘91–92

FRESHMAN-OF-THE-YEARSteve Seft er, ‘81 Ken Chertow, ‘85Greg Elinsky, ‘84 Jim Martin, ‘86

EWL HALL-OF-FAMECoach ContributorBill Koll Ed Czekaj, Rich LucasRich Lorenzo Doug McDonaldWrestlersDave Becker, Chris Bevilacqua, Carl DeStefanis, Greg Elinski, John Hanrahan, Scott Lynch, Jim Martin, Steve Seft er, Jerry White,Tim Wittman, Dan Mayo.

Complete list of EWL Champions on page 94.




EIWA AND EWL CHAMPIONS

EIWA CHAMPIONS1974 126 Fritz, John 158 Villecco, Jerry Hwt. Getty, Charles

1973 126 Fritz, John 142 Snyder, Barry 167 Villecco, Jerry 177 Brenneman, Dan

1972 167 Matter, Andy Hwt. Joyner, Dave

1971 150 Stone, Don 158 Frantz, Clyde 167 Matter, Andy Hwt. Joyner, Dave

1970 150 Frantz, Clyde 167 Matter, Andy 190 High, John Hwt. Joyner, Dave

1969 145 Frantz, Clyde

1968 130 Clark, Wally 137 Spinda, Dave 160 Kline, Matt 191 Lorenzo, Rich

1967 167 Seaman, Jerry Hwt. Reid, Mike

1966 152 DeWalt, Dick

1965 167 Strayer, Marty

1964 123 Windfelder, Jay 167 Strayer, Marty

1961 137 Johnston, Dan 147 Pifer, Ron Hwt. Oberly, John

1960 Hwt. Oberly, John

1958 130 Johnston, John

1957 130 Johnston, John 137 Pepe, John 147 Adams, Dave

1956 123 Nodland, Sid 130 Johnston, John Hwt. Oberly, Bill

1955 137 Fornicola, Larry

1954 130 Lemyre, Dick 137 Maurey, Gerry

1953 130 Lemyre, Dick 137 Maurey, Gerry

1952 123 Homan, Bob 130 Lemyre, Dick 167 Lemyre, Joe

1951 137 Maurey, Don 177 Rubino, Mike

1950 145 Maurey, Jim Hwt. Barr, Homer

1949 Hwt. Barr, Homer

1947 128 Mohney, Jim

1946 128 Harry, Sam 155 Dixon, Grant

1945 155 Smith, Glenn

1943 128 Ridenour, Charley

1942 121 Ridenour, Charley 128 Harry, Sam 145 Alexander, Glenn

1941 121 Ridenour, Charley

1940 175 Bortz, Ernie

1939 136 Gleason, Frank

1937 135 Zazzi, Aldo 145 Light, Jack 165 Krupa, Joe 175 Shaff er, Ross Hwt. O’Dowd, Joe

1936 118 Wolfson, Sam 135 Light, Jack 145 Waite, Richard

1935 135 Light, Jack 165 Johnston, Howard

1934 118 Ellstrom, Robert 165 Johnston, Howard

1933 118 Ellstrom, Robert Hwt. Cole, Clyde

1930 135 Hubler, Harold 155 Campbell, Paul

1929 125 Wilson, Ed

1928 125 Wilson, Ed

1925 115 Cary, Leonard 135 Liggett, Walter 145 Black, Bill 158 Pathemore, John

1924 115 Cary, Leonard 135 Naito, Katsutoshi 145 Black, Bill

1923 145 Evans, Bayard

1922 115 Watson, Frank 145 Parks, Harold

1921 115 Watson, Frank 125 Garber, Jacob 175 Spangler, Clyde

1920 115 Shirk, Arnim 135 Detar, David 145 Mills, Ralph

1919 145 Mowrer, Clifton 158 Brown, Ivan

1918 115 Horst, Paul 135 Long, Morris 145 Schultz, Roscoe 158 Brown, Ivan 175 Nelan, Tom Hwt. Czarnecke, Stan

EWL CHAMPIONS

1976 118 Wayne Packer (EWL’s 1st Champ) 150 Bill Vollrath 158 Dave Becker 167 Jerry Villecco 177 Jerry White

1977 134 Jim Earl 158 Dave Becker 190 Bill Bertrand 177 Jerry White

1978 118 Mike DeAugustino 150 Bill Vollrath 158 Dave Becker

1981 142 Bernie Fritz 167 John Hanrahan Hwt. Steve Sefter

1982 118 Carl DeStefanis 126 Scott Lynch 167 John Hanrahan Hwt. Steve Sefter

1983 118 Carl DeStefanis 134 Bill Marino 142 Bob Bury 177 Bob Harr

1984 118 Carl DeStefanis 134 Scott Lynch 150 Chris Bevilacqua

1985 134 John Manotti 150 Chris Bevilacqua 158 Greg Elinsky

1986 126 Tim Flynn 150 Chris Bevilacqua 158 Greg Elinsky 167 Eric Brugel 177 Dan Mayo

1987 134 Tim Flynn 150 Sean Finkbeiner 167 Greg Elinsky 177 Dan Mayo 190 Andy Voit

1988 118 Ken Chertow 126 Jim Martin 177 Dan Mayo

1989 118 Ken Chertow 126 Jim Martin 190 Andy Voit Hwt. Greg Haladay

1990 118 Jeff Prescott 142 Mike Bevilacqua 158 John Yankanich

1991 118 Jeff Prescott 126 Bob Truby 150 Tim Wittman

1992 118 Jeff Prescott 126 Shawn Nelson 134 Bob Truby 150 Troy Sunderland 158 Tim Wittman 167 Dave Hart 190 Adam Mariano


RECORD BOOK

SINGLE SEASON

VICTORIES 1. 54 Scott Moore, 2003 2. 47 Kerry McCoy, 1994 3. 44 Josh Moore, 2004 4. 43 Mark Becks, 2003 Jim Martin, 1989 Kerry McCoy, 1995 7. 41 Jim Martin, 1988 Kerry McCoy, 1997 9. 40 Josh Moore, 2003 10. 39 Carl DeStefanis, 1984 Bob Truby, 1991 12. 38 Ed Ruth, 2011 David Taylor, 2011 Pat Cummins, 2004 Pat Cummins, 2003 Greg Elinsky, 1987 Cary Kolat, 1994 16. 37 Phil Davis, 2005 Jim Martin, 1986 Greg Elinsky, 1986 19. 36 John Hughes, 1994 20. 35 Sanshiro Abe, 1994 Bill Marino, 1983 Greg Elinsky, 1984 Ken Chertow, 1987, 88 Jamarr Billman, 1998

FALLS 1. 24 Josh Moore, 2004 2. 21 Scott Moore, 2003 3. 20 Cary Kolat, 1994 4. 18 Andrew Alton, 2011 5. 16 Josh Moore, 2003 6. 15 David Taylor, 2012 15 Bill Marino, 1983 8. 14 David Taylor, 2013 14 Quentin Wright, 2012 10. 13 Ed Ruth, 2011 Shawn Nelson, 1992

SHUTOUTS (21)(Since 1981–82) 45-0 vs. Cornell, 12/3/81, Rec Hall 54-0 vs. Millersville, 1/25/83, Rec Hall 39-0 vs. Virginia, 12/1/87, Rec Hall 45-0 vs. Maryland, 1/18/92, Rec Hall 38-0 vs. Minnesota, 2/8/92, Ann Arbor, Mich. 39-0 vs. Bloomsburg, 2/10/93, Rec Hall 39-0 vs. Lehigh, 2/13/93, Rec Hall 40-(-1) vs. Wartburg, 1/22/00, Jordan Cntr. 38-0 vs. Appalachian State, 1/11/02, Hampton, Va. 47-0 vs. Clarion, 11/19/06, Lock Haven, Pa. 41-0 vs. Rider, 1/13/07, Hampton, Va. 33-0 vs. Lehigh, 12/7/07, Easton, Pa.45-0 vs. Harvard, 11/21/10, Binghamton, N.Y.48-0 vs. Lock Haven, 12/12/10, Rec Hall50-0 vs. Lock Haven, 12/18/11, Lock Haven, Pa.43-0 vs. Wisconsin, 1/15/12, Madison, Wisc.52-0 vs. Indiana, 12/9/12, Rec Hall41-0 vs. Michigan State, 1/13/13, Rec Hall37-0 vs. Illinois, 2/3/13, Champaign, Ill.48-0 vs. Rider, 2/17/13, Rec Hall34-0 vs. Rutgers, 2/24/13, New Brunswick, N.J.

CAREER

MATCHES WRESTLED 1. 184 Josh Moore, ‘01-04 2. 168 Jim Martin, ‘86-89 168 Kerry McCoy, ‘92-97 4. 162 Greg Elinsky, ‘83-87 5. 158 Doc Vecchio, ‘00-03 Clint Musser, ‘94, 96-99 7. 154 Ken Chertow, ‘85, 87-89 Jason Suter, ‘88-91 9. 151 Adam Smith, ‘02-05 151 Scott Moore, ‘00, ‘02- 03 11. 150 Frank Molinaro, ‘09-12 12. 149 Mark Becks, ‘00-03 Eric Brugel, ‘82-84, 86 John Hughes, ‘92, 94-96 15. 144 Andy Voit, ‘85, 87-89 16. 143 Dan Vallimont, ‘07-10 17. 142 John Hanrahan, ‘79-82 19. 140 Jeremy Hunter, ‘96-00 Sanshiro Abe, ‘93-96 20. 139 Tim Flynn, ‘83, 85-87 139 Quentin Wright, ‘09, 11-13

VICTORIES 1. 155 Jim Martin, ‘86-89 2. 150 Kerry McCoy, ‘92-97 3. 146 Josh Moore, ‘01-04 4. 138 Greg Elinsky, ‘83-87 5. 125 Sanshiro Abe, ‘93-96 6. 123 Jeremy Hunter, ‘96-00 Clint Musser, ‘94, 96-99 8. 121 Frank Molinaro, ‘09-12 121 John Hughes, ‘92, 94-96 10. 116 Quentin Wright, ‘09, 11-13 116 Phil Davis, ‘05-08 12. 115 Ken Chertow, ‘85, 87-89 13. 114 Carl DeStefanis, ‘81-84 14. 112 Scott Moore, ‘00. ‘02-03 15. 110 Dan Mayo, ‘84, 86-88 16. 108 Pat Cummins, ‘01-04 Dan Vallimont, ‘07-10 18. 107 Mark Becks, ‘00-03 19. 106 Glenn Pritzlaff , ‘94, 96-99 20. 105 John Hanrahan, ‘79-82 Tim Flynn, ‘83, 85-87

DUAL MEET WINNING %(MINIMUM 15 MATCHES) 1. 100.0 David Taylor (47-0), ‘11-Prsnt. Ed Ruth (44-0), ‘11-Prsnt. Andy Matter (33-0), ‘70-72 Dick Lemyre (19-0), ‘52-54 Sammy Wolfson (16-0), ‘34-36 7. 97.4 Jim Martin (73-1-2), ‘86-89 8. 97.2 Jack Light (17-0-1), ‘35-37 9. 93.2 Sid Nodland (19-0-3), ‘55-57

FALLS 1. 53 Josh Moore, ‘01-04 2. 38 Quentin Wright, ‘09,’11-Prsnt. 3. 37 David Taylor, ‘11-Prsnt. 4. 35 Ed Ruth, ‘11-Prsnt. 5. 34 Scott Moore, ‘00, ‘02-03 Kerry McCoy, ‘92-97 7. 32 Cameron Wade, ‘09-12 32 Josh Walker, ‘02-05 9. 31 Biff Walizer, ‘95-99 10. 30 Phil Davis, ‘05-08 Pat Cummins, ‘01-04 12. 29 Jeremy Hunter, ‘96-00 13. 28 Cary Kolat, ‘93-94 14. 26 Shawn Nelson, ‘90, 92-94 15. 25 John Lange, ‘94-98 16. 24 DeWitt Driscoll, ‘03-06 Jerry White, ‘74-77 Bob Bury, ‘79-81, 83 Gary Kaschak, ‘82, 84-86 Shawn Nelson, ‘90, 92-93 21. 22 Bryan Pearsall, ‘10-13

DUAL MEET VICTORIES 1. 73 Jim Martin, ‘86-89 2. 71 Kerry McCoy, ‘92-97 3. 62 Jeremy Hunter, ‘96-00 4. 58 Phil Davis, 05-08 5. 57 Sanshiro Abe, ‘93-96 57 Dan Vallimont, ‘07-10 7. 55 Frank Molinaro, ‘09-12 Greg Elinsky, ‘83-87 9. 54 Glenn Pritzlaff , ‘94, 96-99 10. 53 Clint Musser, ‘94, 96-99 11. 52 Troy Sunderland, ‘89, 91-93 12. 51 Jeff Prescott, ‘89-92 13. 50 Dave Hart, ‘89, 91-9314. 49 Quentin Wright, ‘09, ‘11-13 15. 48 Carl DeStefanis, ‘81-84 Ken Chertow, ‘85, 87-89 Bob Truby, ‘88-92 Brad Pataky, 2006-11 19. 47 David Taylor, ‘11-Prsnt. Cameron Wade, ‘09-12 Dan Mayo, ‘84, 86-88 Andy Voit, ‘85, 87-89 Jake Strayer, ‘06-0924. 44 Ed Ruth, ‘11-Prsnt.

OVERALL WINNING %(MINIMUM 30 MATCHES) 1. 98.1 Ed Ruth (102-2), ‘11-Prsnt. 2. 97.1 David Taylor (100-3), ‘11-Prsnt. 3. 96.7 Andy Matter (59-2), ‘70-72 4. 93.4 Jim Martin (155-9-4), ‘86-89 5. 92.9 Dick Lemyre (39-3), ‘52-54 6. 91.4 Sam Harry (32-3), ‘42-43 7. 91.3 John Johnston (42-4), ‘56-58




RECORD BOOK (since 1980)

RECORDS SINCE ‘80

TOP 10 SEASON WINNING %(20 MATCH MINIMUM) 1. 1.000 (47-0) Kerry McCoy, ‘93-94 1.000 (41-0) Kerry McCoy, ’96-97 1.000 (33-0) Ed Ruth, ‘12-13 1.000 (33-0) Frank Molinaro, ‘11-12 1.000 (32-0) Quentin Wright, ‘12-13 1.000 (32-0) David Taylor, ‘11-12 1.000 (31-0) Ed Ruth, ‘11-12 1.000 (29-0) Sanshiro Abe, ‘95-96 1.000 (21-0) Jamar Billman, ‘98-99 8. .977 (43-1) Kerry McCoy, ‘94-95 9. .974 (38-1) David Taylor, ‘10-11 .974 (38-1) Cary Kolat, ‘93-94

TOP 10 SEASON DUAL MEET WINNING % 1. 1.000 (21-0) Kerry McCoy, ‘93-94 1.000 (20-0) Kerry McCoy, ‘96-97 1.000 (19-0) Ed Ruth, ‘10-11 1.000 (19-0) David Taylor, ‘10-11 1.000 (18-0) Jim Martin, ‘86-87 1.000 (17-0) Bubba Jenkins, ‘08-09 1.000 (17-0) Kerry McCoy, ‘94-95 1.000 (17-0) Jeremy Hunter, ‘99-00 1.000 (17-0) Jeremy Hunter, ‘98-99 1.000 (16-0) Cary Kolat, ‘93-94 1.000(16-0) Jim Martin, ‘85-86 1.000 (16-0) Clint Musser, ‘98-99 1.000 (15-0) Frank Molinaro, ‘10-11 1.000 (14-0) Ed Ruth, ‘12-13 1.000 (14-0) David Taylor, ‘12-13 1.000 (14-0) Quentin Wright, ‘12-13 1.000 (14-0) Frank Molinaro, ‘11-12 1.000 (14-0) David Taylor, ‘11-12 1.000 (14-0) Dan Mayo, ‘86-87

TOP 20 SEASON DUAL VICTORIES 1. 22-1 (.957) Dave Hart, ‘91-92 22-1 (.957) Jeff Prescott, ‘91-92 3. 21-0 (1.000) Kerry McCoy , ‘93-94 4. 20-0 (1.000) Kerry McCoy, ‘96-97 20-0-2(.909) Jim Martin, ‘88-89 6. 19-0 (1.000) Ed Ruth, ‘10-11 19-0 (1.000) David Taylor, ‘10-11 8. 19-1 (.950) Sanshiro Abe, ‘93-94 19-1 (.950) Jim Martin, ‘87-88 10. 19-2 (.905) Bob Truby, ‘90-91 19-2 (.905) Jamar Billman, ‘97-98 12. 18-0 (1.000) Jim Martin, ‘86-87 18-1 (.947 James Yonushonis, ‘06-07 18-1 (.947) Clint Musser, ‘97-98 18-1-1 (.900) Dan Mayo, ‘87-88 18-4 (.818) Brad Pataky, ‘08-09 17. 17-0 (1.000) Bubba Jenkins, ‘08-09 17-0 (1.000) Kerry McCoy, ‘94-95 17-0 (1.000) Jeremy Hunter, ‘99-00 17-0 (1.000) Jeremy Hunter, ‘98-99

TOP 10 WINS BY A SENIOR 1. 44-8 Josh Moore, ‘03-04 2. 43-1-2 Jim Martin, ’88-89 43-6 Mark Becks, ‘02-03 4. 41-0 Kerry McCoy, ‘96-97 5. 39-1-1 Carl Destefanis, ‘83-84 6. 38-3-1 Greg Elinksy, ‘86-87 38-5 Pat Cummins, ‘03-04 8. 34-2-1 Dan Mayo, ‘87-88 34-5 Clint Musser, ‘98-99 10. 33-0 Frank Molinaro, ‘11-12 33-1 Jeremy Hunter, ‘99-00 33-3 Russ Hughes, ‘95-96 33-8 John Hanrahan, ‘81-82 33-14 Biff Walizer, ‘98-99

TOP 10 WINS BY A JUNIOR 1. 54-9 Scott Moore, ‘02-03 2. 43-1 Kerry McCoy , ‘94-95 3. 41-1-1 Jim Martin, ‘87-88 4. 40-9 Josh Moore, ‘02-03 5. 39-8 Bob Truby, ‘90-91 6. 38-9 Pat Cummins, ‘02-03 7. 37-2-2 Greg Elinsky , ‘85-86 8. 35-7-1 Ken Chertow, ‘87-88 9. 34-14 Doc Vecchio, ‘01-02 10. 33-0 Ed Ruth, ‘12-13 33-1 Jeremy Hunter, ‘98-99 33-1 Dan Mayo, ‘86-87 33-3 Dave Hart, ‘91-92 33-3 John Hughes, ‘94-95 33-4 Scott Lynch, ‘82-83 33-5 Clint Musser, ‘97-98 33-6 John Hanrahan, ‘80-81 33-9 Tim Flynn , ‘85-86

TOP 10 WINS BY A SOPHOMORE 1. 47-0 Kerry McCoy, ‘93-94 2. 38-1 Cary Kolat, ‘93-94 3. 36-5 Eric Bradley, ‘03-04 36-9 John Hughes, ‘93-94 5. 35-3 Sanshiro Abe, ‘93-94 6. 35-7-2 Ken Chertow , ‘86-87 7. 34-3 Jim Martin, ‘86-87 34-6 Glenn Pritzlaff , ‘96-97 9. 33-5-1 Troy Sunderland, ‘90-91 33-7 Frank Molinaro, 2009-10

TOP 10 WINS BY A FRESHMAN 1. 38-1 David Taylor, ‘10-11 38-2 Ed Ruth, ‘10-11 3. 37-4 Jim Martin, ‘85-86 37-10 Phil Davis, ‘05-06 5. 35-6 Jamar Billman, ‘97-98 35-6-1 Greg Elinsky, ‘83-84 7. 33-13 Quentin Wright, ‘08-09 8. 32-15 Biff Walizer, ‘95-96 9. 30-6 Dylan Alton, ‘11-12 30-10 Andrew Alton, ‘10-11 30-17 Josh Moore, ‘00-01

Charlie Speidel guided Penn State to 14 Top 10 NCAA fi nishes, including the 1953 NCAA title, and posted seven straight top fi ve fi nishes from 1951 to 195 at the NCAA Championships. Th e longest tenured coach in PSU history, he coached for 34 seasons guiding six nation-al champions, 15 NCAA fi nalists, 41 All-Americans and Penn State’s fi rst national champion in Howard Johnston (1935). He also won eight EIWA conference titles.

In 14 seasons, Bill Koll led the Nittany Lions to six Top 10 NCAA fi nishes and posted a best ever PSU winning percentage of 85.2. He coached three individual national champions and 20 All-Americans and helped Penn State climb as high as fourth in the 1971 NCAA Champion-ships. Koll led the Lions to fi ve unbeaten seasons on the dual meet mat (1967, 70, 71, 72 & 74) and a record 41-match home unbeaten streak from 1969-76.

In 14 seasons, Rich Lorenzo posted 11 Top 10 NCAA fi nishes and guided fi ve individual national champions. Under Lorenzo, the Nittany Lions placed in the top three on four occasions at the NCAAs while picking up 53 All-American honors, fi ve individual national champions and 11 NCAA fi nalists. He guided Penn State to 11-straight EWL conference titles from 1982-92, two national dual team championships (1987 & 1991), was named EWL Coach of the Year six times and coached 44 conference champions. Lorenzo was named NWCA Coach of the Year in 1981 and 1992.

In six seasons, John Fritz posted fi ve top fi ve NCAA fi n-ishes including a second in 1993, Penn State’s highest fi nish in 39 years. He guided four national champions, nine NCAA fi nalists, 21 All-Americans and 12 Big Ten champions. Fritz was named the 1993 NWCA Na-tional Coach of the Year, after leading Penn State to a school record 22-0-1 dual meet record, a No.1 national ranking, and a national dual team title. He also earned 1998 Big Ten Coach of the Year honors.


COACHING HISTORY

ALL-TIME HEAD COACHING RECORDS

Coach Seasons W L T Pct.William E. Lewis (1909-13, 15-17, 20-21) 10 40 7 0 .851J.H. Shollenberger (1914) 1 5 0 0 1.000H.C. Yerger (1918-19) 2 7 2 0 .778D.D. Detar (1922-24) 3 14 4 1 .778Ralph G. Leonard (1925-26) 2 13 1 0 .929Charlie Speidel (1927-42, 47-64) 34 191 56 13 .773Paul Campbell (1943-46) 4 12 9 1 .571Bill Koll (1965-78) 14 127 22 7 .852Rich Lorenzo (1979-92) 14 188 64 9 .737John Fritz (1993-98) 6 87 33 2 .717Troy Sunderland (1999-2009) 11 115 90 2 .560Cael Sanderson (2010-Prsnt.) 4 56 9 2 .851

CharlieSPEIDEL1927-42, 1947-64

BillKOLL1965-78

RichLORENZO1979-92

Over the course of 11 seasons, Troy Sunderland guid-ed Penn State to one top three NCAA fi nish, another top fi ve fi nish and a total of four top 10 fi nishes. He coached three NCAA individual champions, ten fi -nalists, 25 All-Americans and seven conference cham-pions. He was named the 2003 Big Ten Coach of the Year and the 1999 Amateur Wrestling News Rookie Coach of the Year

COACHING HONORSNWCA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEARRich Lorenzo, 1992John Fritz, 1993Cael Sanderson, 2013

EWL COACH-OF-THE-YEARRich Lorenzo, 1981–84, 87, 91

BIG TEN COACH-OF-THE-YEARJohn Fritz, 1998Troy Sunderland, 2003Cael Sanderson, 2011

AWN “ROOKIE” COACH-OF-THE-YEARTroy Sunderland, 1999

BIG TEN MEN’S SPORT COACH-OF-THE-YEARCael Sanderson, 2011, 2012

INTERMAT NATIONAL COACH-OF-THE-YEARCael Sanderson, 2012

JohnFRITZ1993-98

TroySUNDERLAND1999-2009

On April 17, 2009, Penn State shook the foundations of col-legiate sports with the hiring of national wrestling legend Cael Sanderson as the 12th head coach in the long and sto-ried history of Penn State wrestling. Sanderson, who never lost a match as a collegiate wrestler, embarked upon his fi rst season as Penn State’s head coach in 2009-10. He led Penn State to a 13-6-1 record and top ten fi nishes in dual meets and the NCAA tournament. Th e next season, less than two years after having taken over the helm of the team, Sanderson led Penn State to its fi rst NCAA national title since 1953 and the fi rst Big Ten Championship in school history. His ‘10-11 squad went 17-1-1 and posted a 6-1-1 Big Ten dual mark, tying the record for most conference wins in a season. He was named 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year, becoming the fi rst person to be named both Big Ten and Big 12 Coach of the Year, was named Big Ten Men’s Sport Coach of the Year while the wrestlers were named the Big Ten Men’s Team of the Year. In 2012, Sanderson led Penn State to a school record 7-1 Big Ten dual record and a share of the 2012 Big Ten dual meet championship. Sanderson then made it two in a row by leading Penn State to the 2012 Big Ten Championship at Purdue on March 3-4 and was named 2012 Big Ten Coach of the Year, earning the honor for the second straight season. Two weeks later, Sanderson led Penn State to a second straight NCAA crown Last year, Penn State posted identical 13-1, 7-1 Big Ten, dual records. Th e Lions grabbed their third straight Big Ten and NCAA crowns, becoming only the third team to ever win three straight national titles. Sanderson was named Big Ten coach of the Year for a third straight time and won his second NWCA Natioanl Coach of the Year award. In three years as Penn State’s coach, Sanderson has led the Nittany Li-ons to three-straight conference titles, three straight national titles, collected 19 All-Americans, fi ve national champions, three Gorriaran winners, one NCAA tourney OW , one Elite 89 winner, one Penn State Male Athlete of the Year and one Hodge Trophy winner.

CaelSANDERSON2010-Present




THE 100-WIN CLUB

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1989 43 1 3 1st 3rd1988 41 1 1 1st 1st1987 34 3 0 2nd 2nd1986 37 4 0 2nd 4thTotals 155 9 4

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1997 41 0 0 1st 1st1995 43 1 0 1st 3rd1994 47 0 0 1st 1st1993 19 17 0 6th DNPTotals 150 18 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA2004 44 8 0 4th 2nd2003 40 9 0 3rd 3rd2002 32 4 0 DNC DNC2001 30 17 0 7th DNPTotals 146 38 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1987 38 3 1 1st 3rd1986 37 2 2 1st 2nd1985 28 5 0 1st 2nd1984 35 6 1 2st 7thTotals 138 16 4

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1996 29 0 0 1st 1st1995 32 4 0 2nd 2nd1994 35 3 0 1st 3rd1993 29 8 0 1st 4thTotals 125 15 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA2000 33 1 0 2nd 1st1999 33 1 0 1st 2nd1998 28 6 0 2nd 5th1997 29 9 0 3rd DNP Totals 123 17 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1999 34 5 0 2nd 2nd1998 33 5 0 2nd 5th1997 28 13 0 3rd DNP1995 28 13 0 DNP DNPTotals 123 36 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA2009 23 19 0 8th 8th2010 33 7 0 4th 5th2011 32 3 0 1st 2nd2012 33 0 0 1st 1stTotals 121 29 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1996 31 5 0 5th 2nd1995 33 3 0 1st 1st1994 36 9 0 3rd 7th1992 21 9 2 3rd DNPTotals 121 26 2

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA2013 32 0 0 1st 1st2012 30 4 0 3rd 2nd2011 21 6 0 1st 1st2009 33 13 0 2nd 6thTotals 116 23 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA2008 26 1 0 1st 1st2007 28 5 0 4th 5th2006 25 4 0 1st 2nd2005 37 10 0 4th 7thTotals 116 20 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1989 19 8 0 1st 6th1988 35 7 1 1st 3rd1987 35 7 2 2nd 3rd1985 26 14 0 3rd DNPTotals 115 36 3

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1984 39 1 1 1st 1st1983 30 2 0 1st DNP1982 30 7 0 1st DNP1981 15 6 0 DNP DNPTotals 114 16 1

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA2003 54 9 0 1st 4th2002 30 14 0 4th DNP2000 28 6 0 7th DNPTotals 112 29 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1988 34 2 1 1st 2nd1987 33 1 0 1st 3rd1986 26 5 1 1st DNP1984 17 6 1 DNP DNPTotals 110 14 3

JimMARTIN1985-1989

CarlDeSTEFANIS1981-1984

JeremyHUNTER1997-2000

KerryMcCOY1993-1997

ScottMOORE1999-2003

ClintMUSSER1995-1999

JoshMOORE2001-2004

DanMAYO1984-1988

JohnHUGHES1992-1996

GregELINSKY1938-1987

PhilDAVIS2005-2008

SanshiroABE1993-1996

KenCHERTOW1985-1988

FrankMOLINARO2009-2012

QuentinWRIGHT2009-2013

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA2004 38 5 0 2nd 2nd2003 38 9 0 3rd 4th2002 13 12 0 7th DNP2001 19 11 0 DNP DNPTotals 108 37 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA2007 22 12 0 4th DNP2008 32 3 0 2nd 3rd2009 24 12 0 3rd DNP2010 30 8 0 3rd 2ndTotals 108 35 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA2003 43 6 0 2nd 7tth2002 21 7 0 6th DNP2001 22 15 0 6th DNP2000 21 14 0 DNP DNPTotals 107 42 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1999 27 3 0 1st 1st1998 18 8 0 3rd 7th1997 34 6 0 6th DNP1995 27 12 0 6th DNPTotals 106 29 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1987 30 10 1 1st 7th1986 33 9 0 1st DNP1985 30 7 1 2nd DNP1983 12 6 0 DNP DNPTotals 105 22 2

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1982 33 8 0 1st 5th1981 33 6 0 1st 3rd1980 19 10 1 3rd DNP1979 20 9 1 3rd DNPTotals 105 33 2

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1986 28 10 1 1st DNP1984 29 12 0 2nd 8th1983 24 11 0 2nd DNP1982 22 12 0 2nd DNPTotals 103 45 1

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA2013 33 0 0 1st 1st2012 31 0 0 1st 1st2011 38 2 0 1st 3rdTotals 102 2 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1992 27 5 2 1st 4th1991 39 8 0 1st 5th1990 17 8 1 2nd DNP1989 9 3 1 DNC DNC1988 9 3 0 DNC DNCTotals 101 27 4

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1989 32 6 2 1st 7th1988 21 7 1 3rd 5th1987 30 6 3 1st 4th1985 18 18 0 2nd DNPTotals 101 37 6

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1991 29 12 0 5th 5th1990 29 11 1 2nd 8th1989 25 13 0 6th DNP1988 18 16 0 2nd DNPTotals 101 52 1

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1999 33 14 0 7th 8th1998 20 20 0 2nd DNP1997 16 12 0 3nd DNP1996 32 15 0 3rd DNPTotals 101 61 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA2013 30 2 0 1st 2nd2012 32 0 0 1st 1st2011 38 1 0 1st 2ndTotals 100 3 0

Year Won Lost Tie Conf. NCAA1993 30 2 0 1st 2nd1992 25 3 2 1st 2nd1991 33 5 1 2nd 4th1989 12 3 0 DNP DNPTotals 100 13 3

MarkBECKS1993-2003


THE 100-WIN CLUB

PatCUMMINS2000-2004

DanVALLIMONT2007-2010

BobTRUBY1988-1992

GlennPRITZLAFF1995-1999

AndyVOIT1985-1989

TimFLYNN1983-1987

JasonSUTER1988-1991

JohnHANRAHAM1979-1982

BiffWALIZER1996-1999

EricBRUGEL1982-1986

TroySUNDERLAND1989-1993

DavidTAYLOR2011-Present

EdRUTH2011-Present




FREESTYLE AND GRECO HIGHLIGHTS

2013MARK McKNIGHTU.S. Nationals (4th, 55 kg)Pan Am Games Champion (55 kg)NICO MEGALUDISUniversity Nationals Champ (55 kg)University World Freestyle Team (55 kg)U.S. Nationals (5th, 55 kg)ED RUTHUniversity Nationals Champ (84 kg)University World Freestyle Team (84 kg)U.S. Nationals (4th, 84 kg)DAVID TAYLORUniversity Nationals Champ (74 kg)University World Freestyle Team (74 kg)U.S. Nationals (2nd, 74 kg)U.S. World Team Trials (3rd, 74 kg)

2011ANDREW ALTONUniversity Nationals Champ (66 kg)JAMES ENGLISHUniversity Nationals Champ (70 kg)ANDREW LONGUniversity Nationals Champ (63 kg)QUENTIN WRIGHTUniversity Nationals Champ (84 kg)CAEL SANDERSONWorld Team Trials Champ (84 kg)Member USA World Team (84 kg)Corneanu Memorial Champ (84 kg)

2010DAVID TAYLORUniversity Nationals Champ (70 kg)QUENTIN WRIGHTUniversity Nationals Champ (84 kg)

2009BRAD PATAKYFILA Senior Nationals, 7th placeFILA World Team Trial qualifi er

2008BUBBA JENKINSFILA Juniors ChampionDESMOND MOOREFILA Juniors ChampionFILA World Team Trials Runner-UpBRAD PATAKYNortheast Regional ChampionUniversity World Team Trials ChampionUniversity Nationals Champion

2007BUBBA JENKINSFILA U.S. Junior National Champion;FILA Junior World ChampionDAVE RELLAFILA U.S. Junior National Champion; Junior Pan American Champion (Free; Greco 2nd)JAKE STRAYERUniversity National Freestyle ChampionCULTURAL EXCHANGE TOUR, Romania

2005PHIL DAVISNWCA All-American Tour to UkraineJAMES YONUSHONISNWCA All-American Tour to Ukraine

2004KERRY McCOYU.S. Olympic Team Member , 7th (264.5)U.S. Open Nat. Freestyle Champion (264.5)CLINT MUSSERPan Am Games Silver Medal (163)

2003KERRY McCOYU.S. Open Nat. Freestyle Champion (264.5)World Championships Silver Medal (264.5)Pan Am Gold Medal (264.5)MARAT TOMAEVUniversity Freestyle National Champion (132)

2002KERRY McCOYU.S. Open Nat. Freestyle Champion (264.5)U.S. World Championship Team (264.5)World Cup Gold Medal (264.5)JEFF PRESCOTTPan Am Silver Medal Freestyle (121)ROSS THATCHERPan Am Bronze Medal Greco (211.75)JAMES WOODALLJunior Pan Am Freestyle Champion (69 kg)

2001KERRY McCOYU.S. Open Nat. Freestyle Champion (286)U.S. World Championship Team (286)JAMES WOODALLFILA U.S. Junior National Champion (69kg)JASON WOODALL FILA U.S. Junior National Champion (69kg)

2000KERRY McCOYU.S. Olympic Team Member, 5th (286)U.S. Open Nat. Freestyle Champion (286)Pan-American Games Champion (286)World Cup (Gold medal)MATT WHITEPan-American Games Champion (187.25)Puerto Rico Champion (187.25)

1999KERRY McCOYWorld Cup (Gold medal); U.S. National team member

1998SANSHIRO ABEJapanese World Freestyle Team (125.5)KERRY McCOYWorld Freestyle Championships, 4th (286)U.S. World Team Trials Champion (286)Goodwill Games Silver Medalist (286)

1997SANSHIRO ABEJapanese World Freestyle Team (125.5)SHAD BENTONNE Regional Greco-Roman Champion (156)JASON BETZNE Regional Greco-Roman Champion (132)RYAN ROOTNE Regional Greco-Roman Champion (217)

1996SANSHIRO ABEJapanese Freestyle Olympic Team (125.5)JOHN LANGENational Espoir Freestyle Champion (163)KERRY MCCOYSouth Regional Champion U.S. Olympic Freestyle Trials (220)GLENN PRITZLAFFUniversity Freestyle National Champion (163)BIFF WALIZERUniversity Freestyle National Champion (136.5)

1995 SANSHIRO ABEAsian Freestyle Champion (125.5)Japanese World Freestyle TeamRUSS HUGHESUniversity Freestyle Nat. Champion (149.5)GLENN PRITZLAFFNat. Espoir Freestyle Champion (163)BIFF WALIZERNat. Espoir Greco-Roman Champion (136.5)

1994JOHN HUGHESUniversity National Champion (149.5)Pan-American Games Champion (149.5)NWCA European Tour (149.5)

1993KERRY McCOYUniversity Freestyle Nat. Champion (220)Pan-American Games Champion (220)Nat. Espoir Greco-Roman Champion (220)

1992JOHN BOVEUniversity Freestyle Nat. Champion (114.5)LOUIS DiMARIATour De Monde Greco Roman World TeamNortheast Regional Champion (136.5)GREG ELINSKYU.S. Open Nat. Freestyle Champion (180)DAVE HARTUniversity Freestyle Nat. Champion (180)RUSS HUGHESNational Espoir Freestyle Champion (149.5)SHAWN NELSONUniversity Freestyle Nat. Champion (125.5)

1991ADAM MARIANONational Espoir Freestyle Champion (198)University Freestyle Nat. Champion (198)

1990JOHN BOVENational Espoir Freestyle Champion (114.5)Nat. Sports Festival Gold Medalist (114.5)GREG ELINSKYPan-American Freestyle Champion (163)JEFF PRESCOTTUniversity Nat. Freestyle Champion (125.5)TROY SUNDERLANDUniversity Freestyle Nat. Champion (149.5)National Espoir Freestyle Champion (149.5)Nat. Sports Festival Gold Medalist (149.5)World Espoir Freestyle Champion (149.5)

FREESTYLE AND GRECO CHAMPIONSMembers of the Penn State coaching staff strongly encourage student-athletes to pursue their goals in the freestyle and Greco-Roman arenas. With the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club boasting nearly half of Team USA’s 2011 starting line-up for the World Championships, Happy Valley is the perfect center point for any wres-tler.

Penn State is proud of its long list of wres-tlers who have distinguished themselves in competition around the globe. Th e program has produced two-time Olym-pian (2000 & 2004) and fi ve-time U.S. National Champion Kerry McCoy, 2000 Pan-Am gold medalist Matt White, 1996 Olympian and Asian Freestyle Champi-onships gold medalist Sanshiro Abe, 1988 Olympian Ken Chertow, Pan-American Games gold medalist John Hughes, Na-tional Freestyle champion Jim Martin, and university freestyle national champi-ons Jeff Prescott, Troy Sunderland, Adam Mariano, John Bove, Dave Hart, Shawn Nelson, Glenn Pritzlaff , Biff Walizer, Marat Tomaev, Jake Strayer and Brad Pa-taky.

Over the years, Penn State wrestlers have trained and competed throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Japan, China and Korea.

OLYMPIANS

KERRY McCOY* 2004 U.S. Olympic Team, 7th (264.5)Athens, Greece* 2000 U.S. Olympic Team, 5th (286),Sydney, Australia

SANSHIRO ABE* 1996 Japanese Olympic Team (125.5),Atlanta, Ga.

KEN CHERTOW* 1988 U.S. Olympic Team (114.5),Seoul, South Korea

KATSUTOSHI NAITO* 1924 Japanese Olympic Team, Bronze(56-61kg), Paris, France


FREESTYLE AND GRECO

CHAMPIONSSanshiro Abe 1995 Asian Freestyle Champion (125.5) Andrew Alton 2011 University Nationals Champion (66 kg)Chris Bevilacqua 1983 National Espoir Freestyle Champion (163)John Bove 1990 National Espoir Freestyle Champion (114.5) 1990 National Sports Festival Espoir Champion (114.5) 1992 University Freestyle National Champion (114.5)Shad Benton 1997 Northeast Regional Greco-Roman Champion (156)Jason Betz 1997 Northeast Regional Greco-Roman Champion (132)Ken Chertow 1986 National Sports Festival Champion (125.5) 1986 World Espoir Freestyle Champion (125.5) 1986 National Espoir Freestyle Champion (125.5)Pat Cummins 2004 East Reg. Olympic Trials Freestyle Champion (264.5)Louis Di Maria 1992 Northeast Regional Greco-Roman Champion (136.5)Greg Elinsky 1985 National Espoir Freestyle Champion (163) 1990 Pan American Freestyle Champion (163) 1992 U.S. National Open Freestyle Champion (163)James English 2011 University Nationals Champion (70 kg)Dave Hart 1992 University Freestyle National Champion (180)John Hughes 1994 University Freestyle National Champion (149.5) 1994 Pan-American Gold Medal (149.5)Russ Hughes 1992 National Espoir Freestyle Champion (149.5) 1995 University Freestyle National Champion (149.5)John Lange 1996 National Espoir Freestyle Champion (163)Bubba Jenkins 2007 FILA U.S. Junior National Champion 2007 FILA Junior World Champion 2008 FILA Junior National ChampionDick Lemyre 1951 Pan Am Games (Gold Medal)Andrew Long 2011 University Nationals Champion (63 kg)John Place 1984 National Espoir Freestyle Champion (220)Adam Mariano 1991 National Espoir Freestyle Champion (198) 1991 University Freestyle National Champion (198)Jim Martin 1985 U.S. National Open Freestyle Champion (114.5) 1985 National Espoir Freestyle Champion (114.5)Kerry McCoy 1993 University Freestyle National Champion (220) 1993 National Espoir Greco-Roman Champion (220) 1996 South Regional Olympic Trials Freestyle Champion (220) 2000 Pan Am Games Gold Medal (286) 2000 World Cup Gold Medal (286) 2000-01 U.S. National Open Freestyle Champion (286) 2002-04 U.S. National Open Freestyle Champion (264.5) 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials Champion (286) 2000 Olympics, 5th, (286) 2002 World Cup Gold Medal (264.5) 2003 Pan Am Games Gold Medal - OW (264.5) 2003 World Championships Silver Medal (264.5)Mark McKnight 2013 Pan American Games Champion (55 kg)Nico Megaludis 2013 University Nationals Champion (55 kg)Desmond Moore 2008 FILA Junior National ChampionKatsutoshi Naito 1924 Olympics Bronze (Japan) (56-61kg)Shawn Nelson 1992 University Freestyle National Champion (125.5)Jeff Prescott 1990 University Freestyle National Champion (125.5)Brad Pataky 2008 University World Team Trials Champion 2008 University Nationals ChampionGlenn Pritzlaff 1995 National Espoir Freestyle Champion (163) 1996 University Freestyle National Champion (163)Dave Rella 2007 FILA U.S. Junior National Champion 2007 Pan American Junior ChampionRyan Root 1997 Northeast Regional Greco-Roman Champion (217)Ed Ruth 2013 University Nationals Champion (84 kg)Cael Sanderson 2011 World Team Trials Champion (84 kg) 2011 Corneanu Memorial Champion (84 kg)Jake Strayer 2007 University National Freestyle ChampionTroy Sunderland 1990 University Freestyle National Champion (149.5) 1990 National Espoir Freestyle Champion (149.5) 1990 National Sports Festival Espoir Champion (149.5) 1990 World Espoir Freestyle Champion (149.5)David Taylor 2010 University Nationals Champion (70 kg) 2013 University Nationals Champion (74 kg)Ross Th atcher 2002 NE Regional Greco-Roman Champion (211.75) 2001 Sunkist Greco-Roman Champion (211.75)

2002 Sunkist Greco-Roman Champion (211.75) 2002 New York Athletic Club Greco-Roman Champion (211.75) 2002 Dave Schultz Memorial Trn. Greco-Roman Champion (211.75)Marat Tomaev 2002 Northeast Regional Freestyle Champion (60 kg) 2003 University Freestyle National Champion (132)Andy Voit 1986 National Espoir Freestyle Champion (198.5)Biff Walizer 1995 National Espoir Greco-Roman Champion (135) 1996 University Freestyle National Champion (136.5) 2002 Northeast Regional Grec-Roman Champion (66 kg)Matt White 2000 Pan-American Games Gold MedalJames Woodall 2001 U.S. Junior National Champion (Free & Greco) 2002 Northeast Regional Freestyle Champion (74 kg) 2002 Junior Pan Am Freestyle Champion (69 kg)Quentin Wright 2011 University Nationals Champion (84 kg) 2010 University Nationals Champion (84 kg)

NATIONAL TEAM MEMBERSSanshiro Abe 1995, 97 & 98 Japanese Freestyle World Team 1995 Asian Freestyle Championships (Gold Medal) 1996 Japanese Olympic TeamJohn Bove 1990 World Cup (Espoir)Ken Chertow 1988 United States Olympic Team 1987 Pan American Games 1986 Pan American Games (Gold Medal) 1985 Maccabiah Games (Freestyle & Greco Gold Medal)Louis Di Maria 1992 Tour DeMonde Greco Roman World TeamGreg Elinsky 1992 U.S. Olympic Team (Alternate)John Hughes 1994 Pan American Games (Gold Medal)Cary Kolat 1993 U.S. Grand Prix (Gold Medal)Dick Lemyre 1951 Pan Am Games (Gold Medal)Kerry McCoy 1993 Pan American Games (Gold Medal) 1993 Espoir World Championships in Athens, Greece 1998-00 U.S. Freestyle World Team Member (286) 1998 Goodwill Games (Gold Medal) 1998 U.S. Freestyle World Championships Team (3rd) 1999 World Cup (Gold Medal) 2000 Pan-American Games 2000 U.S. World Cup Team 2000 U.S. Olympic Team Member (5th) 2001 U.S. World Team Member 2002 U.S. World Team Member 2003 Pan American Games (Gold Medal) 2003 U.S. Freestyle World Championships Team (Silver Medal) 2004 U.S. Olympic Team (7th)Mark McKnight 2013 U.S. Pan American Games TeamNico Megaludis 2013 University World Games Freestyle TeamClint Musser 2004 U.S. Pan Am Games Team (Silver)Katsutoshi Nato 1924 Japanese Olympic Team (Bronze)Jeff Prescott 2002 U.S. Pan Am Team Member (Freestyle) (silver)Ed Ruth 2013 University World Games Freestyle TeamCael Sanderson 2011 U.S. World Championship TeamTroy Sunderland 1990 World Cup (Gold Medal, Espoir) 1993 U.S. Grand PrixDavid Taylor 2013 University World Games Freestyle TeamRoss Th atcher 2002 U.S. Pan Am Team (Greco-Roman) (bronze)Matt White 2000 & 2003 Puerto Rico Pan-American GamesJames Woodall 2001 U.S. Junior World Team (Free and Greco) 2002 U.S. Junior Pan Am Team (Freestyle & Greco-Roman)




HONOR ROLL

Sanshiro Abe 1993 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic First-Team

Mark Becks 2003 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (HM)

Matt Brown 2013 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team) 2013 ELITE 89 Award Winner 2013 CoSIDA Academic All-American (1st team, At-Large)

Brett Calabretta 1999 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (HM)

Ken Chertow 1989 GTE Academic All-American 1989 NCAA Alternate Post-Graduate Scholarship

Chad Dubin 1991 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (HM)

Dave Hart 1991 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Second-Team 1992 & 93 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic First-Team 1993 GTE-CoSIDA District II and National At-Large Academic All-American 1993 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Jeff Knupp 2000 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (HM)

Scott Lynch 1984 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship

Jim Martin 1986, 1987, 1988 & 1989 GTE Academic All-American 1988 & 1989 GTE Academic All-American-of-the-Year (All Sports) 1989 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship 1989 Delta Scholar-Athlete Award 1989 NCAA Today’s Top Six Award

Nico Megaludis 2013 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team)

Pete Mielnik 2002 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (HM)

Frank Molinaro 2012 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team)

Josh Moore 2003 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic First-Team 2004 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic First-Team

Scott Moore 2003 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (2nd team)

Clint Musser 1997 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (HM)

Marc Padwe 1991 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (HM)

Glenn Pritzlaff 1999 GTE Academic All-American (2nd team) 1999 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic First-Team 1997 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (HM)

Cyler Sanderson 2010 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team)

Jake Strayer 2006 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team) 2007 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team) 2008 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team) 2009 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team)

David Taylor 2011 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team) 2012 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team) 2013 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team)

Greg Troxell 1993 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (HM)

Cameron Wade 2010 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team) 2011 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team) 2012 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team)

Biff Walizer 1997 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (HM) 1999 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (HM)

Matt White 1991 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (HM)

James Woodall 2004 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (2nd team) 2006 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team)

Quentin Wright 2011 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team) 2012 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team) 2013 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic (1st team)

NATIONAL ACADEMIC HONORS


HONOR ROLL

1993 (7) Sanshiro Abe, Tony Bobulinski, James Burrell, Justin Forney, Dave Hart, Matt Postlethwait, Greg Troxell

1994 (7)Tony Bobulinski, Justin Forney, Gary Huntington, Bryan Matusic, Matt Postlethwait, Greg Troxell, Justin Wert

1995 (4)Tony Bobulinski, Greg Fendler, Matt Postlethwait, Brian Romesburg

1996 (3)Brian Romesburg, Biff Walizer, Justin Wert

1997 (8)Matt Calabretta, Jeremy Hunter, Eddie Jayne, Clint Musser, Glenn Pritzlaff , Brian Romesburg, Ryan Root, Biff Walizer

1998 (8)Andrew Butville, Matt Calabretta, James Graff , Eddie Jayne, Clint Musser, Glenn Pritzlaff , Andrew Stolbach, Biff Walizer

1999 (7)Andrew Butville, Brett Calabretta, Matt Calabretta, Jeff Knupp, Jason Kruk, Glenn Pritzlaff , Biff Walizer

2000 (6)Jeff Knupp, Jason Kruk, Jonathan Long, David Martini, Pete Mielnik, Brent Narkiewicz

2001 (7)Mark Becks, Dave Heckard, Jeff Knupp, Pete Mielnik, Josh Moore, Scott Moore, Brent Narkiewicz

2002 (11)Mark Becks, Todd Brennan, Pete Mielnik, Josh Moore, Scott Moore, Nate Pozniak, Adam Shepler, Dan Waters, Cliff Wonsettler, James Woodall, Jason Woodall

2003 (9)Mark Becks, Josh Moore, Scott Moore, Nate Pozniak, Adam Shepler, Adam Smith, Dan Wa-ters, Cliff Wonsettler, James Woodall

2004 (5)Jeremy Hart, Josh Moore, Adrian Rivera, James Woodall, James Yonushonis

2005 (4)Steve Troup, C.J. Wonsettler, James Woodall, James Yonushonis

2006 (3)Jake Strayer, James Woodall, James Yonushonis

2007 (4) Brian Cantalupi, Mark McKnight, Jake Strayer, James Yonushonis

2008 (1)Jake Strayer

2009 (4)Nathan Andrews, Clay Steadman, Jake Strayer, Cameron Wade

2010 (7)James English, Nick Fischer, Brendan Herlihy, Adam Lynch, Clay Steadman, Cameron Wade, Quentin Wright

2011 (6)James English, Nick Fischer, Adam Lynch, David Taylor, Cameron Wade, Quentin Wright

2012 (11)Andrew Church, James English, Nick Fischer, Cameron Kelly, Frank Molinaro, Kyle Moran, Nate, Morgan, Clay Steadman, David Taylor, Cameron Wade, Quentin Wright

2013 (15)Matt Brown, Andrew Church, Dylan Dailey, James English, Nick Fischer, James Frascella, Luke Frey, Cameron Kelly, Rex Lutz, Nico Megaludis, Kyle Moran, Nate Morgan, Derek Reber, David Taylor, Quentin Wright

OLYMPIC SPORTS FESTIVALJim Martin 1985Jim Abbott 1986Ken Chertow 1986, 87 & 89Greg Elinsky 1987 & 89Greg Haladay 1987John Bove 1990 (gold medal)Dave Hart 1990Troy Sunderland 1990 (gold medal)Matt Hardy 1995

TOUR DE MONDE1990 (Austria and Czechoslovakia) John Bove, Dave Hart, Marc Padwe & Troy Sunderland 1991 (China and Mongolia) Adam Mariano, Shawn Nelson & Josh Robbins1997 (Poland) Clint Musser & Rob Neidlinger

NWCA EUROPEAN TOURS1983 Carl DeStefanis1984 Steve Seft er1985 Chris Bevilacqua & Greg Elinsky1986 Greg Elinsky1987 Ken Chertow, Jim Martin & Andy Voit1988 Jim Martin & Andy Voit1989 Greg Haladay1990 Jeff Prescott, Jason Suter & Tim Wittman1991 Bob Truby1992 Dave Hart & Troy Sunderland1993 John Hughes1998 Jeremy Hunter, Clint Musser, Glenn Pritzlaff & Ross Th atcher2003 Pat Cummins & Josh Moore2006 Phil Davis, James Yonushonis2008 Cameron Wade, Frank Molinaro

NWCA ALL-STAR CLASSIC1968 Rich Lorenzo1971 Dave Joyner & Andy Matter1973 Bob Medina1974 John Fritz & Jerry Villecco1978 Mike DeAugustino1982 John Hanrahan1983 Scott Lynch1985 Greg Elinsky1986 Greg Elinsky1987 Greg Elinsky & Dan Mayo1988 Jim Martin & Dan Mayo1989 Ken Chertow, Jim Martin & Andy Voit1993 Dave Hart & Troy Sunderland1994 Cary Kolat & Kerry McCoy1995 Kerry McCoy1996 Sanshiro Abe (dnc) & John Hughes (dnc)1997 Kerry McCoy (dnc)1999 Clint Musser2000 Jeremy Hunter (dnc)2003 Pat Cummins & Josh Moore2004 Pat Cummins2006 Phil Davis, James Yonushonis2007 Phil Davis2012 Dylan Alton, Nico Megaludis, David Taylor, Quentin Wright

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN ...... TOURS, FESTIVALS, EXHIBITIONS

Opponent Began Won Lost Tied Mtgs.

Alfred 1926 2 0 0 2Appalachian State 2002 1 0 0 1Arizona State 1989 3 3 1 7Army 1922 30 4 2 36Auburn 1980 1 0 0 1Binghamton 2009 1 0 0 1Bloomsburg 1976 16 5 1 22Boise State 2009 0 1 0 1Brigham Young 1988 1 0 0 1Brooklyn Tech 1925 1 0 0 1Brown 1997 1 0 0 1Bucknell 1945 1 0 0 1Buff alo 1976 3 0 0 3Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 1978 1 2 0 3Cal State Bakersfi eld 1997 2 0 0 2Central Michigan 2005 0 1 0 1Central Oklahoma 1994 2 0 0 2Chattanooga 2008 1 0 0 1Chicago 1930 5 0 0 5Clarion 1976 24 4 1 29Cleveland State 1979 13 1 0 14Coast Guard 1946 1 0 0 1Colgate 1944 5 0 0 5Columbia 1911 4 0 0 4Cornell 1909 55 12 3 70Drexel 2003 1 0 0 1Edinboro 1987 13 3 0 16Florida 1977 2 1 0 3Fresno State 1997 1 0 0 1Harvard 1921 5 0 0 5Hofstra 1996 5 2 0 7Illinois 1956 5 9 0 14Indiana 1913 15 0 1 16Indiana State 1975 1 0 0 1Iowa 1982 7 26 2 35Iowa State 1921 10 13 1 24Johns Hopkins 1934 1 0 0 1Kent State 1970 7 0 0 7Kentucky 1975 1 0 0 1Lafayette 1914 6 0 0 6Lehigh 1911 64 34 3 101Lock Haven 1943 35 4 0 39Maryland 1941 38 2 2 42McGill 1913 1 0 0 1Miami (Ohio) 1935 1 0 0 1Michigan 1933 27 24 0 51Michigan State 1974 17 9 0 26Millersville 1982 3 0 0 3Minnesota 1986 6 13 1 20Missouri 1981 3 2 1 6MIT 1916 2 0 0 2Montclair State 1977 1 0 0 1Muhlenburg 1944 2 0 0 2Navy 1910 50 29 7 86Nebraska 1939 6 8 1 15North Carolina 1975 8 1 0 9North Carolina State 1978 7 3 1 11North Dakota State 2007 1 0 0 1Northern Iowa 1986 4 0 0 4Northwestern 1983 12 1 0 13

Ohio State 1956 16 11 0 27Ohio University 1926 2 0 0 2Oklahoma 1968 14 11 1 26Oklahoma State 1982 5 12 1 18Oregon 1993 1 0 0 1Oregon State 1994 0 1 0 1Pennsylvania 1910 21 3 0 24Pittsburgh 1914 53 12 3 68Pitt-Johnstown 2006 2 0 0 2Princeton 1916 13 4 1 18Purdue 1970 12 1 1 14Rider 2003 3 0 0 3Rutgers 1960 17 0 0 17Springfi eld 1922 10 1 0 11Syracuse 1923 49 7 2 58Temple 1936 16 1 0 17Tennessee 1981 1 0 0 1Toronto 1913 1 0 0 1Utah Valley 2012 1 0 0 1Virginia 1923 8 0 0 8Virginia Military (VMI) 2011 1 0 0 1Virginia Tech 1962 5 0 0 5Wartburg 1995 2 0 0 2Washington & Jeff erson 1934 1 0 0 1West Chester 1975 4 0 0 4West Virginia 1931 29 7 0 36Western Reserve 1929 1 0 0 1Wilkes 1978 5 2 0 7William & Mary 1990 2 0 0 2Wisconsin 1984 13 8 0 21Yale 1911 4 0 0 4York, Pa. 2006 1 0 0 1

TEAM TITLES WON

NCAA CHAMPIONS: 1953, 2011, 2012, 2013

BIG TEN CHAMPIONS: 2011, 2012, 2013

BIG TEN REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS: 2012

INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONS:1921 (Declared champs aft er beating Indiana & Iowa State in dual meets)

NATIONAL DUAL TEAM CHAMPIONS: 1987 (Co-champions with Oklahoma State); 1991 & 1993.

EIWA CHAMPIONS: 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960 (tie), 1971, 1973.

EASTERN WRESTLING LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992.




ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS


YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS YEAR W L T NCAA (pts) COACH CAPTAIN(S)1909 0 1 0 Lewis —1910 1 1 0 Lewis Edward Brown1911 4 0 0 Lewis S.H. Diehl1912 4 1 0 Lewis F.T. Lesh1913 5 0 0 Lewis J.H. Shollenberger1914 5 0 0 Shollenberger T.A. Jones1915 4 1 0 Lewis L.L. Lamb1916 5 1 0 Lewis H.M. Long1917 6 0 0 Lewis M.M. Long1918 5 0 0 Yerger M.M. Long1919 2 2 0 Yerger I.W. Brown1920 5 1 0 Lewis R.D. Mills1921 6 1 0 Lewis D.D. Detar1922 5 1 0 Detar F.L. Watson1923 4 3 0 Detar B.D. Evans1924 5 0 1 Detar Katsutoshi Naito1925 7 0 0 Leonard L.A. Cary1926 6 1 0 Leonard W.C. Liggett1927 5 2 0 Speidel F.W. Kaiser1928 5 2 0 Speidel W.S. Liggett1929 6 0 0 Speidel E.T. Wilson1930 5 1 0 Speidel H.A. Hubler1931 5 1 0 Speidel E.L. Pearce1932 4 1 1 Speidel R.S. Maize1933 5 0 0 Speidel C.F. Lorenzo1934 4 1 1 Speidel Harold Rosenberg1935 6 0 0 5T (8) Speidel H.K. Johnston1936 6 1 0 Speidel J.H. Light1937 6 1 0 Speidel J.S. O’Dowd1938 4 2 1 Speidel R.P. Shaff er1939 5 2 1 8 (5) Speidel Don Bachman1940 5 2 1 Speidel Ernest Bortz1941 7 1 0 13T (3) Speidel Frank Gleason1942 7 1 0 3 (10) Speidel Glen Alexander1943 4 2 1 Campbell Samuel Harry, Charles Ridenour1944 3 2 0 Campbell —1945 3 2 0 Campbell —1946 2 3 0 9T (2) Campbell Samuel Harry1947 3 4 0 Speidel Grant Dixon 1948 2 3 2 16T (2) Speidel Ernest Closser1949 5 2 0 12T (2) Speidel George Schautz1950 7 1 0 9 (5) Speidel James Maurey1951 8 0 0 3 (15) Speidel Homer Barr1952 9 0 0 5 (8) Speidel Don Maurey1953 9 0 0 1 (21) Speidel Donald Frey, Joseph Lemyre1954 6 2 0 3 (13) Speidel Gerald Maurey, Richard Lemyre1955 5 2 0 2 (31) Speidel Robert Homan1956 7 1 0 5 (27) Speidel Joe Krufk a, Bill Oberly1957 6 2 1 5 (33) Speidel Dave Adams, Sid Nodland1958 2 4 2 14T (8) Speidel John Johnston1959 5 3 0 25T (4) Speidel Match Captains1960 9 0 1 7 (20) Speidel Sam Minor1961 6 4 0 7 (20) Speidel Jerry Seckler, Johnston Oberly1962 6 3 1 16T (11) Speidel Ron Pifer, Phil Myer1963 5 4 0 18T (12) Speidel George Edwards1964 6 3 1 8 (19) Speidel George Edwards1965 6 4 1 13T (12) Koll Steve Erber, Marty Strayer1966 7 2 0 23T (6) Koll Jerry Seaman, Ellery Seitz1967 8 0 1 22 (12) Koll Jerry Seaman1968 7 3 0 12 (23) Koll Rich Lorenzo1969 5 3 2 20T (13) Koll Bob Funk1970 11 0 0 19T (12) Koll Bruce Balmat1971 10 0 1 4T (43) Koll Clyde Frantz1972 12 0 0 8 (26.5) Koll Andy Matter1973 11 1 0 10T (24.5) Koll Al Snellman, Barry Snyder1974 10 0 1 7 (43) Koll Bob Medina Dave Joyner1975 7 4 1 10 (23.25) Koll John Fritz1976 10 2 0 10 (33) Koll Jerry Villecco1977 10 1 0 18 (18) Koll Jerry White

1978 13 2 0 15 (19.25) Koll Dave Becker, Bill Vollrath1979 2 11 0 Lorenzo Jim Earl1980 8 6 0 45 (2.75) Lorenzo Geoff Broadhead, Dan Pfautz1981 11 6 1 6 (31.75) Lorenzo Bob Bury, Bernie Fritz1982 12 3 0 14 (20.25) Lorenzo Bob Bury, John Hanrahan1983 13 2 1 7 (33.75) Lorenzo Bob Bury, Carl DeStefanis1984 16 2 0 3 (70.50) Lorenzo Carl DeStefanis1985 10 6 0 7 (46.75) Lorenzo Steve Seft er, Eric Brugel1986 14 2 1 5 (47.25) Lorenzo Chris Bevilacqua, Eric Brugel Greg Elinsky1987 18 1 1 3 (97.75) Lorenzo Greg Elinsky, Tim Flynn1988 14 5 2 5 (71.50) Lorenzo Ken Chertow, Jim Martin, Dan Mayo1989 20 2 1 10 (39.75) Lorenzo Ken Chertow, Jim Martin, Andy Voit1990 15 8 0 6 (57.50) Lorenzo Mike Bevilacqua, Greg Haladay1991 17 6 1 3 (67.50) Lorenzo Jeff Prescott, Jason Suter, Tim Wittman1992 18 4 1 3 (89.25) Lorenzo Jeff Prescott, Troy Sunderland Tim Wittman1993 22 0 1 2 (87.50) Fritz Dave Hart, Troy Sunderland Matt White1994 15 6 0 3 (57.0) Fritz Shawn Nelson1995 5 12 0 5 (60.50) Fritz Tony Bobulinski Kerry McCoy1996 11 8 1 4 (65.0) Fritz Sanshiro Abe John Hughes1997 16 4 0 10 (40.0) Fritz Kerry McCoy Frank Morici1998 18 3 0 4 (70.50) Fritz Rob Neidlinger Glenn Pritzlaff 1999 12 5 0 T4 (78.5) Sunderland Clint Musser Glenn Pritzlaff 2000 6 11 0 T16 (32) Sunderland Jeremy Hunter Mark Janus, Ross Th atcher2001 7 13 0 T25 (15.5) Sunderland Jeff Knupp Andrew Butville2002 6 12 0 35 (13.0) Sunderland Mark Becks Pete Mielnik, Doc Vecchio2003 11 8 0 6th (62.0) Sunderland Ryan Cummins Mark Becks, Doc Vecchio2004 14 5 0 12th (46.5) Sunderland Pat Cummins Josh Moore, Marat Tomaev2005 10 10 0 23rd (26.0) Sunderland Eric Bradley, Adam Smith, Josh Walker James Woodall2006 13 4 0 9th (53.5) Sunderland Eric Bradley, James Woodall2007 14 5 0 11th (54.0) Sunderland Aaron Anspach, Phil Davis James Yonushonis2008 14 5 0 3rd (75.0) Sunderland Phil Davis Tim Haas, Jake Strayer2009 8 12 2 17th (31.0) Sunderland Tim Haas, Jake Strayer, Bubba Jenkins Dan Vallimont2010 13 6 1 9th (49.0) Sanderson Cyler Sanderson Dan Vallimont David Erwin2011 17 1 1 1st (107.5) Sanderson ---2012 13 1 0 1st (143.0) Sanderson ---2013 13 1 0 1st (123.5) Sanderson ---Total 855 298 37 (73.4%)




ALL-TIME RESULTS1909 (0-1) Cornell L

1910 (1-1) U. of P. 7-0 W Navy 2.5-4.5 L

1911 (4-0) Lehigh 5-2 W Yale 4-3 W Columbia 5-2 W Cornell 4-3 W

1912 (4-1) Cornell 6-12 L Yale 6-1 W Lehigh 13-3 W U. of P. 6-1 W U. of P. 5-2 W

1913 (5-0) McGill 4-2 W Toronto 6-1 W Cornell 5-2 W Indiana 5-0 W Lehigh 4.5-2.5 W

1914 (5-0) Navy 5-2 W U. of Pitt. 18-0 W Lehigh 5-0-2 W Indiana 5-0-2 W Layfayette 7-0 W

1915 (4-1) Navy 10-19 L U. of Penn. 20-11 W Lehigh 19-11 W Columbia 25-6 W U. of Pitt. 34-0 W

1916 (5-1) M.I.T. 27-2 W Navy 4-26 L U. of Pitt. 34-0 W Princeton 25-7 W U. of Pitt 32-0 W Lehigh 29-2 W

1917 (6-0) Mass. Tech 28-0 W U. of Pitt 34-0 W Lehigh 21-8 W Princeton 23-4 W Cornell 21-9 W Navy 21-10 W

1918 (4-0) Cornell 24-8 W Navy 16-14 W Lehigh 26-5 W Cornell 25-5 W E.I.W.A. 1st

1919 (2-2) Penn 24-4 W Lehigh 13-19 L Navy 0-30 L Lehigh 19-14 W E.I.W.A. 1st

1920 (5-1) Lehigh 27-4 W Cornell 24-8 W Penn 24-9 W Navy 14-18 L Lehigh 26-5 W Princeton 24-8 W E.I.W.A. 1st

1921 (6-1) Lehigh 28-4 W Harvard 33-0 W Cornell 19-6 W Penn 33-0 W Navy 6-16 L Indiana 32-14 W Iowa State 28-18 W E.I.W.A. 1st1922 (5-1) Lehigh 16-8 W Cornell 16-9 W Army 14-11 W Indiana 15-14 W Navy 5-20 L Springfi eld 17-6 W E.I.W.A. 2nd

1923 (4-3) Virgina 33-0 W U. of Penn 26-0 W Navy 11-16 L Lehigh 14-8 W Cornell 6-12 L Syracuse 24-0 W

Iowa State 6-15 L E.I.W.A. 2nd

1924 (5-0-1)Feb. 9 Syracuse 27-0 WFeb. 16 Springfi eld 29-0 WFeb. 23 Navy 3-3 TMar.1 Lehigh 12-6 WMar. 8 Cornell 15-6 WMar. 15 Penn 27-0 WMar. 21-22 E.I.W.A. 2nd

1925 (7-0) Muhlenburg 33-0 W U. of Penn 29-0 W Cornell 20-5 W Lehigh 16-11 W Syracuse 22-5 W Navy 18-9 W Brooklyn 22-3 W E.I.W.A. 1st

1926 (6-1) Alfred 26-5 W U. of Penn 19-6 W Syracuse 18-13 W Cornell 9-14 L Layfayette 24-3 W Navy 12-10 W Ohio U. 19-8 W E.I.W.A. 3rd

1926-1927 (5-2) Lafayette 26-3 W Iowa State 3-24 L Syracuse 22-5 W Harvard 15.5-9.5 W Navy 17.5-9.5 W Cornell 9-12 L U. of Penn. 19-6 W E.I.W.A. T-5th

1928 (5-2)Jan. 21 Alfred 20-3 WFeb. 4 U. of Penn 18.5-4.5 WFeb. 11 Layfayette 23-0 WFeb. 18 Syracuse 17-6 WFeb. 25 Iowa State 8-19 LMar. 3 Navy 17-8 WMar. 10 Cornell 8-17 LMar. 16-17 E.I.W.A. 3rd

1929 (6-0)Feb. 2 Ohio U. 30-6 WFeb. 9 Syracuse 27-0 WFeb. 16 Layfayette 30-0 WFeb.23 Cornell 15-12 WMar. 2 Navy 19-6 WMar. 9 Western Res. 39-0 WMar. 15-16 E.I.W.A. T-2nd

1930 (5-1)Jan. 25 U. of Penn 28-8 WJan. 31 Chicago 25-3 WFeb. 15 Princeton 15-11 WFeb.22 Cornell 17-9 WMar. 1 Syracuse 25-3 WMar. 8 Navy 9-15 LMar. 14-15 E.I.W.A. T-5th

1931 (5-1)Jan. 31 West Virginia 27-5 WFeb.6 Chicago 21-11 WFeb.14 Syracuse 19-11 WFeb.21 Princeton 17-15 WFeb. 28 Cornell 14-12 WMar. 7 Navy 11-21 LMar. 13-14 E.I.W.A. 7th

1932 (4-1-1)Jan. 23 Chicago 24-8 WFeb. 6 Syracuse 20-6 WFeb. 12 West Virginia 20-10 WFeb. 20 Princeton 18.5-11.5 WMar. 5 Navy 0-32 LMar. 27 Cornell 14-14 TMar. 11-12 E.I.W.A. 5th

1933 (5-0)Feb. 4 West Virginia 18-6 WFeb. 10 Michigan 22-8 WFeb. 18 Lafayette 28-0 WFeb. 24 Cornell 15-9 WMar. 4 Syracuse 27-5 WMar. 17-18 E.I.W.A. 3rd1934 (4-1-1)Feb. 7 Columbia 15-13 WFeb. 10 Wash. & Jeff . 34-0 WFeb. 17 Cornell 16-16 TFeb. 24 Lehigh 9-19 LMar. 3 Johns Hopkins 34-0 WMar. 10 Syracuse 23-3 WMar. 16-17 E.I.W.A. 2nd

1935 (6-0)Jan. 26 Miami 27-3 WFeb. 9 Columbia 20-10 WFeb. 16 Cornell 22.5-9.5 WFeb. 23 Lehigh 20-6 WMar. 2 Syracuse 21-11 WMar. 9 Navy 29-3 WMar. 15-16 *E.I.W.A. 2ndMar. 22-23 NCAA T-5th

1936 (6-1)Jan. 18 Michigan 19-11 W.Jan. 25 Temple 30-0 WFeb. 8 Pittsburgh 36-0 WFeb. 15 Lehigh 9-17 LFeb. 22 Navy 24-6 WFeb. 29 Syracuse 22-6 WMar. 7 Cornell 30-0 W E.I.W.A 1st

1937 (6-1)Jan. 16 Princeton 13-15 LJan. 23 Chicago 20-6 WFeb. 1 Navy 30-0 WFeb. 13 Pittsburgh 34-0 WFeb. 20 Syracuse 26.5-1.5 WFeb. 27 Lehigh 20-8 WMar. 6 Cornell 25-3 WMar. 12-13 E.I.W.A. 1st

1938 (4-2-1)Jan. 15 Princeton 12-16 LJan. 22 Michigan 6-22 LFeb. 12 Cornell 25-5 WFeb. 19 Syracuse 29-3 WFeb. 21 Harvard 17-11 WFeb. 26 Lehigh 14-14 TMar. 5 Navy 17-9 WMar. 11-12 E.I.W.A. 4th

1939 (5-2-1)Jan. 14 Nebraska 14-14 TJan. 19 Michigan 12-16 LJan. 21 Princeton 17-11 WJan 28 Army 17-13 WFeb. 11 Lehigh 3-25 LFeb. 18 Cornell 27-3 WFeb. 25 Navy 17-11 WMar. 4 Syracuse 22-8 WMar. 10-11 E.I.W.A. 2ndMar. 24-25 NCAA 8th

1940 (5-2-1)Jan. 13 Cornell 19-9 WJan. 20 Chicago 26-0 WJan. 27 Syracuse 22-6 WFeb. 3 Princeton 26-6 WFeb. 10 Lehigh 12-12 TFeb. 17 Michigan 14-16 LFeb. 24 Army 20.5-9.5 WMar. 3 Navy 12-14 LMar. 8-9 E.I.W.A. T-3rd

1941 (7-1)Jan. 11 Maryland 29-3 WJan. 18 Syracuse 27-3 WFeb. 4 Princeton 12-14 LFeb. 8 Lehigh 18-6 WFeb. 15 Navy 17-11 WFeb. 22 Cornell 18-6 WFeb. 27 Michigan 14-12 WMar. 1 Army 27-3 WMar. 7-8 E.I.W.A. 5thMar. 21-22 NCAA 3rd

1942 (7-1)Jan. 10 Michigan 13-19 LJan. 14 Syracuse 27-5 WJan. 17 Navy 16-14 WJan. 31 Princeton 24-8 WFeb. 7 Temple 33-3 WFeb. 14 West Virginia 29-3 WFeb. 21 Cornell 17-13 WFeb. 28 Lehigh 17-13 WMar. 13-14 E.I.W.A. 1stMar. 27-28 NCAA 3rd

1943 (4-2-1)Jan. 9 West Virginia CancelledJan. 16 Syracuse 30-0 WJan. 23 Lock Haven T.C. 31-5 WJan. 30 Princeton 14-14 TFeb. 6 Temple 38-0 WFeb. 13 Navy 5-29 LFeb. 20 Cornell 19-9 WFeb. 27 Lehigh 11-18 LMar. 12-13 E.I.W.A. 3rd

1944 (3-2)Jan. 22 Colgate 29-5 WJan. 29 Cornell 16-12 WFeb. 5 Temple CancelledFeb. 12 Navy 0-32 LFeb. 16 Muhlenberg 27-5 WFeb. 19 Cornell Cancelled

Feb. 26 Lehigh 14-16 LMar. 10-11 E.I.W.A. 6th

1945 (3-2)Jan. 13 Bucknell 17-11 WJan. 20 Cornell 14-12 WJan. 27 Army 12-16 LFeb. 3 Navy 0-36 LFeb. 9-10 E.I.W.A. FifthFeb. 17 Lehigh 19-9 W1946 (2-3)Jan. 12 Navy 13-23 LJan. 19 Coast Guard 23-3 WJan. 26 Lehigh 15-18 LFeb. 2 Cornell 21-11 WFeb. 8-9 *E.I.W.A. 4thFeb. 16 Army 11-21 L NCAA T-9th

1947 (3-4)Jan. 18 Princeton 14-12 WJan. 25 Lehigh 5-24 LFeb. 1 Temple 31-3 WFeb. 8 Syracuse 9-17 LFeb. 15 Cornell 9-21 LFeb. 22 Army 15-13 WMar. 1 Navy 3-27 LMar. 14-15 E.I.W.A. 5th

1948 (2-3-2)Jan. 10 Princeton 13-14 LJan. 17 Army 14-14 TJan. 24 Temple 32-0 WFeb. 7 Syracuse 14-14 TFeb. 14 Lehigh 10-26 LFeb. 21 Navy 6-28 LFeb. 28 Cornell 18-6 WMar. 12-13 E.I.W.A. T-7th NCAA T-16th1949 (5-2)Jan. 8 Princeton 19-9 WJan. 15 Cornell 24-6 WJan. 29 Army 24-6 WFeb. 5 Syracuse 13-16 LFeb. 12 Lehigh 11-14 LFeb. 19 Temple 36-0 WFeb. 26 Navy 20-10 WMar. 11-12 E.I.W.A. 4th NCAA T-12th

1950 (7-1)Jan. 7 Virginia 26-5 WJan. 14 Cornell 32-0 WJan. 21 Lehigh 17-13 WJan. 28 Pittsburgh 32-0 WFeb. 11 Syracuse 8-18 LFeb. 18 Army 29-5 WFeb. 25 Navy 18-6 WMar. 4 Princeton 17-9 WMar. 10-11 E.I.W.A. 3rdMar. 24-25 NCAA 9th

1951 (8-0)Jan. 6 Lehigh 22-6 WJan. 13 Virginia 28-8 WJan. 20 Pittsburgh 21-9 WFeb. 3 Maryland 30-0 WFeb. 10 Army 15-11 WFeb. 17 Syracuse 17-9 WFeb. 24 Navy 24-5 WMar. 3 Cornell 20-6 WMar. 9-10 E.I.W.A. 1stMar. 23-24 NCAA 3rd

1952 (9-0)Jan. 5 Lehigh 20-5 WJan. 11 Virginia 34-0 WJan. 19 Pittsburgh 25-5 WFeb. 2 Maryland 22-8 WFeb. 9 Army 21-13 WFeb. 16 Syracuse 17-11 WFeb. 23 Navy 22-5 WMar. 1 Cornell 24-5 WMar. 8 Princeton 27-3 WMar. 14-15 E.I.W.A. 1st NCAA 5th

1953 (9-0)Jan. 10 Virginia 30-0 WJan. 17 Lehigh 18-8 WFeb. 7 Navy 27-3 WFeb.11 Pennsylvania 28-0 WFeb. 14 Syracuse 28-5 WFeb. 21 Cornell 18-10 WFeb. 25 Maryland 18-11 WFeb. 28 Pittsburgh 16-12 WMar. 7 Army 23-3 WMar. 13-14 E.I.W.A. 1stMar. 27-28 #NCAA 1st # at Penn State


ALL-TIME RESULTS1954 (6-2)Jan. 9 Cornell 20-6 WJan. 16 Lehigh 19-7 WJan. 30 Army 21-9 WFeb. 10 Maryland 22-6 WFeb. 13 Syracuse 24-6 WFeb. 20 Navy 9-19 LFeb. 27 Pittsburgh 8-22 LMar. 3 Pennsylvania 28-0 WMar. 12-13 E.I.W.A. 2ndMar. 26-27 NCAA 3rd

1955 (5-2)Jan. 8 Cornell 17-10 WJan. 18 Maryland 25-5 WJan. 29 Navy 12-16 LFeb. 12 Syracuse 22-8 WFeb. 19 Army 28-8 WFeb. 26 Lehigh 15-13 WMar. 5 Pittsburgh 8-19 LMar. 11-12 E.I.W.A. 2ndMar. 25-26 NCAA 2nd

1956 (7-1)Jan. 7 Cornell 20-6 WJan. 14 Lehigh 17-13 WJan. 28 Navy 27-7 WFeb. 4 Ohio State 34-0 WFeb. 11 Syracuse 25-5 WFeb. 17 Illinois 23-3 WFeb. 25 Maryland 25-3 WMar. 3 Pittsburgh 12-16 LMar. 9-10 E.I.W.A. 2ndMar. 23-24 NCAA 5th

1957 (6-2-1)Dec. 15 Colgate 23-8 WJan. 5 Illinois 14-12 WJan. 12 Lehigh 13-16 LJan. 16 Maryland 17-11 WFeb. 2 Ohio State 36-0 WFeb. 9 Navy 13-14 LFeb. 16 Syracuse 24-8 WFeb. 22 Cornell 12-12 TMar. 2 Pittsburgh 14-11 WMar. 15-16 E.I.W.A. 1stMar. 29-30 NCAA 5th

1958 (2-4-2)Dec. 11 Colgate 18-8 WJan. 4 Illinois 8-19 LJan. 11 Lehigh 7-22 LFeb. 1 Navy 12-12 TFeb. 8 Cornell 9-17 LFeb. 15 Syracuse 8-21 LFeb. 22 Maryland 14-14 TMar. 1 Pittsburgh 14-11 WMar. 14-15 E.I.W.A. 4thMar. 28-29 NCAA T-14th

1959 (5-3)Dec. 13 Colgate 19-10 WJan. 10 Lehigh 8-17 LJan. 24 Army 15-9 WJan. 31 Navy 17-8 WFeb. 7 Cornell 13-15 LFeb. 14 Maryland 22-10 WFeb. 21 Syracuse 29-2 WFeb. 28 Pittsburgh 9-15 LMar. 13-14 *E.I.W.A. 2nd NCAA T-25th

1959-1960 (9-0-1)Dec. 5 Army 31-0 WDec. 12 Colgate 33-0 WDec. 17 Michigan 19-12 WJan. 9 Lehigh 19-11 WJan. 23 Cornell 22-8 WFeb. 6 Maryland 21-7 WFeb. 13 Navy 25-8 WFeb. 20 Syracuse 24-7 WFeb. 27 Pittsburgh 14-14 TMar. 5 Rutgers 20-9 WMar. 11-12 E.I.W.A. T-1stMar. 24-25 NCAA 7th

1960-1961 (6-4)Dec. 3 Army 24-10 WDec. 10 West Virginia 39-4 WDec. 16 Michigan 8-17 LJan. 7 Lehigh 8-24 LJan. 14 Cornell 20-9 WFeb. 4 Maryland 18-12 WFeb. 11 Navy 11-17 LFeb. 18 Syracuse 15-16 LFeb. 25 Pittsburgh 17-12 WMar. 4 Rutgers 18-13 WMar. 9-11 E.I.W.A. 3rdMar. 23-25 NCAA 7th

1962 (6-3-1)Dec. 9 Navy 17-12 WDec. 16 West Virginia 27-3 WJan. 6 Lehigh 12-15 LJan. 13 Maryland 16-11 WJan. 20 Cornell 22-8 WJan. 27 Army 6-21 LFeb. 10 V.P.I. 27-2 WFeb. 17 Syracuse 15-15 TFeb. 24 Pittsburgh 14-15 LMar. 3 Rutgers 20-9 WMar. 9-10 E.I.W.A. 4th NCAA Tied 16th

1962-1963 (5-4)Dec. 8 Navy 12-17 LDec. 15 Michigan 14-11 WJan. 5 Lehigh 14-16 LJan. 12 Maryland 16-11 WJan. 19 Cornell 21-10 WFeb. 9 V.I.P 30-0 WFeb. 16 Syracuse 11-17 LFeb. 23 Pittsburgh 14-16 LMar. 2 Rutgers 22-8 W EIWA T-5th NCAA T-18th

1963-1964 (6-3-1)Dec. 7 Michigan 11-16 LJan. 4 Lehigh 6-25 LJan. 11 Maryland 12-12 TJan. 18 Cornell 20-10 WFeb. 1 Army 21-10 WFeb. 8 V.I.P. 28-0 WFeb. 15 Syracuse 20-9 WFeb. 22 Navy 18-9 WFeb. 29 Pittsburgh 11-19 LMar. 7 Rutgers 23-6 W EIWA 4th NCAA 8th

1964-1965 (6-4-1)Dec. 5 West Virginia 18-8 WDec. 12 Michigan 9-17 LJan. 9 Lehigh 11-17 LJan. 16 Cornell 22-11 WJan. 23 V.P.I. 25-5 WJan. 30 Army 15-16 LFeb. 6 Maryland 9-15 LFeb. 13 Syracuse 22-11 WFeb. 20 Navy 16-16 TFeb. 27 Pittsburgh 15-14 WMar. 6 Rutgers 24-9 W EIWA 4th NCAA T-13th

1966 (7-2)Jan. 8 Lehigh 12-21 LJan.15 Cornell 23-15 WJan. 21 Army 18-14 WJan. 29 Temple 25-11 WFeb. 5 Maryland 17-11 WFeb. 12 Syracuse 37-3 WFeb. 19 Navy 14-20 LFeb. 26 Pittsburgh 22-10 WMar. 5 Rutgers 30-6 W EIWA 3rd NCAA T-23rd

1967 (8-0-1)Jan. 13 Cornell 32-8 WJan. 21 Army 23-9 WJan. 28 Temple 26-12 WFeb. 4 Maryland 24-7 WFeb. 11 Syracuse 29-8 WFeb. 18 Navy 15-15 TFeb. 25 Pittsburgh 25-9 WMar. 1 Lehigh 18-12 WMar. 4 Rutgers 39-2 W EIWA 3rd NCAA 22nd

1967-1968 (7-3)Dec. 16 Oklahoma 9-20 LJan. 13 Springfi eld 31-12 WJan. 19 Cornell 30-6 WJan. 27 Temple 22-14 WFeb. 3 Maryland 18-11 WFeb. 10 Syracuse 34-5 WFeb. 17 Navy 14-17 LFeb. 24 Pittsburgh 23-9 WFeb. 28 Lehigh 12-22 LMar. 2 Rutgers 28-6 W EIWA 2nd NCAA 12th

1968-1969 (5-2-2)Dec. 7 Army 16-16 TJan. 11 Springfi eld 17-22 LJan. 25 Temple 20-14 WFeb. 1 Maryland 18-11 WFeb. 7 Cornell 29-7 WFeb. 8 Syracuse 27-12 WFeb 15. Navy 14-18 LFeb. 22 Lehigh 22-12 W

Mar. 1 Pittsburgh 16-16 TMar. 8 Rutgers 34-5 W EIWA 3rd NCAA T-20th

1969-70 (11-0) Army 20-17 W Springfi eld 32-0 W Kent State 22-11 W Temple 25-11 W Maryland 24-16 W Syracuse 30-6 W Navy 18-16 W Lehigh 18-15 W Cornell 33-3 W Pittsburgh 17-16 W Rutgers 34-7 W N.C.A.A. T-19th

1970-1971 (10-0-1) Army 25-13 W Purdue 24-11 W Indiana 23-13 W Springfi eld 32-6 W Kent State 30-11 W Temple 25-9 W Maryland 26-6 W Syracuse 35-5 W Navy 17-17 T Lehigh 26-9 W Pittsburgh 30-5 W E.I.W.A. 1st N.C.A.A. T-4th

1971-1972 (12-0) Michigan 23-12 W Army 28-2 W Rutgers 38-0 W Purdue 21-10 W Springfi eld 39-3 W Kent State 48-0 W Temple 36-5 W Maryland 27-8 W Syracuse 44-0 W Navy 23-12 W Pittsburgh 28-9 W Lehigh 26-10 W E.I.W.A. 2nd #N.C.A.A. 8th

1972-1973 (11-1) Kent State 38-2 W Michigan 6-31 L Rutgers 29-9 W Yale 35-2 W Springfi eld 33-6 W Syracuse 44-2 W Temple 37-6 W Maryland 36-3 W Army 36-2 W Pittsburgh 21-12 W Navy 24-13 W Lehigh 26-5 W E.I.W.A. 1st NCAA T-10th

1973-1974 (10-0-1) Kent State 29-9 W Rutgers 39-0 W Yale 32-8 W Springfi eld 29-10 W Oklahoma 23-21 W Syracuse 22-9 W Maryland 22-12 W Army 24-15 W Navy 18-18 T Lehigh 18-15 W Pittsburgh 29-8 W E.I.W.A. 2nd NCAA 7th

1974-1975 (7-4-1) at Michigan St. 16-27 L at Michigan 12-19 L Indiana State 22-11 W at Springfi eld 28-8 W Kentucky 21-19 W West Chester 26-11 W North Carolina 24-15 W Maryland 26-14 W Army 35-6 W at Navy 16-19 L Lehigh 16-16 T at Pittsburgh 17-22 L NCAA 10th

1976 (10-2) Buff alo 41-0 W Michigan 28-5 W Springfi eld 37-6 W at Clarion 24-16 W Bloomsburg 33-9 W at West Chester 38-0 W at Maryland 31-8 W at Army 34-4 W

Navy 19-20 L at Lehigh 17-24 L at Lock Haven 43-3 W Pittsburgh 31-7 W E.W.L. 1st NCAA 10th

1977 (10-1) Florida 22-14 W at Buff alo 30-9 W at Michigan 16-32 L Lock Haven 26-17 W Maryland 23-12 W West Chester 34-9 W Clarion 27-7 W at Navy 23-13 W Lehigh 18-17 W at Pittsburgh 42-5 W Montclair St. 41-7 W E.W.L. 1st NCAA 18th

1977-1978 (13-2)Dec. 9 Buff alo 32-4 WDec. 10 N. Carolina St. 21-12 WDec. 13 Florida 23-22 WDec. 14 Cal Poly 24-11 WDec. 17 at Lock Haven 32-9 WJan. 12 Oklahoma 20-19 WJan. 17 at West Chester 28-12 WJan. 18 at Maryland 35-9 WJan. 26 at Clarion 15-24 LJan. 28 at Bloomsburg 19-14 WFeb. 4 Navy 23-14 WFeb. 11 at Lehigh 12-26 LFeb. 18 Pittsburgh 28-11 WFeb. 18 Syracuse 22-19 WFeb. 22 at Wilkes 30-6 WMar. 3-4 E.W.L. 1st NCAA 15th

1978-1979 (2-11) Cal Poly 23-25 L Florida 15-21 L Temple 16-26 L at Cleveland St. 18-25 L Clarion 13-23 L Wilkes 12-29 L at Bloomsburg 2-41 L at N. Carolina 5-34 L at N. Carolina St. 17-19 L at Navy 11-23 L Lehigh 9-31 L Lock Haven 29-11 W at Pittsburgh 25-16 W E.W.L. 6th NCAA DNP

1979-80 (8-6)Dec. 8 West Virginia 35-6 WDec. 16 *Temple 23-19 WDec. 18 Auburn 23-17 WJan. 6 Oklahoma 22-21 WJan. 13 at Michigan 16-17 LJan. 14 at Michigan State 9-32 LJan. 19 at Clarion 12-31 LJan. 26 at Lehigh 15-27 LFeb. 2 Navy 21-13 WFeb. 5 at Wilkes 14-18 LFeb. 9 Cleveland State 29-13 WFeb. 14 at Lock Haven 37-7 WFeb. 16 Pittsburgh 30-13 WFeb. 19 Bloomsburg 15-23 LF29-M1 E.W.L. 4thMar. 13-16 NCAA 45th

1980-1981 (10-5-1)Dec. 4 Cal Poly 3-33 LDec. 8 Michigan 22-20 WDec. 12 at Cornell 33-14 WDec. 13 at Syracuse 19-21 LDec. 16 Tennessee 19-17 WJan. 5 Missouri 22-22 TJan. 7 Nebraska 18-21 LJan. 14 Temple 22-17 WJan. 17 Clarion 10-29 LJan. 24 Lehigh 19-20 LJan. 31 at Navy 17-15 WFeb. 1 at Maryland 30-18 WFeb. 3 Wilkes 22-16 WFeb. 7 at Cleveland St. 22-13 WFeb. 13 at. West Virgina 33-13 WFeb. 19 at Bloomsburg 18-20 LFeb. 21 Lock Haven 28-14 WFeb. 28 E.W.L. 3rdMar. 12-14 NCAA 6th

1981-1982 (12-3)Dec. 3 at Cornell 45-0 WDec. 9 at Michigan 17-19 LJan. 9 at Oklahoma State 10-34 LJan. 10 at Oklahoma 3-48 LJan. 16 at Clarion 23-19 WJan. 23 at Lehigh 26-12 WJan. 27 at Millersville 34-6 W




ALL-TIME RESULTSJan. 30 Navy 24-18 WJan. 31 Maryland 37-3 WFeb. 3 at Wilkes 24-19 WFeb. 6 Cleveland State 31-6 WFeb. 13 Pittsburgh 41-6 WFeb. 14 West Virginia 34-6 WFeb. 18 Bloomsburg 27-12 WFeb. 20 at Lock Haven 33-5 W EWL 1st NCAA 14th

1982-1983 (13-2-1)Dec. 2 Michigan 30-16 WDec. 6 Iowa 9-34 LDec. 18 at Syracuse 23-15 WJan. 3 Missouri 25-15 WJan. 7 Iowa State 12-31 LJan. 15 Clarion 38-9 WJan. 22 Lehigh 31-10 WJan. 25 Millersville 54-0 WJan. 29 at Navy 20-20 TJan. 30 at Maryland 33-6 WFeb. 3 Wilkes 32-8 WFeb. 6 at Cleveland State 26-8 WFeb. 12 at Pittsburgh 37-6 WFeb. 13 at West Virginia 46-6 WFeb. 17 at Bloomsburg 38-7 WFeb. 19 Lock Haven 29-19 W EWL 1st NCAA 7th

1983-1984 (16-2)Dec. 7 at Michigan 24-16 WDec. 17 Syracuse 24-15 WDec. 31 at Northwestern 44-6 WDec. 31 vs. Oklahoma* 9-27 LJan. 4 at Iowa State 21-19 WJan. 7 at Iowa 19-26 LJan. 10 Wisconsin 20-16 WJan. 14 at Clarion 24-22 WJan 21 at Lehigh 23-16 WJan. 24 at Millersville 42-8 WJan. 27 Maryland 27-12 WJan. 28 Navy 28-13 WFeb. 1 at WIlkes 24-22 WFeb. 4. Cleveland State 22-21 WFeb. 11 Pittsburgh 29-10 WFeb. 12 West Virginia 34-9 WFeb. 16 Bloomsburg 41-6 WFeb. 18 at Lock Haven 25-10 W EWL 1st NCAA 3rd *at Northwestern

1984-1985 (10-6)Dec. 7 Iowa 9-31 LDec. 12 at Syracuse 25-20 WDec. 14 Iowa State 14-24 LJan. 3 at Oklahoma 21-23 LJan. 5 at Oklahoma State 9-33 LJan. 8 at Wisconsin 6-28 LJan. 12 Clarion 26-13 WJan. 19 Lehigh 30-18 WJan. 26 at Navy 29-12 WJan 27 at Maryland 27-14 WFeb. 2 at Michigan 13-20 LFeb. 3 at Cleveland State 32-6 WFeb. 9 at Pittsburgh 35-9 WFeb. 10 at West Virginia 24-20 WFeb. 16 Lock Haven 24-10 WFeb. 22 at Bloomsburg 27-19 W EWL 1st NCAA 7th

1985-1986 (14-2-1)Nov. 29 Oklahoma State 23-19 WDec. 5 Syracuse 34-12 WJan. 4 Minnesota* 21-17 W Northern Iowa* 21-12 W Iowa State* 8-29 LJan. 5 at Iowa 5-35 LJan. 8 Oklahoma 24-14 WJan. 14 at Clarion 21-21 TJan. 18 at Lehigh 27-15 WJan. 25 Navy 27-15 WJan. 26 Maryland 26-12 WFeb. 2 Cleveland State 30-6 WFeb. 8 Michigan 32-12 WFeb. 8 Pittsburgh 34-5 WFeb. 9 West Virginia 32-9 WFeb. 15 at Lock Haven 33-2 WFeb. 22 at Bloomsburg 24-16 W EWL 1st NCAA 5th * Cyclone Classic at Iowa St.

1986-1987 (18-1-1)Dec. 3 Iowa 27-15 WDec. 12 at Syracuse 28-12 WJan. 5 at Oklahoma 30-8 WJan 9-10 Minnesota* 23-14 W Northern Iowa* 28-12 W Bloomsburg* 21-15 W Oklahoma State* 18-18 TJan. 13 Clarion 31-11 W

Jan 17 Lehigh 35-11 WJan. 24 at Navy 25-13 WJan. 25 at Maryland 37-12 WJan. 25 N. C. State# 35-8 WJan. 31 at Michigan 36-6 WFeb. 1 at Cleveland State 30-8 WFeb. 6 Iowa State 19-15 WFeb. 8 at Oklahoma State 16-19 LFeb. 14 Pittsburgh** 32-17 WFeb. 15 at West Virginia 31-13 WFeb. 21 Lock Haven 21-13 WFeb. 27 Bloomsburg 35-5 W EWL 1st NCAA 3rd *Virginia Duals # at Maryland ** at Peters Township H.S.

1987-1988 (14-5-2)Dec. 1 Virginia* 39-0 WDec. 1 Edinboro* 19-14 WJan. 5 Oklahoma 20-20 TJan. 8-9 Brigham Young# 35-3 W Oklahoma# 15-24 L North Carolina# 23-16 W N.C. State# 17-20 L Wisconsin# 11-20 LJan. 16 Lehigh 25-16 WJan. 23 Navy 21-17 WJan. 24 N. C. State 17-21 L Maryland 22-14 WJan. 31 Cleveland State 32-11 WFeb. 6 Iowa 19-18 WFeb. 7 Iowa State 13-19 LFeb. 12 Clarion 29-8 WFeb. 14 West Virginia 24-16 W Pittsburgh 28-16 WFeb. 19 Oklahoma State 21-20 WFeb. 20 Lock Haven 21-18 WFeb. 26 Bloomsburg 18-18 T EWL 1st NCAA 5th *Penn State Duals #Virginia Duals

1988-1989 (20-2-1) Dec. 2 Iowa 18-16 WDec. 3 Syracuse* 24-11 W Virginia* 37-6 W Clarion* 32-9 WDec. 10 Edinboro 25-19 W Lehigh 22-13 WJan. 6-7 Army# 30-5 W Minnesota# 27-11 W Arizona State# 19-19 T N.C. State# 25-10 W Michigan# 22-11 WJan. 15 Cleveland State 22-13 WJan. 21 Navy 30-8 WJan. 22 N. C. State + 39-2 W Maryland + 31-6 WJan. 28 Oklahoma 15-22 LJan. 29 Oklahoma State 16-18 LFeb. 4 Iowa State 25-10 WFeb. 8 Clarion 27-14 WFeb. 11 Pittsburgh 25-18 WFeb. 12 West Virginia 24-9 WFeb. 18 Lock Haven 20-19 WFeb. 24 Bloomsburg 30-8 W EWL 1st NCAA 10th *Penn State Duals +at Maryland # Virginia Duals

1989-1990 (15-8)Nov. 24 Oklahoma State 11-26 LDec. 3 Syracuse* 41-5 W William and Mary* 29-11 W Clarion* 23-18 WDec. 10 Edinboro 22-16 WJan. 9 Oklahoma CancelledJan. 12-13 North Carolina# 29-10 W Arizona State# 12-25 L N. C State# 30-10 W Oklahoma# 26-17 W Iowa# 5-22 L Nebraska# 9-27 LJan. 20 Navy 28-9 WJan. 21 N. C. State 26-8 WJan. 21 Maryland 31-5 WJan. 28 Cleveland State 34-3 WFeb. 3 Iowa 3-33 LFeb. 4 Iowa State 12-21 LFeb. 11 Pittsburgh 31-11 WFeb. 11 West Virginia 13-20 LFeb. 16 Lock Haven 27-9 WFeb. 17 Lehigh 30-9 WFeb. 23 Bloomsburg 14-23 LFeb. 25 Clarion 22-15 W EWL 1st NCAA 6th *Penn State Duals #Virginia Duals

1990-1991 (17-6-1 )Nov. 30 Iowa 32-6 LDec. 1 William & Mary* 31-8 W Army* 18-12 W Clarion* 30-12 WDec. 9 Edinboro 24-13 WJan. 5 at Cleveland State 37-7 WJan. 8 Oklahoma 23-17 WJan. 11 Northwestern# 43-3 W Arizona State# 25-11 WJan. 12 Iowa# 19-19 T Oklahoma State# 21-18 WJan. 19 at Navy 25-12 WJan. 20 N. C. State+ 25-11 W at Maryland+ 33-7 WJan. 26 at Oklahoma State 13-21 LJan. 27 at Oklahoma 25-13 WJan. 27 Arizona State @ 20-21 LFeb. 2 Iowa State 11-26 LFeb. 9 at Pittsburgh 22-21 WFeb. 10 at West Virginia 17-23 LFeb. 15 Lock Haven 19-17 WFeb. 16 Lehigh 27-10 WFeb. 19 Clarion 25-14 WFeb. 22 Bloomsburg 15-18 L EWL 1st NCAA 3rd *Penn State Duals #Virginia Duals +at Maryland @ at Norman, Okla.

1991-1992 (18-4-1)Nov. 30 Army* 25-15 W North Carolina* 26-14 W N. C. State* 23-23 TDec. 7 at Cleveland State 38-5 W at Clarion 22-12 WJan. 4 at Edinboro 32-13 WJan. 5 at Ohio State 24-17 WJan. 7 Oklahoma 36-3 WJan. 18 Navy 34-3 W Maryland 45-0 WJan. 26 West Virginia 28-12 W Pittsburgh 26-13 WJan. 31 at Iowa State 24-15 WFeb. 1 at Iowa 11-30 LFeb. 8 Minnesota# 38-0 W at Michigan# 18-17 WFeb. 9 Iowa State# 14-20 L Wisconsin# 23-14 W Ohio State# 20-23 LFeb. 14 at Lock Haven 22-15 WFeb. 16 at Lehigh 33-6 WFeb. 21 at Bloomsburg 34-7 WFeb. 23 Oklahoma State 16-17 L EWL 1st NCAA 3rd *Penn State Duals # National Team Champ.

ENTEREDBIG TEN

CONFERENCE1992-1993 (22-0-1)Nov. 14 at Navy 22-9 WDec. 4 Iowa 18-18 TDec. 6 Purdue* 26-13 W Cornell* 28-11 W Army* 21-18 WJan. 3 Ohio State 30-6 WJan. 4 Wisconsin 27-10 WJan. 16 at Michigan State 31-9 W at Michigan 25-9 WJan. 23 Missouri@ 33-12 W Ohio State@ 17-16 W Arizona State@ 20-15 WJan. 24 Nebraska@ 20-13 WJan. 30 at Oklahoma State 38-7 WJan. 31 at Oklahoma 30-9 W Oregon# 35-12 WFeb. 6 Iowa State 23-12 WFeb. 10 Bloomsburg 39-0 WFeb. 13 Lock Haven 31-6 W Lehigh 39-0 WFeb. 20 at West Virginia 25-16 W Pittsburgh** 27-6 WFeb. 21 at Clarion 27-16 W Big Tens 2nd NCAA 2nd *Penn State Duals @ National Team Champ. #at Norman, Okla. **at Connelsville, Pa.

1993-1994 (15-6)Nov. 14 Navy 15-17 LNov. 26 Oklahoma State 15-23 LJan. 2 N. C. State 34-10 WJan. 7 at Iowa 15-29 LJan. 8 at Wisconsin 18-10 W

Jan. 15 Michigan State 31-12 W Michigan 29-15 WJan. 22 C. Oklahoma* 30-12 W Oregon State * 20-16 W Iowa* 15-24 LJan. 23 Nebraska* 24-14 W North Carolina* 23-16 WJan. 30 Purdue# 30-13 W at Ohio State 12-22 LFeb. 4 North Carolina@ 19-18 WFeb. 5 at Lehigh 22-19 WFeb. 11 at Lock Haven 19-18 WFeb. 12 Oklahoma 31-15 WFeb. 20 Minnesota 19-17 W West Virginia 16-22 L Pittsburgh 25-12 W Big Tens 3rd NCAA 3rd * National Team Champ. # at OhioState @ at Hersheypark Arena

1994-1995 (5-12)Dec. 2 Iowa 6-33 LDec. 9 Wisconsin# 19-12 WJan. 14 Ohio State 17-15 WJan. 15 at Michigan State 13-21 L at Michigan 15-17 LJan. 21 Wartburg* 26-6 W Nebraska* 16-21 L C. Oklahoma* 26-12 W Pittsburgh* 23-10 WJan. 22 Michigan State* 12-24 L Iowa State * 15-22 LFeb. 3 at Oklahoma 17-19 LFeb. 4 at Oklahoma State 12-26 LFeb. 9 Lock Haven 14-20 LFeb. 11 Lehigh 14-17 LFeb. 18 at West Virginia 14-18 LFeb. 18 at Pittsburgh## 11-21 L Big Tens 6th NCAA 5th #at Pottsville *National Team Champ. ##at Chartiers Valley HS

1995-1996 (11-8-1)Dec. 1 Cornell 27-12 WDec. 8 at Purdue 23-14 WDec. 9 at Northwestern 14-19 LJan. 4 Michigan 22-14 WJan. 8 Oklahoma 28-11 WJan. 13 Michigan State 23-14 WJan. 20+21 North Carolina* 26-12 W Iowa State* 19-19 T Nebraska* 10-25 L Michigan State* 15-16 L Iowa State* 19-13 WFeb. 3 at Iowa 6-28 LFeb. 4 at Iowa State 12-19 LFeb. 10 at Ohio State 11-20 LFeb. 16 Oklahoma State 7-26 LFeb. 17 Pittsburgh 16-15 WFeb. 17 at Lock Haven 9-22 LFeb. 24 Clarion 23-19 WFeb. 24 West Virginia 20-16 WFeb. 25 at Lehigh 37-6 W Big Tens 2nd NCAA 4th * National Team Champ.

1996-1997 (16-4)Dec. 6 Iowa (BJC) 15-22 LDec. 15 at Hofstra 46-3 WJan. 3 at Fresno State 19-13 WJan. 4 at Cal State Bkrsfl d 21-12 WJan. 12 at Michigan State 19-18 W at Michigan 23-13 WJan. 18-19 Oklahoma* 30-9 W Minnesota* 10-21 L Pennsylvania* 28-6 W Nebraska* 22-10 W Iowa State* 30-6 W Minnesota* 15-19 LJan. 31 Pittsburgh 28-9 WFeb. 1 Indiana 37-6 WFeb. 8 at Wisconsin 31-10 WFeb. 9 at Minnesota 7-28 LFeb. 14 Ohio State 25-16 WFeb. 15 at Clarion 31-11 WFeb. 21 Lock Haven 20-16 WFeb. 22 Lehigh 24-10 W Big Tens 4th NCAA 10th * National Team Champ.

1997-1998 (18-3)Nov. 19 Edinboro 24-15 WNov. 22 Black & Decker Duals vs. Brown 27-13 W vs. Hofstra 24-16 W vs. Cornell 20-14 LDec.13 Wisconsin 28-14 WJan. 2 at Northern Iowa 34-9 WJan. 3 at Iowa 25-17 W


ALL-TIME RESULTSJan. 9 Michigan 23-12 WJan. 10 Michigan State 27-14 WJan. 17-18 vs Pittsburgh* 24-15 W vs Iowa State* 20-14 W vs Iowa* 23-9 L vs W. Virginia* 25-13 W vs Michigan St.* 26-10 WJan. 30 at West Virginia 18-13 LFeb. 6 Minnesota (BJC) 21-13 WFeb. 8 Clarion 36-3 WFeb.13 at Ohio State 20-12 WFeb.14 at Pittsburgh 16-15 WFeb.20 at Lehigh 25-12 WFeb.21 at Lock Haven 27-10 W Big Tens# 2nd NCAA 4th * National Team Champ. # at Penn State

1998-1999 (12-5)Dec. 5 Nebraska (BJC) 22-12 WDec. 11 at Clarion 22-17 WDec. 12 at Edinboro 26-9 WJan. 5 Pittsburgh 21-13 W Lehigh 27-17 WJan. 16-17 Arizona State* 23-13 L Northwestern* 20-13 W Oklahoma* 22-12 LJan. 23 Ohio State 23-12 WJan. 24 Iowa 30-9 LJan. 31 Purdue 24-14 WFeb. 6 Indiana 20-19 W Lock Haven 28-12 WFeb. 12 at Illinois 20-14 LFeb. 14 at Northwestern 21-20 WFeb. 19 at Michigan 20-19 LFeb. 21 at Michigan State 25-14 W Big Tens 3rd NCAA# T-4th * National Team Champ. # at Penn State

1999-2000 (6-11)Nov. 21 at Lehigh 19-16 LDec. 4 Edinboro 19-14 LDec. 11 at Pennsylvania 22-16 LDec. 12 at Navy 20-13 WJan. 7 at Oklahoma State 32-7 LJan. 14 Minnesota 29-9 LJan. 16 Michigan State 27-7 LJan. 22-23 Iowa State* 27-9 L Wartburg* 40-(-1) W Cornell* 19-14 LJan. 28 at Iowa 22-9 LFeb. 4 at Indiana 28-9 WFeb. 5 at Purdue 19-13 WFeb. 11 at Ohio State 19-16 WFeb. 13 Wisconsin 19-17 L at Lock Haven 21-18 WFeb. 18 Michigan 20-17 L Big Tens 8th NCAA T-16th * National Dual Team Champion ships, State College, Pa.

2000-2001 (7-13)Dec 10 Clarion 37-6 WDec 10. Navy 28-9 WJan. 6 at Pittsburgh 8-15 LJan. 6 at West Virginia 22-10 LJan. 14 Lehigh 18-17 WJan 20-21 Nebraska* 21-13 L Hofstra* 20-12 W Arizona State* 19-16 W Oklahoma* 33-3 L Lehigh* 28-6 LJan. 26 Ohio State 24-9 LJan. 28 Illinois 32-3 LJan.31 Penn 22-16 WJan. 31 Lock Haven 24-9 LFeb. 2 Northwestern 22-12 WFeb. 4 Iowa 33-10 LFeb. 9 at Wisconsin 19-18 LFeb. 11 at Minnesota 37-3 LFeb. 16 at Michigan 27-12 LFeb. 18 at Michigan State 23-12 L Big Tens 10th NCAA T-25th * National Dual Team Championships, State College, Pa.

2001-2002 (6-12)Dec. 8 at Clarion 26-9 WDec. 9 at #14 Edinboro 20-16 LJan. 5 #20 Pittsburgh 18-12 L #8 West Virginia 23-15 LJan. 6 at #10 Lehigh 32-6 LJan. 11-12 vs. Appalachian St.* 38-0 W vs. Army* 26-9 W vs. #9 Missouri* 19-16 L vs. #18 Wisconsin* 26-12 LJan. 27 INDIANA 26-9 WFeb. 1 at Northwestern 25-15 WFeb. 3 at #13 Illinois 25-10 L

Feb. 8 #5 MICHIGAN 33-6 LFeb. 10 at #2 Iowa 24-11 LFeb. 16 at #3 Ohio State 20-13 LFeb. 17 #20 Michigan St. 17-16 WFeb. 23 at #15 Lock Haven 24-14 LFeb. 24 #14 Purdue (BJC) 21-17 L Big Tens 6th NCAA 35th * at Virginia Duals

2002-2003 (11-8)Dec. 15 EDINBORO 24-12 WJan. 5 #8 LEHIGH 24-13 WJan. 10-11 vs. CS Bakersfi eld* 43-3 W vs. Rider* 38-3 W vs. #11 Lehigh* 22-12 L vs. #18 Hofstra* 29-16 W vs. #4 Illinois* 19-12 LJan. 17 at Navy 32-3 WJan. 19 at Pennsylvania 22-14 L at Drexel 28-6 WJan. 24 at Indiana 37-4 WJan. 26 at #22 Purdue 21-15 WJan. 31 #3 MINNESOTA 19-15 LFeb. 2 #20 WISCONSIN 27-9 WFeb. 6 #4 OHIO STATE 18-18 (A) LFeb. 9 #2 IOWA 26-10 LFeb. 15 at #8 Michigan 25-17 LFeb. 16 at #10 Michigan St. 19-18 LFeb. 19 LOCK HAVEN 41-3 W Big Tens 3rd NCAA 6th * at Virginia Duals

2003-2004 (14-5)Dec. 13 NAVY 41-3 WJan. 6 at #3 Lehigh 19-15 WJan. 9 at Pittsburgh 28-15 WJan. 10 at #12 West Virginia 24-13 WJan. 17-18 #19 Northern Iowa 31-9 W #20 Pennsylvania 25-15 W #5 Missouri 23-16 L #13 Oklahoma 20-14 W #8 Michigan 21-17 LJan. 23 #3 ILLINOIS 26-13 LJan. 25 at #22 Ohio State 20-14 WJan. 30 at #10 Iowa 23-11 LFeb. 1 at #13 Wisconsin 24-15 WFeb. 6 NORTHWESTERN 42-3 WFeb. 8 #5 MICHIGAN 21-19 WFeb. 8 at Lock Haven 26-11 WFeb. 13 Michigan State 29-6 WFeb. 15 #16 PENN 21-15 WFeb. 20 at #9 Minnesota 28-12 L Big Tens 5th NCAA 12th * NWCA National Duals

2004-2005 (10-10)Nov. 14 *CLARION 41-3 W *#2 LEHIGH 24-15 LDec. 9 at #19 Edinboro 33-8 WJan. 7 #6 LEHIGH 20-16 LJan. 9 #12 WEST VIRGINIA 34-12 W #25 PITTSBURGH 26-19 WJan. 14 at #4 Michigan 31-9 LJan. 15 at Michigan State 19-12 LJan. 22-23 +vs. #10 Oklahoma 27-13 L +vs. #22 West Virginia 24-14 W +vs. #11 Cornell 21-15 W +vs. #12 Cent. Michigan 25-15 L +vs. #4 Michigan 29-14 LJan. 28 #17 INDIANA 21-12 WJan. 30 PURDUE 32-7 WFeb. 4 #10 IOWA 23-16 LFeb. 8 LOCK HAVEN 34-13 WFeb. 11 at #3 Illinois 26-6 LFeb. 12 at #17 Northwestern 24-13 WFeb. 18 OHIO STATE (BJC) 21-17 L Big Tens 7th NCAA 23rd *PA Dual Championships, State College, Pa. +NWCA National Duals

2005-06 (13-4)Nov. 13 *PITT-JOHNSTOWN 31-10 W *YORK (Pa.) 47-3 W *#8 LEHIGH 18-17 WNov. 20 #15 WISCONSIN 19-15 LNov. 26 #3 MICHIGAN 23-15 LDec. 9 at #23 Navy 28-6 WDec. 10 at #25 Penn 25-6 WJan. 6 at #11 Lehigh 24-12 WJan. 8 #10 CORNELL 27-7 WJan. 11 at Lock Haven 33-7 WJan. 27 #18 MICHIGAN ST. 27-12 WJan. 29 #1 MINNESOTA 16-25 LFeb. 3 at #7 Iowa 21-12 WFeb. 5 at #8 Iowa State 20-18 LFeb. 10 at #16 Indiana 27-8 WFeb. 17 at Ohio State 39-7 WFeb. 19 +vs. Purdue 32-8 W Big Tens 4th NCAA 9th

*PA Dual Championships, State College, Pa. +Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

2006-2007 (14-5)Nov. 19 *vs. Clarion 47-0 W *vs. Pitt-Johnstown 29-6 W *vs. #13 Edinboro 27-9 WDec. 8 LEHIGH 23-12 WDec. 10 at Hofstra 10-24 LDec. 15 LOCK HAVEN 20-15 WJan. 7 at #13 Cornell 18-12 WJan. 12 +vs. N. Dakota State 39-3 W +vs. Bloomsburg 22-9 WJan. 13 +vs. Rider 41-0 W +vs. #13 Edinboro 17-19 LJan. 19 at #17 Wisconsin 16-17 LJan. 21 at #1 Minnesota 12-31 LJan. 26 OHIO STATE 26-12 WJan. 28 #11 ILLINOIS 16-18 LFeb. 2 #10 NORTHWESTERN 25-8 WFeb. 4 #6 IOWA 24-13 WFeb. 16 at #23 Michigan 21-16 WFeb. 18 at #22 Michigan State 27-12 W Big Tens 4th NCAA 11th * PA Dual Championships, Lock Haven, Pa. + Virginia Duals

2007-2008 (14-5)Nov. 11 MARYLAND 34-3 WNov. 17 HOFSTRA 28-11 WDec. 7 at Lehigh 33-0 WDec. 9 at #3 Oklahoma State 21-18 WJan. 4 #17 CORNELL 35-10 WJan. 11-12 +vs. #16 Chattanooga 37-2 W +vs. #10 Nebraska 13-19 L +vs. #19 Cornell 31-9 W +vs. #4 Iowa State 22-16 WJan. 13 +vs. #11 Ohio State 11-24 LJan. 20 at #1 Iowa 13-27 LJan. 25 at #7 Ohio State 19-22 LJan. 27 #17 INDIANA 25-9 WFeb. 1 at #10 Northwestern 18-15 WFeb. 3 at #15 Illinois 15-18 LFeb. 8 #6 MICHIGAN 20-14 WFeb. 15 MICHIGAN STATE 26-13 WFeb. 17 PURDUE 33-6 WFeb. 23 at Lock Haven 35-8 W Big Tens 7th NCAA 3rd + NWCA National Duals

2008-2009 (8-12-2)Nov. 16 HOFSTRA 15-18 LNov. 21 at #4 Cornell$ 10-24 LNov. 23 vs. #24 Virginia$ 19-15 W vs. Binghamton$ 36-8 W vs. #15 Edinboro$ 24-16 WDec. 14 WEST VIRGINIA 27-10 WJan. 4 #9 LEHIGH 16-17 L LOCK HAVEN 36-3 WJan. 10-11 vs. #5 Missouri* 20-19 W vs. #4 Nebraska* 16-20 L vs. #17 Michigan* 21-18 W vs. #11 Minnesota* 18-21 L vs. #16 Boise State* 15-22 LJan. 23 at #21 Indiana 19-19 TJan. 24 at #25 Purdue 17-17 TJan. 30 #10 MINNESOTA 18-20 LFeb. 1 #17 WISCONSIN 13-28 LFeb. 6 #6 OHIO STATE 7-33 LFeb. 8 #1 IOWA 6-31 LFeb. 13 at Michigan State 28-12 WFeb. 14 at #17 Michigan 6-31 LFeb. 20 #25 PENN 13-20 L Big Tens+ 7th NCAA 17th $ Sprawl and Brawl Duals, Binghamton, N.Y. * NWCA National Duals + at Penn State

2009-2010 (13-6-1)Nov. 13 at #17 Lehigh 14-23 LNov. 15 BLOOMSBURG 23-15 WNov. 22 vs. Rutgers$ 18-17 W vs. Harvard$ 36-6 W vs. #15 Edinboro$ 22-9 WDec. 11 at West Virginia 33-12 WDec. 12 at #24 Pittsburgh 19-19 TJan. 3 at Lock Haven 32-6 WJan. 8 vs. Virginia Tech* 26-9 WJan. 8 vs. #13 Kent State* 22-13 WJan. 9 vs. #4 Oklahoma State* 13-24 LJan. 9 vs. #10 Oklahoma* 15-22 LJan. 22 #19 ILLINOIS 24-11 WJan. 24 at #3 Ohio State 14-21 LJan. 29 at #1 Iowa 6-29 LJan. 31 at #12 Wisconsin 22-15 WFeb. 5 NORTHWESTERN 37-10 WFeb. 7 MICHIGAN 29-10 WFeb. 12 MICHIGAN STATE 26-12 WFeb. 19 at #5 Minnesota 16-26 L

Big Tens 5th NCAA 9th $ Sprawl and Brawl Duals Binghamton, N.Y. *Virginia Duals

2010-11 (17-1-1)Nov. 12 at Bloomsburg 41-3 WNov. 14 #15 LEHIGH 21-17 WNov. 21 vs. Harvard$ 45-0 W vs. West Virginia$ 40-3 W vs. #24 Rutgers$ 22-10 WDec. 12 LOCK HAVEN 48-0 WDec. 19 #22 OHIO STATE 42-3 WDec. 29-30 Southern Scuffl e T-1stJan. 7 vs. VMI+ 42-3 W vs. Edinboro+ 37-12 WJan. 8 vs. #23 Kent State+ 27-15 W vs. #15 Michigan+ 24-12 WJan. 21 #22 PITTSBURGH 30-7 WJan. 23 at Indiana 36-8 WJan. 30 #8 IOWA 13-22 LFeb. 4 at Michigan State 30-9 WFeb. 6 at #13 Michigan 28-13 WFeb. 11 #20 ILLINOIS 23-13 WFeb. 13 at #5 Minnesota 18-18 TFeb. 18 #16 WISCONSIN 30-12 W Big Tens 1st NCAA 1st $ Sprawl and Brawl Duals Binghamton, N.Y. +Virginia Duals

2011-12 (13-1)Nov. 13 BLOOMSBURG 39-3 WNov. 20 #4 MINNESOTA 14-23 LDec. 9 at #10 Lehigh 24-12 WDec. 11 WEST VIRGINIA 34-6 WDec. 18 at Lock Haven 50-0 WJan. 1-2 Southern Scuffl e 1stJan. 8 at Michigan State 36-6 WJan. 13 at #17 Northwestern 38-3 WJan. 15 at Wisconsin 43-0 WJan. 22 #2 IOWA 22-12 WJan. 29 #5 OHIO STATE 34-9 WFeb. 3 at #7 Nebraska 31-6 WFeb. 5 #12 MICHIGAN 34-7 WFeb. 11 at Utah Valley 39-3 WFeb. 19 #9 PITTSBURGH 33-6 W Big Tens 1st NCAA 1st

2012-13 (13-1)Nov. 16 #24 LEHIGH 29-6 WNov. 18 at West Virginia 44-3 WDec. 9 INDIANA 52-0 WDec. 15 LOCK HAVEN 42-3 WJan. 13 MICHIGAN STATE 41-0 WJan. 18 #24 WISCONSIN 36-6 WJan. 20 at Purdue 35-3 WJan. 27 #12 NEBRASKA 33-9 WFeb. 1 at #3 Iowa 16-22 LFeb. 3 at #8 Illinois 37-0 WFeb. 8 at #15 Pittsburgh 31-7 WFeb. 10 at #6 Ohio State 29-18 WFeb. 17 RIDER 48-0 WFeb. 24 at Rutgers 34-0 W Big Tens 1st NCAA 1st




ALL-TIME LETTERMEN

AAbbott, James, 1990Abe, Sanshiro, 1993-94, 95-96Abraham, Robert, 1967, 68, 69Abrams, Harvey, 1970, 71Ace, R.B., 1926, 27Adams, David H., 1955, 56, 57Alexander, R.G., 1940, 41, 42Alton, Andrew, 2011, 13Alton, Dylan, 2012, 13Anderson, W.A., 1934Andrews, Nathan, 2009Anspach, Aaron, 2006, 07Arbuckle, Donald, 1948, 49Auch, Frederick G., 1950Axford, Herbert H., 1951

BBabcock, L.F., 1919Bachman, D.G., 1937, 38, 39Baily, K.G., 1922Baker, Larry, 1974Baldwin, Dale, 1972Balent, Tom, 1963Balmart, Bruce, 1968, 69, 70Balum, Dana, 1969, 70, 71Barker Jr., R. William, 1951Barley, Tom, 1990Barone, Henry A., 1958, 59, 60Barone, John A,, 1961-62Barr, Homer, 1949, 50, 51Bass, Steve, 1980Bastardi, Joseph M., 1978Bauer, Spencer, 1971, 73Baum, Dan M., 1978Beatty, Charles, 1963Beck, Michael, 1963Becker, David A., 1975, 76, 77, 78Becks, Mark, 2000, 01, 02, 03Beitz, Seth, 2012, 13BeLow, Jeff rey A., 1977Benson, Brad, 1975Benton, Shad, 1997Bertrand, William F., 1975, 77Betz, Jason, 1996, 97, 98, 2000Bevilacqua, Chris, 1983, 84, 85, 86Bevilacqua, Michael, 1989, 90Billman, Jamarr, 1998Bingaman, Andrew P., 1979, 80, 81Black, J., 1919, 20Black, W.R., 1924, 25Bobulinski, Anthony, 1993, 94, 95Bohm, John D., 1947Bohn, J.L., 1924(SA)Bollinger, A.P., 1943Bollinger, Marty, 1985Bollinger, Micah, 2009

Bomberger, Phil, 2006, 07, 08, 09Bortz, E.F., 1938, 39, 40Bost, Mark, 1999, 2002Bove, John, 1991Brace, Mark, 1996Bradley, Eric, 2004, 05, 06Brand, J.W., 1941Breniser, C.S., 1916Brennan, M., 1994Brennan, Terence, 1993Brennan, Todd, 2002Brenneman, Dan, 1972, 73, 74Bretz, Neil, 2006Brodhead, Geoff rey A., 1977, 78, 79, 80Brooks, R.O., 1936Brooks, Richard, 2004Brown, A.E., 1915, 16Brown, E., 1910Brown, I.W., 1918, 19, 20Brown, J.R., 2009Brown, Matt, 2012, 13Brugel, Eric, 1982, 83, 84, 86Brundage, G.L., 1910Brupbacher, F.A., 1922(SA)Buchman, Frank, 1990Buck, Karl, 1930Burdan, J.W., 1922, 23, 24Burns Jr., Th omas M., 1959Burns, Paul M., 1945Bury, Richard, 1984Bury, Robert W., 1979, 80, 81, 83Butler, C., 1970Butville, Andrew, 1999, 2001Byers, Hal K., 1954-1957Byers, W.L., 1932

CCabanas, Arturo, 1998Calabretta, Brett, 1998, 99Calbretta, Matt, 1999Callender, H.C., 1912Calvin, J.H., 1936, 37Camp, Louis A., 1957Campbell, R.P., 1929, 30Campbell, Richard, 1962Cantalupi, Brian, 2006, 07Carey, L.A., 1923, 24, 25Carnell, Samuel A., 1956Caschera, Eric, 2010, 11Cassel, R. Douglas, 1953Celestin, Jean, 1999Chamberlain, Harold I., 1953Chambers, Wallace I., 1946, 47, 48Chenoweth, I.E., 1928Chertow, Kenneth, 1985, 87, 88, 89Chidester, John J., 1979, 80Childs, Eric, 1982, 83, 84

Church, Andrew, 2011, 12, 13Civitts, J.P., 1934, 35Clark, Walter, 1966, 67, 68Closser, Ernest R., 1947, 48Cole, C.H., 1932, 33, 34Conaway, Jordan, 2013Confer, Dale E., 1960Conrad, W.S., 1943Corl, Dennis L., 1977Corman, William, 1948, 49Cornman, Donn B., 1978, 79, 80Cowburn, Dirk, 2012Cowell, L.W., 1930Cox, Phillip D., 1961Crabtree, A.B., 1942, 43Craighead, F.C., 1938, 39Craighead, J.J., 1939Cramer, Clayton, B., 1933(SA)Cramer, W.J., 1933, 34, 35Cramp, Joseph A., 1959Cramp, William G., 1955Cranmer, C.B., 1929Crawley, J. Daniel Jr., 1978Crease, Robert, 1945Creighton, John, 1935Cressman, N.R., 1936Crisman, R.B., 1942Crockett, G.K., 1914Crowell, David, 2011Crowther, James, 1969, 70, 71Cummins, A.J., 2006Cummins, Pat, 2002, 03, 04Cummins, Ryan, 2002, 03Czarnecki, S.J., 1916, 17, 18

DDailey, Dylan, 2013Danks, Gordon S., 1958, 59, 60Darling, Tim, 2009Davenport, C.C., 1931Davidson, J.A., 1924(ML)Davis, D.W., 1935Davis, Grant, 1945Davis, Phil, 2005, 06, 07, 08DeAugustino, Michael, 1977,78,80DeAugustino, Scott L., 1978Decker, Jack, 2005, 2009DeJulius, Anthony P., 1956Dernlan, Jeff , 1988, 89DeStefanis, Carl, 1981, 82, 83, 84Detar, D.D., 1918, 20, 21(SA)DeWalt, Richard T., 1965, 66Diehl, S.H., 1910, 11Dipner, Charles, 1944DiRito, E.G., 1933, 34, 35Dixon, Grant H., 1946, 47, 49Doddo, Jeff , 1981


ALL-TIME LETTERMEN

Dodds, Matt, 2009Doherty, Mike, 1981Dreibelbis, Jack H., 1949, 50, 51Driscoll, DeWitt, 2003, 04, 05, 06Dubin, Chad, 1990, 91Dunne, Matthew S., 1965Dvorozniak, George, 1953, 54

EEagen, Mike, 2008Earl, James R., 1975, 77, 79Edwards, George, 1962, 63, 64Edwards, Joel, 2004, 05, 06Edwards, Th omas, 1969Eisenman, Austin, 1934Eisenman, C.L., 1928, 29Eisenman, R.S, 1937Elinsky, Greg,1984, 85, 86, 87Elliot, G.W. Jr., 1939, 40Ellis, Jeff , 1988, 89, 90Ellstrom, R.E., 1932, 33, 34Ellwood, T.E., 1923, 24 (ML)Emmanuel, James, 1967Emory, F.N., 1923Engle, L.F., 1911English, James, 2010, 11, 12, 13Erb, H.G., 1928Erber, Stephen, 1962, 64, 65Eremus, Joseph L., 1964, 65, 66Erwin, David, 2006, 08, 10Eschbach, R.H., 1938Evans, B.D., 1922, 23Evans, John, 1991Everett, Shane, 2009

FFaloon, David C., 1946Farina, Joe, 2007Faris, Robert G., 1960Farley, G.S., 1920Fasnacht, Allen, 1949Finkbeiner, Sean, 1985, 87, 88, 89Fischer, Nick, 2010, 11, 12, 13Fishburn, Shawn, 1995Fisher, Allen, 1974, 75Fisher, S.J., 1930Fitz, Vince, 1966, 67, 68Fitzgerald, John, 1987Fletcher, P.W., 1933(SA)Flynn, Timothy, 1985, 86, 87Fornicola, Larry M., 1954, 55Fox, M.J., 1935France, Fred, 1946Frantz, Clyde, 1969, 70, 71Frantz, Raymond A., 1977, 78Frascella, James, 2013

Freas, Craig, 1967, 69Frey, Donald E., 1951, 52, 53Frey, Douglas E., 1952, 53, 54Frey, Harold, 1945Frey, Luke, 2013Friend, Mark, 2006, 07, 08, 09Fritchman, H.D., 1926Fritz, Bernard J., 1977, 78, 80, 81Fritz, John, 1972, 73, 74, 75Fulkman, J.A., 1912, 13Funk, Robert, 1967, 68, 69

GGalloway, Nathan, 2003, 05, 06Garber, J.B., 1919, 1921Garrison, S.S., 1926, 27Gates, M.J., 1939Gaul, Matt, 1996Gensler, R.F., 1938, 39, 40Getty, Charlie, 1973, 74Giaimo, Tony, 1976Gill, Mike, 1963Gillner, B.C., 1931Gilmore, Bruce J., 1957Gingrich, Jon, 2012, 13Gleason, F.A., 1939, 40, 41Gold, Alan, 1971Gold, Gerald, 1969Good, Joe, 1989Graff , Jamie, 1999Granville, R.H., 1910, 11Gray, Daniel, 1958Gray, George R., 1957, 58, 59Gray, Richard A., 1946Gray, Robert, E., 1933(ML)Greene, Jack, 1945Griffi n, Tony, 1994Grimes, P., 1919Guccione, Guy W., 1958, 59, 60Guss, Don, 1970, 71

HHaas, Tim, 2005, 06, 08, 09Hadge, Joe, 1986, 87Haile, Andrew, 2009Haladay, Greg, 1987, 89, 90Hall, Charles, 1944, 45Haney, Robert, 1962, 63Hanrahan, John M., 1979,80,81,82Harbold, Dean R., 1950, 51Hardy, Matthew, 1993, 95, 96Harkins, J.L., 1930Harr, Bob, 1982, 83, 84Harr, Christian, 2010Harrington, Patrick, 1944, 47Harry, S.C., 1942, 43, 46

Hart, Jeremy, 2004Hart, Dave, 1991, 92, 93Harzfi eld, Th omas, 1969, 71, 72Heckard, David, 2001Heimbach, Ryan, 1993Heimer, Jeff , 1976Heller, Bryan, 2005, 06, 07Henry, J.C., 1942Hepburn, Ben, 1983Herlihy, Brendan, 2010Hess, C.L., 1940, 41, 42Hetrick, Robert, 1948, 49Higgins, R.A., 1917High, John, 1969, 70Hill, H.T., 1914Hollobaugh, S.S., 1927, 28Holmes, John , 1948Holmes, R.S.B., 1934Holtackers, Lawrence, 1968Homan, Robert A., 1952, 53, 54, 55Horst, P.I., 1918Horst, Peter, 1989Horvath, J.C., 1934, 35Hostetter, Th omas, 1966, 68Houck, E.E., 1937Houk, Brad, 1983Hubler, H.A., 1928, 29, 30Hughes, John, 1992, 94, 95, 96Hughes, Russ, 1993, 94, 96Humphreys, Joseph B., 1954,55,56Hunsicker, J.D., 1941Hunter, G.B., 1924(ML)Hunter, Jeremy, 1997, 98, 99, 2000

IIllingworth, Lynn L., 1952Inserra, Jack, 1983Irvin Jr., Cecil J., 1950

JJackson. C.S., 1932Jaff urs, John, 1944Janus, Mark, 1998, 99, 2000Jarden, G.W., 1938Jayne, Eddie, 1995, 98Jenkins, Bubba, 2007, 08, 09Johnson, Daniel P., 1979Johnson, J.K., 1918Johnson, Jan, 1986Johnson, Joel, 1980, 81, 82, 83Johnston, Daniel M., 1958, 59, 61Johnston, H.K., 1933, 34, 35Johnston, J.H., 1930Johnston, John K., 1956, 57, 58Johnston, R.M., 1935Johnston, Ross V., 1946




ALL-TIME LETTERMEN

Jones, Bob, 2001Jones, T.A., 1913Jones, W.B., 1922(SA)Joyner, Dave, 1970, 71, 72

KKaiser, F.W., 1926, 27Kaiser, Karl C., 1930Kallen, Jon, 1994Kaschak, Gary, 1982, 84, 85, 86Kearney, Walter, 1962Keefe, Richard, 1969, 70Kelly, Cameron, 2012, 13Kemerer, Jake, 2011Kepler, Richard I., 1975, 77Kerns, J.M.L., 1941, 42Khuns, Larry, 1966Kinder, Ted, 1973King, C.S., 1938, 39, 40Kirk, W.L., 1915Kirsch, S.J., 1924(SA)Klauberg, Bill, 1976Kline, Matthew, 1966, 67, 68Klingensmith, J.M., 1916Knight, C.C., 1912Knoebel, J.B., 1934Knupp, Jeff , 1999, 2000, 01Koberlein, Fred, 1991Kolat, Cary, 1993, 94Kolhepp, Dan, 1967Koll, Chris, 1972, 73Koser, Glenn, 1985, 86, 87Kraft , Mike, 1991, 92, 94Kraus, Wayne, 1976Krebs, T. William, 1954Kreizman, Louis, 1933, 34Krufk a, Joseph J., 1954, 55, 56Kruk, Jason, 1999-2000Krupa, J.H., 1936, 37Kuhlman, Gary F., 1978

LLaboranti, John, 2008, 2009Lamb, L.L., 1912, 13, 14Lange, John, 1995, 96, 97, 98Lanster, Robert M., 1977Lapham, Jason, 2006, 07Lawson, Jimmy, 2013Lawyer, Clarence, 1933(ML)Lehman, R.S., 1923, 25Lemyre, Joseph C., 1951, 52, 53Lemyre, Richard J., 1952, 53, 54Lench, Ronald G., 1954Lesh, F.T., 1910, 11, 12Leykikh, Alex, 1999Liggett, W.S., 1925, 26, 27, 28Light, J.H., 1935, 36, 37

Lindzey, G.E., 1943Lloyd, Dave, 1976Locke, M.J. Jr., 1919Long, Andrew, 2011Long, Earl J., 1947, 48Long, H.M., 1914, 15, 16Long, I.M., 1927Long, J.H., 1926, 27Long, Jon, 2000Long, M.M., 1917, 18Long, Mark, 1970, 72Long, P.M., 1930Longcor, Scott, 1980, 81Lorenzo, C.F., 1931, 32, 33Lorenzo, Michael, 2008, 10Lorenzo, Rich, 1966, 67, 68Lowrie, Robert, 1944Lubert, Ira, 1970, 72, 73Lutkefedder, Norman, 1960Lutz, Rex, 2013Lynch, Adam, 2009, 10, 11Lynch, Scott, 1982, 83, 84

MMacasevich, Tom, 1982Maher, John F., 1958Maize, R.S., 1930, 31, 32Manning, H.W., 1925(SA)Manotti, John, 1981, 82, 84, 85Mariano, Adam, 1990, 92Marino, Bill, 1982, 83Markle, Raymond E., 1952Markle, Robert, 1949Markle, Samuel E., 1957Martellotti, Frank, 2011, 12Martin, James, 1986, 87, 88, 89Masters, A.H. Jr., 1932Matter, Andy, 1970, 71, 72Mattern, H.K., 1943Maurer, Keith, 1987Maurey, Donald L., 1950, 51, 52Maurey, Gerald L., 1952, 53, 54Maurey Jr., James E., 1948, 49, 50Mayo, Dan, 1984, 86, 87, 88McCool, G.W., 1921McCoy, Kerry, 1993, 94, 95, 97McCrory, R.J. Jr., 1942McDonald, Ken, 1976McIlvaine, Aubrey L., 1944McIntosh, Morgan, 2012McKeby, Donald J., 1947McKee, William R., 1944McKeeby, Donald J., 1946McKenna, Don, 1964, 65McKnight, Mark, 2007, 08McMahon, J.S., 1921McNeal, Leonard J., 1955

Medina, Bob, 1972, 73, 74Megaludis, Nico, 2012, 13Meloy, Rob, 1988, 89Menhardt, Herb, 1976Metzger, P.D., 1931Mielnik, Pete, 2001, 02Mills, R.D., 1917, 19, 20Miltonberger, Donald, 1945Minnich, Troy, 1992, 93, 94Minor, Samuel F., 1958, 59, 60Mohney, James, 1947Molinaro, Frank, 2009, 10, 11, 12Moore, J.B., 1919Moore, Josh, 2001, 02, 03, 04Moore, Scott, 2000, 02, 03Moore, William, 1944, 47Moran, Kyle, 2012, 13Morgan, Nate, 2011, 13Morgan, R.A., 1942, 43Morici, Anthony, 2000Morici, Frank, 1996, 97Morrison, C.B., 1910, 11Mousetis, Mike, 1973, 74Mowrer, C.E., 1919, 20, 21(SA)Musser, Clint, 1995, 97, 98, 99Myer, Philip E., 1960, 61, 62

NNagle, Jason, 1996Naito, K., 1923, 24Narkiewcz, Eric, 2001, 02, 03Narkiewicz, Brett, 2000Neidig, W.N., 1911Neidlinger, Rob, 1995, 96, 97, 98Nelan, T.F., 1918Nelson, Shawn, 1990, 92, 93, 94Newhard, Dan, 1971Nodland, Sidney S., 1955, 56, 57Noker, Leo, 1947Nunamaker, Raymond, 1963

OO’Dowd, J.S., 1935, 36, 37Oberley, C.M., 1910Oberly, W. Johnston, 1959, 60, 61Oberly, William E., 1954, 55, 56Oehrle, A.C., 1921Olesen, Roger L., 1965Ombalski, Dan, 1991Ortega, Justin, 2010, 2011, 12Oster, H.S., 1925(SA)Ostermayer, R.W., 1917Owens, David, 2013

PPackard, C.L, 1926, 27, 28Packer, Wayne, 1975


ALL-TIME LETTERMEN

Padwe, Marc, 1988, 91Palovcsik, Norm, 1970, 71, 73Pankey, Irvin L., 1977Park, H.E., 1922, 23Park, J.W., 1912Parker, Nate, 1999Parrish, F.G., 1916Parthemore, J.A., 1923, 24(SA), 25Pasko, Edward S., 1955Pataky, Brad, 2006, 09, 10, 11Patton, P.B., 1931Pearce, E.L., 1929, 30, 31Pearsall, Byran, 2010, 11, 12, 13Penecale, Audie, 1976Pennington, E.M., 1940Peoples, Duane, 1987Pepe, John M., 1956, 57Peters, John, 1944Pfautz, Daniel M., 1978, 79, 80Phillips, Brandon, 2012, 13Pickett, H.R., 1915, 16Pierson, W.C., 1924(ML)Pifer, Ronald V., 1960, 61, 62Pighetti, Skip, 1992, 94Piper, Rob, 1994, 95Pisani, Colby, 2009Piven, Mark, 1962, 64Place, John, 1984, 86Pohland, Edmund, 1962, 63Polacek, William E., 1961, 62Postlethwait. Matt, 1994, 95Pottios, Raymond P., 1958Poust, Earl L., 1956, 57, 58Pozniak, Nathaniel, 2003Prescott, Jeff , 1989, 90, 91, 92Prevost, J.F., 1925Priolo, S.J., 1938Pritzlaff , Glenn, 1995, 97, 98, 99Puleo, Richard J., 1977Purnell, George I., 1947

QQuigley, R.C., 1928

RReber, Derek, 2012, 13Reed, J.A., 1935Reese, John P., 1949, 50, 51Reeve, F.Y., 1943Reice, Rich, 1976Reid, Mike, 1967Rella, Dave, 2007, 08Reybitz, T.A., 1930, 31, 32Reynolds, R.N., 1938Rhodes, Matt, 1976Richards, G.M.D., 1923Ridenour, C.H., 1941, 42, 43

Robbins, Joshua, 1992, 93Robel, Robert, 1969Roberts, A.W., 1917Robertson, W. Laird, 1948Roe, Hudson, H., 1933(SA)Roetenberg, M.L., 1931Rogers, Josh, 2013Rohrer, C.E., 1940, 41Romesburg, Brian, 1995, 96, 97Rosenberg, H., 1932, 33, 34Rosenberger, Jeff , 1980, 84Rubino, Michael J., 1950, 51Ruggear, Nick, 2011, 13Rumbaugh, S.S., 1924(ML), 25, 26Runser, S.E., 1922Ruth, Ed, 2011, 12, 13

SSallitt, Samuel S., 1977, 78, 79Sample, J., 1970Samson, Hudson G., 1952, 53Sanderson, Cyler, 2010Santel, William D., 1949, 50, 51Sayre, R.J., 1913, 14Sayre, R.J., Jr., 1942Scalzo, J.R. Jr., 1939, 40, 41Schautz, George, 1945, 47, 48, 49Schmidt, Dave, 1976Schutte, Charles S., 1952Sciabica,, Denny, 1975Scordo, Antonio J., 1960, 61, 62Scott, Garrett, 2008Seaman, Jerry W., 1965, 66, 67Seckler, Jerome E., 1960, 61Seckler, Michael, 1985, 86, 88Seft er, Steve, 1981, 82, 84, 85Seitz, Ellery R., 1964, 65, 66Shabelski, Mel, 1988Shadley, Robert, 1944Shaff er, R.P., 1936, 37, 38Shafranich, Mark, 1988Shallcross, Clarence, 1949Shaw, John, 1944Shawley, William H., 1953, 54, 55Shepler, Adam, 2003Sheppard, Jim, 1976Shibley, Raymond, 1944Shippos, Kevin, 2002Shirk, A.E., 1920Shollenberger, J.H., 1911, 12, 13Shulock, Frank, 1967Shultz, R.S., 1917, 18Shultz, Terry L., 1977Sidorick, Mark, 1985, 88, 89Siegler, R.J., 1937Silverman Jr., Arthur, 1950Singley, L.S., 1937

Slattery, Dennis E., 1961, 62, 63Sleeper, James B., 1979, 80, 81, 82Slowey, Tom, 1983Smith, Adam, 2002, 03, 04. 05Smith, D., 1970Smith, Erik, 1995Smith, George L., 1957Smith, Glenn, 1945Smith, Lemar, 1968Smith, Matt, 2004Smith, Steve, 1986Smoley, A.R., 1917Snellman, Al, 1972, 73Snyder, Barry, 1971, 72, 73Snyder, Richard D., 1978, 79Spangler, C.M., 1921Spinda, Dave, 1966, 67St. Clair, Denny, 1975Stamatis, Jim, 1976Steadman, Clay, 2009, 10, 11, 12Steain, G.E., 1931Stecker, H.M., 1915Steel, Joseph W., 1946Steele, D.C., 1928, 29Stegmaier, F.J., 1937Stegner, Paul, 1962Stolbach, Andrew, 1998Stone, Donald, 1969, 70, 71Storniolo, Matt, 2004Stott, C.T., 1934Strayer, Jake, 2006, 07, 08, 09Strayer, Martin, 1963, 64, 65Streicker, R.M., 1929Strittmatter, John, 1995Suave, Jermy, 2001Sunderland, Troy, 1989, 91, 92, 93Suter, Jason, 1988, 89, 90Sweeley, J.B., 1921Swift , Ashley G., 1977Syrek, Scott, 2013

TTalbot, L.J., 1910Taylor, Burdshall H., 1946Taylor, David, 2011, 12, 13Taylor, Tom, 1976Teagarden, Tom, 1972-1973Th atcher, Ross, 1998, 99, 2000Th iel, David, 1963Th iel, Glenn F., 1964, 65Th omas, Bob, 1983Th ompson, Curt, 2003, 04Tighe, Stefan, 2008, 2009Tomaev, Marat, 2001, 02, 03, 04Transue, H.T., 1931Traxler, Timothy C., 1977Tritto, Michael, 1985




ALL-TIME LETTERMEN

Trojan, John M., 1961Troup, Steven, 2005Troxell, Greg, 1992-1993Truby, Bob, 1989, 90, 91, 92Turnbull, A.D., 1932Turner, Jarrad, 2002, 03, 04, 05Turner, Neil W., 1959, 61

UUnger, Chad, 2005, 07

VValla, J.P., 1941Vallimont, Dan, 2007, 08, 09, 10Vecchio, Chris, 2000, 01, 02, 03Verratti, Mark, 1989, 90Very, D.W., 1910, 11, 12, 13Vile, Kevin, 1999Villecco, Jerry, 1973, 74, 75, 76Vodantis, Nick, 1987Voight, Wally, 1989Voit, Andy, 1985, 87, 88, 89Vollrath, James, 2011, 12, 13Vollrath, William A., 1974,75,77,78Vorhies, Tim, 1998, 99

WWachter, Nate, 2000, 01, 02, 03Wade, Cameron, 2009, 10, 11, 12Waite, D.M., 1939, 40Waite, R.G., 1934, 35, 36Walizer, Biff , 1996, 97, 98, 99Walker, Josh, 2002, 03, 04, 05Walker, Richard, 1962, 63Walker, Richard C., 1964Walters, Lester K., 1957Ward, Mike, 2007Waters, Dan, 2002, 03Waters, John T., 1951Waters, Michael, 2013Waters, William R., 1952Watson, F.L., 1919, 21, 22Weber, A.J., 1933Weber, Dana, 1995, 98, 99Weber, Dave, 1970, 72Webster, Scott, 1981, 84, 85Weinhofer, H., 1970Weinschenk, J.I., 1922Weiss, Arthur, Jr., 1963Welsh, Bob, 1975Wetzel, W.S., 1921, 22White, David, 1989White, Gerald T., 1974, 75, 76, 77White, Matt, 1989, 91, 92, 93Whitesel, Jim, 1970, 71Wiegartner, Paul, 1986Williams, J.R., 1920

Williams, Todd, 2000Wilson, A.D., 1922Wilson, Donald M., 1959Wilson, E.T., 1928, 29Wilson, R.I., 1939Windfelder, John, 1964, 65Winterburn, William E., 1953Wishard, Robert, 1945Wismer, William B., 1955Witman, Robert, 1949Wittman, Tim, 1988, 90, 91, 92Wolfson, S., 1935, 36Wonsettler, Cliff , 2001Wonsettler, C.J., 2005Wood, Kirby, 1981, 84Woodall, James, 2002, 03, 04, 06Woodall, Jason, 2002Woodrow, Kevin, 1974Wright, Aaron, 2001Wright, Quentin, 2009, 11, 12, 13Wynn, Norman P., 1946

YYankanich, John, 1990Yerger, H.C., 1914, 15, 16Yoder, R.L., 1934, 35Yonushonis, James,2004, 05, 06, 07

ZZazzi, Aldo, 1937, 38Zeamer, Bryan, 1991

(SA) = Special Award(ML) = Major Letter


2013-14 OPPONENTS/EVENTS

at RIDER

SATURDAY, NOV. 16, 2013 -- 6 P.M.Series History: Penn State leads 3-0

Streak: W3Last Meeting: W, 48-0 at Penn State (2/17/13)

Last time at Penn State: W, 48-0 (2/17/13)Last Time at Rider: none

Rider Wrestling Contact: Bud Fochtemail: [email protected]

at LEHIGH

SUNDAY, NOV. 17, 2013 -- 3 P.M.Series History: Penn State leads 64-34-3


Last time at Penn State: W, 29-6 (11/16/12)Last Time at Lehigh: W, 24-12 (12/9/11)

Lehigh Wrestling Contact: Steve Lomanginoemail: [email protected]

LOCK HAVEN (Rec Hall)

SUNDAY, NOV. 24, 2013 -- 2 P.M..Series History: Penn State leads 35-4


Last time at Penn State: W, 42-3 (12/15/12)Last Time at Lock Haven: W, 50-0 (12/18/12)

Lock Haven Wrestling Contact: Doug Spataforeemail: [email protected]

at BOSTON

FRIDAY, DEC. 6, 2013 -- 7 P.M.Series History: First ever meeting

Streak: First ever meetingLast Meeting: First ever meeting

Last time at Penn State: : First ever meetingLast Time at Boston: First ever meetingBoston Wrestling Contact: Brian Kelley

email: [email protected]

PITTSBURGH (Bryce Jordan Center)

SUNDAY, DEC. 8, 2013 -- 2 P.M.Series History: Penn State leads 53-12-3

Streak: W3Last Meeting: W, 31-7 at Pittsburgh (2/8/13)

Last time at Penn State: W, 33-6 (2/19/12)Last Time at Pittsburgh: W, 31-7 (2/8/13)

Pittsburgh Wrestling Contact: Jon Brennanemail: [email protected]

OHIO STATE (Rec Hall)

SUNDAY, DEC. 15, 2013 -- 2 P.M.Series History: Penn State leads 16-11

Streak: W3Last Meeting: W, 29-18 at Ohio State (2/10/13)

Last time at Penn State: W, 34-9 (1/29/12)Last Time at Ohio State: W, 29-18 (2/10/13)

Ohio State Wrestling Contact: Danielle Warneremail: [email protected]

at IOWA (non-conf. dual)

SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 2013 -- 9 P.M.Series History: Iowa leads 26-7-2

Streak: L1Last Meeting: L, 16-22 at Iowa (2/1/13)

Last time at Penn State: W, 34-9 (1/29/12)Last Time at Iowa: L, 16-22 (2/1/13)

Iowa Wrestling Contact: Chris Breweremail: [email protected]

2014 SOUTHERN SCUFFLE

WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JAN. 1-2, 2014 -- Time TBAStreak: Penn State has won three straight titles

Venue: UT-Chattanooga hostLocation: Chattanooga, Tenn..

Format: Bracketed tournament with team scoringContact for event: Jay BlackmanEmail: [email protected]

Phone: 423-425-5292

PURDUE (Rec Hall)

SUNDAY, JAN. 12, 2014 -- 2 P.M.Series History: Penn State leads 12-1-1

Streak: W1Last Meeting: W, 35-3 at Purdue (1/20/13)Last time at Penn State: W, 33-6 (2/17/08)

Last Time at Purdue: W, 35-3 (1/20/13)Purdue Wrestling Contact: TBA

email: TBA

at INDIANA

FRIDAY, JAN. 17, 2014 -- 7 P.M.Series History: Penn State leads 15-0-1


Last time at Penn State: : W, 5-20 (12/9/12)Last Time at Indiana: W, 36-8 (1/23/11)

Indiana Wrestling Contact: Kyle Kuhlmanemail: [email protected]




2013-14 OPPONENTS/EVENTS

NORTHWESTERN (Rec Hall)

SUNDAY, JAN. 19, 2014 -- 2 P.M.Series History: Penn State leads 12-1

Streak: W10Last Meeting: W, 38-3 at Northwestern (1/13/12)

Last time at Penn State: W, 37-10 (2/5/10)Last Time at Northwestern: W, 38-3 (1/13/12)Nebraska Wrestling Contact: Betsy Golomski

email: [email protected]

ILLINOIS (Rec Hall)

FRIDAY, JAN. 24, 2014 -- 7 P.M.Series History: Illinois leads 9-5

Streak: W3Last Meeting: W, 37-0 at Illinois (2/3/13)

Last time at Penn State: W, 23-13 (2/11/11)Last Time at Illinois: W, 37-0 (2/3/13)

Illinois Wrestling Contact: TBAemail: TBA

at MICHIGAN STATE

FRIDAY, JAN. 31, 2014 -- 7 P.M.Series History: Penn State leads 17-9


Last time at Penn State: W, 41-0 (1/13/13)Last Time at Michigan State: W, 33-6 (1/8/13)

Michigan State Wrestling Contact: Nick McWherter email: [email protected]

at MICHIGAN

SUNDAY, FEB. 1, 2014, 2 P.M.Series History: Penn State leads 27-24


Last time at Penn State: W, 34-7 (2/5/12)Last Time at Michigan W, 28-13 (2/6/11)

Michigan Wrestling Contact: Leah Howardemail: [email protected]

at MINNESOTA

SUNDAY, FEB. 9, 2014 -- 2 P.M.Series History: Minnesota leads 13-6-1

Streak: L1Last Meeting: L, 14-23 at Penn State (11/20/11)

Last time at Penn State: L, 14-23 (11/20/11)Last Time at Minnesota: T, 18-18 (2/13/11)

Minnesota Wrestling Contact: Madeline Greeneemail: [email protected]

OKLAHOMA STATE (Rec Hall)

SUNDAY, FEB. 16, 2014 -- 2 P.M.Series History: Oklahoma State leads 12-5-1

Streak: L1Last Meeting: L, 13-24 at Virginia Duals (1/9/10)

Last time at Penn State: L, 7-26 (2/16/96)Last Time at Oklahoma State: W, 21-18 (12/9/07)

Oklahoma State Wrestling Contact: TBAemail: TBA

CLARION (Rec Hall)

SUNDAY, FEB. 23, 2014 -- 2 P.M..Series History: Penn State leads 24-4-1

Streak: W17Last Meeting: W, 47-0 at Pa. Duals, Lock Haven (11/19/06)

Last time at Penn State: W, 41-3 (11/14/04)Last Time at Clarion: W, 26-9 (12/8/01)

Clarion Wrestling Contact: Rich Hermanemail: [email protected]

2014 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 8-9, 2014 -- Time TBAVenue: Kohl Center (University of Wisconsin, host)

Location: Madison, Wis.Format: Bracketed tournament with team scoring/national qualifi er

Contact for event: Anna Poulter-Hendrickson,Wisconsin wrestling contact

Email: [email protected]

2014 NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

THURSDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 20-22, 2014 -- Time TBAVenue: Chesapeake Energy Arena (NCAA host)

Location: Oklahoma City, Okla.Format: Bracketed tournament with team scoring

PSU Contact for event: Patrick Donghia, Penn State WrestlingEmail: [email protected]: 814 865 1757

Penn State Wrestling 2013-14 Media Guide

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