31 Pennsylvania Wrestlers Named NWCA Division I Academic All-Americans
The National Wrestling Coaches Association announced it’s Academic All-Americans for 2018, and 31 of the 155 selected wrestlers all come from Pennsylvania. Leading the charge are three NCAA National Champions from the Keystone State; Spencer Lee (Iowa/Franklin Regional), Zain Retherford (Penn State/Benton Area) and Jason Nolf (Penn State/Kittanning). NWCA 2018 Academic All-Americans [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018nwca-d1-allacademic.pdf”…
Read MoreRookie Brock McMillen Wins FloNationals Title; 30 Overall Medalists for Pennsylvania
INDIANA, PA – It was a bittersweet ending to the 2018 FloNationals on the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania wrestlers went 1-for-8 in the Championship finals with the lone winner being Glendale rookie Brock McMillen at 113 pounds. Overall Pennsylvania totaled 30 medalists at FloNationals. In the finals McMillen, a 2018 PIAA State…
Read MoreWhere will Pennsylvania’s Austin DeSanto land?
Now, after weeks of speculation, it has been confirmed by multiple sources, and first reported by Flowrestling, that Drexel true freshman Austin DeSanto has been granted a release. It has been a wild ride for DeSanto over the last year – doing the unthinkable and defeating Spencer Lee in the Pennsylvania State Finals, dominating at…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Evan Henderson Wins Bill Farrell Open, Kenny Courts Runner-up
Former Pennsylvania stand-out Evan Henderson (Armagh, PA) competed for the first time under the Badger Regional Training Center – winning the Bill Farrell International Open at 65 kilograms. The title automatically qualifies Henderson, a former Kiski Prep and North Carolina wrestler, for the 2018 World Team Trials. He will compete in the inaugural Final X…
Read MorePennsylvania Dominates NHSCA Sophomore Nationals with Seven Champions
Half of the 2018 NHSCA Sophomore National Champions are from Pennsylvania. The Keystone State brought home seven individual Champions from the sophomore division including 18 overall medalists in Virginia Beach. State Champion Hunter Catka (Sun Valley) captured the 220 pound title in the Sophomore Division with four falls including one in the finals against Cody…
Read MoreCole Rees & Trey Kibe Win NHSCA Freshman Nationals; 18 Total Medalists for PA
Two Pennsylvania freshman wrestlers who had strong scholastic seasons made headlines in Virginia Beach at the NHSCA Freshman Nationals. Overall Pennsylvania had two individual Champions and 18 total medalists in the Freshman Division. At 152 pounds Mifflin County rookie Trey Kibe won the National title in a weight that was dominated by Pennsylvania. After downing…
Read MoreTeam USA Outlasts Pennsylvania in the 44th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic 23-21
PITTSBURGH – If you weren’t inside the Fitzgerald Fieldhouse on Sunday night, you missed an electric atmosphere as the best wrestlers in the Nation took on Pennsylvania’s top seniors at the 44th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic. In the end Team USA would bring their win streak over Pennsylvania to seven straight years with a narrow…
Read More44th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Preview
On Sunday March 25th the “Rose Bowl of Wrestling” returns to the Fitzgerald Field House for the 44th Annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic. It is the premier wrestling event in the Nation as Pennsylvania’s top seniors face off with the best seniors in the United States. Buy tickets here. The 2018 edition will feature some highly…
Read MoreGolden Boy: True Freshman Spencer Lee Soars to the Top in Cleveland
CLEVELAND – You wouldn’t be able to tell based on his walk out music – the theme song to Pokémon, but Spencer Lee is good at wrestling – even if he enjoys catching them all. When asked if anything surprises him, Spencer never thought he would actually select that as a walk out song. “I…
Read MorePennsylvania Wins Four National Championships on Saturday Night; Retherford, Nolf, and Joseph Repeat
125 LBS 1st Spencer Lee (Iowa) DEC Nick Suriano (Rutgers), 5-1 3rd Nathan Tomasello (Ohio St.) DEC Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), 8-6 SV 5th Darian Cruz (Lehigh) DEC Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern), 7-4 7th Ronnie Bresser (Oregon St.) M FOR Zeke Moisey (West Virginia), 0-0 0:00 133 LBS 1st Seth Gross (South Dakota St.) DEC Stevan…
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