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Four Pennsylvania Wrestlers Take Fourth as NCAA Consolation Medal Round Concludes
Team Score Going Into Finals 1 Ohio St. 130.5 2 Penn St. 124.5 3 Iowa 94 4 Michigan 80 5 NC State 76 6 Missouri 61.5 7 Virginia Tech 47.5 8 Nebraska 47 9 Cornell 44 10 Rutgers 42.5 Consolation Semifinal Results 125 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) DEC Darian Cruz (Lehigh), 5-2 133 Luke Pletcher…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Spencer Lee was reminded of Nick Suriano everyday for a year
CLEVELAND – For an entire year Spencer Lee thought about Nick Suriano every time he entered his room. After throwing his Super 32 second place medal in the trash, Spencer hung it on the back of his bedroom door, to be reminded every day of what needed to be done. It was October 2012, when…
Read MoreRonnie Perry is placing higher at Nationals than he did in the Pennsylvania State Tournament
CLEVELAND – Not many people expected Ronnie Perry to be in the NCAA National Finals on Saturday night – well except, for a few. “Maybe three, three or four. Me, my coaches, so that’s three. Maybe my parents, my girlfriend, a couple friends. Actually I think more than I thought maybe.” For a guy from…
Read More6 National Finalists & 15 NCAA All-Americans for Team Pennsylvania in Cleveland
CLEVELAND – Out of 53 Pennsylvania wrestlers who qualified for the 2018 NCAA National Tournament 15 will earn All-American honors in Cleveland. Seven of those fifteen of are from the WPIAL and five of those seven are from Westmoreland County. The total All-American number could have been as high as 23, but Pennsylvania had a…
Read MoreNCAA Semifinal Preview and Pennsylvania Recap Live From Cleveland
PAPC31: We are in Cleveland for the 2018 NCAA National Championship and PA Power Wrestling’s Jeff Upson @PAPowerWrestle and Mason Beckman @Beck_Diggity recap all the action from Pennsylvania’s top wrestlers and preview the Championship Semifinals. We are broadcasting from the Winking Lizard so buckle up and tune in!
Read MorePennsylvania Advances 9 into NCAA Semifinals on Friday Night
Quarterfinal Results 125 lbs. Quarterfinal – Darian Cruz (Lehigh) won by decision over Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) (Dec 2-0) Quarterfinal – Spencer Lee (Iowa) won by fall over Nicholas Piccininni (Oklahoma State) (Fall 3:58) 133 lbs. Quarterfinal – Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) won by decision over Scott Parker (Lehigh) (Dec 3-1) Quarterfinal –…
Read MorePennsylvania Wrestlers Have Tall Task in NCAA Quarterfinals on Friday
At 125 pounds defending National Champion Darian Cruz (Lehigh/Bethlehem Catholic) will take on a similar wrestler in the quarterfinals – Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State who, like Cruz, has a unique style of wrestling. Spencer Lee (Iowa/Franklin Regional) gets a re-match with Oklahoma State All-American Nick Piccininni who he defeated earlier this season 10-5. Two…
Read More18 Pennsylvania Wrestlers Punch Their Tickets to the NCAA Quarterfinals in Cleveland
125 lbs. Champ. Round 2 – Darian Cruz (Lehigh) won by decision over Drew Mattin (Michigan) (Dec 1-0) Champ. Round 2 – Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) won in sudden victory – 1 over Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) (SV-1 4-2) Champ. Round 2 – Nick Suriano (Rutgers) won by fall over Zeke Moisey (West Virginia) (Fall 2:58)…
Read MoreWeiler and Hazel Lead PA Contingent into Round of 16
PA Natives in Round 16 125 lbs. Darian Cruz (Lehigh) vs Drew Mattin (Michigan) Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) vs Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) Zeke Moisey (West Virginia) vs Nick Suriano (Rutgers) Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs Luke Welch (Purdue) 133 lbs. Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) vs Korbin Myers (Edinboro) Dom Forys (Pittsburgh) vs Scott Parker (Lehigh)…
Read MorePennsylvania Advances 31 into the NCAA Round of 16 in Cleveland
31 of 53 Pennsylvania Wrestlers advanced into the 2018 NCAA Round of 16. In front of over eighteen thousand fans Pennsylvania wrestlers competed well inside the Quicken Loans Center. Check out the results from all 53 Keystone State wrestlers below. 125 lbs. Champ. Round 1 – Darian Cruz (Lehigh) won by decision over RayVon…
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