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Five NCAA First Round Matches Will Feature PA vs. PA Wrestlers
133 lbs. Bout 37 (11) Dom Forys (PITT/North Allegheny) vs. Corey Keener (PSU/Blue Mountain) 149 lbs. Bout 73 (15) Ronald Perry (LH/Solanco) vs. Cortlandt Schuyler (LEH/Manheim Twp.) 157 lbs. Bout 75 (1) Hayden Hidlay (NCST/Mifflin County) vs. Garett Hammond (DREX/Chambersburg) 184 lbs. Bout 131 (3) Ryan Preisch (LEH/Milton) vs. Greg Bulsak (CLAR/South…
Read More53 Pennsylvania Wrestlers Will Look to Make Statements in Cleveland at NCAAs
Qualifiers by PA High School Bethlehem Catholic: 4 (Moisey, Cruz, Karam, Dunn) Franklin Regional: 4 (Lee, Smith, Shields, Kemerer) Qualifiers by College Lehigh: 7 (Cruz, Parker, Karam, Schuyler, Brown, Preisch, Weiler) Lock Haven: 6 (Shoop, Perry, Klucker, Marsteller, Hazel, Haines) Drexel: 5 (DeSanto, Hammond, Rose, DiCiantis, Loiseau) Qualifiers by PA District District…
Read MoreDefending National Champ Cruz Focused on Legacy, Style, & Title #2
CLEVELAND, OH – Not many undefeated, defending NCAA champions go through the course of their senior season as one of the least-discussed athletes in their respective weight-class, but that’s been the story of Lehigh senior Darian Cruz’s final go-around. Wrestling media outlets across the nation have focused on any one of a number of story-lines…
Read MorePennsylvania’s Jake Evans Earns NCAA Division III National Championship – Six total All-Americans for PA
Waynesburg University junior Jake Evans knew what he would be up against at the 2018 NCAA Division III Nationals. The Elizabeth-Forward graduate qualified for the 2017 National Tournament at 285 pounds where he took seventh place for the Jackets. A year later Evans was one of four returning All-Americans at heavyweight, two of which finished…
Read MorePennsylvania Wrestlers Chris Eddins and Cody Law win NCAA Division II Nationals, eight total All-Americans
Two Pennsylvania wrestlers claimed National Championships as the 2018 NCAA Division II National Tournament took place over the weekend. Both wrestlers hail from Pitt-Johnstown as Greensburg-Salem graduate Chris Eddins won the 141 pound title and Cody Law (Forest Hills) took home gold at 157 pounds (Photo credit Kutztown Athletics). Eddins, a sophomore for the Mountain…
Read MorePAPC30: NCAA Tournament Previews, Predictions, & Storylines
PAPC30: The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on an hour’s worth of a wrestling adventure in Episode 30. The best time of year has finally arrived! The NCAA Tournament starts in just a few days and the boys are here for one final podcast to preview each weight, give some thoughts on dark horses and storylines,…
Read MorePAPC29: Conference Tournament Recap & EIWA Champ Ryan Preisch Talks About Snapping Streaks
PAPC29: Milton native and EIWA Champion Ryan Preisch of Lehigh stops by to discuss the importance of Lehigh’s first conference title since 2006, what he’s focused on heading into NCAAs, and what the Lehigh team needs to do to come home from Cleveland with a team trophy. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than…
Read MorePAPC28: Jason Nolf Update, Conference Tournament Previews, & Spencer Lee Stops By
PAPC28: Three-time state and world champion, and current 125lb hammer for the Iowa Hawkeyes, Spencer Lee stops by to discuss how rehabbing his knee affected his transition into college wrestling, why wrestling Nathan Tomasello wasn’t something he thought would actually happen, and what he’s focused on in the coming weeks of the postseason. The dynamic…
Read MoreBig 10 Conference Tournament Pre-Seeds Announced; Pennsylvania Totals 11
The biggest, baddest, and most competitive conference championship in NCAA Wrestling is the B1G and pre-seeds include eleven wrestlers from Pennsylvania. Leading the charge is 2-time NCAA Champion and undefeated senior Zain Retherford (Benton/Penn State) who once again is the favorite at 149 lbs. Joining Zain are two Pennsylvania studs who share the top seed…
Read MorePAPC27: Regular Season Recap, Rasheed Gets the Nod, & Guest Frank Molinaro
PAPC27: Four-time All-American, NCAA champ, 2016 Olympian, and current Virginia Tech assistant coach Frank Molinaro joins the program to discuss the transition from Sunderland to Sanderson at Penn State, why he moved to Blacksburg last summer, and his thoughts on the PA guys in VT’s lineup and where they stand heading into the postseason. The…
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