PA College Wrestling News
Penn State Survives Scare, Downs Lehigh 23-19 in Front of Record Crowd
ALLENTOWN, PA. – Defending national champion and top-ranked Penn State won the final four bouts to survive a serious scare and defeat Lehigh 23-19 in front of a Lehigh home-record 9,896 fans in Allentown’s PPL Center. All five defending national champs won their bouts today with Darian Cruz, Zain Retherford, and Jason Nolf picking up…
Read MorePennsylvania Advances Six Wrestlers into the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Despite suffering a few upsets on a wild first day of the 36th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Pennsylvania will see six wrestlers compete in the Championship semifinals. NCAA State runner-up Ethan Lizak (Parkland/Minnesota) fell to freshman Taylor Lamont (Utah Valley) in the quarters but former NCAA All-American Connor Schram (Canon-McMillan/Stanford) was able to…
Read MorePAPC15: Vegas Preview, Lehigh Vs Penn State, & Special Guest Mike McMullan
PAPC15: Pennsylvania native, four-time All-American, and current Northwestern University Assistant Coach Mike McMullan joins the program to discuss how he views his career in hindsight, what it took for him to change the landscape of heavyweight wrestling, the unique challenges of coaching college wrestling*, and much more. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than…
Read MorePAPC14: Scotty Parker Talks Leadership & High Expectations
PAPC14: Pennsylvania native and Lehigh All American Scotty Parker joins the podcast to talk Lehigh’s big win over Michigan, how becoming an All American changed his outlook on wrestling, and much more. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than an hour’s worth of a wrestling adventure. They discuss a variety of topics in episode 14 including…
Read MoreDeSanto, Lizak and Schutz Headline Week 3 College Action
College wrestling is heating up and results from Week 3 reflect that uptick in action. Several prominent programs and Pennsylvania wrestlers made headlines over the weekend including Austin DeSanto (Drexel/Exeter), Ethan Lizak (Minnesota/Parkland) Andy Schutz (Bloomsburg/Wyoming Area). PIAA State Champion and true-freshman Austin DeSanto won the Keystone Classic at 133 lbs. while redshirt senior Andy…
Read MoreUPenn's Keystone Classic To Feature Pennsylvania's Best
PHILADELPHIA – One of the more premier early season tournaments will take place here in Pennsylvania with the 2017 Keystone Classic on the campus of UPenn. In total there will be 32 Pennsylvania natives competing inside the historic Palestra. Five of the ten top seeded wrestlers all hail from Pennsylvania and half of the 32…
Read MorePAPC13: Early Season Reactions and Guest Josh Shields
PAPC13: Pennsylvania native and Arizona State NCAA Qualifier Josh Shields joins the podcast to discuss his outstanding start to the season, lessons learned from his first NCAA tournament. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than an hour’s worth of a wrestling adventure. They discuss a variety of topics in episode 13 including last weekend’s results, Spencer Lee potentially…
Read MorePenn State's Jarod Verkleeren Wins Bearcat Open
BINGHAMTON – True freshman Jarod Verkleeren (Hempfield Area) has one of the best, if not the very best, workout partner in the Nation; Zain Retherford (Benton Area). The 2x NCAA Champion is finishing out his final year at Penn State and Verkleeren is trying to soak up as much information and experience as he can.…
Read MoreParker, Marstellar, & Preisch Lead Pennsylvania Contingent at Journeymen Collegiate Classic
TROY, N.Y. – The second weekend of the 2017-2018 college wrestling season wrapped up with the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, Sunday at Hudson Valley Community College. Two Pennsylvania programs, Lehigh and Lock Haven, took part in the event along with numerous Pennsylvania natives competing for out-of-state schools. Lehigh’s Scott Parker (Pennridge) knocked off three ranked opponents…
Read MorePenn State Opens Season with 45-3 Win Against Army
STATE COLLEGE – Things quickly went from banners to bonus points for Penn State’s top-ranked wrestling team Thursday night. It wasn’t long after Penn State raised yet another commemorative NCAA championship banner in Rec Hall before 6,320 onlookers that it flattened Army West Point 45-3 and made the Black Knights its 32nd straight victim. Three…
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