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Pennsylvania Advances Five Into NCAA Semifinals; Seven Alive in Consolations
ST. LOUIS – Pennsylvania Wrestling has the chance to collect twelve NCAA National All-Americans on Friday night in St. Louis. Five of those wrestlers are guaranteed no less than a sixth place finish on the medal stand and all have a chance to punch their tickets to the NCAA National Finals tomorrow night. Two wrestlers…
Read MorePennsylvania Studs Help Penn State Take lead at NCAA National Tournament
ST. LOUIS – The first day of the NCAA Tournament couldn’t have gone much better for Penn State. The Nittany Lions went a combined 15-1 on the day, including two wins apiece by Pennsylvania’s Zain Retherford, Jason Nolf, Vincenzo Joseph and Matt McCutcheon. Even Jimmy Gulibon, who had struggled in the Big Ten Championships, turned…
Read MorePennsylvania Blues in St. Louis During NCAA Nationals Round of 16
ST. LOUIS – Pennsylvania Wrestling had a rough Thursday night in St. Louis during the NCAA Championship Round of 16. With a total of 23 wrestlers competing for a spot in the quarterfinals only eight from Keystone State advanced. It was a disappointing round for several Pennsylvania stars inside the Scottrade Center. The few bright…
Read MorePennsylvania Wrestlers Go 23 for 49 in NCAA Nationals Opening Round
ST. LOUIS – Round 1 of the 2017 NCAA Nationals is in the books and the Keystone State has advanced 23 wrestlers in the Round of 16. Those 26 wrestlers who dropped their opening bouts will wrestle in the first round of consolations this evening. Leading the charge into the Round of 16 for Pennsylvania were Nittany…
Read MorePAP22: NCAA Tournament Pennsylvania Preview with Guest Luke Pletcher
The PA Power Podcast duo Jeff Upson and Eric Knopsnyder get set to head to St. Louis where the 2017 NCAA National Tournament gets underway. A total of 49 Keystone State Wrestlers will be making the trip looking for success against the Nation’s best. The pair breakdown each of the 49 Pennsylvania wrestlers, their opening…
Read MoreCan Jimmy Gulibon Help Lift Nittany Lions to NCAA Title?
Jimmy Gulibon could be Penn State’s wild card at the NCAA Championships. Yes, the four-time PIAA champion from Derry Area earned an automatic bid by finishing eighth at 141 pounds in the Big Ten Tournament, but what the Nittany Lions will get from him in St. Louis is anybody’s guess. For his part, Cael Sanderson…
Read MorePennsylvania Earns 10 NCAA Division III All-Americans
LA CROSSE – Much like the Keystone State results from the 2017 NCAA Division II National Tournament in Birmingham, AL – Pennsylvania Wrestling left La Crosse, WI with 10 All-Americans in the NCAA Division III National Tournament. While no National Champions were crowned in Wisconsin the 10 All-Americans from Pennslyvania all battled their ways to…
Read More10 Pennsylvania Wrestlers Earn All-American at NCAA Division II Nationals
BIRMINGHAM – A total of 10 wrestlers from the Keystone State ended their seasons as NCAA Division II All-Americans in Birmingham, AL. While no Pennsylvanian was crowned National Champion in 2017 there were several bright spots including National Runner-up Willie Bohince of Mercyhurst/Penn Trafford at 125 lbs. Bohince, a stand-out wrestling for the Penn Trafford…
Read MoreNCAA Brackets Released; 24 Pennsylvania Wrestlers Earn Seeds
View the 2017 NCAA Division I National Tournament Brackets below and see which of the 49 Pennsylvania Wrestlers earned seeds. [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017ncaad1championships.pdf” download=”all”] 125 Pounds #4 Darian Cruz – Lehigh/Bethlehem Catholic (26-2) EIWA – District 11 Jake Gromacki – Clarion/Cathedral Prep (19-7) EWL – District 10 #6 Ethan Lizak – Minnesota/Parkland (26-6) Big…
Read MorePennsylvania Wrestling Earns 49 NCAA Div. I National Qualifiers
A total of 49 wrestlers from the Keystone State will be heading to St. Louis next week for the NCAA Division I National Championship for a chance to compete on wrestling’s biggest stage. When breaking down the NCAA Qualifiers by Pennsylvania Districts the power from Western PA is apparent with 17 of the 49 qualifiers…
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