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…

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PAPC15: 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…

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Penn 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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Penn State Preview: Lions Eye Another Title

When the NCAA finals drew to a close in St. Louis last March, it looked like Penn State had not only won its sixth team championship in seven years, but that another one in 2018 would be little more than a formality. After all the Nittany Lions would return five individual champs – Zain Retherford…

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Penn State Nittany Lions Crowns 5 Champions, Wins Team Title

ST. LOUIS – Jason Nolf jumped up, screamed and raised his arms in triumph. The rare display of emotional wasn’t the result of the Penn State 157-pounder his first NCAA title on Saturday night at the Scottrade Center. Instead, it came when his teammate, Vincenzo Joseph, pinned Isaiah Martinez for the 165-pound championship. That was…

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Penn State Powers Five Wrestlers into NCAA National Finals

ST. LOUIS – Talk about a high five. Five Penn State wrestlers – including three from Pennsylvania – will wrestle for NCAA titles on Saturday night at the Scottrade Center. The Nittany Lions went a perfect 5-for-5 in the semifinals on Friday night to take a giant step toward a sixth NCAA team title in…

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