Posts Tagged ‘Penn State’
PAPC14: 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 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 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 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…
Read MorePenn 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…
Read MoreCorey Keener's Goals Haven't Changed Since Arriving in Happy Valley
STATE COLLEGE – Pennsylvania Wrestling fans should remember the name Corey Keener. After all he was a 2-time PIAA State Champion for Blue Mountain with a career record in high school of (190-16). After graduating from Blue Mountain in 2012 Corey went on to Central Michigan University where he spent the last four years competing.…
Read MoreTechnique Tuesday With Frank Molinaro
The Gorilla Hulk himself, Frank Molinaro, demonstrates his split-step high crotch. The 2016 Olympian, who was a four-time NCAA qualifier and one-time national champ at Penn State, shows us one of his favorite moves. Molinaro, who recently accepted an assistant coaching position at Virginia Tech, loves the move because it is effective if your opponent…
Read MoreTechnique Tuesday With David Taylor
Just days after winning his second U.S. Open title, David Taylor shared his ankle pick with PA Power Wrestling for Technique Tuesday. The four-time NCAA finalist and two-time champion has a busy schedule with key matches coming up at Beat the Streets and the U.S. World Team Trials, but he took a few minutes to…
Read More20 Pennsylvania Wrestlers Named NWCA All-Academics
MANHEIM – Not only do they excel against their competition on the wrestling mat but some of Pennsylvania’s best NCAA Division I wrestlers dominate in the classroom. A total of 20 wrestlers from the Keystone State were named to the 2017 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic list that showcases the Nation’s top performing student-athletes. Of…
Read MorePitt to Host NCAA Championships in 2019
The NCAA Championships are coming to Pennsylvania in 2019. The University of Pittsburgh announced that it will host the tournament at PPG Paints Arena. It’s just the second time that Pitt has hosted the NCAA Championships and first since 1957. Philadelphia was the last Pennsylvania city to host, in 2011, and Penn State held the event…
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