Pennsylvania's Elite Four Win NCAA National Championships in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – Pennsylvania Wrestling was guaranteed at least one National Champion coming into the Saturday night finals but left with the maximum number. The four Keystone State wrestlers all accomplished the feat in their own unique ways. It started at 125 lbs. when District XI foes Darian Cruz (BECHAI) and Ethan Lizak (Parkland) clashed…

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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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Previewing Pennsylvania's Five NCAA National Semifinalists

Five Pennsylvania wrestlers will be competing in the NCAA semifinals on Friday night. Here’s a look at their matchups:   125 lbs. No. 4 Darrian Cruz, Lehigh (31-2) vs. No. 1 Thomas Gilman, Iowa (32-0) How they got here: Cruz – EIWA champion Pin (:52) over Dylan Peters of Northern Iowa 1-0 over No. 13 Shakur…

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NCAA 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…

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Breakdown of PA Wrestling Power In the NCAA Division I

It’s no secret Pennsylvania Wrestling historically fares well on the NCAA Division I level and 2017 should be no different. After analyzing the three major Rankings services a total of 39 wrestlers from the Keystone State are currently ranked in the Top 20 of their weight. District 7 wrestlers are far ahead of the group…

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Pennsylvania Wrestlers Dominate Keystone Classic

PHILADELPHIA – The 2016 Keystone Classic hosted by Penn was full of Pennsylvania wrestlers from a variety of NCAA programs. Overall 18 wrestlers from the Keystone State finished with medals and six left the City of Brotherly Love as Tournament Champions. The Penn State Nittany Lions dominated the field with 245 team points with Pitt…

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Junior World Team Trials Conclude for Team Pennsylvania

The 2016 UWW Junior World Team Trials concluded on Sunday in Irving, Texas and Team Pennsylvania’s participants all wrestled well but were unable to secure a spot on the UWW Junior World Team. Photo of Jason Nolf by Bill Rudick for PA Power Wrestling. Four Pennsylvania wrestlers competed on Day 2 of the Tournament with…

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