Posts Tagged ‘Zain Retherford’
Big 10 Conference Tournament Pre-Seeds Announced; Pennsylvania Totals 11
The biggest, baddest, and most competitive conference championship in NCAA Wrestling is the B1G and pre-seeds include eleven wrestlers from Pennsylvania. Leading the charge is 2-time NCAA Champion and undefeated senior Zain Retherford (Benton/Penn State) who once again is the favorite at 149 lbs. Joining Zain are two Pennsylvania studs who share the top seed…
Read MorePAPC26: Cenzo’s Trip, Lehigh at Full Strength, & Guest Mikey Carr Talks Family & Familiarity
PAPC26: Pennsylvania native and Illinois redshirt-freshman Mikey Carr joins the program to discuss what it’s been like to learn from Isaiah Martinez, why his older brothers are largely responsible for his career, and his mindset headed into the postseason. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than an hour’s worth of a wrestling adventure. They discuss…
Read More#1 Penn State Downs the #3 Iowa Hawkeyes in front of Record Crowd
STATE COLLEGE – In front of a record crowd of nearly 16,000 fans the #1 Penn State Nittany Lions outpaced the #3 Iowa Hawkeyes (28-13) inside a sold out Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday night. Pennsylvania wrestling was well represented between the two squads with a total of five Pennsylvania natives taking the mat and…
Read MorePAPC25: PSU/tOSU Thoughts, Freshman AA’s, & Remembering Rande Stottlemyer with Pitt HC Keith Gavin
PAPC25: First-year Pitt Head Coach – and Panther alum – Keith Gavin joins the program to discuss life as a head coach, his coaching mentors, turning the Pitt program around, and his relationship with the late Rande Stottlemyer. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than an hour’s worth of a wrestling adventure. They discuss a…
Read MoreMighty Cassar Propels #2 Penn State past #1 Ohio State in Sold Out Rec Hall
State College – Despite missing undefeated #1 Jason Nolf at 157 lbs. and dropping a swing bout at 141 lbs. the Penn State Nittany Lions found a way to surpass #1 Ohio State in front of a sold-out Rec Hall crowd on Saturday night. The win was highlighted by several factors but most notably at…
Read MorePAPC24: Year 5 Struggles, Jason Nolf’s Knee, & Navy Assistant Coach Nate Engel Joins the Show
PAPC24: Naval Academy Assistant Coach Nate Engel joins the program to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities that service academies present, what has gone into Navy’s huge uptick in recruiting, and how his Greco-Roman background influences his coaching. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than an hour’s worth of a wrestling adventure. They discuss a…
Read MorePAPC21: Twitter Antics, Challenge Procedures, Plus Drexel HC Matt Azevedo Joins the Show
PAPC21: Drexel Head Coach Matt Azevedo joins the program to discuss all things Austin DeSanto, how he has turned the Dragons into a top 25 team, and how he came to develop his own personal style of coaching and running a program. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than an hour’s worth of a…
Read MorePAPC20: Spencer Lee is Free, Plus What We Learned at Midlands & Scuffle
PAPC20: The New Year is here and with it comes a slew of results from Midlands and the Southern Scuffle that start to paint a clear picture about who is and who is not a national title contender. The dynamic duo of @WarnTriz and @Beck_Diggity take listeners on more than an hour’s worth of a wrestling adventure. They discuss a…
Read MorePenn 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 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…
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