Andy Elder, Centre County Gazette
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A Look Ahead for Penn State Wrestling
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It didn’t take long after Penn State claimed the 10th NCAA championship in program history on March 19 for fans to start peeking ahead to the 2022-23 season. It’s way too early to know what any team’s lineup will look like, but it’s fairly safe to say that Penn State returns enough talent to be considered…
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Penn State Wrestlers Eye Penn, Rival Lehigh After Thanksgiving Break
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With Thanksgiving just days past, it’s appropriate that most Penn State fans are probably grateful that the No. 2 Nittany Lions return to the mat this weekend. Penn State travels to Philadelphia for a 7 p.m. Friday dual meet in the Palestra with Penn and then returns home for a showdown with its oldest rival,…
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Sanderson: Gratitude Tops List Heading into Season Opener
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Update: Penn State wrestling’s season opener against Michigan State scheduled for Sunday has been postponed, according to a statement from the athletic department on Thursday night. With all of the protocols, processes and permutations the COVID-19 pandemic has forced on college athletes, you’d think frustration would be high on their list of words to describe…
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Heading into Big Ten Championships, Sanderson Unfazed with ‘Underdog Status’
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It should come as no surprise that Iowa has positioned itself to usurp Penn State as Big Ten wrestling tournament champion. The Hawkeyes completed the dual meet season undefeated, including a 19-17 win over the Nittany Lions. Most of Iowa’s lineup has been ranked in or close to the Top 10 all season. …
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Penn State grapplers open season with shutout win over Navy
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UNIVERSITY PARK — So many of the signature moments in the first 10 years of Cael Sanderson’s tenure as head coach of the Penn State wrestling team have come courtesy of the stars. As the curtain raised on the start of Sanderson’s 11th season Nov. 10 in front of a Rec Hall sell-out crowd…
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New Book Chronicles ‘Dawn of a New Era’ of Penn State Wrestling
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In his 10 years at the helm of the Penn State wrestling team, head coach Cael Sanderson has led the Nittany Lions to a run of success rarely seen in NCAA wrestling or any other collegiate sport. A new book written and published by the Penn State Wrestling Club, “Dawn of a New Era,”…
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Penn State Wrestlers Ready for Big Ten Championships
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For Brady Berge and Mark Hall, the wrestling mat has always been home. This weekend, the wrestling mat in Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis campus, will be a double dose of home for those two Penn State wrestlers.
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Penn State Wrestling Set for Showdown with Ohio State
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For a generation of sports fans raised on ESPN, Penn State vs. Ohio State on the wrestling mat has produced a number of Instant Classic moments in the past few years.
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No. 1 Penn State Wrestling Set to Face No. 15 Arizona State
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No. 15 Arizona State is set to visit Rec Hall at 6 p.m. Friday for a match with No. 1 Penn State that will be nationally televised by ESPN2. The marquee matchup, among several intriguing pairings, will come at 174 pounds where a Valencia-Hall rematch awaits.
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Taylor earns world team berth at Final X
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UNIVERSITY PARK — For David Taylor, giving up a takedown is like a boxer getting hit with a jab to set up an uppercut. The former Nittany Lion wrestler knows that eventually he’ll generate more offense than his opponent and score a big win. In the first match of his best-of-three Final X series June…