Mara McKeon
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No. 1 Penn State Wrestling Defeats No. 21 Lehigh 36-3
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No. 1 Penn State wrestling (2-0) won nine of 10 bouts to defeat No. 21 Lehigh (1-2) 36-3 on Sunday afternoon at a sold-out PPL Center in Allentown. True freshman No. 16 Luke Lilledahl and redshirt freshman Josh Barr pulled off upset wins against No. 15 Sheldon Seymour and former Nittany Lion No. 6 Michael…
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5 Penn State Wrestlers to Participate in NWCA All-Star Classic
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Before the start of the 2024-25 Penn State wrestling season against Drexel, five Penn State wrestlers will take part in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Star Classic at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The exhibition, which takes place in Rec Hall, highlights 32 top men’s and women’s wrestlers before the official start of the season. Penn…
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Gameday Gear Pop-Up Shop Opens in Downtown State College
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In need of some new gameday outfits before heading back to Beaver Stadium on Saturday? Gameday Gear on Calder Way has you covered. Lisa Farren, an employee at Centre Hills Country Club, recently opened a Penn State merchandise shop at the corner of Calder Way and McAllister Alley in downtown State College, and the temporary…
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Retherford Wins 65kg, 3 More NLWC Wrestlers Earn National Team Spots at U.S. Olympic Trials Session III
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One former Nittany Lion won his weight class and three more Penn State-affiliated wrestlers earned spots on the U.S. National Team during the third session of the U.S. Olympic Trials Saturday morning at the Bryce Jordan Center. Zain Retherford defeated fellow former Nittany Lion Nick Lee in their best-of-three final at 65 kg. Because the…
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Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Sends 8 to Men’s Freestyle Finals at U.S. Olympic Trials
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The second session of the U.S. Olympic Trials took place Friday night in the Bryce Jordan Center, and eight wrestlers with Penn State ties moved on to compete in the men’s freestyle championship series finals on Saturday. Former Nittany Lions Zain Retherford, Nick Lee, Jason Nolf and Aaron Brooks and Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (NLWC)…
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‘There Was a Huge Void for Something Like This.’ Former Spikes GM Opens State College Sports Card and Memorabilia Store
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For Jason Dambach, baseball has been an integral part of his life. After leaving the professional sports world, Dambach opened sports memorabilia store Nittany Cards Plus in State College. Dambach’s sports career journey began almost 20 years ago with the Altoona Curve as a broadcaster and media relations director. He then eventually moved on to…
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Cael Sanderson Backs Mid-Dual Music in Rec Hall
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During Penn State wrestling’s dual against No. 7 Ohio State Friday, some fans were caught off guard by a beat flooding into Rec Hall from the speakers. It was revealed that head coach Cael Sanderson made the decision to leave the speakers on in Rec Hall as a way to encourage some noise from the 6,600 people…
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Carter Starocci Returning for Final Season with Penn State Wrestling
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Three-time national champion Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci will return for a final season with the Nittany Lions in 2023-24, he announced in a video published on the Penn State Athletics website Thursday afternoon. “I will be back for my fourth and final year, my senior year,” Starocci said. “It was a hard and long…
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Three Former Penn State Wrestlers Earn Spots on U.S. World Team
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Former Penn State wrestlers Nick Lee, Zain Retherford, and David Taylor took home Final X wins to earn spots on the World Championship team roster on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey. Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (NLWC) members Kyle Dake and Kyle Snyder also made the team, meaning half of the U.S. Men’s Freestyle World Team trains at…
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Former Cal Baptist Wrestler Mitchell Mesenbrink Transferring to Penn State
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Just two days after the commitment of three-time All-American Bernie Truax, Penn State wrestling has landed another big name out of the transfer portal. Redshirt freshman Mitchell Mesenbrink is headed to Happy Valley after a single season with Cal Baptist, he announced via a live stream Friday afternoon. Mesenbrink posted a 2-0 record in his first…