Michael Zeno
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Penn State Wrestling’s Marcus Blaze to Bump Up to 141 Pounds
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Penn State wrestling’s Marcus Blaze will move up to 141 pounds for the 2026-27 season, head coach Cael Sanderson revealed Tuesday. Sanderson said the coaching staff thought the move would benefit Blaze and the entire team. Sanderson also said the move was partly to plan ahead for the Olympics, where Blaze would likely wrestle at…
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Braeden Davis No Longer Listed on Penn State Wrestling Roster
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Braeden Davis was not listed on Penn State wrestling’s initial 2026-27 roster, which was revealed Wednesday after a long delay. Davis, who competed at 141 pounds for the Nittany Lions in 2025-26, was not mentioned as a potential option at either 133 or 141 pounds by head coach Cael Sanderson on Tuesday. Sanderson was asked…
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6 Penn State-Affiliated Wrestlers Medal at Senior World Championships
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All six Penn State-affiliated wrestlers who competed at this weekend’s Senior World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, came home with some hardware. Three gold medals were won in an incredible weekend for the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club and Team USA. Levi Haines avenged his loss in last year’s gold medal match by winning his first World…
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News and Notes From Penn State Wrestling Media Day
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Penn State wrestling is almost back. A new season is just over three weeks away for the reigning back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back national champions, and while the offseason isn’t quite over yet — with several wrestlers heading to Kazakhstan for the Senior World Championships next week— Cael Sanderson met with the media on Tuesday to talk about the…
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Tanisha Wright Ready to ‘Restore the Excellence’ of Penn State Women’s Basketball
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Monday afternoon was the beginning of a new era of Penn State Lady Lions basketball, as Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Pat Kraft formally introduced Tanisha Wright as the seventh head coach of the Lady Lions. A Penn State alum, Wright’s opening press conference was full of gratitude and optimism towards a brighter future. Having…
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Bryce Jordan Center to Host 2026 Big Ten Wrestling Championships
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Penn State wrestling will get a boost from a hometown crowd in the 2026 Big Ten tournament. The conference announced the sites for its 2025-26 Olympic sports championships on Wednesday and revealed that Penn State will host the 2026 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8, at the Bryce Jordan Center. The…
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Top 2026 NHL Draft Prospect Gavin McKenna Commits to Penn State
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Updated 6:37 p.m. July 8, 2025 following McKenna’s announcement. In what’s been a transformative offseason for Penn State men’s hockey, head coach Guy Gadowsky has reeled in his biggest fish yet. After a heated and contested recruiting battle, star Western Hockey League forward Gavin McKenna, the consensus No. 1 prospect for the 2026 NHL Draft, will has…
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Carter Starocci, Jess Mruzik Named 2024-25 Penn State Athletes of the Year
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Penn State athletics revealed their men’s and women’s athletes of the year for the 2024-25 season on Monday. After a historic year for the athletic program that saw multiple national titles and remarkable runs in several other sports, a pair of national champions won the recognition, as wrestling’s Carter Starocci and women’s volleyball’s Jess Mruzik…
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Japanese World Champion Masanosuke Ono Commits to Penn State Wrestling
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Japan’s Masanosuke Ono, the reigning world freestyle champion at 61kg, has committed to Penn State wrestling, he announced Monday on FloWrestling Radio Live. Ono previously trained with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club ahead of his match with former Iowa national champion Spencer Lee earlier this month. The 21-year-old established himself as one of the best…