Penn State 5-1 Again in Second Session of 2010 NCAA Championships

Penn State wrestlers went 5-1 again in the second session of the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championship in Omaha, Neb tonight.

The Nittany Lions’ seeded wrestlers went 3-1, while the two unranked wrestlers went 2-0. Brad Pataky at 125, No. 5 Frank Molinaro at 149, No. 4 Cyler Sanderson at 157, and No. 6 Dan Vallimont remained undefeated in the tournament.

The tournament will continue tomorrow at 11 a.m. Central/12 p.m. Eastern. Tomorrow will feature both the third and fourth sessions, the later at 6 p.m. Central/7p.m. Eastern.

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Penn State Match Results: Penn State’s action in the tourney will be aired live on Forever Broadcasting’s WRSC (1390 AM) and on www.GoPSUsports.com as well. Session three can be seen on ESPN 360. Session four will air on ESPNU

125: Brad Pataky, Jr. (Clearfield, Pa.), 27-8 overall

Rd. 1: W, 6-4 dec. #9 Jarrod Patterson, Oklahoma
Rd. 2: W, 3-2 dec. #8 Matt Steintrager, Central Michigan

Rd 3: vs. #1 Angel Escobedo, Indiana, tomorrow morning

149: Frank Molinaro, So. (Barnegat, N.J.), #5 seed, 30-5 overall

Rd. 1: W, 9-4 dec. Donald Vinson, Binghamton
Rd. 2: W, 8-0 maj. dec. Eric Albright, Pittsburgh

Rd 3: vs. Torsten Gillespie, Edinboro, tomorrow morning

157: Cyler Sanderson, Sr. (Heber City, Utah), #4 seed, 29-4 overall

Rd. 1: W, 16-12 dec. Bryan Deutsch, Northern Illinois
Rd. 2: W, 4-2 dec. Dan Gonsor, Virginia

Rd. 3: vs. #5 Steve Fittery, American, tomorrow morning

165: Dan Vallimont, Sr. (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), #6 seed, 27-7 overall

Rd. 1: W, 8-3 dec. Matt Epperly, Virginia Tech
Rd. 2: W, 9-0 maj. dec. #11 Rick Schmelyun, Bloomsburg

Rd 3: vs. Nick Amuchastegui, Stanford, tomorrow morning

184: David Erwin, Sr. (Urbana, Ohio), #11 seed, 30-8 overall

Rd. 1: W, 4-0 dec. Erich Schmidtke, Oklahoma
Rd. 2: L, Fall. #6 Max Askren, Missouri

Cns. Rd. 3: vs. Jerome Ward, Iowa State, tomorrow morning

HWT: Cameron Wade, So. (Twinsburg, Ohio) 20-10 overall

Rd. 1: L, 1-3 SV #3 Zach Rey, Lehigh
Cns. Rd. 2: W, 1-0 dec David Wade, Eastern Michigan

Cns. Rd. 3 vs. #8 Ryan Tomei, Pittsburgh, tomorrow morning