Penn State 5-1 in First Session of 2010 NCAA Championships

Penn State falls one short of undefeated in the first session of the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championship with a 5-1 mark in Omaha, Neb earlier today.

The Nittany Lions’ four seeded wrestlers all won while Penn State’s two unranked wrestler managed one upset and a loss.

The tournament continues this evening with the evening session starting at 6:30 p.m. Central/7:30 p.m. Eastern. Tonight’s session features the first round of consolations and the second round in the championship bracket.

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.

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

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

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

Rd. 1: W, 9-4 dec. Donald Vinson, Binghamton
Rd. 2: vs. Eric Albright, Pittsburgh, tonight

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

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

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: vs. #11 Rick Schmelyun, Bloomsburg, tonight

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

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

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

Rd. 1: L, 1-3 SV #3 Zach Rey, Lehigh
Cns. Rd. 1: vs. David Wade, Eastern Michigan, tonight