Penn State advanced two wrestlers to the semifinals in NCAA’s

Penn State advanced two wrestlers to the semifinals in the third session 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championship in Omaha, Neb earlier today.

A second straight 8-0 major decision by sophomore No. 5 Frank Molinaro at 149 and a 5-2 decision by senior No. 6 Dan Vallimont at 165 helped the two Penn State wrestlers advance to the semifinals. Senior No. 4 Cyler Sanderson at 157 was upset by No. 5 Steve Fittery in a 4-9 decision.

The tournament will continue tonight at 6 p.m. Central/7p.m. Eastern with the fourth session

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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. 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: L, 0-15 tech. fall #1 Angel Escobedo, Indiana

Cns. Rd. 5: vs. Ross Gitomer, Virginia, tonight

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: W, 8-0 maj. dec. Torsten Gillespie, Edinboro

Semi: vs. #1 Lance Palmer, Ohio State, 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: W, 4-2 dec. Dan Gonsor, Virginia

Rd. 3: L, 4-9 dec.  #5 Steve Fittery, American

Cns. Rd. 5: vs. Anthony Jones, Michigan State, 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: W, 9-0 maj. dec. #11 Rick Schmelyun, Bloomsburg

Rd. 3: W, 5-2 dec. Nick Amuchastegui, Stanford

Semi: vs. Jarrod King, Edinboro, tonight

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: W, 8-3 dec. Jerome Ward, Iowa State

Cns. Rd. 4: vs. Mike Pucillo, Ohio State, tonight

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: W, 8-3 de. #8 Ryan Tomei, Pittsburgh

Cns. Rd. 4: vs. Mitchell Monteiro, Cal State Bakersfield, tonight