NittanyCentral delivers expert analysis from veteran reporters and timely updates on Penn State sports, with in-depth coverage of Nittany Lions Football, Wrestling, Basketball, and more.
NittanyCentral delivers expert analysis from veteran reporters and timely updates on Penn State sports, with in-depth coverage of Nittany Lions Football, Wrestling, Basketball, and more.
Greg Kerkvliet runs through the entire 285 field to claim his first NCAA title for Penn State Wrestling. When it comes to wrestling, timing is everything. And not just in the physical timing of actions during the match. I’m also talking about timing when it comes to when your career actually takes place. In Kerkvliet’s […]
Penn State Wrestling still had two wrestlers fighting for high place finishes in Session V of the 2024 NCAA Championships. Just a handful of hours prior, the jam packed T-Mobile Center in Kansas City saw the Nittany Lions advance six wrestlers to the NCAA finals. And the dominant run of NCAA Championships continued as Penn […]
The penultimate night of wrestling at the 2024 NCAA Championships came to a close. For some wrestlers dreams were still alive. But for other guys their dreams were crushed. The three day tournament that concludes every D1 collegiate season is unforgiving as much as it is rewarding. And on the first day there were 330 […]
Penn State Wrestling is once again NCAA Champions. And there you have it. With Mitchell Mesenbrinks 17-9 major decision in Session IV of Friday night’s wrestling action, the Penn State Wresting team has captured their 11th NCAA Team Championship in the past 13 NCAA Tournaments. Following the action in Session III of the 2024 NCAA […]
The grind that is the NCAA Wrestling Championships has concluded it’s third session of wrestling and let’s recap the results for Penn State Wrestling. Following the first two sessions, the Nittany Lions were out to a decent lead in the team race. But there were still plenty of teams in the hunt and plenty of […]
Penn State Wrestling’s Beau Bartlett made the semifinals in last year’s NCAA Wrestling Championships. But how he did it this year was WAY different than last year in his quarterfinals match against Minnesota’s Vance Vombaur. With the first period ending in a scoreless tie, Bartlett took the lead with an escape midway through the second […]
No. 1 Penn State Wrestling enters Day 2 of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships with a 10 point lead, following a dominant second session on Thursday. The next several rounds of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships commence this Friday, March 22nd in Kansas City, Missouri. The T-Mobile Center will be filled to the brim once […]
Following the end to the first full day of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships, No. 1 Penn State Wrestling was leading the way with Iowa nipping on their heels. The wrestling kicked off on Thursday evening and the T-Mobile Center was rocking and excited for an action packed session. Would Penn State be able to […]
Penn State Wrestling got off to a bit of a rocky start in Session I of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships.
No. 1 Penn State Wrestling is set to do battle in the opening rounds of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships, details on when and how to watch The opening rounds of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships kick off this Thursday, March 21st in Kansas City, Missouri. All action will take place in the T-Mobile Center as […]
Penn State Wrestling aims to continue its dynasty at the 2024 NCAA Championships, with a strong lineup in the 165 to 285 classes.
Penn State Wrestling is less than a week out from the wrestling action in the 2024 NCAA Championships. Now that the brackets have been out for several days and all of the talking heads on wrestling have broken them down, let’s take a look at each of the Nittany Lions and project their path to […]
Penn State Wrestling has sights set on a third straight NCAA title and here are three predictions for the upcoming 2024 NCAA Championships. The official tournament brackets were released Wednesday evening, and we are now officially one week out from the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships. At this point in Cael Sanderson’s tenure at Penn State […]
With all of the excitement from Penn State’s dominating performance in the 2024 Big Ten’s in the rearview mirror let’s take a deeper dive into how everything unfolded. Even for a team as dominant as the Nittany Lions, they still had several unanswered questions leading into the weekend. And look, I get it. It’s very […]
Penn State Wrestling was well on their way to winning its second straight Big Ten title following Sessions I and II on Saturday, but that wasn’t the big story of the tournament. During the first day action of the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships the Nittany Lions had secured a team-record seven guys into the […]
No. 1 Penn State Wrestling put on one of the most dominant performances ever at the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships. After advancing a team-record seven guys to the finals, the Nittany Lions kept the hammer down in the finals and the consolation bracket. Of the nine guys in action on Sunday, two grapplers took […]
No. 1 Penn State Wrestling continues its action in the second day of the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, details on when and how to watch the Nittany Lions attempt to bring home a conference championship. The final rounds of the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships commence this Sunday, March 10th in College Park, Maryland. […]
Penn State Wrestling did exactly what Penn State Wrestling was expected to do in the opening sessions of the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships. The Nittany Lions advanced a staggering seven guys to the finals and several of them barely broke a sweat during the Saturday action. Braeden Davis, Beau Bartlett, Levi Haines, Mitchell Mesenbrink, […]
No. 1 Penn State Wrestling is set to do battle in the opening rounds of the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, details below on when and how to watch. The opening rounds of the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships kick off this Saturday, March 5th in College Park, Maryland. All action will take place in […]
Penn State Wrestling is getting ready to pile into the team van and make their trek down to College Park to take part in the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships this weekend. That’s right folks, just like that, make no mistake about it, it’s Big Ten Championship week! And it’s time to fire up the […]
