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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.
The impact Penn State Wrestling has made on the sport dates well before the dominant dynastic run that the Nittany Lions have forged over the past decade. Continuing our on-going series highlighting the past decade of Penn State Wrestling, here are the previous two installments:Top 5 Nittany Lions of the 1950sTop 10 Nittany Lions of the […]
Get to know Aaron Nagao, the newest addition to the Penn State Wrestling Team. Learn about his journey, achievements, and contribution to the team.
Penn State Wrestling has quite a propensity for acquiring awards and hardware in its history. But hey, when you’re included with the likes of all-time Nittany Lions greats such as Mike Mauti, Talor Battle, Paul Posluszny, David Taylor, Lamar Stevens, and Bo Nickals, then I would say that’s some high praise. And after finishing up his second […]
When Cael Sanderson added Bernie Truax to the Penn State Wrestling Team back in April, not much was really known about the California native. Well, aside from the fact he’s a really good wrestler. But hey, finishing in the top four in each of the last three NCAA Championships tend to be a fairly decent […]
Each and every year Beau Bartlett has suited up for Penn State Wrestling, he has made massive improvements. And his hard work in the wrestling room has paid off with the results. This past year was the largest step forward Beau has made in Happy Valley as he slid down into the more comfortable wrestling […]
This past season, Shayne Van Ness’ progress and improvement happened in front of the very eyes of Penn State Wrestling nation. Following a true freshman campaign in which Van Ness only saw action in two total matches (2-0), he was inserted into the Nittany Lion Wrestling starting lineup at 149 for the duration of the […]
With their run-away win this past March in Tulsa, Penn State Wrestling took home its second straight NCAA title and their 10th in the past 12 NCAA Championships. To say Cael Sanderson has built a dynasty in Happy Valley is a gross understatement. But, the look of the 2023-2024 Nittany Lions team could be drastically different than […]
With the standards set by Cael Sanderson over the past decade plus, the Nittany Lions‘ 2022 recruiting class was rather ho-hum. Based on FloWrestling’s recruiting rankings from the past 12 years, Penn State Wrestling had an average class that came in at 7.6. However the 2022 group wasn’t even in the top 25. The biggest reason for […]
With his dominating win against UNI’s Parker Keckeisen in the finals of the 2023 NCAA Championships, Aaron Brooks became just the sixth member of the Penn State Nittany Lions Wrestling team to ever win three NCAA titles. And no Penn State Wrestler has ever won four individual titles. Just take a look at this incredible list […]
With the Cael Sanderson-led Penn State Nittany Lions Wrestling program recently locking up its 10th national championships in the past 12 tournaments, now would be a good time to start putting this into perspective. And not just from a college wrestling historical perspective, but an entire collegiate sports perspective. The dynasty Sanderson and his world […]
Cael Sanderson and the Penn State Wrestling coaching staff have hit the recruiting trail hard this past year and their efforts have paid off in the commitments they’ve landed for the 2024 class. I know, shocking right? One of the best wrestlers the world has ever seen who has also guided the Nittany Lions to […]
Penn State Wrestling tied a program record sending six Nittany Lions to the Big Ten Wrestling Conference Finals set for Sunday afternoon. The only wrestler who was a top-2 seed to not advance was Beau Bartlett who lost to 3rd seed Brock Hardy from Nebraska. Penn State Wrestling will take a healthy lead in the […]
One week after taking down No. 2 Iowa 23-14 at the Bryce Jordan Center, No. 1 Penn State Wrestling (11-0) returns to the mat Friday night to take on No. 4 Ohio State (11-1) in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes are most likely the final team of the dual schedule that has enough talent to knock […]
No. 1 Penn State Wrestling picked up a 23-14 victory over No. 2 Iowa Friday night in front of a record setting crowd of 15,998 at the Bryce Jordan Center. The crowd tied the NCAA attendance record for an indoor college wrestling match, previously set by the Nittany Lions and Iowa in 2018. It was […]
