The latest Penn State Wrestling updates, including breaking news, analysis, and insight on the Penn State Nittany Lions.
The success Penn State Wrestling has seen in the past decade plus can be attributed to several factors. But, none come even close to the No. 1 reason. Penn State wrestling has Cael Sanderson as its head coach. Through his 14 year tenure leading the Nittany Lions, the Penn State faithful have seen some incredible things … Read more
Get to know Aaron Nagao, the newest addition to the Penn State Wrestling Team. Learn about his journey, achievements, and contribution to the team.
Bo Nickal is one of the greatest wrestlers in the illustrious history of the Penn State Wrestling program, and has gone on to become one of the most feared competitors in the UFC’s Octagon. Nickal is currently 4-0 as an ultimate fighter, ahead of his upcoming bout at UFC-290 against newcomer Val Woodburn, at the … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Delve into the inspiring journey of Robbie Howard in Penn State Wrestling. From state titles in high school to facing challenges at the national level.
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Coming off a 12-3 record his redshirt freshman year where Alex Facundo finished fifth at the 2021 Clarion Open and won a title at the Mat Town Open II, and Penn State Wrestling faithful were eager to see what Facundo could do in the starting lineup. The former No. 5 overall recruit in the 2021 recruiting … Read more
Carter Starocci has a chance to do what no other Nittany Lions grappler has ever done in their storied history as he and fellow teammate, Aaron Brooks, could become the first ever four time NCAA champions for Penn State Wrestling. It’s crazy to think all-time greats like Ed Ruth, Zain Retherford, Jason Nolf, and Bo … Read more
Big Ten Wrestling Power Rankings in early early summer? Surely you can’t be serious, Chris. Yes, yes I am. And don’t call me Shirley. During the 2022-2023 season, the Big Ten saw some big changes in the pecking order as perennial doormats climbed out of the basement and several one-time wrestling powerhouses fell on hard times. So with … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Penn State Wrestling heavyweight Greg Kerkvliet is a bad, bad man on the mat. Just ask any of the 60 opponents that Kerkvliet has mowed down since he got to campus in Happy Valley early in the 2019-2020 season. Kerk is both a massive human being, and an absolute freak athlete with the way he’s able to … Read more
The 2023 US Open Championships wrapped up last night in Las Vegas and to say the Penn State Wrestling Team was “well represented” would be an insult to each of those words and to the entire English language. Could I come up with more apt words to describe the results from the incoming Nittany Lions? … Read more
Penn State Wrestling may be facing a major shakeup to its National Championship winning lineup. Following Carter Starocci’s pin against Nebraska’s Mickey Labriola in the 2023 NCAA finals, he was very direct about his wrestling future. Starocci said his next stop in wrestling was going to be an Olympic gold medal. And he didn’t stop there, … Read more
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock or recently been on a darkness retreat with Aaron Rodgers, then you’ve seen the wave of transfers Cael Sanderson and Penn State Wrestling have picked up. In late November, former Cornell commit Erik Gibson and his younger brother, Mason, announced they were flipping from the Big Red to … Read more
At this point, for Penn State Wrestling’s opponents, it has to be comical, right? Penn State Wrestling, a program which appeared to perpetually finish fifth in the Big Ten prior to the arrival of Cael Sanderson, and now has won 10 out of the last 12 NCAA Wrestling Championships, just picked up its fourth transfer this … Read more
