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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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Recap of the 2023 US Open Championships: Penn State Wrestling shines with impressive results from current and future Nittany Lions.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 is showing no signs of slowing down on their way towards complete domination in collegiate wrestling. Mitchell Mesenbrink was previously in the transfer portal following his freshman year at Cal Baptist University. And I say “was” because he just announced he is committing to Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions. This is obviously another […]
Penn State Wrestling is the dynasty for all seasons. Break out the streamers and the trumpets because it’s prediction season, baby! What a magical time. It’s the time of the year that fills each fan with optimism and hope that the next season will be “The One” and they can already envision wrestlers lifting trophies […]
Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions once again hit the transfer portal, as they just landed one of the top guys in the nation. Bernie Truax, who originally attended and wrestled for Cal Poly since 2019, just announced he was committing to Penn State. He’ll have one year of eligibility for the Lions. And, this […]
Penn State Wrestlng added 38.5 team points to their score to leave them at 116.5 heading into Saturday, and well on their way to the 10th title in 12 seasons for Cael Sanderson and 11th title overall. The Nittany Lions have all but wrapped up the team title after sending 5 wrestlers to the finals […]
Penn State Wrestling head coach Cael Sanderson chases his 10th National Title in the last 12 seasons when the Nittany Lions hit the mat in Tulsa this weekend. The Nittany Lions are the favorite to take home the team title as well as having multiple individual champions. The tournament features the top 33 wrestlers at […]
Penn State Wrestling finishes on top at the Big Ten Championships for the first time since 2019. The Nittany Lions will send representatives from 9 of the 10-weight classes to NCAA’s. Additionally, Four wrestlers won the Big 10 Title at their respective weight classes and 7 finished top 3. Penn State Wrestling will be heavy […]
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 […]
