http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org Penn State Wrestling News en-us webmaster@pennstatewrestlingclub.org (Penn State Wrestling Club) webmaster@pennstatewrestlingclub.org (Penn State Wrestling Club) http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=714 <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Nittany Lions Grab Four Seeds as 2010 NCAA Championships Brackets are Announced</strong></div><div><br></div><div>By: Pat Donghia</div><div><br></div><div>March 10, 2010</div><div><br></div><div>STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The NCAA has announced the brackets for the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held on March 18-20 and the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers have received four seeds. Head coach Cael Sanderson's will send six wrestlers to the event, led by senior Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah), who will be the No. 4 seed at 157.</div><div><br></div><div>Sanderson, a 2008 All-American, will be Penn State's top seed and will carry a 28-4 record into the event. All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) is close behind as the No. 5 seed at 149. Molinaro will take a 29-5 record into the national tournament. All-American Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) enters the tournament as the No. 6 seed at 165. Vallimont, who was a 2008 All-American at 157, is 26-7 heading to Omaha. Senior David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) rounds out the seeded Nittany Lions with a No. 11 nod at 184. Erwin, who is making his first trip to nationals, has a 29-8 overall record.</div><div><br></div><div>Junior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) is unseeded at 125 and carries a 26-8 record to nationals. Sophomore Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) is unseeded at heavyweight with his 20-9 mark. Senior Adam Lynch (Mifflinburg, Pa.) did not receive an at-large bid and will not compete at nationals.</div><div><br></div><div>The following is a weight-by-weight breakdown of Penn State's opening round match-ups with seeds and overall records heading into the tournament. </div><div><br></div><div>125: #12 Brad Pataky, Jr. (Clearfield, Pa.), 26-8 overall</div><div><br></div><div>Pataky will take on No. 9 seed Jarrod Patterson of Oklahoma in the first round. Pataky beat Patterson 8-6 back on Jan. 9 at the Virginia Duals. The winner of that match-up takes on the winner of the James Knox (Maryland)/No. 8 seed Matt Steintrager (Central Michigan) bout. </div><div><br></div><div>149: #4 Frank Molinaro, So. (Barnegat, N.J.), #5 seed, 29-5 overall</div><div><br></div><div>Molinaro will face off against Binghamton's Donald Vinson in the opening round. The winner will meet either Pitt's Eric Albright or Minnesota's No. 12 seed Mario Mason in the next round. </div><div><br></div><div>157: #6 Cyler Sanderson, Sr. (Heber City, Utah), #4 seed, 28-4 overall</div><div><br></div><div>2010 Big Ten Champion Sanderson will face Northern Illinois' Bryan Deutsch in the opening round with the winner facing off against either Tyson Reiner of Northern Iowa or Dan Gonsor of Virginia in round two. </div><div><br></div><div>165: #7 Dan Vallimont, Sr. (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), #6 seed, 26-7 overall</div><div><br></div><div>Vallimont will meet take on Matt Epperly of Virginia Tech in the opening round. The Nittany Lion won a close bout with Epperly earlier in the year, winning a 4-3 decision. The winner of that bout will face off with either Paul Gillespie of Hofstra or No. 11 seed Rick Schmelyun of Bloomsburg. </div><div><br></div><div>184: #9 David Erwin, Sr. (Urbana, Ohio), #11 seed, 29-8 overall</div><div><br></div><div>Erwin will take on Oklahoma's Erich Schmidtke of Oklahoma in the opening round. Erin downed Schmidtke 9-3 back in January at the Virginia Duals. The winner of the Erwin/Schmidtke bout will face off with either Zack Giesen of Stanford or No. 6 seed Max Askren of Missouri. </div><div><br></div><div>HWT: #17 Cameron Wade, So. (Twinsburg, Ohio) 20-9 overall</div><div><br></div><div>Wade will take on No. 3 seed Zach Rey of Lehigh in the opening round. Wade lost a 5-2 bout to Rey back in November in Penn State's season-opening dual at Lehigh. The winner of the Wade/Rey match will face either Kurt Klimek of CS-Fullerton or David Wade of Eastern Michigan.</div><div><br></div><div>The 2010 NCAA Championships are on March 18-20 in Omaha, Neb. Action begins at the Qwest Center at 11 a.m. (Central) on Thursday, March 18. Penn State's action in the tourney will be aired live on Forever Broadcasting's WRSC and #8200;(1390 AM) and on www.GoPSUsports.com as well. The Nittany Lions posted a 13-6-1 overall record during dual meets this season, 5-3 and in fourth place in the Big Ten standings. Penn State placed fifth at the 2010 Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., on March 6-7. The 2009-10 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline.</div> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:34:43 GMT http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=714 http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=713 <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>A Letter from Casey Cunningham - March 9, 2010</strong> </p><div><p>Penn State Wrestling Fans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p></div><div> </div><div>Hello again to everyone. It has been a couple weeks since the last update mainly because of no competition the previous weekend but now we do have something to report on. We had a great fan following in Ann Arbor for our wrestlers and for most of our coaching staff in what was their first Big Ten tournament. We had some ups and downs over the weekend but we did get 6 guys through to the National Tournament and did have a Big Ten Champion in Cyler Sanderson. Cyler was only the 20th Big Ten Champion in school history. Hopefully in the future we add many more Big Ten and National Champions to our list. A couple of observations from the tournament are that you have to have 10 guys scoring for your team or you do not have a great shot at winning the title. In a sense it may be harder to win the Big Ten tournament then to place high at the NCAA tournament which has been evident in years past for several programs.` Also bonus points in the tournament are huge. Those extra points could make the difference in placing by 2 to 3 spots for your team. Little things in regards to finishing a technique, mat awareness, and strategy become blaringly evident in a tournament like this. If you do not take care of the little things anybody could beat you and you could beat anybody. </div><div>We are upset that we are not taking all ten guys to the NCAA tournament but are excited about the six and a possible seven that are going to the NCAA. We will know on the seventh tomorrow. Regardless of what happens Adam Lynch is the man! He is a great kid who busted his butt and got a lot better. He did not have the tournament we thought he was capable of but he is a leader in how he works and how he carries himself. We do not have much to compare our Big Ten tournament to in regards to the past because this was our first year here but there are a few things I like to look at to see if guys are improving. We had two returning Big Ten Finalist out of our lineup and two starting seniors graduate last year and we scored 11.5 more team points this year than last and placed two spots higher so that is a small improvement. According to the pre seeds and past history seven of our ten guys placed at or above their seed and three guys placed below. Of our guys that were seeded four of the seven placed at or above their seed. These are just a few things I look at to see if our guys are improving. In my opinion a couple of our guys had the best tournament they have had all year and a couple more maybe let their emotions get the better of them in a few matches and did not let it all hang out. We are confident regardless that we have six guys right now that can win or place high at the NCAA tournament. They are obviously going to have wrestle with urgency, aggressiveness, and passion but this is what we have trained them for all season so now we get to watch them go out there and get after it.</div><div>I have to say once again what awesome fans we have. We are very fortunate as a coaching staff and our wrestlers are very fortunate to have the following that we do. We have fans that regardless if we win or lose are going to be there to support if our guys just fight. We will continue to preach fight until every one of our guys fights like it is his life on the line out there for seven minutes. </div><div>I hope to see a ton of fans in Omaha to watch our guys get what they have been working for. On another note I have kept stats all year on our guys(actually Tiffany has done a lot of it) in regards to team points etc. so I will share the top 3 in each category including the Big Ten Tournament.</div><div><br></div><div>GO LIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Name</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Team Points</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bonus Points</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Pins</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Takedowns</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Nearfall</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Riding Time</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Stalling Calls</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Brad Pataky </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">92.5</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">23<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>3<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>72<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>25<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>11<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>10</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Frank Molinaro<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>86<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>83<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>14<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>19<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>10</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cyler Sanderson<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>107<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>28<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>7<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>113<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>13</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">David Erwin<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>14</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Cameron Wade<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>27<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>8<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>19</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Team Total<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>648.5<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>153.5<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>29<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>516<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>115<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>82<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>71</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px; font-size: x-small;"><br></span></div><div>These are the guys that were in the top three of at least one of the categories. The nearfall is the number of times we turned our opponents. The riding time is the number of times we had riding time for us at the end of the match. Stalling Calls are the number of times we got our opponent called for stalling.</div> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:22:39 GMT http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=713 http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=712 <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Championship Announcement Streaming Information</strong></div><div><br></div><div>The NCAA will be streaming the wrestling bracket selections for each weight on Wednesday, March 10 at 6PM ET.</div><div><br></div><div>http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-wrestl/champpage/inc/div1/m-wrestl-div1-announcements.html</div><div><br></div><div>Official Brackets will be posted shortly after.</div> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:17:46 GMT http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=712 http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=711 <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>The sky is the limit for North Star Cougars' Roberts</strong></div><div><br></div><div>By: Brandan Hartland</div><div>http://www.ourtownonline.biz/articles/2010/03/09/neighbors/sports/sample157.txt</div><div><br></div><div>North Star's defending state champion Nick Roberts continued his domination and earned Outstanding Wrestler honors at Windber High School at the District 5 Class AA Wrestling Tournament on March 2. That's just more hardware to add to his trophy case.</div><div><br></div><div>Roberts went 32-6 last year as a freshman en route to winning the Class AA Pennsylvania State Championship title. During the offseason, he won the Junior National Championship in March and captured the Cadet National Freestyle and Greco championships in Fargo, N.D. He also won the Thomas Tournament in Somerset on Jan. 10, just to name a few.</div><div><br></div><div>"It takes a special individual to be willing to put in the time to go to all of the wrestling clinics that he goes to," said Cougars' head coach Pat Berzonski. "He sacrifices a lot of time and travels all over the country for wrestling. It really takes an extreme amount of dedication. He's a great sport about it. No matter where we go, people know him from competing with him. He's a really likable kid."</div><div><br></div><div>Roberts is ranked No. 1 in the country in his weight class of 103 pounds. Six factors are considered in determining these rankings. They include: accomplishments at the state high school championships, national junior freestyle and Greco-Roman success, Cadet National placement, performances at prestigious high school tournaments, information from coaches and parents and state from which nominees hail.</div><div><br></div><div>"It's a real honor," Roberts said of being ranked as the top wrestler in the nation. "It's something that makes me really want to work hard and keep it up for the rest of my high school career."</div><div><br></div><div>Hard work is something he is used to. Wrestling is a year-round commitment for Roberts.</div><div><br></div><div>He spends two-to-three hours a day at the gym running, lifting weights or practicing his wrestling technique. His preparation has increased even more as he prepares for the state tournament on March 11. Berzonski said Roberts' hard work will pay off in the end as he tries to defend his title.</div><div><br></div><div>"He's excellent at taking the action to his opponents," Berzonski said. "He's wrestling great right now, his weight is under control, he's showing confidence, and the sky is the limit for him. He's No. 1 is the nation for a reason."</div><div><br></div><div>But Roberts' goals don't end with just another state championship. He wants to further his career by wrestling at Penn State and one day get the opportunity to represent his country on the Olympic stage.</div><div><br></div><div>"It would mean the world to me," he said of getting the chance to wrestle in the Olympics. "That's the biggest thing you can do in this sport and it's my ultimate goal. In the Olympics, the type of wrestling they do is a freestyle Greco. After winning the Greco championship in Fargo as a freshman, that became my favorite style."</div> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:15:04 GMT http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=711 http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=710 <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Sanderson marking himself different from older brothers</strong></div><div><br></div><div>By Brendan Monahan </div><div>Collegian Staff Writer</div><div><br></div><div>The seven-year difference between Cyler Sanderson and his older brother Cael Sanderson led their father Steve Sanderson to rethink his former child-raising choices.</div><div><br></div><div>"We probably should have had another little boy to grow up with Cyler," Steve said amid laughs. "It's been harder on Cyler because of the amount of pressure that was put on him."</div><div><br></div><div>The pressure wasn't created by Steve or Cyler's three older brothers Cael, Cody Sanderson or Cole Sanderson. Others created it -- expecting more in the wake of his brothers' successful collegiate careers.</div><div><br></div><div>This pressure, Steve said, was something Cyler's brothers never experienced. Along with the heightened expectations -- and his unique red hair -- Cyler can now add a Big Ten individual title to the list of things his brothers will never have. The Nittany Lion grappler defeated friend and former teammate Colton Salazar of Purdue for the 157-pound title Sunday.</div><div><br></div><div>"It was a little bit interesting because we had a close relationship," Cyler said of Salazar, "but when you step on the mat, it's wrestling."</div><div><br></div><div>Steve coached Salazar at Wasatch High School in Heber City, Utah along with his son. The father said growing up by himself, Cyler ventured out more with friends than the other brothers. Because the older brothers were close in age, they were each other's closest confidants.</div><div><br></div><div>"They had their individual friends," Steve said," but mostly they hung out together."</div><div><br></div><div>Though Cyler may be the more social of the Sandersons, have the only Big Ten title and be the only one to sport red hair, the Big Ten 157-pound championship was only a stepping stone for his ultimate goal this year -- an NCAA title.</div><div><br></div><div>To do it, he'll have to either avoid or beat J.P. O'Connor, Dustin Schlatter and Jesse Dong, all of whom defeated Cyler earlier this season and are ranked higher than the No. 6 157-pounder.</div><div><br></div><div>The title would place Cyler in the ranks of his brother Cael, a four-time NCAA champion, but it would also add another accomplishment to the list of things his brothers will never have -- an individual national title as a Penn State wrestler.</div><div><br></div><div>"I know that he's worked hard for it," Steve said. "There will be 30, 40 other kids in the bracket that are going to make sure that doesn't happen. He just has to go fight for it."</div> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:08:32 GMT http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=710 http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=709 <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Takedown Wrestling Media to broadcast NCAA Preview Show on Wednesday</strong></div><div><br></div><div>Scott Casber Takedown Media</div><div>03/08/2010</div><div><br></div><div>The conference tournaments are over. Lots of discussion is going on across America as to what the finishes and scoring of these events mean to the brackets for the D1 Championships. </div><div><br></div><div>This Wednesday, in cooperation with the NCAA, Takedown Wrestling Media will host the first NCAA Championship Preview Special on radio and internet. The NCAA will announce 36 at-large selections to round out the field of 320 wrestlers who will compete at the 2010 NCAA Championships in Omaha, Neb. From California to Pennsylvania, Oklahoma to Minnesota, and everywhere in between, all things wrestling will be up for debate.</div><div><br></div><div>Now there is a place where the opinions of distinguished members of the National Hall of Fame and amp; Museum, the wrestling media and you, the fan, can discuss everything related to the upcoming championships.</div><div><br></div><div>On Wednesday, March 10, from 7-10 p.m. (CST), from it's radio studios in Des Moines, Iowa Takedown Wrestling Media will host the first NCAA Wrestling Championship Preview Show live on-line at http://www.livesportsvideo.com/golive/goliveevents.asp?q=takedownradio.</div><div><br></div><div>There will be a panel discussion between various members of the wrestling community and questions from fans will also be included. Send your questions now to wrestle1435@aol.com or you can call in to the show at 866-333-5966 or 515-284-5966</div><div><br></div><div>Scott Casber, from Takedown Wrestling Media, will host the show. </div><div>Scheduled guests include:</div><div>NCAA champions and Hall of Famers Wade Schalles and Nate Carr; </div><div>Brad Traviolia and Jim Gibbons from the Big Ten Network; </div><div>Steve Foster and Jeff Murphy from Takedown Wrestling Media; </div><div>Chad Wiltsey from theWrestlingtalk.com; </div><div>NCAA.com blogger and Oklahoma State radio analyst Roger Moore; </div><div><strong>Jeff Byers from Penn State Radio; </strong></div><div>Andrew Hipps from Intermatwrestle.com; </div><div>Kevin Schlosser of Buckeyewrestling.com;</div><div>Bryan Van Kley and Mike Finn from WIN Magazine; </div><div>Jim Hochstrasser from the PAC and</div><div>Gary Abbott from USA Wrestling and theMat.com will round out the panel. </div><div><br></div><div>Want to ask Schalles about "The Spladle?"</div><div>Have a question about Kenny Monday for Carr?</div><div>Finals of the Big 10, 12 or the MAC still got ya puzzled? </div><div>Maybe you want to discuss the 165-pound weight class in Omaha, this is the show for you.</div><div>What do the Buckeye's bring to the table?</div><div>What about the Hawkeyes? </div><div><br></div><div>This Wednesday you can be heard or just listen in to the first NCAA Championship Preview Special. You can also hang out in the chat room and talk with others, ask questions or just listen in as Britt Malinsky mans the room. Be a part of wrestling history with the first show of its kind, LIVE!</div><div><br></div><div>NCAA Championship Preview Special- Wednesday March 10th 2010 from 7 PM to 10 PM CST at:</div><div>Takedownradio.com or http://www.livesportsvideo.com/golive/goliveevents.asp?q=takedownradio</div> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:03:27 GMT http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=709 http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=708 <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Lions endure uneven results</strong></div><div><br></div><div>By: Guy Cipriano</div><div>Centre Daily Times</div><div><br></div><div>ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Brad Pataky had stitches below his eye. Frank Molinaro's face was bleeding. Cyler Sanderson wrestled with a bandage around an entire leg.</div><div><br></div><div>Physically, Penn State left the Big Ten Championships battered, although their aches appeared mild compared to Michigan State's Nick Palmieri, who competed with an eye swollen shut.</div><div><br></div><div>Mentally, the Nittany Lions appear fine.</div><div><br></div><div>The tournament yielded mixed results for Penn State, which went 17-18 in individual bouts and finished fifth in the two-day event. The Nittany Lions, who placed seventh against a stronger field last year, currently have six NCAA qualifiers:</div><div><br></div><div>Pataky at 125 pounds, Molinaro at 149, Sanderson at 157, Dan Vallimont at 165, David Erwin at 184 and heavyweight Cameron Wade.</div><div><br></div><div>Sanderson and Vallimont are four-time national qualifiers. Erwin and Wade qualified for their first national tournaments. The NCAA Championships begin March 18 in Omaha, Neb.</div><div><br></div><div>"It was an up and down tournament," said Wade, who finished fifth. "We have a lot to improve on. We have two weeks until nationals and we have to get ready."</div><div><br></div><div>Adam Lynch, who went 2-3 over the weekend, will learn his fate at 141 Wednesday when the NCAA wrestling committee announces at-large selections. The senior is 13-13 and owns three victories over ranked opponents. Bryan Pearsall, Justin Ortega and Clay Steadman's seasons are done after 0-2 performances.</div><div><br></div><div>Lynch has time to agonize over the process. Coach Cael Sanderson gave the team two days to recuperate from this past weekend. NCAA preparations resume Wednesday. The team will practice in solitude. Penn State's spring break started Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>"I think we all go to Cancun and then we get a flight out of there to Omaha," Vallimont joked.</div><div><br></div><div>Ann Arbor proved a long way from Cancun's beaches and festive atmosphere. In a quarter-filled, dusty arena, the Nittany Lions received some major tests.</div><div><br></div><div>They passed a mid-level exam, going 7-0 during the quarterfinals.</div><div><br></div><div>They nearly flunked a high-level one, going 1-6 in the semifinals. Cyler Sanderson became Penn State's 20th Big Ten champion and the first coached by his older brothers Cael and Cody by defeating Purdue's Colton Salazar in the finals.</div><div><br></div><div>"It's great preparation for the big show, the national tournament," Cyler said. "It's great to win a Big Ten championship for Penn State, for my brothers, all the coaches and my family."</div><div><br></div><div>Cyler won a 157-pound weight class that lost major muscle when Minnesota's Dustin Sclatter weighed-in but forfeited out of the tournament with an injury. With Schlatter, a former NCAA champion, resting, the sixth-ranked Sanderson was one of just two top-20 wrestlers, according to InterMat, in the bracket.</div><div><br></div><div>Other Nittany Lions faced some of the nation's best. Pataky lost to No. 1 Angel Escobedo of Indiana and No. 6 Zach Sanders of Minnesota. Pataky held an 8-3 lead after one period against Sanders before fading.</div><div><br></div><div>After defeating No. 11 David Cheza of Michigan State, Molinaro lost to No. 1 Brent Metcalf of Iowa and No. 5 Kyle Ruschell of Wisconsin. Erwin lost to No. 10 Phil Keddy of Iowa and 2008 NCAA champion Mike Pucillo of Ohio State.</div><div><br></div><div>Vallimont had the best showing against the nation's elite. He dropped a 3-1 decision to No. 1 Andrew Howe of Wisconsin before defeating Iowa's Ryan Morningstar in the consolation finals. Vallimont took Morningstar down twice and held a 4-2 lead when the fourth-ranked Morningstar defaulted with nine seconds remaining because of a knee injury. The victory avenged an earlier 2-0 loss.</div><div><br></div><div>Vallimont wrestled to his strengths against Morningstar, electing to take neutral to begin the third period despite a 2-2 score. Slick and powerful movement from his feet helped Vallimont finish third at the 2008 NCAA Championships.</div><div><br></div><div>"I just feel confident on my feet," he said. "If I'm moving on my shots and hitting my shots, I feel like I can take anybody down."</div><div><br></div><div>Recovering and learning from a Big Ten tournament is a routine practice for Vallimont. He wrestled 18 tournament bouts during his career.</div><div><br></div><div>For Cael Sanderson, the tournament represented a new experience. He competed and coached in the five-team Big 12 before arriving at Penn State last April.</div><div><br></div><div>His first Big Ten tournament featured an on-mat confrontation with Iowa coach Tom Brands during Wade's semifinal bout with Dan Erekson on Saturday night. A middle-of-the-pack conference finish is new for Sanderson. His three Iowa State teams won Big 12 titles.</div><div><br></div><div>Sanderson didn't want to linger Sunday. They left the parking lot before the post-tournament awards ceremony concluded. There were bruises to heal and another tournament to prepare for.</div><div><br></div><div>"Each kid learns different things," Sanderson said in a Crisler Arena tunnel as the team packed its bus. "Each kid has their own area we need to work on. It's just little adjustments, attitude, confidence and being able to compete. That's what it's about. That's the difference in winning and losing."</div> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:43:29 GMT http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=708 http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=707 <div style="text-align: center;"><p><strong>PIAA WRESTLING PAIRINGS</strong></p><p>(PSU Recruits in Bold) </p></div><div><br></div><div>Class AAA</div><div><br></div><div>Here are the pairings for the 2009-10 PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships. The tournament will be held Thursday through Saturday at the Giant Center in Hershey. (Wrestler, school, regional finish, class, record; "x" denotes returning champion)</div><div><br></div><div>Region codes:NE-Northeast (Districts 2, 4, 11). NW-Northwest (Districts 8, 9, 10), SC-South Central (District 3), SE-Southeast (Districts 1, 12), SW-Southwest (District 7).</div><div><br></div><div>103-Christian Stone, Clearfield, NW-1, Fresh., 33-7 vs. Chris Vassar, Cedar Cliff, SC-3, Fresh., 37-9; Anthony Cabrera, Bethlehem Liberty, NE-1, Jr., 33-5 vs. Mike McCall, Northeast Catholic, SE-4, Sr., 35-6; Ethan Kenney, Connellsville, SW-1, Fresh., 42-6 vs. Nick Bogacki, DuBois, NW-3, Sr., 24-10; Billy Rappo, Council Rock South, SE-2, Soph., 34-14 vs. Austin Miller, Hempfield (Dist. 3), SC-2, Jr., 36-2.</div><div><br></div><div>Corey McQuiston, West Chester Rustin, SE-1, Soph., 43-2 vs. Willie Bohince, Penn-Trafford, SW-3, Soph., 34-11; T.J. Brandt, Altoona, NW- 2, Fresh., 32-2 vs. Evan DiSora, Easton, NE-2, Jr., 33-8; Jordan Conaway, New Oxford, SC-1, Jr., 38-1 vs. Kyle Krasavage, Wyoming Valley West, NE-3, Fresh., 31-4; Connor Schram, Canon-McMillan, SW- 2, Fresh., 38-4 vs. Rob D'Annunzio, Methacton, SE-3, Jr., 39-3.</div><div><br></div><div>112-Corey Keener, Blue Mountain, NE-1, Soph., 41-4 vs. Collin Henry, Great Valley, SE-4, Jr., 30-9;Thomas Traxler, Bellefonte, NW-1, Soph., 19-1vs. Daniel King, Susquehanna Township, SC-3, Soph., 30-8; Josh DiSanto, Pennsbury, SE-1, Fresh., 31-0 vs. Tim Wheeling, General McLane, NW-3, Soph., 37-6; Jon Brigham, Cumberland Valley, SC-2, Jr., 28-5 vs. Paul Bewak, Hempfield (Dist. 7), SW-2, Jr., 34-6.</div><div><br></div><div>x-Jimmy Gulibon, Derry Area, SW-1, Soph., 32-1 vs. Kevin Flack, William Tennent, SE-3, Fresh., 36-4; Seth Spack, Punxsutawney, NW-2, Soph., 28-9 vs. Devon Litito, Bethlehem Liberty, NE-2, Soph., 24-6; Dereck Enders, Big Spring, SC-1, Jr., 30-4 vs. Mackenzie McGuire, Upper St. Clair, SW-3, Soph., 31-1; John Dutrow, Council Rock North, SE-2, Fresh., 29-12 vs. C.J. Palmer, Delaware Valley, NE-3, Soph., 41-8.</div><div><br></div><div>119-Anthony Marino, Bethlehem Liberty, NE-1, Sr., 29-7 vs. Alex Dunaway, McGuffey, SW-3, Sr., 28-8; Matt Malfaro, Boyertown, SE-1, Sr., 38-5 vs. Kaleb Loht, Indian Valley, NW-3, Jr., 31-5; Shelton Mack, Meadville, NW-1, Sr., 37-1 vs. Shane Longstreth, Council Rock North, SE-4, Jr., 34-13; Kyle Coblentz, Garden Spot, SC-2, Sr., 34-4 vs. Derrick Nelson, Waynesburg Central, SW-2, Jr., 30-4.</div><div><br></div><div>Dylan Nguyen, Red Lion, SC-1, Sr., 34-5 vs. Brandon Choate, Blue Mountain, NE-3, Jr., 43-8; Austin Gillihan, Corry, NW-2, Jr., 31-2 vs. Matt Harkins, Hatboro-Horsham, SE-2, Jr., 35-5; x-<strong>Nico Megaludis</strong>, Franklin Regional, SW-1, Jr., 32-0 vs. Nick Bongard, Monsignor Bonner, SE-3, Sr., 36-1; Franco Ferraina, Nazareth, NE-2, Jr., 29-7 vs. Nick Varndell, Central Dauphin, SC-3, Fresh., 38-5.</div><div><br></div><div>125-Matt Rappo, Council Rock South, SE-1, Jr., 39-6 vs. Nolan Barger, Clearfield, NW-3 Fresh., 33-8; Cameron Throckmorton, SC-1, Jr., 30-2 vs. Leroy Harman, Williamsport, NE-3, Soph., 26-5; Zach Horan, Nazareth, NE-1, Jr., 35-1 vs. Casey Kent, LaSalle, SE-3, Soph., 38-6; John Pezze, Norwin, SW-2, Jr., 31-2 vs. Amani Bosko, Warren, NW-2, Jr., 32-5.</div><div><br></div><div>Zach McGinnis, Waynesburg Central, SW-1, Jr., 32-6 vs. Jimmy Hughes, Chambersburg, SC-3, Sr., 32-3; Scott Wolfinger, Quakertown, SE-2, Jr., 28-8 vs. Jordan Glykas, Northampton, NE-2, Sr., 22-11; Mitchell Port, Bellefonte, NW-1, Sr., 41-0vs. Jeremy Minich, Boyertown, SE-4, Jr., 30-7; Bobby Rehm, Penn Manor, SC-2, Jr., 36-4 vs. Dylan Mogan, Bethel Park, SW-3, Soph., 23-1.</div><div><br></div><div>130-Steve Spearman, Erie McDowell, NW-1, Soph., 38-0 vs. Tyler Rauenzahn, Blue Mountain, NE-3, Jr., 43-7; Mason Popham, Unionville, SE-1, Jr., 34-3 vs. Victor Bracey, Kennard-Dale, SC-3, Sr., 28-2; Dan Neff, Solanco, SC-1, Jr., 39-2 vs. Tim Santry, Upper Moreland, SE-4, Sr., 34-5; Jordan Toledo, Pleasant Valley, NE-2, Sr., 37-4 vs. Ty Lydic, Greater Latrobe, SW-2, Soph., 36-5.</div><div><br></div><div>Mitchell Minotti, Easton, NE-1, Soph., 38-3 vs. Carson Brooks, Fox Chapel, SW-3, Sr., 39-4; Matt Cimato, LaSalle, SE-2, Soph., 34-2 vs. Erik Galloway, State College, NW-2, Sr., 31-6;Tyler Zymroz, Central Catholic, SW-1, Soph., 40-4 vs. Kasey Davis, Meadville, NW-3, Sr., 39- 5; Tyler Buckman, Central Dauphin, SC-2, Sr., 34-4 vs. Luke Bilyeu, Haverford, SE-3, Sr., 32-2.</div><div><br></div><div>135-Shawn Greevy, Cumberland Valley, SC-1, Sr., 20-2 vs. Adam Powers, State College, NW-3, Sr., 30-8;Hunter McGraw, Crestwood, NE-1, Sr., 36-5 vs. Seth Ehlo, Central Bucks West, SE-4, Soph., 36-7; Travis Shaffer, Derry Area, SW-1, Jr., 29-3 vs. Jacob Chamberlain, Pleasant Valley, NE-3, Sr., 31-7; Alex Pellicciotti, Boyertown, SE-2, Sr., 41-4 vs. Jake Schultz, Lewistown, NW-2, Jr., 30-6.</div><div><br></div><div>Josh Dziewa, Council Rock South, SE-1, Sr., 29-1 vs. Eric Nutter, Pittsburgh Central Catholic, SW-3, Jr., 36-8; Tim Ravel, Wilson, SC-2, Sr., 38-9 vs. Joseph Rizzolino, Easton, NE-2, Jr., 31-11; Jordan Rich, Central Mountain, Central Mountain, NW-1, Sr., 34-2 vs. Joey Mazzi, LaSalle, SE-3, Jr., 44-3; Nick Catalano, Canon-McMillan, SW-2, Jr., 29-3 vs. Tre Miller Scott, Central Dauphin East, SC-3, Jr., 31-6.</div><div><br></div><div>140-Lorenzo Thomas, Central Catholic, SW-1, Jr., 43-4 vs. Tyler Torcivia, Nazareth, NE-3, Sr., 34-7; Nick Dragonette, Wilson, SC-1, Sr., 40-6 vs. Brett Harner, Norristown, SE-4, Fresh., 43-5; Mark Hartenstine, Easton, NE-2, Sr., 40-2 vs.Scott Bosak, State College, NW-2, Sr., 13-4; Jared Ross, Northern, SC-3, Jr., 34-5 vs. Anthony White, Northeast Catholic, SE-1, Sr., 38-2.</div><div><br></div><div>Brian Brill, Central Mountain, NW-1, Sr., 36-5 vs. Domenic Pietropaolo, Plum, SW-3, Sr., 34-5; Joseph Marino, Garnet Valley, SE-2, Sr., 36-6 vs. Matt Newman, Central York, SC-2, Jr., 20-2; Sam Lombardo, Canon- McMillan, SW-2, Sr., 23-4 vs. Tyler Parsons, Erie Cathedral Prep, NW-3 Jr., 32-5; Matt Martoccio, Council Rock South, SE-3, Jr., 38-10 vs. x- Josh Kindig, Blue Mountain, NE-1, Sr., 38-1.</div><div><br></div><div>145-Ryan Krecker, Nazareth, NE-1, Jr., 33-4 vs. Andy Candiello, North Allegheny, SW-3, Sr., 33-7; Bo Candelaria, Middletown, SC-1, Sr., 29-3 vs. Tim Riley, Council Rock South, SE-4, Soph., 27-15; x-<strong>Andrew Alton</strong>, Central Mountain, NW-1, Sr., 41-0 vs. Rustin Barrick, Mechanicsburg, SC-3, Soph., 28-7; Brandon Parker, Norristown, SE-2, Jr., 41-7 vs. Justin Harold, Kiski Area, SW-2, Sr., 39-3.</div><div><br></div><div>Thomas Demetrio, Pottsgrove, SE-1, Jr., 29-6 vs. Curtis Delattre, Warren, NW-3, Sr., 34-7; Michael Ottinger, Parkland, NE-2, Jr., 36-6 vs. Billy Randt, West York, SC-2, Sr., 26-4; Aaron McKinney, West Allegheny, SW-1, Jr., 36-4 vs. Kyle Duffy, Spring-Ford, SE-3, Jr., 28-8; Jake Kondrlik, Corry, NW-2, Sr., 38-6 vs. Donald-Paul Miller, Pocono Mountain East, NE-3, Jr., 33-4.</div><div><br></div><div>152-x-<strong>Dylan Alton</strong>, Central Mountain, NW-1, Sr., 41-0 vs. Nick Russell, Neshaminy, SE-3, Jr., 35-7; Jayshon Wilson, Carlisle, SC-1, Jr., 32-1 vs. Travis Moyer, Blue Mountain, NE-3, Soph., 38-11; Austin Sommer, Northampton, NE-1, Sr., 36-4 vs. Damian Lascoli, Hollidaysburg, NW-3, Jr., 33-7; Matt Hundenski, Hopewell, SW-2, Sr., 37-3 vs. Will Resnick, Penncrest, SE-2, Sr., 33-5.</div><div><br></div><div>Zack Shannon, Kiski Area, SW-1, Sr., 37-2 vs. Greg Lanctot, Council Rock North, SE-4, Sr., 27-12; Zach Towers, Meadville, NW-2, Soph., 35-3 vs. Zach Thomson, Mechanicsburg, SC-2, Jr., 28-6; Shane Springer, LaSalle, SE-1, Soph., 43-2 vs. Dylan Wisner, Spring Grove, SC-3, Sr., 44-5; Miles Wolfe, Shikellamy, NE-2, Sr., 24-12 vs. Cameron Fine, Elizabeth Forward, SW-3, Sr., 36-3.</div><div><br></div><div>160-Troy Reaghard, West Allegheny, SW-1, Sr., 36-2 vs. Vincent Colletta, Delaware Valley, NE-3, Sr., 31-9; J.M. Staudenmayer, Plymouth Whitemarsh, SE-1, Jr., 37-2 vs. Tyler Buckwalter, Central Mountain, NW-3, Jr., 37-9; Mark Havers, Bradford, NW-1, Jr., 29-1 vs. Bobby Scheivert, Chichester, SE-3, Jr., 36-2; Logen Wisner, Spring Grove, SC- 2, Jr., 41-6 vs. Wade Rivera, Parkland, NE-2, Sr., 41-4.</div><div><br></div><div>x-Marshall Peppelman, Central Dauphin, SC-1, Sr., 46-0 vs. Matt Krueger, Spring-Ford, SE-4, Jr., 31-9; Nick Bonaccorsi, Bethel Park, SW-2, Jr., 36-6 vs. Colton Spade, Lewistown, NW-2, Sr., 33-1; Pat LaBuz, Hazleton Area, NE-1, Sr., 40-1 vs. Ben Amrhein, North Hills, SW- 3, Sr., 38-6; John Bolich, Upper Moreland, SE-2, Jr., 36-3 vs. Luke Etter, Big Spring, SC-3, Sr., 33-7.</div><div><br></div><div>171-Robbie Fitzgerald, Downingtown East, SE-1, Sr., 38-1 vs. Matt McCutcheon, Kiski Area, SW-3, Fresh., 39-5; Jermaine Easter, Erie Cathedral Prep, NW-1, Sr., 36-5 vs. Clint Morrison, Cedar Cliff, SC-3, Sr., 35-6; Kenny Courts, Central Dauphin, SC-1, Jr., 38-0 vs. Nick Lynch, Hatboro-Horsham, SE-4, Sr., 35-10; Josh Popple, Wilkes-Barre Coughlin, NE-2, Jr., 33-5 vs. Cole Baxter, Butler, SW-2, Jr., 36-1.</div><div><br></div><div>Jared Kay, Hazleton Area, NE-1, Sr., 36-5 vs. Jake Burnside, Titusville, NW-3, Sr., 24-10; James Nicholson, Upper Moreland, SE-2, Sr., 35-4 vs. Tristan Warner, Cumberland Valley, SC-2, Sr., 35-2; Tyler Wilps, Chartiers Valley, SW-1, Sr., 37-0 vs. Bobby Lavelle, Council Rock South, SE-3, Sr., 40-8; Dylan Caprio, Central Mountain, NW-2, Sr., 35-5 vs. Matthew Transue, Stroudsburg, NE-3, Sr., 30-7.</div><div><br></div><div>189-Eric Shaffer, Greater Latrobe, SW-1, Sr., 37-2 vs. Zach Heffner, Boyertown, SE-3, Jr., 35-9; Michael Pollard, Corry, NW-1, Sr., 42-1 vs. Austin Schultz, Manheim Township, SC-3, Sr., 33-4; Antonio Giorgio, Warwick, SC-1, Sr., 24-0 vs. Tyson Searer, Lewistown, NW-3 Soph., 29-9; Tarik Haddad, Parkland, NE-2, Jr., 35-10 vs. Andre Petroski, Springfield, SE-2, Jr., 35-2.</div><div><br></div><div>Mike Mirra, Crestwood, NE-1, Jr., 37-6 vs. Dan Cox, Methacton, SE- 4, Sr., 30-9; Kyle McWreath, Trinity (Dist. 7), SW-2, Jr., 30-5 vs. Kevin Walters, Altoona, NW-2, Sr., 34-2; Jamie Callender, Council Rock North, SE-1, Sr., 38-1 vs. Christopher Pintado, Bethlehem Liberty, NE-3, Sr., 28-7; Phil Sprenkle, Dallastown, SC-2, Jr., 33-4 vs. Nikos Garofola, Hempfield (Dist. 7), SW-3, Jr., 35-5.</div><div><br></div><div>215-Zachary Nye, East Pennsboro, SC-1, Jr., 36-0 vs. Brook Gosch, Blue Mountain, NE-3, Sr., 43-9; x-Nate Gaffney, Connellsville, SW-1, Sr., 40-2 vs. Brandan Clark, Methacton, SE-3, Jr., 34-5; Joe Stolfi, Souderton, SE-1, Jr., 34-2 vs. Brandon Fedorka, Hopewell, SW-3, Sr., 36-4;Jonathan Gingrich, Bald Eagle Area, NW-2, Sr., 27-4vs. Taray Carey, Whitehall, NE-2, Sr., 31-1.</div><div><br></div><div>Sean Sadosky, St. Marys, NW-1, Sr., 33-0 vs. Scott Syrek, Owen J. Roberts, SE-4, Jr., 32-5; Travis Friend, Cumberland Valley, SC-2, Sr., 22-1 vs. Neal Rands, Ringgold, SW-2, Jr., 31-4; Spencer Myers, Selinsgrove, NE-1, Sr., 40-0 vs. Dawson Peck, Chambersburg, SC-3, Soph., 31-6; Nick Ruggear, Oxford, SE-2, Sr., 35-3 vs. Cody Dolan, Central Mountain, NW-3, Sr., 29-3.</div><div><br></div><div>285-x-Evan Craig, Abington Heights, NE-1, Sr., 46-0 vs. Marcus Robbins, Norristown, SE-3, Sr., 41-4; Adam Lazenga, Bethel Park, SW- 1, Sr., 40-1 vs. Zach Freet, Susquehannock, SC-3, Sr., 31-4; Dave Dewan, Springfield, SE-1, Sr., 31-5 vs. Tony Bourizk, Whitehall, NE-3, Sr., 28-4; Caleb Baker, General McLane, NW-2, Jr., 37-6 vs. Cole Dill-man, Conestoga Valley, SC-2, Jr., 37-3.</div><div><br></div><div>Zach Corl, Central Mountain, NW-1, Jr., 36-5, 36-5 vs. Ryan Geiger, LaSalle, SE-4, Jr., 21-5; Cody Mason, Jersey Shore, NE-2, Sr., 25-9 vs. Travis Miller, Connellsville, SW-2, Sr., 40-6; Averee Robinson, Susquehanna Township, SC-1, Soph., 34-2 vs. Zach Baker, Penn-Trafford, SW- 3, Sr., 37-10; William Carter, Pottstown, SE-2, Sr., 30-4 vs. Andre Buck, Clearfield, NW-3, Sr., 27-8.</div><div><br></div><div>Class AA</div><div><br></div><div>Region codes:NE-Northeast (Districts 2 and 4). NW-Northwest (Districts 9 and 10), SE-Southeast (Districts 1, 3 and 11), SW-Southwest (Districts 5, 6 and 7). Districts 8 and 12 have no Class AA wrestling schools.</div><div><br></div><div>103-x-Nick Roberts, North Star, SW-1, Soph., 35-0 vs. Anthony Bilotta, Pius X, SE-5, Jr., 32-7; Nate Schwab, Smethport, NW-3, Soph. 27-4 vs. Joseph Byers, Delone Catholic, SE-2 , Soph., 32-9; Tyler Pier, Harbor Creek, NW-2, Sr., 36-8 vs. Robert Ritschard, Oley Valley, SE-3, Fresh., 36-6; Ryan Wilson, Mt. Union, SW-4, Soph., 37-3 vs. Zain Retherford, Line Mountain, NE-1, Fresh., 36-1.</div><div><br></div><div>Corey Bush, Ridgeway, NW-1, Soph., 33-3 vs. Matt Williams, Pen Argyl, SE-4, Frosh., 39-6; Joshua Patrick, Ligonier Valley, SW-3, Frosh., 31-5 vs. David Sheesley, Mifflinburg, NE-2, Soph., 30-7; Nick Hough, Mt. Pleasant, SW-2, Jr., 26-7 vs. Matt Welliver, Benton, NE-3, Frosh., 27-11; Zach Swarrow, Beth-Center, SW-5, Frosh., 35-8 vs. Brad Farley, Bermudian Springs, SE-1, Soph., 35-1.</div><div><br></div><div>112-Randy Cruz, Bethlehem Catholic, SE-1, Soph., 34-5 vs. Aaron Toth, Charleroi, SW-5, Soph., 30-4; Tyler Roberts, Jamestown, NW-3, Jr., 39-8 vs. Cody Wheeler, Towanda, NE-2, Jr., 35-3; Matt Spragale, Mercer, NW-2, Jr., 37-16 vs. Colt Cotton, Benton, NE-3, Frosh., 32-6; Jamie Welsh, Pen Argyl , SE-4, Jr., 37-9 vs. Phillip Elias, Shady Side Academy, SW-1, Jr., 29-6.</div><div><br></div><div>David White, Athens, NE-1, Sr., 41-3 vs. Dylan Long, Northwestern Lehigh, SE-5, Sr., 29-5; Evan Link, Penn Cambria, SW-3, Jr., 34-4 vs. Nick Lamoreaux, Milton Hershey, SE-2, Sr., 31-3; Josh Polacek, Westmont Hilltop, SW-2, Jr., 32-7 vs. Nate Giorgio, Schuylkill Valley, SE-3, Jr., 43-5; Kie Brown, Huntingdon Area, SW-4, Jr. 40-5 vs. Shane Rankin, Union City, NW-1, Jr., 43-2.</div><div><br></div><div>119-Geoff Alexander, Shady Side Academy, SW-1, Jr., 31-3 vs. Brandon Arnsberger, Octorara, SE-5, Soph., 33-5; Sean Byham, Saegertown, NW-3, Jr., 37-6 vs. Pete Renda, Brandywine Heights, SE- 2, Frosh., 36-8; Aaron Roberts, Jamestown, NW-2, Soph., 34-9 vs. Adam Phillippi, Saucon Valley, SE-3, Sr., 38-9; Ty Dively, Claysburg- Kimmel, SW-4, Soph., 33-6 vs. Michael Rhone, Benton, NE-1, Sr., 38-3.</div><div><br></div><div>Mason Beckman, Reynolds, NW-1, Jr., 45-0 vs. Kody Rittenbaugh, Pine Grove, SE-4, Jr., 36-6; Cory Thomas, Bedford, SW-3, Sr., 37-3 vs. Ben Carey, Montoursville, NE-2, Sr., 34-5; Tanner Hough, Westmont- Hilltop, SW-2, Jr., 35-5 vs. Tyler Watts, South Williamsport, NE-3, Sr., 30-5; Adam Weinell, Blairsville, SW-5, Sr., 39-5 vs. x-Arty Walsh, Juniata, SE-1, Soph., 43-0.</div><div><br></div><div>125-Dylan DUrso, Reynolds, NW-1, Soph., 38-6 vs. Justin Mazza, Pius X, SE-4, Sr. 34-5; Joe Lascari, North Star, SW-3, Sr. 34-4 vs. Ben Knecht, Athens, NE-2, Sr., 36-8; Anthony Elias, Shady Side Academy SW-2, Jr., 36-9 vs. Ethan Midkiff, Mifflinburg, NE-3, Sr., 31-3; Tanner Cahill, Conemaugh Twp., SW-5, Frosh., 32-5 vs. Tyler Small, Delone Catholic, SE-1, Sr., 36-4.</div><div><br></div><div>Dave Makara, Burrell, SW-1, Jr., 41-5 vs. Ty Shoffstall, Tri Valley, SE- 5, Frosh., 36-9; Matt Bryer, Cochranton, NW-3, Soph., 38-7 vs. Laike Gardner, Biglerville, SE-2, Soph., 36-6; Dylan Simmer, Iroquois, NW-2, Sr., 19-3 vs. Zac Beitz, Juniata, SE-3, Soph., 46-2; Taylor Boyd, Juniata Valley, SW-4, Sr., 37-5 vs. Coltin Fought, Benton, NE-1, Jr., 38-6.</div><div><br></div><div>130-Joe Spisak, Boiling Springs, SE-1, Sr., 43-1 vs. Francis Mizia, Bentworth, SW-5 , Soph., 34-8; Levi Morton, North East, NW-3, Sr., 29- 5 vs. Adam Kritzer, Line Mountain, NE-2, Soph., 31-13; Trevor McCauley, Redbank Valley, NW-2, Sr., 39-3 vs. Ben Emmett, Central Columbia, NE-3, Jr., 30-4; Derek Goodwin, Hamburg, SE-4, Sr., 40-7 vs. Ronnie Garbinsky, Tyrone, SW-1, Jr., 38-0.</div><div><br></div><div>Brandon Pesarchick, Shamokin, NE-1, Jr., 35-5 vs. Dakota Davis, Schuylkill Valley, SE-5, Sr., 34-10; Michael DePalma, Jeannette, SW-3, Jr., 31-4 vs. Mikey Racciato, Pen Argyl, SE-2, Frosh., 41-4; <strong>Frank Martellotti</strong>, Shady Side Academy, SW-2, Sr., 45-2 vs. Kolby Mashack, Tamaqua, SE-3, Jr., 35-5; Jeremy Landowski, Burrell, SW-4, Jr., 22-9 vs. Austin Matthews, Reynolds, NW-1, Frosh., 41-6.</div><div><br></div><div>135-A.J. Schopp, Tyrone, SW-1, Sr., 38-0 vs. John Lynch, Saucon Valley, SE-4, Jr., 36-5; Garth Mahosky, Canton, NE-3, Sr., 32-6 vs. Quinton ORourke, Johnsonburg, NW-2, Sr., 29-6; Josh Lahr, Shamokin, NE- 2, Jr., 17-7 vs. Tim Clark, Saegertown, NW-3, Sr., 35-7; Trey Easter, Bedford, SW-5, Sr., 33-8 vs. x-Nick Hodgkins, Wyomissing, SE-1, Jr., 33-1.</div><div><br></div><div>Garet Pisani, Ridgway, NW-1, Sr., 34-2 vs. Noah Tarr, Blairsville, SW- 4, Frosh., 32-12; Nikko Stevens, Northern Lehigh, SE-3, Jr., 30-7 vs. Trevor Kushner, Westmont-Hilltop, SW-2, Sr., 32-6; Mike Giorgio, Schuylkill Valley, SE-2, Sr., 40-11 vs. Cole Claar, Claysburg-Kimmel, SW-3, Jr., 36-5; Luciano Burriesci, Pen Argyl, SE-5, Jr., 32-16 vs. Luke Frey, Montoursville, NE-1, Jr., 30-0.</div><div><br></div><div>140-x-Colin Shober, Schuylkill Valley, SE-1, Sr., 49-0 vs. Josh Shane, Chestnut Ridge, SW-4, Sr., 32-5 5; Luke Lohr, Somerset, SW-3, Sr., 32-5 vs. Ian Chiesa, Northwestern, NW-2, Sr., 27-6; Michael Imnes, Chartiers-Houston, SW-2, Jr., 30-2 vs. Herbie Hennegan, Mercer, NW-3, Sr., 36-13; Elisha Gaylor, Wyomissing, SE-5, Sr., 30-14 vs. Alex Stanton, Blue Ridge, NE-1, Sr., 36-1.</div><div><br></div><div>Phillip Steinberg, Central Cambria, SW-1, Sr., 33-1 vs. Seth Beitz, Juniata, SE-4, Sr., 41-7; Alec Eggerton, Loyalsock, NE-3, Sr., 26-5 vs. Dylan Killian, Annville Cleona SE-2, Jr., 35-8; Derek Shingara, Shamokin, NE-2, Sr., 31-7 vs. Anthony Dalton, Bermudian Springs, SE- 3, Sr., 33-8; Richard Baker, North Star, SW-5, Sr., 33-7 vs. Cody Copeland, Greenville, NW-1, Soph., 37-1.</div><div><br></div><div>145-Philip Racciato, Pen Argyl, SE-1, Sr., 38-3 vs. Anthony Risaliti, Central Cambria, SW-4, Soph., 32-7; Corey Aungst, Claysburg-Kimmel, SW-3, Jr., 38-3 vs. Luke Taylor, Reynolds, NW-2, Sr., 38-12; Nick Carr, South Fayette, SW-2, Jr., 28-2 vs. Mikel Boughner, Cochranton, NW-3, Sr., 39-10; Sam Scheib, Tri Valley SE-5, Soph., 35-13 vs. Aaron Fry, Muncy, NE-1, Sr. 40-0.</div><div><br></div><div>Shawn Perich, Portage, SW-1, Sr., 37-1 vs. Dillon Smith, Jim Thorpe, SE-4, Sr., 34-10; Garrett Russell, Athens, NE-3, Sr., 36-8 vs. Noah Horst, Schuylkill Valley, SE-2, Jr., 39-11; Elias Biddle, Warrior Run, NE- 2 Sr., 33-5, vs. Jackson Stabile, Hamburg, SE-3, Jr., 44-4; Chris Nagel, Southern Huntingdon, SW-5, Sr., 62-4 vs. Jordan Moss, Sharon, NW-1, Sr., 42-0.</div><div><br></div><div>152-Brandon Collins, Commodore Perry, NW-1, Sr., 33-4 vs. Gus Mizia, Bentworth, SW-5 jr 36-7; Jordan Knaub, York Suburban, SE-3, Sr., 26-2, vs. Mike Testen, Athens, NE-2, Sr., 35-7; Craemer Hedash, Northern Lehigh, SE-2, Sr., 29-7 vs. Tyler Hain, Warrior Run, NE-3, Sr., 33-4; Guliano Caloiero, Schuylkill Valley, SE-4, Jr., 36-10 vs. Cody Wiercioch, Charleroi, SW-1, Frosh., 34-1.</div><div><br></div><div>Zach Strickland, Muncy, NE-1, Jr., 29-1 vs. Kyle Flohr, Fairfield, SE-5, Jr., 27-6; Kyle Mariacher, Mercer, NW-3, Soph., 45-8 vs. Travis McKillop, Burrell, SW-2, Jr., 41-5; Jeremy King, Ft. LeBoeuf, NW-2, Sr., 37-1, vs. Montana Trombetta, Carlynton, SW-3, Jr., 36-4; Brian Gibbons, Bedford, SW-4, Jr., 32-5 vs. Kyle Dehaut, Bethlehem Catholic, SE-1, Jr., 34-6.</div><div><br></div><div>160-Sam Guidi, Fort Cherry, SW-1, Jr., 27-2 vs. Bryn Bowman, Tri Valley, SE-5, Sr., 32-7; Tyler Gargano, Hickory, NW-3, Jr., 46-3 vs. Dylan Treaster, Juniata, SE-2, Jr., 37-10; Wes Phipps, Grove City, NW-2, Soph., 33-2 vs. John Blank, Notre Dame-Green Pond, SE-3, Soph., 34- 6; Dylan Demain, Bentworth, SW-4, Jr., 34-6 vs. x-Eric Hess, Benton, NE-1, Sr., 37-2.</div><div><br></div><div>x-<strong>Dirk Cowburn</strong>, Coudersport, NW-1, Sr., 45-1 vs. Cody Breiner, Fleetwood, SE-4, Sr., 39-6; Nolan Greenwald, Burrell, SW-3, Sr., 30-13 vs. Caleb Lomax, Montoursville, NE-2, Sr., 33-3; Christopher Gallaher, Forest Hills, SW-2, Jr., 35-1 vs. Mike Cobb, Wyalusing, NE-3, Jr., 39-2; John George, Richland, SW-5, Sr., 22-7 vs. Ryan Maurer, Schuylkill Valley, SE-1, Sr., 46-6.</div><div><br></div><div>171-Nathaniel Brown, Lewisburg, NE-1, Jr., 37-0, vs. Nick Edmonson, Saucon Valley, SE-5, Sr., 35-8; Ryan Burnheimer, Westmont-Hilltop, SW-3, Soph., 31-4 vs. Luke DeLuise, Pius X, SE-2, Sr., 35-3; Dakota DesLauriers, Burrell, SW-2, Frosh., 21-4 vs. Colin Hedash, Northern Lehigh, SE-3, Jr., 32-3; David Kephart, Portage, SW-4, Jr., 36-4 vs. Lewendo Teague, Sharon, NW-1, Sr., 41-1.</div><div><br></div><div>Riccardo Plummer, York Suburban, SE-1, Sr., 31-3 vs. Michael Kazalas, Keystone Oaks, SW-5, Jr., 26-7; Greg Baptists, Reynolds, NW-3, Sr., 34-13 vs. Shane Stark, Lake Lehman, NE-2, Sr., 34-5; Zack Zelcs, Ridgeway, NW-2, Sr., 33-6 vs. Mike Clark, Wyalusing, NE-3, Sr., 30-9; Glenn Miller, Hamburg, SE-4, Sr. 42-2 vs. Matthew Cunningham, Shady Side Academy, SW-1, Sr., 44-4.</div><div><br></div><div>189-Stephan Ceremuga, Commodore Perry, NW-1, Jr., 38-0 vs. Tyler Horn, Pen Argyl, SE-4, Jr., 29-14; Zack Glessner, Forest Hills, SW- 3, Sr., 35-4 vs. Ryan Hembury, Muncy, NE-2, Jr., 36-4; Kyle Dudley, Valley SW-2, Sr., 33-3 vs. Ryan Solomon, Milton, NE-3, Frosh., 31-7; Nicholas Baer, Somerset, SW-5, Jr., 27-12 vs. Ian Gimbar, Saucon Valley, SE-1, Jr., 40-5.</div><div><br></div><div>Zak Newton, Penn Cambria, SW-1, Sr., 35-6 vs. Nate Ronan, Octorara, SE-5, Sr., 31-5; R.J. Malson, Greenville, NW-3, Sr., 33-7 vs. Garth Lakitsky, Tamaqua, SE-2, Jr., 35-3; Jacob Shields, Brookville, NW-2, Jr., 10-1 vs. Dylan Scheidt, Schuylkill Valley, SE-3, Jr., 41-4; Gary Kiefer, Fort Cherry, SW-4, Jr., 28-3 vs. Travis Chesla, Towanda, NE-1, Sr., 37-1.</div><div><br></div><div>215-Eric Laytos, Lackawanna Trail, NE-1, Soph., 37-6 vs. Joseph Kreiner, Delone Catholic, SE-5, Sr., 28-11; Ray Campbell, Charleroi, SW-3, Sr., 28-8 vs. Stan Williams, York Suburban, SE-2, Sr., 30-4; Jamel Fortson, Mt. Union, SW-2, Sr., 36-3 vs. Curtis Gardner, Catasauqua, SE-3, Sr., 27-2; Joel Suter, Northern Bedford, SW-4, Jr., 30-4 vs. Brian Hooks, Commodore Perry, NW-1, Sr., 37-2.</div><div><br></div><div>Josh Rogers, St. Pius X, SE-1, Sr., 27-5 vs. Jeff Meier, Forest Hills, SW-5, Jr., 34-6; Matt Mongera, Seneca, NW-3, Soph., 38-13 vs. Todd Hall, Athens, NE-2, Sr., 37-7; Jared Burger, Union City, NW-2, Sr., 44-1 vs. Nick Dawson, Montoursville, NE-3, Sr., 31-5; Dylan Ferguson, Fairfield, SE-4, Sr. 14-4 vs. Brian Beattie, Burrell, SW-1, Jr., 42-4.</div><div><br></div><div>285-Ben Ancheff, Williams Valley, SE-1, Jr., 23-1 vs. Robert Oshaben, Forest Hills, SW-4, Sr., 31-9; Josh Duplin, Westmont-Hilltop, SW-3, Soph., 33-9 vs. Greg Reinke, Union City, NW-2, Jr., 27-1; John Rizzo, Richland, SW-2, Soph., 37-1 vs. Dillon Sarcinella, Greenville, NW-3, Sr., 36-5; Cris Ramirez, Milton Hershey, SE-5, Sr., 24-8 vs. Wes Tillett, Shamokin, NE-1, Jr. 34-4.</div><div><br></div><div>Jeff Tarley, Beth-Center, SW-1, Jr., 35-1 vs. Briar Stern, Lehighton, SE-4, Sr., 25-11; Pete Champluvier, Wyalusing, NE-3, Sr., 31-8 vs. Tylor Unger, Boiling Springs, SE-2, Jr., 32-15; Tyler DeMott, Benton, NE-2, Sr., 36-2 vs. Dan Fultz, Juniata, SE-3, Sr., 46-4; Jake Linn, Charleroi, SW-5, Sr., 29-10, vs. Joe Chittester, Ridgeway NW-1 sr 37-0.</div> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:37:16 GMT http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=707 http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=706 <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Penn State's Cyler Sanderson: Big Ten's best at 157</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div>By The Patriot-News</div><div><br></div><div>ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Perhaps it's fitting that Cael Sanderson's first Big Ten champion is the one remaining link to his alma mater and former employer, Iowa State.</div><div><br></div><div>Cael's youngest brother, Cyler, became Penn State's 14th different Big Ten champion and won the school's 20th individual championship Sunday on the final day of the 2010 Big Ten Championships at the University of Michigan's Crisler Arena.</div><div><br></div><div>Sanderson decisioned Purdue's Colton Salazar 8-4 in the championship match.</div><div><br></div><div>The 157-pounder is one of six Nittany Lions who earned automatic berths to the 2010 NCAA Division I Championships on March 18-20 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb.</div><div><br></div><div>Junior 125-pounder Brad Pataky (fourth), sophomore 149-pounder Frank Molinaro (fourth), senior 165-pounder Dan Vallimont (third), senior 184-pounder David Erwin (fourth) and sophomore heavyweight Cameron Wade (fifth) will join Sanderson.</div><div><br></div><div>Senior 141-pounder Adam Lynch, who was seeded fourth but finished sixth, could still earn a bid from the NCAA at-large committee. The NCAA will announce 46 at-large qualifiers on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>"We had some highs and we had some lows. I think the guys wrestled well," Cael Sanderson said. "We're not happy, obviously, but hopefully Lynch will get a wild card. We have six locked in."</div><div><br></div><div>Iowa won its third consecutive Big Ten team championship with relative ease, despite going just 2-4 in the championship finals. The Hawkeyes were one of three teams to crown two champions and compiled 156.5 points.</div><div><br></div><div>Minnesota, with two champions and two runners-up, was second with 119.5 points. Penn State was fifth with one champion and 91 points, behind Wisconsin and Ohio State.</div><div><br></div><div>Cyler Sanderson earned his Big Ten championship, to match the Big 12 championship he won as a sophomore at Iowa State, with a win over a high school teammate and friend. Salazar also wrestled for Cyler's father, Steve Sanderson, at Wasatch High School in Heber City, Utah. Salazar was accorded the No. 1 seed after it was revealed that Minnesota's Dustin Schlatter suffered a serious knee injury in practice and couldn't compete.</div><div><br></div><div>"It's great for him. I'm real happy for him. He's such a consistent hard worker. His ultimate goal is to be an NCAA champion. He's putting himself in position to do that," Cael Sanderson said.</div><div><br></div><div>The Penn State senior built a 4-1 lead with two first-period takedowns. Two escapes and a takedown in the second period stretched the lead to 8-3 heading into the third period. Salazar escaped to start the third, but could score no more as Sanderson nailed down the Nittany Lions' first Big Ten champion since Phil Davis in 2008.</div><div><br></div><div>"It feels great. It's great preparation for the big show, the national tournament," Cyler Sanderson said. "It's great to win a Big Ten championship for Penn State and for my brothers, all the coaches and my family. It's a great opportunity."</div><div><br></div><div>Only five of 10 top seeds won championships: Indiana's Angel Escobedo (125) who won a battle of undefeated wrestlers with Iowa's Matt McDonough, Minnesota's Jayson Ness (133), Wisconsin's Andrew Howe (165), Iowa's Jay Borschel (174) and Illinois' John Dergo (184).</div><div><br></div><div>The other five champions were No. 2 seeds -- Minnesota's Mike Thorn (141); Ohio State's Jesse Palmer (149), who may have pulled off the biggest shocker when he hit a five-point move late on Iowa's Brent Metcalf to win 9-3; Sanderson; Wisconsin's Trevor Brandvold (197); and Iowa heavyweight Dan Erekson.</div><div><br></div><div>Eastern Wrestling League - Former Middletown High School star Tyler Nauman won the EWL 141-pound championship for Pittsburgh. He decisioned Clarion's Greg Lewis 6-2 in the finals at West Virginia University. Edinboro crowned four champions and outdistanced Pittsburgh 135.5-121.5 for the team title.</div><div><br></div><div>EIWA - Steve Fittery, a two-time NCAA Division II runner-up for Shippensburg before transferring to American University, took third at 157 pounds in the EIWA Championships at Lehigh University. He knocked off Rutgers' Daryl Cocozzo 2-1.</div> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:33:34 GMT http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=706 http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=705 <div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Friendly fight: Sanderson drops former teammate for PSU's lone title</strong></div><div><br></div><div>By: Guy Cipriano</div><div>Centre Daily Times</div><div><br></div><div>ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Penn State's Cyler Sanderson and Purdue's Colton Salazar started training together as five-year-olds in Wasatch, Utah, far away from the glare of major events such as the Big Ten Championships.</div><div><br></div><div>Both wrestlers had big dreams. But facing each other in a Big Ten final? No way, they thought.</div><div><br></div><div>On Sunday, the once-unthinkable happened, as Sanderson and Salazar wrestled for a 157-pound title in Crisler Arena, 1,600 miles from their Utah homes.</div><div><br></div><div>Sanderson prevailed 8-4, giving the Nittany Lions their only individual title on the way to a fifth-place finish. The victory was the highlight of a day where Penn State went 7-6 and qualified six wrestlers for this month's NCAA Championships in Omaha, Neb.</div><div><br></div><div>Beating his former training partner and high school teammate to become the first Nittany Lion to earn a Big Ten title for his older brother, Cael, left Cyler conflicted.</div><div><br></div><div>"To come all this way, go to college, wrestle in the finals in a big tournament and win a close match against him is kind of strange," Cyler said.</div><div><br></div><div>The duo's relationship was the same before and after their seven minutes on national television. They chatted throughout the tournament, even after winning semifinal bouts late Saturday. When their bout ended, Cyler patted Salazar's back, shook his hand and headed toward the corner, where his older brother, Cody, and assistant coach Troy Letters sat. Cael stood behind the bench. Steve Sanderson, Cyler, Cody and Cael's father, Wasatch's former coach and a freelance photographer, took pictures matside. Cael and Cody went through Wasatch's program before Cyler and Salazar.</div><div><br></div><div>"You never know," Steve said. "When you have Cael and all those guys right ahead of them, you know you have kids that can wrestle and compete with anybody. But how do you know they are going to matchup five years from now?"</div><div><br></div><div>The first sign of a potential matchup emerged last summer when Cyler transferred from Iowa State to Penn State.</div><div><br></div><div>"We talked about it when he transferred," Salazar said. "I said, 'I'll see you in the Big Ten finals.' Even over Christmas break when we were working out in Utah we were talking about it."</div><div><br></div><div>The chatter started turning into reality when No. 1 seed Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota weighed in, but forfeited out of the tournament because of an injury. Cyler and Salazar easily won quarterfinal and semifinal bouts.</div><div><br></div><div>Cyler controlled the final, taking Salazar down twice in the first period. Salazar trimmed the lead to 5-3 with a second-period takedown, but Cyler escaped and added another takedown to bring an 8-3 lead into the third.</div><div><br></div><div>"It was a little bit emotional," Cyler said. "You have to wrestle whoever is there. He's going to do a great job at the national tournament."</div><div><br></div><div>Cyler was Penn State's lone finalist. But the Nittany Lions are guaranteed of taking six wrestlers to Omaha, including first-time NCAA qualifiers David Erwin and Cameron Wade.</div><div><br></div><div>Erwin, a fifth-year senior, secured his spot at 184 by defeating Wisconsin's Travis Rutt 6-2 in the consolation semifinals. The conference tournament had haunted Erwin before this weekend. He arrived here 0-4 in the event and missed last year's tournament because of a second shoulder surgery. He went 3-2 this year, losing to Iowa's Phil Keddy in the semifinals and Ohio State's Mike Pucillo in the consolation finals. Erwin lost both bouts 4-1.</div><div><br></div><div>"I'm relieved to get through it," he said. "I haven't had the best of luck here. It's good to get a couple of wins."</div><div><br></div><div>Wade, a sophomore who missed last year's NCAA tournament by a victory, experienced delayed relief. He lost to Wisconsin's Eric Bugenhagen 2-1 in the consolation semifinals to drop into the fifth-place bout, which determined heavyweight's final NCAA berth. Wade's final bout didn't last long as he pinned Michigan's Ben Apland in 1:13.</div><div><br></div><div>"It's really relieving to get this out of the way." he said. "It's definitely not the place I wanted to take, but I'm going to nationals. It's about wrestling well at nationals."</div><div><br></div><div>Senior Dan Vallimont earned his fourth NCAA tournament berth by finishing third at 165. Vallimont ended his tournament when Iowa's Ryan Morningstar took an injury default in the consolation finals. Vallimont led 4-2 when a knee injury prevented Morningstar from completing the final nine seconds.</div><div><br></div><div>"It's a good place to start heading into nationals," said Vallimont, who went 3-1. "I felt like I wrestled well this weekend."</div><div><br></div><div>Junior 125-pounder Brad Pataky and sophomore 149-pounder Frank Molinaro finished fourth after squandering leads in the consolation finals.</div><div><br></div><div>Pataky led Minnesota's Zach Sanders 8-3 after the first period. But Sanders took Pataky down five times in the final two periods to win 13-11.</div><div><br></div><div>"I'm disappointed in myself," Pataky said. "I made little mistakes that I'm going to correct."</div><div><br></div><div>Molinaro held a 2-2 lead against Wisconsin's Kyle Ruschell and appeared on his way to another takedown in the second before getting pinned in a scramble. Senior Adam Lynch went 0-2 Sunday, losing to Purdue's Juan Archuleta 15-5 and Cole Schmitt 18-3 to finish sixth at 141. The Big Ten only received four NCAA qualifiers at the weight, so Lynch must wait until Wednesday to learn whether he receives an at-large spot.</div><div><br></div><div>The Nittany Lions went 17-18 during the weekend. Bryan Pearsall (133), Justin Ortega (174) and Clay Steadman (197) were eliminated Saturday.</div><div><br></div><div>"We had some highs and we had some lows," Cael Sanderson said. "I think the guys wrestled well. We're not happy obviously, but hopefully Lynch will get a wildcard."</div><div><br></div><div>Jay Borschel (174) and heavyweight Dan Erekson won their weights to help Iowa defend its title with 156.5 points. Minnesota finished second with 119.5 points. The Nittany Lions scored 91 points.</div><div><br></div><div>The finals included an upset at 149, where Ohio State's Lance Palmer scored five points with less than 20 seconds remaining to stun Iowa's Brent Metcalf 8-3. The loss was the third of Metcalf's career and first to a Big Ten opponent.</div><div><br></div><div>Minnesota's Jayson Ness (133) and Mike Thorn (141), Wisconsin's Andrew Howe (165) and Trevor Brandvold (197), Illinois' John Dergo (184) and Indiana's Angel Escobedo (125) also captured titles.</div> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:31:34 GMT http://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org/content/read_news.php?id=705