Team banquet honors outstanding wrestlers

The 2006-07 Penn State wrestling team was honored at the Penn State Wrestling Club's annual season-ending banquet yesterday at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center in State College. Head coach Troy Sunderland and his staff handed out the annual team awards at the event.

The Charles M. Speidel Award, given to the senior with the most career dual meet wins, went to All-American James Yonushonis. The Nittany Lion co-captain led Penn State in wins this year and went 30-6.

The Kaye Vinson Award, given to the most improved wrestler; and the William Neidig Award, given to the outstanding wrestler of the year; both went to senior heavyweight Aaron Anspach. Anspach, who is petitioning for a sixth year of eligibility, ended his first full season as a starter as the 2007 NCAA National Runner-Up.

The Nittany Lion co-captain went posted a 22-4 record this season, including a 16-2 dual match record and a 7-1 Big Ten mark. Anspach, the 2007 Big Ten Runner-Up, entered the 2007 NCAA Championships as the No. 2 seed and swiftly advanced to the national title bout. While losing to two-time champion Cole Konrad of Minnesota, Anspach still went 4-1 at nationals and became an All-American for the first time.