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Lions Getting a Great OneThe Lions have locked up a wrestler who many call the No. 1 recruit in the nation, David Taylor. Taylor is an incredible talent, and will bring incredible energy and work ethic to this Penn State wrestling squad.
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Updated June 11, 2009 1:40 PM
Cael Sanderson originally locked up the most sought-after recruit in college wrestling when he was the head coach at Iowa State. Updated 1:40 PM
Updated June 5, 2009 4:17 PM
Senior wrestler Dan Vallimont wishes he had more than one year of eligibility left -- he knows Penn State wrestling now has the pieces in place to resurrect itself as a national powerhouse. Updated 4:17 PM
Updated April 23, 2009 4:52 AM
If Michael Jordan tried to teach him how to shoot a foul shot, redshirt freshman Frank Molinaro would be all ears.
Updated April 22, 2009 4:00 AM
Cael Sanderson came to the Bryce Jordan Center in 1999 to win his first of four NCAA wrestling championship as an Iowa State wrestler. Ten years later, Sanderson has traveled back to Happy Valley to try to win his first wrestling title as a coach.
Updated April 21, 2009 4:52 AM
Cael Sanderson calmly waved to more than 500 standing fans as he walked through a group of cheerleaders and the Nittany Lion mascot, waving to the contingent that welcomed the wrestling legend into the Penn State wrestling family.
In the wrestling locker room throughout the past week, Quentin Wright said each of his teammates debated who they thought would be a good coach.
Updated April 20, 2009 7:55 PM
Penn State welcomes Cael Sanderson as their 12th head wrestling coach.
Updated April 18, 2009 1:02 PM
Iowa State's head coach Cael Sanderson accepted an offer to become the head wrestling coach at Penn State on Friday, according to a press release by the athletic department. Updated 1:02 PM
Updated April 17, 2009 5:00 AM
He can vividly remember carrying the Olympic torch in Atlanta in 1996, as thousands of people cheered and his wife and baby daughter looked on. Now it may be his duty to rekindle the fire in the Penn State wrestling program.
The search for a new wrestling head coach is ongoing and a decision will likely be made within the next week, Penn State President Graham Spanier said Thursday in a telephone interview.
Updated April 8, 2009 4:52 AM
As redshirt freshman Frank Molinaro lied in bed ill, he described the resignation of head coach Troy Sunderland as depressing.
Updated April 7, 2009 4:52 AM
Two large photographs of Kerry McCoy appear on consecutive pages in Penn State's wrestling media guide, highlighting his success as a wrestler.
Updated April 6, 2009 4:59 AM
After an 8-12-2 dual meet record and a 17th place finish at nationals this season, Penn State wrestling coach Troy Sunderland informed the team of his resignation as head coach in an e-mail to the squad, sophomore wrestler Mike Lorenzo said Sunday.
Updated April 4, 2009 1:05 PM
Troy Sunderland is officially out as Penn State wrestling head coach. Updated 1:05 PM
Updated March 31, 2009 4:52 AM
Head wrestling coach Troy Sunderland was not at practice Monday and was not in the Rec Hall wrestling office after the conclusion of the team's freestyle practice, leaving some wrestlers confused.
Updated March 25, 2009 4:52 AM
Junior Bubba Jenkins said he will likely redshirt for the 2009-2010 season, pushing his final year of eligibility back to the 2010-2011 campaign.
Updated March 23, 2009 4:50 AM
Frank Molinaro clearly stated his goal going into the NCAA Tournament: Become an All-American.
Updated March 20, 2009 4:52 AM
Jake Strayer has never been in an overtime during his career in the NCAA Tournament. In fact, none of his matches this year have gone into extra periods.
Updated March 19, 2009 3:59 PM
Bubba Jenkins dropped his first-round match at the NCAA Tournament against Lock Haven's Matthew Fittery, 12-6. The loss means Jenkins' national title aspirations at the 149-pound weight class are over for this year. Updated 3:59 PM
Jake Strayer flipped over a chair as he walked off the main floor of the Bryce Jordan Center at the Big Ten Tournament. The senior captain then sat down on the stairs in a small hallway with his head buried in his hands.
Updated March 17, 2009 4:50 AM
Frank Molinaro was on his computer checking wrestling discussion boards and forums all day.
Following an eighth-place finish at last weekend's Big Ten Tournament, Molinaro had to rely on an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in St. Louis, because only seven Big Ten wrestlers from the 141-pound weight class automatically go.
Updated March 16, 2009 4:46 AM
Dan Vallimont had a blank expression as his hand was raised, accepted congratulations from his coaches and then sat down in the corner of the Bryce Jordan Center clutching his ankle, where coach Troy Sunderland met him.
Updated March 8, 2009 11:10 PM
Quentin Wright left the center mat at the Bryce Jordan Center to rousing applause, raising his hand to the crowd as he left Michigan's Steve Luke to receive the winner's glory. Updated 11:10 PM
As his hand was raised after his 2-1 semifinal victory Saturday, the only thing that Bubba Jenkins thought was, " 'That's not gonna get it done. That's not gonna get it done.' " Updated 1:58 PM
Each time Quentin Wright wins a match, he says it builds on top of the next one. This could never have been more evident than in the first day of his Big Ten tournament debut Saturday. Updated 1:48 PM
When the NCAA established a new system for distributing automatic bids to the national wrestling championship, the qualifications changed and every match took on a little more meaning. Though the Big Ten still has 61 bids, the next closest number being the Big 12's 37 bids, many wrestlers at this weekend's Big Ten Wrestling Championship had qualifying on their list. Updated 1:47 PM
The ribbon billboard at the Bryce Jordan Center glowed as it listed the scores after one day of competition at the Big Ten Wrestling Championship. The number next to the glowing Nittany Lion logo read 71.5, good for fifth place in the standings. Updated 1:38 PM
Updated March 7, 2009 5:08 PM
J Jaggers crouched next to a garbage can in the far corner of the Bryce Jordan Center. Two minutes before, a referee had raised his hand, confirming his major victory against Minnesota's Mike Thorn, who had beaten Jaggers twice in overtime earlier this season. Updated 5:08 PM
Tom Brands and Tom Ryan have been pushing for a change to wrestling's NCAA qualifying system for the past couple years and it finally happened this season. Updated 11:07 AM
The Iowa Hawkeyes won the 2008 Big Ten Wrestling Championship by scoring 127 team points. Led by then sophomore 149-pound wrestler Brent Metcalf's individual title, Iowa placed a target on themselves for this weekends tournament. Updated 10:54 AM
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