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Intrasquad WrapBiggest surprise: Easily redshirt freshman Justin Ortega's 6-2 win over senior David Erwin in the night's first bout at 174. Ortega, who went 6-4 unattached last year, wasn't previously mentioned as a contender at the weight class, which seemed to...
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Updated November 6, 2009 4:50 AM
After the lineups were introduced, the Rec Hall lights dimmed and the white of the wrestling mat increased its glow.
True freshman David Taylor rocked his head shoulder to shoulder as he stared down the more-experienced Cyler Sanderson, who paced the mat.
Updated November 5, 2009 4:52 AM
The sweat streaks on the blue mats at Lorenzo Wrestling Complex create larger puddles each minute at practice.
Updated November 4, 2009 4:52 AM
The lineup for the Penn State wrestling team's Thursday Intrasquad Dual was released Tuesday, featuring all five of the Nittany Lions' ranked wrestlers and four highly touted true freshmen.
Updated November 3, 2009 4:52 AM
J.R. Brown doesn't complicate things.
Updated October 30, 2009 4:50 AM
In his press conference Tuesday, Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson found himself picking at his brain for a wrestler's name, but he couldn't find it.
Updated October 29, 2009 4:50 AM
With two All-Americans set to be absent from the lineup, the Penn State wrestling team will need other wrestlers to collect points in the first season of the Cael Sanderson era.
Updated October 28, 2009 4:52 AM
Amid Bubba Jenkins being academically ineligible for the fall semester, the 149-pounder could also redshirt this upcoming season.
David Erwin's 2008-09 wrestling season didn't quite go to plan.
Wrestling fans will have to wait another year to see the Penn State wrestling team's highly touted freshmen class compete for the Nittany Lions.
Updated October 2, 2009 4:48 AM
Bubba Jenkins admits he wasn't even in shape at this point last season.
Updated September 25, 2009 4:46 AM
David Taylor overwhelmed most of his high school opponents with little trouble, prompting every college to recruit him to wrestle for its program.
Updated August 31, 2009 4:51 AM
Jake Kemerer grew up idolizing Cael Sanderson. With a little luck and a lot of paperwork, Kemerer will wrestle for his childhood idol.
Updated August 27, 2009 4:50 AM
As George Derbyshire searched for a coach to lead the Manheim Central wrestling program back to new heights, he never thought a former collegiate coach would be a possibility.
Updated August 13, 2009 4:35 PM
Four months after resigning as Penn State's wrestling coach, Troy Sunderland was named Tuesday as the head wrestling coach at Manheim Central High School, the school district confirmed. Updated 4:35 PM
Updated August 12, 2009 11:47 PM
The Penn State wrestling team announced its 2009-10 schedule Wednesday, and the Nittany Lions and new coach Cael Sanderson will be hitting the road to face several highly-regarded programs. Updated 11:47 PM
Updated July 8, 2009 4:52 AM
Cyler Sanderson has officially transferred from Iowa State to the Penn State wrestling program and is enrolled in classes for the fall semester at Penn State.
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.
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