Sanderson and Pataky lose to fall into the consolations.
Collegian: Wrestlers kick off NCAAs
By Ryan Loy
Collegian Staff Writer
Penn State wrestlers were on the offensive Thursday, as they had a strong showing during the first day of the NCAA championships.
Four Nittany Lion wrestlers finished undefeated after two sessions of the tournament and will compete in today's quarterfinal matchups.
The six Lion grapplers who competed in the tournament went 5-1 during Thursday afternoon's opening-round bouts and followed that with an impressive performance in the round of 16.
Pa. boasts most qualifiers in Omaha – Wrestling | Centre Daily Times – State College, PA
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OMAHA, Neb. — Cael Sanderson said he left his alma mater because of the fertile recruiting area Penn State was surrounded by, not only the rest of Pennsylvania but Ohio, New Jersey and New York.
A couple stats support Sanderson’s decision.
Pennsylvania once again leads the way in qualifiers with 47. Ohio is next with 31 and New Jersey right behind at 29. New York is tied with California with 24 each. Interstate 80 is a thread connecting the three states with the most qualifiers
CDT: PSU moves four into quarters
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OMAHA, Neb. — Before heading to Omaha for the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Penn State coach Cael Sanderson insisted his six-man gang could be a factor in the team race.
After the first day at the Qwest Center, it looks like he’s right.
With four wrestlers in the quarterfinals — 125-pounder Brad Pataky, 149-pounder Frank Molinaro, 157-pounder Cyler Sanderson and 165-pounder Dan Vallimont — and 184-pounder Dave Erwin and heavyweight Cameron Wade alive in the consolations, Penn State is tied with three other teams for 10th place. Central Michigan, Lehigh and Virginia also have 17 points.
Pgh Post Gazette: Pinning glory
By Chris Adamski, Tri-State Sports & News Service
HERSHEY, Pa. — Throughout his high school career, Matthew Cunningham gradually worked his way up the PIAA Class AA place-winner ladder before finally breaking through with a championship.
Shady Side Academy teammate, Frank Martellotti, won his title early on — as a freshman — and finished among the PIAA’s top three every year thereafter.
Both completed stellar high school careers and look forward to wrestling at Division I colleges.
Martellotti, a Penn State recruit who won PIAA gold in 2007, made his second appearance in a title match last week at Giant Center but lost, 4-3, to Boiling Springs’s; Joe Spisak at 130 pounds.
Interesting comment by Charlerloi’s freshman phenom Cody Weircioch
From an interview in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette where he was named the athlete of the week for his PIAA title.
You could have a wrestling scholarship to any college in the country, where would you pick?
Probably Stanford or Penn State.
That’s going to be enough for me to add him to my recruiting matrix.
