Category Archives: Match previews
CDT: Lions leaning on senior class in Ann Arbor
Guy Cipriano
He wrestled his final dual meet last month. He chuckled when somebody mentioned it two days beforehand.
He begins his final Big Ten Championships today. He chuckled when somebody mentioned it a week beforehand.
If Penn State’s three other seniors handle nostalgic moments with the same resolve as Dan Vallimont, the Nittany Lions could be primed for a better postseason showing than last year.
When the conference tournament begins at 11 a.m. today at Michigan’s Crisler Arena, the Nittany Lions are relying on seniors with conflicting postseason histories.
Pataky No. 4 Pre-seed at 125 for Big 10 Mat Tournament
by Fred Kavelak
UNIVERSITY PARK – Redshirt junior 125-pounder Brad Pataky of Clearfield is one of seven Penn State wrestlers pre-seeded in the top four of their weight classes for the Big Ten Conference Tournament Saturday and Sunday in the University of Michigan’s Crisler Arena.
Pataky (24-6) was 7-1 in Big Ten dual meets, but the head coaches rated him No. 4 behind three of the nation’s top six bantams, No. 1-ranked Angel Escobedo (30-0) of Indiana, No. 3-ranked Matt McDonough (29-0) of Iowa and No. 6-ranked Zach Sanders (20-4) of Minnesota.
Final seeds will be made at Friday’s pre-tourney coaches meeting.
Collegian: Sanderson has PSU poised for success
By Ryan Loy
Collegian Staff Writer
Seven other teams in the Top 25, four opposing wrestlers ranked No. 1 in the nation and their coach making his conference tournament debut.
That's the atmosphere the Penn State wrestlers will face Saturday and Sunday when they compete in the Big Ten championships in Ann Arbor, Mich.
It’s unlikely the Penn State wrestling team will come away with 10 individual titles, but former Nittany Lion coach Rich Lorenzo, who guided the team from 1979-92, believes the current coaching staff, led by Cael Sanderson, has the wrestlers ready.
CDT: Seven seeds to pace Lions at Big Tens
Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com
Cael Sanderson never whiffed in earning NCAA qualifiers during his three years as Iowa State’s head coach.
Maintaining the perfect percentage during his season at Penn State will be tougher despite some gaudy seedings.
The Big Ten released preseeds for this weekend’s tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich., and seven Nittany Lions earned top four seeds in their respective weight classes. The pre-seeds were determined by a vote of conference coaches based on regular-season results.
Final brackets will be released Friday. Wrestling begins Saturday and concludes Sunday at Crisler Arena.
