Wright outlasts Lewnes as University and Junior World Team Trials draw to a close
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The matches lived up to their billing.The best-of-3 final round series between Cornell’s Mack Lewnes and Penn State’s Quentin Wright promised to be an entertaining battle and it was every bit of that as Wright rallied to win.
Wright dropped the first match before rallying to win the final two bouts over Lewnes in the University World Team Trials freestyle finals at 84 kg/185 lbs.
Wright, a past Junior World Team member, was an All-American for Penn State in 2009 before redshirting this past season. Lewnes was an NCAA runner-up for Cornell in 2010.
Anybody recognize this shirt?
Yup. A Penn State wrestling shirt.
This is a vidcap taken from a Court Yard Hounds video doing their single off of their self titled debut album.
If the girls look familiar, it’s because they are sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison from the Dixie Chicks who have formed a side project group called the Court Yard Hounds The shirt is worn by Hounds’ guitarist Martin Strayer.
If the name sounds familiar, it’s because his father was Marty Strayer, Penn State All American wrestler from the sixties – hence the shirt connection. Strayer Junior also wrote many of the songs on the Court Yard Hounds album.
Penn State Wrestling’s 2010 Recruiting Class Ranked Second Nationally by Intermat
Cael Sanderson and staff continue to stockpile local and national talent
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The 2010 Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling recruiting class has been tabbed the second-best in the nation by Intermat, the nationally recognized wrestling media organization that can be found at www.intermatwrestle.com. With five wrestlers ranked among the top 100 overall, Penn State narrowly trails Big Ten foe Iowa, who finished first with six in the top 100.
McCook (Neb) Daily Gazette: Bison standout accepts Penn State wrestling offer
McCook High School senior Nate Morgan (second from right) gets ready to sign a national letter of intent to join the Penn State University wrestling program during a special ceremony Monday afternoon at the Senior High School gymnasium. Nate's parents, Mike and Jill Morgan (left) and Bison head wrestling coach Nich Umscheid (far right) joined Nate at the ceremony. Morgan capped a perfect season by winning the 119-pound gold medal at the Nebraska Class B State Wrestling Championships last February in Omaha.
Penn State University has one of the rising young stars in the collegiate wrestling coaching ranks, and perhaps the best college wrestler that has ever stepped on a mat, heading the Nittany Lions mat program.
