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CDT: Reality pins PSU in semis
Sanderson lone wrestler to reach today’s finals, Lions fall to fifth in race
Penn State went 1-6 in the semifinals to drop to fifth place in the team standings Saturday at Crisler Arena.
Senior 157-pounder Cyler Sanderson is the Nittany Lions’ lone finalist. Sanderson defeated Michigan State’s Anthony Jones 6-0 in the semifinals to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Sanderson meets Minnesota’s Dustin Schlatter in today’s finals. Schlatter defeated Sanderson 4-0 in the regular-season finale. The 157-pound weight class receives four NCAA qualifiers.
via Reality pins PSU in semis | Penn State News | Sports – Centre Daily Times.
SID: Cyler Sanderson Advances to Big Ten Finals with Semifinal Win at 2010 Big Ten Wrestling Championships
Three Lions on to Omaha, four more needing wins to earn their spots.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers are sitting in fifth place after one day of wrestling at the 2010 Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Nittany Lions will have one wrestler competing in tomorrow’s Big Ten finals, have three NCAA qualifiers so far and four others still needing wins in tomorrow's consolation action to advance to nationals.
Penn State senior Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah) advanced to the finals at 157 with a strong 6-0 win over Michigan State’s Anthony Jones in the semifinals. Sanderson clinched an automatic bid to NCAAs and will meet top-seeded Colton Salazar in the finals tomorrow.
SID: Nittany Lions in Second Place after Session I at Big Ten Championships
Sanderson’s squad has seven wrestlers through into semifinals.
ANN ARBOR, Mich.; March 6, 2010 – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team finds itself in second place after the first session of the 2010 Big Ten Wrestling Championships. Penn State will have seven wrestlers in tonight’s semifinals with the other three continuing wrestling in consolation action.
Iowa leads the team race with 93.0 points while Penn State is in second with 59.0. Minnesota sits in third with 56.5 while Wisconsin is in fourth with 47.5. Ohio State is also close by with 46.0. Michigan State (28.0), Illinois (22.0), Indiana (20.0), Purdue (18.0), Michigan (16.0) and Northwestern (4.0) round out the field.
Collegian: Wrestling sits in second at Big Tens
Ryan Loy
Collegian Staff Writer
The Penn State wrestling team is in second place heading into Session II of the Big Ten Championships.
As a team, the Nittany Lions have 59.0 points, trailing only Iowa who has 93. Minnesota is in third place with 56.5 and Wisconsin is fourth with 47.5.
via Wrestling sits in second at Big Tens – The Daily Collegian Online.
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.
Hbg Patriot: Penn State wrestler Adam Lynch reaps rewards for perservering
By The Patriot-News
STATE COLLEGE – Before Jan. 29, Mike and Melissa Lynch harbored no plans to spend the third week of March in Omaha, Neb., watching the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
On that night, Adam Lynch, Mike and Melissa’s son, secured the signature win of his unlikely senior season as Penn State’s starting 141-pounder.
“That’s when his mom and I started believing,” Mike Lynch said.
via Penn State wrestler Adam Lynch reaps rewards for perservering | PennLive.com.
