Whether he was ordering bacon and eggs or visiting his barber, the older brother of Penn State’s celebrated first-year wrestling coach couldn’t escape the chatter.

“Everywhere I would go, whether it was getting breakfast or a haircut, people were saying they can’t wait for 2010-11,” associate head coach Cody Sanderson said. “People are excited about the recruits that are going to be in our lineup. But we left it at that. We owed it to the program to keep our focus on 2009-10.”

Such was the conundrum facing the start of Cael Sanderson’s tenure.

The future looked promising. But the present demanded unwavering attention.

via Sandersons shift to next season – Sports | Centre Daily Times – State College, PA.

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Senior Adam Lynch has informed coach Cael Sanderson he will return next season to use his fifth year of eligibility.

The move is a mild surprise because Lynch hinted at various points this past season he might end his career with one year of eligibility remaining. Lynch was even honored with fellow starters David Erwin, Cyler Sanderson and Dan Vallimont during the Nittany Lions’ Senior Night ceremonies.

via PSU’s Lynch plans to return for fifth season – Sports | Centre Daily Times – State College, PA.

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Collegian Staff Writer

Year one: complete. In the first season under the guidance of Cael Sanderson, the Penn State wrestling team performed amid the excitement and expectations that came along with its new coach.

The Nittany Lions compiled a 13-6-1 dual meet record — a vast improvement on the 2008-09 mark of 8-12-2.

Add a Big Ten champion, three All-Americans and a ninth-place finish at the NCAA championships to the list of improvements in Sanderson’s first season at the helm.

via Coach lays foundation in debut – The Daily Collegian Online.

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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.

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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.

via Cyler Sanderson Advances to Big Ten Finals with Semifinal Win at 2010 Big Ten Wrestling Championships – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE.

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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.

via Nittany Lions in Second Place after Session I at Big Ten Championships – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE.

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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.

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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.

Vallimont and Cyler Sanderson are looking to return to the NCAA podium, a place they reached in 2008, but missed last season. David Erwin is seeking for a spot in the national championships after going 0-for-2 in Big Ten tournaments and missing last year’s postseason with a shoulder injury. And then there’s Adam Lynch. This could be his first — and possibly last — collegiate postseason.

via Lions leaning on senior class in Ann Arbor | Penn State News | Sports – Centre Daily Times.

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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.

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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.

via Seven seeds to pace Lions at Big Tens | Penn State Sports | PSU Student Portal, Penn State News.

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