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MaxPreps: Few upsets among nationally ranked wrestlers at state finals

The Wrestling USA national high school rankings held up well through the state finals, with only a handful of top-ranked wrestlers suffering upsets.

By: Kevin Askeland

MaxPreps.com

Texas is known for its football, New York is known for its basketball and in Pennsylvania, the state is known for its wrestling.

Of the top 42 wrestlers in 14 weight classes ranked by Wrestling USA in mid-February, Pennsylvania had 10 of them, including five ranked No. 1 in their weight class. Following the conclusion of the state championships, four finished with state or national championships.

CDT: Wrestling riches

PSU coaches struck by PIAA quality

Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — The sights and sounds of last weekends PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships captivated one group of interested observers.

Penn State head coach Cael Sanderson and assistants Casey Cunningham and Cody Sanderson made stops in Hershey between the Nittany Lions’ preparations for the NCAA Championships, which begin Thursday in Omaha, Neb. The three-day event represented one of the few major tournaments Cael Sanderson, a four-time undefeated NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist, had never attended.

Flowrestling: PIAA Finals Andrew Alton vs Aaron McKinney

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Flowrestling: PIAA Semifinals Andrew Alton vs Andy Candelaria

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Flowrestling: Andrew Alton after the semis

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CDT: Alton twins’ careers enter legendary lore

Editor’s Note: This is the third story in a look at Penn State recruits competing in the 2010 PIAA Wrestling Championships


By Guy Cipriano

HERSHEY — The first practice of Andrew and Dylan Alton’s varsity careers started with a hilly four-mile run through land behind Central Mountain High School.

The twins don’t ease into athletic tasks, so Andrew and Dylan took off with teammate Corey Poff, a member of the school’s cross country team.

A designed jog turned into a grueling test of endurance. Neither Alton wanted to lose.

Not to a trained runner. Not to a teammate.