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CDT: Sandersons shift to next season
Guy Cipriano
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.
Collegian: Coach lays foundation in debut
By Ryan Loy
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.
Hbg Patriot: Nittany Lions add to honors at NCAA Division I wrestling championships
Penn State's Dan Vallimont, right, tries to get free from Stanford's Nick Amuchastegui, during the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships match in Omaha, Neb. on Friday.
OMAHA, Neb. – Even to the most demanding fan, Cael Sanderson’s first year as Penn State wrestling coach would be deemed a success.
Even with obvious weaknesses in the lineup, highlighted by redshirting four talented freshmen, Sanderson nudged the Nittany Lions to a 13-6-1 regular-season record and a fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Tournament.
Sanderson can add three All-Americans and a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Division I Championships to that modest list of accomplishments.
Dan Vallimont National Runner-Up, Sanderson’s Nittany Lions Claim Ninth Place at NCAA Championships
Vallimont downed 9-3 in 165-pound title bout by No. 1 Howe of Wisconsin
OMAHA, Neb.; March 20, 2010 – Penn State senior Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) was defeated in the national finals at 165 in the culminating event at the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Vallimont’s run to National Runner-Up status helped head coach Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lion wrestlers take ninth place at the event.
Molinaro Takes Fifth at 149 as Nittany Lions Maintain Ninth Place Heading into Tonight’s Finals
Senior Dan Vallimont on top to tangle for crown at 165 tonight on ESPN.
OMAHA, Neb.; March 20, 2010 – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team earned fifth and sixth place medals in this morning’s placing bouts at the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Omaha, Neb. With only six wrestlers competing, the Nittany Lions’ strong performance this year has the squad sitting in ninth place with 49.0 points. Head coach Cael Sanderson will now prep senior Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) for the national title bout at 165 later this evening.
BWI: Lions with three All-Americans after Day 2
Andy Elder
BlueWhiteIllustrated.com Assistant Editor
OMAHA, Neb. – The old wrestling adage of having to beat the best to be the best is especially apropos to Penn State 165-pounder Dan Vallimont at the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Friday night in the semifinals against defending champion Jarrod King of Edinboro,Vallimont finally converted one of his multiple single-leg attempts with 13 seconds left in the sudden victory period to earn a 3-1 win and a berth in the finals.
To win the championship, Vallimont will have to chop down No. 1 seed and defending runner-up Andrew Howe of Wisconsin.
