STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Six members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, including top red-shirts, competed at the National Collegiate Open at Clarion on Saturday. True freshman David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) and red-shirting All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) won titles at 157 and 184 pound weight classes respectively.

via Taylor and Wright Claim National Collegiate Open Titles – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE.

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Each of Penn State’s entrants was unattached at the non-traditional tournament and, since bouts were not of regulation length (six minutes with three separate two-minute periods instead of seven minutes); none of the results count on the wrestlers records.

via Penn State fares well at Edinboro Open – Big Ten Network.

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Two Penn State freshmen claimed individual titles at the 2010 Floyd `Shorty’ Hitchcock Memorial Open hosted by Millersville University. Freshmen Nick Fischer (Unionville, N.J.) and Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.) both went undefeated to win the titles on Sunday at Millersville. All wrestlers were wrestling unattached.

Fischer went 5-0 at 157, including two pins, to claim the title. He downed Rider’s Ramon Santiago 5-1 in the finals and improved to 12-7 on the year. Ruth was a perfect 4-0 at 184, including two pins. He pinned Army’s Colin Whittmeyer in the finals and is now 11-2 on the year.

via Fischer and Ruth Claim Titles at Millersville – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE.

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Collegian Staff Writer

Penn State put together an up-and-down day at Sunday’s Nittany Lion Open, as Cael Sanderson’s squad claimed three individual titles but had the opportunity for even more.

Frank Molinaro, Cyler Sanderson and David Erwin all finished on top of their respective weight classes, while Brad Pataky and David Taylor claimed second-place finishes and Dan Vallimont and Quentin Wright snagged third-place honors.

Overall, Penn State claimed place-winners in eight of 10 weight classes.

via Three Lions claim titles – The Daily Collegian Online.

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Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State senior David Erwin hasn’t been in Ohio since his teenage years, so excuse him for possessing no pre-tournament knowledge of Edinboro’s Chris Honeycutt, another former Buckeye state star.

By early Sunday evening, Erwin knew all about Honeycutt, including how to defeat the wrestler two of his younger teammates couldn’t master.

Erwin used guile to edge Honeycutt 9-8 in the 184-pound final of the annual Nittany Lion Open at Rec Hall. He was one of three Penn State veterans to capture titles. Rejuvenated Frank Molinaro cruised to the 149-pound title while senior Cyler Sanderson edged freshman teammate David Taylor 8-7 in an entertaining final at 157.

via Feeling fresh | Penn State News | Sports – Centre Daily Times.

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BY ANDY ELDER

For The Patriot-News

STATE COLLEGE – Those diehard fans who braved the almost 10 hours of wrestling during the Nittany Lion Open on Sunday at Rec Hall saw a theme appropriate for the season — “A Christmas Carol.”

The Penn State wrestling team enjoyed success from Nittany Lions past, present and future.

Among Nittany Lion starters, three won championships, one was a runner-up, another was third, a part-time starter was fourth, another was fifth and another part-timer was eighth.

Three Nittany Lions who are redshirting turned in second-, third- and fifth-place performances.

And a future Nittany Lion, who is still a senior in high school, took eighth.

via Lions’ wrestling stable shows promise – PennLive.com.

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa.; December 6, 2009 – The 15th-ranked Penn State wrestling team, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, put forth a strong showing at the 2009 Nittany Lion Open. Penn State crowned three of the tournament's ten champions in a crowded field featuring many of the nation's best wrestlers.

Sophomore All-American Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.), ranked No. 6 at 149, blazed his way to a 5-0 mark and the title at 149. Molinaro was unstoppable in his wins, outscoring his five foes by a combined score of 36-6. Senior All-American Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah), ranked No.4 at 157, downed true freshman teammate David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) 9-7 in a thrilling final at 157 to claim the crown. Sanderson went 5-0 to take first while Taylor went 4-1 (including a pin of the 17th-ranked wrestler in the nation) to take second. Senior David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) battled his way through a rugged field at 184 to go 5-0 and claim the title. Erwin got a last-second takedown over Edinboro's Chris Honeycutt to win 9-8 in the finals. He also downed No. 10 Josh Patterson of Binghamton in the semifinals.

via Molinaro, Sanderson and Erwin Claim Titles at Nittany Lion Open – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE.

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TODAY’S ACTION The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 15 nationally, will return to action after a weekend off to take part in the 2009 Nittany Lion Open. Penn State (4-1, 0-0 Big Ten) will be in action beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Rec Hal. The NLO is not part of the Penn State season ticket package and tickets can be purchased at the door the day of the event. Head coach Cael Sanderson will send much of his starting line-up and most of his vaunted red-shirts on to the mats.

via No. 15 Penn State Set for 2009 Nittany Lion Open – PENN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE.

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VESTAL, N.Y. — With no mat-side prodding from his coaches, Penn State’s Frank Molinaro ran to the center of the mat.

He waited for company as Edinboro’s Torsten Gillespie adjusted his left knee pad twice. Gillespie then lumbered to the center for the final 38 seconds of the 149-pound bout.

Even during the third dual of the season’s first demanding day, Molinaro demonstrated subtle changes emerging within the Penn State wrestling program.

Instead of casually trudging toward restarts, these Nittany Lions run, and on Sunday they bounced into three victories, including a 22-9 triumph over 15th-ranked Edinboro during the Sprawl and Brawl Duals at Binghamton University.

via Energized Nittany Lions sweep three foes at duals | Penn State News | Sports – Centre Daily Times.

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Collegian Staff Writer

Amid Bubba Jenkins being academically ineligible for the fall semester, the 149-pounder could also redshirt this upcoming season.

Senior wrestler Bubba Jenkins relaxes at practice earlier this season.

After the 2009 NCAA Championships, Jenkins stressed his content with redshirting this upcoming season, but that was before Sanderson took hold of the program.


via Coach: Jenkins likely to redshirt – The Daily Collegian Online .

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