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  1. Penn State Wrestling's Van Ness Confident Injury, Time Away Made Him Better

    Penn State Wrestling's Van Ness Confident Injury, Time Away Made Him Better

    Nov 20, 2024

    Shayne Van Ness spent exactly 13 minutes and 34 seconds wrestling competitively last fall. A November knee injury cost him the balance of his sophomore season, forcing him into a mental battle with himself the rest of the way.
  2. 2024 Black Knight Invitational Entries

    2024 Black Knight Invitational Entries

    Nov 20, 2024

    Entries for the 2024 Black Knight Invitational are out and this year's edition is more loaded than ever!
  3. 149-Pound Pre-Season NCAA Wrestling Preview & Predictions

    149-Pound Pre-Season NCAA Wrestling Preview & Predictions

    Sep 25, 2024

    It’s almost time for the college wrestling season and we’re previewing every weight class before the season starts. In the below article, I preview 149-pounds by breaking down the names you need to know to help you get prepared for the college season.
  4. Penn State Wrestling Loses Shayne Van Ness To Season-Ending Injury

    Penn State Wrestling Loses Shayne Van Ness To Season-Ending Injury

    Dec 5, 2023

    Top-ranked Penn State will be without one of its top performers for the remainder of the season.
  5. 149 Pound Pre-Season NCAA Wrestling Preview & Predictions

    149 Pound Pre-Season NCAA Wrestling Preview & Predictions

    Oct 17, 2023

    While it may have felt like 10,000 days since last NCAA wrestling season, it’s actually only been about seven months. The eulogy you hear is not the vicarious thrills you are about to experience but for the changing of the seasons and the schism between summer and autumn that marks the start of a new wrestling season.
  6. Why Penn State's Lineup Could Look Way Different Than You Expect

    Why Penn State's Lineup Could Look Way Different Than You Expect

    Oct 3, 2023

    With Penn State releasing their schedule today, I thought it would be a good time to remind everyone that their lineup could look very different than expected, especially at the beginning of the season. This is due to one thing: 2024 is an Olympic year. Olympic years cause some unusual disruptions to the sport of wrestling.
  7. The Top 25 Point Scorers At The 2023 NCAA Championships

    The Top 25 Point Scorers At The 2023 NCAA Championships

    May 12, 2023

    The following are the top 25 wrestlers who scored the most team points at the 2023 NCAA Championships.
  8. Early Line-up Look: Penn State Nittany Lions

    Early Line-up Look: Penn State Nittany Lions

    May 4, 2023

    Head coach: Cael Sanderson
  9. Penn State Lands Bernie Truax From Transfer Portal

    Penn State Lands Bernie Truax From Transfer Portal

    Apr 19, 2023

    The 2023 NCAA champion Penn State Nittany Lions have landed the services of three-time All-American Bernie Truax, who has previously announced that he had entered the transfer portal on March 23.
  10. Best Freshman Performances At The 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships

    Best Freshman Performances At The 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships

    Mar 25, 2023

    The 2023 NCAA Wrestling National Championships saw Yianni Diakomihalis join the ultra elite club of four-time NCAA champs, of which only four other wrestlers can claim membership.
  11. Shayne Van Ness Takes Out #5 Paniro Johnson At NCAA Wrestling Championships

    Shayne Van Ness Takes Out #5 Paniro Johnson At NCAA Wrestling Championships

    Mar 17, 2023

    After pulling off an improbable comeback in round 1, Penn State's Shayne Van Ness knocked off #5 seed Paniro Johnson of Iowa State. The upset puts Van Ness in the NCAA quarterfinals and helps Penn State's cause in their pursuit of Cael Sanderson's 10th NCAA team title.
  12. 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championship Preview & Predictions - 149 Pounds

    2023 NCAA Wrestling Championship Preview & Predictions - 149 Pounds

    Mar 13, 2023

    Cornell's Yianni Diakomihalis is chasing four-time NCAA champ status in a deep field. He's the clear favorite, but this bracket still has plenty of intrigue.
  13. Penn State NCAA Wrestling Bracket Reactions

    Penn State NCAA Wrestling Bracket Reactions

    Mar 9, 2023

    The Penn State Wrestling program has won nine NCAA team championships since Cael Sanderson took over the program in the 2009-2010 season, and they're the favorites to win their tenth in the Cael Sanderson era this year. More on Penn State's ascendence under Coach Sanderson is available here, but for now, all eyes are on this year's NCAA brackets.
  14. 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championship Preview: 125-157

    2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championship Preview: 125-157

    Feb 27, 2023

    The 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships will take place March 4-5 in Ann Arbor, Michigan and will feature some of the best college wrestlers in the country. Check out the article below for a full preview, with predictions for the lightweights (125-157) at Big Tens.
  15. Predicting Every Seed For The 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships

    Predicting Every Seed For The 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships

    Feb 22, 2023

    The 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships are set to go down March 4-5 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and will feature some of the nation's best wrestlers on their quest to NCAAs. We should get the "official" seeds for Big 10's in the next 7-10, and that gives us plenty of time to speculate and predict what they might be. Take a look at the below article for a breakdown of what the seeds we're predicting at each weight.