The Nittany Lion Open hosted 235 wrestlers in Penn State's Rec Hall today.  Below are the final results.  For full brackets, click here. 

 

125: #11 Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Dalton Macri, UANR, 10-3

133: #5 Jimmy Gulibon PSU dec. Anthony Giraldo RUT, 3-1

141: Dennis Gustafson VT dec. Tyson Dippery RUT, 8-1

149: Richard Durso F&M dec. Laike Gardner, LEH, 7-5

157: Jason Nolf PSU maj. Dec. Cody Law PSU, 21-8

165: Nestor Tafur F&M dec Craig Eiffert UANR, 6-3

174: #3 Matt Brown PSU dec. Bo Nickal PSU, 10-7

184: #19 Matt McCutcheon PSU maj. Dec. Zack Zavatsky VT, 8-0

197: Bryce Barnes, Army W, medical forfeit

285: Not Contested

After taking a year off the Nittany Lion Open is back!  This Sunday, December 7, 300-400 wrestlers representing 20 teams will be coming to Happy Valley to compete for the Nittany Lion Open Crown.  Below are the details:

Start Time: 10am

Admissions: Available at the door. $10 Adults/$5 youth/Free kids under 5

Ed Ruth topped Keith Gavin 10-7 at 190lbs on Saturday afternoon in Flo Premier Leagues second professional wrestling even held at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals in Troy, NY on Saturday Afternoon.  At 165 lbs two UFC fighters who were former wrestlers battled it out with Maynard coming out on top with a score of 19-9.  Click HERE for a full release.

 

 

The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club will be well represented at Flo Premier League's second event on Nov 29!  Ed Ruth & Keith Gavin will headline the event competing at 190lbs.  Click HERE for more details.

Cyler Sanderson (70kg) and Eric Thompson (125kg) each took 4th at the Bill Farrell International Open.  Jaime Espinal (86kg) went 4-2 on the day.

 

Cyler Sanderson (70kg)

1st Round: W, 10-0 TF Ryan Lue, Canada

2^nd Round: W, 12-1 TF Ridge Kiley, TMWC

Quarters: L, 10-4 dec. Jordan Oliver, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club

Con: W, 14-2 TF Paul Saraiva, Rhino Wrestling LLC

Con Quarters: W, 12-2 TF Vladyslav Dombrovskiy, Army WCAP

Con Semis: W, FF E Dogdurbek Uulu, Kyrgyz Republic

3^rd Place: L, 4-0 dec Jordan Oliver, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club

5-2 Overall-4^th Place

 

Jaime Espinal (86kg)

1^st Round: W, Bye

2^nd Round: W, 10-0 TF, Camden Car Grimes, Team OTC

Quarters: L, 8-4 dec, Richard Perry, New York Athletic Club

Con: W, 11-0 TF, Adrian Ant Abou Jaoude, Brazil

Con: W, 11-0 TF, Rustam Chsiev, Unattached

Con Quarters: L, 4-3 dec, Jon Reader, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club

4-2 Overall

 

Eric Thompson (125kg)

1^st Round: W, 10-0 TF, Charles Thoms, Canada Black Bears

Quarters: W, Fall 1:27, Pavel Krivtsov, Russia

Semis: L, 4-1 dec, Dom Bradley, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club

Con Semis: W, Fall 2:12, Justin Grant, New York Athletic Club

3^rd Place: L, 12-2 TF, Pavel Krivtsov, Russia

3-2 Overall-4^th Place

 

 

Wrestlers from all over the United States as well as the world are training at the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Olympic Regional Training Center.  Canada brought seven athletes and Peurto Rico brought four athletes to get some good training in this week.  Also, the Lehigh Valley Athletic Club as well as other regional training centers on the East Coast have been sending wrestlers up to train.

Jake Varner 97kg and Ed Ruth 86kg won titles at the World Team Trials. David Taylor 74kg and Frank Molinaro 65kg each earned a spot on the US National Team, Taylor placing 2nd and Molinaro 3rd.

The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club claimed the U.S. Nationals Regional Training Center Cup on Saturday. Jake Varner returned to competition to claim the U.S. Nationals title at 97kg defeating Wynn Michalak 4-0. David Taylor finished 2nd, just falling short of Olympic Champion Jordan Burroughs 7-6. Ed Ruth earned 3rd place at 86kg after his win over Jon Reader 12-11. Finishing 4th at 65kg for the NLWC was Frank Molinaro. Mark McKnight (57 kg) and Quentin Wright (86 kg) both finished 7th. The top 7 place winners automatically qualify a spot for the U.S. World Team Trials in Madison, Wisconsin, May 31-June 1. Click Here for place match results. Bracket results can be found at trackwrestling.com.

The US Open is April 18-19 in Las Vegas. Athletes expected to compete for the NLWC include; Mark McKnight, Les Sigman, Quentin Wright, David Taylor, Ed Ruth, and Jake Varner. Click Here for Information on the 2014 US Open.

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