Current Penn State wrestler Mark Hall who competed under the NLWC banner when he won the U.S. Junior National Championships and the U.S. Junior World Team Trials won his second consecutive Junior World Championship today.   

NLWC Resident Athlete David Taylor and Zain Retherford (representing the NLWC at this event) both won last evening in Times Square at the New York City "Beat the Streets" event.  David won by first period fall, and Zain won a by decision, 8-2.  Both David and Zain have been dominant in 2017.  David was undefeated at the World Cup where he defeated three Olympic Medalists and recently won the U.S. Open.  He's currently ranked 6th in the World at 189 lbs.  Zain won his second NCAA title in March, and earned the Hodge Trophy.  

David Taylor wins U.S. Open National Freestyle Championship/Earns Outstanding Wrestler Award and Mark Hall wins Junior Freestyle National Championship/Earns Outstanding Wrestler Award

NLWC Resident Athlete David Taylor dominated the 86 kg/189 lbs. weight class on his way to a National Title and Outstanding Wrestler award.  David defeated Richard Perry in the finals with a 10-0 technical fall.  He won by technical fall or pin over each of his 5 opponents.  With his victories this weekend, David has now won 16 consecutive matches at the Senior level.  

Can get up to date info at www.themat.com and www.flowrestling.org

Olympic Schedule at the Link below

http://www.flowrestling.org/article/44434-2016-olympic-wrestling-schedule

 

 

U.S. Senior National Championships/Olympic Trials Qualifier

The U.S. Senior National Championships which is also a 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier will take place this weekend in Las Vegas.  The top 7 place finishers in each of the six freestyle weight classes will qualify for the Olympic Trials in April.  The NLWC Regional Training Center will be represented by five Resident Athletes and 2 U.S. Army WCAP Athletes. 

The 2016 State College Youth Tournament will take place on Sunday, Feb 28!  Click HERE for details.

David Taylor earned 1st place at 74 kg (163 lbs.) at the U.S. Open National Championships.  David had a superb tournament defeating Richard McCarty (Gator) by fall in 0:27, Jacob Butenhoff (Columbia Bason Wrestling) by fall in 0:23, Nestor Taffur (Princeton Amateur Wr) by technical fall 10-0, Tyler Caldwell (Sunkist Kids Wrestling) by technical fall 12-2 in the semi finals, and Andrew Howe (NYAC) by decision 2-0 in the finals . 

Quentin Wright (86kg) will be representing the NLWC at this weekends Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament on Friday, January 30, 2015.  Follow results at www.trackwrestling.com.  Click on "Trackwrestling Events" and then "Popular Tournaments".  Search for the 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial Touranment and click on to view results.

The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club will be represented by Frank Molinaro (65kg), Cyler Sanderson (70kg), and Eric Thompson (125kg) at the Paris Grand Prix January 31-February 1, 2015.  Click HERE for more details on the event.    

The 2014 Nittany Lion Wrestling Club's Youth Recreation Wrestling Program concluded with the last "Sucker Saturday".  The past 6 weeks the 70 plus participants improved their fitness, played some games, and learned some wrestling.  The kids had a blast!  Below is Jake Varner mentoring some young wrestlers on "Sucker Saturday".  Click HERE for the photo gallery.

 

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.

Click Here for Results

Franklin Gomez takes gold at the Dan Kolov-Nikita Petrov International Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. Click Here for results.

Click Here for the latest news on the NLWC in the 2014 Spring Newsletter

Read Article to learn about the new rules and changes within FILA.