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
2nd 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
3rd Place: L, 4-0 dec Jordan Oliver, Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club
5-2 Overall-4th Place
Jaime Espinal (86kg)
1st Round: W, Bye
2nd 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)
1st 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
3rd Place: L, 12-2 TF, Pavel Krivtsov, Russia
3-2 Overall-4th 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.
Stay tuned for more info on our upcoming Truck Raffle! Can read the Terms & Conditions here.
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