News & Updates

Oct 30

Mesenbrink Wins Bronze

U23 World Championships Mitchell Mesenbrink had an outstanding U23 World ChampionshipTournament in Tirana, Albania! Competing at 74 kg, he defeated Murat Dzhakupov (Kazakhstan) 7-2 in his opening match. He fell by 11-8 decision to 2024 Senior Asian Champion Kota Takahashi (Japan) in the quarterfinals. When Takahashi advanced to the finals, Mitchell ...

Sep 6

NLWC Truck Raffle Winner

Congratulations to Dave Cipriani on winning the 2024 NLWC Truck Raffle that was held at Toftrees Golf Course on August 29, 2024! Thank you to everyone who participated in the truck raffle and made it a successful event!

May 18

Zain Retherford Secures Olympic Spot for Team USA at 65kg

The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (NLWC) proudly announces that Zain Retherford has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris at the 65 kg weight class. Retherford's remarkable journey to the Olympics was cemented after a stellar performance at the Last Chance Olympic Qualifier in Istanbul, where he secured a crucial victory ...

Apr 21

NLWC Puts Four on 2024 USA Olympic Team

The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club will once again have a strong presence at the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. Zain Retherford (65kg), Kyle Dake (74kg), Aaron Brooks (86kg) and Kyle Snyder (97kg) have all made the 2024 USA Men's Freestyle Olympic Team. Previously qualified, Roman Bravo-Young (57kg) will also be ...

Sep 24

NLWC Results at the 2023 World Championships

2023 UWW World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia The NLWC congratulates Zain Retherford and David Taylor on their World Gold Medals, Kyle Dake on his World Silver Medal, Jennifer Page and Kyle Snyder on their World Bronze Medals, and Nick Lee and Jane Valencia who won matches but fell short of earning ...

Sep 18

NLWC Wrestlers Win 2 Gold and 2 Silver Medals at 2022 World Championships!

2022 UWW World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia In the final match of the 2022 World Championships, NLWC Wrestler Kyle Snyder controlled Batyrbek Tsakulov (Slovakia) on his way to a 6-0 decision and a 2022 World Gold Medal! The NLWC congratulates Kyle Snyder and David Taylor on their World Gold Medals, Thomas Gilman and ...

Sep 8

NLWC has 7 Wrestlers Competing at 2022 World Championships

2022 UWW World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club is proud to be represented by seven outstanding wrestlers at the 2022 UWW World Championships in Belgrade Serbia from Sept. 10 to Sept. 18. Jane Valencia (representing Mexico at 57 kg) will compete in women's freestyle. Thomas Gilman (57 kg), Zain Retherford (70 kg), Franklin ...

May 27

2022 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

World Team Trials Results The NLWC Wrestlers had a great weekend at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Iowa! Jennifer Page-Rogers (62 kg) scored a 10-0 technical fall in the semifinals to advance to the finals and won that best-of-three series by injury default. Jenn advances to the Final X. ...

May 17

2022 Pan Am Championships

PHOTO CRED: Wrestlers are warriors (Tony Rotundo) Pan American Championships Over the past weekend at the Pan American Championships in Acapulco, Mexico, several NLWC wrestlers had outstanding performances! Thomas Gilman (57 kg), last year's Olympic bronze and World gold medalist got off to a good start in the 2022 freestyle season, ...

Aug 8

NLWC at the Tokyo Olympic Games...a Historic Performance! David Taylor-Gold, Kyle Snyder-Silver, Thomas Gilman-Bronze, Bekzod Abdurakhmonov-Bronze, Jane Valencia-First-Ever Mexican Women's Wrestler to be an Olympian & Franklin Gomez-3X Olympian

Congratulations to the NLWC Olympians Congratulations to the NLWC wrestlers who competed at the Toyko Olympics! The Club is proud to have been represented by these incredible wrestlers on the biggest stage in wrestling! In men's freestyle competition, NLWC wrestlers earned a medal in four of the six weight ...

Aug 5

2020 Tokyo Olympics

David Taylor Wins Olympic Gold Medal David Taylor won 4-3 over Iran's Hassan Yazdani in the Olympic Finals!!! In an exciting match against a defending Olympic champion and one of the world's greatest wrestlers in Yazdani, David scored a takedown with less than 20 seconds left in the match to move ...

Apr 28

NLWC Wrestlers Win Spots on U.S. Olympic Team

Thomas Gilman, David Taylor, Kyle Snyder, & Helen Maroulis Win Spots on the U.S. Olympic Team The best wrestlers in the U.S. competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Fort Worth, Texas on April 1 and 2, and when the dust settled on Saturday night, the Nittany Lion Wrestling ...

Mar 26

"King of the Keystone" Rokfin Event Sunday March 28th

The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club is proud to present "The King of the Keystone" event. We have been able to match up some of the top talent in the State of Pennsylvania, and are very excited to see these tremendous wrestlers compete. We hope you will join us ...

Mar 26

Rokfin March 28

NLWC to Host Live Rokfin Event on Tuesday, Feb. 23 Wrestling Fans, On Tuesday evening, February 23, the NLWC is hosting another Rokfin Event. The junior card will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the senior card at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. This is an opportunity to see some of the top wrestlers in ...

Feb 23

Tuesday, February 23, 2021-The Next NLWC Rokfin Event

NLWC to Host Live Rokfin Event on Tuesday, Feb. 23 Wrestling Fans, On Tuesday evening, February 23, the NLWC is hosting another Rokfin Event. The junior card will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the senior card at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. This is an opportunity to see some of the top wrestlers in ...

Feb 23

Message from Coach Cael about the NLWC event tomorrow, September 19, on Rokfin

NLWC to Host Live Rokfin Event on Tuesday, Feb. 23 Wrestling Fans, On Tuesday evening, February 23, the NLWC is hosting another Rokfin Event. The junior card will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the senior card at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. This is an opportunity to see some of the top wrestlers in ...

Feb 23

NLWC Set to Host Freestyle Event Live On Rokfin February 23

NLWC to Host Live Rokfin Event on Tuesday, Feb. 23 Wrestling Fans, On Tuesday evening, February 23, the NLWC is hosting another Rokfin Event. The junior card will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the senior card at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. This is an opportunity to see some of the top wrestlers in ...

May 18

NLWC Interviews

NLWC Members and Supporters The Club is conducting a series of NLWC Wrestler interviews that will be posted every 2-3 days! This interview is with Kyle Snyder. The former Ohio State wrestler had a spectacular collegiate career, winning three NCAA titles, and he has also had an outstanding international career, ...

Jan 21

Matteo Pellicone International

Zain Retherford (65kg) and Kyle Snyder (97kg) both earned bronze medals at the Matteo Pellicone International in Rome, Italy over the weekend. Zain lost his first match to 2018 World silver medalist and 2019 World bronze medalist Bajrang Bajrang of India by a score of 4-5 before wrestling back with a 10-5 ...

Oct 31

Bo Nickal Dominates at U-23 World Championships

Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Resident Athlete Bo Nickal dominated the 92 kg weight class on his way to a World title at the U23 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary! Bo won by technical fall, 12-2, over returning U23 World Bronze Medalist Hossein Shahbazigazvar of Iran in his first match and followed ...

Sep 18

NLWC Competing at 2019 World Championship

World Championships Preview Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Resident Athletes Zain Retherford (65 kg/145 lbs.), Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (74 kg/163 lbs. for Uzbekistan), Franklin Gomez (74 kg/163 lbs. for Puerto Rico), and Jaime Espinal (86 kg/189 lbs. for Puerto Rico) will be competing next week at the Senior World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. ...

May 29

NLWC World Team Trials Strong Showing

The World Team Trials Challenge Tournament took place this weekend in Raleigh, NC. In this tournament, the top wrestlers in the U.S. competed for a spot in the Final X later this summer. The winners of the Final X will represent the U.S. at the 2019 World ...

May 13

NLWC Wrestlers Mark Hall and Nick Nevills Dominate

NLWC wrestlers Mark Hall (79 kg) and Nick Nevills (125 kg) won the Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier yesterday and are now qualified to compete at the U.S. World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Raleigh, NC. On his way to gold, Mark scored four straight technical falls by 10-0 scores, ...

May 13

Casey Cunningham Named 2018 USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year

Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Olympic Regional Training Center and Penn State Wrestling Coach Casey Cunningham was recently announced as the winner of the prestigious 2018 Terry McCann Award as USA Wrestling Freestyle Coach of the Year. The NLWC would like to thank Coach Cunningham for all of the time and effort ...

May 13

NLWC Outstanding Weekend at U.S. Open

The NLWC came away from the U.S. Open National Championships in Las Vegas this past weekend with one gold medalist, two silver medalists, three bronze medalists, two fifth place finishers, and one sixth place finisher. Club wrestlers suffered some very close, heart-breaking losses in the semifinals and finals, ...

Jan 10

David Taylor named UWW Best Freestyle Wrestler of the Year for 2018

BY TIM FOLEY, UWW | JAN. 01, 2019, 12:50 P.M. (ET) CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (January 1) - With the 2018 wrestling season officially at a close, United World Wrestling has awarded "Best Wrestler of the Year" honors to David TAYLOR (USA) for freestyle, Petra OLLI (FIN) for women's wrestling, and Peter BACSI (HUN) ...

Jul 31

David Taylor Pins 4 Opponents at Yasar Dogu

Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Resident Athlete David Taylor (86 kg/189 lbs.) scored pins in all four matches to win a gold medal at the Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul, Turkey this weekend. This was a pre-World Championships ranking tournament, and David set himself up for a high seed at the ...

Jun 19

David Taylor Wins Final X; Makes World Team

On Saturday in Penn State's Rec Hall, NLWC Resident Athlete David Taylor defeated North Carolina State star Nick Reenan in two straight matches at 86kg to win a spot on the U.S. World Team. David dominated, winning by technical fall in both matches, 13-2 and 10-0. Rec ...

May 22

NLWC Weekend Results

World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Rochester, Minnesota Resident Athlete Nico Megaludis (61 kg) earned a silver medal at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament. Nico earned a win over Tyler Graff in the semifinals but dropped two matches in the best-of-three finals to Nahshon Garrett. Regional Training Center ...

May 10

3 NLWC Wrestlers Win Gold at Pan American Championships

From the desk of the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club The NLWC had an outstanding weekend with three wrestlers winning Gold Medals at the Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru! One week after capturing a U.S. Open National Championship, Resident Athlete Ben Provisor (87 kg/192 lbs.) won a Bronze Medal in ...

May 10

NLWC Wrestlers have Outstanding Weekend at U.S. National Championships

From the desk of the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club The NLWC had two gold medalists, two silver medalists, and one bronze medalist at the U.S. Open National Championships in Las Vegas this past weekend. It was an outstanding showing by the Club wrestlers! Ben Provisor Wins Gold ...

Apr 10

David Taylor Undefeated at World Cup, USA Gold

NLWC Resident Athlete David Taylor went undefeated at 86 kg/189 lbs. in helping the USA Team to a World Cup Championship this past weekend. This was the first United States World Cup title since 2003. The U.S. defeated India, Japan, Georgia, and Azerbaijan to win the championship. David ...

Apr 2

Gomez Competes at Bill Farrell

Resident Athlete Franklin Gomez had a nice tournament and finished with a bronze at the Bill Farrell Memorial International Tournament held at the New York Athletic Club this past weekend. Franklin started the tournament with an 11-0 win over J. Peralta (unnattached) followed by a 9-0 win over T. ...

Feb 28

Successful Weekend for NLWC Athletes

Matt Brown (representing the U.S. Army WCAP) had a very successful weekend at MCB Camp Lejeune, N.C. Matt won a gold medal at 79 kg/174.1 lbs., leading the U.S. Army team to its 17th straight U.S. Armed Forces freestyle title. As a member of the ...

Jan 31

David Taylor Dominates Yarygin

NLWC Resident Athlete David Taylor (86 kg/189 lbs.) captured gold earlier today at the Yarygin Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk, Russia! David became only the 12th U.S. men's freestyle wrestler to ever win a Yarygin title. This accomplishment is especially noteworthy since the Yarygin is considered the toughest ...

Nov 13

Dave Schultz Memorial Results 2017

Brown wins Silver and Lefever Bronze at Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament U.S. Army WCAP athlete Matt Brown (79 kg/174.2 lbs.) had a strong performance defeating Y. Lee or Korea, 10-0, and 2016 Junior World Bronze Medalist Nikita Suchkov of Russia, 7-5, before dropping a decision to American Jon Reader in the ...

Oct 23

U-23 World Team Trials

Josh Rodriguez (57 kg/125.5 lbs.) and Riley Lefever (97 kg/213 lbs.) had strong performances, both finishing 3rd earlier today at the U23 World Team Trials. Josh had a bye and a technical fall before dropping an 8-3 decision in the semifinals. He then scored two more technical falls to wrestle ...

Aug 1

Mark Hall Wins Junior World Championships!

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.

May 17

David Taylor and Zain Retherford Dominate at Beat the Streets!

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 ...

Apr 30

David Taylor wins U.S. Open National Freestyle Championship

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 ...

Aug 10

Frank Molinaro and Franklin Gomez compete in RIO!

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

Dec 16

US Open Preview!

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. &...

Dec 15

2016 State College Youth Tournament-Feb 28, 2016

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

May 10

2015 US Open Results

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) ...

Jan 26

2015 Dave Schultz Memorial

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 ...

Jan 22

Paris Grand Prix

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.

Dec 6

Youth Rec Wrestling

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 ...

Dec 7

NLWC Nittany Lion Open

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...

Dec 3

NLWC Hosts Nittany Lion Open This Sunday, December 7

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 ...

Nov 30

Ruth Tops Gavin in FPL2

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 ...

Nov 3

Ruth set to compete in FPL 2

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.

Nov 8

Sanderson and Thompson place 4th at Bill Farrell International Open

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 ...

Oct 22

NLWC hosts International Training Camp

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 ...

Jun 5

Varner & Ruth Champions at World Team Trials

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.

Apr 21

NLWC Wins Regional Training Center Team Title

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 3...

Mar 25

NLWC - US Open

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.