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NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB NEWS Volume 22 Number 1 Spring, 2020 NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB NEWS Volume 22 Number 1 Spring, 2020 www.nittanylionwrestlingclub.com A RECAP OF 2020 NLWC HAPPENINGS TO DATE… AND LOOKING AHEAD TO 2021 2020 Olympic Trials and Games but the opportunity it provides our Nick Lee had an outstanding For the world’s top wrestlers, the youth with lessons learned, and the tournament in a weight class loaded focus of their wrestling careers is character and strength revealed with NCAA All-Americans, National the Olympics. The NLWC wrestlers through the process. These athletes Champions, and Freestyle National were training at Olympic RTC will be leaders in whatever field they Team Members. Nick had wins over Practices in the Penn State choose to pursue in life. You are Ethan Lizak, 10-0, Jaydin Eierman, Wrestling Room, an environment helping develop future leaders. 10-6, and Joey Lazor, 10-0 to reach with a track record of winning on Thank you!!” the semi-finals. In the semis, he lost both the United State’s and the to Jordan Oliver before rebounding Based on their answers to the world’s biggest wrestling stages. with a win over Frank Molinaro and interview questions, the Club’s “real The anticipation had been building, a win by default over Yianni value” that Coach Sanderson and the 2020 Olympic Trials were Diakomihalis in the bronze match. mentions above is reflected by the less than a month away. Nothing The third place finish earned Nick a NLWC wrestlers! The Club is proud was guaranteed, but they were spot in the 2020 Olympic Trials. to be represented by these athletes! poised for success. After an early upset, former NLWC wrestler and 2016 Olympian Frank And then the Covid-19 Pandemic Molinaro showed his resiliency by hit… Although it is not yet known battling back to place fifth and also when competition will begin again, qualify for the 2020 Olympic Trials. the Club’s wrestlers are making the However, with the postponement of best of the situation and looking the Olympics, Frank has since made forward to the 2021 Olympics! the decision to retire from Interviews with Club Wrestlers competition and has taken a During the week that the 2020 Trials David Taylor Returns to Competition at position as Assistant Coach at were expected to take place, the Pan American Olympic Qualifier Arizona State. Best wishes to Frank (Tony Rotundo, wrestersarewarriors.com, Photo) NLWC started a series of interviews as he moves on from competing to with Club wrestlers. These 2019 Senior Nationals coaching! interviews were emailed to the In late December, 2019 in Fort Club’s email list and are also posted Worth, Texas, Resident Athlete Nick on the Club’s website: Nevills (125 kg) and collegians Nick www.nittanylionwrestlingclub.com. Lee (65 kg) and Aaron Brooks (86 Snapshots of interviews completed kg) competed under the NLWC to date are on pages three and four. banner at the U.S. Senior Nationals and Olympic Trials Qualifier. As Coach Cael Sanderson stated in a past letter to NLWC supporters, “Although our goal is to help every Nick Nevills Shoots at Sr. Nationals athlete win an Olympic gold medal, (Tony Rotundo, wrestersarewarriors.com, Photo) most will not. However, they will experience the process, the Resident Athlete Nick Nevills also challenge, and the pursuit of being had a fine tournament, earning a the best in the world. The real value fourth place finish to qualify for the of the NLWC is not the medals won Nick Lee on a Leg Attack at Sr. Nationals 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials. (Tony Rotundo, wrestersarewarriors.com, Photo) 1 Collegian Aaron Brooks gave a Jason qualified for the 2020 U.S. At 65 kg, Zain Retherford was glimpse of what was to come when Olympic Trials. leading and working on scoring he came out of redshirt in his more points in the semi-finals when freshman campaign and went on to Jason won by 10-0 technical fall in he got caught and pinned. Zain had win a Big 10 title. Aaron had wins the semis before winning by injury wins of 10-0, 10-0, and by fall on his over defending NCAA runner-up default in the gold medal match. way to the bronze medal. Max Dean and former Iowa All- Kyle had two technical falls and a 9- American Sammy Brooks on his way 1 decision before dominating with a Also noteworthy at this tournament to a sixth place finish. 11-1 technical fall in the finals over was the performance of Jane three-time world medalist Reinas Valencia, wife of NLWC Resident Salas Perez of Cuba. Franklin also Athlete Jaime Espinal. Jane who had a fine tournament with his only also trains with the NLWC made loss being by decision in the finals to history by becoming the first-ever U.S. star Jordan Burroughs. Mexican women’s wrestler to qualify for the Olympic Games! Jane won four matches on her way to the gold medal, including a pin in the semis over the reigning world champion! To read an outstanding Aaron Brooks in Action at Sr. Nationals article on how Jane has juggled (Tony Rotundo, wrestersarewarriors.com, Photo) family and medical school on her Olympic quest, visit Matteo Pellicone International Tournament Kyle Snyder in Control at Pan Am Champ. unitedworldwrestling.org and (Tony Rotundo, wrestersarewarriors.com, Photo) In mid January, 2020, this United search under her name. Congratulations Jane! World Wrestling ranking series Pan American Olympic Qualifier tournament took place in Rome, This tournament also took place in Italy. NLWC Wrestlers Zain Ottawa, Canada on the weekend Retherford (65 kg) and Kyle Snyder following the Pan American (97 kg) both earned bronze at this Championships tournament. This tough international event. was the beginning of the spread of the coronavirus, and there was Zain lost his first match to the 2019 uncertainty until the very last World bronze medalist from India minute if the tournament would by a score of 4-5 before wrestling even happen. back with a 10-5 win over Joey Jane Valencia Pins Defending World Champion & Qualifies for 2020 Olympics McKenna of the U.S. For the bronze, David Taylor (86 kg) made his return (Tony Rotundo, wrestersarewarriors.com, Photo) Zain earned a fall in 4:41 over the to competition and showed that he 2015 World bronze medalist from Nittany Lion Wrestling Club hadn’t missed a beat. The 2018 Ukraine. Kyle had wins over World Champion dominated his Board of Directors Kazakhstan, 10-0 and of Turkey, 12- weight class with wins of 10-0, 8-0, Jim Martin President Judd Arnold Vice President 4 before losing to Iran. Kyle won the and by injury default in the finals. Newsletter Editor bronze with a decision over the With his performance at this David Becker Bill Buckley Terry Chandler Bob Noll 2018 World bronze medalist from tournament, David qualified the Mary Noll Darrel Zaccagni Italy. U.S. at 86 kg for the Tokyo Staff Olympics! Rich Lorenzo Consultant to Executive Pan American Championships Director & Board NLWC Wrestlers Jason Nolf (79 kg) Dave Hart Exec. Director, Treasurer, Franklin Gomez had another Membership, & Secretary and Kyle Snyder (97kg) won gold outstanding weekend to follow-up Jake Varner Director medals, and Franklin Gomez (74 kg) on his performance a week earlier at Regional Training Center & Resident Athlete won a Silver medal at the Pan the Pan American Championships. Program Coaching Staff American Championships in Ottawa, Casey Cunningham Cael Sanderson Franklin reached the finals at 74 kg, Cody Sanderson Eric Thompson Canada in early March. With his and by doing so, qualified for his Jake Varner Mark McKnight (also gold medal winning performance, third Olympic Games! serves as Youth/Scholastic Programs Head Coach) 2 Snapshots from NLWC Wrestler Interviews (Complete Interviews can be Viewed at the Club’s website: www.nittanylionwrestlingclub.com.) Zain Retherford Interview-Apr. 1, 2020, 3X NCAA Champion and 2X Hodge Trophy winner. Q: The Olympics are postponed. Any thoughts on how it affects you? A: I think few would argue that postponement of the Olympic Games is necessary during these uncertain times that we're having. We put our whole careers into training for this one event, but for me it's all about perspective. My wrestling goals are immensely important to me, but they are not above putting the health of myself and others at risk. I am happy that the Olympics were postponed. It has forced me to modify my training and reflect on the big picture. We are all in this together. Q: What's the best advice you've ever received? A: My parents taught me to value effort over winning and losing. No matter what is in front of you, you can always give your best. That's a lesson I will pass on to my children someday. Riley Lefever Interview-Apr. 6, 2020, 4X NCAA Divsion III National Champion and 2X Outstanding Wrestler. Q: What do you think makes the NLWC special? Olympic RTC practices, Resident Athlete Programs, coaches, training partners, supporters, etc.? A: I think everyone involved with the NLWC is what makes it so special. It starts from the top, with the donors who make it possible, and then the leadership from the coaches and those who run the behind the scenes (outside of practice). Like any business or program, the truly successful do things the right way and everyone involved in the NLWC has that sort of character. Our coaches are the best in the world, our facilities are amazing, and we have a room with some of the most decorated and talented wrestlers in the world.
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