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Volume 16 Number 1 V olume 2 Number1 Summer 2014 www.nittanylionwrestling.com

Penn State Coach Casey Cunningham Thanks the NLWC for Its Service to Our Sport

The following letter from Casey makes clear how the NLWC continues to support wrestling at all levels in Central, Pennsylvania even as it has become the most successful Regional Olympic Training Center in the USA.

Dear Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Members: As the guest writer for this update to the NLWC members I just want to say a big Thank You for everything you do for this club. We have an unbelievable club that cannot be matched anywhere in the country. We also have a designated Olympic Regional Training Center here which allows the guys that are employed by the NLWC a place to train. The regional training center here at Penn State just won the Regional Cup in Las Vegas at the U.S. Open. This is given to the training center that scores the most points with the guys that train at their facility. There is no place in the country doing what we are doing right now with our freestyle club. Guys are able to live and train full time in State College at the Regional Training Center and then are able to represent the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club in the events they wrestle in. The support that you the members have given us allow our guys a very unique situation.

The NLWC offers incredible experiences for young wrestlers/kids in our community as well. I signed my kids up this past year for the Fitness and Balance, Beginning Wrestling, and the Advanced Youth Wrestling programs offered by the NLWC. Here is a list of the coaches that my 3 boys had through these programs:

Jake Varner-Olympic Champion, 3rd in the World Championship, 4x NCAA Finalist Franklin Gomez-World Silver Medal, NCAA Champion, 3x All-American Jaime Espinal-Olympic Silver Medalist Quentin Wright- 4x All-American, 2x NCAA Champion, U.S. Open All-American Les Sigman-World Team Member, 4 x NCAA D2 Champion Mark McKnight-Pan Am Champion, NCAA All-American, U.S. Open All-American Nick Fanthorpe-NCAA All-American John Fritz-NCAA Champion and Big 10 and NCAA Coach of the Year Dave Hart-2x NCAA All-American These are the guys that were coaching these young kids so it was an amazing opportunity for the community to take advantage of. Again these guys are here because of your generous support. With a few exceptions these guys are also allowed to work out with our college guys per NCAA rules so that is a huge advantage to our guys. We also just recently welcomed three new resident athletes, Frank Molinaro (4x All-American, NCAA Champion), Ed Ruth (First 3x National Champion in school history) and David Taylor (4x NCAA Finalist, 2x NCAA Champion). Like I mentioned above we are very thankful that we have the opportunity to allow these guys to stick around and train to reach their goals of being World and Olympic Champions while making the Penn State Wrestlers tougher along the way. We hope that we will be able to continue to allow young men to have a place to train to reach their goals and also provide an opportunity for people in this community to take advantage of the talent we have here.

Yours, with Many Thanks,

Casey Cunningham

1 NLWC Resident Athletes Include Many 2015 World Team and 2016 Olympic Hopefuls: Varner and Ruth on USA World Team to Compete for 2014 World Titles in Uzbekistan, September, 8-14, 2014.

A simple listing of this year’s (2013’14) New Resident Athletes: Resident Athletes and their major Recent collegiate graduates have achievements makes clear their already proven themselves World and extraordinary international visibility as Olympic Team contenders. Several did a group as well as their collective ability extremely well against world elites at to inspire and teach the elementary, the US Open Wrestling Championships high-school, and collegiate wrestlers in Las Vegas, April 16-19 and then in they work with in NLWC programs. the final 2014 USA World Team Trials The NLWC individual performances in early June, in Madison, Wisconsin. earned the team title at the US Open Championships in Vegas (by outscoring all other USA Wrestling’s approved Regional Olympic Training Centers). Jake Varner beat Kilgore Continuing Resident Athletes: in World Team Trials Final. 2012 Olympic Champ, 2014 US Open Varner also finished ahead of J.D. Champ and winner of US World Team Bergman who was on last year’s USA Trials, Jake Varner just qualified for World Team. the US World Team that will vie for World Championships this September 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist Jaimie in Tashkent, Uzbekistan at 97 kgs (213 Espinal has recently restarted his lbs). At the World Team Trials, former training towards a spot on Puerto NCAA Champ for Kent State, Dustin Rico’s World Team. Puerto Rico’s Ed Ruth faces off with Keith Gavin. Kilgore won the right to challenge World Silver Medalist and Olympian Varner. Varner beat Kilgore 7-2, 5-2. Franklin Gomez is currently ranked Ed Ruth, Penn State’s first-ever 3X #2 in the world at 65 kgs (143 lbs). NCAA Champ, placed 3rd at 86 kgs Former USA World Teamer, Les (189 lbs)behind former Pitt star Keith Sigman is currently recovering from Gavin and long-time USA World Team The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Newsletter injury and will be back in the hunt for contender, Clayton Foster who edged is published & distributed free of charge him 13-12 in a donnybrook at the US to all club members in recognition of their a place on the 2015 USA World Team support of the NLWC Program. at 125 kgs (275.5 lbs.) Open in Vegas. But at the final World Team Trials, it was Ruth who beat 2014 US Open Placers, Mark Jim Martin President Foster in the final and finished ahead McKnight 7th, and Nick Fanthorpe Judd Arnold Vice President, of Gavin, Chris Perry and John Reader. Co-Editor 4th at 57 (125 lbs) and 65 kgs (143 That’s a remarkable break-through for Bob & Mary Noll Clothing Sales lbs). In May, Fanthorpe also won the someone who didn’t focus on freestyle Other Board Members NE Regional title with a TF in East until after the NCAAs last March. David Becker Bill Buckley Stroudsburg. This qualified him for the He’ll join Jake Varner on the 2014 Matt Gaul Darrel Zaccagni World Team Trials where he finished USA World Team Championships this 4th. Rich Lorenzo Executive Director September in Uzbekistan. Dave Hart Co-director of Programs Quentin Wright, was winless in David Taylor, in the Open, Membership Chair, his first outing at the World Trials at Treasurer, Co-Editor, dominated three opponents at 74 kgs 86 kgs (189 lbs), but has shown in Business Manager (163 lbs) -- with a TF, Fall, and a 4-0 earlier matches against world-class Nick Fanthorpe Co-director of Programs shutout of Tyler Caldwell -- before opponents that he, too, can be a force. and Coach dropping a 6-7 decision in the final on He placed 7th in Vegas with a 5-2 a late takedown by 3X World, and 2012 record. His dominating win over this The IRS approves the NLWC as a tax- Olympic Champ, Jordan Burroughs. exempt, charitable, educational organization year’s World Team runner up, Dustin [IRS code Sec 501(c)(3)]. All contributions above Taylor got another shot at Burroughs Kilgore, in the 2013 NCAA finals is a regular membership dues are tax deductible. in the June USA World Team Trials, better clue to his potential. Printed by Advanced Color Graphics after beating Andrew Howe, but lost

2 to Burrowes again 2-6 and 5-6. The and finished ahead of Angel bouts between young men and latest Amateur Wrestling News had Escobedo. women from New York City still a great cover photo highlighting the Zain Retherford, now a learning freestyle were featured. muscle tension in both wrestlers sophomore, competed in the The US won eight of the 11 All during intense combat throughout the Junior World Team Trials and went Star matches, three of which were Open final. AWN envisions a new epic 4-0 at 66kgs (145.5 lbs) in the wrestled by World-Class women. In rivalry between Taylor and Burroughs challenge rounds, before losing to the final and feature match of the through at least the next two Olympic Aaron Pico in the final. day at 74 kgs, USA’s reigning World cycles. Taylor and Burroughs, with and Olympic Champion, Jordan mutual respect, agree on the rivalry, Burrowes , pinned Russia’s Alsamaz but not on how it might end. Sanakoev. There were no matches at 96 and 126kgs. Taylor shut out Azerbaijan’s former World Bronze Medalist, 6-0 at 74 kgs. Ruth TF’d a Spanish All Star, 10-0, at 86 kgs. 3. Several other returning collegians also competed in the US Open in April under the NLWC banner. David Taylor beats World Metalist Freshmen Garrett Hammond at “Beat The Streets”. went 6-3 at 74kgs, and Cody Law 2. Ruth and Taylor won outdoor, 5-3 at 70kgs. Both placed 8th In nationally televised, challenge the Junior Open. Freshman Matt matches between USA and World McCutcheon also looked good at All-Stars on a closed street in Times 86 kgs. In the senior Open, Matt Square on May 7. USA Wrestling Brown went 3-2 at 86 kgs, James has been producing such “Beat the Vollrath (graduate) 2-2 at 70 kgs, Steet” matches for the past few years Zach Beitz and Cade Moss (from to promote interest in Freestyle South Jordan, Utah), both went 1-2 wrestling. Prior to the World- at 65 kgs, and Jordan Conaway Class Elite matches, preliminary went 1-2 at 57kgs.

Molinaro celebrates win over Humphrey. Ray Nelson Photo

Frank Molinaro, Penn State’s NCAA Champ at 149 in 2013, has given up his Assistant Coaching position at Rutgers to become an NLWC Resident Athlete. He placed 4th in his first US Open behind Logan Stieber. He moved up to #3 in the World Team Trials with an impressive 7-2 win over Reece Humphrey at 65 kgs (143 lbs). He also beat NCAA Champ and 4X Big 10 Champ Kellen Russell. Three Other Notes: Two collegiate wrestlers who are not Resident Athletes but competed in the World Team Trials for the NLWC. 1. Nico Megaliudis, now a Senior, finished 4th at 57 kgs (125.5 lbs) behind Tony Ramos, Matt McDouough, and Sam Hazewinkle, but Nico scored wins over Nick Simmons, Brandon Precin (who beat McDonough), Zach Sanders, USA All-Star “Beat the Street” team in Times Square.

3 School Program Enrollments 2013-14 Remain Strong. Recent Newsletter emphasis on successes by our Regional Olympic Training Center Resident Athletes does not imply any diminished commitment to training for primary and secondary school youngsters in our NLWC School under the direction of both NLWC coaches and Resident Athletes. The opportunity for School members to meet and work with the RAs has substantially added to their excitement about joining our School programs. Since last summer, total enrollment in our School Programs is over 400. We thank all our registrants and their parents for participating in our efforts to promote our sport, and to help young wrestlers achieve whatever goals they set for themselves. The Programs: Fitness and Balance – for pre-schoolers – 3rd-graders for four weeks. Gives both boys and girls a chance to enjoy dynamic, fun workouts, including drills and games, to help them develop balance, strength, and confidence in many body movements. We do not teach wrestling moves and there is no wrestling contact. The main goal is to help the kids have fun developing physical and mental skills. Having fun is a useful prolog to the following programs. Youth Rec Program – for beginning wrestlers, K – 6th-grade, for 6 weeks. Wrestling is a great foundation for all sports. This program is non-competitive. It does, however, emphasize basic wrestling skills. . Youth Rec Program Roster Bainey, Bentley Davis, Evan Grove, Freddie Lutz, Sam Stamm, Jayden Banker, Luke Doherty, Evan Guenot, TannerA Lutz, Micah Sunday, Taylor Berry, Jackson Donohue, Tucker Hardisty, Alexander Martin, Marshall Thompson, Tommy Brooks, Miles Dubin, Lincoln Harpster, Logan Moore, Alexander Watkins, Donny Brown, Ryan Fitzgerald, Joe Harter, Austin Murphy, Sean Way, Nathan Brown, David Fitzgerald, Mac Haushalter, Sean Rager, Khalil Weber, Miles Brushwood, Cooper Flynn, Gabe Hranicka, Jake Reid, Connor Weber, Chase Corkery, Eddie Garrison, Grady Kalandaria, Kai Sanderson, Kade Zaffino, Gaven Coughlin, Owen Gaul, Michael Kalandaria, Niko Sanderson, Mason Zeiders, Elias (Eli) Cunningham, Hayden Gaul, Matt King, Max Sanderson, Tate Cunningham, Asher Glaze, Logan King, Alexander Scullin, Liam Cunningham, Ryder Green, Seth Lukac, Jake Shirey, Lincoln

Elite Elementary Program – For six weeks. For youngsters ready for carefully structured competitive wrestling and the disciplines of technique, drilling, and conditioning essential to competitive success.

Elite Elementary Program Roster Aikey, Lane Dimm, Owen Johnston, Cory Perry, Dalton Starr, Garrett Bainey, Landon Domico, Kyle Keith, Logan Price, Ty Straw, Adam Ballock, Zander Donohue, Tucker Kline, Karson Rafferty, Bryce Sullivan, P.J. Baney, Myles Dudurich, Seth LaBenne, Cole Richner, Ethan Sutliff, Gage Barr, Jason Emel, Jalen Leidy, Clayton Roeshot, Jack Swisher, Jude Bauman, Trae Emel, Julian Little, Aaron Rossman, Ethan Urbas, Lance Beatty, Bryce Felton, Mason Long, Gage Rothrock, Keegan Vandevort, Leo Beatty, Mason Fleming, Parker Long, Kyle Royer, Clayton Veres, Colten Butler, Ty Folmar, Bryce Long, Nate Sallurday, Hunter Walk, Hunter Close, David Folmar, Zac Lyons, Hunter Sallurday, Kaleb Walk, Lukas Coppolo, Alex Foltz, Noah McCloskey, Ethan Salvata, Carter Watson, Ty Corter, Braylen Franklin, Kolby McCloskey, Noah Serafini, Gino Weaver, Alex Cunningham, Asher Gilham, Cooper McCracken, Jake Serafini, Rocco Weaver, Andrew Cunningham, Gilson, Jake McGonigal, Mark Shawley, Addison Weaver, Eric Hayden Gregg, Tristan Mellot, Isaac Shunk, Baylor Weaverling, Carter Cunningham, Kyle Hershbine, Josh Miles, Kaleb Sipes, Ashton Witmer, Zack Degleris, Evan Herzing, Anthony Ohl, Amonn Sleeth, Aaron Wood, Reese Deline, Brian Holland, Zachery Pavlechko, Nicholas Sprankle, Noah

4 Junior and Senior High-School Pre-Season Training – For six weeks. Emphasis on perfecting existing techniques, learning new ones, and doing more live wrestling with more attention to individualized instruction. Winter Breakfast Club – For six weeks. Hard workouts for Junior and Senior High School wrestlers looking for additional instruction as well as opportunities to work with more challenging workout partners in preparation for district, regional, and state tourneys ahead. These 1½-hour sessions give some attention to drilling but greater attention to live wrestling featuring situational techniques for specific positions, and round-robin live matches. It makes clear how only Quentin Wright coaches Brian Deline dedicated and hardworking work-out partners can make & Zander Ballock, Elementary Elites. each other better.

Breakfast Club Pre-season Training Roster Abedi, Alaber DeLong, Evan Hollingshead, DJ McGonigal, Mark Sensenig, Jacob Adams, Brock Detwiler, Justin Horner, Derek McLondon, Duncan Shriver, Evan Aikey, Lane Detwiler Jr, Paul Hughes, Levi McMahon, Nathan Sills, Daniel Albert, Cam Dilley, Tyler Husick, Trevor McMahon, Seth Simpson, Andrew Allebach, Abraham Dively, Cody Jacobs, Matt Millward, Trey Sleigh, Tom Atherton, Jonathan Dixon, Sage Johnson, Brent Mitchell, Trevor Smith, Bailer Babb, Ryan Donahue, Trenton Kauffman, Mike Moist, Sage Smith, Ryan Bailey, Joey Dreibelbis, Cory Kelly, Zach Mondy, Maximilian Sponsler, Jonathan Baney, Myles Eaton, Jayce Kephart, Dallas Muir, Levi Stapleton, Darrian Baney, Seth Ebright, Tanner Kephart, Roger Muir, Sam Stauffer, Corey Barger, Colton Edwards, Quentin Kile, Jonah Murin, Max Steel, Robbie Barger, Dalton Ekdahl, Shane Kizer, Cameron Myers, Kyle Stidfole, Bryton Barroner, Sam Emel, Austin Klingler, Dalton O’Brien, Brennen Stover, Adam Bauman, Trae Emel, Seth Kocik, Tanner Ohl, Amonn Swartz, Nathan Beckwith, Jared English, Alec Koleno, Seth Oliver, Jacob Taptich, Joey Bell, Bobby Fanella, Rocco Kollner, Evan Olson, Chandler Thompson, Chris Bennett, Zack Fortney, Evan Kuba, Noah Ostrowski, Ian Tillett, Max Benson, Izac Franklin, Kolby Kyle, Phil Overbeck, Mitchell Todora, Andrew Bloom, Cross Friery, Brian Kyler, Avery Owens, Jacob Tress, Andrew Bloom, Shae Funk, Luke Lane, Jaret Park, Dylan Urbas, Cole Bomboy, Austin Gilbert, Logan Lane, Kent Parks, Hunter Urbas, Lance Bomboy IV, Leo Gilbert, Micah Lane, Todd Peck, Drew Vandevort, Leo Boozel, Jake Gilbert, Rave LaVeck, Alexander Pennington, Frank Wagner, Jacob Boozel, Josh Gill, Hunter Lewis, A.J. Port, Brock Wagner, Jonathan Bowser, Darren Glorioso, Collin Lindemuth, Mason Powers, Jacob Waksmunski, Dalton Brytczuk, Isaiah Gorring, Julian Link, Seth Preisch, Ryan Walter, Cole Brytczuk, Noah Graves, Dave Linnes, Drew Price, Jarred Walters, Garrett Burke, David Haffner, Pete Locke, Teagan Price, Zach Wetzer, Patrick Cable, Austin Hagg, Nathan Loe , Exree Ramsey, Cole Willa, Brady Campbell, Bryce Harkleroad, Reed Long, Dalton Richner, Ethan Williams, Ben Campbell, Hunter Harshbarger, Drew Long, Tyler Rigg, Garrett Williams, Jon Carbaugh, Scott Harshbarger, Matthew Lumadue, Bub Roeshot, Will Wilson, Brandon Catral, Kyle Hart, Fletcher Lutz, Wyatt Rogers, Mike Wilson, Jeremy Caveult, Jarred Hazel, Cory Maines, Reynold Rosenberger, Nathan Witmer, Zack Cline, Noah Henninger III, David Marcozzi, Ethan Ryan, Jake Woodman, Dalton Close, David Herb, Dylan Mason, Nick Ryan, AJ Wortman, Max Coppolo, Cam Hilling, Vlad McCartney, Payne Scherf, Hunter Zeamer, Cade Corl, Trevor Hines, Matthew McChesney, Brian Scherf, Parker Zerby, Andrew Cramer, Caleb Hockenberry, Levi McClaren, Josiah Scott, Ed Cuneo, Austin Hockenberry, Mason McClenahan, Gage Scott, Griffin Damon, Jacob Hoffman, Garrett McCracken, Jaret Scott, Tyler Dellinger, Gus Holderman, Lucas McGonigal, Luke Selker, Evan

5 Congratulations to the 23 Breakfast Clubbers listed below Kids and Coaches having fun who were PIAA Qualifiers. 14 who were place winners.” learning and teaching. Name School Place DeLong, Evan Kane 1st Lane, Todd Southern Columbia 2nd Lane, Kent Southern Columbia 2nd Maines, Reynold West Branch 2nd Preisch, Ryan Milton 3rd Rogers, Mike Wyoming Seminary Preps 3rd Nat. Preps Sleigh, Tom DuBois 3rd Walter, Cole Mifflinburg 3rd Hollingshead, DJ Altoona 4th Oliver, Jacob Huntingdon 4th Glorioso, Collin Huntingdon 5th Hazel, Cory Penns Valley 5th Murin, Max Central Cambria 5th Hoffman, Garrett Montoursville 6th Olson, Chandler Shippensburg 8th Beckwith, Jared Tyrone Q Bloom, Shae DuBois Q Cline, Noah Clearfield Q Corl, Trevor Bellefonte Q Kauffman, Mike State College Q Lumadue, Bub P-O Q Moist, Sage Mount Union Q Port, Brock Bellefonte Q Thompson, Chris P-O Q

Schools from which most of our Senior High School members came as individuals or as members of schools that enrolled McKnight observes Clayton Royer & their whole team in NLWC programs. Aaron Sleeth Altoona Indiana Northern Lebanon Bald Eagle Area Johnstown Penns Valley Bellefonte Juniata Phillipsburg-Osceola Bellwood Kane Roosevelt Brockway Lewisburg Shippensburg Cambria Heights Manheim Central Southern Columbia Cathedral Prep Manheim Township Southern Huntingdon Central Cambria Midd-West St. Joseph Chambersburg Mifflin County St. Mary’s Clearfield Mifflinburg State College Danville Milton Tussey Mountain DuBois Montoursville Tyrone Hershey Mount Union West Branch Hollidaysburg Mountoursville Wyoming Seminary Ty Watson & Hayden Cunningham Huntingdon Mt. View Middle

NLWC Teams Up With Decker Tape Products to Produce a Successful 2014 State College Wrestling Tournament Last March This Tournament, now managed primarily by the NLWC, under the current leadership of Tournament Director Dave Hart, has long been a major opportunity for youngsters -- from the age of six up to Senior High Schoolers -- to test themselves against opponents well beyond their own districts. It the largest One-Day Open Tournament in the East. It serves as a qualifier for both the Ohio “Tournament of Champions” and the “Top 100 Tournament.” It reflects the commitment of the NLWC to providing wrestlers at all levels with opportunities for developmental competition. In spite of a substantial snowstorm before the Sunday event, well over 1, 000 wrestlers showed up. The NLWC cannot list all the volunteers it took to plan and manage the event, to sit at scoring tables, run mat scores to the match makers at the head tables, and to supply hospitality services. But we can at least express our gratitude to all who did so much to keep the event on schedule, the records straight, and the workers fed.

6 NLWC Membership 2013-2014 Season Sept. 1, 2013 through Aug. 31, 2014 ® Thank you for all your support throughout the past year! ® If you haven’t yet renewed your membership for 2014 -2015, we hope you do. We need your support.

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Wright, Paul & Nola McCoy, Kerry Pry, Neal & Drena Songer, Michael J. & Leslie A. * Wright, Quentin McDonald, Jerry Purich, Stephen Soura, Gary & Julie *** Yoder, Paul T & Paula * McIntyre, Connie & Lefty * Racz, Jr., Michael Soura, Jane & Gary * Yonushonis, Mary Ellen & Jim McKnight, Mark Ralston, Dr. Fred Spahr, Joe & Connie Young, Ernest H. McMullen, John * Ray, Don St. Clair, Dennis & Denise *** Zaccagni, Darrel & Norma * Meiser, R. Terry * Reeder, Harvey B. Stach, Joe **** Zangerle, Jeannette & Charles *** Mellander, Robert B. ** Reese, Stanley Stafford, Jim Zerbe, John Mellot, Bob Lisa, & Mason * Reid, Charles R. Stahl, Bob & Linda * Zerbe, Richard W. Mercner, Richard Reid, Scott & Ronda Steiner, Cory & Jen * Zerby, Michael L. Metz, Jeff * Ricciotti, Sam Stolbach, Andrew, Sue, & Michael Zielinski, Eugene Meyer, Robert & Stacey Kelley * Roach, Beryl Stover, Jeff, Lori, Josh, Julie, & Janelle * Zimmerman, Jim & Cathy * Meyer, Sandy Robb, Shonnie Stover, Kenneth C. Michael, Charles & Sharon Roberts, Genie Lorenzo * Strayer IV *** Michael, Rich & Gina Robinson, Gary L. Strayer, Marty ****

* $100 ** $250 *** $500 **** $1000 ***** $2,500 ****** $5000+

8 Sullivan, David & Barbara * Sunday, Ted & Nancy * 2014 NittaNy LioN WrestLiNg CLub goLf CLassiC [registration form p.10] Swanger, Mitchell L. Swanger, Wayne & Mary * The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (NLWC) would like to invite you to participate in the 2014 NLWC Golf Classic on Saturday, Swope, Jerry August 2, 2014 at the Mountain View Country Club. Taylor, Barbara H. * For the first time in many, many years, the NLWC has decided to change the location of the annual Golf Classic. The Mountain Taylor, Dave * View Country Club was operated as the Elks Country Club until the spring of 2012 when new ownership revitalized the facility Taylor, David by upgrading both the golf experience and the club house. Nestled among the hills and offering panoramic views of Tussey Thaete, Lee, Cindy, Jen, & Lauren Mountain and Mount Nittany, it is now considered one of the best golf courses in the area. The Mountain View Country Club Thompson, Greg & Shelley (100 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg, PA 16827) is located across Rt. 322 from the Tussey Mountain Ski Slope. Thorwart, Larry & Mary Tischler, Eric Proceeds from the NLWC Golf Classic help provide training expenses for NLWC Resident Athletes. This enables the NLWC to Tomaev, Marat bring top international wrestlers to live and train in Central PA. The NLWC Golf Classic has been one of the primary fund raising Travis, Susan activities for the NLWC for the past 20 years. In addition, participants have the opportunity to spend a day with NLWC wrestlers, Treaster, Bryan coaches, friends, and other wrestling fans. Turner, Neil & Marcella The NLWC Golf Classic is a four-person scramble with a 9:00am shotgun start. Each player must contribute 2 drives (par 3 Urbas, Ed & Jen holes excluded). You can choose to register your own team or let our committee pair you with other golfers. Since 2002, we Van Nuys, Walt & Loretta * have awarded four hole-in-one prizes including new automobiles and other exciting gifts. Varner, Jake Varner, Steve & Renee * The registration fee is $175 per golfer and includes: cart, greens fees, continental breakfast & lunch on the greens, social and Vecchio, Doc & Sarah dinner buffet immediately following the tournament, tournament shirts, and lots of team and door prizes! To register, please Vernon, Harry complete and return the registration form or go to www.nittanylionwrestlingclub.com and complete your registration on-line. Vietmeier, Linda & Wes * Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Dave Hart at (814) 574-7799 or at Vile, Kevin [email protected], or you can also visit www.nittanylionwrestlingclub.com and complete a sponsorship form on-line. Villecco *** Vongehr, W. Frank Sincerely, Walker, Doak * Grace and Sam Condo, (814) 353-4545 or [email protected] Wasson Sr., David B. & Melissa B. Watkins, Don * Watson, Robert T. About the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Weaverling, Michael & Jo Ellen ** Weigel, William & Nancy ** The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club’s goal is to be the premier wrestling club in the United States! The NLWC has been designated Welsh, Jim & Sally as a U.S. Olympic Regional Training Center and conducts practices in the Penn State Wrestling Room in the Lorenzo Wrestling Welsh, Robert & Mary *** Complex. Wendel, Aaron Scott The goal of the NLWC Golf Classic is to raise money specifically for the Club’s Resident Athlete Program. The Resident Werley, Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Athlete Program is comprised of elite wrestlers whom the NLWC coaching staff has recruited to live in Central Pennsylvania and Wert, Gary train at the NLWC Regional Olympic Training Center. This program is designed to provide the coaching, training environment, Wertman, Will & Lois and financial support necessary for these individuals to compete for and win Olympic and World Championships. It is working White, Don M. ** as designed. Whittaker, Bill Willauer, William Jake Varner won a Gold Medal for the U.S., and Jaime Espinal won a Silver Medal for Puerto Rico in the last Olympics. Franklin Winters, Don & Kaye Gomez was a World Silver Medalist, and several other Resident Athletes have recently won or placed high at numerous national Wittrig, Mike & Becky and international competitions. The Resident Athletes who are competing for the NLWC® during the 2013-14 Season are Mark Wolfe, Lee * McKnight, Franklin Gomez, Jaime Espinal, Quentin Wright, Jake Varner, and Les Sigman. Wood, Brian & Richard In addition to these fine wrestlers, the NLWC will be adding two new wrestlers, David Taylor and Ed Ruth, to its Resident Woodrow, Wayne * Athlete Program in early summer, 2014. David and Ed recently finished their outstanding college wrestling careers by capturing Wright, Clair & Dana National Titles for Penn State and leading the Penn State Wrestling program to its 4th consecutive national title. Wright, Frank L. *** Wright, Landis, Skyler, & Emersyn The above athletes are coached by Cael Sanderson, Cody Sanderson, Casey Cunningham, and Nick Fanthorpe whom Wright, Paul & Nola comprise the NLWC Resident Athlete Program and U.S. Olympic Regional Training Center coaching staff. These coaches are Wright, Quentin widely recognized as the best in the world and have done an incredible job of developing the wrestlers in the Resident Athlete Yoder, Paul T & Paula * Program. Yonushonis, Mary Ellen & Jim Young, Ernest H. Zaccagni, Darrel & Norma * Support for the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Zangerle, Jeannette & Charles *** We hope that you will consider supporting the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club through the Golf Classic. It is because of your Zerbe, John generous support over the past several years that the NLWC is able to sponsor the Resident Athlete Program and enable these Zerbe, Richard W. fine young men to pursue their dreams of becoming Olympic and World Champions! As they pursue this goal, the Resident Zerby, Michael L. Athletes make every wrestler (both collegiate and scholastic) in the NLWC’s Olympic Regional Training Center better, and Zielinski, Eugene this will enable the cycle to continue. With your support, the NLWC can continue to add the top wrestlers in the country to its Zimmerman, Jim & Cathy * Resident Athlete Program. The Club is very, very excited to have David Taylor and Ed Ruth join the Resident Athlete Program for the upcoming year! We will do all that we can to give them and our other Resident Athletes the opportunity to win Olympic and World Championships!

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2014 NLWC Golf Classic Registration Form *To guarantee your spot in this year’s tournament, we strongly recommend that you register early! *Please complete and return the form below or go to www.nittanylionwrestlinglcub.com to register and pay on‐line. *After registering, you will be sent either a confirmation letter or an e‐mail.

Please register the following 4‐some. Please register me (us) with other players.

Business/Organization Name (if applicable):

Name Handicap Shirt Size: S M L XL XXL XXXL or Other

Address City State Zip

Phone ( ) E‐mail (please print carefully)

Name Handicap Shirt Size: S M L XL XXL XXXL or Other

Address City State Zip

Phone ( ) E‐mail (please print carefully)

Name Handicap Shirt Size: S M L XL XXL XXXL or Other

Address City State Zip

Phone ( ) E‐mail (please print carefully)

Name Handicap Shirt Size: S M L XL XXL XXXL or Other

Address City State Zip

Phone ( ) E‐mail ✄ (please print carefully)

To guarantee receipt of shirt at tournament, registration form indicating size must be received by July 18. Additional dinner guests are welcome @ $25/guest x guests = $ . Names:

Total amount enclosed: $175.00/golfer x golfer(s) = $ .

Payment must accompany registration and is non‐refundable. Make checks payable to NLWC.

Please mail this form and payment to: NLWC Golf Classic or register at www.nittanylionwrestlingclub.com c/o Sam and Grace Condo 157 Lower Julian Pike Port Matilda, PA 16870

10 Support Nittany Lion Wrestling!

Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Membership Application & Sponsorship Form September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015

PAST MEMBERS AND SPONSORS

The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club would like to thank you for your support. Because of your generosity, the NLWC has had some very successful years, and many young men have been given the opportunity to reach the highest levels of the sport. With your continued support through membership and sponsorship, we hope to continue to expand upon this success. Attached below is the NLWC’s 2014-15 Membership Application and Sponsorship Form. We hope that you will again join and continue to support the NLWC.

If you wish, you can also quickly and conveniently renew your membership on-line at the Club’s website, www.nittanylionwrestlingclub.com.

ABOUT THE NLWC

The goal of the NLWC is to become the premier wrestling club in the United States. We want to be the “go-to location” where the nation’s top wrestlers train to become Olympic and World Champions. In addition to providing ® a variety of specialized training programs for scholastic wrestlers, the NLWC also runs a U.S.A. Wrestling Olympic Regional Training Center where top Collegiate Athletes train along with the Resident Athletes the Club sponsors to live and train in Central Pennsylvania. The Club’s outstanding Olympic Regional Training Center coaching staf is comprised of Cael Sanderson, Cody Sanderson, Casey Cunningham, and Nick Fanthorpe.

The NLWC is a tax-exempt, charitable, educational organization [IRS code Sec 501 (c) (3)]. ✄ NLWC Membership Application /Sponsorship Form; 9/1/14 – 8/31/15. Please Print: Name(s): ______Home Phone: ( ) ______Address: ______Cell: ( ) ______City, State, Zip ______E-mail address (please print carefully) ______Please make sure that your e-mail address, written above, is clearly written. In addition to the NLWC’s fall and spring newsletters, we will also occasionally e-mail updates on current NLWC events and tournament results. Membership/Sponsor Levels: ______$25 Individual/Family Membership ______$500 U.S. Olympic Bronze Medalist ______$100 U.S. National Champion ______$1000 U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist ______$250 U.S. Olympic Team Member ______$2,500 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist ______$5,000+ U.S. Olympic Coach The NLWC is a tax-exempt, charitable, educational organization [IRS code Sec 501 (c) (3)]. Please make checks payable to NITTANY LION WRESTLING CLUB and Mail to: NLWC Membership, PO Box 316, State College, PA 16804 Nittany Lion Wrestling Club News Non-Profit Org. P.O. Box 316 U.S. Postage State College, PA 16804 P aiD State College, PA Return Service Requested Permit No. 31

The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club would like to thank the golfers, volunteers, and sponsors of the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club 2013 golf Classic held on the Penn State Blue Course on August 10, 2013 Platinum Grappler Sponsor ($5,000) Mammoth Restoration & Construction • Mortgage Master • Wienken Wealth Management Golden Wrestler Fall Sponsors ($2,500) Central Penn Nursing Care, Inc. • Decker Tape Products, Inc. • PFG-Partners Financial Group Silver Wrestling Major Decision Sponsors ($1,000) DDG, Inc. • Galen Dreibelbis • DuffPro Contracting • Martin & Suhey Orthopedics • Kim & Bob Nielsen Bronze Wrestling Takedown Sponsors ($500) Tom Goulionis • Pennoni Associates, Inc. • Romesburg Construction, Inc • The Tavern Restaurant • Wasson insurance Agency Hole Sponsors ($250) Terry Chandler • College Heights EXXON • Days Inn Penn State • Directed Technologies Drilling, Inc. Gregg Henry • RESILITE Sports Products, Inc. • Subway of State College • Larry & Karen Walker Wrestling Escape Sponsors ($100) George Edwards • Karstetter Nationwide Insurance Agency, Inc. • Manbeck Engineering, LLC • Nature’s Cover Special Thanks: Blaise Alexander Auto Dealership for the Donation of 4 Vehicles as Hole-In-One Prizes The NLWC also thanks the following contributors: Advanced Center for Pain Relief and Wellness • Collegiate Pride, Inc. • Hoag’s Catering Service Pennsylvania Wrestling Newsmagazine • Rapid Transit Sports • Trader Joe’s • Dick’s Sporting Goods Nature’s Cover • PSU Golf Courses • The J.M. Smucker Company • WIN Magazine We hope that you will join us for the 2014 NLWC Golf Classic The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club is a tax-exempt, charitable, educational organization [IRS code Sec 501 (C) (3)]. Visit our Web site: http://www.nittanylionwrestling.com