This Is Penn State. Wrestling Lives Here. Penn State Nittany Lions (14-0, 9-0 B1g) 2018-19 Schedule 2019 B1g Champions, B1g Dual Champions November Wt
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THIS IS PENN STATE. WRESTLING LIVES HERE. PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (14-0, 9-0 B1G) 2018-19 SCHEDULE 2019 B1G CHAMPIONS, B1G DUAL CHAMPIONS NOVEMBER WT. Name EL HT/HS REC Sun. 11 #24 KENT STATE W, 52-3 133 #10 Roman Bravo-Young Fr. Tucson, Ariz./Sunny Side 21-4 Sun. 18 at Keystone Classic 1st -- 192.0 (8-4 vs. the fi eld in ‘18-19, 0-0 all-time at NCAAs) (Bravo-Young, 1st/133; Lee, 1st/141; Nolf, 1st/157; Joseph, 1st/165; Hall, 1st/174; Rasheed, 1st/184; Nickal, 1st/197; Cassar, 1st/285) 141 #3 Nick Lee So. Evansville, Ind./Homeschool 27-2 Fri. 30 at Bucknell W, 42-3 THIS IS (10-2 vs. the fi eld in ‘18-19, 6-2 all-time at NCAAs) DECEMBER Sun. 2 #10 LEHIGH (BTN) W, 42-0 149 #12 Brady Berge Fr. Mantorville, Minn./Kasson-Mantorville 18-3 Fri. 14 #9 ARIZONA STATE (ESPN2) W, 41-3 WRESTLING STATE. PENN (6-3 vs. the fi eld in ‘18-19, 0-0 all-time at NCAAs) JANUARY 157 #1 Jason Nolf Sr. Yatesboro, Pa./Kittanning 26-0 Tu.-Wed. 1-2 Southern Scuffl e (Chattanooga) 1st -- 216.5 (11-0 vs. the fi eld in ‘18-19, 14-1 all-time at NCAAs) (Lee 1st, 141; Nolf 1st, 157; Joseph 1st, 165; Hall 1st, 174; Rasheed 1st, 184; Nickal 1st, 197; Pipher 2nd, 157; Cassar 2nd, 285; Bravo- Young 3rd, 133; Berge 3rd, 149; Nevills 3rd, 285, Manville 7th, 165) 165 #2 Vincenzo Joseph Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic 23-1 (10-1 vs. the fi eld in ‘18-19, 10-0 all-time at NCAAs) Fri. 11 at #11 Northwestern* W, 33-8 Sun. 13 #19 WISCONSIN* W, 24-13 174 #1 Mark Hall Jr. Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley 26-0 Sun. 20 #7 NEBRASKA* W, 25-6 (16-0 vs. the fi eld in ‘18-19, 9-1 all-time at NCAAs) Fri. 25 at Purdue* W, 30-10 HERE. LIVES Sun. 27 at Indiana* W, 35-9 184 #2 Shakur Rasheed Sr. Coram, N.Y./Longwood 18-0 (5-0 vs. the fi eld in ‘18-19, 4-2 all-time at NCAAs) FEBRUARY Fri. 1 #5 MICHIGAN* (BJC / BTN) W, 25-11 Fri. 8 at #2 Ohio State* (BTN) W, 28-9 197 #1 Bo Nickal Sr. Allen, Texas/Allen 25-0 Fri. 15 MICHIGAN STATE* W, 37-10 (13-0 vs. the fi eld in ‘18-19, 14-1 all-time at NCAAs) Sun. 17 at #19 Illinois* W, 39-9 Sun. 24 BUFFALO W, 47-3 285 #2 Anthony Cassar Sr. Rocky Hill, N.J./Montgomery 25-1 (12-1 vs. the fi eld in ‘18-19, 0-0 all-time at NCAAs) MARCH Sat.-Sun. 9-10 Big Ten Championships 1st -- 157.5 Rankings listed are offi cial NCAA seed as of 3/14/19 (Nolf 1st, 157; Hall 1st, 174; Nickal 1st, 197; Cassar 1st, 285; THE FULL 2019 NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET Joseph 2nd, 165; Rasheed 2nd, 184; Lee 3rd, 141; Bravo-Young 5th, 133; Berge 6th, 149) IS INCLUDED AT THE END OF THIS NOTES PACKET! Thur.-Sat. 21-23 NCAA Championships (Pittsburgh, Pa.) THIS WEEK Thur. 21 S1 -- 1st Round (ESPNU) 12 p.m. Penn State (14-0, 9-0 B1G), fresh off winning the 2019 Big Ten Championship, will send nine NCAA Thur. 21 S2 -- 2nd Round/Conso (ESPN) 7 p.m. qualifi ers to the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena on Thur.- Sat., March 21-23. Fri. 22 S3 -- Quarterfi nals/Conso (ESPNU) 11 a.m. Fri. 22 S4 -- Semifi nals/All-Am Rd. (ESPN) 8 p.m. UP NEXT Sat. 23 S5 -- Medal Rounds (ESPNU) 11 a.m. Season complete :( Sat. 23 S6 -- Championship Finals (ESPN) 7 p.m. ON THE AIR TV - ESPNU (sessions 1,3,5), ESPN (sessions 2,4,6) * Big Ten Dual Radio - ESPN Radio 1450 All Dates and Times Subject to Change -- All Times EASTERN Radio online - Free all year via Lionvision at GoPSUsports.com Live Web Video - ESPN3, Watch ESPN, ESPN App GoPSUsports.com @PennStateWREST PennStateWrestling 1 TODAY’S ACTION 2018-19 INDIVIDUAL UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; March 18, 2019 -- No. 1 Penn State (14-0, 9-0 B1G), under the guidance of head coach Cael Sander- son, will head to Pittsburgh, Pa., and the PPG Paints Arena for the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships. The three-day event RECORDS (as of 3/11/19) runs March 21-23. The Nittany Lions have won seven of the last eight NCAA team championships and will have Nine NCAA qualifi ers in this year’s fi eld. The event begins on Thursday, March 21, with sessions at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. Session three begins at 11 a.m. on Friday, March Name, Wt. Record 22, and the national semifi nals take place in session four on Friday at 8 p.m. The medal rounds begin day three of the event on Aarif Asif, 165 0-2 Saturday, March 23, at 11 a.m. The Championship Finals are set for 7 p.m. on Saturday. The entire event will air live on the ESPN family of networks. All three morning sessions (1, 3, 5) will air live on ESPNU. All three evening sessions (2, 4, 6) will air live on Brady Berge, 149 18-3 ESPN. The entire event, including live mat-by-mat coverage is available online via ESPN3 and the ESPN App. Francisco Bisono, 174/184 2-7 Penn State will be sending nine wrestlers to the tournament. Three of those nine NCAA qualifi ers will be the top seeds at their Joey Blumer, 141 3-3 respective weights. A total of seven Penn Staters are seeded in the top three (including the three No. 1 seeds and three No. 2 seeds) and all nine of Penn State’s entries are seeded in the top 12. For the fi rst time, the NCAA is seeding all 33 wrestlers Roman Bravo-Young, 133 21-4 whereas last year only the top 16 were seeded. Please note that the records vs. the fi eld listed below for each wrestler may include results against wrestlers at different weights. Anthony Cassar, 285 25-1 Austin Clabaugh, 133 1-2 True freshman Roman Bravo-Young (Tucson, Ariz.) is the No. 10 seed at 133. Bravo-Young earned an NCAA bid by placing fi fth at the Big Ten Championships and is 21-4 on the year. He will meet No. 23 Mario Guillen of Ohio in the opening round of his fi rst Jon Consorti, 133/141 0-6 NCAA tournament. Bravo-Young is 8-4 vs. this year’s fi eld and 0-0 at the tournament all-time. Jack Davis, 125/133 4-4 Sophomore Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.) is the No. 3 seed at 141. Lee, a returning All-American after placing fi fth at 141 last year Creighton Edsell, 165/174 0-0 as a true freshman, earned his spot at nationals with a third place fi nish at Tens and is 27-2 on the year. Lee will take on No. 30 Nate Limmex of Purdue in the fi rst round. Lee is 10-2 vs. this year’s fi eld and 6-2 at the tournament all-time. Paul Feite, 149 4-5 Redshirt freshman Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn.) is the No. 12 seed at 149. Berge punched his ticket to Pittsburgh by placing Brian Friery, 157/165 8-10 sixth at Big Tens and is 18-3 overall. He will meet No. 21 Khristian Olivas of Fresno State in the opening round of his fi rst NCAA Luke Gardner, 149 9-6 tournament. Berge is 6-3 vs. this year’s fi eld and 0-0 at the tournament all-time. Dominic Giannangeli, 141 3-6 Senior Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.) is the No. 1 seed at 157. Nolf, a three-time All-American and two-time defending NCAA Champion, won the Big Ten title to earn the automatic spot and he is 26-0 this year. Nolf will meet the winner of the pigtail match Mark Hall, 174 26-0 between No. 33 Ben Anderson of Duke and No. 32 Alex Klucker of Lock Haven in the opening round. Nolf is 11-0 vs. this year’s Patrick Higgins, 133/141 3-1 fi eld and 14-1 at the tournament all-time. LIVES HERE. LIVES James Hoeg, 197 1-2 Junior Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh, Pa.) is the No. 2 seed at 165. Joseph, a two-time All-American and the two-time defending NCAA Champion, earned his trip to Pittsburgh with a Big Ten runner-up fi nish at the conference tournament and is 23-1. He will Austin Hoopes, 184 4-6 take on No. 31 seed Evan Delong of Clarion in the opening round. Joseph is 10-1 vs. this year’s fi eld and 10-0 at the tournament Vincenzo Joseph, 165 23-1 all-time. Konner Kraeszig, 165 5-1 Junior Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) is the No. 1 seed at 174. Hall, a two-time All-American and the ’17 NCAA Champion, won the Big Ten title for his automatic bid to nationals and is 26-0. Hall will meet the winner of the pigtail match between No. Nick Lee, 141 27-2 33 Devin Kane of North Carolina and No. 32 Jake Covaciu of Indiana in the opening round. Hall is 16-0 vs. this year’s fi eld and Mason Lindenmuth, 133 1-2 9-1 at the tournament all-time.