PENN STATE WRESTLING / 2015-16 MATCH NOTES #1 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (0-0, 0-0 B1G) 2015-16 SCHEDULE WT NAME EL HT/HS REC 125 #2 Nico Megaludis Sr. Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional 0-0 NOVEMBER 133 #8 Jordan Conaway Sr. Abbottstown, Pa./New Oxford 0-0 Fri. 13 LOCK HAVEN 7 p.m. 141 #2 Jimmy Gulibon Jr. Latrobe, Pa./Derry 0-0 Sun. 15 at #7 Virginia Tech 1 p.m. 149 #2 Zain Retherford So. Benton, Pa./Benton 0-0 Fri. 20 at Cal-Bakersfi eld 10 p.m. 157 #6 Jason Nolf Fr. Yatesboro, Pa./Kittanning 0-0 Sun. 22 at Stanford 4 p.m. 165 #14 Garett Hammond So. Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg 0-0 OR Shakur Rasheed Fr. Coram, N.Y./Longwood 0-0 DECEMBER 174 #14 Bo Nickal Fr. Allen, Texas/Allen 0-0 Sun. 6 NITTANY LION OPEN 8:30 a.m. 184 #14 Matt McCutcheon So. Apollo, Pa./Kiski Area 0-0 Sun. 13 WISCONSIN* (BJC) 1 p.m. TEN CHAMPIONS 4X BIG 197 #1 Morgan McIntosh Sr. Santa Ana, Calif./Calvary Chapel 0-0 Sat. 19 at Rider 4 p.m. 285 Jan Johnson Fr. Mohnton, Pa./Governor Miffl in 0-0 JANUARY LOCK HAVEN BALD EAGLES (0-0, 0-0 EWL) Fri.-Sat. 1-2 Southern Scuffl e WT NAME EL HT/HS REC Chattanooga, Tenn. All Day 125 Jake Field So. South Elgin, Ill/Marmion Academy 6-4 Fri. 8 at Purdue* 7 p.m. 133 Bobby Rehm Sr. Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor 3-1 Sun. 10 at Indiana* 1 p.m. 141 #12 Dan Neff Sr. Quarryville, Pa./Solanco 3-2 Fri. 15 NEBRASKA* 7 p.m. Sun. 17 at Northwestern* 2 p.m. 149 Cody Wheeler Sr. Towanda, Pa./Towanda 0-0 Sat. 23 at Illinois* 4 p.m. 157 Aaron McKinney Sr. McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny 4-3 Sun. 31 MICHIGAN* 2 p.m. 165 Dillon Gavlock Jr. Mill Hall, Pa./Central Mountain 1-2 174 Tyler Wood Jr. West Chester, Pa./Rustin 3-2 FEBRUARY l 5X NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 5X NATIONAL 184 Tristan Sponseller Fr. East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs 4-0 Fri. 5 OHIO STATE* (BJC) 6 p.m. 197 Phil Sprenkle Sr. Seven Valleys, Pa./Dallastown 3-1 Fri. 12 at Lehigh 7 p.m. 285 Brad Emerick Jr. Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin 2-2 Sat. 13 MICHIGAN STATE* 7 p.m. Sun. 21 NWCA DUAL #7 VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES (1-0, 0-0 ACC) CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES# TBA WT NAME EL HT/HS REC MARCH 125 #6 Joey Dance Jr. Christianburg, Va./Christianburg Sat.-Sun. 5-6 Big Ten Championships 133 #18 Kevin Norstrem So. Brandon, Fla./Brandon Iowa City, Iowa TBA 141 Solomon Chishko So. Jeanete, Pa./Canon-McMillan Sat. 5 Session 1 -- Opening Round 149 #13 Sal Mastriani Jr. Towaco, N.J./Don Bosco Prep Sat. 5 Session 2 -- Semifi nals 157 #3 Nick Brascetta Sr. St. Paris, Ohio/St. Paris-Graham Sun. 6 Session 3 -- Consolation, 7th place bouts 165 Dave McFadden Fr. West Milford, N.J./DePaul Sun. 6 Session 4 -- Championship Finals, 3rd 174 #3 Zach Epperly So. Christianburg, Va./Christianburg and 5th 184 Zack Zavatsky So. Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe Thur.-Sat. 17-19 NCAA Championships, MSG 197 #17 Jared Haught So. Parkersburg, W. Va./Parkersburg New York City TBA 285 #2 Ty Walz Jr. Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward Thur. 17 Session 1 -- 1st Round Thur. 17 Session 2 -- 2nd Round/Consolations Team ranking is Intermat Tournament Power Index (TPI) as of 11/10/15 Fri. 18 Session 3 -- Quarterfi nals/Consolations All Individual Rankings are Intermat as of 11/10/15 Fri. 18 Session 4 -- Semis/All-America Round Sat. 19 Session 5 -- Medal Rounds THIS WEEK Sat. 19 Session 6 -- Championship Finals #1 Penn State (0-0, 0-0 B1G) hosts Lock Haven (0-0, 0-0 EWL) in the 2015-16 season opener for the Nittany Lions. Action begins in Rec Hall at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13. Penn State then treks to Blacksburg, Va., to face #7 Virginia * Big Ten Dual -- # NWCA National Dual Series Tech (1-0, 0-0 ACC) on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. The Lock Haven dual features free vide via GoPSUnow (http:// All Dates and Times Subject to Change www.gopsusports.com/collegesportslive/). All Times EASTERN UP NEXT Penn State will head to the west coast for two duals meets next weekend. The Nittany Lions visit CS-Bakersfi eld on Friday, Nov. 20, at 10 p.m. (Eastern) and Stanford on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 4 p.m. (Eastern). ON THE AIR TV - None Live Web Video - www.GoPSUsports.com via http://www.gopsusports.com/collegesportslive/ Radio All Season - Penn State Wrestling Radio Network (1390 WRSC AM locally); go to http://www.gopsusports. com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/110915aad.html for full listing. All audio is streamed live thru GoPSUsports and College Sports Live (CBS). GoPSUsports.com @PennStateWREST PennStateWrestling 1 TODAY’S ACTION 2015-16 INDIVIDUAL UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; November 11, 2015 -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers (0-0, 0-0 B1G), ranked No. 1 in Intermat’s pre- season Tournament Power Index (TPI), will begin the 2015-16 season with a two dual weekend. Penn State hosts Lock Haven (0-0, (as of 11/10/15) 0-0 EWL) in the 2015-16 season opener for the Nittany Lions. Action begins in Rec Hall at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13. Penn State then RECORDS treks to Blacksburg, Va., to face #7 Virginia Tech (1-0, 0-0 ACC) on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. Penn State will send one of the nation’s most talented and deepest line-ups into action during the season’s opening weekend. Senior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) is ranked No. 1 at 197 to lead Penn State’s nine ranked grapplers (all of whom are listed in the top Name, Wt. Record 14). Two All-Americans return after red-shirt seasons. Senior Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) is ranked No. 2 at 125 and sophomore Zain Retherford (Benton, Pa.) is ranked No. 2 at 149. Zack Beitz, 157/165 0-0 Junior All-American Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.) is ranked No. 2 at 141 and senior All-American Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) Francisco Bisono, 165 1-2 is ranked No. 8 at 133. Sophomore Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.) is ranked No. 14 at 184 and sophomore Garett Hammond (Cham- bersburg, Pa.) is ranked No. 14 at 165. Red-shirt freshman Shakur Rasheed (Coram, N.Y.) is also in the mix at 165 for Penn State. Brian Brill, 165/174 0-0 Red-shirt freshman Jason Nolf (Yatesboro, Pa.) is ranked No. 6 at 157 and classmate Bo Nickal (Allen, Tex.) is ranked No. 14 at 174. True freshman Jan Johnson (Mohnton, Pa.) is unranked at 285 after joining the team in late October after ranked red-shirt freshman George Carpenter, 133 0-2 Nick Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) was sidelined with an injury. Jordan Conaway, 133 0-0 Lock Haven enters the weekend having a couple open tournaments under its belt. Senior Dan Neff leads the Bald Eagle charge and is ranked No. 12 at 141. Neff is 3-2 on the year. Sophomore Jake Field is 6-4 at 125, senior Bobby Rehm is 3-1 at 133 and classmate Jered Cortez, 133 0-0 Phil Sprenkle is 3-1 at 197. Freshman Tristan Sponseller sports a 4-0 record at 184 as well. The Bald Eagles are coached by former Penn State All-American Scott Moore. Dylan Dailey, 184 0-0 Virginia Tech opened its dual season last weekend with a 32-3 win over #13 Iowa State. The Hokies feature a strong and deep line-up Gary Dinmore, 149 0-0 that showcases seven ranked wrestlers. Joe Dance is ranked No. 6 at 125, Keivn Norstrem is No. 18 at 133, Sal Mastriani is No. 13 at 149, Nick Brascetta is No. 3 at 157, Zach Epperly is No. 3 at 174, Jared Haught is No. 17 at 197 and Ty Walz is No. 2 at 285. Dominic Giannangeli, 133 2-2 Penn State leads the all-time series with Lock Haven 36-4-0. The Lions have won 12 straight in the series, including a 34-6 win in Rec Jimmy Gulibon, 141 0-0 Hall in the last meeting, Nov. 24, 2013. The Nittany Lions own a 6-0 lead in the all-time series with Virginia Tech, including last year’s thrilling 20-15 victory in Rec Hall on Dec. 19, 2014. This year’s trip to Blacksburg will be Penn State’s fi rst since Jan. 23, 1965, when Garett Hammond, 165 0-0 the Lions grabbed a 25-5 victory. Next weekend, Penn State will head to the west coast for two duals meets. The Nittany Lions visit CS-Bakersfi eld on Friday, Nov. 20, Patrick Higgins, 125 0-0 at 10 p.m. (Eastern) and Stanford on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 4 p.m. (Eastern). Penn State’s next home dual meet will be the fi rst of two BJC Duals as the Nittany Lions host Wisconsin on Sunday, Dec. 13, in the near-16,000 seat venue. Jan Johnson, 285 0-0 Limited SRO tickets are available for select Rec Hall dual meets and limited single dual tickets remain for Penn State’s two BJC Duals. 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