THIS IS PENN STATE. WRESTLING LIVES HERE. MATCH NOTES, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 EDITION 2020-21 SCHEDULE #3 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (3-0, 3-0 B1G) JANUARY Sat. 16 at #20 Rutgers* (B1GN) ppd. WT NAME EL HT/HS REC Sun. 24 #24 MICHIGAN STATE* (B1GN+) ppd. Sat. 30 vs. Indiana* (at Evanston, Ill.) (B1GN+) W, 24-15 125 Baylor Shunk R-Fr. Centre Hall, Pa./Penns Valley 0-0 at #16 Northwestern* (B1GN+) W, 29-13 THIS IS Robert Howard Fr. Cranford, N.J./Bergen Catholic 0-0 133 #3 Roman Bravo-Young Jr. Tucson, Ariz./Sunnyside 3-0 FEBRUARY 141 #2 Nick Lee Sr. Evansville, Ind./Home schooled 3-0 Tue. 2 at Wisconsin* (B1GN+) W, 34-6 WRESTLING STATE. PENN 141/149 Beau Bartlett Fr. Tempe, Ariz./Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) 4-0 Fri. 12 #1 IOWA* (B1GN) ppd. 149 #19 Jarod Verkleeren Jr. Greensburg, Pa./Hempfi eld 0-2 Sun. 14 at #3 Michigan* (B1GN) 10:30 a.m. 149 Terrell Barraclough R-Fr. Kaysville, Utah/Layton 2-1 Fri. 19 at Ohio State*(B1GN) TBA 149 Luke Gardner Sr. Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville 3-0 Mon. 22 MARYLAND* (B1GN) 6 p.m. 149/157 Bo Pipher Sr. Paonia, Colo./Paonia 1-1 157 #9 Brady Berge Jr. Mantorville, Minn./Kasson-Mantorville 3-0 MARCH 165 #6 Joe Lee R-Fr. Evansville, Ind./Mater Dei 3-0 Sa.-Sn. 6-7 B1G Championships, University Park, Pa. 165/174 Mason Manville So. Lorton, Va./Wyoming Seminary 0-0 Sat. 6 Session 1 (B1GN+) 174 #8 Carter Starocci Fr. Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep 3-1 Sat. 6 Session 2 (B1GN+) HERE. LIVES 174 Creighton Edsell So. Wyalusing, Pa./Wyalusing 4-0 Sun. 7 Session 3/4 (B1GN) 184 #3 Aaron Brooks So. Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown 3-0 197 #14 Michael Beard R-Fr. Pottstown, Pa./Malvern Prep 1-0 Th.-Sa. 18-20 2021 NCAA Championships 285 #7 Seth Nevills So. Clovis, Calif./Clovis 3-0 Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Mo. Greg Kerkvliet R-Fr. Grove Heights, Minn./Simley 0-0 Thur. 18 Session 1 Thur. 18 Session 2 Rankings listed are InterMat Indiv./Team Ranking InterMat TPI (2/9/21) Fri. 19 Session 3 Fri. 19 Session 4 Sat. 20 Session 5 Sat. 20 Session 6 THIS WEEK * Big Ten Dual #3 Penn State (3-0, 3-0 B1G) will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., to take on the #2 Michigan (*3-0, 3-0 B1G) in a battle of two of the nation’s top squads on Sunday, Feb. 14 The dual was rescheduled from its original All Times EASTERN date two weeks ago and begins at 10:30 a.m. *Michigan hosts Ohio State on Friday, Feb. 12, post-press. UP NEXT The Nittany Lions will visit Ohio State on Friday, Feb. 19, in a Big Ten Network telecast and then host Maryland on Monday, Feb. 22, in another B1G Network dual. ON THE AIR TV - B1G Network Radio - WRSC (93.3 FM) or, occasionally, WQWK (103.7 FM) Radio online - Free all year via Lionvision at GoPSUsports.com Live Web Video - none GoPSUsports.com @PennStateWREST PennStateWrestling 1 TODAY’S ACTION 2020-21 INDIVIDUAL UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; February 1, 2021 -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0, 3-0 B1G), ranked No. 3 in the latest In- terMat Tournament Power Index, will take on No. 2 Michigan (3-0, 3-0 B1G) in a battle of two of the nation’s top squads RECORDS (as of 2/10/21) on Sunday, Feb. 14 The dual was rescheduled from its original date two weeks ago and begins at 11 a.m. The dual will air live nationally on the Big Ten Network. Michigan hosts Ohio State on Friday, Feb. 12, post-press. Name, Wt. Record Penn State will enter the weekend with a 3-0 mark and has not wrestled since Feb. 2. The Lions went 3-0 on a fi ve-day Donovon Ball, 184/197 0-1 swing through the Midwest that saw them down Indiana, Northwestern and Wisconsin by a combined score of 87-34. Terrell Barraclough, 149 2-1 Head coach Cael Sanderson’s crew is being led by a trio of returning All-Americans. Two-time All-American Roman Bravo-Young is 3-0 at 133 witih a pin; three-time All-American Nick Lee is 3-0 at 141 with two technical falls and a major; Beau Bartlett, 141/149 4-0 and All-American Aaron Brooks is 3-0 at 184 with a technical fall and two majors. Junior Brady Berge is 3-0 at 157 with Michael Beard, 197 1-0 a major; freshman Joe Lee is 3-0 at 165 with a major; freshman Carter Starocci is 3-1 at 174; freshman Michael Beard is 1-0 with a tech at 197; and sophomore Seth Nevills is 3-0 at 285 with a technical fall and a pin. Brady Berge, 157 3-0 Joey Blumer, 141/149 0-0 Penn State has nine ranked wrestlers in the latest InterMat rankings: Bravo-Young, #3 at 133; Nick Lee, #2 at 141; Jarod Verkleeren, #19 at 149; Brady Berge, #9 at 157; Joe Lee, #6 at 165; Carter Starocci, #8 at 174; Aaron Brooks, #3 at Austin Boone, 157 0-0 184; Michael Beard, #14 at 197; and Seth Nevills, #7 at 285. Roman Bravo-Young, 133 3-0 Michigan will enter this weekend with an identical 3-0 mark, coming off a two-week pause. The Wolverines host Ohio Aaron Brooks, 184 3-0 State on Friday, Feb. 12, post-press. Michigan opened its season with wins over Rutgers (26-10), Maryland (38-3) and Indiana (32-6). Michigan has nine ranked wrestlers: Dylan Ragusin, #8 at 125; Stevan Micic, #2 at 133; Drew Mattin, #20 Keagan Carmenatty, 197/285 0-0 at 141; Kanen Storr, #6 at 149; Will Lewan, #8 at 157; Cameron Amine, #16 at 165; Logan Massa, #2 at 174; Myles Aurelius Dunbar, 157/165 0-0 Amine, #1 at 184; and Mason Parris, #2 at 285. Creighton Edsell, 165/174 4-0 Penn State owns a 32-24 lead in the all-time series between the two schools. The Nittany Lions have won nine straight, David Evans, 133/141 0-0 including the last meeting, a 25-11 victory in the Bryce Jordan Center on Feb. 1, 2019. Penn State also won the last match-up in Ann Arbor, a 25-12 win on Jan. 12, 2018. Paul Feite, 149 0-0 Luke Gardner, 149 3-0 The Nittany Lions will visit Ohio State on Friday, Feb. 19 and host Maryland on Monday, Feb. 22, next weekend. Imran Heard, 141/149 0-0 The Big Ten released its schedule on New Year’s Eve day. Every Big Ten team will host three dual meets and each team LIVES HERE. LIVES Levko Higgins, 194/197 0-1 will compete only against conference opponents, totalling nine duals. Penn State will host the 2021 Big Ten Champion- ships on Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7. The 2021 NCAA Championships will take place on March 18-20 in the Austin Hoopes, 184/197 0-0 Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo. Robert Howard, 125 0-0 All dates, including the post-season, are subject to change. Start times and television broadcast designations for wres- Konner Kraeszig, 165 3-0 tling events will be released at a later date. Under current Big Ten guidance, public tickets will not be sold for 2020-21 Penn State wrestling home matches. Greg Kerkvliet, 285 0-0 Joe Kurtz, 197 0-0 All rankings listed are InterMat/InterMat TPI as of Jan. 12, 2021. Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstate- Joe Lee, 165 3-0 wrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here. Matt Lee, 149/157 0-0 Nick Lee, 141 3-0 PENN STATE. WRESTLING WRESTLING STATE. PENN Mason Manville, 165/174 0-0 Brandon Meredith, 125 0-1 Seth Nevills, 285 3-0 THIS IS Scott Obendorfer, 141/149 0-0 Bo Pipher, 149/157 1-1 Baylor Shunk, 125 0-0 Eddie Smith, 184/197 0-0 Carter Starocci, 174 3-1 Jarod Verkleeren, 149 0-2 Marco Vespa, 125/133 0-0 PENN STATE WRESTLING STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS! This includes records w/unattached For more information or credentials, contact me, Pat Donghia, Penn State Wrestling SID! results listed in current mark Phone: 814 865 1757 -- email: [email protected] FOLLOW PSU WRESTLING @ GoPSUSPORTS! https://gopsusports.com/index.aspx?path=wrestling FOLLOW PSU WRESTLING @ TWITTER! https://twitter.com/pennstateWREST FOLLOW PSU WRESTLING @ INSTAGRAM! https://instagram.com/pennstateWREST FOLLOW PSU WRESTLING @ FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling 2 9 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - 8 UNDER CAEL SANDERSON! HEAD COACH CAEL SANDERSON THE PENN STATE YEARS Cael’s fi rst season at Penn State was solid. Sanderson led Penn State to a 13-6-1 dual meet record, much improved over the prior year’s 8-12-2 mark. After a year outside the top 10, Sanderson led the Lions back to their place among the nation’s elite with a ninth-place fi nish at the NCAA Championships and a No. 10 fi nal dual meet ranking from the NWCA Coaches. Sanderson picked up three more All-Americans (including a national fi nalist) and a Big Ten Champion in younger brother, Cyler Sanderson. In 2010-11, Sanderson reached the pinnacle of the collegiate coaching mountain by guiding Penn State through a stunning season fi lled with records, championships and memories that thrilled the Penn State faithful.