Drew breeze vs penn state12/14/2023 ![]() ![]() Penn State's Carter Starocci (174 pounds) He’ll be a threat, certainly, and his All-American teammates Jacob Warner and Tony Cassioppi will also be striving to out-place the Nittany Lions, as they did last year, at 197 and 285 pounds. The Hawkeyes have top talent at 174 pounds in particular with returning national finalist and Big Ten champion Michael Kemerer who is coming back for his seventh collegiate season and wants to avenge his NCAA championship loss to Starocci for top honors. Could Penn State create a similar situation this year? Maybe, but if there’s one team that wants to make sure that doesn’t happen, it’s Iowa.īOYS IN BLUE: Here's how Aaron Brooks won the 2021 NCAA title at 184 pounds The Nittany Lions are known for these kinds of “murderer’s rows,” as they had one of the most impressive lineups of consecutive champs in 2017 when head coach Cael Sanderson put five champs - Zain Retherford, Jason Nolf, Vincenzo Joseph, Mark Hall and Bo Nickal - on the top of the podium from 149-184 pounds. This sequence of elite title contenders from 174-285 pounds is going to be a problem for any team, even Iowa, looking to challenge Penn State at the upper weights. Cornell transfer Max Dean notched bonus points in his first two matches as well with a first-period tech against Sacred Heart and a 16-3 major decision against Oregon State. ![]() Starocci and Kerkvliet both pinned their Sacred Heart opponents in less than five minutes and teched their way to victory against Oregon State, while Brooks teched his Pioneer opponent and added a pin against Oregon State in the first period. ![]() Returning champs Carter Starocci and Aaron Brooks, alongside their teammate All-American Greg Kerkvliet showed what dominance looks like in their opening matches against Sacred Heart and Oregon State, winning by tech or fall in all of their bouts. Winning wasn’t going to be enough, his team needed to be dominant. ![]() In his media availability before the opening dual, head coach Cael Sanderson emphasized that his team was going to need bonus points to beat Iowa. Here are the biggest things we learned from watching Penn State this opening weekend and what these results suggest about Penn State’s potential to beat Iowa in March. This weekend showed that the Nittany Lions have that consistent strength through their lineup, particularly at the upper-weights, and while the lineup is likely not set for the season, there are some dangerous athletes on this squad that want to come together and add the Blue and White wrestling legacy. Penn State, though, will need depth, as well as their talent at the top. Read about it!! #PSUwr /osQSepKfmp- Penn State WRESTLING November 13, 2021Īfter finishing second in last year’s NCAA tournament, the Nittany Lions are hungry to reclaim their place at the top of the NCAA rankings, and they have a deep team with four returning national champions in Roman Bravo-Young, Nick Lee, Carter Starocci and Aaron Brooks to help them accomplish that goal. RECAP! Nittany Lions roll over Sacred Heart 47-3 in season opener! Four Pins, Three Techs, Two Majors! The Penn State Nittany Lions opened their dual season on Saturday with two dominant wins over Sacred Heart and Oregon State by scores of 47-3 and 32-7 respectively, scores that indicate bonus points and scores that help answer some questions about the kind of team head coach Cael Sanderson will put out on the mat this year. ![]()
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