Oct. 29, 2008
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -
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The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 7 nationally, will open the 2008-09 season by hosting its annual wrestle-offs. Action takes place on Sunday, Nov. 2, and will begin at 1 p.m. in Rec Hall. Nearly 40 Nittany Lions will take part in the double-elimination intersquad tournament.
The Nittany Lions will send six ranked grapplers to the mat during wrestle-offs. No. 20 Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.) will see action at 125 after red-shirting the last two seasons. Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.), ranked No. 7 at 133, will grapple at 141 for wrestle-offs. No. 2 Bubba Jenkins (Virginia Beach, Va.) returns to action at 149. No. 3 Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) takes to the mat at 157. No. 20 David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) wrestles at 174 and No. 15 Phil Bomberger (Port Royal, Pa.) is set at 184 (at press time, no one else was set to grapple at 184).
Penn State will send about 20 wrestlers to East Lansing next weekend to take part in the MSU Open. The Nittany Lions open up their dual meet season on Sunday, Nov. 16, hosting Hofstra at 1 p.m. in Rec Hall. Admission to wrestle-offs is free. Tickets for all regular season duals are on sale now at the athletic department ticket office in the Bryce Jordan Center. Single-dual tickets are $5 for adults and seniors and $3 for students 18 and under. Penn State students with a proper student ID are admitted to wrestling events for free! Season tickets are $28 for adults and seniors, youth 18 and under season tickets are $21. Fans can call 814-863-1000 or 800-833-5533 to order tickets. All home duals will be streamed live at gopsusports.com and over the air on WBLF 970 AM and WKVA 920 AM.
Wrestle-Offs will be broadcast live on Take Down Wrestling Radio with Penn State's own Jeff Byers joining TDR's Scott Casber on the call. Fans can listen to the broadcast by going to www.takedownradio.com .