March 2, 2010
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The Big Ten has released the pre-seeds for the 2010 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, held this Saturday and Sunday at the University of Michigan. Penn State has received seven top four pre-seeds for the event, as determined by the league's coaches. The final seeds will be determined at the coaches meeting prior to the event on Friday, March 5.
Seniors Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah) and David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) received Penn State's top seeds, with each getting a No. 2 pre-seed. Sanderson is the early two-seed at 157 while Erwin is the pre-seed No. 2 at 184. Sophomore Cameron Wade (Twinsburg, Ohio) is the No. 3 seed at heavyweight.
Four other Nittany Lions all earned No. 4 seeds at their respective weights. Junior Brad Pataky is the No. 4 seed at 125, senior Adam Lynch (Mifflinburg, Pa.) is the No. 4 seed at 141, sophomore Frank Molinaro (Barnegat, N.J.) is the No. 4 seed at 149 and senior Dan Vallimont is the No. 4 seed at 165.
Only Iowa has more seeds in the top four with nine. Minnesota has six top four seeds while Ohio State has five. The Hawkeyes lead the way with three No. 1 seeds, Indiana has two, and Minnesota has two.
No. 10 Penn State closes out the 2009-10 season with a 13-6-1 dual meet record, 5-3 in Big Ten dual and ending the year in fourth place in the dual meet standings. The 2010 Big Ten Championships take place on Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7. The two day event is hosted by the University of Michigan. All Penn State events will once again air live on Forever Broadcasting's WRSC (1390 AM) or 3WZ (95.3 FM) and on www.GoPSUsports.com as well. The 2009-10 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline.