Nittany Lion Wrestlers Ranked Highly in Latest Intermat ReleaseNittany Lion Wrestlers Ranked Highly in Latest Intermat Release

Nittany Lion Wrestlers Ranked Highly in Latest Intermat Release

Nov. 11, 2014

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestlers continue to maintain lofty rankings in the latest version of Intermat's national listing. As a team, Penn State is ranked No. 5 in Intermat's Tournament Power Index (TPI). In all, seven Nittany Lions are ranked among the top 20.

Junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) is ranked No. 12 at 125 with a 1-0 mark. Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.), fresh off a win over Lehigh's Mason Beckman, moved up to No. 5 at 133 with a 1-0 mark. Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) is 1-0 at 149 and ranked No. 16. Senior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.), who did not wrestle Sunday against Lehigh, is ranked No. 9 at 157. Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) is ranked No. 3 at 174 and is 1-0 while junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) is 1-0 at 197 and ranked No. 4. Senior Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.) is ranked No. 7 at 285 with a 1-0 record as well.

Penn State is 1-0 overall after its 24-10 win over Lehigh on Sunday. Head coach Cael Sanderson's team continues dual meet action in two weeks, visiting Pittsburgh on Friday, Nov. 21, for a 7 p.m. dual wrestled at Pitt's Peterson Events Center. Penn State then treks to Clarion on Saturday, Nov. 22, for a 7 p.m. dual as well. A limited number of SRO tickets are available for select Penn State Rec Hall dual meets. For ticket inquiries, call 1-800-NITTANY. Nittany Lion fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2014-15 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline.