Dec. 26, 2014
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, saw two individuals make big jumps in the latest Intermat national rankings. Seven Penn State individuals are ranked at their respective weights and Sanderson's team sits at No. 4 in Intermat's Tournament Power Index (TPI).
Junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) is now ranked No. 5 at 125 with an 8-0 record. Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.) holds the No. 5 spot at 133 with an 8-0 mark. Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) is 4-2 at 149 and ranked No. 17. Senior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) is ranked No. 8 at 157 and is set to make his season debut at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2.
Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) is ranked No. 4 at 174 and is 7-1 on the year. Junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) is 9-0 at 197 and ranked No. 4. Senior Jimmy Lawson (Toms River, N.J.) debuts in the rankings at 285 at No. 6 with a 7-0 mark.
The Nittany Lions are 5-0 on the year, 1-0 in Big Ten dual action. Penn State returns to action on New Year's Day. The Nittany Lions will carry four straight Southern Scuffle titles into the 2015 Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2 at UT-Chattanooga. Penn State's next home dual is set for Friday, Jan. 9, when Indiana visits Rec Hall for a 7 p.m. match-up. A limited number of SRO tickets are available for select Penn State Rec Hall dual meets, although the SROs for the Lehigh dual are sold out. For ticket inquiries, call 1-800-NITTANY. Penn State 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.