Jan. 6, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, now has eight individuals ranked national as Intermat has released its latest national release. Sanderson's team is also ranked No. 7 in Intermat's Tournament Power Index (TPI).
Junior Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) is ranked No. 8 at 125 with a 13-2 record. Sophomore Jimmy Gulibon (Latrobe, Pa.) is ranked No. 10 at 133 with a 12-2 mark. Sophomore Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) is 8-4 at 149 and ranked No. 17. Senior Dylan Alton (Mill Hall, Pa.) is ranked No. 8 at 157 and is 5-2 overall.
Senior Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah) is ranked No. 4 at 174 and is 12-2 on the year. Red-shirt freshman Matt McCutcheon (Apollo, Pa.) returned to the national rankings at 184 in the No. 16 spot with a 16-6 record. Junior Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, Calif.) is 14-1 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, and is coming off winning its fifth-straight Southern Scuffle title on Jan. 1-2. Penn State returns to action on Friday, Jan. 9, when Indiana visits Rec Hall for a 7 p.m. match-up. The Nittany Lions then visit Ohio State on Sunday, Jan. 11, for a 2 p.m. dual in Columbus. 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.