Nov. 16, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ââ'¬" The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team sent eight wrestlers to the East Stroudsburg Open Sunday at East Stroudsburg University. Three of the eight Nittany Lions reached the finals with sophomore Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, Pa.) claiming the crown at 165.
Hammond went 5-0 at the event, including two technical falls, a pin and a major. He took the title by medical forfeit. Teammate Cody Law (Windber, Pa.) went 4-0 at 165 to reach the finals but did not wrestle, allowing Hammond to take the title uncontested. Law had two majors and a tech fall. Junior Zack Beitz (Mifflintown, Pa.) reached the finals at 157 and went 3-1 overall to take second place. Beitz had a pin and a major.
Red-shirt freshman George Carpenter (Chapel Hill, N.C.) went 3-2 at 133 and sophomore Kade Moss (South Jordan, Utah) went 2-1 at 141 with two pins. Triston Law (Windber, Pa.) wrestled unattached at 141 and went 2-2 with two pins as well. Junior Geno Morelli (DuBois, Pa.) picked up a win at 165 while junior Caleb Livingston (Drexel Hill, Pa.) posted a 3-2 record with a pin and a tech at 165 as well.
Penn State heads west next weekend for two dual meets in California. The Nittany Lions visit Cal-Bakersfield on Friday, Nov. 20, at 10 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific. Penn State then visits No. xx Stanford on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 4 p.m. Eastern/1 p.m. Pacific in a dual will be broadcast live on the Pac 12 Network/Bay Area. With season tickets once again sold out in advance of the campaign beginning, Penn State is giving fans more opportunities than ever to see the Nittany Lions compete, including Penn State's next home dual meet on Dec. 13. Fans may purchase singles to Penn State's two BJC Duals (Wisconsin on 12/13 and Ohio State on 2/5) online at www.GoPSUsports.com/accountmanager or by calling 1-800-NITTANY.
BJC Dual public tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for youth (12-and-under). Group tickets for the BJC Duals are now available as well, allowing fans to purchase 20 or more tickets at only $8 per ticket. Group tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY. With the five Rec Hall duals already at seated capacity, a limited number of Standing Room Only tickets (SROs) can be purchased for each of those five duals as well. Rec Hall SROs may only be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY and are $15 per person.
Penn State Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at @pennstateWREST, on Penn State Wrestling's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennstatewrest. The 2015-16 Penn State wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. This is PENN STATE. WRESTLING lives here.