TODAY'S ACTION
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lions (1-0, 0-0 B1G), ranked No. 1 nationally, will trek to West Point, N.Y., for the 2019 Army West Point Invite. The one-day tournament is set for Sunday, Nov. 17, and begins at 10 a.m.
Penn State is coming off dominating 45-0 shutout win in its season-opening dual meet against Navy on Sunday, Nov. 10. The Lions, wrestling in front of another Rec Hall sell-out crowd of nearly 6,500 fans, won all ten bouts with four pins, a tech fall, a major and four decisions. Four Nittany Lions made their Penn State dual debuts and picked up wins in the dual as well.
With some Lion regulars (notable possibilities include top-ranked grapplers Vincenzo Joseph and 165 and Anthony Cassar at 285) heading to the Bill Farrell Memorial International Open freestyle event this coming weekend at the New York Athletic Club in New York City, Penn State will take a number of wrestlers at various weights to West Point for the AWP Invite on Sunday.
With the line-up subject to change, the Lions could bring the following grapplers to Sunday's tournament at Army: Redshirt freshmen Brody Teske and Brandon Meredith and junior Devin Schnupp at 125, No. 3 Roman Bravo-Young at 133, No. 3 Nick Lee and senior Dominic Giannangeli at 141, junior Luke Gardner and sophomore Jarod Verkleeren at 149, junior Bo Pipher and redshirt freshman Paul Feite at 157, redshirt freshman Konner Kraeszig at 165, No. 1 Mark Hall at 174, redshirt freshman Creighton Edsell at 184, No. 3 Kyle Conel at 197 and sophomore Austin Hoopes at 285.
Penn State will head to Tempe, Ariz., for a dual at Arizona State next weekend. The Nittany Lions will face the Sun Devils on Friday, Nov. 22, at 9 p.m. (Eastern)/7 p.m. (local). The dual meet will air on the Pac 12 Networks.
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#1 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (1-0, 0-0 B1G)
125 Devin Schnupp Jr. Lititz, Pa./Warwick 0-0
Brody Teske Fr. Duncombe, Iowa/Fort Dodge 1-0
Brandon Meredith Fr. Limerick, Pa./Spring-Ford 4-1
133 #3 Roman Bravo-Young So. Tucson, Ariz./Sunny Side 1-0
141 #3 Nick Lee Jr. Evansville, Ind./Homeschool 1-0
Dominic Giannangeli Sr. Murrysville, Pa./Murrysville 0-0
149 Luke Gardner Jr. Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville 1-0
Jarod Verkleeren So. Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield 0-0
157 #5 Brady Berge So. Mantorville, Minn./Kasson-Mantorville 0-0
Bo Pipher Jr. Paonia, Colo./Paonia 1-0
Paul Feite Fr. Dillsburg, Pa./Northern 1-2
165 #1 Vincenzo Joseph Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic 1-0
Konner Kraeszig Fr. Louisville, Ky./St. Xavier 0-0
174 #1 Mark Hall Sr. Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley 1-0
184 #2 Shakur Rasheed Sr. Coram, N.Y./Longwood 0-0
Creighton Edsell Fr. Wyalusing, Pa./Wyalusing 1-0
197 #3 Kyle Conel Sr. Ashtabula, Ohio/Lakeside 1-0
285 #1 Anthony Cassar Sr. Rocky Hill, N.J./Montgomery 1-0
Austin Hoopes So. Afton, Wyo./Star Valley 0-0
Rankings listed are InterMat TPI/InterMat Individual as of 11/12
THIS WEEK
#1 Penn State (1-0, 0-0 B1G) will head to West Point, N.Y., to take part in the 2019 Army West Point Invite. The event takes place on Sunday, Nov. 17, and begins at 10 a.m.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions will venture to Tempe, Ariz., to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils on Friday, Nov. 22, at 9 p.m. (Eastern)/7 p.m. (local). The dual will air on the Pac 12 Networks.
ON THE AIR
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NOTES
FOUR PINS, FOUR DEBUT WINS, A SHUTOUT OVER NAVY
Penn State opened up its 2019-20 season by shutting out Navy 45-0 on Nov. 10 in front of yet another sold-out Rec Hall crowd. Four Lions picked up falls in the victory and four grapplers earned victories in their Nittany Lion dual debuts. Junior Luke Gardner got a fall at 149 in his Lion dual debut, junior Nick Lee picked up a pin at 141, senior Mark Hall got a fast fall in just 0:58 at 174 over #17 Spencer Carey and Anthony Cassar picked up a pin at 285. In addition to Gardner's debut win at 149, redshirt freshman Brody Teske got a victory at 125 in his Lion debut, classmate Creighton Edsell picked up a win at 184 in his first Lion dual and graduate transfer Kyle Conel picked up the victory at 197 in his Nittany Lion dual debut.
LIONS SEND 3 TO BINGHAMTON OPEN
While the Penn State Nittany Lions were opening up their dual season in a raucous Rec Hall by shutting out Navy on Nov. 10, three true freshmen ventured to the Binghamton Open unattached. Donovon Ball and Ritchie Heywood competed at 184 while Keagan Carmenatty went at 285. Heywood picked up his first open tournament victory with a pin while Carmenatty had a fall at heavyweight as well.
JOE LEE, CARTER STAROCCI WIN TITLES AT CLARION OPEN
Eleven members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team competed both attached and unattached at the Clarion Open in the first open tournament of the new season. Three true freshmen advanced to the finals at their respective weights, with Joe Lee and Carter Starocci winning titles. Lee rolled to a 4-0 record including three majors to win the 165-pound title in his first open tournament. Fellow true freshman Starocci also went 4-0 at 174 and won his weight class with two majors as well. True freshman Michael Beard advanced to the finals 197 before losing a close decision, going 2-1 with a major to place second. Redshirt freshman Brandon Meredith had a good showing at 125. Meredith went 4-1 overall with two majors and a tech fall to place third. True freshman Terrell Barraclough also placed third in his first open tournament. Barraclough went 5-1 at 149 with two majors to take third place.
MILESTONES
A number of team and individual records and milestones are in play as of now:
* 100 career win plateau
Mark Hall -- 94 wins
Vincenzo Joseph -- 75 wins
Kyle Conel -- 79 wins (78 at KSU, 1 at PSU)
* Dual meet win % in PSU history
Mark Hall -- 8th at 97.2 (35-1)
* Falls in PSU history
Mark Hall -- 10th at 32
Shakur Rasheed -- 19th at 28
* Dual win streak (60 dating back to end of 2014-15 season)
PENN STATE HOSTING 2020 OLYMPIC TRIALS IN THE BJC
Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State University in University Park, Pa. has been selected to host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5. Penn State University is serving as the local organizing committee. The champions from the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling will become eligible to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, August 2-8. In the two-day format, Saturday, April 4 will include start of the Challenge Tournament in all 18 weight classes. Included in Saturday's action will be the Challenge Tournament finals, which will determine one athlete in each weight class who advances to the Final X Championship Series on Sunday. On Sunday, April 5, all 18 best-of-three Final X Championship Series will be held, which determines the U.S. Olympic Team Trials champions in each weight class. This series will feature the top seed and the Challenge Tournament champion, as determined by the 2020 Olympic Games Team Selection Procedures. In addition, the completion of the consolation rounds of the Challenge Tournament will be held on Sunday.
