Penn State Wrestling
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Carter Starocci, Jess Mruzik Named 2024-25 Penn State Athletes of the Year
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Penn State athletics revealed their men’s and women’s athletes of the year for the 2024-25 season on Monday. After a historic year for the athletic program that saw multiple national titles and remarkable runs in several other sports, a pair of national champions won the recognition, as wrestling’s Carter Starocci and women’s volleyball’s Jess Mruzik…
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Penn State Wrestler Accepted Into Diversionary Program for Resisting Arrest Charges After Incident Outside of Frat House
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A Penn State wrestler who was charged earlier this year with resisting and evading arrest following an incident at a fraternity house has been accepted into a pre-trial intervention program for first-time offenders. Braeden Davis, 20, was placed in a six-month Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program on June 18 by Centre County Judge Julia Rater, according…
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Olympic Gold Medalist, Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Member Kyle Snyder Pleads to Lesser Charge After Arrest in Prostitution Sting
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Olympic wresting gold medalist Kyle Snyder, who has trained with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club since 2019, pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct after being arrested in a prostitution sting. Snyder, one of the most successful wrestlers in U.S. history, initially was charged with engaging in prostitution after he was…
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Four Penn State-Affiliated Wrestlers Win Final X Bids After World Team Trials
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Numerous Penn State and Nittany Lion Wrestling Club members competed in the World Team Trials this weekend in Louisville. Nittany Lions Levi Haines and Josh Barr, incoming freshman PJ Duke and NLWC member Kyle Dake won bids to compete at Final X where they could earn a spot on the USA Wrestling team ahead of…
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Penn State Wrestler Accused of Running From Police, Resisting Arrest After Refusing to Leave Frat House
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A Penn State wrestler is accused of drunkenly running from police and resisting arrest after being told to leave a fraternity house last month in State College. Braeden Davis, 20, and another man refused multiple requests by fraternity members and private security to leave the Tau Kappa Epsilon house, 346 E. Prospect Ave., around 1:30…
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Penn State’s Championship and Final Four Coaches: What Makes Them Great
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Penn State’s highest-profile teams — sans basketball — are on a big-time run of success. In the span of 109 days: National championships for wrestling (again) and for women’s volleyball, with the rus(s)t now wiped off after a decade dry spell punctuated by the departure of legend Russ Rose. And final four appearances for football, in the…
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Penn State Wrestlers Starocci, Mesenbrink Named Finalists for Hodge Trophy
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Two Penn State national champions are up for college wrestling’s top annual award. Nittany Lions Carter Starocci and Mitchell Mesenbrink join Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson are the three finalists for the Dan Hodge Trophy, which is awarded annually to the nation’s top wrestler. The Hodge winner is determined by the most first-place votes from the…
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Japanese World Champion Masanosuke Ono Commits to Penn State Wrestling
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Japan’s Masanosuke Ono, the reigning world freestyle champion at 61kg, has committed to Penn State wrestling, he announced Monday on FloWrestling Radio Live. Ono previously trained with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club ahead of his match with former Iowa national champion Spencer Lee earlier this month. The 21-year-old established himself as one of the best…
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Penn State Wrestling’s Carter Starocci Makes History With 5th National Title
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For the first time in NCAA Division I history, a wrestler has won five national titles. Newly minted five-time national champion Carter Starocci defeated Parker Keckeisen of Northern Iowa with a 4-3 decision Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia to begin a new page in wrestling history, likely never touched again. With…
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Starocci and Mesenbrink Win National Titles, Penn State Sets Team Scoring Record at NCAA Wrestling Championships
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After already securing the team crown, Penn State wrestling won two individual national titles and the Nittany Lions set a team points record on Saturday night at the 2025 NCAA Championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Carter Starocci made history by becoming the first wrestler to win five national titles, defeating Parker Keckeisen…