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Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (NLWC) is an amateur wrestling club and nonprofit organization. It was designated by USA Wrestling as a U.S. Olympic Regional Training Center and it hosts its practices at the Penn State wrestling room. Resident athletes * Bekzod Abdurakhmonov * Jordan Conaway * Jaime Espinal * Franklin Gómez * Nick Nevills * Bo Nickal * Jason Nolf * Josh Rodriguez * Zain Retherford * David Taylor * Kyle Dake * Thomas Gilman * Vincenzo Joseph * Kyle Snyder * Anthony Cassar * Riley Lefever Coaching staff *Cael Sanderson *Cody Sanderson *Casey Cunningham *Jake Varner *Mark McKnight *Eric Thompson Key people *;Board of Directors **Jim Martin; President **Judd Arnold; Vice President **Bob Noll **Mary Noll **Matt Gaul **Dave Becker **Darrel Zaccagni **Bill Buckley *;Management **Rich Lorenzo; Executive Director of Treasurer **Nick Fanthorpe; Co-director and coach **Dave Hart; Director / Business Chair / Membership Chair and Secretary *;Commentators (even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amateur Wrestling
Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced in collegiate, school, or other amateur level competitions. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games: freestyle and Greco-Roman. Both styles are under the supervision of the United World Wrestling (UWW; formerly known as FILA, from the French acronym for International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles). A similar style, commonly called collegiate (also known as scholastic or folkstyle), is practiced in colleges and universities, secondary schools, middle schools, and among younger age groups in the United States. Where the style is not specified, this article refers to the international styles of competition on a mat. In February 2013, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to remove the sport from the 2020 Summer Olympics onward. On 8 September 2013, the IOC announced that wrestling would return to the Summer Olympics in 2020. The rapid rise in the popularity of the comb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In The United States
The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is a part of the COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the United States, it has resulted in confirmed cases with all-time deaths, the most of any country, and COVID-19 pandemic death rates by country, the twentieth-highest per capita worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic ranks first on the list of disasters in the United States by death toll; it was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer. From 2019 to 2020, U.S. life expectancy dropped by 3years for Hispanic and Latino Americans, 2.9years for African Americans, and 1.2years for white Americans. These effects persisted as U.S. deaths due to COVID-19 in 2021 exceeded those in 2020, and life expectancy continued to fall from 2020 to 2021. On December 31, 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borislav Novachkov
Borislav Novachkov ( bg, Борислав Новачков; born 29 November 1989) is a Bulgarian American freestyle wrestler. Competing for Bulgaria in the 65 kg division he won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships. He was eliminated in the second bout at the Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 65 kg, 2016 Olympics.Novachkov, Borislav (BUL) . iat.uni-leipzig.de Novachkov qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 65 kg freestyle class by winning a last-chance qualifier in Turkey. He wrestled collegiately at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he won Pac-12 titles in 2010 and 2011 and was a three-time All-American (seventh in 2010, runner-up in 2011, third in 2012). He wrestled for Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, CA where he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reece Humphrey
Reece Weslee Humphrey (born July 31, 1986, in Bloomington, Indiana) is retired American freestyle wrestler who competed for the men's freestyle 60 kg at the World Wrestling Championships 2013 in Budapest, Hungary. He was eliminated in the quarterfinal rounds, after being defeated by Iran's Masoud Esmaeilpour, based on the decision score 8–9. He is a 3x national USA wrestling champion in 2011, 2013 and 2015. New York athletic club International Open champion 2011. Humphrey is also Indiana high school state champion, Freestyle and Greco-Roman national champion 2x All-American at The Ohio State University (2009 runner-up and 3rd 2010) In 2015 World Wrestling Championships he won to world bronze medalist Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan, but in second round he lost to Mongolian young wrestling prospect Batboldyn Nomin, Batboldyn reached to the final, in Repechage round 1 Humphrey lost to bronze world medalist Bajrang Punia of India. Championships and accomplishments * Folkstyle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabe Dean
Gabriel Curtis Dean (born June 19, 1994) is an American retired freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who formerly competed at 86 kilograms. In freestyle, he was the 2020 US National Champion, a '17 Pan American Championship medalist and a '14 Junior World Championship medalist. He was also the '15 Pan American Championship runner–up in Greco-Roman. As a collegiate wrestler, Dean was a two–time NCAA Division I champion, a four–time EIWA Conference champion and a four–time NCAA Division I All-American for the Cornell Big Red. Folkstyle career High school Dean was born in Lowell, Michigan, where he went on to attend Lowell High School. His father David was an NCAA Division I National runner-up out of the University of Minnesota, which led to Gabriel's early start in the sport of wrestling. During his high school years, Dean was a standout wrestler and football player, and as a quarterback, he led his team to a state title and runner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Brooks (wrestler)
Aaron Brooks (born June 15, 2000) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes internationally at 86 kilograms and collegiately at 184 pounds. In freestyle, he is a Cadet World Champion and Junior World Championship silver medalist. As a collegiate wrestler, Brooks is a three-time NCAA champion and a three-time B1G Conference champion out of the Pennsylvania State University. As of May 25, 2022, Brooks is the top-ranked 184-pound NCAA wrestler in the country as per Intermat. Folkstyle career High school Brooks was born in Hagerstown, Maryland and attended North Hagerstown High School. As a freshman ('14-'15), he won his first MPSSAA title and also won the NHSCA Freshman National championship, both at 126 pounds. As a sophomore (15'-16'), he bumped up to 138 pounds and repeated last year's results as he became a two-time Maryland state champion and won the NHSCA Sophomore National championship. As a junior (16'-17'), he once again bulked up now to 152 po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beau Bartlett
Beau Reynald Bartlett (born February 26, 2001) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes internationally at 65 kilograms and collegiately at 141 pounds. In freestyle, he claimed a bronze medal from the 2021 Junior World Championships. He is currently a senior at 141 pounds for Penn State. Career Early years & high school Bartlett began wrestling at age four under the tutelage of his father, former Fresno State wrestler Andre Bartlett, and continued to wrestle under the guidance of two-time Olympic champion Sergei Beloglazov. He also trained in tumbling. In 2014, Bartlett moved from Tempe, Arizona to Kingston, Pennsylvania to attend Wyoming Seminary. There, he became the first four–time prep national champion in the school's history and also claimed titles in the Powerade Tournament and the Walsh Jesuit Ironman. In 2018, Bartlett won the US Cadet Pan American Team Trials in freestyle and Greco-Roman. He would go on to claim gold in freestyle and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryce Meredith
Bryce Robert Meredith (born April 29, 1995) is an American professional mixed martial artist, former freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler who currently competes in the bantamweight division of Bellator MMA. In college, where he competed at 141 pounds, he was a three–time NCAA Division I All–American and the 2018 Big 12 Conference champion out of the University of Wyoming. Wrestling career High school Meredith attended Cheyenne Central High School in the state of Wyoming. He went on to become a four–time state ( WHSAA) champion with a record of 123 wins and 8 defeats. He was also a four–time NHSCA All–American and was ranked amongst the top–100 recruits in the country. University NC State Meredith then committed to North Carolina State University as a class of 2014 recruit. He competed for just one season as a Wolfpack at 133 pounds ('14-'15) and compiled 15 wins and 6 losses during regular season, but was not on the starting lineup for the NCAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Bravo-Young
Roman Guillermo Bravo-Young (born January 28, 1999) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes internationally at 61 kilograms and collegiately at 133 pounds. In freestyle, he was the 2019 Junior Pan American champion and the 2018 U23 US national runner-up. As a folkstyle wrestler, Bravo-Young is the 2021 and 2022 NCAA Division I national champion and 2021 and 2022 Big Ten Conference champion (three-time finalist) and a three-time All-American out of the Pennsylvania State University. Folkstyle career High school Bravo-Young attended Sunnyside High School in Tucson, Arizona. He started wrestling in the varsity team as a freshman and did not lose a single match through his four years of high school. At the DI state championships (AIA), he accumulated a combined record of 16–0 with eight falls, five majors, two technical falls and one decision and also received the outstanding wrestler award all four years he competed at the tournament. He graduate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubba Jenkins
Bubba Jenkins (born February 5, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist and former amateur wrestler. He currently competes in the featherweight division of Professional Fighters League. He has also notably competed for Bellator MMA, Absolute Championship Berkut and Brave Combat Federation, where he was a former champion. As an amateur wrestler, Jenkins was a freestyle junior World Champion and an NCAA Division I champion. Wrestling High school Jenkins attended Cox High School for three years before transferring to First Colonial High School as a senior, where he won a VHSL state wrestling championship and a National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) Senior National Championship. College In 2006, Jenkins committed to the Penn State Nittany Lions. 2006-07 ''Freshman'': Competing at 157 pounds, Jenkins went 23-12 during regular season. Post-season, he placed sixth at the Big Ten Conference with 3 victories and 3 defeats. in which he went 1–2 at the 157-pounds divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenic Abounader
Domenic Michael Abounader (born March 11, 1995) is an American-born freestyle wrestler. Domestically, Abounader competed at St. Edward High School, where he won three state titles, finishing his senior season undefeated and the number one ranked wrestler in the country at 182lbs. Abounader attended The University of Michigan where he was a Big Ten Champion and All-American. Internationally, he competes for Lebanon, his father's home country. As a dual citizen, Domenic is eligible to compete for Lebanon since he never wrestled for the United States at the international level. In his first international tournament, he won a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, the first medalist for Lebanon in wrestling. He lost to Iran's Hassan Yazdani Hassan Yazdani Charati ( fa, حسن یزدانی چراتی born 26 December 1994 in Lapu Sahra, Chapakrud Rural District, Juybar County, Iran) is an Iranian wrestler. Yazdani is an Olympic and World Champion in freestyle wrestling in two weig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Pantaleo
Alec William Pantaleo (born July 9, 1996) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms. In freestyle, he is the defending U.S. Open champion, was the 2021 Pan American Continental champion, claimed the 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and the 2021 Poland Open titles, earned silver and bronze medals (2021 and 2018, respectively) at the U.S. Open, and was a 2019 U23 U.S. team member. As a folkstyle wrestler, Pantaleo was a three-time NCAA DI All-American and a Big Ten Conference champion out of the University of Michigan. Folkstyle career High school Born and raised in Michigan, Pantaleo attended Canton High School. While a high schooler, he became a MHSAA state champion as a sophomore and, after losing his junior season to injury, claimed runner-up honors at the state tournament as a senior, graduating with an 177–9 record and a 51–1 record in his last year. College After his high school career, Pantaleo was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
