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Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (NLWC) is a wrestling club and nonprofit organization. It was designated by USA Wrestling as a U.S. Olympic Regional Training Center. It hosts its practices at the Penn State wrestling room in State College, Pennsylvania. 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 * Roman Bravo-Young 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 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amateur Wrestling
Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced at Olympic Games, Olympic, Collegiate wrestling, collegiate, Scholastic wrestling, scholastic, and other levels. There are two international wrestling styles performed at the Olympic Games, freestyle wrestling, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman, both of which are governed by the United World Wrestling (UWW). At the middle school and high school levels, wrestlers compete in scholastic wrestling. In collegiate wrestling, there are minor differences in some scholastic wrestling rules. The rapid rise in the popularity of the combat sport mixed martial arts (MMA) has increased interest in amateur wrestling due to its effectiveness within the sport and its consideration as a core discipline. Scoring Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman and freestyle Wrestling, freestyle differ in what holds are permitted; in Greco-Roman, the wrestlers are permitted to hold and attack only above the waist. In both Greco-Roman and frees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anthony Cassar
Anthony Cassar (born March 9, 1996) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. He was an NCAA Division I champion and a Big Ten Conference champion at Penn State University, and a NJSIAA title holder as a high schooler. Folkstyle career High school Raised in Rocky Hill, New Jersey, Cassar started wrestling at around age 7 or 8. He attended Montgomery High School in New Jersey. During his freshman, sophomore and junior years, he never qualified for states and compiled a record of 73 wins and 30 losses. In his senior year, he finally qualified for state and became the fourth person in the history of the state to win the tournament after never qualifying before. He compiled an undefeated record of 43 wins and no losses in his final season and an 116–30 record overall. College After his performance as a high school senior, he committed to Penn State University. He redshirted 2014-15 and compiled a record of 15-8 while wrestling unattached. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aaron Brooks (wrestler)
Aaron Marquel Brooks (born June 15, 2000) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. He earned a bronze medal while representing the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and is also a U23 World champion and US National champion. In collegiate wrestling, Brooks was the seventh four-time NCAA Division I National champion in history, and was also a four-time Big Ten Conference champion out of the Pennsylvania State University. Brooks is a Christian. Career High school Brooks was born in Hagerstown, Maryland and attended North Hagerstown High School. During his high school years, Brooks was a four-time NHSCA National champion and a four-time MPSSAA state champion, with a 163–2 record in the state of Maryland. In freestyle, Brooks became a U17 World champion before his senior year. The top-recruit at 182 pounds, Brooks committed to wrestle for the Penn State Nittany Lions in early 2018. After his senior year, Brooks decided to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 an All-American for Palomar Junior College in California and continued on at NCAA division 1 Fresno State as a 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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. He has previously competed for 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 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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. He has also notably competed for Bellator MMA, Absolute Championship Berkut, Professional Fighters League (PFL), 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 in Virginia Beach, Virginia for three years before transferring to First Colonial High School, also in Virginia Beach, as a senior. His senior year he won a VHSL wrestling state championship and a National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Domenic Abounader
Domenic Michael Abounader (born March 11, 1995) is a Lebanese-American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. Domestically, Abounader competed at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio, where he won three state titles, finishing his senior season undefeated and the number one ranked wrestler in the country at 182 lbs. Abounader attended The University of Michigan, where he was a Big Ten Champion and NCAA 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 2018 Asian Games ( or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games (), and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, were a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 201 ..., the first medalist for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michael Macchiavello
Michael Justin Macchiavello (born December 24, 1994) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. During his collegiate career at NC State, Macchiavello won the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling title at 197-pounds. Following college, he would continue wrestling on the senior level freestyle circuit. Macchiavello formally competed for the Wolfpack Wrestling Club in Raleigh, North Carolina and now competes for the Leigh Valley Wrestling Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. High School career Macchiavello attended Sun Valley High School in Monroe, North Carolina. He was the 2013 North Carolina 4A 182-pound wrestling state champion. He placed third at the 2012 state championships at 182-pounds and was also a two-time placer at FloNationals. College career During his collegiate career at NC State, he finished second at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championships twice and won the 197-pound national title at the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alex Dieringer
Alex David Dieringer (born June 6, 1993) is an American Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler and graduated Collegiate wrestling, folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he has had success in both the international and national circuit, claiming medals from tournaments such as the Bill Farrell Memorial, the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019, Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix, the US Open, among others. As a folkstyle wrestler, Dieringer was a three-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, NCAA Division I national champion, Dan Hodge Trophy#Winners, 2016 Dan Hodge Trophy winner, four-time All-America#Wrestling, All-American, and four-time Big 12 Conference champion at Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling, Oklahoma State University. Freestyle record ! colspan="7", Senior Freestyle Matches , - ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location , - , Win , 81–20 , align=left, Isaiah Martinez , style="font-size:88%", 4–1 , style="font-size:88%", March 16, 2022 , style="f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Amateur Wrestling
Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced at Olympic Games, Olympic, Collegiate wrestling, collegiate, Scholastic wrestling, scholastic, and other levels. There are two international wrestling styles performed at the Olympic Games, freestyle wrestling, freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman, both of which are governed by the United World Wrestling (UWW). At the middle school and high school levels, wrestlers compete in scholastic wrestling. In collegiate wrestling, there are minor differences in some scholastic wrestling rules. The rapid rise in the popularity of the combat sport mixed martial arts (MMA) has increased interest in amateur wrestling due to its effectiveness within the sport and its consideration as a core discipline. Scoring Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman and freestyle Wrestling, freestyle differ in what holds are permitted; in Greco-Roman, the wrestlers are permitted to hold and attack only above the waist. In both Greco-Roman and frees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In The United States
On December 31, 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The first American case was reported on January 20, and United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declared a Public health emergency (United States), public health emergency on January 31. Restrictions were placed on flights arriving from China, but the initial U.S. response to the pandemic was otherwise slow in terms of preparing the healthcare system, stopping other travel, and COVID-19 testing in the United States, testing. The first known American deaths occurred in February and in late February President Donald Trump proposed allocating $2.5 billion to fight the outbreak. Instead, Congress approved $8.3 billion and Trump signed the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 on March 6. Trump declared a State of emergency, national emergency on March 13. The government also purchased lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
