Penn State is coming off an outstanding two-match road trip that saw it win two duals over two ranked foes by a combined scored of 53-12, winning 16 of 20 contested bouts. The Lions throttled No. 23 Navy 28-6 on Friday, Dec. 9, in a match highlighted by No. 10 James Woodall's 12-3 major decision over No. 14 John Cox of Navy at 149. True freshman David Erwin also made his dual debut with a win at 165. The next night, Penn State trounced No. 25 Penn 25-6. That dual was highlighted by No. 19 Jake Strayer's upset win over No. 6 Matt Valenti at 133. Strayer is a red-shirt freshman.
The Nittany Lions improved to 3-2 vs. ranked teams with the two wins and are now undefeated in road duals. Penn State sports four undefeated wrestlers in its dual match line-up. Tim Haas is 8-0 at 125, Strayer is 6-0 at 133, James Yonushonis is 7-0 at 174 and Phil Davis is 6-0 at 197.
No. 1 Oklahoma State leads the impressive field in Reno with No. 9 Central Michigan, No. 13 Penn State, No. 14 and Big Ten rival Northwestern and No. 18 Arizona State also participating. Some of the other top Division I programs in the tournament include Boise State, CS-Bakersfield, CS-Fullerton, Fresno State, Pacific, Stanford, Oregon, Tennessee and Wyoming.
Penn State will return to action on Friday, Jan. 6, with a 7 p.m. dual at No. 9 Lehigh. The Nittany Lions next home dual is set for Jan. 8 vs. Cornell. Single match tickets can be purchased by visiting the BJC Ticket Center or by calling 814-865-5555 or 800-863-3336. Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for youth and senior citizens.
POSSIBLE LINE-UPS - as of 12/12
#13 Penn State Nittany Lions (5-2, 0-2 Big ten)
Wt. Name Yr. Hometown/HS 2005-06 Rec.
125 Tim Haas So. Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff 8-0
133 Jake Strayer Fr. South Fork, Pa./Forest Hills 6-0 141 (#16) DeWitt Driscoll Sr. Connellsville, Pa./Connellsville 5-2
149 (#14) James Woodall Sr. St. Dupont, Pa./Pittston 3-2
157 (#10) Nathan Galloway Jr. State College, Pa./State College 4-3
165 David Erwin Fr. Aurora, Ohio/St. Paris Graham 12-2
174 James Yonushonis Jr. Philipsburg, Pa./Philipsburg-Osceola 7-0
184 Neil Bretz Fr. Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley 1-5
OR (#1) Eric Bradley Sr. Plaistow, N.H./Timberlane 0-0
197 (#6) Philip Davis So. Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg 6-0
HWT Aaron Anspach Jr. Columbia, Pa./Columbia 7-7
(#) All rankings listed are USA Today/NWCA as of 11/28
THE COLLEGIATE FIELD for the 2005 Reno T.o.c. (BOLD=RANKED)
#18 Arizona State
Boise State
CS-Bakersfield
CS-Fullerton
UC-Davis
#9 Central Michigan
Embry-Riddle
Fresno-Pacific
Fresno State
Lasson JC
Newberry
Northern State
#14 Northwestern
#1 Oklahoma State
Pacific
#13 PENN STATE
Portland State
Princeton College
Southern Oregon
Oregon
Tennessee
Wyoming
Upper Iowa
Utah Valley State
Western Wyoming JC
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