Vallimont captured his first two career Big Ten dual wins this past weekend, both over ranked opponents. The Lake Hopatcong, N.J., native, unranked at 149 at the time, downed No. 16 Lance Palmer of Ohio State, 10-6, to help the Lions beat OSU, 26-12, on Friday night. Two days later, Vallimont defeated No. 10 Troy Tirapelle of Illinois, 9-3, in the Lions near-upset of No. 11 Illinois, an 18-16 loss. Vallimont outscored the duo by a combined total of 19-9 and improved his overall record to 14-7 (2-2 in Big Ten duals). The conference award is the first for Penn State since Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.) earned the honor last January.
No. 12 Penn State, under the direction of head coach Troy Sunderland, will host two top ten teams this weekend as the Nittany Lions welcome No. 10 Northwestern to Rec Hall on Friday night at 7 p.m. Penn State then hosts No. 6 Iowa at 12 p.m. on Sunday in a WWCP-TV Fox 8 telecast (also seen regionally on FSN-Pittsburgh).
Wrestling wristbands will be given away on Friday night and wrestling ‘trucker hats' will be given away on Sunday. Both items will be available while supplies last. All Penn State duals will be heard live on WBLF AM and WKVA AM as well as streamed for free at GoPSUsports.com. Single-match tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling the Penn State ticket office at 814-863-1000 or 800-833-5533 for more information. Fans can also get tickets at GoPSUsports.com. Single dual prices are $5 per event for adults and $3 per event for youth.
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