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****Editor’s Note: The original version of this article ran in April of 2023 after Luke Lilledahl committed to Penn State. *** Earlier this week, the Nittany Lions received a verbal commitment from Wyoming Seminary’s Nathan Desmond, the #17 overall recruit in the Class of 2025. He joins #1 PJ Duke, #27 Dalton Perry, and #42 Asher Cunningham in PSU’s recruiting class for current juniors. With a monster signing class on the horizon for 2024 and another potentially loaded one for 2025, it seemed the appropriate time to talk Penn State recruiting. The 2024 class features six of the top 15 wrestlers in the land. #1 Lilledahl, #3 Joseph Sealey, #5 Connor Mirasola, #6 Zach Ryder, #13 Cole Mirasola, and #15 Mason Gibson. On paper, it looks like one of Cael Sanderson’s best yet. As you can see, those wrestlers have a lot of work ahead of them to take that title from the Class of 2014. We also have to throw the 2023 group in the mix. That group was ranked third overall in InterMat’s recruiting rankings and there’s a chance it could have an impact on the Nittany Lion lineup in 2023-24. With the injury to All-American Shayne Van Ness, it appears as if Tyler Kasak is the guy at 149 lbs. Also, the constant uncertainty around 125 lbs, may give way to Braeden Davis finishing the season as the starter. If and when that happens, we can start comparing 2023 to the rest of Penn State’s classes under Sanderson, as shown below. ***Below is what ran in April regarding past PSU recruiting classes*** On Monday afternoon, Luke Lilledahl the #2 overall recruit in the high school Class of 2024, gave a verbal commitment to Cael Sanderson’s Penn State Nittany Lions. With Lilledahl’s commitment, Penn State now has verbals from four of the top-seven juniors in the nation and six of the top-15. Should all follow through and sign with Penn State, it would become one of the most star-studded in recent years. Just how good? Well, we’ll have to wait for another four or five years down the line to say for sure, but it has the potential. Below are the recruiting classes for Penn State since Cael Sanderson has been at the helm (spring of 2009-present). They have been sorted in order of best collegiate results first. As you can see, the top class of the Cael-era was 2014 which boasts a pair of three-time national champions and looked pretty darn tough back in 2014 with half of the top-six signing with Penn State. 2014 #4 Jason Nolf (Kittantiny, PA), #5 Nick Nevills (Clovis, CA), #6 Bo Nickal (Allen, TX), #54 Shakur Rasheed (Longwood, NY), #93 Gary Dinsmore (Hunterdon Central, NJ), Anthony Cassar (Montgomery, NJ) All-Americans: 5 National Champions: 3 Multi-Time Champs: 2 Other: Hodge Winner (Nickal) 2009 #1 David Taylor (St. Paris, OH), #5 Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, PA), #7 Jake Kemerer (Hempfield, PA), James English (Central York, PA) All-Americans: 3 National Champions: 2 Multi-Time Champs: 2 Other: Hodge Winner (Taylor x2); Set foundation for Penn State’s dominance 2018 #2 Aaron Brooks (North Hagerstown, MD), #11 Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, PA), #12 Roman Bravo-Young (Sunnyside, AZ), #16 Gavin Teasdale (Jefferson-Morgan, PA), #20 Joe Lee (Evansville, IN), 22 Seth Nevills (Clovis, CA), #34 Brody Teske (Fort Dodge, IA), #82 Jack Davis (Wyoming Seminary, PA) All-Americans: 3 National Champions: 2 Multi-Time Champs: 2 Other: Most of class still active; Beard/Teske/Nevills currently with other programs 2013 #2 Zain Retherford (Benton, PA), #27 Matt McCutheon (Kiski Area, PA), #47 Garett Hammond (Chambersburg, PA), #70 Cody Law (Forest Hills, PA) All-Americans: 1 National Champions: 1 Multi-Time Champs: 1 Other: Hodge Winner (Retherford x2) 2019 #9 Carter Starocci (Cathedral Prep, PA) All-Americans: 1 National Champions: 1 Multi-Time Champs: 1 Other: Still active; Possibility for 5 national titles 2011 #1 Morgan McIntosh (Santa Ana, CA), #3 Nico Megaludis (Franklin Regional, PA), #105 Luke Frey (Montoursville, PA), #109 Jordan Conaway (New Oxford, PA), #112 Collin Campbell (Roxboro, NC) All-Americans: 3 National Champions: 1 Multi-Time Champs: 0 Other: 2017 #6 Brady Berge (Kasson Mantorville, MN), #9 Nick Lee (Evansville, IN), #20 Jarod Verkleeren (Hempfield, PA) All-Americans: 1 National Champions: 1 Multi-Time Champs: 1 Other: 2016 #1 Mark Hall (Apple Valley, MN), #2 Nick Suriano (Bergen Catholic, NJ), #5 Mason Manville (Wyoming Seminary, PA), #47 AJ Nevills (Clovis, CA) All-Americans: 2 National Champions: 2 Multi-Time Champs: 1 Other: Both of Suriano’s titles came with other programs 2015 #3 Vincenzo Joseph (Pittsburgh Central Catholic, PA), #59 Kellan Stout (Mt. Lebanon, PA) All-Americans: 1 National Champions: 1 Multi-Time Champs: 1 Other: 2021 #2 Alex Facundo (Davison, MI), #5 Shayne Van Ness (Blair Academy, NJ), #55 Gary Steen (Reynolds, PA), #76 Luke Cochran (Perry, UT) All-Americans: 1 National Champions: 0 Multi-Time Champs: 0 Other: Class still active 2022 #7 Levi Haines (Biglerville, PA) All-Americans: 1 National Champions: 0 Multi-Time Champs: 0 Other: Class still active 2020 #7 Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, PA), #19 Robbie Howard (Bergen Catholic, NJ), #42 Austin Boone (Lowell, MI), #148 Matt Lee (Evansville, IN), #243 Aurelius Dunbar (Mercersburg Academy, PA) All-Americans: 1 National Champions: 0 Multi-Time Champs: 0 Other: Class still active 2010 #2 Andrew Alton (Central Mountain, PA), #8 Dylan Alton (Central Mountain, PA), #33 Sam Sherlock (West Mifflin, PA), #64 Dirk Cowburn (Coudersport, PA) All-Americans: 1 National Champions: 0 Multi-Time Champs: 0 Other: 2012 #3 Jimmy Gulibon (Derry Area, PA), #62 Wes Phipps (Grove City, PA) All-Americans: 1 National Champions: 0 Multi-Time Champs: 0 Other:

We're closing in on the end of the 2023 calendar year which means it's holiday tournament season. Two individual tournaments will be held over the next two days. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. These will is unique because the links are broken down by event session and mat. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). All times are Eastern. Both events can be found on B1G+ Friday, December 29: Arizona State, Buffalo, Cal Poly, California Baptist, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Franklin & Marshall, George Mason, Harvard, Illinois, Michigan State, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio, Penn, Princeton, SIU Edwardsville, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin at Midlands, Hoffman Estates, IL, 10:30 AM Session I Mat 1: Mat 2: Mat 3: Mat 4: Full Coverage: Session II Mat 1: Mat 2: Mat 3: Mat 4: Full Coverage: Bellarmine, Columbia, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, VMI, Wyoming at Soldier Salute, Coralville, IA, 11:00 AM Session I Mat 1: Mat 2: Mat 3: Mat 4: Mat 5: Session II Mat 1: Mat 2: Mat 3: Mat 4: Mat 5: Saturday, December 30: Bellarmine, Columbia, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, VMI, Wyoming at Soldier Salute, Coralville, IA, 12:00 PM Session III Mat 1: Mat 2: Mat 3: Mat 4: Mat 5: Session IV Mat 1: Mat 2: Mat 3: Mat 4: Mat 5: Arizona State, Buffalo, Cal Poly, California Baptist, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Franklin & Marshall, George Mason, Harvard, Illinois, Michigan State, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio, Penn, Princeton, SIU Edwardsville, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin at Midlands, Hoffman Estates, IL, 12:00 PM Session III Mat 1: Mat 2: Mat 3: Mat 4: Full Coverage: Session IV Mat 1: Mat 2: Mat 3: Mat 4: Full Coverage: