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1 MATCH NOTES M E D I A D A Y - W R E S T L E O F F S THUR., NOV 1, NOV :45 P.M./SUN., NOV P.M. REC HALL -- STATE COLLEGE, PA. POSSIBLE LINE-UPS - AS OF 10/30/07 **SUBJECT TO CHANGE PRIOR TO SUNDAY WITH ADDITION OR DELETION OF COMPETITORS** Wrestlers competing in wrestle-offs listed alphabetically #11 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (0-0, 0-0 BIG TEN) Wt. Name Yr. Hometown/High School Record 125 Eric Caschera Fr. South Williamsport, Pa/S. Williamsport 0-0 Desmond Moore Fr. Easton, Pa./Easton 0-0 #11 Mark McKnight Sr. McDonald, Pa./South Fayette Mike Eagan Fr. Wharton, N.J./Morris Knolls 0-0 Tim Haas Sr. Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff 0-0 Chad Mitchell Fr. Lilburn, Ga./Parkview 0-0 Colby Pisani Fr. Ridgway, Pa./Ridge Adam Lynch So. Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg 0-0 Frank Molinaro Fr. Barnegat, N.J./Southern Regional 0-0 Garrett Scott Fr. Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley 0-0 #7 Jake Strayer Jr. South Fork, Pa./Forest Hills Shane Everett Fr. Saylorsburg, Pa./Pleasant Valley 0-0 #7 Bubba Jenkins So. Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial Jon Clemens Jr. McVeytown, Pa./Mt. Union 0-0 Matt Dodds Fr. Leola, Pa./Conestoga Valley 0-0 Tim Darling Fr. Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth 0-0 #12 Dan Vallimont So. Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Twp Micah Bollinger Fr. Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg 0-0 Michael Lorenzo Fr. Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte 0-0 Craig Owsiany So. Phoenixville, Pa./St. Pius X 0-0 #16 Dave Rella So. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit Jack Decker Jr. Roseland, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 0-0 #11 Dave Erwin So. Urbana, Ohio/St. Paris Graham 0-0 Mark Friend Jr. Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville Nathan Andrews Fr. Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley 0-0 Philip Bomberger Jr. Port Royal, Pa./Juniata 0-0 Mike Ward So. Mayfield, Ohio/Mayfield Village #1 Philip Davis Sr. Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg 0-0 HWT Brendan Herlihy So. Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde 0-0 John Laboranti So. Scranton, Pa./Pittston 0-0 Stefan Tighe So. Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep 0-0 Cameron Wade Fr. Twinsburg, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel 0-0 All rankings listed are USA Today/NWCA as of 10/27/07 THIS WEEK The 10th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team opens up the season by hosting its annual Media Day festivities in the Lorenzo Wrestling Complex. The media will meet the Nittany Lions from 2:45 p.m. through 3:30 p.m. and then are invited to stick around for open practice immediately afterwards. Then, on Sunday, Nov. 4, Penn State hosts Wrestle-Offs in Rec Hall at 1 p.m. UP NEXT The regular season begins on Sunday, Nov. 11, with a home dual against the Maryland Terapins. Action begins at 1 p.m. in Rec Hall. ON THE AIR TV - The Nittany Lions full live television schedule has not been set yet. Penn State will have two matches shown on a tape delay basis on the Big Ten Network. Radio - All Penn State wrestling events during the regular season and Thursday s Troy Sunderland Show were aired in the State College area on WBLF 970 AM and in Lewistown/Huntingdon on WKVA 920 AM and streamed live at GoPSUsports.com! Jeff Byers will once again call the action. For a full list of the Penn State wrestling radio network, check page five of these notes. Internet Streaming -- GoPSUsports.com! SCHEDULE (as of August 1, 2007) NOVEMBER Sun. 4 WRESTLE-OFFS 1 p.m. Sun. 11 MARYLAND 1 p.m. Sat. 17 HOFSTRA 1 p.m. DECEMBER Sun. 2 NITTANY LION OPEN All Day Fri. 7 at Lehigh 7 p.m. Sun. 9 at Oklahoma State 3 p.m. JANUARY Fri. 4 CORNELL 7 p.m. Sat.-Sun National Duals, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (2007 field: Penn State, Central Michigan, Cornell, Hofstra, Indiana, Iowa State, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oklahoma State and West Virginia) Sun. 20 at Iowa* 2 p.m. Fri. 25 at Ohio State* 7 p.m. Sun. 27 INDIANA* 1 p.m. FEBRUARY Fri. 1 at Northwestern* 8 p.m. Sun. 3 at Illinois* 2 p.m. Fri. 8 MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. Fri. 15 MICHIGAN STATE* 7 p.m. Sun. 17 PURDUE* 1 p.m. Sat. 23 at Lock Haven 7:30 p.m. MARCH Sat.-Sun. 8-9 Big Ten Championships, Minneapolis, Minn. All Day Thu.-Sat NCAA Championships, St. Louis, Mo. All Day * Big Ten Match All Times Eastern Home Events in CAPS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS For information or credentials, contact Pat Donghia, Asst. Dir., at , or by at pad11@psu.edu. The Athletics Communications fax number is Visit the official website of Penn State athletics:

2 06-07 INDIVIDUAL FINAL SEASON RECORDS (including unattached action) Name, Wt. Record Nathan Andrews, 197/Hwt Aaron Anspach, Hwt Philip Bomberger, 174/ Neil Bretz, Eric Burnett, Brian Cantalupi, 174/ Eric Caschera, Jonathan Clemens, Philip Davis, Jack Decker, Mike Eagan, Sam Eck, David Erwin, Joseph Farina, Hwt Mark Friend, Nathan Galloway, Tim Haas, Christian Harr, Bryan Heller, 133/ Brendan Herlihy, Hwt. 7-8 Bubba Jenkins, David Klug, John Laboranti, Hwt. 0-0 Jason Lapham, 157/ Michael Lorenzo, Ben Mandelbraut, Mark McKnight, Craig Owsiany, Brad Pataky, Dave Rella, Chris Robbins, Josh Rohler, Adam Smetana, Zachary Snyder, Jake Strayer, 133/ Stefan Tighe, HWT 8-3 Chad Unger, Dan Vallimont, Mike Ward, James Yonushonis, This includes records w/unattached results listed in current mark TEAM CAPTAINS #2 Phil Davis, Jr., 197 (Harrisburg, Pa.) 28-5, 8-0 Big Ten in 07, Three-time All-American! Tim Haas, Sr., 133 (Camp Hill, Pa.) Red-shirted in 07, 22-8 career record #7 Jake Strayer, Jr., 141 (South Fork, Pa.) 27-8, 6-2 Big Ten in 07, All-American at 133 T O D A Y S A C T I O N STATE COLLEGE, Pa.; Nov. 1, The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team will open up the season by hosting its annual Media Day festivities on Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Lorenzo Wrestling Complex. The media will meet and talk with the Nittany Lion wrestlers and staff from 2:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and then are invited to remain for an open practice beginning at 3:30 p.m. The, three days later, Penn State hosts Wrestle-Offs. Action is set to begin in Rec Hall at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4. Nine of the ten weights will feature action. Senior All-American Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 2 in every pre-season poll, will not take part as no other competitors will wrestle at 197 due to early season nagging injuries. In all, 35 wrestlers will be taking part in the bracketed tournament with seven wrestlers receiving pre-season national rankings set to hit the mats (Davis being the only ranked grappler who will not wrestle). The weight-by-weight breakdown by numbers includes three 125-pounders, four at 133, four at 141, two at 149, four at 157, four at 165, three at 174, three at 184, only Davis at 197 and four at HWT. Penn State will open up the season by hosting ACC foe Maryland on Sunday, Nov. 11, in a 1 p.m. dual in Rec Hall. Admission to wrestle-offs is free. Tickets for all regular season duals are on sale now at the athletic department ticket office in the Bryce Jordan Center. Single-dual tickets are $5 for adults and seniors and $3 for students 18 and under. Penn State students with a proper student ID are admitted to wrestling events for free! Season tickets are $28 for adults and seniors, youth 18 and under season tickets are $21. Fans can call or to order tickets. All home duals will be streamed live at gopsusports.com and over the air on WBLF 970 AM and WKVA 920 AM. HEAD COACH TROY SUNDERLAND Troy Sunderland (Penn State, 93) completed his 9th year at the helm of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling program. Sunderland has coached two NCAA Champions, 18 All-Americans as a head coach (29 overall) and six Big Ten Champions. He was also the 2003 Big Ten Coach of the Year. Sunderland is overall. As a wrestler at Penn State from , Sunderland was a three-time All-American and a twotime NCAA Runner-Up. He earned both EWL and Big Ten Individual Championships during his days as a student-athlete and was a University and Espoir National Champion. Sunderland s accolades are as follows: EWL Champ at 150 (1992); Big Ten Champion at 150 (1993); NCAA Runner- Up at 150 (1992 and 1993) and 4th at 150 (1991); Career NCAA Tournament record of 13-4; Threetime All-American (1991, 1992 and 1993); 100 career victories ( overall record). THE TROY SUNDERLAND SHOW AND MATCHES HEARD LOCALLY ON WBLF 970 A.M.; SPORTS JAM TEAMS TO CREATE STATEWIDE COVERAGE The Troy Sunderland Show is back on WBLF Radio (970 AM) and WKVA (920 AM), the Sports Jam Radio Network around the state. Hosted by Jeff Byers, voice of Penn State wrestling, and Troy Sunderland, head wrestling coach, the thirty-minute call in show airs at 5:30 p.m. nearly every Thursday night night throughout the season. The show, which will feature in-depth interviews with Coach Sunderland and other guests throughout the season, will give Nittany Lion wrestling fans a chance to call in and ask the coach questions. WBLF and WKVA will also broadcast the entire season of Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling. In addition, a full state-wide Continuing a long-standing tradition of full season coverage, each of Penn State s dual matches and three major tournaments will be carried by the station. Jeff Byers, longtime voice of Nittany Lion wrestling, will be at each event to call the action. In addition to the full schedule of duals, Byers will call all of Penn State s duals at the 2008 National Duals in January, the Big Ten Championships at Minnesota in March and the season-ending 2008 NCAA Championships at St. Louis in late March. 2

3 BIG TEN TEAM STANDINGS (by Big Ten win %) Big Ten Overall Team W-L-T PCT W-L-T PCT 1. Minnesota Illinois PENN STATE Iowa Wisconsin Indiana Ohio State Northwestern Michigan State Michigan Purdue BIG TEN WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK 11/8 Ryan Lang, Northwestern 11/15 Nick Simmons, Michigan State 11/22 Gabriel Dretsch, Minnesota 11/29 Angel Escobedo, Indiana Roger Kish, Minnesota 12/5 Mike Pucillo, Ohio State 12/12 Jayson Ness, Minnesota 12/19 Nathan Moore, Purdue 1/3 Mike Poeta, Illinois 1/10 Dallas Herbst, Wisconsin 1/17 Jake Herbert, Northwestern 1/24 Troy Tirapelle, Illinois Zach Tanelli, Wisconsin 1/31 DAN VALLIMONT, PENN STATE 2/7 AARON ANSPACH, PENN STATE T.J. Enright, Ohio State 2/14 Patrick Bond, Illinois Manuel Rivera, Minnesota 2/21 Jayson Ness, Minnesota 2/28 Nick Simmons, Michigan State DAVIS, HAAS AND STRAYER NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS Three of Penn State s most respected wrestlers have been named team captains for the upcoming season, Nittany Lion head coach Troy Sunderland announced. Seniors Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) and Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.) and junior Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.) will be tri-captains during the upcoming campaign. Davis is a three-time All-American at 197 and is trying to become only the fourth four-time All-American in Penn State s 100 years of wrestling. A contender for the national title at 197, he went 28-5 last season and placed fifth at nationals after being NCAA Runner-Up in A seventh place finisher at nationals as a freshman in 2005, Davis has a superb career record, is 41-5 in duals, 20-3 in Big Ten duals, 22-1 in pins, 16-0 in majors and has 169 dual match points. He was also the 2006 Big Ten Champion. Strayer earned All-America honors at 133 last season, placing seventh in Detroit and going 27-8 on the year. As a freshman, Strayer went 26-6 and finished just one win shy of earning All-America laurels in Strayer, who will wrestle at 141 this year, heads into this junior year with a record, 32-5 in duals and with 105 dual match points. An outstanding student, Strayer is a two-time first team NWCA National All-Academic selection and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten pick. Haas has had a star-crossed career at Penn State, suffering numerous injuries that have kept him from wrestling a complete campaign. An outstanding talent, Haas has a 22-8 career record, including a 14-7 mark two years ago at 125. But his season was cut short by an injury that kept him from competing in the post-season. Last year, Haas began the year at 133, winning the East Stroudsburg Open before suffering another injury that ended his season. Haas is healthy and ready to compete at 133 this year. LIONS RANKED #11 IN USA TODAY/NWCA POLL; DAVIS #2 AT 197 TO LEAD SEVEN INDIVIDUALS Even with a starting line-up featuring five returning starters at different weight classes, the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team will head into the campaign with a No. 11 team ranking courtesy of the USA Today/NWCA Preseason Coaches Poll. The poll is compiled and published by Intermat, the NWCA s official website at Head coach Troy Sunderland s team is one of nine Big Ten schools ranked among the nation s top 17 teams. Defending conference and national champion Minnesota heads the list with all 12 first place votes. Oklahoma State, which will host Penn State on Dec. 9, is No. 2, and Iowa State checks in at No. 3. Big Ten foes Iowa, Michigan and Northwestern follow with Missouri checking in at No. 7. Ohio State, Cornell and Central Michigan round out the top ten. Penn State sits ant No. 11, just nine poll points out of ninth place and three out of tenth. The Nittany Lions are the highest ranked Pennsylvania school heading into the new year. Wisconsin, Hofstra, Nebraska and Indiana comprise the rest of the top 15. Edinboro, Illinois, Navy, Oklahoma and Pittsburgh hold the 16th through 20th spots while UT-Chattanooga, Harvard, Penn, American and Oregon State round out the top 25. Penn State will face eight of the top 25 teams in regularly scheduled duals and will certainly meet more at the 2008 National Duals on Jan in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Nittany Lions will also take on Lehigh, which was the top team in the receiving votes category. Senior Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.), a three-time All-American at 197, heads a list of seven ranked Penn State individuals. Davis is ranked No. 2 at 197 pounds. He heads into his senior campaign with a career record and a combined 21-9 mark in the Big Ten and NCAA Championships. While Penn State has nine wrestlers returning with starting experience from last year or the year prior, he is one of only four returning at their previous weight. Senior Mark McKnight (McDonald, Pa.) returns as 125 and heads into the year ranked No. 11 by Intermat. McKnight is a three-time national qualifier with an career record. Sophomore Dave Rella (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) returns at 165 pounds and heads into the season ranked No. 16. Rella went as a true freshman last year. Penn State s four other ranked grapplers are all wrestling at new weights in Junior All-American Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.), who placed seventh at NCAAs in the 133-pound weight class last season, is wrestling up a weight at 141 this year and is ranked No. 7 nationally. Strayer is a two-time national qualifier with a career record. Sophomore Bubba Jenkins (Virginia Beach, Va.) qualified for nationals as a true freshman at 157 and moves down to his more natural 149 pounds this season. Jenkins, who went last year and won the FILA Junior World Championship this summer, is ranked No. 7 at 149. Sophomore Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) finished just one win shy of becoming an All- American at 149 last season, going as a red-shirt freshman and 3-2 at nationals. Vallimont will make the move up to 157 this year and heads into the campaign ranked No. 11. Fellow sophomore Dave Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) is coming off a red-shirt season in Erwin started at 165 as a true freshman, going 23-8, but an injury in the early rounds of the 2006 Big Ten tournament kept him from making a trip to nationals. The Ohio-native will move up to 174 pounds and heads into the season ranked No

4 NATIONAL RANKINGS USA TODAY/NWCA TEAM (10/27) 21. UT-Chattanooga 1. Minnesota (12) 2. Oklahoma State 3. Iowa State 4. Iowa 5. Michigan 6. Northwestern 7. Missouri 8. Ohio State 9. Cornell 10. Central Michigan 11. PENN STATE 12. Wisconsin 13. Hofstra 14. Nebraska 15. Indiana 16. Edinboro 17. Illinois 18. Navy 19. Oklahoma 20. Pittsburgh 22. Harvard 23. Penn 24. American 25. Oregon State PENN STATE INDIVIDUALS (10/27) Mark McKnight #11/125 Jake Strayer #7/141 Bubba Jenkins #7/149 Dan Vallimont #12/157 Dave Rella #16/165 Dave Erwin #11/174 Phil Davis #2/197 OTHER INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL RANKINGS AWN (10/07) W.I.N. (10/07) TEAM: Penn State, 10th Mark McKnight #12/125 Tim Haas #18/133 Jake Strayer #10/141 Bubba Jenkins #11/149 Dan Vallimont #14/157 Dave Rella #14/165 Dave Erwin #9/174 Phil Davis #2/197 TEAM: Penn State, 12th Mark McKnight #12/125 Jake Strayer #3/133 Bubba Jenkins #12/149 Dan Vallimont #11/157 Dave Rella #15/165 Dave Erwin #15/174 Phil Davis #2/197 LIONS RANKED #10 IN AWN PRE-SEASON POLL; DAVIS #2 AT 197 TO LEAD EIGHT INDIVIDUALS The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, featuring a potential starting line-up comprised of perhaps five sophomores, has garnered a No. 10 team ranking from Amateur Wrestling News. The national wrestling publication has just released its preseason team and individual rankings. Senior 197-pounder Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) leads a strong contingent of eight ranked individuals. The Big Ten once again dominates the top ten, with Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Northwestern and Ohio State comprising the entire top five. Oklahoma State, Central Michigan, Cornell, Nebraska and Penn State round out the top ten. Penn State, as the top ranked team from Pennsylvania in the early poll, gives the conference six of the nation s top ten squads on the early list. Iowa State (11), Wisconsin (12), Indiana (13), Illinois (14), Missouri (15), Pittsburgh (16), Hofstra (17), American (18), Navy (19) and Edinboro (20) round out the preseason poll. In all, nine of the Big Ten s 11 teams are ranked by AWN. Davis, a three-time All-American for Penn State, heads into the season ranked No. 2 at 197, right behind defending national champion Josh Glenn of American. Davis will be looking to grab his first national crown and become the fourth four-time All-American in Penn State history. Sophomore Dave Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) is ranked No. 9 at 174. Erwin red-shirted last year after starting as a freshman in at 165 pounds. All-American Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.), who placed seventh at 133 pounds last year to become an All-American, will head into his junior year ranked No. 10 at 141 pounds. Sophomore Bubba Jenkins (Virginia Beach, Va.), a national qualifier at 157 last year during his true freshman season, is ranked No. 11 at 149. Senior Mark McKnight (McDonald, Pa.) enters his final campaign ranked No. 12 at 125. McKnight is a three-time qualifier who has advanced to the Round of 12 twice. Sophomore Dan Vallimont (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) checks in with a No. 14 ranking at 157 pounds. Vallimont qualified as a freshman at 149 last year and finished just one win shy of becoming an All- American. Dave Rella (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), yet another sophomore, will enter the year ranked No. 14 at 165. Rella just missed out on qualifying for NCAAs last season. Senior Tim Haas (Camp Hill, Pa.), coming off an injury red-shirt season, checks in at No. 18 at 133 pounds. Haas was a part-time starter at 125 two years ago. LIONS RANKED #12 IN W.I.N. MAGAZINE PRE-SEASON POLL; DAVIS #2 AT 197 W.I.N. Magazine released its pre-season poll in early October and the Nittany Lions checked in at No. 12 on the national publication s season-starting poll. Phil Davis is ranked No. 2 at 197 to lead seven ranked individual: Mark McKnight is No. 12 at 125; Jake Strayer was No. 3 at 133 but will move to 141; Bubba Jenkins is No. 12 at 149; Dan Vallimont is No. 11 at 157; Dave Rella is No. 15 at 165; and Dave Erwin is No. 15 at 174 NITTANY LIONS ONCE AGAIN INK TOP THREE RECRUITING CLASS Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling coach Troy Sunderland and his coaching staff have once again notched the No. 3 ranked recruiting class in the country according to Intermat, the National Wrestling Coaches Association s official website. The 2007 class follows last year s No. 3 ranking as well, giving the Nittany Lion staff two straight top-three classes. Led by five high school All-Americans, Penn State is ranked just behind No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Missouri, making the Lions the second-ranked Big Ten school on the list and the only Pennsylvania program in the top 12. Virginia Tech and defending national champion Minnesota round out the top five. Oklahoma State follows at No. 6 with Michigan stepping in at No. 7 as one of four Big Ten schools in the top ten. Virginia (8), Northern Iowa (9) and Kent State (10) round out the top ten. The remainder of the top 20 is as follows: Oklahoma (11), Oregon State (12), Lehigh (13), Edinboro (14), Cornell (15), Old Dominion (16), Lock Haven (17), Nebraska (18), Hofstra (19) and Harvard (20). Intermat ranks the top 30 recruiting classes, with the last ten as follows: Penn (21), Michigan State (22), Eastern Michigan (23), Columbia (24), Indiana (25), Iowa State (26), Iowa (27), Bucknell (28), George Mason (29) and Northwestern (30). 4

5 THE PENN STATE RADIO NETWORK PENN STATE AND SPORTS JAM NETWORK ONCE AGAIN TEAM TO OFFER STATEWIDE RADIO COVERAGE OF PENN STATE WRESTLING The excitement surrounding Nittany Lion wrestling continues to grow as Penn State teamed with the Sports Jam Network to create statewide radio coverage for wrestling fans for the second straight season. WBLF 970 AM in Bellefonte/State College and WKVA 920 AM in Lewistown will serve as the flagship stations for the network. Wrestling coverage begins with the return of the Troy Sunderland Show. Sunderland s weekly coaches show begins on Wendesday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. and continued nearly every Wednesday (excluding Holidays) throughout the season. The 30 minute show features Sunderland and occasional guests taking questions from listeners and keeping Nittany Lion wrestling fans up-to-date with an inside view of the team. Nine stations state-wide will carry the weekly show: 1. WBLF 970 AM Bellefonte/State College 2. WKVA 920 AM Lewistown/Huntingdon 3. WTKT 1460 AM Harrisburg/Lancaster/ Lebanon/York 4. WTZN 1310 AM Troy/Canton 5. WBPZ 1230 AM Lock Haven 6. WLYC 1050 AM Williamsport 7. WPHB 1260 AM Philipsburg/Clearfield 8. WGET 1320 AM Gettysburg/Hanover 9. WCHX FM Lewistown 10. WPRR 1490 AM Johnstown Every Penn State wrestling match will once again be aired live to fans throughout the Centre Region. All duals, including the National Duals, as well as the Big Ten and NCAA Championships will be carried live. The following stations carried the entire season of Penn State wrestling action: 1. WBLF 970 AM Bellefonte/State College 2. WKVA 920 AM Lewistown/Huntingdon DAVIS MOVING UP CAREER LISTS! Senior Phil Davis heads into his senior campaign with a career record. Not only is he just ten wins from becoming the 24th member of Penn State s 100-win club, but he will tie -- and then pass -- current Nittany Lion head coach Troy Sunderland on that illustrious list of all-time win leaders in Penn State history (Sunderland has 100 career wins). Davis 41 dual wins is just six shy of moving into a tie for 14th place all-time, equalling the mark of 47 held by both Dan Mayo and Andy Voit. The Harrisburg native s 22 pins (Davis is 22-1 in matches decided by a fall) is currently 16h all-time at Penn State. The Nittany Lion has competed in 109 career matches, giving him a shot at reaching Glenn Pritzlaff s career total of 135, which would be 20th all-time in PSU history. In addition, every Sunderland show and match will be streamed live for free at GoPSUsports.com. The Sports Jam Network is the only syndicated network operating in Pennsylvania. It has teamed with Penn State Athletics to distribute "Inside the Pride", featuring student athletes and coaches from the Nittany Lion Olympic Sports as well as the Troy Sunderland show and coaches shows for women s basketball and baseball. The Sports Jam Network reaches more than 3-million Pennsylvania households via 16-affiliated stations throughout the Keystone state. Its headquarters are in Hunt Valley, Md., and is owned and operated by Eastern Athletics Services, Inc. The Sports Jam Network's Pennsylvania operations and studio is located in Lewistown, Pa. Jed Donahue serves as Vice President/Operations. 5

6 HONORS WON Check here throughout the season for a complete list of honors won. DEPTH CHART (11/7/07) (INJURY STATUS IN PARENTHESES) this list is for depth purposes only - probably/possible line-ups are listed on pg. 1 of these notes 125: to come! PRONUNCIATIONS Haas Laboranti Stefan Tighe Rella - HAHS lab-or-on-tee steff-ahn TIE RELL-ah VS. RANKED FOES Check here as the season progresses for Penn State s many results vs. ranked foes! To come! RIDGE RILEY AWARD WINNERS Check here throughout the year for a listing of the Ridge Riley Award Winners. 11/11 vs. Maryland -- 11/17 vs. Hofstra -- 1/4 vs. Cornell -- 1/27 vs. Indiana -- 2/8 vs. Michigan -- 2/15 vs. Michigan State -- 2/17 vs. Purdue -- ATTENDANCE AT REC HALL 11/4: Wrestle-Offs (not incl. in total) 11/11 vs. Maryland -- 11/17 vs. Hofstra -- 1/4 vs. Cornell -- 1/27 vs. Indiana -- 2/8 vs. Michigan -- 2/15 vs. Michigan State -- 2/17 vs. Purdue -- Total 0 Avg. 0 PENN STATE S ALL-TIME DUAL MATCH RECORD Penn State holds a record in dual matches and is in its 100th season of competition. 6

7 INDIVIDUAL SEASON STATISTICS (0-0 OVERALL, 0-0 BIG TEN, 0-0 NEUTRAL, 0-0 HOME, 0-0 ROAD) Overall Collegiate Dual Big 10 Dual Dual Pts. SV TB MD TF Pins Fastest Wrestler, Wt. Record Record Record Record Scored W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L Fall Nathan Andrews, Micah Bollinger, 157/ Philip Bomberger, Neil Bretz, J.R. Brown*, 184/ Eric Caschera, Jonathan Clemens, Tim Darling, Philip Davis, Jack Decker, Matt Dodds, Mike Eagan, David Erwin, Shane Everett, 157/ Mark Friend, 165/ Tim Haas, Christian Harr, Justin Hepburn, Brendan Herlihy, HWT Matt Jacobs, Bubba Jenkins, John Laboranti, HWT Michael Lorenzo, Adam Lynch, Mark McKnight, Chad Mitchell, Frank Molinaro, Desmond Moore, Craig Owsiany, Brad Pataky, Colby Pisani, 141/ Jared Platt, Dave Rella, Garrett Scott, Adam Smetana, Clay Steadman, Jake Strayer, Stefan Tighe, HWT Dan Vallimont, Cameron Wade, HWT Mike Ward, TEAM SV - sudden victory TB - tiebreak MD - major decision TF - technical fall 7

8 DUAL TEAM POINTS SCORED BY WEIGHT/FINAL SCORES Opponent HWT FINAL 11/11: MARYLAND 11/17: HOFSTRA 12/7: at Lehigh 12/9: at Oklahoma State 1/4: CORNELL 1/12: #at National Duals 1/13: #at National Duals 1/20: *at Iowa 1/25: *at Ohio State 1/27: *INDIANA 2/1: *at Northwestern 2/3: *at Illinois 2/8: *MICHIGAN 2/15: *MICHIGAN STATE 2/17: *PURDUE 2/23: at Lock Haven TEAM TOTALS # National Duals at Northern Iowa -- * Big Ten Dual INDIVIDUAL DUAL RECORD BY WEIGHT DUAL PINS BY WEIGHT DUAL TECHNICAL FALLS BY WEIGHT DUAL MAJOR DECISIONS BY WEIGHT DUAL FORFEITS/INJURY DEFAULTS BY WEIGHT DUAL DECISIONS BY WEIGHT TEAM RECORD AT DUAL S STARTING WEIGHT 8

9 RECORD WATCH Career VICTORIES Jim Martin, Kerry McCoy, Josh Moore, Greg Elinsky, Sanshiro Abe, Jeremy Hunter, Clint Musser, 94, John Hughes, 92, Ken Chertow, 85, Carl DeStefanis, Scott Moore, Dan Mayo, 84, Mark Becks, Glenn Pritzlaff, 94, John Hanrahan, Tim Flynn, 83, Eric Brugel, 82-84, Biff Walizer, Troy Sunderland, 89, Bob Truby, Jason Suter, Andy Voit, 85, Pat Cummins, Phil Davis, 05-Prsnt. FALLS Josh Moore, Scott Moore, 00, Kerry McCoy, Josh Walker, Biff Walizer, Pat Cummins, Jeremy Hunter, Cary Kolat, Shawn Nelson, 90, John Lange, DeWitt Driscoll, Jerry White, Bob Bury, 79-81, Gary Kaschak, 82, Shawn Nelson, 90, Phil Davis, 05-Prsnt. DUAL MEET VICTORIES Jim Martin, Kerry McCoy, Jeremy Hunter, Sanshiro Abe, Greg Elinsky, Glenn Pritzlaff, 94, Clint Musser, 94, Troy Sunderland, 89, Jeff Prescott, Dave Hart, 89, Carl DeStefanis, Ken Chertow, 85, Bob Truby, Dan Mayo, 84, Andy Voit, 85, Phil Davis, 05-Prsnt. SEASON LEADERS* Overall WINS 1. All! FALLS 1. All! TECHNICAL FALLS 1. All! MAJOR DECISIONS 1. All! * includes wrestlers w/unattached wins and red-shirts. SEASON LEADERS Dual Matches WINS FALLS TECHNICAL FALLS MAJOR DECISIONS DUAL POINTS DUAL BONUS POINTS 9

10 NITTANY LION WRESTLING ROSTER Name Wt. Yr./El. Ht. Hometown/High School Nathan Andrews 197 So.-Fr. 6-2 Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley Micah Bollinger 157/165 Fr.-Fr Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Philip Bomberger 184 Sr.-Jr Port Royal, Pa./Juniata Neil Bretz 184 Sr.-Jr. 5-8 Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley J.R. Brown* 184/197 Fr.-Fr. 6-0 Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Eric Caschera 125 So.-Fr. 5-4 South Williamsport, Pa./S. Williamsport Jonathan Clemens 157 Sr.-Jr. 5-7 McVeytown, Pa./Mount Union Tim Darling 157 Fr.-Fr Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Philip Davis 197 Sr.-Sr Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg Jack Decker 174 Sr.-Jr. 6-0 Roseland, N.J./Seton Hall Prep Matt Dodds 157/165 Fr.-Fr. 6-0 Leola, Pa./Conestoga Valley Mike Eagan 141 So.-Fr. 5-7 Wharton, N.J./Morris Knolls David Erwin 174 Jr.-So. 6-0 Urbana, Ohio/St. Paris Graham Shane Everett 157/165 Fr.-Fr. 5-9 Saylorsburg, Pa./Pleasant Valley Mark Friend 165/174 Sr.-Jr. 6-0 Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville Tim Haas 133 Sr-Sr. 5-3 Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff Christian Harr 149 So.-Fr. 5-9 Hollidaysburg, Pa./Hollidaysburg Justin Hepburn 197 So.-Fr. 6-1 Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock Brendan Herlihy Hwt. Jr.-So. 6-2 Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde Matt Jacobs 141 Fr.-Fr. 5-8 Phoenix, Md./Dulany Bubba Jenkins 149 So.-So. 5-8 Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial John Laboranti Hwt. Jr.-So. 6-1 Scranton, Pa./Pittston Michael Lorenzo 165 So.-Fr Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Adam Lynch 149 So.-So. 5-8 Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg (Navy Prep) Mark McKnight 125 Sr.-Sr. 5-4 McDonald, Pa./South Fayette Chad Mitchell 125 Fr.-Fr. 5-6 Lilburn, Ga./Parkview Frank Molinaro 141 Fr.-Fr. 5-5 Barnegat, N.J./Southern Regional Desmond Moore 125 Fr.-Fr. 5-4 Easton, Pa./Easton Craig Owsiany 157 Jr.-So. 5-7 Phoenixville, Pa./St. Pius X Brad Pataky 125 Jr.-So. 5-3 Clearfield, Pa./Clearfield Colby Pisani 141/149 Fr.-Fr. 5-8 Ridgway, Pa./Ridgway Jared Platt 197 Fr.-Fr. 6-1 Blairstown, N.J./Blair Academy Dave Rella 165 So.-So. 5-8 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit Garrett Scott 141 Fr.-Fr Alexandria, Pa./Juniata Valley Adam Smetana 125 So.-Fr. 5-4 Valencia, Pa./Mars Clay Steadman 184 Fr.-Fr. 6-0 McKean, Pa./General McLane Jake Strayer 141 Sr.-Jr. 5-7 South Fork, Pa./Forest Hills Stefan Tighe HWT Jr.-So. 6-2 Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep Dan Vallimont 157 Jr.-So. 5-7 Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Twp. Cameron Wade HWT Fr.-Fr. 6-3 Twinsburg, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel Mike Ward 184 Jr.-So Mayfield, Ohio/Mayfield Village HEAD COACH: TROY SUNDERLAND (Penn State, 93) ASSISTANT COACHES: Matt Dernlan (Liberty, 96); Dave Hart (Penn State, 93); John Hughes (Penn State, 02) DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Aaron Anspach (Penn State, 07) MANAGERS: Scott Ely, Eileen Gibbons, TBA * -- J.R. Brown to join squad in January of