List of Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling records and statistics

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The Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling program is an intercollegiate varsity sport at Pennsylvania State University. The wrestling team is a competing member of the Big Ten Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The list encompasses the major honors won by Penn State, records set by the team, their coaches and their wrestlers.

Contents

Year-by-year

SeasonRecordConf. (Points)Conf. ChampsNCAA (Points)AAsNCAA Champs
2023-202412-0-01st (TBD)61st (172.5)84
2022-202316-0-01st (147.0)41st (137.5)82
2021-202217-0-02nd (141.5)41st (131.5)65
2020-20216-0-02nd (124.0)22nd (113.5)64
2019-202012-2-04th (107.0)2Canceled ()00
2018-201914-0-01st (157.5)41st (137.5)73
2017-201814-0-02nd (148.0)31st (141.5)84
2016-201714-0-02nd (130.0)21st (146.5)65
2015-201616-0-01st (150.5)31st (123.0)62
2014-201511-4-05th (96.5)16th (67.5)51
2013-201415-1-01st (140.5)21st (109.5)72
2012-201313-1-01st (151.0)41st (123.5)52
2011-201213-1-01st (149.0)31st (143.0)63
2010-201117-1-11st (139.0)51st (107.5)51
2009-201013-6-15th (91.0)19th (49.0)30
2008-20098-12-27th (79.5)017th (31.0)20
2007-200814-5-07th (84.5)13rd (75.0)41
2006-200714-5-04th (90.0)011th (54.0)30
2005-200613-4-04th (91.0)19th (53.5)30
2004-200510-10-07th (72.5)123rd (26.0)20
2003-200414-5-05th (90.0)112th (46.5)20
2002-200311-8-03rd (111.5)16th (62.0)40
2001-20026-12-06th (66.5)035th (13.0)10
2000-20017-13-010th (35.0)025th (15.5)00
1999-20006-11-08th (47.5)016th (32.0)21
1998-199912-5-03rd (109.0)24th (78.5)41
1997-199818-3-02nd (120.5)14th (70.5)50
1996-199716-4-04th (89.5)110th (40.0)11
1995-199611-8-12nd (92.0)24th (65.0)31
1994-19955-12-06th (65.5)25th (60.5)31
1993-199415-6-03rd (85.8)33rd (57.0)41
1992-199322-0-12nd (123.5)32nd (87.5)50
1991-199218-4-11st (165.5)73rd (89.3)71
1990-199117-6-11st (0.0)33rd (67.5)61
1989-199015-8-01st (145.5)36th (57.5)40
1988-198920-2-11st (115.8)410th (39.8)40
1987-198814-5-21st (117.8)35th (71.5)41
1986-198718-1-11st (148.3)53rd (97.8)80
1985-198614-2-11st (95.0)55th (47.3)20
1984-198510-6-01st (0.0)37th (46.8)30
1983-198416-2-01st (95.3)33rd (70.5)72
1982-198313-2-11st (91.0)47th (33.8)30
1981-198212-3-01st (98.3)414th (20.3)20
1980-198111-6-13rd (56.8)36th (31.8)30
1979-19808-6-04th (0.0)052nd (2.8)00
1978-19792-11-06th (0.0)0DNP (0.0)00
1977-197813-2-01st (0.0)315th (19.3)20
1976-197710-1-01st (0.0)418th (18.0)10
1975-197610-2-01st (0.0)510th (23.3)10
1974-19757-4-1NA (0.0)010th (33.0)21
1973-197410-0-12nd (113.5)37th (43.0)30
1972-197311-1-01st (117.5)410th (24.5)20
1971-197212-0-02nd (88.5)28th (26.5)11
1970-197110-0-11st (89.0)44th (43.0)31
1969-197011-0-02nd (89.0)419th (12.0)00
1968-19696-2-23rd (48.0)120th (13.0)10
1967-19687-3-02nd (72.0)412th (23.0)20
1966-19678-0-13rd (71.0)222nd (12.0)00
1965-19667-2-03rd (60.0)123rd (6.0)00
1964-19656-4-14th (50.0)113th (12.0)20
1963-19646-3-14th (46.0)28th (19.0)20
1962-19635-4-05th (28.0)018th (12.0)10
1961-19626-3-14th (48.0)016th (11.0)10
1960-19616-4-03rd (54.0)37th (20.0)20
1959-19609-0-11st (66.0)17th (23.0)20
1958-19595-3-02nd (51.0)025th (4.0)00
1957-19582-4-24th (35.0)114th (8.0)10
1956-19576-2-11st (74.0)35th (33.0)21
1955-19567-1-02nd (73.0)35th (27.0)30
1954-19555-2-02nd (50.0)12nd (31.0)32
1953-19546-2-02nd (25.0)23rd (13.0)30
1952-19539-0-01st (31.0)21st (21.0)51
1951-19529-0-01st (33.0)35th (8.0)21
1950-19518-0-01st (28.0)23rd (15.0)40
1949-19507-1-03rd (28.0)29th (5.0)20
1948-19495-2-04th (15.0)112th (2.0)10
1947-19482-3-27th (5.0)016th (2.0)00
1946-19473-4-06th (7.0)1DNP (0.0)00
1945-19462-3-04th (14.0)29th (2.0)10
1944-19453-2-05th (11.0)1DNP (0.0)00
1943-19443-2-06th (6.0)0DNP (0.0)00
1942-19434-2-13rd (15.0)1DNP (0.0)00
1941-19427-1-01st (30.0)33rd (10.0)30
1940-19417-1-05th (16.0)113th (3.0)10
1939-19405-2-14th (10.0)1DNP (0.0)00
1938-19395-2-12nd (22.0)18th (5.0)20
1937-19384-2-14th (11.0)0DNP (0.0)00
1936-19376-1-01st (35.0)5DNW (0.0)00
1935-19366-1-01st (31.0)3DNW (0.0)00
1934-19356-0-02nd (17.0)25th (8.0)11
1933-19344-1-12nd (20.0)2DNW (0.0)00
1932-19335-0-03rd (18.0)2DNW (0.0)00
1931-19324-1-15th (9.0)0DNW (0.0)00
1930-19315-1-07th (5.0)0DNW (0.0)00
1929-19305-1-05th (12.0)2DNP (0.0)00
1928-19296-0-02nd (20.0)1DNP (0.0)00
1927-19285-2-03rd (13.0)1DNW (0.0)00
1926-19275-2-07th (3.0)0DNW (0.0)00
1925-19266-1-03rd (14.0)0DNW (0.0)00
1924-19257-0-01st (24.0)4DNW (0.0)00
1923-19245-0-11st (22.0)3DNW (0.0)00
1922-19234-3-02nd (16.0)1DNW (0.0)00
1921-19225-1-02nd (12.0)2DNW (0.0)00
1920-19216-1-01st (24.0)3DNW (0.0)00
1919-19205-1-01st (23.0)3DNW (0.0)00
1918-19192-2-01st (23.0)2DNW (0.0)00
1917-19184-0-01st (34.0)6DNW (0.0)00
1916-19176-0-0NA (0.0)0DNW (0.0)00
1915-19165-1-0NA (0.0)0DNW (0.0)00
1914-19154-1-0NA (0.0)0DNW (0.0)00
1913-19145-0-0NA (0.0)0DNW (0.0)00
1912-19135-0-0NA (0.0)0DNW (0.0)00
1911-19124-1-0NA (0.0)0DNW (0.0)00
1910-19114-0-0NA (0.0)0DNW (0.0)00
1909-19101-1-0NA (0.0)0DNW (0.0)00
1908-19090-1-0NA (0.0)0DNW (0.0)00
Total990-303-3724155

Last updated: April 4, 2023
Source: Penn State Athletics

Honors

Team Awards
CompetitionsTitlesSeasons
Pre-NCAA National Championships11921
NCAA National Championships 121953, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Big Ten Tournament 82011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024
Big Ten Regular Season Championship 102023 [1]
Individual Awards
HonorWinsRecipient & Season
Dan Hodge Trophy 6 Kerry McCoy (1997), David Taylor (2012, 2014) Zain Retherford (2017, 2018), Bo Nickal (2019)
NCAA National Championships 59Howard Johnston (1935), Joe Lemyre (1952), Hud Samson (1953), Larry Fornicola (1955), Bill Oberly (1955), Jon Johnston (1957), Andy Matter (1971, 1972), John Fritz (1975), Carl Destefanis (1984), Scott Lynch (1984), Jim Martin (1988), Jeff Prescott (1991, 1992), Kerry McCoy (1994, 1997), John Hughes (1995), Sanshiro Abe (1996), Glen Pritzlaff (1999), Jeremy Hunter (2000), Phil Davis (2008), Frank Molinaro (2012), David Taylor (2012, 2014), Ed Ruth (2012, 2013, 2014), Quentin Wright (2011, 2013), Matt Brown (2015), Nico Megaludis (2016), Zain Retherford (2016, 2017, 2018), Jason Nolf (2017, 2018, 2019), Vincenzo Joseph (2017, 2018), Mark Hall (2017), Bo Nickal (2017, 2018, 2019), Anthony Cassar (2019), Roman Bravo-Young (2021, 2022), Max Dean (2022), Nick Lee (2021, 2022), Carter Starocci (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), Aaron Brooks (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), Levi Haines (2024), Greg Kerkvliet (2024)

Last updated: March 31, 2023
Source: Penn State Athletics

National championships

NCAA team championships

In 1921, Penn State defeated Indiana, 32–14, and Iowa Agricultural College, 28–18, in post-season dual meets among conference champions. [2] [3] [4]

In addition, Penn State has won twelve NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as a team.

YearCoachNCAA Meet PointsDuals Record (W-L-T)
1921William E. LewisPre-NCAA

National Championship

6-1
1953Charlie Speidel219-0
2011 Cael Sanderson 107.517-1-1
2012 Cael Sanderson 143.013-1
2013 Cael Sanderson 123.513-1
2014 Cael Sanderson 109.515-1
2016 Cael Sanderson 123.016-0
2017 Cael Sanderson 146.514-0
2018 Cael Sanderson 141.514-0
2019 Cael Sanderson 137.514-0
2022 Cael Sanderson 131.517-0
2023 Cael Sanderson 137.516-0
2024 Cael Sanderson 172.512-0

Individual Championships

The program's record for most NCAA Champions in one season was set in 2017 and repeated in 2022, with 5 NCAA Champions crowned. In 2017, Zain Retherford (149 lbs), Jason Nolf (157 lbs), Vincenzo Joseph (165 lbs), Mark Hall (174 lbs), and Bo Nickal (184 lbs) and in 2022, Roman Bravo-Young (133 lbs), Nick Lee (141 lbs), Carter Starocci (174 lbs), Aaron Brooks (184 lbs), and Max Dean (197 lbs).

YearNCAA ChampionWeight Class
1935Howard Johnston165 lbs
1952Joe Lemyre167 lbs
1953Hud Samson191 lbs
1955Larry Fornicola137 lbs
1955Bill OberlyHeavyweight
1957Jon Johnston130 lbs
1971Andy Matter167 lbs
1972Andy Matter167 lbs
1975John Fritz126 lbs
1984Carl Destefanis118 lbs
1984Scott Lynch134 lbs
1988Jim Martin126 lbs
1991Jeff Prescott118 lbs
1992Jeff Prescott118 lbs
1994 Kerry McCoy 275 lbs
1995John Hughes142 lbs
1996 Sanshiro Abe 126 lbs
1997 Kerry McCoy 275 lbs
1999Glen Pritzlaff174 lbs
2000Jeremy Hunter125 lbs
2008 Phil Davis 197 lbs
2011Quentin Wright184 lbs
2012 Frank Molinaro 149 lbs
2012 David Taylor 165 lbs
2012 Ed Ruth 174 lbs
2013 Ed Ruth 184 lbs
2013Quentin Wright197 lbs
2014 David Taylor 165 lbs
2014 Ed Ruth 184 lbs
2015Matt Brown174 lbs
2016Nico Megaludis125 lbs
2016 Zain Retherford 149 lbs
2017 Zain Retherford 149 lbs
2017 Jason Nolf 157 lbs
2017Vincenzo Joseph165 lbs
2017 Mark Hall 174 lbs
2017 Bo Nickal 184 lbs
2018 Zain Retherford 149 lbs
2018 Jason Nolf 157 lbs
2018Vincenzo Joseph165 lbs
2018 Bo Nickal 184 lbs
2019 Jason Nolf 157 lbs
2019 Bo Nickal 197 lbs
2019 Anthony Cassar 285 lbs
2021 Roman Bravo-Young 133 lbs
2021 Nick Lee 141 lbs
2021 Carter Starocci 174 lbs
2021 Aaron Brooks 184 lbs
2022 Roman Bravo-Young 133 lbs
2022 Nick Lee 141 lbs
2022 Carter Starocci 174 lbs
2022 Aaron Brooks 184 lbs
2022 Max Dean 197 lbs
2023 Carter Starocci 174 lbs
2023 Aaron Brooks 184 lbs
2024 Levi Haines 157 lbs
2024 Carter Starocci 174 lbs
2024 Aaron Brooks 184 lbs
2024 Greg Kerkvfliet 285 lbs

The following table counts the achievements of Nittany Lion wrestlers by name as opposed to year.

WrestlerNCAA ChampionshipsNCAA Runners-upHodge Trophy
Aaron Brooks40
Carter Starocci40
Bo Nickal 312019
Jason Nolf 31
Zain Retherford 302017 & 2018
Ed Ruth 30
David Taylor 222012 & 2014
Quentin Wright21
Vincenzo Joseph21
Andy Matter20
Jeff Prescott20
Kerry McCoy 201997
Nick Lee20
Roman Bravo-Young21
Mark Hall 12
Nico Megaludis12
Frank Molinaro 11
Jeremy Hunter11
Jim Martin11
John Hughes11
Matt Brown11
Phil Davis 11
Sanshiro Abe 11
Levi Haines11
Greg Kerkvilet11
Anthony Cassar 10
Bill Oberly10
Carl Destefanis10
Glen Pritzlaff10
Howard Johnston10
Hud Samson10
Joe Lemyre10
John Fritz10
Jon Johnston10
Larry Fornicola10
Scott Lynch10
Max Dean10
Troy Sunderland02
Aaron Anspach01
Bubba Jenkins 01
Cary Kolat 01
Clint Musser01
Dan Mayo01
Dan Vallimont01
Greg Elinsky01
Greg Haladay01
Josh Moore01
Morgan McIntosh01
Pat Cummins01
TOTALS59336

Head coach history

YearsName
1927–1942, 1947–1964Charlie Spiedel
1965–1978 Bill Koll
1979–1992Rich Lorenzo
1993–1998John Fritz
1999–2009Troy Sunderland
2010–present Cael Sanderson

Olympics and post-graduate careers

Penn State wrestlers have gone on to have success beyond their NCAA achievements. Wrestlers have had career success in the Olympics and in professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).

WrestlerCompetitionNotable Achievements
Katsutoshi Naito Olympics (1924) for JapanBronze Medal (1924)
Ken Chertow Olympics (1988) for USA
Sanshiro Abe Olympics (1996) for Japan9th place (1996)
Kerry McCoy Olympics (2000) for USA

Olympics (2004) for USA

World Championships (2003) for USA

5th place (2000)

7th place (2004)

Silver Medal (2003)

Phil Davis Bellator (2008-)Light Heavyweight World Champion (2016)
Patrick Cummins UFC (2010-)
Frank Molinaro Olympics (2016) for USA5th place (2016)
Zain Retherford World Championships (2017, 2019) for USA
David Taylor World Championships (2018) for USA

Olympics (2020) for USA

World Championships (2021) for USA

Gold Medal (2018), UWW Wrestler of the Year (2018)

Gold (2020)

Silver Medal (2021)

Bo Nickal U23 World Championships (2019) for USAGold Medal (2019)

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