List of Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling records and statistics

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.

Year-by-year

Season Record Conf. (Points) Conf. Champs NCAA (Points) AAs NCAA Champs
2022-2023 16-0-0 1st (147.0) 4 1st (137.5) 8 2
2021-2022 17-0-0 2nd (141.5) 4 1st (131.5) 6 5
2020-2021 6-0-0 2nd (124.0) 2 2nd (113.5) 6 4
2019-2020 12-2-0 4th (107.0) 2 Canceled () 0 0
2018-2019 14-0-0 1st (157.5) 4 1st (137.5) 7 3
2017-2018 14-0-0 2nd (148.0) 3 1st (141.5) 8 4
2016-2017 14-0-0 2nd (130.0) 2 1st (146.5) 6 5
2015-2016 16-0-0 1st (150.5) 3 1st (123.0) 6 2
2014-2015 11-4-0 5th (96.5) 1 6th (67.5) 5 1
2013-2014 15-1-0 1st (140.5) 2 1st (109.5) 7 2
2012-2013 13-1-0 1st (151.0) 4 1st (123.5) 5 2
2011-2012 13-1-0 1st (149.0) 3 1st (143.0) 6 3
2010-2011 17-1-1 1st (139.0) 5 1st (107.5) 5 1
2009-2010 13-6-1 5th (91.0) 1 9th (49.0) 3 0
2008-2009 8-12-2 7th (79.5) 0 17th (31.0) 2 0
2007-2008 14-5-0 7th (84.5) 1 3rd (75.0) 4 1
2006-2007 14-5-0 4th (90.0) 0 11th (54.0) 3 0
2005-2006 13-4-0 4th (91.0) 1 9th (53.5) 3 0
2004-2005 10-10-0 7th (72.5) 1 23rd (26.0) 2 0
2003-2004 14-5-0 5th (90.0) 1 12th (46.5) 2 0
2002-2003 11-8-0 3rd (111.5) 1 6th (62.0) 4 0
2001-2002 6-12-0 6th (66.5) 0 35th (13.0) 1 0
2000-2001 7-13-0 10th (35.0) 0 25th (15.5) 0 0
1999-2000 6-11-0 8th (47.5) 0 16th (32.0) 2 1
1998-1999 12-5-0 3rd (109.0) 2 4th (78.5) 4 1
1997-1998 18-3-0 2nd (120.5) 1 4th (70.5) 5 0
1996-1997 16-4-0 4th (89.5) 1 10th (40.0) 1 1
1995-1996 11-8-1 2nd (92.0) 2 4th (65.0) 3 1
1994-1995 5-12-0 6th (65.5) 2 5th (60.5) 3 1
1993-1994 15-6-0 3rd (85.8) 3 3rd (57.0) 4 1
1992-1993 22-0-1 2nd (123.5) 3 2nd (87.5) 5 0
1991-1992 18-4-1 1st (165.5) 7 3rd (89.3) 7 1
1990-1991 17-6-1 1st (0.0) 3 3rd (67.5) 6 1
1989-1990 15-8-0 1st (145.5) 3 6th (57.5) 4 0
1988-1989 20-2-1 1st (115.8) 4 10th (39.8) 4 0
1987-1988 14-5-2 1st (117.8) 3 5th (71.5) 4 1
1986-1987 18-1-1 1st (148.3) 5 3rd (97.8) 8 0
1985-1986 14-2-1 1st (95.0) 5 5th (47.3) 2 0
1984-1985 10-6-0 1st (0.0) 3 7th (46.8) 3 0
1983-1984 16-2-0 1st (95.3) 3 3rd (70.5) 7 2
1982-1983 13-2-1 1st (91.0) 4 7th (33.8) 3 0
1981-1982 12-3-0 1st (98.3) 4 14th (20.3) 2 0
1980-1981 11-6-1 3rd (56.8) 3 6th (31.8) 3 0
1979-1980 8-6-0 4th (0.0) 0 52nd (2.8) 0 0
1978-1979 2-11-0 6th (0.0) 0 DNP (0.0) 0 0
1977-1978 13-2-0 1st (0.0) 3 15th (19.3) 2 0
1976-1977 10-1-0 1st (0.0) 4 18th (18.0) 1 0
1975-1976 10-2-0 1st (0.0) 5 10th (23.3) 1 0
1974-1975 7-4-1 NA (0.0) 0 10th (33.0) 2 1
1973-1974 10-0-1 2nd (113.5) 3 7th (43.0) 3 0
1972-1973 11-1-0 1st (117.5) 4 10th (24.5) 2 0
1971-1972 12-0-0 2nd (88.5) 2 8th (26.5) 1 1
1970-1971 10-0-1 1st (89.0) 4 4th (43.0) 3 1
1969-1970 11-0-0 2nd (89.0) 4 19th (12.0) 0 0
1968-1969 6-2-2 3rd (48.0) 1 20th (13.0) 1 0
1967-1968 7-3-0 2nd (72.0) 4 12th (23.0) 2 0
1966-1967 8-0-1 3rd (71.0) 2 22nd (12.0) 0 0
1965-1966 7-2-0 3rd (60.0) 1 23rd (6.0) 0 0
1964-1965 6-4-1 4th (50.0) 1 13th (12.0) 2 0
1963-1964 6-3-1 4th (46.0) 2 8th (19.0) 2 0
1962-1963 5-4-0 5th (28.0) 0 18th (12.0) 1 0
1961-1962 6-3-1 4th (48.0) 0 16th (11.0) 1 0
1960-1961 6-4-0 3rd (54.0) 3 7th (20.0) 2 0
1959-1960 9-0-1 1st (66.0) 1 7th (23.0) 2 0
1958-1959 5-3-0 2nd (51.0) 0 25th (4.0) 0 0
1957-1958 2-4-2 4th (35.0) 1 14th (8.0) 1 0
1956-1957 6-2-1 1st (74.0) 3 5th (33.0) 2 1
1955-1956 7-1-0 2nd (73.0) 3 5th (27.0) 3 0
1954-1955 5-2-0 2nd (50.0) 1 2nd (31.0) 3 2
1953-1954 6-2-0 2nd (25.0) 2 3rd (13.0) 3 0
1952-1953 9-0-0 1st (31.0) 2 1st (21.0) 5 1
1951-1952 9-0-0 1st (33.0) 3 5th (8.0) 2 1
1950-1951 8-0-0 1st (28.0) 2 3rd (15.0) 4 0
1949-1950 7-1-0 3rd (28.0) 2 9th (5.0) 2 0
1948-1949 5-2-0 4th (15.0) 1 12th (2.0) 1 0
1947-1948 2-3-2 7th (5.0) 0 16th (2.0) 0 0
1946-1947 3-4-0 6th (7.0) 1 DNP (0.0) 0 0
1945-1946 2-3-0 4th (14.0) 2 9th (2.0) 1 0
1944-1945 3-2-0 5th (11.0) 1 DNP (0.0) 0 0
1943-1944 3-2-0 6th (6.0) 0 DNP (0.0) 0 0
1942-1943 4-2-1 3rd (15.0) 1 DNP (0.0) 0 0
1941-1942 7-1-0 1st (30.0) 3 3rd (10.0) 3 0
1940-1941 7-1-0 5th (16.0) 1 13th (3.0) 1 0
1939-1940 5-2-1 4th (10.0) 1 DNP (0.0) 0 0
1938-1939 5-2-1 2nd (22.0) 1 8th (5.0) 2 0
1937-1938 4-2-1 4th (11.0) 0 DNP (0.0) 0 0
1936-1937 6-1-0 1st (35.0) 5 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1935-1936 6-1-0 1st (31.0) 3 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1934-1935 6-0-0 2nd (17.0) 2 5th (8.0) 1 1
1933-1934 4-1-1 2nd (20.0) 2 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1932-1933 5-0-0 3rd (18.0) 2 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1931-1932 4-1-1 5th (9.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1930-1931 5-1-0 7th (5.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1929-1930 5-1-0 5th (12.0) 2 DNP (0.0) 0 0
1928-1929 6-0-0 2nd (20.0) 1 DNP (0.0) 0 0
1927-1928 5-2-0 3rd (13.0) 1 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1926-1927 5-2-0 7th (3.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1925-1926 6-1-0 3rd (14.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1924-1925 7-0-0 1st (24.0) 4 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1923-1924 5-0-1 1st (22.0) 3 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1922-1923 4-3-0 2nd (16.0) 1 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1921-1922 5-1-0 2nd (12.0) 2 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1920-1921 6-1-0 1st (24.0) 3 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1919-1920 5-1-0 1st (23.0) 3 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1918-1919 2-2-0 1st (23.0) 2 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1917-1918 4-0-0 1st (34.0) 6 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1916-1917 6-0-0 NA (0.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1915-1916 5-1-0 NA (0.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1914-1915 4-1-0 NA (0.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1913-1914 5-0-0 NA (0.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1912-1913 5-0-0 NA (0.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1911-1912 4-1-0 NA (0.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1910-1911 4-0-0 NA (0.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1909-1910 1-1-0 NA (0.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
1908-1909 0-1-0 NA (0.0) 0 DNW (0.0) 0 0
Total 990-303-37 241 55

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

Honors

Team Awards
Competitions Titles Seasons
Pre-NCAA National Championships 1 1921
NCAA National Championships 11 1953, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Big Ten Tournament 7 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023
Big Ten Regular Season Championship 9 2023[1]
Individual Awards
Honor Wins Recipient & Season
Dan Hodge Trophy 6 Kerry McCoy (1997), David Taylor (2012, 2014) Zain Retherford (2017, 2018), Bo Nickal (2019)
NCAA National Championships 55 Howard 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), Aaron Brooks (2021, 2022, 2023)

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 eleven NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as a team.

Year Coach NCAA Meet Points Duals Record (W-L-T)
1921William E. LewisPre-NCAA

National Championship

6-1
1953Charlie Speidel219-0
2011Cael Sanderson107.517-1-1
2012Cael Sanderson143.013-1
2013Cael Sanderson123.513-1
2014Cael Sanderson109.515-1
2016Cael Sanderson123.016-0
2017Cael Sanderson146.514-0
2018Cael Sanderson141.514-0
2019Cael Sanderson137.514-0
2022 Cael Sanderson 131.5 17-0
2023 Cael Sanderson 137.5 16-0

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).

Year NCAA Champion Weight 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
1994Kerry McCoy275 lbs
1995John Hughes142 lbs
1996Sanshiro Abe126 lbs
1997Kerry McCoy275 lbs
1999Glen Pritzlaff174 lbs
2000Jeremy Hunter125 lbs
2008Phil Davis197 lbs
2011Quentin Wright184 lbs
2012Frank Molinaro149 lbs
2012David Taylor165 lbs
2012Ed Ruth174 lbs
2013Ed Ruth184 lbs
2013Quentin Wright197 lbs
2014David Taylor165 lbs
2014Ed Ruth184 lbs
2015Matt Brown174 lbs
2016Nico Megaludis125 lbs
2016Zain Retherford149 lbs
2017Zain Retherford149 lbs
2017Jason Nolf157 lbs
2017Vincenzo Joseph165 lbs
2017Mark Hall174 lbs
2017Bo Nickal184 lbs
2018Zain Retherford149 lbs
2018Jason Nolf157 lbs
2018Vincenzo Joseph165 lbs
2018Bo Nickal184 lbs
2019Jason Nolf157 lbs
2019Bo Nickal197 lbs
2019Anthony Cassar285 lbs
2021Roman Bravo-Young133 lbs
2021Nick Lee141 lbs
2021Carter Starocci174 lbs
2021Aaron Brooks184 lbs
2022Roman Bravo-Young133 lbs
2022Nick Lee141 lbs
2022Carter Starocci174 lbs
2022Aaron Brooks184 lbs
2022Max Dean197 lbs
2023Carter Starocci174 lbs
2023Aaron Brooks184 lbs

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

Wrestler NCAA Championships NCAA Runners-up Hodge Trophy
Aaron Brooks30
Bo Nickal312019
Jason Nolf31
Zain Retherford302017 & 2018
Ed Ruth30
Carter Starocci30
David Taylor222012 & 2014
Quentin Wright21
Vincenzo Joseph21
Andy Matter20
Jeff Prescott20
Kerry McCoy201997
Nick Lee20
Roman Bravo-Young21
Mark Hall12
Nico Megaludis12
Frank Molinaro11
Jeremy Hunter11
Jim Martin11
John Hughes11
Matt Brown11
Phil Davis11
Sanshiro Abe11
Anthony Cassar10
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 Jenkins01
Cary Kolat01
Clint Musser01
Dan Mayo01
Dan Vallimont01
Greg Elinsky01
Greg Haladay01
Josh Moore01
Morgan McIntosh01
Pat Cummins01
Levi Haines01
Greg Kerkvilet01
TOTALS55336

Head coach history

Years Name
1927–1942, 1947–1964Charlie Spiedel
1965–1978Bill Koll
1979–1992Rich Lorenzo
1993–1998John Fritz
1999–2009Troy Sunderland
2010–presentCael 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 NaitoOlympics (1924) for JapanBronze Medal (1924)
Ken ChertowOlympics (1988) for USA
Sanshiro AbeOlympics (1996) for Japan9th place (1996)
Kerry McCoyOlympics (2000) for USA

Olympics (2004) for USA

World Championships (2003) for USA

5th place (2000)

7th place (2004)

Silver Medal (2003)

Phil DavisBellator (2008-)Light Heavyweight World Champion (2016)
Patrick CumminsUFC (2010-)
Frank MolinaroOlympics (2016) for USA5th place (2016)
Zain Retherford World Championships (2017, 2019) for USA
David TaylorWorld 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 USA Gold Medal (2019)

References

  1. "NOTES: Penn State Wrestling Heads to Ann Arbor of 2023 Big Ten Championships This Weekend". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  2. "Athletics". Indiana University Alumni Quarterly. Indiana University Alumni Association. IX: 210. 1922. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  3. The Penn State Wrestling Club (2008). A Century of Penn State Wrestling. pp. 18–21. ISBN 978-0-615-19200-0.
  4. "Penn State Has Won 78 National Team Championships". Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
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