Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling

Penn State Nittany Lions
Founded1909; 115 years ago (1909)
UniversityPennsylvania State University
Head CoachCael Sanderson (15th season)
Assistant CoachCasey Cunningham
Cody Sanderson
Jimmy Kennedy
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
LocationUniversity Park, PA
ArenaRec Hall, Bryce Jordan Center
(Capacity: 7,000)
NicknameNittany Lions
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
Fight songFight On, State
Team national championships
13
National championship years
1921, 1953, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA individual champions
59
All-Americans
249
Conference championships
10
Conference Tournament championships
Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1971, 1973
Eastern Wrestling League
1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Big Ten Conference
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024

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 Nittany Lions compete at Rec Hall in State College, Pennsylvania, on the campus of Pennsylvania State University. The Nittany Lions have claimed 13 team National Championship titles and 55 individual NCAA National Championship titles.

Former wrestlers include Dan Hodge Trophy Winners Kerry McCoy (1997), Zain Retherford (2017, 2018), Bo Nickal (2019), Aaron Brooks (2024), and Olympic Champion David Taylor (2012, 2014).

  1. ^ "Design Essentials". Brand.PSU.edu. Retrieved March 15, 2024.