News & Updates
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Oct 30
Mesenbrink Wins Bronze
U23 World Championships Mitchell Mesenbrink had an outstanding U23 World ChampionshipTournament in Tirana, Albania! Competing at 74 kg, he defeated Murat Dzhakupov (Kazakhstan) 7-2 in his opening match. He fell by 11-8 decision to 2024 Senior Asian Champion Kota Takahashi (Japan) in the quarterfinals. When Takahashi advanced to the finals, Mitchell ...
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Sep 6
NLWC Truck Raffle Winner
Congratulations to Dave Cipriani on winning the 2024 NLWC Truck Raffle that was held at Toftrees Golf Course on August 29, 2024! Thank you to everyone who participated in the truck raffle and made it a successful event!
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May 18
Zain Retherford Secures Olympic Spot for Team USA at 65kg
The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (NLWC) proudly announces that Zain Retherford has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris at the 65 kg weight class. Retherford's remarkable journey to the Olympics was cemented after a stellar performance at the Last Chance Olympic Qualifier in Istanbul, where he secured a crucial victory ...
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Apr 21
NLWC Puts Four on 2024 USA Olympic Team
The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club will once again have a strong presence at the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. Zain Retherford (65kg), Kyle Dake (74kg), Aaron Brooks (86kg) and Kyle Snyder (97kg) have all made the 2024 USA Men's Freestyle Olympic Team. Previously qualified, Roman Bravo-Young (57kg) will also be ...
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Sep 24
NLWC Results at the 2023 World Championships
2023 UWW World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia The NLWC congratulates Zain Retherford and David Taylor on their World Gold Medals, Kyle Dake on his World Silver Medal, Jennifer Page and Kyle Snyder on their World Bronze Medals, and Nick Lee and Jane Valencia who won matches but fell short of earning ...
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Sep 18
NLWC Wrestlers Win 2 Gold and 2 Silver Medals at 2022 World Championships!
2022 UWW World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia In the final match of the 2022 World Championships, NLWC Wrestler Kyle Snyder controlled Batyrbek Tsakulov (Slovakia) on his way to a 6-0 decision and a 2022 World Gold Medal! The NLWC congratulates Kyle Snyder and David Taylor on their World Gold Medals, Thomas Gilman and ...
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Sep 8
NLWC has 7 Wrestlers Competing at 2022 World Championships
2022 UWW World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club is proud to be represented by seven outstanding wrestlers at the 2022 UWW World Championships in Belgrade Serbia from Sept. 10 to Sept. 18. Jane Valencia (representing Mexico at 57 kg) will compete in women's freestyle. Thomas Gilman (57 kg), Zain Retherford (70 kg), Franklin ...
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May 27
2022 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
World Team Trials Results The NLWC Wrestlers had a great weekend at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Iowa! Jennifer Page-Rogers (62 kg) scored a 10-0 technical fall in the semifinals to advance to the finals and won that best-of-three series by injury default. Jenn advances to the Final X. ...
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May 17
2022 Pan Am Championships
PHOTO CRED: Wrestlers are warriors (Tony Rotundo) Pan American Championships Over the past weekend at the Pan American Championships in Acapulco, Mexico, several NLWC wrestlers had outstanding performances! Thomas Gilman (57 kg), last year's Olympic bronze and World gold medalist got off to a good start in the 2022 freestyle season, ...
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Aug 8
NLWC at the Tokyo Olympic Games...a Historic Performance! David Taylor-Gold, Kyle Snyder-Silver, Thomas Gilman-Bronze, Bekzod Abdurakhmonov-Bronze, Jane Valencia-First-Ever Mexican Women's Wrestler to be an Olympian & Franklin Gomez-3X Olympian
Congratulations to the NLWC Olympians Congratulations to the NLWC wrestlers who competed at the Toyko Olympics! The Club is proud to have been represented by these incredible wrestlers on the biggest stage in wrestling! In men's freestyle competition, NLWC wrestlers earned a medal in four of the six weight ...
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