Posts Tagged ‘Zack Zavatsky’
53 Pennsylvania Natives Qualify for the NCAA National Tournament in Pittsburgh
Well, 2018 was a good year for Pennsylvania wrestling on the NCAA level, and in 2019 Keystone State fans will see the same number of wrestlers qualify for this year’s National Tournament in Pittsburgh. Photo of Luke Pletcher by Sam Janicki. In Cleveland, 53 wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Tournament who hailed from Pennsylvania. Fifteen…
Read MoreThe Open Room Previews CKLV Invitational with All-American Guest Zack Zavatsky
PAPC39: The Open Room with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee discusses a loaded Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational field hitting the mats this weekend. The pair preview all the top Pennsylvania wrestlers competing in Sin City. They sit down for an interview with 2018 NCAA All-American Zack Zavatsky (Greater Latrobe) who will be looking for success at…
Read MorePitt’s Big Win, Penn State’s Line-up and Lehigh’s Injuries all on The Open Room Podcast
PAPC38: The Open Room with Rob Waltko @Rob_SwagginU and Joe Youngblood @CoachYBee discuss Pitt’s big win over UNI, Penn State’s line-up following the Keystone Classic and Lehigh’s nagging injuries. They also dive into recaps from Iowa, Nebraska, Arizona State and Virginia Tech. You can now listen to all of PA Power Wrestling’s podcasts on Spotify! Photo of Micky Phillippi from…
Read More31 Pennsylvania Wrestlers Named NWCA Division I Academic All-Americans
The National Wrestling Coaches Association announced it’s Academic All-Americans for 2018, and 31 of the 155 selected wrestlers all come from Pennsylvania. Leading the charge are three NCAA National Champions from the Keystone State; Spencer Lee (Iowa/Franklin Regional), Zain Retherford (Penn State/Benton Area) and Jason Nolf (Penn State/Kittanning). NWCA 2018 Academic All-Americans [embeddoc url=”https://www.papowerwrestling.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018nwca-d1-allacademic.pdf”…
Read MoreFour Pennsylvania Wrestlers Take Fourth as NCAA Consolation Medal Round Concludes
Team Score Going Into Finals 1 Ohio St. 130.5 2 Penn St. 124.5 3 Iowa 94 4 Michigan 80 5 NC State 76 6 Missouri 61.5 7 Virginia Tech 47.5 8 Nebraska 47 9 Cornell 44 10 Rutgers 42.5 Consolation Semifinal Results 125 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) DEC Darian Cruz (Lehigh), 5-2 133 Luke Pletcher…
Read MorePennsylvania Advances Six Wrestlers into the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Despite suffering a few upsets on a wild first day of the 36th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Pennsylvania will see six wrestlers compete in the Championship semifinals. NCAA State runner-up Ethan Lizak (Parkland/Minnesota) fell to freshman Taylor Lamont (Utah Valley) in the quarters but former NCAA All-American Connor Schram (Canon-McMillan/Stanford) was able to…
Read MorePennsylvania Wrestling Earns 49 NCAA Div. I National Qualifiers
A total of 49 wrestlers from the Keystone State will be heading to St. Louis next week for the NCAA Division I National Championship for a chance to compete on wrestling’s biggest stage. When breaking down the NCAA Qualifiers by Pennsylvania Districts the power from Western PA is apparent with 17 of the 49 qualifiers…
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