Wrestling
About Penn State Nittany Lions Wrestling
One of the most dominant programs in college wrestling today also has a long and sustained record of success in the sport. The Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team has a claim to nine team national championships, with seven of them coming since 2010 under head coach and 2004 Olympic champion Cael Sanderson.?
Penn State has held its own as a member of the Big Ten Conference since 1990, regularly facing such college wrestling powerhouses as Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan, and Minnesota, while also having success dating as far back as the 1920s.
Penn State's wrestlers have combined for 41 individual national championships by 29 wrestlers, and three of them have won the Dan Hodge Trophy as college wrestling's most outstanding athlete. Three of the four wrestlers who have won the Hodge Trophy more than once are connected to Penn State — David Taylor won in 2012 and 2014, Zain Retherford won in 2017 and 2018, and coach Cael Sanderson won three times as a member of the Iowa State Hawkeyes in the early ‘00s.
The Nittany Lions play out of the on-campus Recreation Building, better known as Rec Hall, which seats 6,846 for wrestling. Opened in 1929, the historic arena also was home to Penn State's men's and women's basketball teams until the Bryce Jordan Center opened in 1996. It continues to host PSU's men's and women's gymnastics and volleyball teams.?
The Lorenzo Wrestling Complex, named after one of Penn State's most successful coaches, is adjacent to Rec Hall and is a state-of-the-art facility. The complex also is home to the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club, one of the world's top amateur wrestling clubs, and designated as a U.S. Olympic Regional Training Center.
Amazing first time experience. Many types of helpful hints, to help enjoy the experience. Adding ticketmaster tix to your iphone wallet really speeds up the gate check in process. Thankyou
Had a really good time at the match it was neat to see the team dressed in the original colors of the Nittany Lions
Attended PSU vs Rutgers Wrestling match at Bryce Jordan Center! It was great! Had lots of fun.
Over the top. The BJC is a great venue as well as Rec Hall. Different experiences but all great! Ticketmaster is a great tool in the process.
Great event, easy to get in to the venue. Great sporting event for #1 & #2 wrestling teams in the nation.
It's PSU wrestling at the BJC what's not to like? This is a great venue for this type of event and it was packed!
We waited in line for 40 minutes to get into the BJC and missed part of the first match. It also took 1.5 hours to get out of the East deck lot.
If you attend any event at Penn State, NEVER park in the East Deck garage. We sat in our car, in our parking spot on the 5th floor, for 45 minutes, no lie. Exiting that garage was a complete nightmare.
Great experience, great venue and great time with my wife and Grandson.
Worst venue for wrestling! Have lights in front of screens! It’s wrestling not a circus! Go to Rec Hall to learn how to do wrestling!! Coach’s sitting in audience, a joke!!
