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The 5 best places to watch college wrestling, according to fans

Wrestling fans are passionate and their energy drives the sport. They show up to big matches and they show up in numbers. The 2019 NCAA wrestling tournament drew more than 100,000 spectators who packed PPG Paints Arena to the brim for all six sessions. The excitement isn’t just limited to the national tournament. The Iowa Hawkeyes have led the country for the last 13 years in dual-meet attendance, averaging more than 8,500 fans in 2019 and totaling 59,684 supporters in Carver-Hawkeye Arena last season.

Session 6 Attendance: 18,950
All Session Attendance: 109,405#NCAAWrestling pic.twitter.com/t4kg5ijHtE— NCAA Wrestling (@ncaawrestling) March 24, 2019
The defending champion Penn State Nittany Lions also draw famous crowds to Rec Hall, and Cael Sanderson’s team attracted a total of 55,222 fans to State College in the 2018-2019 season to finish second nationally for home attendance. Penn State also fills the Bryce Jordan Center once a year for a big dual that welcomes more than 16,000 fans. 
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Rec Hall and Carver-Hawkeye Arena are two of the most well-known arenas in college wrestling. It’s also worth noting the unique places duals have occurred, including Fresno State’s Battle of Midway tournament which will be held again in 2019 on the flight deck of the famed aircraft carrier.  Duals have also occurred in Yankee Stadium, on football fields, on college quads and in theaters. Rest of the story and videos at https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2019-09-30/5-best-places-watch-college-wrestling-according-fans

October 3, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized