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Penn State Wrestling Gets a Home Game at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials

Sixteen current, former or future Nittany Lions will compete at the Bryce Jordan Center for a trip to the Olympics.
Penn State wrestling gets a home game at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials, where 16 current, former and future Nittany Lions are scheduled to compete for a trip to the 2024 Summer Olympics. The group includes an astonishing six wrestlers from Penn State’s 2024 roster that recently set a scoring record to win its third consecutive team title at the NCAA Wrestling Championships.
Here’s a look at the wrestlers from Penn State’s past, present and future who will compete at the U.S. Olympic Trials:
Nittany Lions legacies
Three-time world champ, and returning Olympic champion, David Taylor leads the way, as he seeks to defend his 86 kg freestyle title in Paris. Taylor has a bye into the best-of-three championship series finals Saturday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. The loaded 86 kg field features five other current, former or future Penn State wrestlers, including NCAA champs Mark Hall (2017) and Max Dean (2022).
Three-time NCAA champ Zain Retherford is among the favorites at 65 kg and has a bye into the challenge tournament semifinals. … more at … SI.com/Penn-state-wrestling-2024-usa-wrestling-olympic-trialy-bryce-jordan-center
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How to watch live U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling live on Peacock and USA Network
Wrestling Olympic Trials from Penn State University in State College, Pa., Begin This Friday at 10 a.m. ET on Peacock
Commentators: Jason Knapp, Jim Scherr, and Zora Stephenson
Wrestling Coverage Continues NBC Sports’ Record Coverage of U.S. Olympic Team Trials Ahead of Paris Olympics
All Events Stream Live on Peacock
STAMFORD, Conn. – April 17, 2024 – NBC Sports presents live coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling with over 60 hours of live coverage across Peacock and USA Network over two days from the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State University in State College, Pa., beginning on Peacock this Friday, April 19, with all four mats from Session 1 at 10 a.m. ET. Live coverage of the Wrestling Trials concludes on Saturday, April 20, with the finals at 6:30 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock.
Throughout Friday and Saturday, Peacock will individually stream all four mats for both morning sessions, as well as a quad box option for each. Additionally, the Challenge Tournament will be presented on USA Network and Peacock on Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the Finals on Saturday also on USA Network and Peacock on 6:30 p.m. ET. All Olympic Trials coverage this weekend will also stream via NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. … more at … Themat.com/How-to-watch-live-u-s-olympic-team-trials-wrestling-live-on-peacock-and-usa-network
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SIX HUSKERS TO COMPETE AT U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS
Six Nebraska wrestlers will compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials this weekend at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa. The two-day event on Friday, April 19 and Saturday April 20, will determine the United States’ representatives at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Six former Huskers have qualified for the event, as Liam Cronin (57 kg), James Green (65 kg), Jordan Burroughs (74 kg), Tyler Berger (74 kg), Eric Schultz (97) and Christian Lance (125 kg) will all compete. 
This group is led by the most decorated champion in U.S. wrestling history and top-seeded Burroughs who will wrestle the winner of Levi Haines and Alex Facundo first. No. 3 seed Green also received a bye in the opening round and will face the winner of Jesse Mendez and Joey McKenna in the quarterfinals.   Lance was awarded the sixth seed and will wrestle Greg Kerkvliet in the finals, while Cronin and Schultz both received a seventh seed with Cronin wrestling Jax Forrest and Schultz facing Isaac Trumble. Rounding out the group is Berger who is a 10th seed and will meet Alex Marinelli in the opening round.  The event begins on Friday with sessions at 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (CT). … more at … Huskers.com/Six-huskers-to-compete-at-us-olympic-team-trials

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