The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (NLWC) is an wrestling club and nonprofit organization. It was designated by USA Wrestling as a U.S. Olympic Regional Training Center. It hosts its practices at the Penn State wrestling room in State College, Pennsylvania.
Resident athletes
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov
Jordan Conaway
Jaime Espinal
Franklin Gómez
Nick Nevills
Bo Nickal
Jason Nolf
Josh Rodriguez
Zain Retherford
David Taylor
Kyle Dake
Thomas Gilman
Vincenzo Joseph
Kyle Snyder
Anthony Cassar
Riley Lefever
Roman Bravo-Young
Coaching staff
Cael Sanderson
Cody Sanderson
Casey Cunningham
Jake Varner
Mark McKnight
Eric Thompson
Key people
Board of Directors
Jim Martin; President
Judd Arnold; Vice President
Bob Noll
Mary Noll
Matt Gaul
Dave Becker
Darrel Zaccagni
Bill Buckley
Management
Rich Lorenzo; executive director of Treasurer
Nick Fanthorpe; Co-director and coach
Dave Hart; Director / Business Chair / Membership Chair and Secretary
Commentators (events) David Taylor Jeff Byers Vincenzo Joseph
Events
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the NLWC put on a series of dual meets due to the lack of wrestling events taking place. Streamed on Rofkin, the first card took place on September 19, 2020, in State College, Pennsylvania.
Event list
NLWC I
The NLWC I took place on September 19, 2020, in State College, Pennsylvania.
Results
NLWC II
The NLWC II took place on October 20, 2020, in State College, Pennsylvania.
Results
NLWC III
The NLWC III took place on November 24, 2020, in State College, Pennsylvania.
Results
NLWC IV
The NLWC IV (also known as NLWC vs. WWC) took place on December 22, 2020, in State College, Pennsylvania. Unlike previous cards, this event featured a dual meet between the NLWC and the Wolfpack Wrestling Club (WWC).
Results
NLWC V
The NLWC V took place on February 23, 2021, in State College, Pennsylvania.