Morris County Wrestlers at Rutgers and Penn St.

Morris County Wrestlers at Rutgers

Rutgers University -- Match-by-Match Results -- Through 12/20/ 2006

Format: Date Opponent (School) Event W/L Score Wt. Class Record

125 POUNDS

Fikslin, Ryan - Freshman @ 125 from Roxbury

12/3 Ustics (Navy) Penn State Open L 14-1 125 0-1

157 POUNDS

Adamcsik, Steve - Senior from Mendham

12/3 Wright (unknown) Penn State Open L 7-3 157 0-1

Notes from Rutgers: As a Junior Adamcsik earned a trip to the 2005 NCAA Championships at 141 pounds, finishing the season with a record of 28-8.

165 POUNDS

Troise, Joe – Sophomore @ 165 from Hanover Park

11/18 Sirota (Binghamton) Navy Classic L 7-4 165 0-1

12/3 Manuel (Purdue) Penn State Open L 11-0 165 0-2

174 POUNDS

Whalen, Mike – Junior @ 174 from Parsippany

11/11 Reynolds (Kent State) Brockport/OK Gold W 7-3 1-0

11/11 Mergen (Army) Brockport/OK Gold W P, 3:48 2-0

11/11 Weitzel (Oklahoma) Brockport/OK Gold L 5-0 2-1

11/11 Smith (Army) Brockport/OK Gold W 8-2 3-1

11/11 Jordan (Bloomsburg) Brockport/OK Gold L 3-1 3-2

12/1 No. 20 Stolpinski (Navy) at Navy L 7-0 3-3

12/3 Delesia (Nassau) Penn State Open W P, 5:13 4-3

12/3 McCabe (VMI) Penn State Open L 2-1 4-4

12/3 Caruso (Lehigh) Penn State Open L 6-3 4-5

12/9 Letts (Maryland) vs. Maryland L 15-4 4-6

12/12 Clore (Princeton) vs. Princeton W 5-1 5-6

Highlight Match: Clore (Princeton) vs. Princeton W 5-1 5-6

Mike Whalen (RU) vs. John Clore (Princeton)

1^st: 2:19 Whalen takedown R, 2-0

2^nd: Whalen defers; Clore selects defensive position

2^nd: 1:47 Clore escape R, 2-1

2^nd: 0:16 Whalen takedown R, 4-1

3^rd: Whalen selects defensive position

3^rd: Whalen injury time (0:40)

Final: Whalen awarded one point for riding time (2:49)

Final: Whalen wins by decision, 5-1

Ogbonna, McPaul Freshman @ 174 Hanover Park

12/3 Murphy (Michigan State) Penn State Open L 4-0 174 0-1

Next Match: Saturday, January 6 at Franklin & Marshall in Lancaster, PA 2:00 PM

Morris County Wrestlers at Penn State

Vallimont on the cover of GoPSUsports

From goPSUsports.com 12-21-06

No. 9 Nittany Lion Wrestling Win Over Lehigh to Replay on FSN-Pittsburgh

Fans can see PSU’s 23-12 victory on Saturday, Dec. 23, at 1 p.m.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; December 21, 2006 – Regional cable sports outlet FSN-Pittsburgh will re-air No. 9 Penn State’s thrilling 23-12 wrestling victory from earlier this month. The Nittany Lions downed Lehigh on live television back on Dec. 8 in front of over 3,000 Rec Hall fans and FSN-Pittsburgh will re-air the dual match on Saturday, Dec. 23, at 1 p.m.

The exciting win featured six Penn State wins, including red-shirt freshman Dan Vallimont’s (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) 3-1 win over then-No. 8 Trevor Chinn at 149. Other wins for head coach Troy Sunderland’s crew came from Mark McKnight (McDonald, Pa.) at 125, Jake Strayer (South Fork, Pa.) at 133, James Yonushonis (Philipsburg, Pa.) at 174, Phil DavisHarrisburg, Pa.) at 197 and Aaron Anspach (Columbia, Pa.) at HWT. (

Penn State, ranked No. 9 in the latest USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll, heads into a brief holiday break with a 5-1 record and five individuals ranked in the top ten. The Nittany Lions will visit No. 13 Cornell on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 1 p.m. Penn State’s next home duals will be on Jan. 26 and Jan. 28 when the Lions welcome Big Ten rivals Ohio State (Jan. 26 at 7 p.m.) and Illinois (Jan 28 at 1 p.m.).

Season and single-match tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling the Penn StatePenn State duals will be heard live on WBLF 970 AM and WKVA 920 AM as well as streamed for free at GoPSUsports.com. ticket office at 814-863-1000 or 800-833-5533 for more information. Fans can also get tickets at GoPSUsports.com. This year’s season ticket prices are $24 for adults and $18 for students. Single dual prices are $5 per event for adults and $3 per event for youth. All

Dan Vallimont from Jefferson, is wrestling at 149 has earned a 9-3 (4-2 in dual meets). The Red-short Freshman has earned Penn State 17 teams points.

Mike Eagan from Morris Knolls has wrestled 6 matches at 141. Record: 1-5 His victory is a pin at 5:26.

Joseph Farina from Morris Knolls is wrestling Hwt and holds a 7-4. The sophomore has two pins, the quickest at 0:57.