Penn State wrestling commits win Journeyman Fall Classic titles
Penn State will face a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference foe in February during the 2023-2024 season. The Nittany Lions will welcome Edinboro to Rec Hall on Sun., Feb. 25. The school’s website says the dual meet will begin at 1 p.m. and it will likely be Senior Day for the home side. The two schools have never met on the mat before. This year, that will change.
Head coach Cael Sanderson’s side has routinely scheduled a non-conference match to be its final one of the regular season. It allows the team to fine-tune any last minute issues before it heads into the postseason.
“You want to make sure your guys are in shape, right … those are one of the things you can control,” Sanderson said, per PennLive, ahead of last year’s Senior Day bout with Clarion.
“So when we have the time and the free time and you have (the next) weekend off, it’s a good time to push them a little bit and give them that little extra pump of conditioning. Everyone’s in the same boat. Everyone’s doing the same thing with their guys.”
What we know about the 2023-2024 Penn State wrestling schedule
Penn State wrestling will meet Oregon State during the 2023-2024 season. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s side will invade Gall Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore., on Fri., Jan 5. A match time is not yet available. Neither is any television or streaming information.
The Nittany Lions will go to the Journeymen Classic on Nov. 12 in Bethlehem, Pa. This year’s list of teams coming to the individual and not dual meet tournament includes North Carolina State, Arizona State, Lehigh, Purdue, Long Island University, Lock Haven, Harvard, Franklin & Marshall College, Bloomsburg, Pitt-Johnstown, Buffalo, Sacred Hart, Army, the University of Pennsylvania, and Cornell. The event’s official website will post additional details when available.
Penn State will also be at Army’s Black Knight Invitational on Nov. 19. It hosts Lehigh on Dec. 3, Hofstra on Dec. 10, and then the Beavers on Jan. 5.
Here’s the full schedule:
Nov. 12: Journeymen Classic
Nov. 19: Army Black Knight Invitational
Dec. 3: Home vs. Lehigh
Dec. 10: Home vs. Hofstra
Jan. 5: At Oregon State
Jan. 14: Home vs. Indiana
Jan. 19: At Michigan
Jan. 21: At Michigan State
Jan. 28: At Maryland
Feb. 2: Home vs. Ohio State
Feb. 9: At Iowa
Feb. 12: Home against Rutgers
Feb. 18: Home against Nebraska
Feb. 25: Home vs. Edinboro
Pair of Lions commits win titles
Two Penn State verbal commits won individual titles last weekend at the prestigious Journeymen Fall Classic. Luke Lilledahl, a Class of 2024 star from Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania, won the 130-pound ‘A’ pool bracket. The senior won every match by major decision. He is No. 6 in Flo Wrestling’s national high school pound-for-pound rankings. Joe Sealey, who is No. 14 in those rankings, won the 160-pound ‘A’ bracket and was named the event’s outstanding wrestler.
