COACHING STAFF -- Sanderson led Penn State to its third straight NCAA crown as 10 Nittany Lions scored points at the 2013 NCAA Championships in Des Moines on March 21-23. Penn State became only the third school to ever win three or more titles in a row (joining Oklahoma State and Iowa). Penn State won by four points (123.5 to 119.5) over Oklahoma State. -- Penn State had five All-Americans, each and every one of which wrestled in the National Finals. -- Ed Ruth (184) and Quentin Wright (197) won individual NCAA crowns. Ruth’s was his second straight while Wright’s, his second overall, clinched the team title. -- Nico Megaludis (125), David Taylor (165) and Matt Brown (174) each ended the year as National Runner-Up. -- Sanderson was named Big Ten Coach of the Year (co) for the third straight season and earned his second National Coach of the Year nod from the NWCA. -- Matt Brown was named Elite 89 Award Winner as wrestling’s top student-athlete; David Taylor won the 2013 NCAA Championships Gorriaran Award and Ed Ruth was named 2013 Big Ten Wrestler of the Year and was Hodge Trophy runner-up for the second straight season.
Final Results (15-1, 7-1 B1G/1st, 1st B1G, 1st NCAA) Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 21 Jan. 1-2 Jan. 12 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 24 Jan. 31 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 March 8-9 March 20-22
Signature Wins
Des Moines was the site of Penn State’s third straight NCAA crown under Sanderson in 2013.
-- The Nittany Lions travelled to Boston University on Dec. 6, 2013, and downed the Terriers in front of a sold out, partisan, BU crowd. The crowd was the largest ever to see a wrestling event at Boston and the school’s first-ever sell-out. -- Penn State hosted Pittsburgh in the Bryce Jordan Center on Dec. 8 and downed the Panthers 28-9 in front of an NCAA-record crowd of 15,996. -- The Nittany Lions ventured to Iowa City on Dec. 21, 2013, for a nonconference dual against the Iowa Hawkeyes in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Penn State came away with a 24-12 win. -- Penn State hosted Oklahoma State on Feb. 16 in sold out Rec Hall and posted a hard-fought 23-12 win in front of over 6,500 fans.
4 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Rider W, 34-8 at #25 Lehigh W, 22-12 LOCK HAVEN W, 34-6 at Boston W, 34-6 #23 PITTSBURGH (BJC) W, 28-9 #6 OHIO STATE* W, 31-6 at #3 Iowa W, 24-12 Southern Scuffle at UT-Chattanooga 1st PURDUE* W, 34-3 at #19 Indiana* W, 36-6 #14 NORTHWESTERN* W, 39-8 #11 ILLINOIS* W, 31-3 at Michigan State* W, 42-3 at #11 Michigan* W, 32-9 at #3 Minnesota* L, 17-18 #5 OKLAHOMA STATE W, 23-12 CLARION W, 43-3 2014 Big Ten Championships at Wisconsin 1st 2014 NCAA Championships at Oklahoma City 1st * Big Ten Dual
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SANDERSON: YEAR FIVE
In 2013-14, Sanderson led Penn State to a 15-1 overall record, yet another share of the Big Ten dual meet title with a 7-1 mark, a fourth straight Southern Scuffle title, a fourth straight Big Ten title and a fourth straight NCAA Championship. He was once again named Big Ten Coach of the Year, the fourth time he has been honored.
Ed Ruth and David Taylor each claimed national titles in Oklahoma City in March of 2014, capping of two of the most dominant collegiate wrestling careers in NCAA history.
Highlights
Sanderson celebrated his fifth Senior Day as Penn State’s head coach on Feb. 23, 2014, in front of a sold out Rec Hall crowd.
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-- Penn State averaged 7,646 fans per dual meet, selling out all eight home duals, including one in the 16K seat Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State ended the year with a 19-match home sell-out streak. -- The Nittany Lions ran away with the 2014 Southern Scuffle title, outdistancing Oklahoma State by 24.5 points to win their fourth straight Scuffle crown. -- Penn State’s 7-1 Big Ten dual meet mark tied a school record for conference wins in a season and gave the Lions a share of the 2014 Big Ten Regular Season title. -- The Nittany Lions claimed their fourth straight Big Ten title in Madison, Wis., on March 8-9, 2014. The Nittany Lions won with 140.5 points, clipping second place Iowa, who had 135.0. -- David Taylor and Ed Ruth became Penn State’s first ever four-time Big Ten Champions and Taylor was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Year. Sanderson earned his fourth straight Big Ten Coach of the Year award.
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