Wrestling Travels to #2 Penn State
2/22/2021 8:57:00 AM | Wrestling
Maryland (0-7) vs. #2 Penn State (5-0)
February 22, 2021
Rec Hall (University Park, Pa.)
6:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland wrestling team (0-7) will travel to University Park, Pa. to face undefeated Penn State (5-0) on Monday evening at Rec Hall. The match will be broadcast nationally on the Big Ten Network .
*Rankings via FloWrestling/Intermat
February 22, 2021
Rec Hall (University Park, Pa.)
6:00 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland wrestling team (0-7) will travel to University Park, Pa. to face undefeated Penn State (5-0) on Monday evening at Rec Hall. The match will be broadcast nationally on the Big Ten Network .
2020-21 STORYLINES
Year Two for coach clemsen
- Head Coach Alex Clemsen returns as the leader of the wrestling team with a year of head coaching experience under his belt. The Missouri native led the Terps to dual wins over Southern Virginia and Fresno State in his inaugural season while also playing a key role in the development of 2019 NCAA qualifiers Jahi Jones and Philip Spadafora.
coach clemsen's recruits rolling in
- Maryland bolstered its lineup by bringing in a 10-man recruiting class. Joining the Terps in Coach Clemsen's first recruiting cycle were Maximus Bentley, William Berkowitz, Jackson Cockrell, Dainon Kappes, Garrett Kappes, Cole McCormick, Adam Pfeiffer, Nathan Porter, Jack Prendergast and Dominic Solis.
- True Freshmen Jackson Cockrell, Garrett Kappes, Dainon Kappes, Nathan Porter, and Dominic Solis have competed for the Terps this season.
the probable matchups
| Maryland (0-7) | Penn State (5-0) | |
| 125 | Zach Spence, r-Fr. (0-4) | #21/NR Robert Howard, Fr. (1-1) |
| -OR- | Dainon Kappes, Fr. (0-2) | Baylor Shunk, r-Fr. (0-0) |
| 133 | Jackson Cockrell, Fr. (0-7) | #2/3 Roman Bravo-Young, Jr. (5-0) |
| -OR- | Nathan Porter, Fr. (0-4) | |
| 141 | Danny Bertoni, r-Jr. (2-5) | #3/2 Nick Lee, Sr. (5-0) |
| -OR- | Beau Bartlett, Fr. (5-1) | |
| 149 | Michael North, r-Fr. (0-3) | #20 Terrell Barraclough, r-Fr. (2-2) |
| -OR- | Hunter Baxter, r-Jr. (1-6) | #16/NR Jarod Verkleeren, Jr. (0-2) |
| -OR- | Luke Gardner, Sr. (3-1) | |
| 157 | Michael Doetsch, r-Sr. (2-2) | #9/8 Brady Berge, Jr. (5-0) |
| -OR- | Lucas Cordio, r-So. (1-3) | Bo Pipher, Sr. (1-1) |
| -OR- | Garrett Fisk, r-Fr. (0-5) | |
| 165 | Jonathan Spadafora, r-Fr. (1-6) | #15/14 Joe Lee, r-Fr. (3-2) |
| -OR- | ||
| 174 | Philip Spadafora, r-Jr. (1-6) | #5/5 Carter Starocci, Fr. (5-1) |
| -OR- | Dominic Solis, Fr. (1-1) | Creighton Edsell, So. (5-0) |
| 184 | Kyle Cochran, r-Jr. (4-4) | #4/2 Aaron Brooks, So. (5-0) |
| 197 | Jaron Smith, r-Sr. (1-5) | #13/16 Michael Beard, r-Fr. (2-1) |
| -OR- | Kevin Makosy, r-Fr. (3-4) | |
| 285 | Garrett Kappes, Fr. (0-4) | #14/8 Seth Nevills, So. (4-1) |
| -OR- | Connor Bowes, r-Fr. (0-5) |
*Rankings via FloWrestling/Intermat
Players Mentioned
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