State College, PA
Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
Wrestling Club Rankings: #19 in Pennsylvania · #692 nationwide (Youth & high school, last two seasons)
- Town
- State College, PA
- Price
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- Practice
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- Head coach
- Jake Varner
- Who trains here
- 23 wrestlers
- Titles
- Who this room is for
Updated Oct 16, 2026 · see what changed
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College and senior wrestling club at Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania. The club says USA Wrestling designated it an Olympic Regional Training Center, and it also runs practices for qualified high school and youth wrestlers.
Who trains here (23)
Current wrestlers: those who placed for this club in published results this season or last (2025-26 and 2026-27), those on the club's own roster, and those the club's coach added. Wrestlers who last placed before then are under Alumni. Only what the results print. Each name opens their results.
Track record
How this club's wrestlers develop, built only from published results with their sources. Every number opens the wrestlers and results behind it.
Since 2025-26: better finishes at the same tournament
2025-26: national champions, down from 9 · national placers, up from 5
- Kyle Dake · improved at Final X1st in 2026 (MFS 86 kg), 2nd in 2025 (MFS 86 kg)
- Kyle Dake · improved at U.S. Open1st in 2026 (Senior Men Freestyle FS 86 kg), 2nd in 2025 (Senior Men Freestyle FS 86 kg)
A milestone is a wrestler's first placing or first title at state level or higher, or a better place at the same tournament than the season before. “First” means first in the results ClubScout holds, for wrestlers with results in an earlier season.
Alumni
2 alumni who last placed before 2025-26
Last placed for this club before 2025-26, with nothing we have showing they moved on. Ranked by what they won in youth and high school. The last line says when they last placed.
Coaches
Results (46)
20 wrestlers with results · seasons 2024-25 to 2025-26 · every entry links to its proof
Highlights 2025-26: National champions: Marcus Blaze, Kyle Dake, Luke Lilledahl, Kyle Snyder, Zain Retherford, Levi Haines
Individual results by tournament level
Recent updates
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