Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling
| Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling | |
|---|---|
Penn State Wrestling's match against Ohio State at Bryce Jordan Center in February 2020 | |
| Founded | 1909 |
| University | Pennsylvania State University |
| Head Coach | Cael Sanderson (15th season) |
| Assistant Coach | Casey Cunningham Cody Sanderson Nick Lee |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Location | University Park, PA |
| Arena | Bryce Jordan Center (Capacity: 15,261) |
| Nickname | Nittany Lions |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Fight song | Fight On, State |
| Team national championships | |
| 14 | |
| National championship years | |
| 1921, 1953, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
| NCAA individual champions | |
| 59 | |
| All-Americans | |
| 249 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1971, 1973 Eastern Wrestling League 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Big Ten Conference 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |
The Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling program is the collegiate wrestling team at Pennsylvania State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Nittany Lions compete at Bryce Jordan Center, a 15,261 capacity indoor stadium on the university's campus. Since the program's founding in 1909, the team has claimed 14 team National Championship titles and 55 individual NCAA National Championship titles, making it one of the most successful collegiate wrestling programs in the nation.
Former wrestlers include Dan Hodge Trophy Winners Kerry McCoy (1997), Zain Retherford (2017, 2018), Bo Nickal (2019), Aaron Brooks (2024), and Olympic Champion David Taylor (2012, 2014).