NEW YORK — The 2016 NCAA Division I Championships did not prove to be a perfect ending for eventual team champion Penn State, but the first-ever nationals held in Madison Square received a perfect ending from perhaps the most hyped heavyweight bout in NCAA history.
The Nittany Lions, which led the tournament from the quarterfinals and placed five wrestlers in Saturday night's finals, did indeed to hold to winning its fifth team championship in six years. But only two of the Nittany Lions — senior Nico Megaludis (125) and sophomore Zain Retherford (149) — left the historic athletic arena with individual championships.
Snyder provided perfect ending to 2016 NCAAs on bittersweet night for team champ Penn State
NEWS
Snyder provided perfect ending to 2016 NCAAs on bittersweet night for team champ Penn State
NEWS
NEW YORK — The 2016 NCAA Division I Championships did not prove to be a perfect ending for eventual team champion Penn State, but the first-ever nationals held in Madison Square received a perfect ending from perhaps the most hyped heavyweight bout in NCAA history.
The Nittany Lions, which led the tournament from the quarterfinals and placed five wrestlers in Saturday night's finals, did indeed to hold to winning its fifth team championship in six years. But only two of the Nittany Lions — senior Nico Megaludis (125) and sophomore Zain Retherford (149) — left the historic athletic arena with individual championships.