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Nittany Lions announce their 2024-25 schedule for wrestling

By From staff reports 2 min read

STATE COLLEGE -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, under the guidance of coach Cael Sanderson, announced its 2024-25 schedule. Penn State will have seven home duals this season, including two in the Bryce Jordan Center.

The Nittany Lions will also host the NWCA All-Star Classic once again in Rec Hall. Please note that all dates and times are subject to change.

The season begins with a big opening weekend in Rec Hall. The venerable building will once again be the site of the NWCA All-Star Classic exhibition. Penn State's official NCAA schedule then begins the next day with a home dual in Rec Hall when the Nittany Lions host Drexel at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17.

Penn State heads to West Point, N.Y., the next weekend for the Black Knight Invitational at Army West Point. The one-day event takes place on Sunday, Nov. 24, and runs all day. Penn State visits Lehigh on Sunday, Dec. 8, for a 2 p.m. dual with the Mountain Hawks. The next weekend, Penn State welcomes the Wyoming Cowboys to Rec Hall for a 1 p.m. dual meet on Sunday, Dec. 15.

Penn State closes out the first semester schedule a week later, travelling to Nashville, Tenn., for the Journeymen Collegiate Duals on Sunday, Dec. 22. Penn State will wrestle three dual meets on that day, taking on Binghamton, Arkansas-Little Rock and Missouri.

The Big Ten season begins on Friday, Jan. 10, when Penn State hosts Michigan State in Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions trek to Nebraska the following Friday, Jan. 17, for a dual meet in Lincoln. Penn State heads east to visit Rutgers on Friday, Jan. 24, for a second straight road dual.

The Nittany Lions will host Iowa on Friday, Jan. 31, in the first of two BJC Duals during the 2024-25 campaign. A week later, Penn State hosts Michigan on Friday, Feb. 7, in the second BJC Dual of the year. Penn State then hosts Maryland two days later on Sunday, Feb. 9, in Rec Hall.

The Nittany Lions hit the road for their final Big Ten weekend, visiting Ohio State on Friday, Feb. 14, and Illinois on Sunday, Feb. 16. Penn State closes out the dual meet portion of its schedule by hosting American University on Friday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in Rec Hall.

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