Four-Time Penn State National Champion Carter Starocci Out To Kill At Final NCAA Wrestling Championship

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Guided by coach Cael Sanderson, Penn State has dominated college wrestling -- winning 11 of the past 13 team championships. Shane Sparks details how the success of this sports dynasty reflects the program's culture.

Coach Dials Down Carter Starocci's Comment With NCAA Wrestling Incoming

Let’s face it, the ‘fighter mindset’ isn’t particularly about a calm and measured approach to things. So, when four-time NCAA champion Carter Starocci of Penn State was asked about the possibility of a fifth title at a recent press conference, he channeled his fighter mindset in his answer…no one should have been too surprised! Right? Well, for the most part, no one was, aside from the moment being retweeted a fair bit because of Starocci’s stoi…

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Four-Time Penn State National Champion Carter Starocci Out To Kill At Final NCAA Wrestling Championship

Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Carter Starocci has a chance to make history at this weekend’s NCAA Wrestling Championships. The four-time national champion has a chance to become the only five-time champion in the history of the NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships due to the free COVID year granted to athletes for the 2020-2021 season. Starocci, never one to back down from giving a good quote, gave another one out at his final local media availabi…

News & Notes From Penn State Wrestling’s Media Availability Ahead of NCAA Championships

Just a few days before the NCAA Championships, Penn State wrestling head coach Cael Sanderson took the stage for the last media availability of the season on Monday afternoon. After another dominant performance in the Big Ten Championships where Penn State routed the field with five conference champions and a team total of 181.5 points, the Nittany Lions are set for the bright lights of the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Thursday. During …

How Carter Starocci Went From Isolation to Best in the Nation

Chris Starocci was worried about his son, Carter Carter had just finished eighth in the Pennsylvania State Wrestling Tournament. Considering that Starocci was a true freshman competing in the same bracket against future stars such as Sammy Sasso (two-time NCAA runner-up) and Luke Pletcher (2020 Big Ten champ), finishing eighth of 24 competitors didn’t seem too shabby. “I was happy for him because he was able to medal in that type of bracket,” Ch…