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2019 Senior Nationals: Lightweight Preview

Every day that passes brings us closer to the Olympic Team Trials, where all will be made clear and our USA Men’s FS team will be decided. This weekend, December 20th-22nd, the Senior Open National tournament will serve as yet another qualifier for the OTT, with the top five place winners earning a qualification spot for the Trials in State College this April. The Home Mat Advantage crew will be keeping you all satisfied with plenty of content concerning the upcoming events, with these next articles previewing every weight at wrestled at Fort Worth, Texas.

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What Were the Biggest Developments from #2 PSU vs. UPenn?

Penn State returns to State College after a month break from home matches. This weekend marked the second home match for the No. 2 ranked Nittany Lions, where they took on the University of Pennsylvania Quakers in Rec Hall. While the meet itself had few surprises with nearly all of the matches going in favor of Penn State, there were still several storylines that emerged from the wrestling. Here are some of the biggest changes and developments that are happening within Penn State’s lineup:

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Ten Matches to Watch for at CKLV

Vegas, baby! The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational has long been a staple of the college wrestling season and, in recent years, has become the premier event of the regular season. A plethora of highly-ranked wrestlers will make the trip to Sin City this weekend looking to cement themselves squarely in the national title conversation as the season moves forward. Every year, there are some massive upsets, breakout performances, and incredible matches that take place at CKLV and this year’s edition looks as promising as ever.

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Six Takeaways from Iowa/Wisconsin

Iowa and Wisconsin clashed last night in a dual featuring a pair of top-ten teams and all sorts of individual superstars. As is often the case inside of Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa rolled and picked up a pair of upsets along the way en route to a 32-3 victory over the Badgers. Austin DeSanto and Anthony Cassioppi both notched wins over highly-ranked opponents for the Hawkeyes and graduate transfer Johnny Sebastian provided the lone win for the Badgers. On a night that wasn’t short on upsets or exciting matches, a few things stood out to me above all else. Here are my top five takeaways from the night that was in Iowa City:

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Cornell/ NC State Preview

November 23, 2019 in Ithaca, NY, has the Wolfpack of NC State vs the Cornell Bears. This dual has so many interesting storylines from coach Koll’s decision to Olympic Redshirt 3 of his top wrestlers, to Darmstadt’s return against a junior world medalist in Trent Hidlay, to Colton Yapoujian’s debut against the #1 wrestler in the country. Take a look at the projected lineups below. 

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