Strong November has Penn State wrestlers ready to begin December dual-meet schedule

The Thanksgiving holiday for the Penn State wrestling team was sandwiched by the Black Knight Open and NWCA All-Star match on one side and upcoming trips to Rider and Lehigh on the other, more than enabling coach Cael Sanderson to talk turkey on Tuesday.

The top-ranked Nittany Lions, about to head to Trenton’s CURE Insurance Arena to face Rider on Friday and Lehigh’s sold-out Stabler Arena on Sunday, warmed up for that with a dominating performance at Army West Point and the Black Knight Open on Nov. 20, and then the team was able to sit back and watch three of its own compete at the NWCA All-Star Classic on Nov. 22. That went equally well for those Lions involved.