Recruiting rankings released, NC State tops rankings SOURCE: intermatwrestle.com May 13, 2016
The national title team for Penn State from this past season yet again speaks to the impact that recruiting high-end talent can have in creating, as well as maintaining and bolstering, the necessary culture and environment to foster team success on a year-to-year basis.
The Nittany Lions had five finalists in this year's NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, all of whom were top ten overall recruits coming out of high school. Four of those were rated as top five recruits, including national champions Nico Megaludis and Zain Retherford. In addition, the Penn State lineup featured two other top ten recruits, Jimmy Gulibon and Nick Nevills; Gulibon fell just short of All-American honors in 2016, while Nevills failed to qualify for the national tournament after missing almost all of the season due to injury. Comments |