{"id":2069,"date":"2006-03-13T06:54:11","date_gmt":"2006-03-13T11:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w2069\/"},"modified":"2006-03-13T06:54:11","modified_gmt":"2006-03-13T11:54:11","slug":"espn-to-air-extensive-live-coverage-of-ncaa-wrestling-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w2069\/espn-to-air-extensive-live-coverage-of-ncaa-wrestling-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN to Air Extensive Live Coverage Of NCAA Wrestling Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Eight Nittany Lions take aim at All-American laurels at  three-day event in Oklahoma City<\/div>\n<p><strong>State College, Pa.<\/strong>&#8211; The ESPN family of national        cable networks will offer extensive live coverage of the 2006 NCAA        Wrestling Championships, held on March 16-18 at the Ford Center in        Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the tournament&#8217;s six sessions will be covered live, including        the championship finals. Coverage begins on Friday, March 17, at 11 a.m.        The quarterfinals and consolation bouts will be aired during that early        session on ESPNU.<\/p>\n<p>Later on that same Friday, ESPNU and\/or ESPN-Plus will carry live        coverage of the national semifinals. The next night, ESPN will carry the        entire slate of Championship Finals beginning at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Penn State, under the direction of head coach <strong>Troy Sunderland<\/strong>,        will have eight individuals participating in the three-day tournament. The        Nittany Lions will begin action with two sessions on Thursday, March 16.<\/p>\n<p>Heading to Oklahoma City for Penn State are freshman <strong>Jake        Strayer<\/strong> (South Fork, Pa.) at 133, senior <strong>DeWitt Driscoll<\/strong>        (Connellsville, Pa.) at 141, senior <strong>James Woodall<\/strong> (Dupont, Pa.) at        149, junior <strong>Nathan Galloway <\/strong>(State College, Pa.) at 157, junior        <strong>James Yonushonis <\/strong>(Philipsburg, Pa.) at 174, senior All-American        <strong>Eric Bradley <\/strong>(Plaistow, N.H.) at 184, sophomore All-American and        2006 Big Ten Champion <strong>Phil Davis <\/strong>(Harrisburg, Pa.) at 197 and        senior heavyweight <strong>Joel Edwards<\/strong> (Upper Darby, Pa.).<\/p>\n<p>Penn State is coming off a fourth-place finish at the 2006 Big Ten        Championships. The eight national qualifiers and the fourth-place team        finish are the highest for Penn State since the 2003 season. The Nittany        Lions are coming off a superb 13-4 dual match season in which they went        5-3 in Big Ten action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight Nittany Lions take aim at All-American laurels at three-day event in Oklahoma City State College, Pa.&#8211; The ESPN family of national cable networks will offer extensive live coverage of the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Championships, held on March 16-18 at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. 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