Nine starters return from last year's NCAA Top 25 squad, including two All-Americans and a total of six national qualifiers. Senior Eric Bradley (Plaistow, N.H.) is ranked No. 1 in the USA Today/NWCA pre-season poll at 184. The returning All-American and two-time Big Ten Champion went 31-5 in 2004-05. Phil Davis (Harrisburg, Pa.) earned All-America stats at 197 as a freshman and returns after a 37-10- season. Davis is ranked No. 6 by the NWCA.
Other ranked wrestlers returning who will be in action on Sunday include No. 16 DeWitt Driscoll (Connellsville, Pa.) at 141, No. 14 James Woodall (St. Dupont, Pa.) at 149, No. 10 Nathan Galloway (State College, Pa.) at 157 and No. 19 Joel Edwards (Upper Darby, Pa.) at HWT.
Preliminary brackets for Wrestle-Offs show that three weights (125, 165 and 174) will have five participants and three (149, 184 and HWT) will have four. Head coach Troy Sunderland and the Nittany Lions will open up the regular season by hosting the second annual Pennsylvania Dual Championships on Sunday, Nov. 13, beginning at 10 a.m. in Rec Hall. Tickets for the Pa. Duals can be purchased at the door on event day.
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