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An NCAA national champion while competing at Penn State, Pennsylvania native Nico Megaludis now trains with the Pittsburgh Wrestling Club.

  1. The College Fan Guide To USA Wrestling's 2024 Olympic Team Trials

    Apr 15, 2024

    Every four years, the Olympic Team Trials attracts one of the greatest collections of active American wrestlers under one roof. Just how great will the 2024 Trials in State College be? Keep reading and we will tell you!
  2. Final X Men's Freestyle Complete Scoring Breakdown

    Jun 16, 2022

    Wrestling always has been and probably, given the nuanced and complicated nature of the sport, always will be lacking in the stats department. I'm doing my very small part to fix that. Below is a breakdown of all the scoring across the 24 matches men's freestyle matches at Final X Stillwater and New York.
  3. Early Predictions For Team USA At 2022 Worlds

    Jun 9, 2022

    Team USAโ€™s world team is set and expectations are high for the menโ€™s freestyle team. With 3 months remaining, it's time for some โ€œway too early predictionsโ€ and give a brief outlook on every weight at the 2022 world championships in menโ€™s freestyle.
  4. All The Scoring Action From Final X NYC

    Jun 9, 2022

    If you're ready to re-live the best scoring action from Final X New York City, scroll through this compilation of scoring highlights from all 14 best-of-three series.
  5. The Complete Final X New York Greco Preview

    Jun 7, 2022

    All five series on the docket for Final X New York presented by Tezos involve the elite of the elite in American Greco-Roman wrestling. Who the headliners are is subjective fodder, but many are looking forward to the only Olympic Trials final rematch from last year pitting โ€˜21 World bronze Gโ€™Angelo Hancock against Braxton Amos, who captured a World bronze last year on the Junior level.
  6. True Third National Team Matches Set To Wrestle Before Final X

    May 26, 2022

    USA Wrestling has announced that there will be 11 True Third National Team Wrestle-offs held to determine the No. 3 athlete on USA Wrestlingโ€™s National Team
  7. 11 Must-See Session 2 World Team Trials Matches

    May 21, 2022

    The World Team Trials are off to an incredible start. If you missed session one, check out highlights from some of the most exciting matches, then get ready for session two by reading about some of the best bouts on tap.
  8. Projecting The 2022 World Team Trials Seeds

    May 13, 2022

    The 2022 World Team Trials are set to go down in Coralville, Iowa May 21-22. This tournament will set the top two wrestlers at every weight who will wrestle-off for the world team spot in June at Final X. Seeds for the trials likely won't be released until a few days prior to the tournament, but because of its importance, we decided to predict what the top 7-8 seeds at each weight will look like. Take a look at those projections for men's freestyle below.
  9. US Open Men's Freestyle Cheat Sheet

    Apr 25, 2022

    In which we provide a quick guide to the men's freestyle weight classes at the USMC US Open.
  10. Why Penn State Fans Can't Miss The US Open

    Apr 15, 2022

    The NCAA season might be over, but there is no off-season for true wrestling fans. College wrestling fans can now switch their hopes to their favorite wrestlers making World Teams. That process starts with the US Open.
  11. Cael's All-Time Penn State Lineup

    Jun 24, 2020

    Cael Sanderson is like Professor X. The bald mastermind leader of an incredible team. Cael has done his fair share of managing to get his best athletes in the lineup for as many years as possible. So, itโ€™s now my turn to channel my inner Cael and put together the best possible lineup using athletes from all of his Penn State teams.
  12. Bader Show: Kutler, Nico, J'den, & Jacarra

    Mar 25, 2020

    On this interview episode of FRL, Bader and Bray check in with Jordan Kutler, Nico Megaludis, J'den Cox, and Jacarra Winchester