Penn State Wrestling Fans Plead Carter Starocci to Remain With Nittany Lions on Emotional Senior Night

The Penn State wrestling team has had yet another successful season going undefeated throughout. On the 25th of February, the Nittany Lions took on Edinboro to record 55-0 on board and an eventual victorious end to the regular season. This meant a 4th consecutive undefeatedfsu football jersey brock bowers jersey custom sublimated hockey jerseys blundstone uomo yeezy boost 350 v2 hyperspace air jordan 1 low flyease blundstone uomo jordan max aura 4 jordan proto max 720 jordan max aura 4 inflatable kayak custom dallas stars jersey air jordan 1 low flyease sac à dos eastpak smith and soul season and a third clean sweep of 2024 for the program and it arrived on a day closer to the fans’ hearts.

The Nittany Lions attained their triumphant victory on their Senior Day at Rec Hall. With the event encompassing numerous emotions, inclusive of the victory joy, and an era’s end, fans did not seem ready to let go of their star players just yet.

Penn State witnesses an emotional request from its fans

Though Senior Day in actuality arrives during the NCAA tournament, the regular season end is one for fans to embrace. “It’s really not Senior Night. But it is for the fans, and for most of the fans it’s their last chance to see them in person,” coach Cael Sanderson remarks. And very well in alignment with the sentiments, Penn State fans expressed their wish to have seniors, Greg Kerkvliet and Carter Starocci consider an additional year in the program. In a clip shared by Basic Blues Nation, fans can be heard yelling ‘one more year’ from the stands of Rec Hall. If the duo willed, the fans could have their wish fulfilled.

In 2019, Greg Kerkvliet and Carter Starocci redshirted for their freshmen season. This allows the two wrestling stars to avail an additional season if they wish. Penn State believes Kerkvliet is most likely to make a return if he doesn’t win an individual national title next month. Because then he would slip from owning a multi-time national champ title. As for Starocci, he has earnd the fame as much as he could as a collegiate athlete. However, his recent injury can act as a hindrance to his goals for the season. Speculatively sparking an interest for a comeback.

Carter Starocci faces trouble on a triumphant day

Continuing on Penn State’s dominant momentum on Sunday, Carter Starocci took on Joey Arnold in the 174-pound matchup. Starocci landed five straight takedowns that offered him a 22-5 tech fall. However, in the process, the champion incurred a leg injury initiating help to get off the mats. “We’re obviously thinking about Carter right now… getting him over to kind of figure out what’s going on,” Sanderson says.

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Starocci is currently the nation’s top-ranked wrestler in the 174 class. He is also favored to win his fourth national title. The feat would further mean a first for Penn State if the champion got back on the mats in time. If not, the fans might hope for the celebrated wrestler’s continuation in the next season.

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