Jan. 3, 2012
Wrestler of the Week
David Taylor, Penn State
165 – So. – St. Paris, Ohio – St. Paris Graham
- Won five bouts, including three pins, to claim the 165-pound title at the Southern Scuffle
- Pinned Gardner Webb’s Justin Guthrie in 1:54 in the first round, following with a 21-6 technical fall against Old Dominion’s Tristan Warner and a pin in 2:13 against North Carolina’s John Staudenmayer
- Earned a 12-3 major decision over Appalachian State’s 20th-ranked Kyle Blevins in the semifinals before pinning Minnesota’s 10th-ranked Cody Yohn in 2:34 to earn the title
- Named the Southern Scuffle Most Outstanding Wrestler
- Helped No. 5 Penn State earn the tournament’s team crown
- Ranked No. 1 in the country at 165 pounds
- Collects the first weekly Big Ten honor of his career
- Last Penn State Wrestler of the Week: Bryan Pearsall (Dec. 20, 2011)
2011-12 Big Ten Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 8: Logan Stieber, Fr., OSU
Nov. 15: B.J. Futrell, Jr., ILL
Nov. 22: Kevin Steinhaus, So., MINN
Nov. 29: Matt Fields, Sr., PUR
Dec. 6: Tony Ramos, So., IOWA; Logan Stieber, Fr., OSU
Dec. 13: Robert Kokesh, Fr., NEB
Dec. 20: Bryan Pearsall, Jr., PSU
Jan. 3: David Taylor, So., PSU
