The Lock Haven University Bald Eagles will travel to Penn State to face the Nittany Lions in a season-opening dual meet on Friday night at 7pm in Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions come in as the top-ranked team in the InterMat Tournament Power Index and feature a lineup that with five returning All-Americans (four national champions), many NCAA qualifiers from last season and a handful of newcomers.

Roman Bravo-Young enters the season ranked number one at 133 after winning a second consecutive NCAA title last season. Beau Bartlett is ranked at number sixteen at 141 to start the season, down at his regular weight. Redshirt freshman Shayne Van Ness enters the year ranked 27 at 149 while classmate Alex Facundo begins the season ranked No. 23 at 165.

Carter Starocci begins the year top-ranked at 174 after winning a second consecutive crown. Aaron Brooks is ranked number one at 184 after he claimed his second-straight national title last March and Max Dean is ranked number one at 197 after winning his first last year. Greg Kerkvliet begins the year ranked second at 285 after earning his second All-America honor with a fourth place finish a year ago.

Lock Haven heads to State College after opening its season with wrestlers competing at the Princeton Open last weekend as Gabe Strickland won the title at 133. Connor Eck and Ty Linsenbigler took second-place finishes last weekend at 149 and 141 pounds, respectively. Tyler Stoltzfus took third place for Lock Haven at 174 pounds. The Bald Eagles feature several ranked wrestlers, including sophomore Anthony Noto (ranked 13 at 125) and senior Ashton Eyler (ranked 20 at 157). Following the matchup with the Nittany Lions, the Bald Eagles will face off against twelfth-ranked national opponent North Carolina State at Liberty High School.