Competing against the top team, in any sport, can be daunting. But for State College grad Matt Storniolo, the match between his Northwestern wrestling team and the No. 1 Nittany Lions on Friday is full of opportunities.
The Wildcats will have just one one wrestler ranked higher than his Nittany Lion opponent — No. 1 Sebastian Rivera at 125 pounds — but that’s nine chances for upsets.
“These are the opportunities that you dream about,” Storniolo told the CDT.
That’s been the same mentality Storniolo — who won a state championship his lone year wrestling for State High in 2002 — started with three years ago when he became Northwestern’s head coach.