Penn State wrestling won a title but might have lost a star.
How already angry coach Cael Sanderson reacts could put New Jersey's Nick Suriano in the middle of the hot-button issue of reform for college wrestling's postseason.
The teary-eyed Bergen Catholic product suffered a left ankle injury and had to take a default loss Sunday afternoon in the 125-pound match even as No. 1 Penn State topped No. 2 Oklahoma State, 27-13, in the title match of the NWCA National Dual Championship Series.
Suriano, who went 159-0 in high school, and South Plainfield-turned-Rutgers star Anthony Ashnault are the only undefeated four-time NJSIAA wrestling state champions in New Jersey history.