• Finished the season with a team-high 29 wins and just 10 losses
• Was recognized as a team captain and won the Coaches Award
• Competed at 141 pounds prior to moving to 133 pounds on Jan. 6 against Maryland
• Earned his second consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships
• Lost close decision’s to Navy’s Aaron Kalil and Boise State’s Brian Owen at the national tournament
• Ranked as high as No. 19 throughout the season
• Had a team-high 123 dual points and allowed just 45 dual points against
• Led the team with 54 near-fall points
• Also converted 24 takedowns during the dual meet season
• Team leader with four wins by technical fall and 12 wins by major decision
• Had one win over a ranked opponent
• Had a 9-4 record in dual meets and a 4-2 mark in EWL dual meets
• Placed third at the EWL Championships, with his lone loss coming to A.J. Schopp of Edinboro
• Began the season by winning 10 straight and 19 of his first 21 matches
• Placed fifth at the Reno Tournament Champions
• Also placed first at the Navy Classic and the Washington & Jefferson Tournament
• Had a major decision against Nick Flannery of Cleveland State
• Dropped a decision to national champion Kellen Russell of Michigan at the Reno Tournament of Champions

• Earned a 24-8 record, second-best on the team
• Participated at the NCAA Championships, losing close matches to No. 16 Jordan Keller of Oklahoma and No. 9 Scotti Sentes of Central Michigan
• Came in second place at the EWL Championships, losing a close match to Eric Morrill of Edinboro in the championship match
• Ranked as high as No. 12 during the year
• Started every match for the team at 133 pounds
• Led the team with the most near-fall points (101), major decision wins (11) and tech falls (3)
• Had the second-best dual record (13-2), winning streak (10), takedowns (57) and tied for second for EWL record (7-2)
• Won six consecutive matches in league play
• Earned 44 dual points to his opponents’ six
• Beat two ranked opponents in No. 8 Kelly Kubec of Oregon State and No. 32 John Trumbetti of Lock Haven
• Faced 10 ranked opponents during the year, tied for second-most on team
• Came in second at the Reno Tournament of Champions, falling to No. 2 Andrew Hochstrasser of Boise State in the final
• Advanced the farthest for the team at the Las Vegas Invitational, reaching the fourth round of wrestlebacks
• Named EWL Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 20 following the event
• Placed second at the Washington and Jefferson College Open
• Won his first 10 matches of the year

• Redshirted

• Wrestled at Greater Latrobe High under coach Marc Billett
• Finished career with a 140-25 mark, one win short of the school’s wins record
• Two-year captain
• Member of the WPIAL Dapper Dan All-Star Team
• Won the 2008 POWERade and King of the Mountain Tournaments
• Three-time state qualifier
• Runner-up at the 2009 PIAA State Tournament
• 2007 sectional champion
• National Honor Society member

• Son of Richard, a former WVU wrestler, and Michele Pennesi
• Birthday is Dec. 12
• Has one sister
• Majoring in engineering
• Garrett Ford Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll

Pennesi’s Career Statistics
Year	W	L	Dual	EWL	Falls	EWLs	NCAA
2010				Redshirted
2011	24	8	13-2	7-2	0	1-1	0-2
2012	29	10	9-4	4-2	0	2-1	0-2
Totals	53	18	22-6	11-4	0	3-2	0-4