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[Marylovesthelions]

Carter Starocci coming back to win 4th championship.

Carter Starocci Returning to Penn State for Final Wrestling Season

Carter Starocci, a three-time NCAA wrestling champ, will return for the Penn State Nittany Lions for the 2023-24 wrestling season.

www.si.com

 

[Psubiomed]

Carter Starocci coming back to win 4th championship.

Carter Starocci Returning to Penn State for Final Wrestling Season

Carter Starocci, a three-time NCAA wrestling champ, will return for the Penn State Nittany Lions for the 2023-24 wrestling season.

www.si.com

This news alone drove alcohol sales up 80 percent in Iowa City today.

 

[Erial_Lion]

What's up with the timing of this? Wouldn't he have basically made that decision when he enrolled for the fall semester?

 

[KCLion]

What's up with the timing of this? Wouldn't he have basically made that decision when he enrolled for the fall semester?

Probably, but he is a tweener when it comes to world and Olympic weights. There was some thought that he might take Olympic Redshirt to focus on getting down to 74kg (89kg would be a stretch for him) for a run at Paris next Summer.

 

[Psubiomed]

Probably, but he is a tweener when it comes to world and Olympic weights. There was some thought that he might take Olympic Redshirt to focus on getting down to 74kg (89kg would be a stretch for him) for a run at Paris next Summer.

I remember another tweener named Zain Retherford. He is now called a world champion instead of a tweener.

 

[KCLion]

I remember another tweener named Zain Retherford. He is now called a world champion instead of a tweener.

But Zain bulked up after his collegiate career ended - similar to David T. Carter getting down to 163lbs while wrestling at 174 would be a tough pull. And bulking up to 198 lbs puts both him in a bracket with Arron and DT.