PHILADELPHIA – Why did Carter Starocci come back for one more year at Penn State? The appeal of becoming college wrestling’s only five-time NCAA champ was a big part of it. But there was ...

Penn States Carter Starocci defeats Iowa's Angelo Ferrari 3-1 in the 184-pound bout on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in State College, Pa.

PHILADELPHIA − Carter Starocci is one match away from making NCAA history. His 10-member Penn State wrestling team, actually, has already done that here at the NCAA Championships in the Wells ...

PHILADELPHIA - If it seemed like Carter Starocci treated a chance at history just like business as usual, like just another match, it’s because to him it was. The Penn State 184-pounder was ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WTAJ) – Penn State star wrestler Carter Starocci is officially in a league all by himself. Starocci became the first wrestler to win five Division I National Championships ...

Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci made history, becoming the first five-time national champion in NCAA history. Then, he shook hands with President Trump.

And so eight years ago now, wrestling in his first PIAA Tournament, Carter Starocci floundered, at least by his own standards and expectations. He finished eighth, barely making the medal stand.

Carter Starocci’s Career for Penn State Wrestling I’m going to stray a bit from the original format I did for both Kerk and Beau. And this is for two reasons.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Carter Starocci will have a chance to become the first five-time NCAA wrestling champion. Penn State’s reigning NCAA champion at 174 pounds announced Wednesday night on X ...

Starocci does have an extra year of eligibility should he want to chase a fifth NCAA title, but for now, his sights are still set on wrestling at the U.S. Olympic Trials in State College, Pa., on ...