Penn State Sports Magazine
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The team's 19-18 loss at Arizona State in November broke a streak of 43 consecu- tive matches that the Nittany Lions had won with one or both of them in the lineup. And three NCAA championship teams, too. "They're both national champions and they've been on three national champi- onship teams, so they've still got some work to do here," Sanderson said of his senior captains. "Hopefully they can go out going four- for-four as a team. That's the plan, and we've got our work cut out for us. We just want them to just reach their goals and be happy in the program and finish where they want to finish." Which, of course, is on top of the U.S. Bank Stadium podium. Joseph's path is a bit more challenging than Hall's because the 165-pound weight class is deeper and stronger than 174. Joseph, like most veteran wrestlers, can't believe this part of his life is almost over. "Yeah, it goes by pretty fast. I mean, it's pretty much been my life," he said. "It's really not even like a measure of how important it is, because it's pretty much everything I do. "Just all the relationships I've built. I'm just extremely grateful to have been a part of this program… and we're not done yet." But they are done following each other in the lineup, and watching each other whenever they can. "I love watching Mark wrestle," Joseph said. "I didn't even get to see his match [against Ohio State, a quick fall] until after, and I watched it probably like seven times. I was like, dang, that was perfect. "We've done camps together and stuff NCAA WRESTLING TOURNAMENT AT A GLANCE* WHERE U.S. Bank Stadium (capacity 66,655) // Minneapolis, Minn. WHEN March 19-21 // Day 1 Sessions 1 (first round, noon) and 2 (championship consolations, 7 p.m.) Day 2 Sessions 3 (championship quarterfinals and consolations, 11 a.m.) and 4 (champi- onship semifinals, 8 p.m.) Day 3 Sessions 5 (championship consolation finals, 11 a.m.) and 6 (championship finals, 7 p.m.) TV ESPNU will air Sessions 1, 3 and 5; ESPN3 will air Sessions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; ESPN will air sessions 2, 4 and 6 * All times Eastern IN CONTROL Hall goes into his final NCAA tourna- ment seeking a second in- dividual crown. He won the 174-pound title as a fresh- man in 2017. Photo by Steve Manuel