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The man
behind
it all
BJC dual exemplifies
Cody Sanderson's
impact at Penn State
ccording to the university's count, the
wrestlers packed the Bryce Jordan Center with more fans than the basketball
team ever has. So it's only fitting to
begin with a hoops metaphor.
Penn State's BJC dual wasn't an overnight
success story. It took nearly four years of
meticulous preparation and back-and-forth
discussion until it finally became a reality
with the announcement in August.
Throughout the entire process, Cody
Sanderson played the point.
The associate head coach led the charge on
nearly every single detail of the historic event
– from the scheduling, to the marketing, all
the way down to the pre-planned warm-ups
at the Lorenzo Wrestling Complex, weighins at Rec Hall, and the vans to escort his
starting lineup a mile across campus just in
time for the 2 o'clock meet.
A
POINT MAN Cody is
Cael Sanderson's older
brother and associate
head coach. Cody was
mostly responsible for
organizing the Lions'
dual meet in the BJC.
Steve Manuel
