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N E W C O M E R S Head coach Cael Sanderson has said he would prefer that all the members of the freshman class red- shirt their first year, but if Gulibon proves worthy, he'll start. If it were up to Gulibon, he'd start right away. "If [the coaches] want to redshirt me, they can redshirt me," he said. "But I'm ready to come up there and compete, to start." Gulibon doesn't like sitting out, having to watch from the sideline. He was forced to miss about five weeks of his senior season due to a grade-one tear of the medial collateral ligament in his knee. He quickly realized he'd rather be on the mat. "Watching was- n't too fun for me," he said. So he'll do what he can to secure a starting spot as a true freshman. If he's able find his way into the lineup, he would be the seventh Nittany Lion starter who was ranked as a top-10 overall recruit coming out of high school. (Megaluids, Andrew Alton, Dylan Alton, David Taylor, Ed Ruth O F I N F L U E N C E and Morgan McIntosh are the others.) Ranked the third-best prospect in the country and at the top of his weight class by Intermat.com, Gulibon re- ceived 12 Division I scholarship offers, including offers from other Big Ten schools, such as Ohio State, Illinois, Michigan and Iowa. But the in-state Nittany Lions had an inherent advantage. "It was pretty sweet [to be heavily re- cruited]," Gulibon said, "but I've always wanted to go to Penn State, so I did- n't really talk to [the other schools]." He'll arrive at Penn State in late June to begin summer classes and embark on the next phase of his wrestling ca- reer. He's already accomplished about as much as a high school wrestler can in one career, so he'll look to build on that in his blue and white singlet. And he already has a model for that success. Before Gulibon, the last four- time Pennsylvania state champ was Je- remy Hunter, who capped his high school career with his fourth title in ›› ADDITIONAL RECRUITS ROUND OUT NITTANY LIONS' CLASS In addition to Jimmy Lawson and Jimmy Gulibon, PSU is welcoming three other recruits this coming sea- son. Here's a look at the remaining members of the Class of 2012: DAVID BATKOWSKI Montoursville High, Montoursville, Pa. PROJECTED WEIGHT 149/157 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Third-place finish at 2012 PIAA championships at 138… Three-time state qualifier, two-time medalist… Offer from Maryland… Career record of 106-20. 1996 wrestling for McGuffey High. Hunter went on to have an outstand- ing career for Penn State, claiming three All-America honors plus an 1. Preseason Report [mailed in late August] 2. Late December Report G&W RECRUITING REPORT You Receive 5 Informative Reports THE PHIL GROSZ THE #1 P RES EA SO N P REP FO O TB ALL LIS T 3 & 4. Pre (Jan.) and Post (Feb.) Signing Day Reports 5. March Post Signing Day Report YES! I want the 2012-2013 G&W Recruiting Report. Send me: Name: Phone#: Address: City: Payment (circle one): Check/MO Visa Card Number: 18 J U N E 2 8 , 2 0 1 2 Mastercard Discover Expiration: State: Zip: ALSO AVAILABLE: The Preseason TOP 250 Be sure to check out our website: www.bluewhiteillustrated.com and click on the G&W Recruiting message board to get all of the latest recruiting information. Five Reports Annually {$40} Five Reports + Preseason Top 250 {$45} Make Checks Payable to: G&W Recruiting Report Mail Subscription Order To: Blue White Illustrated PO Box 1272 State College, PA 16804 Call to Subscribe 1(800) 282-1629 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M W R E S T L I N G ZACK BEITZ Juniata High, Juniata, Pa. PROJECTED WEIGHT 141/149/157 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Won the 2012 PIAA championship at 145… Was a four- time state medalist… Received offers from Cornell and Lehigh… Career record of 173-13... Brother of cur- rent Nittany Lion Seth Beitz. WES PHIPPS Grove City High, Grove City, Pa. PROJECTED WEIGHT 184 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Won the 2012 PIAA ti- tle at 182 with a 40-0 record… Four- time state medalist… Intermat's No. 15 182-pounder… Offers from Mary- land, Kent State and Rutgers… Ca- reer record of 141-14. – T.O. NCAA title in 2000. If Hunter's and Gulibon's careers continue to parallel, Penn State will have gotten itself an- other prize. SU B S C R I B E T O D A Y T O T H E Subscribe to a 65 o T p Football Programs report tha it s used by

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