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UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson named former Nittany Lion Nick Lee as assistant coach, rounding out his coaching staff as the 2024-25 season nears.
Lee became Penn State's first five-time All-Americans in 2022 when he won his second straight individual NCAA championship at 141 pounds. Lee, who was part of three NCAA team championship squads for Penn State, tallied five podium finishes for Sanderson's squad. He finished fifth in 2018, fifth in 2019, was a first team All-American when 2020's tournament was canceled, then won NCAA titles at 141 in 2021 and 2022.
The Evansville, Ind., native went 32-7 as a true freshman with five pins, seven technical falls and 12 majors. He followed that up with a 31-4 sophomore campaign with six pins, five techs and 13 majors. Lee went 20-1 with five falls, seven techs and four majors in 2020 when the NCAA tournament was cancelled.
He posted a 13-1 mark with four techs and five majors, winning his first NCAA title in St. Louis in the shortened 2021 season and capped off his elite career with a perfect 22-0 run to a second NCAA crown in 2022, with two pins, four techs and six majors. Lee ended his NCAA career at 118-13.