PHILADELPHIA — The Penn State fans inside Wells Fargo Center rose to their feet and held five fingers in the air.
In the waning seconds of Carter Starocci’s final match as a Nittany Lions superstar, one last gasp from Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen ended the same way every Starocci match has gone during his five trips to the NCAA championships.
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The crowd roared as Cael Sanderson bear-hugged Starocci much like he has done every March of Starocci’s star-studded career. The yearlong chase to accomplish a dream that wasn’t even feasible when Starocci started college came to fruition. His 4-3 win in the 184-pound class against Keckeisen cemented Starocci in college wrestling
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