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Former Nittany Lion All-American Aaron Anspach is now in his third year with the Penn State staff. After serving last season as Director of Operations, Anspach moved into the third assistant coach spot last year. Now, with increased duties with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club and a potential return to international competition, Anspach has moved over to the full-time position with the NLWC. Anspach, who was the national runner-up at heavyweight in 2007 (but was denied a sixth year by the NCAA), went 22-4 during a senior season that saw him earn his first All-America honor in his first full and injury free season. The native of Columbia, Pa., graduated from Penn State in the spring of 2007 with a degree in Crime, Law and Justice. Despite a career plagued with injuries that forced him to miss nearly all of two seasons, Anspach left Penn State with a 43-15 career record. His 2007 season went down as one of the most successful heavyweight campaigns in Penn State history, short only of Kerry McCoy's national title runs in 1994 and 1997 and Bill Oberly's title in 1955. He went 16-2 in duals in `07 and of his four total losses, three were to two-time national champion Cole Konrad of Minnesota. Anspach went 19-4 in dual matches during his career, including a 7-2 mark in Big Ten action (7-1 in 2007). He was 7-0 in matches decided by a major decision and had four pins. In all, Anspach collected 62 dual meet points.
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