Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team

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collegiate wrestling team

The Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team is a powerhouse NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling program known for its numerous national championships and dominance under head coach Cael Sanderson.

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Label	Occurrences
Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling	5
Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8417252 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team
Context triple: [University Park, Pennsylvania, hosts, Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team]

A. Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State Nittany Lions football is the college football program of Pennsylvania State University, a historically prominent Big Ten team known for its large fan base, storied traditions, and success under longtime coach Joe Paterno.
B. Penn State Nittany Lions
The Penn State Nittany Lions are the athletic teams representing Pennsylvania State University in NCAA Division I sports, known especially for their prominent football program.
C. Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
The Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represents Pennsylvania State University in NCAA Division I competition as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
D. Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
Penn State Nittany Lions baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference.
E. Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball
Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball is the men's collegiate volleyball program of Pennsylvania State University, known as one of the most successful and historically dominant teams in NCAA men's volleyball.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team
Target entity description: The Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team is a powerhouse NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling program known for its numerous national championships and dominance under head coach Cael Sanderson.

A. Penn State Nittany Lions football
Penn State Nittany Lions football is the college football program of Pennsylvania State University, a historically prominent Big Ten team known for its large fan base, storied traditions, and success under longtime coach Joe Paterno.
B. Penn State Nittany Lions
The Penn State Nittany Lions are the athletic teams representing Pennsylvania State University in NCAA Division I sports, known especially for their prominent football program.
C. Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
The Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represents Pennsylvania State University in NCAA Division I competition as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
D. Penn State Nittany Lions baseball
Penn State Nittany Lions baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program representing Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference.
E. Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball
Penn State Nittany Lions men's volleyball is the men's collegiate volleyball program of Pennsylvania State University, known as one of the most successful and historically dominant teams in NCAA men's volleyball.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collegiate wrestling team ⓘ
associatedWith	Penn State Nittany Lions football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ
athleticConference	Big Ten Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ
athleticDepartment	Penn State Nittany Lions athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ
campus	Penn State University Park campus NERFINISHED ⓘ
coachNotableFor	Cael Sanderson is a four-time undefeated NCAA champion as an athlete NERFINISHED ⓘ Cael Sanderson is an Olympic gold medalist ⓘ
competition	Big Ten Wrestling Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ NCAA Wrestling Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ
competitionLevel	varsity ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
gender	men's team ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
hasFanBase	Penn State Nittany Lions fans ⓘ
hasMascot	Nittany Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProgramType	scholarship varsity program ⓘ
hasWeightClasses	125 pounds ⓘ 133 pounds ⓘ 141 pounds ⓘ 149 pounds ⓘ 157 pounds ⓘ 165 pounds ⓘ 174 pounds ⓘ 184 pounds ⓘ 197 pounds ⓘ 285 pounds ⓘ
headCoach	Cael Sanderson NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeVenue	Bryce Jordan Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Rec Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	dominance under head coach Cael Sanderson ⓘ multiple NCAA team championships ⓘ producing All-American wrestlers ⓘ producing NCAA individual champions ⓘ
league	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ surface form: NCAA
location	University Park, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
NCAADivision	Division I NERFINISHED ⓘ
nickname	Nittany Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ
represent	Penn State Nittany Lions NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania State University NERFINISHED ⓘ
rival	Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortName	Penn State wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ
sport	wrestling ⓘ
state	Pennsylvania ⓘ
teamColors	blue ⓘ white ⓘ
university	Pennsylvania State University NERFINISHED ⓘ

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