Brendan Wagner

Penn State 174-pound wrestler and three-time national champion Carter Starocci says he’s prepared to compete in the NCAA Championships after injury defaulting out of the Big Ten Championships last weekend. “I’m fully healthy right now. I can do anything right now,” Starocci told reporters on Wednesday. “At the end of the day, the Big Ten…

No. 1 Penn State wrestling (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) took down No. 14 Rutgers (10-5, 3-4 Big Ten) 35-3 on Monday night in the Bryce Jordan Center. Donning singlets in the school’s original black and pink, the Nittany Lions’ victory marked the 1,000th win in the program’s rich history. Highlighting the dual were pins from…

One of the greatest wrestlers to grace Penn State wrestling over the last decade, three-time national champion Aaron Brooks, is nearing the end of his final season representing the blue and white. Over his five years wrestling for the Nittany Lions, Brooks has amassed a 77-3 record with three Big Ten championships and four All-American…

No. 1 Penn State wrestling (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) bested No. 6 Ohio State (12-2, 4-1 Big Ten) 28-9 in the Nittany Lions’ return to Rec Hall Friday Night. The dual marks the first of back-to-back matchups between the blue and white and a top-10 opponent, as Penn State will travel to No. 2 Iowa…

No. 1 Penn State wrestling (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) put on a crushing performance against the Maryland Terrapins (3-5, 1-4 Big Ten) on Sunday afternoon in College Park. The Nittany Lions won eight of 10 bouts, including four by pin, en route to another lopsided victory at 42-6. Highlighting the dual was No. 1 Carter Starocci’s…

When dual action begins on the mat, 165-pound Penn State wrestler Mitchell Mesenbrink is as fierce as they come. Relatively unknown in collegiate competition, the Cal Baptist transfer has been putting on quite the show in his first year at Penn State. So far in his redshirt freshman campaign, Mesenbrink is an impressive 13-0 with…

No. 1 Penn State wrestling (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) took care of business Sunday, sweeping Michigan State (7-3, 0-3 Big Ten) 35-0 in East Lansing. It was the Nittany Lions’ 50th straight dual meet victory dating back to 2019. Highlighting the dual was a thrilling win by No. 1 Levi Haines, who managed a reversal…

No. 1 Penn State wrestling (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) started its three-match conference road trip with a 27-9 win against No. 11 Michigan (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) in Ann Arbor. In a dual loaded with ranked matchups and multiple All-Americans on both sides of the mat, the Nittany Lions’ win was highlighted by an upset…

No. 1 Penn State wrestling (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) took care of No. 17 Oregon State (4-2, 1-0 Pac-12) 36-3 on the road in the team’s first dual meet of the new year. In front of a record crowd for wrestling of 8,540 at Gill Coliseum, the Nittany Lions turned out another mixed lineup comprised…