Penn State Wrestling

Penn State’s Mitchell Mesenbrink has won the Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate wrestler following a dominant 2025-26 campaign. The redshirt junior received 66 out of 71 first-place votes, with Oklahoma State freshman Jax Forrest getting four and fellow Nittany Lion Josh Barr earning one, according to WIN Magazine, which oversees the award.…

Four Nittany Lions are finalists for college wrestling’s most prestigious award, and fan voting is now open. Penn State’s Luke Lilledahl, Mitchell Mesenbrink, Levi Haines and Josh Barr are up for the Dan Hodge Trophy. They join three other undefeated 2026 national champions as finalists for the honor. Fan voting for the award is open…

Four Penn State wrestlers won individual national titles and the Nittany Lions eclipsed 180 team points to set the record for a third consecutive year on the final night of the NCAA Championships on Saturday in Cleveland. Redshirt junior Mitchell Mesenbrink and senior Levi Haines won their second national titles, while redshirt sophomore Josh Barr…

Updated 1:28 p.m. March 21. The dynasty continues. Penn State wrestling clinched its fifth consecutive team national title on Saturday morning during the medal rounds of the NCAA Championships when Oklahoma State was mathematically eliminated from contention. Once again, the Nittany Lions wrapped up the championship well before the Saturday night finals, when a record-tying…

Updated 11:47 p.m. March 20. Penn State wrestling won six of its eight semifinal bouts and the Nittany Lions moved closer to their fifth consecutive team on Friday night at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland. The six finalists tie the record held by Penn State and Iowa. Mitchell Mesenbrink (165 pounds) and Levi Haines (174)…

Updated 4:58 p.m. March 20. Penn State wrestling went 8-0 in quarterfinal bouts and widened its lead in the team race during the third session of the NCAA Championships on Friday afternoon in Cleveland. No. 1 seeds Luke Lilledahl (125 pounds), Shayne Van Ness (149), PJ Duke (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174), Rocco…

Penn State wrestling won all 10 of its bouts and earned bonus points in eight during the first round of the NCAA Championships on Thursday afternoon in Cleveland. The Nittany Lions finished the opening session with 22.5 points to lead the team race as they seek their fifth consecutive national title. Iowa trailed in second…

Penn State wrestling will have 70% of its starting lineup seeded No. 1 at next week’s NCAA Championships after brackets were revealed on Wednesday night. Seven Nittany Lions, each fresh off winning individual Big Ten championships, claimed the top seeds in their weight classes: Luke Lilledahl (125), Shayne Van Ness (149), PJ Duke (157), Mitchell…