Penn State Wrestling
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Penn State Finishes 21st in Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings
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Thanks to the national champion (again) Nittany Lion wrestling team and the Frozen Four finalist PSU women’s ice hockey team, Penn State placed No. 21 nationally in the recently-released Learfield Directors’ Cup standings, emblematic of a college athletic program’s overall excellence. The Nittany Lion wrestlers won their fifth consecutive national title — and 13th overall…
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How the NCAA’s New Eligibility Rules Impact Penn State Now and in the Future
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With the NCAA Division I cabinet unanimously voting to pass the age-based eligibility rule (five-for-five), the landscape of college athletics has shifted dramatically. Under the new regulations, redshirt years and waivers are being replaced by a universal standard across all sports — every college athlete will have five years to play five seasons, with rare…
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5 Penn State-Affiliated Wrestlers Earn U.S. World Team Spots at Final X
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Penn State-affiliated wrestlers will represent half of the men’s freestyle U.S. World Team starting lineup after winning at Final X on Friday in Newark, New Jersey. Five of six competing Penn State wrestlers and Nittany Lion Wrestling Club members earned spots on Team USA in international competition throughout the upcoming freestyle cycle, most notably at…
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Three Penn State Wrestling Dads Offer Father’s Day Inspiration
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Wrestling aficionados across America keep searching for the key to Penn State’s dominance. It’s a topic discussed so often that even the once-clever term of “secret sauce” is getting old. Yet the question remains. How have the local mat men managed to win 86 consecutive dual meet victories and capture five straight NCAA titles? And…
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Penn State’s Connor Mirasola Wins Gold At U23 Pan Am Wrestling Championships
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Penn State’s Connor Mirasola won gold at the U23 Pan American Wrestling Championships on Thursday in Lima, Peru. The only Nittany Lion in the tournament, Mirasola wrestled for the United States as 125 kg. He went 4-0, helping the United States win the men’s freestyle team race, scoring 65 more points than Puerto Rico in…
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Penn State’s Mitchell Mesenbrink Wins Hodge Trophy
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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.…
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Four Penn State Wrestlers Finalists for Hodge Trophy. Here’s How to Vote
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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…
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4 Penn State Wrestlers Win National Titles, Nittany Lions Set New Team Points Record at NCAA Championships
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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…
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Penn State Wrestling Clinches 5th Consecutive National Championship
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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…
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Record-Tying 6 Penn State Wrestlers Head to NCAA Finals
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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)…