Penn State Wrestling

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…

PJ Duke won Outstanding Wrestler of the Big Ten Championships on Sunday to cap off an impressive weekend at the Bryce Jordan Center for the Penn State true freshman and his teammates. The No. 2 seed at 157 pounds, Duke defeated No. 1 seed Antrell Taylor of Nebraska to claim the title in his first…

Penn State wrestling ran away with its fourth consecutive Big Ten team title and set a program record for individual champions in a year with seven on Sunday to wrap up the two-day conference tournament at the Bryce Jordan Center. Luke LIlledahl (125), Shayne Van Ness (149), PJ Duke (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines…

Penn State will have eight wrestlers competing for Big Ten titles on Sunday after going 8-1 in the semifinal round of the conference tournament on Saturday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions strengthened their lead in the team race with 146.5 points, trailed by Nebraska and Ohio State tied for second with…

Penn State went 11-1 in the opening session and sent nine wrestlers to the semifinals of the Big Ten Championships on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions led the team race with 81 points, followed by Ohio State with 69.5 and Nebraska with 59.5, with consolation first round action still underway on…

Penn State will have seven No. 1 seeds and a total of eight first-round byes in this weekend’s Big Ten Championships at the Bryce Jordan Center after brackets were finalized on Friday. The final seedings had a few notable changes from the pre-seeds released earlier this week, when for the first time the conference used…