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✝️ | Penn State football & wrestling @DailyCollegian | Bylines: @AP_Sports @PittsburghPG | @PSUCurleyCenter

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Proud to announce my feature story on former Penn State DE turned artist/activist/author/mentor Aaron Maybin won first place in the “Sports Story” category at the 2023 Keystone Media Awards. I’m thankful for everyone at the @DailyCollegian that helped me get to where I am today
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Depending on scheduling, Penn State could potentially play Ohio State, USC, Michigan, Michigan State and Wisconsin in one football season. This is madness
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Levi Haines just upset Peyton Robb, the No. 1 157-pound wrestler in the country who was previously undefeated, in sudden victory. Haines wins a Big Ten Championship as a true freshman thanks to this body lock
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In four days, No. 1 Penn State will wrestle No. 4 Michigan, and it could easily come down to the final bout. That final match would take place between the top-2 heavyweights in the country in No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet and No. 2 Mason Parris. Kerkvliet is 3-1 all time vs. Parris
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3⭐️ safety Jason Cross II has chosen West Virginia as his next home
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NFL rushing leaders through four weeks: No. 1 Saquon Barkley, 463 rush yards No. 3 Miles Sanders, 356 rush yards Penn State has done a phenomenal job developing its running backs for the highest level
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Levi Haines spoke on Penn State’s postseason “magic.” “They just recruit guys that love to wrestle, and when you have a true passion for the sport it makes everything else a lot easier.”
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James Franklin’s statement via Penn State Athletics: “… USC and UCLA are two institutions with a long-standing tradition of academic and athletic success. They will only strengthen our already very strong Big Ten Conference.”
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Penn State true freshmen have accounted for every touchdown so far today: Kaytron Allen 3 TDs Drew Allar 2 Pass TDs Nick Singleton 1 TD
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Cael Sanderson on Penn State Athletic Director Pat Kraft: "He wants to be the best athletic department in the country and doesn't see any reason why we can't ... We're in good hands."
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Penn State’s NCAA seedings: 133 — Roman Bravo-Young, No. 1 141 — Beau Bartlett, No. 6 149 — Shayne Van Ness, No. 13 157 — Levi Haines, No. 2 165 — Alex Facundo, No. 13 174 — Carter Starocci, No. 1 184 — Aaron Brooks, No. 3 197 — Max Dean, No. 9 HWT — Greg Kerkvliet, No. 3
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Here’s the pin that completed Levi Haines’ comeback and clinched All-American honors. What a match
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AD Pat Kraft on Penn State wrestling’s infrastructure: “We have a nice wrestling facility, but we got to find enhancements there. We’re looking and exploring how we can continue to enhance that. The training room is absolutely inadequate.” Looks like changes are coming.
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Penn State scored 137.5 team points for the team national title. Iowa finished second with 82.5. The 55-point margin is the largest since 2005, when Oklahoma State won by 70 team points
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The passing of the torch. Sean Clifford receives a standing ovation as he walks off the field for the last time. Drew Allar has officially checked into the Rose Bowl. The fans are loving it
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How Carter Starocci pinned Mikey Labriola for the title. Labriola tried to roll through but Starocci caught him on his back
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PENN STATE HAS CLINCHED ITS THIRD CONSECUTIVE TEAM TITLE, 11th UNDER CAEL SANDERSON. There’s still a full day of wrestling remaining, but it doesn’t matter. The Nittany Lions are national champions once again. 1. Penn State 149 2. Michigan 64.5
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Roman Bravo-Young ends his Rec Hall career with this pin over Clarion’s Mason Prinkey
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Tyler Kasak showed no quit after getting upset in the first round. Kasak won seven consolation matches in a row, including wins over the No. 1 and No. 3 seed, to finish third as a true freshman. Kasak wasn't even supposed to wrestle this season
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Journey Brown was forced to medically retire from football in 2020 due to a heart condition, but is making a comeback to competitive sports. Thank you to @JourneyBrown6 and the people at @TeamTrackhouse for sitting down with me Feature story here ⬇️
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Roman Bravo-Young receives a standing ovation ahead of his final match in Rec Hall
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There will be some great matchups within the Penn State-Iowa State dual meet tomorrow: No. 1 Aaron Brooks vs. No. 4 Marcus Coleman No. 5 Max Dean vs. No. 2 Yonger Bastida No. 14 Alex Facundo vs. No. 3 David Carr No. 17 Shayne Van Ness vs. No. 5 Paniro Johnson
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Virginia Tech's Mekhi Lewis on his season: "People don't know that I almost quit." He is now in the national finals against Penn State's Carter Starocci
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Absolutely crazy stat. Penn State finished the day with a 5-1 record in the semifinals, with the loss being to an Olympic champion. Sanderson's ability to have his guys prepared and ready to go time and time again is remarkable
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Carter Starocci has done it. Starocci defeats Rocco Welsh 2-0 to win his fourth national title, the first time it’s been done in Penn State history and the sixth time ever
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If you’re a Penn State wrestling fan that is exactly what you wanted to see out of that team. Absolutely owned one of the country’s best teams in match that had it all for the Nittany Lions. Really showed why they’re ranked No. 2 in the country tonight
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James Franklin says that Penn State’s 16 tackles for loss are the most the Nittany Lions have had since it became an NCAA statistic
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Carter Starocci loves watching his teammates wrestle. He said watching Levi wrestle made him “feel like running through a steel wall.” Starocci also added he has to maintain his emotions “through their matches” as well
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Levi Haines on maintaining his weight: “I walk around like 165, so I'm not a giant 157-pounder, but I have aspirations to go up in weight for sure.”
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Levi Haines now has a top-10 win. Haines knocks off Lewan 3-1 in sudden victory. The Bryce Jordan Center is rocking
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Your 2023-24 national champions
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The takedown that won Levi Haines the title
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Carter Starocci’s Michael Myers theme is back
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Aaron Brooks and Carter Starocci are a unique tandem that accomplished something that had never been done before on Saturday. And they couldn’t do it alone. Story:
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Flight back to State College is about to start, but here’s one last article from Tulsa. Max Dean and RBY gave the program their all. Their presence as culture leaders can’t be understated
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They’ve done it. Penn State finishes with a perfect 5-0 record in national title bouts. Max Dean beats Jacob Warner for the second time this season and wins his first career national title. He’s been a great addition from day one to Penn State’s lineup
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Super excited and honored to announce I’ll be the Daily Collegian’s first ever wrestling editor in my third season covering PSU wrestling. With the help of @KalebBoyerMI , @shannontanczos and @CallTheHuddle , the Collegian’s wrestling beat will reach new heights. Stay tuned.
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Shayne Van Ness. What a comeback. Van Ness faced an 8-1 deficit heading into the third period, but stuck Maryland's Ethan Miller with a fall with under a minute remaining. Van Ness is moving on against the odds and adds team bonus points in the process.
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Video of the post-match activities between Carter Starocci and DJ Washington. Coaching staffs had to separate the two and force them to shake hands
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What a tournament for Shayne Van Ness. In his first match, he faced a massive deficit before pinning his opponent in the third period to move on. Then he played spoiler on No. 5 Paniro Johnson. Then he was down 7-3 in the third period but found a way to win. Today, he won 3rd
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Bernie Truax earns a massive 12-0 major decision over No. 2 Isaiah Salazar to finish fifth. Those bonus points have implications for the team score record. With 154.5 points, Penn State needs four national champions to break the tournament-record 170 points set by Iowa in 1997
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Not sure why Alabama is even in the playoff picture as a 2-loss team without a conference championship win. Penn State finished No. 5 in 2016 with two losses, but won the Big Ten. If there’s any consistency, Ohio State and TCU should be shoo-ins for the No. 3 and No. 4 spot
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Penn State wrestling now has five top-10 commitments for the class of 2024, and it just got its highest-rated one of them all. Read here⬇️
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Penn State officially finishes with 131.5 team points in their team national title performance. With five wrestlers bringing home the crown, it’s been an arguably flawless last couple sessions for Cael Sanderson’s squad
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A look at Shayne Van Ness’ fall courtesy of @MrPatMineo
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I’m very excited to say I’ll be covering Penn State football next season alongside @maxralph_ @RipchikSpencer @bigsengtweets and @AlexisYoder1 Had this goal in mind when I joined the @DailyCollegian last spring and I can’t wait to get to work
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4⭐️ class of ‘25 OT Jaelyne Matthews has committed to Penn State on Instagram live. According to his Twitter bio, Matthews stands at 6-foot-7 and weighs 295 pounds
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Back-to-back comebacks for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Down 6-0 in the first period, Levi Haines battled back and tied the match at 8-8 in the third before pinning Bryce Andonian. The Penn State crowd is going berserk
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Max Dean with an emotional interview after his 7th place finish
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An emotional Max Dean after finishing 7th in 2023. Won the national title with PSU in ‘22 after transferring from Cornell. 4x All-American. Hats off to an incredible career. @On3sports x @PennStateOn3
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Cael Sanderson’s weekly media availability just ended, and there was some noteworthy stuff. Alex Facundo is taking his Olympic redshirt this season and will move up in weight. Aaron Nagao is returning from injury on Sunday at the Black Knight Invitational
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That’s it for the 2022-23 Penn State wrestling season. Penn State takes home its 10th team title under Cael Sanderson and crowns two wrestlers as national champions. Thank you for following my coverage all season long and I’ll be back at it next season
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Aaron Brooks is your 2024 Hodge Trophy winner
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🦁 AARON BROOKS // 🏆 The 2024 Hodge Trophy Winner // 🔥 Penn State's seventh overall Trophy // 🚨 Read it at GoPSU! // 🦁 #PSUwr
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Levi Haines defeats Robb again. This time it was 5-3. Haines is headed to the national championship as a true freshman
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BREAKING: Carter Starocci is returning to Penn State with a chance to be the first college wrestler ever to win five titles
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Build a legacy that won’t be touched EVER. Penn State, Stand Up. Onward and Upward 5️⃣
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Penn State wrestling’s seedings: No. 1: Braeden Davis, Levi Haines, Aaron Brooks and Greg Kerkvliet No. 2: Beau Bartlett, Mitchell Mesenbrink No. 3-5: N/A No. 6: Bernie Truax No. 7: Tyler Kasak No. 8: N/A No. 9: Carter Starocci No. 10: Aaron Nagao
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Bo Nickal has yet to make it out of round 1. Nickal knocks out Woodburn in around 36 seconds as he climbs the UFC ladder. Wow.
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BO NICKAL DOES IT AGAIN!! @NoBickal gets it done in UNDER A MINUTE at #UFC290 !
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James Franklin and company has landed a 4-star running back and two 4-star linebackers in the span of 4 days. The Nittany Lions’ recruiting team is on a hot streak to say the least
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BREAKING: They're going back-to-back 😏 @PennStateFball added major 4-star linebacker @TaMereRobinson3 just one day after landing @Tony_Rojas5
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That’s all from me for the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Thank you all for following my coverage this weekend. I really appreciate it. As graduation approaches, who knows where I’ll be the next time the NCAA Tournament comes around. But for now, thank you Kansas City
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James Franklin and Co. pick up the commitment of 3⭐️ pass catcher Yazeed Haynes. Haynes brings a 6’1 frame with sub-4.40 speed to State College. He will be an intriguing prospect to watch in the future
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BREAKING: @PennStateFball officially picked up a commitment from 2023 wide receiver Yazeed Haynes, who was formerly committed to Rutgers
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Beau Bartlett at 141 compared to Beau Bartlett at 149 last season is so much more explosive. You have to think wrestling bigger guys last season was a valuable learning experience for him.
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Took home some hardware. Honored to receive a Golden Quill for Student Excellence in Written Journalism for sports
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Single leg ✅ Transition to cradle ✅ Pin ✅ Levi Haines pins Maryland’s Kevin Schork in the first period to extend Penn State’s lead to 19-3
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Takeaways from James Franklin's weekly press conference: - DEPTH, DEPTH, DEPTH. Penn State played 59 players against Central Michigan - The secondary has dominated this season and leads the nation in pass breakups - Exciting opportunity for DL against Northwestern OL
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Carter Starocci on the Burroughs - Mesenbrink drama yesterday. “I’d like to see him do something like that to me or (Aaron) Brooks … and see how tough he is.”
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Stats brought to you by James Franklin: - Iowa’s 76 total yards is the 10th-fewest allowed in school history. - Iowa’s four first downs were the 4th-fewest allowed in school history. - Penn State had 45:27 of possession
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James Franklin revealed a number of starters at his press conference today. - 5-star freshman Drew Allar will be the backup quarterback - Tyler Elsdon will start at middle linebacker with Kobe King playing a lot as well - Jake Pinegar has earned his starting kicking job again
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Carter Starocci has defeated Mekhi Lewis 4-0 to move on to the semifinals. He’s an All-American once again
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Seth Nevills closes out the dual meet with a pin in replacement of Greg Kerkvliet. All around great performance from the Nittany Lions, with the exception of 125 pounds
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Little life update. Today was my first day interning for the @PittsburghPG this summer. It was great being in the newsroom and meeting some of the staff today. I’m excited for what’s to come. I’ll be covering anything from high school sports to pro sports teams.
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Derrick White and Sam Hauser tonight with Jaylen Brown out and Jayson Tatum doubtful
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"We Are" chants can be audibly heard through BTN's broadcast in the Covelli Center
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James Franklin says true freshman LB Tony Rojas has put on 29 pounds of “good weight” at Penn State already
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Stay tuned 👀 @carterstarocci
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Seth Nevills, who used to also play football for Penn State, stepped in for Greg Kirkvliet and records a major decision. Nevills hadn't wrestled until tonight, but his victory tonight improves his career record to 40-9
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Another 80+ yard touchdown by Penn State to extend its lead in the fourth quarter
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Aaron Brooks defeats Trent Hidlay 6-1 to win his fourth title. Penn State has also surpassed Iowa’s 170-point mark as they finish with 172.5 team points, a new NCAA record. The Nittany Lions finish first by 100 points, shattering the previous record of 73.75 set in 1986
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Penn State had 7 wrestlers earn spots in the conference semifinals, all of which also earned NCAA qualifying bids in the process. 133: Roman Bravo-Young 141: Beau Bartlett 157: Levi Haines 174: Carter Starocci 184: Aaron Brooks 197: Max Dean HWT: Greg Kerkvliet
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Penn State had seven wrestlers in the semifinals entering the second session. Six of them will wrestle for Big Ten titles tomorrow. 133: Roman Bravo-Young 157: Levi Haines 174: Carter Starocci 184: Aaron Brooks 197: Max Dean HWT: Greg Kerkvliet
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A look at the Penn State-esque look the Jaguars just pulled out on 4th-and-1. First the Rose Bowl, now the 2023 Wild Card. Physical football is coming back slowly but surely
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The cradle that sent Beau Bartlett to the quarterfinals
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Malik McClain, standing at 6-foot-4, brings a great combination of size and speed to State College. His size also contributes to his ability to run block down field. McClain will look to have his skill set utilized more than it was at Florida State
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Penn State wrestling picked up a pair of commitments yesterday from Cole and Connor Mirasola. Connor is ranked No. 11 in the class of 2024, while Cole is ranked No. 21. Penn State also has 2024 commitments from the No. 3, No. 6 and No. 7 recruits
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That was unexpected. Levi Haines stepped in for Terrell Barraclough against a ranked Corbyn Munson and recorded the fastest pin of the night so far. Haines, a true freshman, was a very highly touted recruit out of high school
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Penn State's dual meet win streak continues after defeating No. 2 Iowa 23-14. The Nittany Lions haven't lost a dual meet since the 2019-20 season The win also marks Cael Sanderson's 100th Big Ten dual meet win as Penn State's head coach.
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Rojas is the No. 3 player in Virginia and the No. 8 linebacker in the country, according to 247 Sports. Penn State beat out Georgia and Clemson for his commitment. Fun fact: On top of being a highly touted linebacker, Rojas ran for 1,568 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2021
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BREAKING: @PennStateFball has its first linebacker in the 2023 recruiting class, 4-star and longtime target @Tony_Rojas5
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Nick Singleton house call to start Penn State’s second half. That kid is fast
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In case you missed it, here’s a look at Max Dean’s bow-and-arrow to pin No. 17 Gavin Hoffman
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Aaron Brooks has taken down the reigning gold medalist in two matches. Brooks is headed to Paris
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3x All-American Bernie Truax has committed to Penn State, the Cal Poly transfer announced on his Instagram account. Truax has finished 4th at 174, 184 and 197 pounds the last three seasons
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Penn State’s massive transfer portal campaign continues with the addition of Aaron Nagao. The 133-pounder placed No. 5 at NCAAs last season and was a runner-up to Roman Bravo-Young at Big 10s
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I’m excited to announce that I will be continuing my wrestling career at Penn State! I will be forever grateful for Minnesota. Words alone will never be enough to describe my gratitude towards them. Nevertheless, I know my faith. Matthew 6:33 🦁
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Max Dean pulls off the late bow-and-arrow to earn the major decision. Penn State clinches the dual meet versus Wisconsin ahead of the heavyweight match
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That was fast. Bo Nickal finishes Jamie Pickett in the first round with a submission
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Before the meet, Penn State unveiled its 2022 national championship banner
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Leaderboard after Day 1: 1. Penn State - 34.5 T2. Iowa - 24.5 T2. Iowa State - 24.5 T4. Michigan - 22 T4. NC State - 22 6. Nebraska - 21 7. Ohio State - 20.5 8. Cornell - 18.5 9. Virginia Tech - 17.5 10 Missouri - 14
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The moment Greg Kerkvliet became a national champion
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Mitchell Mesenbrink is going to the national championship with a 17-9 major decision. He will face Iowa State’s David Carr in the championship
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Mesenbrink also doesn’t win if he didn’t earn that takedown with :01 on the clock in the second period. What a performance to pull that one off
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What a comeback. Hamiti held an 11-6 lead in the third period, but Mesenbrink escaped and caught Hamiti on his back for a takedown and three near-fall points. Mesenbrink is a Big Ten champ
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