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Carter Starocci Makes History, Penn State Breaks Own Points Record at NCAA Wrestling Championships

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Penn State broke its own points record at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in grand style.

Carter Starocciโ€™s fifth national championship – a 4-3 win over Northern Iowaโ€™s Parker Keckeisen – clinched the record that was set by last seasonโ€™s Nittany Lions.

After the match, Starocci was quick to credit the coaching staff on all of his success at Penn State.

โ€œThis coaching staff, theyโ€™re just on another level,โ€ Starocci told ESPN. โ€œWe have 10 All-Americans. The freshmen are ready to go. The seniors are still fresh. Weโ€™re the ones going out there, but the coachesโ€ฆyou just canโ€™t put words on it.โ€

Penn State now has 173 points for the championships, beating last yearโ€™s total of 172.5. They still have two wrestlers competing for titles tonight in 165-pounder Mitchell Mesenbrink and 197-pounder Josh Barr.

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