PHILADELPHIA– This really might end up being the best Penn State wrestling team ever.
Everybody knew Cael Sanderson’s empire would dominate on the first day and night of this year’s championships.
But for all 10 wrestlers to combine for 20 wins?
Sheesh.
But at Penn State, the impossible is ordinary. So having all 10 wrestlers reach the quarterfinals really doesn’t feel like much of a suprise.
But that doesn’t mean the feat isn’t as impressive as you-know-what.
Furthermore, aside from Braeden Davis in the team’s first match of the day, nobody got a takedown against Penn State.
Yep, it’s kind of scary.
THE BREAKDOWN
Here’s a full breakdown of how Penn State did in Session II.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.125: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl over No. 16 Blake West (Northern Illinois) 16-3 TF
133: No. 8 Braeden Davis over No. 9 Braxton Brown (Maryland) 5-3
141: No. 2 Beau Bartlett over No. 16 Julian Tagg (San Diego State) 4-1
149: No. 3 Shayne Van Ness over No. 19 Andrew Clark (Rutgers) 11-1 MD
157: No. 1 Tyler Kasak over No. 16 Cody Chittum (Iowa State) 8-3
165: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink over No. 16 Kyle Mosher (Hofstra) 22-6 TF
174: No. 2 Levi Haines over No. 18 Gavin Sax (Oklahoma) 4-0
184: No. 1 Carter Starocci over No. 16 Shane Cartagena Walsh (Rutgers) 15-0 TF
197: No. 4 Josh Barr over No. 13 Trey Munoz (Oregon State) 5-2 sudden victory
Heavyweight: No. 3 Greg Kerkvliet over No. 14 Gavin Hoffman (Lock Haven) 4-0
Team Standings:
Here are the team standings through two sessions.
1. Penn State (39.5 points)
2. Nebraska (28)
3. Oklahoma State (27)
t4: Iowa (18), Minnesota (18)
Session III begins Friday at noon.
