Penn State wrestling star Mitchell Mesenbrink now knows who he’ll be facing at Final X, and it’s somebody he’s quite familiar with.
For the third time since March 2024, Mesenbrink will be taking on David Carr.
This is becoming quite the friendly rivalry.
Last spring, Carr beat Mesenbrink 9-8 in an all-time classic national championship match at 165 pounds.
Mesenbrink got better from the loss, rolling to a national title this past season. For anybody who, for whatever reason, wasn’t sure how far Mesenbrink had come, he proved it in freestyle.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Late last month, Mesenbrink and Carr met again, and this time, Mesenbrink not only one, but tech-falled the Iowa State legend. The win meant that Mesenbrink punched his ticket to Final X in June, and Carr had to qualify through the World Team Trials in the middle of May.
Carr did just that, beating Jarrett Jacques 2-0 to qualify for Final X at 74 KG.
The two will now wrestle in a best-of-three series to determine who makes the World Team at that weight.
Final X is scheduled for June 14 in Newark, New Jersey.
