It has been almost six years since Penn State wrestling lost a dual meet, and the setting for that loss was Iowa’s Carver Hawkeye Arena.
It might be six more years before Penn State wrestling loses again, and sometimes, it feels like it might be 600 years.
Friday night, it felt like it might be 600 years before PSU suffered another loss.
No. 1 Penn State took care of No. 4 Iowa in dominant fashion, winning its 79th consecutive dual meet and extending its NCAA record.
No. 2 Luke Lilledahl set the tone for the night by beating No. 2 Dean Peterson, and it was all PSU from there.
Luke Lilledahl Gets Revenge, Penn State Wrestling Starts Hot at Iowa
Penn State will look for No. 80 Sunday against Northwestern in Evanston. The dual meet is scheduled to begin at 3.
Here’s how win No. 79 went down.
125: No. 2 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) over No. 6 Dean Peterson (Iowa) 11-5
Penn State 3, Iowa 0
133: No. 5 Marcus Blaze (Penn State) over No. 8 Drake Ayala (Iowa) 4-2
Penn State 6, Iowa 0
141: No. 11 Nasir Bailey (Iowa) over No. 7 Braeden Davis (Penn State) 3-2
Penn State 6, Iowa 3
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.149: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) over No. 17 Ryder Block (Iowa) 13-4 major decision
Penn State 10, Iowa 3
157: No. 3 PJ Duke (Penn State) over No. 12 Jordan Williams (Iowa) 4-2
Penn State 13, Iowa 3
165: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) over No. 3 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) 11-2
Penn State 17, Iowa 3
174: No. 1 Levi Haines (Penn State) over Gabe Arnold (Iowa) 4-2
Penn State 20, Iowa 3
184: No. 4 Rocco Welsh (Penn State) over No. 1 Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) 2-1 (TB2)
Penn State 23, Iowa 3
197: No. 1 Josh Barr (Penn State) pins Brody Sampson (Iowa)
Penn State 29, Iowa 3
Heavyweight: No. 15 Cole Mirasola (Penn State) over No. 5 Ben Kueter (Iowa) 4-3
Penn State 32, Iowa 3
