Penn State wrestling has had one dual meet thus far, and here’s a rundown of how everybody’s doing so far.
Nine of Penn State’s 10 starters for Thursday’s dual meet against Bloomsburg won their matches, and eight of those wins were of the bonus point variety.
Penn State also did this without its full projected lineup in the fold.
Marcus Blaze, who will be the team’s regular starter at 141, wasn’t in the lineup against Bloomsburg, and coach Cael Sanderson said he could be back for Sunday night’s dual meet against Oklahoma. Blaze isn’t just one of the best wrestlers on Penn State or one of the best wrestlers in the country: He’s one of the best wrestlers in the world, and proved it by winning a bronze medal at the Senior World Championships in Kazaksthan late last month. So the type of guy Penn State will be welcoming back to the lineup, whether that’s this weekend or later in the season.
Here’s a rundown of everybody’s win-loss record and bonus rate so far.
125: Luke Lilledahl (1-0, 100% bonus rate, 1 tech fall)
133: Masanosuke Ono (1-0, 100% bonus rate, one tech fall)
141: Hayden Cunningham (0-1, one decision)
149: Shayne Van Ness (1-0, 100% bonus rate, one pin)
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.157: Tyler Kasak (1-0, 0% bonus rate, one decision)
165: PJ Duke (1-0, 100% bonus rate, one tech fall)
174: Mitchell Mesenbrink (1-0, 100% bonus rate, one tech fall)
184: Rocco Welsh (1-0, 100% bonus rate, one tech fall)
197: Josh Barr (1-0, 100% bonus rate, one tech fall)
Heavyweight: Connor Mirasola (1-0, 100% bonus rate, one major decision)
Penn State-Oklahoma is scheduled to start at 8 on ESPN+.
