LIVE BLOG: Penn State wrestling updates from the second day of the NCAA Championships

By Jon Sauber

Updated March 20, 2021 1:15 AM

Day two of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship kicks off Friday at the Enterprise Center in St Louis, Missouri. Joe Puetz NCAA Photos via Getty Images

Penn State wrestling continued its uphill climb to defend its 2019 NCAA title at the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships Friday.

Four Nittany Lions advanced to the finals, two are All-Americans and will wrestle for seventh, while two more dropped out Friday after Joe Lee (165 pounds) was eliminated Thursday.

Roman Bravo-Young (133 pounds), Nick Lee (141 pounds), Carter Starocci (174 pounds) and Aaron Brooks (184 pounds) will all have an opportunity to win a championship at their respective weight classes Saturday night.

Michael Beard (197 pounds) and Greg Kerkvliet (heavyweight) are both All-Americans and will wrestle for seventh place Saturday morning.

Brady Berge (157 pounds) had an opportunity to advance to the semifinals Friday morning but took an injury default loss and finished his tournament after he was unable to continue.

Robert Howard (125 pounds) was eliminated Friday morning in wrestlebacks.

Scroll below to see Friday’s action as it occurred..

Kerkvliet drops a tough 14-8 decision to the 4-seed, Greg will wrestle for 7th tomorrow and is an All-American as a freshman #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 20, 2021

Beard drops a 5-0 decision, will wrestle for 7th tomorrow and is an All-American #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 20, 2021

Aaron Brooks moves into the NCAA finals with a 6-4 win! We'll see you in the finals tomorrow Aaron! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 20, 2021

Carter Starocci the full ride out! 1:47 RT and Carter Starocci wins 2-0! We'll see you in the finals, too, Carter! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 20, 2021

Greg Kerkvliet the 13-5 major! Kerkvliet moves on and is an All-American as a freshman! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 20, 2021

Beard stays alive with bonus points and is PSU's 5th All-American https://t.co/RuLq7ZhHcP
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 20, 2021

Brady Berge cannot compete and has medically forfeited...Brady ends the tournament with a 2-1 record and a major and ends the year with a 10-3 mark. #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 20, 2021

141lbs NCAA Finals

#1 Jaydin Eierman (IOWA) vs #2 Nick Lee (PSU)
— WeAreWrestlers (@WeAreWrestlers) March 20, 2021

Nick Lee rolls! A 9-3 win! We'll see you in the finals tomorrow nick! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 20, 2021

RBY into finals opposite Daton Fix with 5-3 win over Myers at ‘33 pic.twitter.com/7WfzEbx9C7
— WIN Magazine (@WINWrestlingMag) March 20, 2021

RBY the 5-3 win! Roman we'll see you in the finals tomorrow night! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 20, 2021

Just like the way the first half of session ended for PSU, the second half does the same with two losses, no more wrestling now until tonight https://t.co/vuNBMXlRMZ
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 19, 2021

Beard drops 8-3 decision, will wrestle in consos tonight #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 19, 2021

Aaron Brooks the 9-4 victory w/ 1:55 RT! AB into the semifinals! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 19, 2021

Starocci wins 6-3, earning his first All-American honor, 3 semifinalists so far for PSU
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 19, 2021

Howard loses by fall at the 2:04 mark. Robert Howard finishes his first NCAA tourney with a 2-2 record. #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 19, 2021

Tough to see for Berge as he looked good and poised to make SFs https://t.co/x4Sy04ntv9
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 19, 2021

Nick Lee an 11-3 win, 4:03 in RT becomes 4-time All-American and 2nd semifinalist for PSU
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 19, 2021

RBY the 4-1 win makes the semis and is now a 2-time All-American
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 19, 2021

Howard with the 9-7 win! Howard moves on! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 19, 2021

This story was originally published March 19, 2021 at 10:58 AM.

Jon Sauber

Centre Daily Times

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Jon Sauber covers Penn State football and men’s basketball for the Centre Daily Times. He earned his B.A. in digital and print journalism from Penn State and his M.A. in sports journalism from IUPUI. His previous stops include jobs at The Indianapolis Star, the NCAA, and Rivals.

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