Live Blog: Updates from the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships

By Jon Sauber

Updated March 17, 2022 9:57 PM

Penn State wrestling is competing in the the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships Thursday through Saturday with nine wrestlers taking part in Detroit. The Nittany Lions had five national champions last season and will be looking for even more this time around — while also chasing the team title. All nine wrestlers remain alive after the first day.

Scroll below to see how the action unfolded in the first and second round.

Preliminary matches getting underway. First PSU wrestler will be Drew Hildebrandt, who's on deck on Mat 3. He'll be taking on Lock Haven's Anthony Noto.
— Centre Daily Times (@centredaily) March 17, 2022

Noto a TD 46 secs into SV tops Hildebrandt, 4-2, not too good for PSU
— Centre Daily Times (@centredaily) March 17, 2022

Just as PSU loses Hildebrandt down to consolation bracket, so does Iowa as Drake Ayala falls to Chattanooga's Fabian Gutierrez in first round
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 17, 2022

No.13 Beau Bartlett and No. 20 Colin Realbuto of UNI in the hole mat 1...so we have RBY on deck mat 4, Lee in the hole mat 6, Beau in the hole mat 1 #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 17, 2022

RBY with a 16-4 major, Lee up 12-0 1:15 left in 2nd
— Centre Daily Times (@centredaily) March 17, 2022

Nick Lee the 15-3 major with 4:05 RT! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 17, 2022

Bartlett with a late TD secures a 5-4 win to edge Realbuto
— Centre Daily Times (@centredaily) March 17, 2022

Berge drops 2-1 decision on RT #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 17, 2022

Carter Starocci the pin at the 6:38 mark! Big win big bonus! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 17, 2022

Max Dean the 16-1 TF at the 4:40 mark! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 17, 2022

Brooks a 21-7 major
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 17, 2022

Kerkvliet the fall in 4:17
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 17, 2022

RBY a pin with 15 seconds left in 2nd period
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 17, 2022

Nick Lee a 9-2 win with 2:03 RT! Lee to the quarterfinals!#PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 17, 2022

Bartlett the tough 6-4 loss to Sasso, into conso action tomorrow morning #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 17, 2022

Starocci the 11-4 win! Carter into the quarters! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 18, 2022

Brooks secures a 9-1 major as Dean is down 2-0 after 2, review happening for nearfall points for Aiello
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 18, 2022

Max Dean with the comeback win! Dean the 4-2 victory into the quarters!! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 18, 2022

Kerkvliet with a 10-1 major dec, more bonus for the Nittany Lions
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 18, 2022

Hildebrandt stays alive with a 3-1 win
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 18, 2022

Berge the 15-7 major decision! Brady moves on and picks up big bonus for Penn State! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 18, 2022

This story was originally published March 17, 2022 at 12:13 PM.

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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