Big Ten Wrestling Championships are complete. See all the Penn State results
The second and final day of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships is complete.
Penn State won its third consecutive conference title with a school record 181.5 points. It topped Nebraska by 44.5 points.
Session 4 (Recap)
The Big Ten Wrestling Championships are complete as Penn State went 5-1 in the finals.
The Nittany Lions had two others finish third and one other finished fourth. During the third session, Josh Barr suffered an injury, which forced him to medically forfeit and finish sixth at 197 pounds.
Here are Penn State’s bout-by-bout results from the final session:
285 pounds, finals: Gable Steveson, Minnesota, dec. Greg Kerkvliet, PSU, 10-3
184 pounds, finals: Carter Starocci, PSU, dec. Max McEnelly, Minnesota, 8-5 (SV)
174 pounds, finals: Levi Haines, PSU, major dec. Lenny Pinto, Nebraska, 12-1
165 pounds, finals: Michell Mesenbrink, PSU, dec. Mikey Caliendo, Iowa, 4-1
157 pounds, finals: Tyler Kasak, PSU, major dec. Brandon Cannon, Ohio State, 12-2
149 pounds, consolation finals: Shayne Van Ness, PSU major dec. Kyle Parco, Iowa, 13-0
141 pounds, consolation finals: Beau Bartlett, PSU, dec. Jesse Mendez, Ohio State, 4-2
133 pounds, consolation finals: Nic Bouzakis, Ohio State, pinned Braeden Davis, PSU, 2:22
125 pounds, finals: Luke Lilledahl, PSU, dec. Caleb Smith, Nebraska, 4-3
197 pounds, fifth-place match: Camden McDanel, Nebraska, forfeit Josh Barr, PSU
Session 3 (Recap)
Penn State went a combined 3-1 in the third session, but there is some worry as Josh Barr seemed to suffer a left leg injury.
He tried to continue his 197-pound consolation semifinals match against Minnesota’s Isaiah Salazar. On the whistle after an injury timeout for Salazar, the Golden Gophers’ wrestler shot in on Barr for a takedown.
On his way down, Barr signaled for injury time, and the bout was stopped.
With Barr’s injury, it’s doubtful he competes, so there are nine Nittany Lions wrestlers competing in the final session, which is the finals, third- and fifth-place matches. The session is slated for a 5:30 p.m. start.
Penn State has tallied 156.5 points to lead Nebraska by 29.5 points.
Here are Penn State’s bout-by-bout results from the third session:
197 pounds, consolation semifinals: Isaiah Salazar, Minnesota, injury def. Josh Barr, PSU, 1:07
149 pounds, consolation semifinals: Shayne Van Ness, PSU, major dec. Andrew Clark, Rutgers, 12-1
141 pounds, consolation semifinals: Beau Bartlett, PSU, dec. Joseph Olivieri, Rutgers, 4-2
133 pounds, consolation semifinals: Braeden Davis, PSU, dec. Braxton Brown, Maryland, 9-7
Session 2 (Recap)
Penn State went 8-3 in Session 2 Saturday, with six wrestlers moving on to Sunday’s finals. The following wrestlers will compete for Big Ten individual titles: Luke Lilledahl (125), Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174), Carter Starocci (184) and Greg Kerkvliet (285).
The Nittany Lions earned bonus points in six of their eight wins in the session.
Here are Penn State’s bout-by-bout results from the second session:
285 pounds, semifinals: Greg Kerkvliet, PSU, major dec. Joshua Heindselman, Michigan, 9-1
197 pounds, semifinals: Jacob Cardenas, Michigan, dec. Josh Barr, PSU, 4-1 (SV)
184 pounds, semifinals: Carter Starocci, PSU, major dec. Jaxon Smith, Maryland, 12-2
174 pounds, semifinals: Levi Haines, PSU, dec. Patrick Kennedy, Iowa, 10-3
165 pounds, semifinals: Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU, tech. fall Beau Mantanona, Michigan, 25-8 (6:29)
157 pounds, semifinals: Tyler Kasak, PSU, pinned Antrell Taylor, Nebraska, 1:17
149 pounds, semifinals: Kannon Webster, Illinois, dec. Shayne Van Ness, PSU, 4-2
141 pounds, semifinals: Vance Vombaur, Minnesota, dec. Beau Bartlett, PSU, 5-3
125 pounds, semifinals: Luke Lilledahl, PSU, major dec. Matt Ramos, Purdue, 12-4
133 pounds, consolation quarterfinals: Braeden Davis, PSU, dec. Angelo Rini, Indiana, 10-5
133 pounds, consolation second round: Braeden Davis, PSU, tech. fall Dustin Norris, Purdue, 17-2 (2:03)
Session 1 (Recap)
The Nittany Lions went 11-1 for the session that began Saturday morning. They pushed nine into Saturday night’s semifinals, which are slated for an 8 p.m. start.
The semifinalists are Luke Lilledahl (125 pounds), Beau Bartlett (141), Shayne Van Ness (149), Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174), Carter Starocci (184), Josh Barr (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (285).
Penn State recorded bonus points in 10 of the 11 victories, while racking up 88 points. It leads the team race by 28 points over Nebraska.
Here are Penn State’s bout-by-bout results in the first session:
285 pounds, quarterfinals: Greg Kerkvliet, PSU, pinned Ben Kueter, Iowa, 1:53
197 pounds, quarterfinals: Josh Barr, PSU, tech. fall Camden McDanel, Nebraska, 17-2 (4:05)
184 pounds, quarterfinals: Carter Starocci, PSU, tech. fall Donnell Washington, Indiana, 18-1 (4:54)
157 pounds, quarterfinals: Tyler Kasak, PSU, dec. Trevor Chumbley, Northwestern, 7-3
174 pounds, quarterfinals: Levi Haines, PSU, pinned Brody Baumann, Purdue, 5:58
165 pounds, quarterfinals: Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU, injury def. Paddy Gallagher, Ohio State, :01
149 pounds, quarterfinals: Shayne Van Ness, PSU, major dec. Kal Miller, Maryland, 12-2
141 pounds, quarterfinals: Beau Bartlett, PSU, major dec. Greyson Clark, Purdue, 13-3
133 pounds, quarterfinals: Dylan Shawver, Rutgers, dec. Braeden Davis, PSU, 3-1
125 pounds, quarterfinals: Luke Lilledahl, PSU, major dec. Joey Cruz, Iowa, 11-1
133 pounds, first round: Braeden Davis, PSU, major dec. Andrew Hampton, Michigan State, 11-2
125 pounds, first round: Luke Lilledahl, PSU, pinned Caelan Riley, Illinois, 4:09
This story was originally published March 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM.
