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Penn State wrestling clinches 11th NCAA national title under Cael Sanderson

Death, taxes, and Penn State winning a national championship in college wrestling.

Add another national title to the books for Penn State’s wrestling program. The Nittany Lions clinched the NCAA team national championship with a strong showing in the semifinals on Friday, going a perfect 6-0 in semifinal matches at the NCAA national championships.

Penn State sits in first place with 148.0 points after Friday’s semifinal matches. Michigan is in second place with a point total of 65.5, and Iowa is in third with 65.0 points. This marks Penn State’s third consecutive team national title under head coach Cael Sanderson, and its 11th in the past 13 seasons. This is Penn State’s 12th all-time national championship for the wrestling team.

[autotag]Beau Bartlett[/autotag] (141 lb), [autotag]Levi Haines[/autotag] (157 lb), [autotag]Mitchell Mesenbrink[/autotag] (165 lb), [autotag]Carter Starocci[/autotag] (174 lb), [autotag]Aaron Brooks[/autotag] (197 lb), and [autotag]Greg Kerkvliet[/autotag] (285 lb) all will compete for individual national titles on Saturday.

Penn State has also had eight wrestlers named all-americans, bringing the school’s all-time total to 254.

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Recap: Penn State at the NCAA Divison 1 Wrestling Finals

A rundown of Penn State’s results from the NCAA wrestling championships.

Penn State wrestling has become a dynasty in college sports ever since coach [autotag]Cael Sanderson[/autotag] took over in 2009. He has produced a plethora of All-Americans, Big Ten champions, and national titles.

2023 was no different for the Nittany Lions as heading into the individual title matches, the team had already locked up it’s second consecutive overall title.

On the same night the basketball team fought for respect in the NCAA basketball tournament, their classmates and fellow Nittany Lions were in Tulsa, Oklahoma looking to earn some respect of their own.

Five wrestlers individually were competing for national championships, as well as competing for an overall team title for the second straight year.

Check-in below with how they fair in the BOK Arena with all the action taking place on the famed mat one.

NCAA wrestling championship photos: Penn State nearing another national title

Penn State’s wrestling team is inching closer to yet another national championship.

The month of March has much more than basketball madness popping up around Happy Valley. At Penn State, March is when the school’s wrestling program performs at its best, and it is once again closing in on another national championship at this year’s NCAA wrestling championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Penn State’s top wrestlers went 5-2 in the semifinals to inch closer to another team title under head coach Cael Sanderson. Following Friday’s round, Penn State owned 116.5 points in the standings, with Iowa in second with 77.0 points in the overall team standings. Five Penn State wrestlers will have a chance to secure an individual national title on Saturday; [autotag]Roman Bravo-Young[/autotag], [autotag]Levi Haines[/autotag], [autotag]Carter Starocci[/autotag], [autotag]Aaron Brooks[/autotag], and [autotag]Greg Kerkvliet[/autotag]. [autotag]Beau Bartlett[/autotag] and [autotag]Shayne Van Ness[/autotag] will battle for third-place in consolation matches on Saturday.

Here are some of the best photos of Penn State hitting the mats at the NCAA wrestling national championships in Tulsa.

Best photos from Penn State wrestling’s Big Ten championship

Best photos of Roman Bravo-Young and the Penn State wrestling program’s Big Ten championship.

Death, taxes, and Penn State wrestling. Once again the most dominant athletics program at Penn State celebrated a Big Ten championship at this year’s Big Ten wrestling championships, thus setting the tone for another potential national championship run for the program.

[autotag]Roman Bravo-Young[/autotag] (133), [autotag]Aaron Brooks[/autotag] (184),  [autotag]Carter Starocci[/autotag] (174), and [autotag]Levi Haines[/autotag] (157) all won individual Big Ten titles in their respective weight classes to help Penn State build its lead for the team championship. [autotag]Max Dean[/autotag] (197) and [autotag]Greg Kerkvliet[/autotag] (285) were finalists in their weight class as well but fell shy of a Big Ten championship.

Here are some of the best photos from Penn State’s wrestling stars at the Big Ten championships.