Penn State Wrestling should once again why they are the number 1 team in the country and it’s not even close. Iowa was able to win 2 of the first 4 matches but it quickly unraveled. The results for each bout are posted below.
125- #2 Braeden Davis (PSU) 2 v #7 Drake Ayala (Iowa) 4
T3- Ayala
E1- Davis
2nd Period
Ayala Bottom
E1- Ayala
3rd Period
PSU Bottom
E1- Davis
4-2 dec Ayala
133- #6 Aaron Nagao (PSU) 11 v #20 Cullan Schriever (Iowa) 0
T3- Nagao
2nd Period
Nagao Bottom
E1- Nagao
3rd Period
Neutral
T3- Nagao
NF3- Nagao
RT1- Nagao
11-0 MD Nagao
141- #1 Beau Bartlett 7 (PSU) v #2 Real Woods (Iowa) 2
T3- Bartlett
E1- Woods
2nd Period
Woods Bottom
E1- Woods
Stall Warning (Bartlett)
3rd Period
Bartlett Bottom
E1- Bartlett
T3- Bartlett
7-2 dec Bartlett
149- #10 Tyler Kasak (PSU) 8 v #12 Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) 11
Stall Warning (Kasak)
T3- Rathjen
2nd Period
Kasak Bottom
E1- Kasak
T3- Rathjen
E1- Kasak
3rd Period
Rathjen Bottom
E1- Rathjen
T3- Kasak
E1- Rathjen
T3- Kasak
SV1
T3- Rathjen
11-8 SV dec Rathjen
157- #1 Levi Haines 12 (PSU) v #5 Jared Franek (Iowa) 0
T3- Haines
Stall Warning (Franek)
2nd Period
Haines Bottom
E1- Haines
T3- Haines
Stall (Franek) +1 Haines
3rd Period
Neutral
T3- Haines
RT1
12-0 MD Haines
165- #7 Mitchell Mesenbrink 12 (PSU) v #6 Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) 6
T3- Mesenbrink
E1- Caliendo
T3- Mesenbrink
Stall Warning (Caliendo)
2nd Period
Caliendo Bottom
E1- Caliendo
Stall (Caliendo) +1 Mesenbrink
T3- Mesenbrink
E1- Caliendo
3rd Period
Mesenbrink Bottom
E1- Mesenbrink
T3- Caliendo
RT1- Mesenbrink
12-6 dec Mesenbrink
174- #1 Carter Starocci (PSU) 13 v #7 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) 5
T3- Starocci
E1- Kennedy
T3- Starocci
2nd Period
Starocci Bottom
E1- Starocci
T3- Starocci
E1- Kennedy
T3- Starocci
3rd Period
Kennedy Bottom
Locked Hands +1 Kennedy
E1- Kennedy
Stall Warning (Starocci)
Stall (Starocci) +1 Kennedy
13-5 MD Starocci
184- #6 Bernie Truax 8 (PSU) v Aiden Riggins 0
T3- Truax
Stall Warning (Truax)
2nd Period
Truax Bottom
E1- Truax
3rd Period
Neutral
T3- Truax
RT1- Truax
8-0 MD Truax
197- #1 Aaron Brooks (PSU) 5 v #11 Zach Glazier (Iowa) 1
2nd Period
Brooks Bottom
E1- Brooks
T3- Brooks
3rd Period
Glazier Bottom
Stall Warning (Brooks)
E1- Glazier
RT1- Brooks
5-1 dec Brooks
HWT- #1 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) 9 v Ben Kueter (Iowa) 1
T3- Kerkvliet
E1- Kueter
2nd Period
Kueter Bottom
Stall Warning (Kueter)
3rd Period
Kerkvliet Bottom
E1- Kerkvliet
T3- Kerkvliet
Stall (Kueter) +1 Kerkvliet
RT1- Kerkvliet
What’s next?
Penn State’s next dual will be at home on February 12th against Rutgers.
Iowa’s next dual will be at home against Wisconsin.
-Liam M