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Penn State Wrestling Dominates Iowa 30-8 in B1G Wrestling Showdown

Nittany Lions roll over Hawkeyes in front of record-tying sellout crowd in the Bryce Jordan Center
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.  – The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team (10-0, 4-0 B1G) dominated visiting Iowa (9-1, 3-1 B1G) 30-8 in a Big Ten wrestling showdown Friday night. The Nittany Lions won eight of ten matches, including two tech falls and two majors, in front of a record tying sellout crowd in the Bryce Jordan Center.
The event was wrestling in front of 15,998 fans, tying the NCAA and Penn State all-time record for attendance at an indoor wrestling dual with both other marks held by the Nittany Lions (Penn State vs. Iowa 1/27/23 in BJC; Penn State vs. Iowa 2/10/18 in BJC)
The dual began at 125. True freshman Luke Lilledahl, ranked No. 7 at 125, opened up the dual by dominating No. 26 Joey Cruz. Lilledahl tallied seven takedowns in a 22-6 tech fall at the 6:43 mark. Senior Kurt McHenry moved up a weight to 133 with No. 7 Braeden Davis not competing and dropped a 19-4 tech fall to No. 3 Drake Ayala. Senior+ Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 3 at 141, downed Cullan Schriever 7-3 to give the Nittany Lions an 8-5 lead.
Sophomore Shayne Van Ness, ranked No. 4 at 149, thrilled the BJC sellout crowd with a dominant performance over No. 2 Kyle Parco. Van Ness used a takedown and four nearfall points late in the second period to roll to a 17-6 major and put Penn State on top 12-5. Sophomore Tyler Kasak, ranked No. 3 at 157, used a second period takedown and 2:06 in riding time to roll to a strong 5-2 win over NO. 1 Jacori Teemer in the first half’s final bout.  Penn State led 15-5 at the break.
Sophomore Mitchell Mesenbrink, ranked No. 1 at 165, dominated No. 2 Mikey Caliendo, … more at … https://gopsusports.com/news/2025/01/31/penn-state-wrestling-dominates-iowa-30-8-in-b1g-wrestling-showdown
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No. 1 Penn State dominates No. 2 Iowa wrestling 30-8 in State College
story at … https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/wrestling/d1/no-1-penn-state-dominates-no-2-iowa-wrestling-30-8-state-college

February 5, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | ncaa, penn-state, sports