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Penn State Wrestling Was Even More Dominant Statistically This Season

The Nittany Lions, chasing their fifth straight NCAA title, won nearly 93 percent of their individual bouts in duals this season.
To senior Levi Haines, Penn State’s wrestling dominance is simple. “I think we just find a way to score more points than everybody else,” Haines said after the Nittany Lions completed their sixth straight undefeated season.
And this season, Penn State scored more points than everybody else in a stunningly higher gear. After winning the past four NCAA team championships, the Nittany Lions produced a regular season even more dominant than any of those.
That foreshadows another potentially record-setting Penn State postseason, which begins with the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on March 7-8 at the Bryce Jordan Center. It’s not whether Penn State will win its fifth straight NCAA team title; it’s whether the team will break its scoring record for a third consecutive season. “We have a special thing going here,” Penn State coach Cael Sanderson said earlier this season. How special? Here are the numbers.
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March 2, 2026 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized