March 8, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Junior Morgan McIntosh etched his place into Penn State wrestling history by earning a Big Ten title at 197 pounds on Sunday afternoon inside St. John Arena.
McIntosh powered past top-seeded Kyle Snyder from Ohio State for a 4-1 victory in the final match at 197 to earn Penn State's 35th Big Ten individual championship. The California native is the 20th different Nittany Lion wrestler to win a Big Ten title.
Senior Matt Brown came up short in his bid to become a two-time Big Ten champion in the finals at 174 pounds. Nonethetless, McIntosh and Brown wrestled well throughout the weekend and represented the Nittany Lions on the conference's biggest wrestling stage before a packed house in Columbus on Sunday.
In addition to Brown and McIntosh, Jordan Conaway (125) finished third, Jimmy Gulibon (133) placed sixth, Zack Beitz (149) finished fifth, Matt McCutcheon (184) finished fourth and Jimmy Lawson (285) came home in sixth.
In the team race, the Nittany Lions finished fifth in the final standings with 96.5 points. Iowa and Ohio State tied for the team title and were named co-champions with 120.0 points.
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