UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team had seven wrestlers competing at Millersville University's Floyd 'Shorty' Hitchcock Memorial. Penn State had grapplers competing both attached and unattached at the event and five of the seven wrestlers placed.
True freshman Greg Kirkvliet (Grove Heights, Minn.) won the 285-pound title, wrestling unattached at 285. The Minnesota-native went 4-0 with three pins and had an addition win against a non-collegiate wrestler. True freshman Baylor Shunk (Centre Hall, Pa.) went 2-1 unattached at 125. The central Pennsylvania native placed third at the event.
Junior Devin Schnupp (Lititz, Pa.) posted a 4-1 mark at 125. Schnupp had a pin, a tech and a major and placed fifth Sophomore Austin Hoopes (Afton, Wyo.) went 5-1 at 197 and took fifth place. Sophomore Joey Blumer (Leechburg, Pa.) took sixth at 141. Blumer went 4-2 with one pin. Junior Luke Gardner (Pottsville, Pa.) went 2-0 at 149, ending his day after two victories that included one pin. Freshman Creighton Edsell (Wyalusing, Pa.) also got a match in at 174, going 1-0
Penn State is now 4-1 overall in duals, 1-0 in the Big Ten, after Friday night's win over Illinois. The Nittany Lions return to dual meet action tomorrow when they host Northwestern in Rec Hall on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m.
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