MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Nick Lee (Evansville, Ind.) has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the week ending Feb. 9, 2020. Lee's honor is the first of the season for the second-ranked Nittany Lions. He shares the honor with Michigan's Mason Parris.
Lee dominated two top ten opponents in Penn State's Big Ten road weekend, helping the Nittany Lions post two top-six road dual victories. Lee, ranked No. 2 nationally at 141 by InterMat, posted a dominant 14-1 major decision over No. 7 Tristan Moran of Wisconsin in Penn State's 29-10 victory in Madison. Two days later, Lee pinned No. 5 Mitch McKee of Minnesota in the first period. Lee took McKee down and got the fast fall at the 1:56 mark in Penn State's 31-10 victory in Minneapolis.
Lee is now 16-0 overall, with 15 of those victories earning bonus points. Lee has four pins, seven techs and four majors this season. The Nittany Lions improved to 10-2 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten with the two road victories. Lee has a 79-11 career record.
Penn State is now 10-2 overall, 7-1 in the Big Ten. Minnesota falls to 9-6, 4-3 in Big Ten action. Penn State hosts No. 3 Ohio State in the 2020 BJC Dual next Saturday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. The dual in the 16,000-seat arena will also be a BTN national telecast.
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