TODAY'S ACTION
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. --The Penn State Nittany Lions (12-2, 8-1 B1G) will head to Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., for the 2020 Big Ten Championship tournament. The event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, in the RAC. The tournament is a BTN/BTN+ production.
Penn State is coming off a 12-2 dual meet season, 8-1 in conference action. The Lions beat American 40-3 in their season dual finale in Rec Hall on Feb. 23, with three seniors receiving their Rec Hall send-offs by pinning their opponents. Penn State has won 11 or more duals in each of head coach Cael Sanderson's 11 regular seasons at the helm of the Nittany Lions. Pleaes note that Big Ten tournament seeds are NOT finalized until Friday, March 6 (post-press).
The Nittany Lions head to Rutgers with half their line-up making their Big Ten tournament debuts. Redshirt freshman Brandon Meredith will be making his first-ever appearance at the Big Ten tournament. Meredith is 12-13 on the year and owns a 4-9 record against Big Ten competition (both dual meet and open tournament). Roman Bravo-Young, ranked No. 2 in the official NCAA coaches poll at 133, is 17-1 overall and 8-1 vs. the Big Ten this season. Junior Nick Lee heads into the post-season ranked No. 1 at 141 by the coaches. He is 18-0 overall and 10-0 vs. Big Ten competition. Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren makes his Big Ten debut ranked No. 20 at 149 by the coaches. Verkleeren is 15-6 this season, 8-4 vs. Big Ten foes. Junior Bo Pipher also makes his Big Ten tournament debut at 157. Pipher is 9-11 on the year and 3-6 against Big Ten competition.
Senior Vincenzo Joseph enters his final Big Ten tournament ranked No. 1 at 165 by the coaches. He is 13-0 on the year and is 8-0 against the conference. Senior Mark Hall enters his final Big Ten scrap ranked No. 2 by the coaches at 174. He is 20-1 on the year and 11-1 against Big Ten foes. True freshman Aaron Brooks makes his Big Ten tournament debut ranked No. 5 at 184 in the coaches poll. He is 12-1 on the year with a 6-1 record against Big Ten opponents. Senior Shakur Rasheed is ranked No. 24 by the coaches at 197. The Lion makes his final Big Ten tournament appearance with a 5-4 mark this season, 4-4 against the conference. True freshman Seth Nevills makes his Big Ten tourney debut ranked No. 16 in the coaches poll at 285. Nevills is 13-3 on the year with a 6-3 record against Big Ten opponents.
Penn State has won six of the last nine Big Ten tournament titles, including last year. The Nittany Lions had six Big Ten finalists a year ago and left Minneapolis with four champions.
All rankings listed from this point on in the post-season will be NCAA Official Coaches Poll for individual. During the regular season, InterMat's Tournament Power Index and individual rankings are used, are available for free with no paywall at www.intermatwrestle.com, and are the official rankings of the Big Ten Conference.
The 2020 Big Ten Championship will serve as the NCAA qualifier for the conference. Penn State's qualifiers will head to Minneapolis, Minn., for the 2020 NCAA Championships on Thursday through Saturday, March 19-21. The three-day event will take place at US Bank Stadium, home of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and will mark the first time the championship will occur in a stadium.
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NCAA AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS BY WEIGHT for the BIG TEN
125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285 TOTAL
8 7 8 10 6 8 9 10 6 7 79
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (12-2, 8-1 B1G)
125 Brandon Meredith (NR) Fr. Limerick, Pa./Spring-Ford 12-13
(4-9 vs. B1G this year; 4-9 vs. B1G career; 0-0 in B1G tourney)
133 #2 Roman Bravo-Young (6) So. Tucson, Ariz./Sunny Side 17-1
(8-1 vs. B1G this year; 17-6 vs. B1G career; 4-2 in B1G tourney)
141 #1 Nick Lee (3) Jr. Evansville, Ind./Homeschool 18-0
(10-0 vs. B1G this year; 37-6 vs. B1G career; 7-2 in B1G tourney)
149 #20 Jarod Verkleeren (28) So. Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield 15-6
(8-4 vs. B1G this year; 11-7 vs. B1G career; 0-0 in B1G tourney)
157 Bo Pipher (NR) Jr. Paonia, Colo./Paonia 9-11
(3-6 vs. B1G this year; 4-12 vs. B1G career; 0-0 in B1G tourney)
165 #1 Vincenzo Joseph (NR) Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic 13-0
(8-0 vs. B1G this year; 44-6 vs. B1G career; 8-3 in B1G tourney)
174 #2 Mark Hall (3) Sr. Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley 20-1
(11-1 vs. B1G this year; 49-3 vs. B1G career; 9-1 in B1G tourney)
184 #5 Aaron Brooks (NR) Fr. Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown 12-1
(6-1 vs. B1G this year; 6-1 vs. B1G career; 0-0 in B1G tourney)
197 #24 Shakur Rasheed (NR) Sr. Coram, N.Y./Longwood 5-4
(4-4 vs. B1G this year; 23-9 vs. B1G career; 5-1 in B1G tourney)
285 #16 Seth Nevills (NR) Fr. Clovis, Calif./Clovis 13-3
(6-3 vs. B1G this year; 6-3 vs. B1G career; 0-0 in B1G tourney)
Rankings listed are Official NCAA Coaches Rankings, 2/27/20
THIS WEEK
Penn State (12-2, 8-1 B1G) heads to Rutgers University for the 2020 Big Ten Championship on Saturday and Sunday, March 7-8, in Piscataway, N.J. The event will take place in the RAC and is a BTN/BTN+ production.
UP NEXT
Penn State's NCAA qualifiers, earned at Big Tens, will take part in the 2020 NCAA Championships on Thursday through Saturday, March 19-21, in Minneapolis' US Bank Stadium.
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NOTES
VERKLEEREN DOWNS #8 CLARKE AS LIONS ROUT AMERICAN
Sophomore Jarod Verkleeren used a last second takedown to beat #8 Kizhan Clarke in Penn State's 40-3 rout of visiting American University on Feb. 23. Verkleeren battled the ranked Eagle for nearly 7:00 of even action before countering a Clarke effort to score on the edge of the mat as time expired.
JOSEPH, HALL AND RASHEED ROCK THE CRADLE IN THEIR REC HALL FINALES
Penn State had three seniors competing in their final Rec Hall duals against American on Feb. 23 and all three came way with pins, all locking up cradles for the fall, in their swan songs. Vincenzo Joseph pinned Tim Fitzpatrick at the 4:00 mark, Mark Hall pinned Anthony Wokasch at the 2:33 mark and Rasheed pinned Wil Jarrell at the 1:04 mark.
KERKVLIET WINS MAT-TOWN 2 TITLE
True freshman Greg Kerkvliet went 4-0 to win the Mat-Town 2 title on Feb. 23 at Lock Haven, wrestling unattached. He had two pins and a major at 285 to win the crown. Ritchie Heywood went 2-1 and took second at 184 and Donovon Ball went 3-2 for fourth at 184. Creighton Edsell posted a 4-2 mark at 174.
NICK LEE ROLLS TO WIN OVER #1 PLETCHER; EARNS 2ND-STRAIGHT B1G WoW HONOR
Junior Nick Lee gave up an early takedown to #1 Luke Pletcher of Ohio State in Penn State's BJC Dual win over the Buckeyes on Feb. 15 and then dominated the rest of the bout to hand Pletcher his first loss of the season. Lee posted an 8-4 win including 1:50 in riding time to help lead Penn State to a 20-16 victory over the Buckeyes in front of 15,995 fans in a sold out Bryce Jordan Center. Lee was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the second straight time for his performance.
JOSEPH, HALL, BROOKS GET RANKED BONUS WINS IN BJC DUAL VICTORY OVER #3 OHIO STATE
With Nick Lee (141) and Roman Bravo-Young (133) getting big first half win in Penn State's BJC Dual against #3 Ohio State on Feb. 15, a trio of Lion upper weights blew the dual open with bonus point victories against ranked opponents. The trio helped spark Penn State to a 20-16 victory over the Buckeyes in front of 15,995 fans in a sold out Bryce Jordan Center. Vincenzo Joseph posted a 13-5 major over #16 Ethan Smith at 165, Mark Hall pinned #7 Kaleb Romero in just 0:46 at 174 and Aaron Brooks rolled to a 15-4 major over #12 Rocky Jordan at 184.
LEE PINS #5 McKEE TO LEAD LIONS OVER #6 MINNESOTA; NAMED B1G WoW
Junior Nick Lee pinned #5 Mitch McKee in just 1:56 to lead Penn State to a 31-10 road win over Minnesota on Feb. 9 in Minneapolis. Lee was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (2/11) for his performance in the McKee pin and his victory at Wisconsin two days earlier. Joining Lee with key wins over the Gophers was Mark Hall, who downed #8 Devin Skatzka, Vincenzo Joseph who majored Bailee O'Reilly, Roman Bravo-Young who teched Boo Dryden and Aaron Brooks who posted a major over Owen Webster.
BALL AND SHUNK WIN TITLES AT MESSIAH OPEN
True freshmen Donovon Ball and Baylor Shunk both won titles at the Messiah Open on Feb. 8. Shunk posted a 2-0 record at 125 to win the title, including one technical fall. Ball went 4-0 with two majors, a tech and a pin to win the 184-pound crown.
LEE, VERKLEEREN, JOSEPH WITH RANKED WINS AS LIONS ROLL AT #4 WISCONSIN
Nick Lee, Jarod Verkleeren and Vincenzo Joseph posted impressive wins over ranked opponents in Penn State's 29-10 dual victory at #4 Wisconsin. Lee majored #7 Tristan Moran 14-1 with 4:29 in riding time at 141. Verkleeren posted a 3-2 win over #15 Cole Martin at 149. Joseph rolled to a lopsided 8-0 major over #3 Evan Wick with 4:08 in riding time. In addition, Mark Hall got a pin at 174. Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young, ranked #2 at 133, lost a thrilling 6-5 battle to #1 Seth Gross in the dual.
JOSEPH AND HALL'S DUAL MIXERS LEAD LIONS OVER TERPS
Seniors Vincenzo Joseph and Mark Hall both hit mixers within minutes of each other to help spark Penn State to a 40-3 dual meet win over Maryland in Rec Hall on Feb. 2. Joseph used the move to pin Kyle Cochran at 165 in the second period, getting the fall at the 4:01 mark. Hall then mirrored the move to get a fast fall over Phillip Spadafora at 174, getting a first period pin at 0:51.
PIPHER AND HOOPES POST DUAL FIRSTS IN MARYLAND WIN
Junior Bo Pipher picked up his first Big Ten dual meet win by downing Jahi Jones 3-0 at 157 in Penn State's 40-3 dual meet victory over Maryland on Feb. 2. Sophomore Austin Hoopes, getting the call at 197 later in the dual meet, then grabbed his first dual meet win as a Nittany Lion, posting a 3-2 victory over Niko Cappello.
BRAVO-YOUNG, LEE, JOSEPH AND BROOKS IMPRESSIVE IN DUAL AT #1 IOWA
A classic Big Ten dual came down to the wire but in the end, Penn State dropped its first conference dual meeting in nearly five years (Feb. 8, 2015), losing 19-17 at Iowa on Jan. 31. Roman Bravo-Young was leading #2 Austin DeSanto 5-0 in the first period before receiving an injury default victory at 133, Nick Lee posted a 20-5 tech fall (5:53) over Carter Happel at 141, Vincenzo Joseph notched a 7-5 win over #2 Alex Marinelli at 165 and Aaron Brooks rolled to an 7-3 win over #6 Abe Assad at 184.
STAROCCI WINS EDINBORO OPEN
True freshman Carter Starocci won yet another open tournament, wrestling unattached at 174. Starocci went 4-0 with two majors and a tech fall, plus a win over a non-collegiate foe, to win the crown. Classmate Terrell Barraclough went 4-0 with a loss to a non-collegian in the finals at 149 to place second. True freshman Adam Busiello went 3-0 with two losses to non-collegiate foes at 149, picking up two pins and a major in his first unattached open action for the Lions.
LIONS DOWN #7 NEBRASKA FOR B1G ROAD WIN
Penn State split the dual 5-5 with Nebraska but won the bonus point battle to post a thrilling 20-18 victory in Lincoln in front of a Cornhusker record crowd of nearly 6,000 fans. Roman Bravo-Young majored #13 Ridge Lovett 11-3 at 133, Nick Lee majored #8 Chad Red Jr. 9-1 at 141, Vincenzo Joseph dominated #5 Isaiah White 5-1 at 165 and Mark Hall pinned #6 Mike Labriola at the 6:52 mark at 174. With the Lions trailing by one, true freshman Nick Nevills then controlled #15 Christian Lance for the entire bout to post a 4-0 win at 285 and secure Penn State's 20-18 dual victory.
BRAVO-YOUNG, RASHEED NOTCH RANKED WINS IN DUAL VICTORY OVER RUTGERS
Sophomore Roman Bravo-Young and senior Shakur Rasheed recorded wins over ranked opponents in Penn State's 38-6 victory over Rutgers in Rec Hall on Jan. 19. Bravo-Young used a last second takedown in the second sudden victory period to post a 4-2 (sv2) win over #9 Sammy Alvarez at 133 while Rasheed dominated #18 Jordan Pagano, rolling to a 6-0 victory.
BROOKS AND NEVILLS RECORD FIRST PINS IN REC HALL
True freshmen Aaron Brooks and Seth Nevills each recorded their first career pins in Rec Hall during Penn State's 38-6 dual meet victory over Rutgers on Jan. 19. Brooks pinned Billy Janzer at the 4:36 mark while Nevills capped off the dual by pinning Alex Esposito at 2:24 in the first period.
LIONS ROLL OVER WILDCATS, EDSELL MOVES UP TO 184 AND GRABS FIRST BIG TEN DUAL WIN
The Penn State Nittany Lions won seven of ten bouts to rout #12 Northwestern on Jan. 12. With a handful of starters out, redshirt freshman Creighton Edsell moved up to 184 pounds and picked up his first Big Ten victory. Edsell, stepping in for Aaron Brooks, posted a convincing 4-1 win over Wildcat starter Jack Jessen. Penn State had three tech falls in the dual (Roman Bravo-Young, Nick Lee, Mark Hall) and one pin (Vincenzo Joseph).
NEVILLS, RASHEED LEAD LIONS TO WIN OVER #24 ILLINOIS
True freshman Seth Nevills made his Penn State debut in fine fashion, picking up a 6-3 win over Illinois' Luke Luffman to help lead Penn State to a 22-16 victory over visiting Illinois on Jan. 10. With defending NCAA Champion Anthony Cassar out for the year, Nevills got the nod and came up big for Penn State. Senior Shakur Rasheed also competed for the first time all season, getting a 3-0 win over Matt Wroblewski at 197. Mark Hall picked up an impressive DQ win over #8 Joey Gunther at 174, rolling up 17 points before Gunther stalled out of the bout with a fifth stall. Junior Nick Lee also majored #16 Dylan Duncan 13-5 at 141.
KERKVLIET AND SHUNK SHINE AT HITCHCOCK
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 Kerkvliet (on 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 went 2-1 unattached at 125. The central Pennsylvania native placed third at the event.
DEFENDING CHAMPION TOP RANKED ANTHONY CASSAR AND ALL-AMERICAN KYLE CONEL LOST FOR THE SEASON
Head coach Cael Sanderson announced on Tuesday, Jan. 7, that top-ranked senior heavyweight Anthony Cassar will miss the remainder of the year with an injury and that All-American transfer senior Kyle Conel will also be out the rest of the year due to injury.
SEVEN LIONS WIN TITLES AT WILKES OPEN
Penn State sent 22 wrestlers, both attached and unattached, to the Wilkes Open on Sunday, Dec. 22. The Lions came away with seven titles at the open tournament. Penn State had 19 of its 22 competitors place in the top five at the event. The Nittany Lions had seven champs, four runners-up, one third-place, four fourth-place and three fifth-place finishes. Freshman Brandon Meredith (125), sophomore Roman Bravo-Young (133), sophomore Jarod Verkleeren (149), true freshman Joe Lee (165), senior Mark Hall (174) and true freshman Michael Beard (197) all won titles.
STAROCCI WINS AT 174, BEARD AND LEE SHINE AS UNATTACHED FRESHMEN AT THE SCUFFLE
Penn State had three true freshmen competing unattached at the 2020 Southern Scuffle. The two-day event took place in Chattanooga on Jan. 1-2. All three Lions placed at the tournament with Carter Starocci winning the 174-pound crown. Starocci went 6-0 with a pin, a tech and two majors to win yet another tournament title. Michael Beard went 3-2 with two majors and two wins over top-six ranked foes to take fourth at 197 and Joe Lee went 5-2 with ranked wins, two techs and a pin to take fifth at 165.
MEREDITH DOWNS #10 COLAIOCCO, BROOKS WINS BY TECH FALL IN PSU'S 33-7 VICTORY OVER PENN
Redshirt freshman Brandon Meredith downed #10 Michael Colaiocco of Penn 8-5 to spark Penn State to a 33-7 victory over Penn in sold out Rec Hall on Dec. 8. True freshman Aaron Brooks posted a 19-4 tech fall over Penn's Jesse Quatse at the 6:03 mark as well. Both Lions were making their Rec Hall dual debuts.
MARK HALL WINS 100TH CAREER MATCH
Senior Mark Hall posted a 19-4 technical fall over Penn's Neil Antrassian on Dec. 8, 2019, to win his 100th match as a Nittany Lion. Hall's victory helped spark the Lions to a 33-7 win over the Quakers and improved his career mark, at the time, to 100-5.
AARON BROOKS MAKES DUAL DEBUT WITH WIN AT LEHIGH
True freshman Aaron Brooks made his Penn State dual meet debut in the Nittany Lions' 23-10 dual victory at Lehigh on Dec. 6. Brooks rolled to a 10-5 win over Mountain Hawk junior Chris Weiler, notching three early takedowns to set up the win.
HALL HAMMERS #2 KUTLER TO LEAD LIONS IN BIG WIN AT #14 LEHIGH
Senior Mark Hall dominated #2 Jordan Kutler in Penn State's rousing 23-10 victory at #14 Lehigh on Dec. 6. Hall rolled to a 7-2 victory as the Nittany Lions won seven of ten bouts in front of a record-setting sellout crowd in Lehigh's Stabler Arena.
STAROCCI DOWNS #12 HARVEY TO WIN GMU OPEN TITLE
True freshman Carter Starocci claimed the 174-pound title with a win over a nationally ranked foe in the finals. Starocci went 4-0 with two pins to win his second open tournament title of the year, having already won the Clarion Open earlier this season. Starocci took on Army's Ben Harvey in the finals and posted a 3-2 victory. Harvey entered the tournament ranked No. 12 nationally by InterMat at the time.
TRIO OF LIONS WIN MAT-TOWN OPEN TITLES
Seven members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team took part in the Mat-Town Open at Lock Haven University on Sunday, Dec. 1, in Lock Haven, Pa. All seven wrestled unattached and three true freshmen won individual titles at their respective weight classes. True freshman Aaron Brooks went 3-0 at 184 to win Penn State's first title of the day. Brooks had one pin along the way to the 184-pound crown. True freshman Michael Beard went 3-0 at 197 to win his title. Beard had two tech falls and a major decision. True freshman Seth Nevills went 3-0 at 285 to win the heavyweight crown. Nevills had two pins in his three victories.
RBY, JOSEPH, HALL, CASSAR PICK UP RANKED WINS & LEE GETS TF IN DUAL AT #6 ARIZONA STATE
Penn State, wrestling down two starters and giving up a forfeit victory, split bouts with Arizona State 5-5 but had its 60-dual win streak (dating back to the end of the 2014-15 season) snapped in a close 19-18 loss at #6 Arizona State on Nov. 22. Wrestling in front of an ASU record crowd of over 8,500, the Lions won five of the nine matches wrestled, all in impressive style. #3 Nick Lee rolled to an 18-3 tech fall at 141, #3 Roman Bravo-Young posted a 7-6 win over #16 Josh Kramer at 133, #1 Vincenzo Joseph notched a strong 7-4 win over #5 Josh Shields at 165, #1 Mark Hall rolled to an 11-3 major over #8 Anthony Valencia at 174 and #1 Anthony Cassar dominated #5 Tanner Hall in a 9-5 victory. But ASU had four bonus points to Penn State's three and grabbed the dual victory in Tempe.
PENN STATE CROWNS 4 CHAMPS AT BLACK KNIGHT INVITE
Penn State dominated action at the 2019 Army West Point Invite on Nov. 17 in West Point, N.Y. Fifteen Penn Staters competed at nine weights and the Nittany Lions came away with four champions with 11 total place-winners. The Nittany Lions four champions were Roman Bravo-Young at 133, Nick Lee at 141, Jarod Verkleeren at 149 and Mark Hall at 174. Luke Gardner was runner-up at 149 as well, dropping a tough bout in an all-Penn State final at that weight.
NITTANY LIONS ROLL UP 11 OF 15 PLACE WINNERS AT BLACK KNIGHT INVITE
Penn State had 15 competitors at the Army West Point Black Knight Invite on Nov. 17 and 11 of Penn State's competitors placed at the event. Roman Bravo-Young (133), Nick Lee (141), Jarod Verkleeren (149) and Mark Hall (174) all won titles while Luke Gardner (149) lost to Verkleeren in the finals for second place. Brody Teske took third at 125, Konner Kraeszig took third at 165, Brandon Meredith placed fifth at 125, Bo Pipher was fifth at 157, Creighton Edsell was fifth at 184 and Austin Hoopes was sixth at 197.
FOUR PINS, FOUR DEBUT WINS, A SHUTOUT OVER NAVY
Penn State opened up its 2019-20 season by shutting out Navy 45-0 on Nov. 10 in front of yet another sold-out Rec Hall crowd. Four Lions picked up falls in the victory and four grapplers earned victories in their Nittany Lion dual debuts. Junior Luke Gardner got a fall at 149 in his Lion dual debut, junior Nick Lee picked up a pin at 141, senior Mark Hall got a fast fall in just 0:58 at 174 over #17 Spencer Carey and Anthony Cassar picked up a pin at 285. In addition to Gardner's debut win at 149, redshirt freshman Brody Teske got a victory at 125 in his Lion debut, classmate Creighton Edsell picked up a win at 184 in his first Lion dual and graduate transfer Kyle Conel picked up the victory at 197 in his Nittany Lion dual debut.
LIONS SEND 3 TO BINGHAMTON OPEN
While the Penn State Nittany Lions were opening up their dual season in a raucous Rec Hall by shutting out Navy on Nov. 10, three true freshmen ventured to the Binghamton Open unattached. Donovon Ball and Ritchie Heywood competed at 184 while Keagan Carmenatty went at 285. Heywood picked up his first open tournament victory with a pin while Carmenatty had a fall at heavyweight as well.
JOE LEE, STAROCCI WIN TITLES AT CLARION OPEN
Eleven members of the Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team competed both attached and unattached at the Clarion Open in the first open tournament of the new season. Three true freshmen advanced to the finals at their respective weights, with Joe Lee and Carter Starocci winning titles. Lee rolled to a 4-0 record including three majors to win the 165-pound title in his first open tournament. Fellow true freshman Starocci also went 4-0 at 174 and won his weight class with two majors as well. True freshman Michael Beard advanced to the finals 197 before losing a close decision, going 2-1 with a major to place second. Redshirt freshman Brandon Meredith had a good showing at 125. Meredith went 4-1 overall with two majors and a tech fall to place third. True freshman Terrell Barraclough also placed third in his first open tournament. Barraclough went 5-1 at 149 with two majors to take third place.
MILESTONES
Individual records and milestones that are in play as of now:
* 100 career win plateau
Mark Hall -- 113 wins, tied 20th all-time
Vincenzo Joseph -- 87 wins
* Overall winning % (min. 30 matches)
Mark Hall -- 7th at 94.9 (113-6)
* Falls in PSU history
Mark Hall -- 7th at 41
Shakur Rasheed -- 18th at 29
Vincenzo Joseph -- nearing top 20 at 25
