UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Nittany Lion wrestler Aaron Brooks (Hagerstown, Md.) has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the week(s) ending December 27, 2021. Brooks' honor is the second of the season for the Nittany Lions, joining Greg Kerkvliet. He shares this week's honor with Iowa's Spencer Lee.
Brooks was one of many standouts for No. 2 Penn State as the Nittany Lions rolled to a 3-0 mark at the Collegiate Duals in Niceville, Fla., on Dec. 20-21. Penn State downed No. 22 Northern Iowa 29-9, No. 9 Cornell 21-6 and hammered No. 3 Arizona State 29-10 to win the Blue Pool title.
Brooks that went 3-0 at the event. The Hagerstown, Md., native began the tournament with an impressive 3-2 win over #4 Parker Keckeisen of Northern Iowa, using a second period takedown to secure the win. He then rolled to a lopsided 15-3 major over #15 Jonathan Loew of Cornell. Brooks closed out the tournament by pinning Arizona State's Josh Nummer in just 1:48 to highlight Penn State's 29-10 victory over the third-ranked Sun Devils. Brooks is now 6-0 overall with two pins and two majors.
The Nittany Lions improved to 8-0 with the perfect run in Florida. Penn State begins Big Ten action on Friday and Sunday, Jan. 7 and 9, travelling to Maryland on Friday and hosting Indiana on Sunday.
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