UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State wrestling's Roman Bravo-Young has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week for the week ending January 29, 2023. Bravo-Young sparked Penn State to a rousing 23-14 win over visiting Iowa in the conference's marquee dual meet of the year. He shares this week's honor with Ohio State's Jesse Mendez.
Bravo-Young took on No. 17 Brody Teske at 133 in front of a sold-out BJC Dual crowd. The Nittany Lion veteran took a big lead on the nationally ranked Hawkeye and was pushing for a major decision as the bout neared its end when he took Teske down for the fourth time in the final seconds, locked up a cradle, and sent nearly 16,000 fans to their feet by pinning Teske with just :11 left in the match (6:49).
The dual meet was wrestled in front of a record-tying 15,998 fans. The figure ties the NCAA record for indoor dual meet attendance (equaling the mark set by Penn State when it hosted Iowa in the BJC on Feb. 10, 2018 - another Nittany Lion win over the Hawkeyes).
Bravo-Young improves to 10-0 with the fall, his third of the season. Bravo-Young has three pins, two tech falls and four majors this season. He is now 90-9 for his career with 11 falls, 12 tech falls and 25 majors.
Penn State is now 11-0 overall, 4-0 in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions visit Ohio State on Friday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. for another B1G Network national telecast. Penn State then visits Indiana for a dual on Sunday, Feb. 5, at 1 p.m.
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