THIS WEEK'S ACTION:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Jan. 4, 2022 -- Penn State (7-0, 0-0 B1G) opens up Big Ten action on the road, visiting Wisconsin (6-1) on Friday, Jan. 6. The dual meet in Madison is set for 9 p.m. Eastern and is a B1G Network national telecast. All rankings are InterMat/InterMat TPI as of Dec. 22, 2022 (Jan. 4 rankings were to be released post-press).
Penn State is coming off a strong 3-0 performance at the Collegiate Duals in New Orleans, La., on Dec. 19-20. The Nittany Lions beat beat Central Michigan 50-3 and North Carolina 37-3 on the first day and then took down No. 5 Iowa State 22-12 the next day in the event's finale. The wins improved Penn State to 7-0 on the year heading into the Big Ten portion of its schedule
The Nittany Lion line-up begins with redshirt freshman Gary Steen, who is 4-7 at 125. Roman Bravo-Young is ranked No. 1 at 133 and is 6-0 while Beau Bartlett is 11-0 overall and ranked No. 5 at 141. Shayne Van Ness checks in with a 9-1 mark at 149 and is No. 15 nationally while Terrell Barraclough is ranked No. 28 at 157 and is 6-2. Alex Facundo is 9-1 on the year and ranked No. 14 at 165 while Carter Starocci is 7-0 and No. 1 at 174. Aaron Brooks is No. 1 at 184 and is 4-1. Max Dean is No. 5 at 197 and 9-2 overall and Greg Kerkvliet is No. 1 at 285 with a 6-0 mark.
Wisconsin enters the weekend with a 6-1 record. The Badgers are led by No. 2 Austin Gomez, who is 6-1 at 149, No. 4 Dean Hamiti, who is 6-2 at 165 and No. 7 Eric Barnett, who is 6-1 at 125. Taylor Lamont is ranked No. 20 at 133, Joseph Zargo No. 23 at 141, Garrett Model No. 16 at 157, Bracton Amos No. 12 at 197 and Trent Hillger No. 10 at 285. Penn State leads the all-time series with the Badgers 18-8, including nine straight. The Nittany Lions won 34-6 in the last meeting on Feb. 2, 2021.
Penn State is off next weekend. The Nittany Lions begin a three-dual homestand on Jan. 20, hosting Michigan in the first of two BJC Duals at 7 p.m. Penn State hosts Michigan State two days later on Jan. 22 for a 1 p.m. dual in Rec Hall.
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PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (7-0, 0-0 B1G)
125 Gary Steen Fr. Hermitage, Pa./Reynolds 4-7
133 #1 Roman Bravo-Young Sr.+ Tucson, Ariz./Sunnyside 6-0
141 #5 Beau Bartlett Jr. Tempe, Ariz./Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) 11-0
149 #15 Shayne Van Ness Fr. Somerville, N.J./Blair Academy 9-1
157 #28 Terrell Barraclough Jr. Kaysville, Utah/Layton 6-2
Levi Haines Fr. Arendtsville, Pa./Biglerville 10-1
165 #14 Alex Facundo Fr. Essexville, Mich./Davison 9-1
174 #1 Carter Starocci Jr. Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep 7-0
184 #1 Aaron Brooks Sr. Hagerstown, Md./North Hagerstown 4-1
197 #5 Max Dean Sr. Lowell, Mich./Lowell 9-2
285 #1 Greg Kerkvliet Jr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley 6-0
WISCONSIN BADGERS (6-1, 0-0 B1G)
125 #7 Eric Barnett Sr. Greenville, Wis./Hortonville 6-1
133 #20 Taylor LaMont Gr. Mapleton, Utah/Maple Mountain 4-3
141 #23 Joseph Zargo So. South River, N.J./Bergen Catholic 5-2
149 #2 Austin Gomez Sr. Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North 7-1
157 #16 Garrett Model Gr. Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton 6-1
165 #4 Dean Hamiti So. Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic 6-2
174 Josh Otto Jr. Brookfield, Wis./Arrowhead 3-5
184 Tyler Dow Sr. Stoughton, Wis./Stoughton 3-4
197 #12 Braxton Amos So. Mineral Wells, W. Va./Parkersburg South 6-1
285 #10 Trent Hillger Gr. Holly, Mich./Lake Fenton 6-1
Individual Rankings listed are InterMat and Team Rankings are
Intermat Tournament Power Index (as of 12/22/22)
THIS WEEK
Penn State (7-0, 0-0 B1G) opens up Big Ten dual meet action on the road against Wisconsin (6-1, 0-0 B1G) on Friday, Jan. 6,. The dual meet in Madison starts at 9 p.m. and is a B1G Network national telecast.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions are off next weekend. Penn State returns home for two duals in mid-January, hosting Michigan in the first of two BJC Duals on Friday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. and Michigan State in Rec Hall on Sunday, Jan. 22, at 1 p.m.
ON THE AIR
TV - B1G Network
Radio online - Free all year via Lionvision at GoPSUsports.com
Live Web Video - none
NITTANY LIONS DOWN #5 IOWA STATE IN COLLEGIATE DUALS FINALE
Roman Bravo-Young, carter Starocci and Max Dean each posted wins over ranked foes and Penn State pushed through to a strong 22-12 win over #5 Iowa State in the blue pool finale at the 2022 Collegiate Duals in New Orleans on Dec. 20, 2022. Bravo-Young majored #21 Ramazan Attasauov 10-2 at 133, Starocci controlled #21 Julien Broderson 5-1 at 174 and Dean rolled to a 4-1 win over #2 Yonger Bastida at 197. Penn State also picked up wins from Beau Bartlett (141), Levi Haines (157) and Greg Kerkvliet (285).
NITTANY LIONS ROLL OVER #24 NORTH CAROLINA AT COLLEGIATE DUALS
Penn State won nine of ten bouts in a lop-sided 37-3 win over #22 North Carolina in its second dual at the 2022 Collegiate Duals in New Orleans. After downing Central Michigan 50-3 just prior, Penn State continued its outstanding night in the Morial Convention Center with another win. Beau Bartlett downed #25 Lachlan McNeil 4-1 at 141, Aaron Brooks pinned #17 Gavin Kane in just :54 at 184 and Max Dean majored #31 Max Shaw at 197.
PENN STATE TIES SCHOOL RECORD WITH 7 PINS IN CMU WIN
The Penn State Nittany Lions tied a school record with seven pins in a rousing 50-3 win over Central Michigan in their first action of the 2022 Collegiate Duals in New Orleans. Roman Bravo-Young (133), Beau Bartlett (141), Shayne Van Ness (149), Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (184) and Max Dean (197) all recorded pins while Alex Facundo and Seth Nevills had majors. Haines made his Penn State dual debut against the Chippewas. Penn State also had seven pins against Millersville in 1983 and Kent State in 2015.
MAX DEAN DOWNS #11 HARVEY TO LEAD PENN STATE TO 31-3 VICTORY OVER OREGON STATE; NAMED B1G WOW
Max Dean posted a strong 6-3 win over #11 Tanner Harvey at 197 to lead Penn State to a 31-3 victory over visiting Oregon State in sold out Rec Hall. Dean's win was one of nine for Penn State as the Nittany Lions won all four bouts featuring ranked opponents. Penn State also got majors from Roman Bravo-Young and Carter Starocci and a technical fall from Greg Kerkvliet. Dean was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (12/13/22) for his efforts.
VAN NESS AND KERKVLIET PICK UP BONUS IN RANKED WINS AS LIONS TAME LEHIGH ON THE ROAD
Redshirt freshman Shayne Van Ness notched a first period pin (2:28) over #26 Manzona Bryant IV and Greg Kerkvliet rolled to an 18-0 tech fall (4:01) over #22 Nathan Taylor as Penn State tamed Lehigh 24-12 for another road win. The Nittany Lions won six of ten bouts in the dual. Aaron Brooks beat #22 Tate Samuelson 8-3 and Beau Bartlett downed #30 Malyke Hines 8-4 as well.
VAN NESS DOWNS #24 KINNER AS LIONS ROLL AT RIDER
Penn State freshman Shayne Van Ness dominated #24 Quinn Kinner of Rider to lead the Nittany Lions to a lop-sided 37-3 road victory in New Jersey. The dual, wrestled in front of over 3,000 fans in Trenton's CURE Arena, featured nine Penn State wins. Freshman Gary Steen got his first Lion dual victory at 125, Donovon Ball picked up a dual win at 184 and the Lions had a pin and four majors to roll to the win.
STAROCCI, BROOKS, KERKVLIET DOMINATE AT NWCA ALL-STAR EXHIBITION.
Three Penn State Nittany Lions took part in the NWCA All-Star Exhibition on Nov. 22 in Austin, Tex. No. 1 Carter Starocci took on No. 2 Mekhi Lewis of Virginia Tech at 174 and rolled to a 2-0 win thanks to an escape and a strong third period rideout to clinch riding time. No. 1 Aaron Brooks rolled up five takedowns on his way to a convincing 11-8 win over No. 2 Parker Keckeisen of Northern Iowa at 184. No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet posted a strong 8-5 win over No. 4 Tony Cassioppi of Iowa, using three takedowns and escape and a riding time point. The event was an exhibition and the results DO NOT COUNT AS WINS/LOSSES FOR ANY WRESTLER NOR TOWARDS RPIs.
MAX DEAN NAMED BLACK KNIGHT INVITE O.W., ONE OF FIVE PENN STATE CHAMPS
Max Dean rolled through the field at the 2022 Black Knight Invite at Army West Point on Nov. 20, going 4-0 with two pins and a tech, including a pin of #25 Trey Rogers of Hofstra in the finals. Dean was one of five Penn State champions at the event, joined by Beau Bartlett (141), Shayne Van Ness (149), Levi Haines (157) and Alex Facundo (165).
PENN STATE PLACES 11 OF 13 AT BLACK KNIGHT
The Nittany Lions took 13 wrestlers to the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 20 and, in addition to the five champions mentioned above, had 11 of its entrants place. Three Nittany Lions advanced to the finals before losing to teammates in a series of three all-PSU title bouts. David Evans took second at 141, Terrell Barraclough was second at 157 and Matt Lee was second at 165. Gary Steen took third at 125 and Donovon Ball was third at 184 while Lucas Cochran placed fifth at 197.
THREE FRESHMEN DEBUT IN PENN STATE'S 44-3 SEASON OPENING WIN OVER LOCK HAVEN
A trio of Penn State redshirt freshmen made their Nittany Lion debuts when Penn State downed visiting Lock Haven 44-3 on Nov. 11. Gary Steen (125), Shayne Van Ness (149) and Alex Facundo (165) all competed in their first Penn State duals in front of a sold out Rec Hall crowd. Shayne Van Ness pinned Connor Eck at the 6:32 mark in his first Lion bout while Alex Facundo tallied 13 takedowns in a 27-12 tech fall (5:35) over Aiden Gaughler. Steen dropped a tough 14-4 bout to #13 Anthony Noto. Penn State had three pins (Van Ness, Max Dean, Greg Kerkvliet), three tech falls (Facundo, Roman Bravo-Young, Aaron Brooks), two majors (Beau Bartlett, Carter Starocci), and Terrell Barraclough downed #28 Ashton Eyler 3-1 at 157.
8 OF 12 LIONS PLACE AT BEARCAT OPEN
Penn State sent 12 wrestlers to Binghamton University on Sunday, Nov. 13, for the Bearcat Open. Eight of the 12 Lions competing placed at the event. Connor Pierce led the way with a second place finish, going 4-0 but dropping the title bout to a non-collegiate entry in the finals. Konner Kraeszig took third at 174, Lucas Cochran took third at 197, David Evans took fifth at 141 (with three pins), Levi Haines took fifth at 157, Joe Lee took fifth at 165, Donovon Ball took fifth at 184 and Levko Higgins placed sixth at 197.
MILESTONES
Individual records and milestones that are in play as of now:
* 225 Career coaching wins (overall career)
Cael Sanderson, 226
* 100 Career Big Ten dual meet coaching wins
Cael Sanderson, 96
* 200 Career coaching wins at Penn State
Cael Sanderson, 182
PARKING INFO FOR 2022-23
Transportation Services has announced parking information for Penn State Wrestling duals at Rec Hall for the 2022-23 season.
GAMEDAY PARKING LOCATIONS
- Nittany Deck, West Deck
- Parking available beginning two hours before each game
Wrestling Parking Interactive Map: https://www.map.psu.edu/?id=1134#!ce/26623?ct/28859?s/
PARKING PAYMENT INFORMATION
- No charge with a valid Penn State parking permit
- Prepaid parking available through https://psu.parkmobile.io/rec-hall
- $5.50 through day before event, $10 day of event
- $25 season parking packages available through Nov. 10
- *Does not include BJC Dual events
BJC DUAL MATCHES
- Prepaid parking for BJC Dual matches will not be included in the season parking packages, and prepaid parking will need to be purchased for each match.
- Since the BJC Dual and Men's Ice Hockey game will overlap, parking in Jordan East and Stadium West is expected to sell out prior to these events, and additional parking areas will be made available if this occurs. More information will be released prior to the event.
PARKMOBILE PREPAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
- Visit https://psu.parkmobile.io/rec-hall
- Select game or season package at the bottom of the page
- Select parking area
- Enter the license plate information for the vehicle being driven to the event
- Note: If a different vehicle must be driven than the one registered at purchase, users must contact ParkMobile Member Support through the ParkMobile website or app (Settings -- Chat Support) to request a vehicle change for that reservation.
- Purchase parking for the event
- Note:
- Guests must present their ParkMobile QR code to event parking staff on their mobile device, if requested. Printed permits from the ParkMobile website will also be accepted.
IMPORTANT PARKING REMINDERS
Head-in parking is required at the Nittany and West Decks.
A valid permit or payment is required in event parking areas 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Vehicles parked without a valid permit or payment may be ticketed and/or towed at the owner's expense.
Non-football event parking is managed by Penn State Transportation Services. For more information on parking for this event, please email parking@psu.edu or call 814-865-1436.
