UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State wrestling’s Marcus Blazed claimed Big Ten Wrestling Freshman of the Week honors for the week ending Jan. 25, 2026. Blaze claimed Penn State’s seventh weekly honor of the year.
Blaze went 2-0 this week, helping to spark No. 1 Penn State to two straight shutout victories in less than 24 hours. Blaze began the weekend with a 19-4 (5:44) technical fall over Indiana's Blaine Frazer in PSU's 48-0 win over the Hoosiers in Rec Hall on Friday night. Two days later, Blaze dominated No. 15 Braxton Brown, using four takedowns to roll to a 15-3 major decision, one of many highlights in PSU's 51-0 victory at Maryland on Saturday afternoon. Blaze is now 15-0 overall with four pins, five techs and five majors.
Penn State is now 11-0 overall, 5-0 in Big Ten duals. The Nittany Lions have seven shutouts, including four in conference action. The Nittany Lions return to action tonight when they host Nebraska in the Bryce Jordan Center. The dual is slated for 8 p.m. and is a B1G Network national telecast.
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