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Mitchell Mesenbrink Season 2024-25

Year (Elig.)SophomoreWeight165HometownHartland, Wis.High SchoolArrowhead
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Parents: BERNADETTE AND JOHN MESENBRINK

Major: PYSCHOLOGY

 

CAREER NOTES:

Athletic: All-American (2nd, 2024)...Big Ten Champion (2024)...Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2024)...Transferred to Penn State after redshirting at Cal-Baptist in 2022-23....World U20 Silver Medalist at 70kg in 2022...U20 World Champion at 74 kg in 2023.

 

2023-24 / REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:

Season: Became All-American in first season at Penn State, earning NCAA National Runner-Up laurels as a freshman...Went 26-1 overall (only loss in national finals on riding time point)...Went 12-0 in duals, 8-0 in Big Ten duals...Four pins, nine techs, four majors...Big Ten Champion and Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Journeymen (11/12): Went 3-0 in first event as a Nittany Lion, including two technical falls. Black Knight (11/19): Went 4-0 to win title, including 25-6 tech of #1 Brevin Cassella of Binghamton and first period pin (2:15) of #22 Anthony White of Rutgers. Lehigh (12/3): Notched 17-2 tech fall over #32 Jake Logan in Penn State dual debut in Rec Hall. Hofstra (12/10): Pinned Matt Waddell (1:24). Oregon State (1/5): Notched four takedowns and a four-point turn to dominated #10 Matthew Olguin in a 17-2 (3:44) tech fall. Indiana (1/14): Leading 7-1 in first period, won by injury default over #23 Tyler Lillard at 1:28. Michigan (1/19): Dominated #7 Cameron Amine, rolling to 12-1 major decision, nearly DQ’ing Amine by forcing him into four stall calls. Michigan State (1/21): Majored #10 Caleb Fish 18-9, tallying five takedowns in East Lansing. Maryland (1/28):  Quick first period pin of Ryan Money (0:50). Ohio State (2/2): Used two takedowns and two reversals to post 10-4 win over #20 Bryce Hepner. Iowa (2/9): Controlled #6 Michael Caliendo 12-6 for B1G road win. Rutgers (2/12): Rolled to 18-3 tech fall over Dylan White (6:52). Nebraska (2/18): Takedowns in second and third period for exciting 9-5 win over #15 Antrell Taylor.

Big Ten Championship (3/9-10): Blazed through tourney field at first B1G tournament, going 3-0 with a pin and a tech to win Big Ten Championship, pinned #31 Blaine Brenner of Minnesota (3:59), teched #6 Mikey Caliendo of Iowa 23-7 in semis and rallied late for a thrilling 13-11 win over #4 Dean Hamiti of Wisconsin in finals, named 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year at conclusion of tournament.

NCAA Championships (3/21-23): Became freshman All-American and national runner-up with 4-1 run at NCAAs. Had two majors and a tech fall to get to finals. Lost hard fought 9-8 decision to #4 David Carr of Iowa State in finals on riding time.

2022-23 / TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON / REDSHIRT RETAINED:

Season: Redshirt season at Cal-Baptist...Went 2-0 with two pins...Both wins in dual meets but did not compete again during the season, retaining his redshirt.

 

HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL:

Mesenbrink is a native of Hartland, Wisc., and went to Arrowhead High School...Four-time Wisconsin state place winner, three-time state champion (3rd, 1st, 1st, 1st)...Four-year letterman, two-time team captain...Classic 8 Academic Honors all four years...Son of Bernadette and John Mesenbrink...Has one brother, Mack, and two sisters, Meryl and Morgan...Father wrestled collegiately at Drake University...Sister Morgan played field hockey at East Stroudsburg University.  She was the team captain and PSAC MVP for the D2 NCAA Champions at East Stroudsburg.

 

 

 

MESENBRINK MATCH-BY-MATCH

 

2023-24

Date      Wt.         Result  Opponent           Place    Rec

11/12    165        W, 14-10              Nicco Ruiz, Arizona State           Jrny        1-0

11/12    165        W, 19-3                Eric Shindel, Hofstra (TF; 4:34) Jrny        2-0

11/12    165        W, 20-5                Cooper Noehre, Purdue (TF; 5:37)          Jrny        3-0

11/19    165        W, 17-2                Dakota Morris, Army (TF; 6:16) BK          4-0

11/19    165        W, 25-6                #21 Brevin Cassella, Binghamton (TF; 6:55)      BK          5-0

11/19    165        WBF      #22 Anthony White, Rutgers (2:15)         BK          6-0

11/19    165        W, 8-5   Terrell Barraclough, Penn State               BK (1st)                7-0

12/3      165        W, 17-2                #32 Jake Logan, Lehigh (TF; 6:13)            dual       8-0

12/10    165        WBF      Matt Waddell, Hofstra (1:24)     dual       9-0

1/5         165        W, 17-2                #10 Matthew Olguin, Oregon St. (TF; 3:44)         dual       10-0

1/14      165        W, inj.def.           #23 Tyler Lillard, Indiana (inj.def.; 1:28)               dual       11-0

1/19      165        W, 12-1 #7 Cameron Amine, Michigan (major)  dual       12-0

1/21      165        W, 18-9                #10 Caleb Fish, Michigan State (major)               dual       13-0

1/28      165        WBF      Ryan Money, Maryland (0:50)    dual       14-0

2/2         165        W, 10-4                #20 Bryce Hepner, Ohio State  dual       15-0

2/9         165        W, 12-6                #6 Michael Caliendo, Iowa        dual       16-0

2/12      165        W, 18-3                Anthony White, Rutgers (TF; 6:52)          dual       17-0

2/18      165        W, 9-5   #15 Antrell Taylor, Nebraska     dual       18-0

2/25      165        W, forf. Forfeit, Edinboro             dual       19-0

3/9         165        WBF      #31 Blaine Brenner, Minnesota (3:59)   B1G       20-0

3/9         165        W, 23-7 #6 Mikey Caliendo, Iowa (TF; 6:47)         B1G       21-0

3/10      165        W, 13-11              #4 Dean Hamiti, Wisconsin      B1G (1st)             22-0

3/21      165        W, 18-2                #31 Maxx Mayfield, Northwestern (TF; 5:32)     NCAA   23-0

3/21      165        W, 11-3 #15 Brevin Cassella, Binghamton (major)          NCAA   24-0

3/22      165        W, 6-1   #10 Cameron Amine, Michigan               NCAA   25-0

3/22      165        W, 17-9                #6 Mikey Caliendo, Iowa (major)             NCAA   26-0

3/23      165        L, 8-9    #4 David Carr, Iowa State           NCAA (2nd)        26-1

 

 

2022-23

Date      Wt.         Result  Opponent           Place    Rec

11/5      165        WBF      Daniel Vizcarra, Cal Poly (3:52)                dual       1-0

11/5      165        WBF      Omar Rosas, Vanguard Univ. (1:36)       dual       2-0

 

 

CAREER STATISTICS

Year       Overall Duals (B1G)       TRN (B1G/NCAA)            F             TF           M            PTS

*2022-23            2-0         2-0 (0-0)              0-0 (0-0/0-0)      2-0         0-0         0-0         12

2023-24              26-1       12-0 (8-0)            7-0 (0-0/0-0)      4-0         9-0         4-0         56

Career 28-1       14-0 (8-0)            7-0 (0-0/0-0)      6-0         9-0         6-0         68

* at Cal-Baptist // Redshirt season (results count)

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