Shayne Van Ness Season 2023-24

Parents: DAWN AND RODNEY VAN NESS
Major: PSYCHOLOGY
 
CAREER NOTES:
Athletic: All-American (2023)...Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (12/7/22).
 
2022-23 / RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Posted a 24-7 overall record...Had seven majors, two techs and five pins...Placed fourth at first Big Ten Championship to earn trip to NCAAs...Posted a 5-1 mark at first national tournament to become freshman All-American with third place finish at 149.
Lock Haven (11/11): Made Nittany Lion debut by pinning Connor Eck in Rec Hall (6:32). Black Knight (11/20): Notched late takedown to beat #14 Johnny Lovett of Central Michigan 5-3 in finals, capping off 3-0 run to 149-pound title. Rider (12/2): Convincing 11-6 win over #24 Quinn Kinner for dual road win. Lehigh (12/4): Key first period pin of #26 Manzona Bryant IV (2:28) in dual road win. Oregon State (12/11): Posted 6-1 win over Noah Tolantino. Collegiate Duals (12/19-20): Pinned #20 Johnny Lovett of Central Michigan, then posted 2-0 win over North Carolina’s Jayden Scott. Dropped hard-fought 3-2 dec. to #5 Paniro Johnson of Iowa State. Wisconsin (1/6): Lost hard-fought 6-2 decision to #2 Austin Gomez in B1G debut in Madison. Michigan (1/20): Majored Fidel Mayora 14-4 in BJC Dual. Michigan State (1/22): Pinned Braden Staffenberg (5:44) in Rec Hall. Iowa (1/27): Dropped tough 4-1 decision to #7 Max Murin. Ohio State (2/3): Lost tough 6-3 decision to #3 Sammy Sasso in Columbus. Indiana (2/5): Majored #30 Graham Rooks 17-5. Rutgers (2/10): Majored Tony White 21-9. Maryland (2/12): Dominated #18 Ethan Miller, posting 19-4 tech fall (3:25) in B1G regular season clinching dual win in Rec Hall. Clarion (2/19): Teched Kyle Schickel 17-1 (4:59) in dual finale.
Big Ten Championships (3/4-5): Placed fourth in his first Big Ten Championship tournament. Went 4-2 with three majors, only two losses to #6 Max Murin of Iowa. Majored #28 Graham Rooks of Indiana, Jake Harrier of Illinois and Jaden Reynolds of Purdue. Also beat #30 Chance Lamer of Michigan.
NCAA Championships (3/16-18): Entered first NCAA Championship tournament as the 12th-seed and rolled to a third place finish and All-America status as a freshman. Opened tournament by roaring back from an early 8-0 deficit to overtake and then pin #21 Ethan Miller of Maryland (6:26) in the first round. Dominated #5 Paniro Johnson of Iowa State 14-8 in round two. Notched another come-from-behind win, this time 10-7 over #20 Graham Rooks in the quarterfinals. Led eventual national champion #1 Yianni Diakomihalis into the third period before dropping tough decision in semifinals. Responded with a 5-3 win over #4 Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech and #3 Kyle Parco of Arizona State to take third place (beat three of the top five seeds overall).

2021-22 / REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season:  Went 2-0 in one open tournament at the start of his redshirt season.
 
HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL:
A two-time National Prep Champion at Blair Academy...Won the 2019 Who’s #1 All-Star tournament...Blair Academy team captain...Honored with the Northeastern Regional Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award...Has one younger sister, Sydnie...Considering a biology major at Penn State.
 
VAN NESS MATCH-BY-MATCH
 
2022-23
Date     Wt.   Result         Opponent                                       Place     Rec
11/11     149   WBF            Connor Eck, Lock Haven (6:32)                dual       1-0
11/20     149   W, 15-7        Kaleb Burgess, Buffalo (major)                   BK       2-0
11/20     149   W, 8-2          Graham Rooks, Indiana                            BK       3-0
11/20     149   W, 5-3          #14 Johnny Lovett, Central Michigan   BK (1st)       4-0
12/2      149   W, 11-6        #24 Quinn Kinner, Rider                          dual       5-0
12/4      149   WBF            #26 Manzona Bryant IV, Lehigh (2:28)       dual       6-0
12/11     149   W, 6-1          Noah Tolantino, Oregon State                  dual       7-0
12/19     149   WBF            #20 Johnny Lovett, Central Michigan (4:47) dual       8-0
12/19     149   W, 2-0          Jayden Scott, North Carolina                   dual       9-0
12/20     149   L, 2-3           #5 Paniro Johnson, Iowa State               dual       9-1
1/6        149   L, 2-6           #2 Austin Gomez, Wisconsin                   dual       9-2
1/20      149   W, 14-4        Fidel Mayora, Michigan (major)                 dual     10-2
1/22      149   WBF            Braden Stauffenberg, Michigan St. (5:44)   dual     11-2
1/27      149   L, 1-4           #7 Max Murin, Iowa                               dual     11-3
2/3        149   L, 3-6           #3 Sammy Sasso, Ohio State                  dual     11-4
2/5        149   W, 17-5        #30 Graham Rooks, Indiana (major)          dual     12-4
2/10      149   W, 21-9        Tony White, Rutgers (major)                     dual     13-4
2/12      149   W, 19-4        #18 Ethan Miller, Maryland (TF; 3:25)        dual     14-4
2/19      149   W, 17-1        Kyle Schickel, Clarion (TF; 4:59)               dual     15-4
3/4        149   W, 16-4        Jake Harrier, Illinois (major)                      B1G     16-4
3/4        149   L, 2-4           #6 Max Murin, Iowa                               B1G     16-5
3/4        149   W, 19-7        Jaden Reynolds, Purdue (major)               B1G     17-5
3/4        149   W, inj.def.     #30 Chance Lamer, Michigan                  B1G     18-5
3/5        149   W, 12-4        #28 Graham Rooks, Indiana (major)          B1G     19-5
3/5        149   L, 2-3           #6 Max Murin, Iowa                        B1G (4th)     19-6
3/16      149   WBF            #21 Ethan Miller, Maryland (6:26)           NCAA     20-6
3/16      149   W, 14-8        #5 Paniro Johnson, Iowa State              NCAA     21-6
3/17      149   W, 10-7        Graham Rooks, Indiana                       NCAA     22-6
3/17      149   L, 3-8           #1 Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell              NCAA     22-7
3/18      149   W, 5-3          #4 Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech             NCAA     23-7
3/18      149   W, 7-2          #3 Kyle Parco, Arizona State          NCAA (3rd)     24-7