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
Shayne Van Ness Season 2022-23
Penn State Wrestling Dominates No. 8 Missouri 41-3 at Journeymen Duals
Penn State wraps up action in Nashville, Tenn.
Nittany Lions Shut Out Little Rock 44-0 in Nashville
Penn State picks up second win in Nashville, third straight shutout victory.
Penn State Wrestling Opens Journeymen Collegiate by Shutting Out Binghamton 52-0
Nittany Lions blank the Bearcats in first of three duals in Nashville.
NOTES: Penn State Wrestling Heads to Nashville for Journeymen Collegiate Duals on Sunday
Nittany Lions face Binghamton, No. 15 Little Rock and No. 8 Missouri in one day dual series
Nittany Lion Wrestlers Shut Out Visiting Wyoming
Penn State picks up five pins in the Bryce Jordan Center.
NOTES: Penn State Hosts Wyoming on Sunday in the Bryce Jordan Center
Site changed due to NCAA women's volleyball tournament in Rec Hall this weekend
Penn State Takes Down Lehigh 36-3 in Sold Out PPL Center
Nittany Lions win nine of ten, post 21-1 takedown edge, in front of nearly 10,000 fans.
NOTES: Penn State Visits Lehigh Sunday for 2 p.m. Dual Meet
Nittany Lions and Mountain Hawks set for intra-state rivalry
Nittany Lion Wrestlers Roar at Black Knight Invitational
Penn State wins nine of the ten individual titles, with 18 off 22 Lions placing at the event
Nittany Lion Wrestlers Roll to 41-3 Win Over Drexel in Season Opener
Haines and Starocci follow up exhibition wins last night with victories against the Dragons
Nittany Lions Roar at NWCA All-Star Exhibition in Rec Hall
Four of five Penn Staters grab impressive wins in front of the home fans
NOTES: Nittany Lion Wrestling Opens Season This Weekend in Rec Hall
Five Lions to compete in NWCA All-Star Classic exhibition on Saturday night, official season begins Sunday at 1 p.m. vs. Drexel