It did not take any theatrics this time around. Penn State locked up an NCAA Wrestling title before the medal matches even started Saturday afternoon.
Here are the top three teams after Saturday’s first session which included consolation semifinals, third, fifth, and seventh place matches.
1. Penn State 123.5
2. Ohio State 96.5
3. Oklahoma State 84
Ohio State can not mathematically catch up to Penn State in the final round which gives Penn State fans reason to celebrate early. The win marks Penn State’s eighth national title in nine years.
Two Penn State wrestlers competed in Saturday’s first session. Roman Bravo-Young and Nick Lee finished up their NCAA Tournament performances.
The results are as follows courtesy of Penn State Athletics:
Penn State’s individual bout-by-bout agate:
All rankings listed are official tournament seed
Freshman Roman Bravo-Young finished in eighth place.
133: #10 Roman Bravo-Young, Fr.
Rd. 1: #23 Mario Guillen, Ohio – W, 8-2 dec.
Rd. 2: #7 Austin DeSanto, Iowa – L, 2-7 dec.
Cn. 2: #9 Charles Tucker, Cornell – W, 6-3 dec.
Cn. 3: #15 Ben Thornton, Purdue – W, 3-1 dec.
Rd. 12: #4 Micky Phillippi, Pitt – W, 4-3 dec.
Cn. Q: #8 John Erneste, Missouri – L, 0-10 maj. dec.
7th Place: #6 Ethan Lizak, Minnesota – L, 5-8 dec.
Penn State’s Nick Lee finished off his season with a pin in the fifth-place match.
141: #3 Nick Lee, So. – 2X All-American
Rd. 1: #30 Nate Limmex, Purdue – WBF (3:38)
Rd. 2: #19 Sa’Derian Perry, Old Dominion – WBF (3:42)
Qtrs: #22 Max Murin, Iowa – W, 4-1 dec.
Semis: #2 Joey McKenna, Ohio State – L, 3-4 dec.
Con S: #9 Dom Demas, Oklahoma – L, 9-13 dec.
5th Place: #7 Mitch McKee, Minnesota – WBF (3:22)
Penn State will have five NCAA finalists in the last session of competition tonight. They are as follows:
157: Finals: #1 Jason Nolf vs. #2 Tyler Berger, Nebraska
165: Finals: #2 Vincenzo Joseph vs. #8 Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech
174: Finals: #1 Mark Hall vs. #3 Zahid Valencia, Arizona State
197: Finals: #1 Bo Nickal vs. #2 Kollin Moore, Ohio State
285: Finals: #2 Anthony Cassar vs. #1 Derek White, Oklahoma State
The NCAA Finals start at 7 p.m. televised on ESPN. The finals will start at 285 with Cassar and White and will finish at 197 with Nickal and Moore.
