_NITTANY LIONS’ DEPTH AND STRENGTH ON DISPLAY IN 35-6 ROUT OF NORTHWESTERN_
University Park, PA – The Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team dominated the Northwestern Wildcats 35-6 in a Big Ten dual meet.
Penn State won nine of the 10 bouts, with six wrestlers recording bonus-point wins. No. 1 Beau Bartlett (141 pounds), No. 1 Carter Starocci (174 pounds), and No. 1 Aaron Brooks (184 pounds) all recorded technical falls, while No. 1 Levi Haines (157 pounds) and No. 2 Shayne Van Ness (149 pounds) earned major decisions.
“We had a great team effort tonight,” said Penn State head coach Citing Cael Sanderson. “Our guys are competing at a high level, and it’s exciting to see.”
The win improves Penn State’s dual meet record to 13-0, while Northwestern falls to 6-5.
_Individual Results:_
– 125 pounds: No. 2 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) dec. over No. 15 Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern), 8-2
– 133 pounds: No. 4 Aaron Nagao (Penn State) major dec. over No. 20 Chris Cannon (Northwestern), 14-2
– 141 pounds: No. 1 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) tech. fall over No. 12 Frankie Decatur (Northwestern), 20-5
– 149 pounds: No. 2 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) major dec. over No. 18 Colin Valdiviez (Northwestern), 12-4
– 157 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines (Penn State) major dec. over No. 10 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern), 14-2
– 165 pounds: No. 10 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) dec. over No. 17 Evan Yant (Northwestern), 6-2
– 174 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) tech. fall over No. 15 Jack Jessen (Northwestern), 22-7
– 184 pounds: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) tech. fall over No. 12 Evan Bates (Northwestern), 25-10
– 197 pounds: No. 5 Max Dean (Penn State) dec. over No. 15 Andrew Davison (Northwestern), 8-3
– 285 pounds: No. 1 Greg Kerkviet (Penn State) dec. over No. 10 Lucas Davison (Northwestern), 8-2
