2025 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Saturday Session I: Penn State dominates | Full Results
Session I of the 2025 B1G Wrestling Championships is in the books for Penn State Wrestling.
And while the rest of the B1G teams saw plenty of action in the opening round, the Nittany Lions only had two guys competing. Which if you’re new to B1G Championship Wrestling, you might be asking yourself “why”?
Well it’s simple. The 10-man wrecking crew that is Penn State Wrestling snagged a whopping five No. 1 seeds and three No. 2 seeds. And due to the B1G having 14 guys competing at each weight class, the top two seeds get a first round bye. Additionally, these byes do end up hurting the Nittany Lions as far as points and the team race.
But hey, that’s just the by-product of having the best coaching staff in the nation and the best wrestling room in the nation.
Let’s just cut to the chase though, it’s not important for Penn State to win the B1G’s. That tournament is two weeks from now.
So with that said, let’s take a look at the results from Session I and what lies next for the Nittany Lions later today.
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Saturday Session I Results for Penn State Wrestling
Big Ten Wrestling Championship Bracket – First Round
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No. 4 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) fall over No. 13 Caelan Riley (ILL) 4:09
133
No. 4 Braeden Davis (PSU) major decision over No. 13 Andrew Hampton (MSU) 11-2
Big Ten Wrestling Championship Bracket – Quarterfinals
125
No. 4 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) major decision over No. 5 Joey Cruz (IOWA) 11-1
133
No. 5 Dylan Shawver (RUT) dec. over No. 4 Braeden Davis (PSU) 3-1
141
Credit – Lloyd McCully
No. 1 Beau Bartlett (PSU) major decision over No. 9 Greyson Clark (PUR) 13-3
149
No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) major decision over No. 8 Kal Miller (MD) 12-2
157
Credit – Lloyd McCully
No. 2 Tyler Kasak (PSU) dec. over No. 7 Trevor Chumbley (NU) 7-3
165
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) injury forfeit over No. 9 Paddy Gallagher (OSU)
174
No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) fall over No. 8 Brody Baumann (PUR) 5:58
184
Credit – Lloyd McCully
No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) tech. fall over No. 9 Donnell Washington (IU) 18-1
197
Credit – Lloyd McCully
No. 2 Josh Barr (PSU) tech. fall over No. 7 Camden McDanel (NEB) 17-2
285
No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) fall over No. 7 Ben Kueter (IOWA) 1:54
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What’s Next for Penn State at the Big Ten Championships?
Session II of the 2025 B1G Wrestling Championships starts this evening at 6:00pm EST and will air nationally on the Big Ten Network. Below are the upcoming matchups in tonight’s session for Penn State Wrestling.
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No. 4 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) vs. No. 1 Matt Ramos (PUR)
133 – Consolation
No. 4 Braeden Davis (PSU) vs. No. 11 Dustin Norris (PUR) or No. 14 Nolan Wertanen (MICH)
141
No. 1 Beau Bartlett (PSU) vs. No. 4 Vance Vombaur (MINN)
149
No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) vs. No. 5 Kannon Webster (ILL)
157
No. 2 Tyler Kasak (PSU) vs. No. 3 Antrell Taylor (NEB)
165
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) vs. No. 4 Beau Mantanona (MICH)
174
No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) vs. No. 4 Patrick Kennedy (IOWA)
184
No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) vs. No. 5 Jaxon Smith (MD)
197
No. 2 Josh Barr (PSU) vs. No. 3 Jacob Cardenas (MICH)
285
No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet (PSU) vs. No. 3 Joshua Heindselman (MICH)
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Even though he had no prior journalism experience, Chris has now covered Penn State Wrestling and Penn State Football for the past three years, including as the Penn State Wrestling Beat Writer for VictoryBellRings.com, part of the FanSided network.
And it's clear he also likes constant torture as he's been a PSU Basketball fan for way too long.
Several years back, Chris made the seamless transition from PGA Professional to computer programmer and thoroughly enjoys following and writing about all things related to Penn State sports during his spare time.