Penn State Wrestling's Shayne Van Ness defeats Kal Miller 19-2 in Penn State's dual meet against Maryland, February 9, 2025. Credit - Lloyd McCully
Penn State Wrestling recap from the action in Session IV of the 2026 NCAA Championships.
The penultimate night of wrestling at the 2026 NCAA Championships came to a close. For some wrestlers dreams were still alive. But for other guys their dreams were crushed.
Credit – Lloyd McCully
The three day tournament that concludes every D1 collegiate season is unforgiving as much as it is rewarding. And on the first day there are 330 guys with high hopes of bringing home history and glory.
However at the end of tonight’s action, the dreams are alive for only 20 wrestlers. Each session in the NCAA Championships gets more and more intense and this session was no different.
But before we break down the results for the Nittany Lions, here is a quick look at the team scores and the schedule for the schedule set for tomorrow.
Team Scores (as of 11:03pm)
1. Penn State 153.0
3. Oklahoma State 111.5
2. Nebraska 90.5
4. Iowa 81.0
5. Ohio State 77.5
Saturday Schedule 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Credit – Lloyd McCully
Session V – Medal Round
Time: 11:00 a.m. EST
Where: Cleveland, Ohio
TV: ESPNU and ESPN+
Session Duration: 3 hours
Session VI – Championship Round
Time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Where: Cleveland, Ohio
TV: ESPN and ESPN+
Session Duration: 3 hours
Penn State Wrestling Session III Results – Continued
Consolation Bracket
141
No. 14 Braeden Davis (PSU) dec. over No. 29 Jordan Titus (WVU) 10-6
No. 11 CJ Composto (PENN) dec. over No. 14 Braeden Davis (PSU) 5-2
285
No. 9 Cole Mirasola (PSU) tech. fall over No. 23 Stephan Monchery (APP) 18-3
No. 18 Christian Carroll (WYO) dec. over No. 9 Cole Mirasola (PSU) 9-6
Session IV Matches for Penn State Wrestling – Semifinals
Credit – Lloyd McCully
Championship Bracket
125
No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) dec. over No. 5 Troy Spratley (OKST) 8-3
133
No. 2 Ben Davino (OHST) dec. over No. 3 Marcus Blaze (PSU) 3-2 TB
149
No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) tech. fall over No. 20 Chance Lamer (NEB) 22-1
157
No. 5 Landon Robideau (OKST) dec. over No. 1 PJ Duke (PSU) 3-2 TB
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165
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) tech. fall over No. 12 Cesar Alvan (COL) 15-0
174
No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) tech. fall over No. 5 Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) 18-3
184
No. 1 Rocco Welsh (PSU) dec. over No. 5 Brock Mantanona (MICH) 4-3
197
No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) major dec. over No. 5 Joey Novak (WYO) 14-3
Penn State Wrestling Session V & VI Matchups
Credit – Lloyd McCully
Session VI Matchups for Penn State Wrestling – Finals
125
No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) vs. No. 10 Marc-Anthony McGowan (PRIN)
149
No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) vs. No. 10 Aden Valencia (STAN)
165
No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) vs. No. 3 Mikey Caliendo (IOWA)
174
No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) vs. No. 3 Christopher Minto (NEB)
184
No. 1 Rocco Welsh (PSU) vs. No. 3 Max McEnelly (MINN)
197
No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) vs. No. 7 Cody Merrill (OKST)
Session V Matchups for Penn State Wrestling – Medal Round
133
No. 3 Marcus Blaze (PSU) vs. No. 13 Jacob Van Dee (NEB) or No. 15 Tyler Knox (STAN)
157
No. 1 PJ Duke (PSU) vs. No. 3 Meyer Shapiro (COR) or No. 7 Kannon Webster (ILL)
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Education: Penn State University
Location: State College, PA
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.
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