Apr 20, 2024; State College, Pennsylvania, USA; A general view prior to the Championship Finals during the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials at Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports
Penn State Wrestling took care of business 36-5 against No. 2 Ohio State in a sold out Bryce Jordan Center.
And going into this dual meet, many wrestling experts had this one circled with a Sharpie on the calendar. But once again Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions proved that they are still the best in the nation. And for good reason.
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On the night Penn State Wrestling ultimately won nine of the 10 bouts. And while the dual meet started out fairly tight, the Nittany Lions opened it up midway through the evening.
Furthermore, Penn State Wrestling won four decisions, two major decisions, two technical falls, and one pin.
So with that, let’s take a look at an overview for how the dual meet played out.
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125-157
Going into this dual, even the Penn State Wrestling faithful knew it wouldn’t be an easy task for the team.
But my goodness, with the way the night started out, it’s hard not to believe that both Luke Lilledahl and Marcus Blaze have ice in their veins.
Lilledahl opened the action with a thrilling takedown in sudden victory to get the Nittany Lions on the board.
Then in a back and forth match, Blaze pulled an incredible reversal on Davino in TB to win a 3-2 decision.
Next up at 141, Jesse Mendez continued to do what he’s done all year. And that’s just beat up on everyone. Unfortunately Braeden Davis was on the other end of this match as he dropped an 18-2 technical fall.
Continuing in the dual, Shayne Van Ness and PJ Duke piled on the points. SVN won a technical fall and Duke turned his opponent to the mat for the fall in the second period.
Going into intermission, Penn State Wrestling led the Buckeyes 17-5.
165-285
And coming out of the break, Mitchell Mesenbrink continued the onslaught.
Mesenbrink tacked on a 12-2 major decision. And the Nittany Lions extended their lead to 21-5.
Continuing with the action, Levi Haines then got the crowd going with his incredible wrestling. Furthermore, Haines ultimately won a completely one-sided 16-1 technical fall.
And then at 184, Rocco Welsh got one of the loudest roars from the Penn State Wrestling fans on the night.
Trailing 4-0 going into the third period, Welsh picked up his pace in the match. Landing two takedowns in the final period, Rocco was able to comeback and win a thrilling 7-6 decision.
Additionally, the win from Welsh gave the Nittany Lions a 29-5 advantage with only two matches remaining.
And in the final two bouts of the night, Josh Barr won a hard fought 11-2 major decision and Cole Mirasola won an amazing 4-1 in sudden victory to close out the dual.
No. 2 Ohio State 5 | No. 1 Penn State 36
125 – No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) dec. over No. 2 Nic Bouzakis (OHST) 4-1 SV, OSU 0 PSU 3
133 – No. 4 Marcus Blaze (PSU) dec. over No. 2 Ben Davino (OHST) 3-2 TB, OSU 0 PSU 6
141 – No. 1 Jesse Mendez (OHST) tech. fall over No. 12 Braeden Davis (PSU) 18-2, OSU 5 PSU 6
149 – No. 1 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) tech. fall over Brogan Fielding (OHST) 20-5, OSU 5 PSU 11
157 – No. 4 PJ Duke (PSU) fall over Daxton Chase (OHST) 3:28, OSU 5 PSU 17
165 – No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU) major dec. over No. 16 Paddy Gallagher (OHST) 12-2, OSU 5 PSU 21
174 – No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) tech. fall over TJ Schierl (OHST) 16-1, OSU 5 PSU 26
184 – No. 1 Rocco Welsh (PSU) dec. over No. 8 Dylan Fishback (OHST) 7-6, OSU 5 PSU 29
197 – No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) major dec. over No. 10 Luke Geog (OHST) 11-2, OSU 5 PSU 33
285 – No. 12 Cole Mirasola (PSU) dec. over No. 3 Nick Feldman (OHST) 4-1, OSU 5 PSU 36
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Nittany Lion Notes, What’s Next for Penn State Wrestling?
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With tonight’s win, Penn State Wrestling pushes their NCAA record dual meet winning streak to 85 straight. Additionally, the Nittany Lions surpass both Oklahoma State and Iowa to also set a new unbeaten streak. Previously those two schools held the record at 84 apiece.
And for the 2025-2026 season the Nittany Lions are now 14-0 in dual meets and finished a perfect 8-0 in the B1G.
Cael Sanderson’s career record for the Nittany Lions improves to 232-16-2.
Up next the Nittany Lions close out the 2025-2026 as they host Princeton next Friday. The action inside Rec Hall is set to start at 7:00pm EST. Unfortunately this will stream on the B1G+ service and not the B1G Network. However Ironhead will have the audio on LionVision.
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