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Penn State Wrestling's Mitchell Mesenbrink defeats LJ Araujo 20-5 in Penn State's dual meet against Nebraska (1/30/2026).
Credit - Lloyd McCully
No. 1 Penn State Wrestling continues its action in the second day of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships, details on when and how to watch
The next several rounds of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships commence this Friday, March 20th in Cleveland, Ohio. The Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse will be filled to the brim once again with fans eagerly awaiting the epic matches yet to unfold.Penn State Wrestling’s Rocco Welsh defeats Anders Thompson 19-4 in Penn State’s dual meet against Oklahoma, November 14, 2025 Credit – Lloyd McCully
Below are the full details on how to watch sessions III and IV on Friday for your Nittany Lions.
2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Penn State Wrestling’s PJ Duke defeats Easton Doster 19-4 in Penn State’s dual meet against Rutgers (1/10/26). Credit – Lloyd McCully
Friday Schedule
Session III – Quarterfinals and Consolation Matches Time: 12:00 p.m. EST Where: Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Mortgage Field House) TV: ESPNU and ESPN+ Online Radio: Free via Lionvision at GoPSUsports.com Session Duration: 3 hoursPenn State Wrestling’s Marcus Blaze defeated Mason Ziegler 19-4 in Penn State’s dual meet against Lehigh on December 7, 2025. Credit – Lloyd McCully
Session IV – Semifinals & Consolation Matches Time: 8:00 p.m. EST Where: Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Mortgage Field House) TV: ESPN2 and ESPN+ Online Radio: Free via Lionvision at GoPSUsports.com Session Duration: 3 hours
The next two sessions of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships take place on Friday, March 20th. And if didn’t get enough entertainment yesterday, well then you’re in luck. Because the action will be hot and heavy once again as the tournament marches towards crowning individual champions and the team trophy on Saturday.
Expertise: College Wrestling, College Football, Lays Chips 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.
Expertise: College Wrestling, College Football, Lays Chips
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.
Expertise: College Wrestling, College Football, Lays Chips
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.