WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Penn State wrestling team dominated at the Black Knight Invitational on Sunday as coach Cael Sanderson’s squad notched nine individual champions and had six runners-up in the event.

Penn State sent 20 wrestlers into competition and 19 placed (with the other bowing out with an injury).

True freshman Nate Desmond won the title at 125. He went 3-0, plus picked up a victory over teammate No. 1 Luke Lilledahl in the finals, winning 5-3. Lilledahl went 2-0 with two tech falls.

True freshman Marcus Blaze, ranked No. 14 at 133, won the title as well. Blaze went 4-0 with a pin, two techs and a major, including a 21-6 win over No. 27 Ethan Berginc of Army.

Junior Aaron Nagao, ranked No. 10 at 141, placed second, suffering an injury default. Nagao used two techs and a decision to advance to the finals.

Junior Shayne Van Ness, ranked No. 1 at 149, took the crown for Penn State. Van Ness went 3-0 with two pins and a tech to advance to the finals. He met teammate Connor Pierce in the title bout and won 14-7. Pierce went 3-0 with a pin, a tech and a major to take second place.

True freshman PJ Duke won the championship at 157. He went 3-0 with three first-period falls to advance to the title bout. He took on teammate Joe Sealey in the finals and notched a hard fought 2-1 win. Sealey went 3-0 with a pin, a tech fall and a major to move to the finals.

Junior Mitchell Mesenbrink, ranked No. 1 at 165, rolled to the title as well. He went 4-0 with three pins and a tech fall. He pinned No. 18 Gunner Filipowicz of Army in the championship match.

Senior Levi Haines, ranked No. 1 at 174, took first for Penn State. Haines went 3-0 with three tech falls to advance to the title bout. He took on teammate William Henckel in the finals and posted a 4-0 win. Henckel, a true freshman, went 3-0 with two tech falls.

Sophomore Rocco Welsh, ranked No. 4 at 184, took first place, going 2-0 with a tech fall and a major to advance to the finals. He met teammate Asher Cunningham in the finals and notched a 13-5 major. Cunningham, a true freshman, went 2-0 with two majors.

Redshirt freshman Connor Mirasola won the title at 197. He went 3-0 with a pin and two tech falls to win the crown, including a 17-2 tech over No. 25 William Frable of Army in the finals.

Redshirt freshman Cole Mirasola, ranked No. 10 at 285, capped off Penn State’s day with another individual crown. Mirasola went 3-0 with two pins (plus a win over teammate Lucas Cochran in the semifinals). Cochran placed third at 285, going 2-0 with a tech fall and a major.

Redshirt freshman Cael Nasdeo placed fourth at 141. Sophomore Kyison Garcia took sixth at 133. Senior Sam Beckett placed fifth at 165. True freshman Dalton Perry went 1-1 at 149.

Next up for Penn State is a dual meet at Drexel on Friday, Dec. 5.