UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State 165-pound junior Mitchell Mesenbrink has already done just about everything there is to do in college wrestling, except win the most coveted trophy that the sport has to offer in the Hodge Trophy.

He’ll be a strong possibility in the postseason, and he was one of the headlines in a program-best seven champions for Penn State in its 10th Big Ten championship of the Cael Sanderson era.

But Mesenbrink isn’t exactly focusing on winning the trophy that’s an equivalent to football’s Heisman Trophy.

“I think I’m well-aware of what that trophy is going to do, just the same as other trophies that someone gets, it collects dust,” Mesenbrink said. “When you put things in perspective in what they mean, no amount of trophies or money, it’s not going to fulfill.”

Mesenbrink, who won his third Big Ten title, was joined by Luke Lilledahl (125), Shayne Van Ness (149), PJ Duke (157), Levi Haines (174), Rocco Welsh (184), and Josh Barr (197) as the team’s champions.

It was Haines’ fourth title, edging Nebraska’s Christopher Minto, 2-1, in the final.

“I don’t really focus too much on the four titles thing, but it’s pretty cool to do,” Haines said. “I just hope wrestlers see me and see I compete hard and just appreciate the sport, and are just willing to dream big.”

It was Lilledahl’s second conference championship, while Van Ness, Duke, Welsh, and Barr all won their first.

Duke was named the tournament’s outstanding wrestler after getting a 12-4 major decision on Nebraska’s Antrell Taylor. Taylor beat Duke in the dual meet, 2-1, but Duke was able to get three takedowns in the victory.

“I made some mistakes that first match, and it was my fault,” Duke said. “I kind of went back to my coaches and figured things out.”

I don’t know how to compare teams, but this is a really good team. The character and the determination — everything is outstanding.”

Ohio State claimed two champions in Ben Davino (133) and Jesse Mendez (141), while Michigan’s Taye Ghadiali won the heavyweight bracket.

Penn State went 7-1 in the finals with Marcus Blaze taking the lone loss in a tiebreaker to Davino.

Lion heavyweight Cole Mirasola started off the tournament 2-0 but fell in the semifinals and again in the consolation semis. He ended up taking fifth when he received a medical forfeit against Wisconsin’s Braxton Amos.

PSU 141-pounder Braeden Davis qualified for the NCAA Tournament in two weeks with a seventh-place finish.

Davis, a 6-seed in the tournament, won a first-round match against Maryland’s Dario Lemus, but fell to Minnesota’s No. 3 Vance Vombaur by technical fall in the quarterfinals. He also went 1-1 in the consolation bracket before picking up an 8-1 win over Northwestern’s Billy DeKraker in Sunday’s seventh-place bout.

Ohio State took second place with 148 ½ points, while Nebraska was third with 116 ½ points.

The NCAA Championships will take place from March 19-21 from Cleveland. Brackets and seedings will be released on Wednesday.

Team standings and key

1. Penn State (PSU), 184; 2. Ohio State (OSU), 148.5; 3. Nebraska (N), 116.5; 4. Iowa (IO), 87; 5. Michigan (MICH), 86.5; 6. Illinois (IL), 78; 7. Minnesota (MIN), 76.5; 8. Rutgers (R), 63.5; 9. Wisconsin (W), 55; 10. Indiana (IN), 40; 11. Maryland (MA), 35.5; 12. Purdue (PUR), 29.5; 13. Northwestern (NO), 14.5; 14. Michigan State (MSU), 10.5.

Finals

125 – Luke Lilledahl, PSU, dec. Jore Volk, MIN, 4-1 SV; 133 – Ben Davino, OSU, dec. Marcus Blaze, PSU, 3-2 TB2; 141 – Jesse Mendez, OSU, dec. Brock Hardy, N, 7-2; 149 – Shayne Van Ness, PSU, pinned Ethan Stiles, OSU, 3:29; 157 – PJ Duke, PSU, maj. dec. Antrell Taylor, N, 12-4;

165 – Mitchell Mesenbrink, PSU, maj. dec. Mikey Caliendo, IO, 12-3; 174 – Levi Haines, PSU, dec. Christopher Minto, N, 2-1; 184 – Rocco Welsh, PSU, dec. Max McEnelly, MIN, 2-1 TB1; 197 – Josh Barr, PSU, tech. fall Camden McDanel, N, 19-4 6:46; 285 – Taye Ghadiai, MICH, dec. AJ Ferrari, N, 5-2.